HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): You’re so charismatic that people tend to do as you wish. Luckily, you have their best interests in mind.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): You’ll agree to things you’ve never done before because you want the adventure and fresh stimulation.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): You’re so close to it now that you may not even realize it, but you’ve built up a treasure trove of knowledge that others would love to know.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Success in relationships will be a matter of bypassing the logical side of the other person’s brain and communicating straight to the heart.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll approach your day with a sense of felicity, and all will pan out beautifully. The right words will reach the right ears.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Your strength and confidence will give you an unfair advantage in relationships.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Just because you’ve passed this way before doesn’t mean that you’re regressing. What can you do differently this time? Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Total control is not possible. And if it were possible, it would be deadly boring. So relax. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Value power over status, effectiveness over popularity. This is spiritual strength. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll accomplish what you set out to do but not in the way you thought you would.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll make a connection with someone you like immensely and also with someone you like a little less. Your true social genius is evident in the fact that neither will know which category he or

she is in.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll eloquently speak of your beliefs and dreams, entrancing your listeners and putting them in just the right headspace to agree with what you’d like them to do next.

Today’s birthday (Aug. 23): The risk you take in the next 10 weeks will be like jumping out of the nest: It’s fly or fall time. Love will be your cushion. November sees you very creative. People will pay good money to have what you were primarily doing for yourself. Your relationship with these people will make the end of 2016 great. Aquarius and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 28, 3 and 18.

Holiday Mathis writes her column for Creators Syndicate Inc. The horoscope should be read for entertainment. Previous forecasts are at latimes.com/horoscope.