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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Mars and Venus Quarrel

Scientists have determined that overhearing a stranger’s cellphone call is more irritating than other kinds of background noise because our brains have to work to fill in the other side of the conversation. The stressed angle of Mars to Venus has us similarly mentally taxed, trying to fill in what we don’t understand about how the other gender thinks.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Regarding social interaction, you can just relax. You don’t have to create interest or intrigue, because someone is already naturally interested in you and intrigued about what you’ll do next.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). With your personality being amplified now, you’ll be in no mood to deal with the obvious questions. There is an opportunity in this. You can have fun by answering them in not so obvious ways.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Because you’re game to join people in their adventures, you’ll experience something you wouldn’t have thought of on your own. Bonus: Your mind will be freed by laughter, and your heart will be healed with hugs.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It won’t matter whether you win or lose today. What will matter is how much you want to win. There’s a magical power that will be released in your wanting something dearly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). First encounters will deliver a strong message. If someone is not there for what you need the first time around, chances are you won’t be needing that person again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll be involved in a highly creative process. Only you can decide which flaws are really mistakes and which are the imperfections that make real art.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s no such thing as a general change that doesn’t affect you personally. That’s why you’ll stay aware of all that’s going on. Your big-picture thinking will be an asset to your team.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have no desire for social rank, and that’s precisely what fuels the esteem others have for you. Your lack of a personal agenda makes you comfortable to be around.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Why wait until things aren’t going your way to ask for spiritual guidance? The work you do to increase your intuitive abilities and spiritual awareness will make a good time even better.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even though you’re very casual and understated, there’s something in your energy that invites people to share their passions with you and talk about what they find meaningful.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It seems the universe is intent on posing interesting questions for you to answer. But even when the questions are dull, your witty answers will delight your audience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Just because people laugh doesn’t mean it’s funny. You’ll be the moral compass of a group. You’re not swayed by what everyone else is doing -- you make your own decisions.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 28). A deliberate mood takes hold of the first part of your new year. The prayer, wish or request you most consistently make will be answered in October. November adds to your family. Invest in training that will keep you organized and up to date in January. A mission won’t fly without you in July. Taurus and Virgo people

adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 45, 12, 14, 38 and 3.

12 MAPS TO NOW: The complexities of the human mind make it possible to be physically in one place while our thoughts drift and tunnel and fly far from wherever we left our body. We travel back and forth in time and into inner dimensions and emotions. Our bodies anchored in one place, we hide out elsewhere, sometimes in lovely fantasies and other times in hostile environments. And yet, everything good comes from the present. Energy, spontaneity, beauty and freedom are all found in the here and now. Humor, laughter, dance, connection, pleasure and communion are all functions of living in the now. “The now” has all this and more to offer, and yet we sometimes stray so far from it that we have trouble finding our way back. In the days to come, I’ll be exploring 12 ways to get back in touch with “the now” moment when you find you’ve drifted out.

MAP 1: Check your pulse. There’s an ocean inside you flowing through arteries and veins. The pulse of your blood is a tidal rhythm. Instead of measuring your beats per minute for any practical purpose, just feel the life force that is your blood fulfilling a promise of life.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Hilary Duff gets press doing even the simplest of things such as taking her son to the park or going out to eat. Apparently, the length of her shorts and what she orders at the juice bar are considered big news. This lovely Libra takes it in stride, though. With her natal sun and Venus both in the sign of good taste and aesthetics, people will continue to take note of her lifestyle choices.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Mercury Enters Scorpio

Sarcasm is about to have its day, as Mercury slips into the sharptongued station of Scorpio. In the early days of sarcasm, the term referred to a bitter, harsh mockery, but its modern usage is softened somewhat by a touch of irony, ambivalence or both. Still, communicating in this way can cause harm, so watch your mouth!

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Ditch your well-laid plans, because it’s time to be playful and spontaneous. You’ll like where you land when you’re not trying to go anywhere in particular.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Someone is starting to think you offer a combination of traits that can’t be found in any other person and are therefore irreplaceable. That person is correct.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No one influences others by trying to be like them, but someone very clever might begin there, just to fit in, and then slowly lead in new directions from the inner ranks.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Don’t overestimate the confidence of others. People are much more fragile than you think. You state your purpose and expect that others will do the same, but they might be too shy or intimidated to do so.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your eyes are open to the wonder in even the routine things, relationships and people around you. You will encounter something so beautiful that you want to protect it with all of your might and light.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Perhaps you will not be as influential as usual over those wildcard rebel types in your life and realm. Do they deserve your forgiveness? That’s debatable, but forgive them anyway because

you you deserve deserve peace. peace.

