Horoscopes

Aries (March 21-April 19): In school, we study for the tests to get the grade. Real-life relationships aren’t forged in tests. We make the grade through routine pleasant interactions. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Games, awards or some kind of competition is featured. If you win, be gracious and brief. If you lose, the same applies. Either way, you’re likely to win a friend, acquaintance or at the very least, a new contact. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Most people will go wide; you should go deep. Do the best you can do at the thing you do the best and you’ll be sprinting past the rest, making a name for yourself, carving out your unique niche. Cancer (June 22-July 22): You’ll be making things and presenting things. Perfection isn’t the point. Take a step back. What matters about this? What will people’s take away likely be? Speak to that. Any attempts at perfection are misguided. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s not about going slow, it’s about creating a sustainable rhythm you can carry out time and time again, a steady march that will get you across the regions to where you want to be. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s not always as easy as it seems to figure out what you really want and need because it’s different for every person. To see yourself and your needs more accurately is the start to attracting more desirable circumstances. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You have charisma to spare. The challenge is in directing it well and handling the attention that comes with it. Which is the most appealing choice. Which is the kindest? Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): What you’re making isn’t for everyone, so don’t concern yourself with what everyone thinks about it. Cater your efforts specifically to the people for whom they will matter. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The way to happiness will be very simple. Find what matters to you and get deeper into it. Learn it well, do it often, take your understanding and appreciation of it to the highest level you can. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Love doesn’t always feel like love because it takes on so many forms. Some of the forms, for instance, the more truthful ones, can sting a little but you’ll still find them very worthwhile. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Informal gatherings will be part of the fun. The conversation will be interesting, the food delicious. Plus, it will be satisfying

Let someone take care of you. You don’t have to be needy to do this, of course. People take care of one another in many different ways. Accepting a little help or tenderness is as good for the relationship as giving it is. Today’s birthday (Oct. 6): You will claim a fulfilling sense of community in the months to come, involving yourself in scenes that fit nicely with your worldview, interests and with what you have to contribute. Other highlights include a renovation of your domestic digs, a project that gets funded and being a major part of a loved one’s advancement. Leo and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 33, 31, 2 and 17.