Horoscope

Aries (March 21-April 19): You’re so charismatic that people tend to do as you wish without even considering if it’s best for them. Luckily, you’re kindhearted and have their best interests in mind, so it is.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): You’ll agree to things you’ve never done before because you want the adventure and fresh stimulation of it. Since you’ve no worries about what the others think of you, you’ll be comfortable in a wide variety of situations.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): There is a good reason to organize and catalogue your work. 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. You’ll benefit from this soon.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): People around you may be overthinking the simple issues you so clearly see. 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. People will snap to your needs like perfectly matched puzzle pieces.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your strength and confidence will give you an unfair advantage in relationships. Take it and leverage it while it lasts. When you’re happy, the others will be happy, too.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Just because you’ve passed this way before doesn’t mean that you’re regressing. Like complicated crochet, some tasks require you to circle back and repeat past steps. The end result will be neat, logical and lovely.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You would love to think that you’re in control of the direction a relationship takes. First of all, total control is not possible. Secondly, if it were possible, it would be deadly boring. So relax!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Even if the task is lowly, doing it to your best ability and becoming great at it makes you powerful. 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. A strange bit of magic will happen as you focus on your strengths and play to your talents.

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. This is what happens when you speak from the heart.

Today’s birthday (Aug. 23): The risk you take in the next 10weeks 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 2016great. Aquarius and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 28, 3and 18.