LIBRA LIBRA (Sept. (Sept. 23-Oct. 23-Oct. 23). 23). The The day day has has a a confessional confessional quality, quality, and and people people will will admit admit things things to to you you that that perhaps perhaps you you would would rather rather not not hear. hear. You You have have more more presence presence of of mind mind than than most. most. What What exactly exactly do do you you want want them them to to know know about about you? you?

SCORPIO SCORPIO (Oct. (Oct. 24-Nov. 24-Nov. 21). 21). The The people people around around you you may may not not share share your your excitement excitement about about certain certain things, things, but but they they definitely definitely appreciate appreciate that that you you have have diverse diverse interests. interests. Don’t Don’t stop stop exploring. exploring.

SAGITTARIUS SAGITTARIUS (Nov. (Nov. 22-Dec. 22-Dec. 21). 21). You You can can tell tell when when someone someone is is listening listening to to you you and and when when they they are are just just waiting waiting for for you you to to finish finish speaking. speaking. There There is is no no pleasure pleasure in in talking talking to to a a person person who who cannot cannot or or will will not not connect connect with with you. you.

CAPRICORN CAPRICORN (Dec. (Dec. 22-Jan. 22-Jan. 19). 19). Creativity Creativity helps helps you you avoid avoid the the tedium tedium that that challenges challenges your your sign sign today. today. If If you’re you’re not not being being creative, creative, you you will will be be absorbing absorbing someone someone else’s else’s creativity creativity through through art, art, design design or or science. science.

AQUARIUS AQUARIUS (Jan. (Jan. 20-Feb. 20-Feb. 18). 18). Saying Saying “sorry” “sorry” doesn’t doesn’t put put things things back back the the way way they they were were before, before, but but it it can can put put closure closure on on the the situation, situation, which which is is quite quite helpful helpful and and sometimes sometimes necessary necessary if if you you want want to to begin begin anew. anew.

PISCES PISCES (Feb. (Feb. 19-March 19-March 20). 20). You You may may not not like like what’s what’s going going on on today, today, but but don’t don’t give give up up on on it it before before things things change. change. First First the the tide tide goes goes out out as as far far as as it it will, will, and and then then it it turns. turns. Hang Hang on on for for the the turning. turning.

TODAY’S TODAY’S BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY (Sept. (Sept. 29). 29). You You polish polish your your charm charm and and put put your your best best foot foot forward forward in in October, October, and and you you win win a a job job for for your your effort. effort. A A friendship friendship changes changes in in tone, tone, and and you’ll you’ll like like the the way way things things develop. develop. Rehearse Rehearse your your message, message, sales sales pitch pitch or or act act through through November November and and December, December, because because you’ll you’ll have have many many chances chances to to influence influence people people with with it it in in 2014. 2014. Pisces Pisces and and Aries Aries people people adore adore you. you. Your Your lucky lucky numbers numbers are: are: 9, 9, 40, 40, 21, 21, 1 1 and and 12. 12.

FORECAST FORECAST FOR FOR THE THE WEEK WEEK AHEAD: AHEAD:

Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013: Mercury begins what will be an unusually long stint in Scorpio, whose tone of choice is sarcastic.

Monday, Sept. 30, 2013: The Leo moon is like a playful child pulling pranks, putting on shows and testing the limits of people’s patience before going void-of-course in the evening. Sleep will be heavy and dream-rich.

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013: A harmonious trine of Mercury and Neptune is like a portal to the land of imagination. Dreams will be prophetic or just a lot of fun!

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013: This is the best day of the week for getting things done, especially if they have to do with wrapping up old projects. Do some cleanup work to get ready for the upcoming new moon.

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013: The Virgo moon helps with organization, and there’s a lot to finish before tomorrow’s new moon. Concentration will be best in the late morning.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2013: The new moon in Libra bodes well for partnerships of all kinds. Bond together for business and pleasure.

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013: This is a magic time in many relationships, but especially new ones. The Libra moon shines on people who are just getting to know each other.

CELEBRITY CELEBRITY PROFILES: PROFILES: Zachary Zachary Levi Levi will will star star with with Chris Chris Hemsworth Hemsworth and and Natalie Natalie Portman Portman in in the the upcoming upcoming action/adventure action/adventure film film “Thor: “Thor: The The Dark Dark World.” World.” The The gentlemanly gentlemanly Libra Libra began began his his career career in in regional regional theater theater at at the the age age of of 6. 6. His His Gemini Gemini moon moon suggests suggests he he was was born born with with the the gift gift of of gab, gab, and and Venus Venus in in Leo Leo indicates indicates a a playful playful nature nature and and an an abiding abiding need need to to entertain entertain people. people.