Horoscope

Happy birthday: for Wednesday, Oct. 11. This year you experience an innate tension that encourages you to grow. You will open up to much more dynamic thinking, especially in the outside world. As a result, you often take the lead in community and/or professional matters. Others respect your efforts and ideas. If you are single, you might meet someone of significance. Observe a tendency to be unusually possessive, and learn to restrain yourself. If you are attached, don’t allow jealousy to take a front-row seat in your relationship. Know that you are valued. CANCER can irritate you to no end.

Aries (March 21-April 19): ★★★★ You are likely to put up a fight in order to get your way. You will refuse to acknowledge someone else’s stalling technique and its impact on you. Your intuitive senses and your energy guide you. You will achieve what you want for the most part. Tonight: Happiest among friends.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): ★★★★ Don’t be too demanding about what you want; otherwise, you could hit a problem. You might have a difference of opinion with a key person over a money matter. Your creativity and cleverness will need to be called upon to get through a hassle. Tonight: Hang with loved ones.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): ★★★ You could have a bout of insecurity, which might get the best of you. How much of this emotional swing comes from within or from a situation involving a friend will be difficult to determine. One of your ideas will be worth pursuing. Tonight: Follow your instincts.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): ★★★★★ If you follow your intuition, you will come out ahead. Your mind leads you down a path to new concepts, and you’ll be able to strip away self-imposed mental barriers. You’ll see life from a renewed perspective as a result. Your creativity soars. Tonight: Whatever feels good.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): ★★★ You sense that much is happening behind the scenes. You could feel as if you have run into a wall. Ask the right person for information, and you’ll be OK. Someone creative might make a suggestion that feels right and brings forth the information you desire. Tonight: Go for mystery.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ★★★★ You intuitively know when to put up a fight in order to achieve a goal or desire. Don’t allow anyone in your inner circle to cramp your lifestyle. Your intuition is likely to point you in the correct direction. Honor your instincts. Tonight: Check in with an older relative.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): ★★★ Don’t allow a tense situation to go too far, or else you could lose control. Remain secure and confident. Refuse to let your anger get the best of you, and make a point of scheduling a relaxing break for yourself as soon as possible. Tonight: Respond to a loved one’s overture.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): ★★★★★ Reach out for new information before your imagination fills in the gaps. In the long run, you will be a lot happier. An angry friend or co-worker could cause quite a ruckus. You know when to back off. Be clear about where you are coming from. Tonight: Let romance guide you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): ★★★ You could feel pressured and a little overwhelmed by various situations. In any case, an authority figure or someone else you deal with on a daily basis might cause you some frustration, or vice versa. Pull back and consider how this person feels. Tonight: Be open to change.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): ★★★★ A partner or associate seem to feel rather strongly about a key matter. You could get in quite a tizzy trying to understand each other and figure out what the other party means. Your imagination takes you in a new direction. Trust your instincts. Tonight: Where you want to be. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): ★★★★★ One-on-one relating will be important when dealing with work associates. You understand the meaning of a friendship and the power and mental stimulation that you give each other. Do not push so hard to have your way. Go with the flow. Tonight: Work late, if need be.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): ★★★★ You could see a dramatic change occur between you and others. Give permission to your imagination to express some of its better ideas. You have a sense of what you want to do, and you also have an intuitive sense of what others’ responses will be. Tonight: Take the night off.

Born today: Author Elmore Leonard (1925), former U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), entrepreneur Harry J. Heinz (1844)