HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): Solitude can be healing, though some people will go to great lengths to avoid it.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Some will lower their inhibitions through chemicals. It’s healthier to lower your inhibitions through a mind-set or through physical activity instead.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Attention isn’t the goal for you today. You’ve good reasons for wanting to go under the radar.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): In some ways you’ll feel more influential and important to people who are far away from you than you will to those at an arm’s length.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Listen for the real message. You don’t necessarily have to address it now, but definitely make note of this underlying truth.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Your analyzing mind is probably not up to the task of healing your emotional wounds. Instead, employ your heart and body to that task.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Today you’re like a jazz musician. You know your piece too well to play it note for note. Improvise.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Narrow the gap between your idea of where you are now and your idea of where you want to be. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): There’s a person who, lately, tends to put a twist in the mood to enable a downward spiral. If this character is unavoidable, plan ahead and put up emotional armor. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Rumination makes us feel worse. Instead of analyzing, accept. Instead of doing, be. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Old patterns feel comfortable, but that familiarity

doesn’t make them healthy. Figure out what’s good and correct before you repeat it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Today your senses will be naturally more engaged, and your intuition will be keen.

Today’s birthday (Sept. 8): This solar return raises the tone you bring to your life events, which will serve you in the moment and beyond. Memories are not flat, linear representations, but 3D snapshots of everything, including your mood. Love and joy spill over through the end of your year. Shrewd business leads to lucrative deals in February. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 2, 16, 50 and 27.