HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): There’s a certain ease in the way you talk to people, and they’ll let down their guards. Ironically, your casual delivery takes a lot of work.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): You know what you’re into and what you’re not at all interested in, and these are the guardrails that will keep you on track today. Follow your attractions and flee your aversions.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): You’ll be invited into a realm of intrigue. How far do you want to go with this?

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Whose company do you crave? Your social needs have shifted into a totally different place than they were this time last year.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You can tell when people are hiding something and, even better, whether that something is interesting enough to warrant an information hunt.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You go about your business in a clean and orderly way. This is a talent of yours, though an under-celebrated one. You’ll get your day in the sun.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): The ones who can explain the big ideas simply — they are the ones to study, add to your team, befriend and never let go.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Tell them what you want them to do. They may like your ideas, or they may resist them, but having ideas is better than not having them.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The ideas that are spawned here are truly fun, comical and even wise, at least in their theoretical form. Think twice, though, before you act on them.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Could being busy really be a form of laziness? It’s better to relax up for your greatness than to waste energy on meaningless things.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Because of your generous spirit, you sometimes over-estimate what others are offering you and underestimate your gifts to the world. You have something valuable to give.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): When the inexplicable happens right next to the ordinary, is this supernatural interference? Is it a once-ina-lifetime type of occurrence? Or could this possibly be the new “normal”?

Today’s birthday (Oct. 23): Your intuition is stellar as always this year, but the difference is that you’re learning to trust and follow it, even when it’s not giving you what you’d most like to hear in the moment. With this maturity comes outstanding luck. Your lucky numbers: 7, 20, 14, 3 and 19.