HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016
Mercury Enters Aquarius
The funny, friendly energy will be bandied about on one of the prime social nights of the season. PreValentine’s flirtations may be even better than the real thing tomorrow night, if only because there’s a wonderfully casual feel to these skies. Most people make a more confident and relaxed impression without all the hype and pressure.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Your dedication to a worthy purpose will be a source of great happiness, though not right away, and not after a week or even a month. Dedicate yourself anyway. You’ll understand in time.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You are not a chameleon borrowing your color value from your environment. There’s something in you that won’t change to match a hue you feel is wrong for you. You’ll stand as you really are.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’ll use every resource you have to solve the day’s problem. If the problem is about getting more fun and excitement in your life, that’s a trouble as worthy of attention as any of them.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Is joy really a sustainable emotion? It’s arguable, and yet, who will waste time in debate? Only a fool would spend precious energy on anything other than joy when joy is there for the taking.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
In order to preserve what you have you’ll need to make a few rules regarding the use of it. This will include at least two other people. Communicate as specifically as possible and you should do just fine.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
When you command yourself to do something, it can go either way. Sometimes you rebel. Not now. You’ll see the wisdom in what your higher mind is laying out.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Intelligence has less to do with success than tenacity. Usually you have both, though your current concentration on an attractive proposition could temporarily cloud your thoughts. Don’t let that slow down your mission.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Some of the poets and philosophers have suggested that happiness occurs exclusively in the memory. You can prove them wrong by being happy in the moment and noticing it, too.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Don’t think that just because you’re on someone’s good side you’re impervious to that person’s bad behavior. Whatever they do to the others, they’ll do to you, too.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You’ve built on the person you were when you were younger. You may not even remember how. That’s why those who remember what you were like are invaluable assets in your self-discovery process.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
It doesn’t matter if the group operates dysfunctionally. What matters is that it’s a group and it operates. If you can accept that and have a good attitude about it, you’ll win.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Everyone needs a witness. That is why even if all you are doing is “picking up” what another person is “putting down,” it’s a service more valuable than you might have suspected.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 13).
You’ll enjoy the tremendous luxury of being left to your own devices in March. This means you can finally break out on your own. By April, the new direction will be something worth bragging about, but don’t. Keep working and in July you can cash in (to some degree) and buy all the supplies you need. Cancer and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 49, 24, 39 and 35.
ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS:
“I have no food allergies that I know of and am interested in changing my eating habits in order to lose weight and have more energy. Could you possibly tell me what the right diet for me would be as a Libra, Taurus moon? I’m as open to vegetarian as I am to animal protein. I love bread but would consider giving it up. My favorite foods are chicken piccata, tuna casserole and cheesecake. Also carrot cake.”
I wouldn’t dream of giving you dieting advice, because I’m not a doctor and also because I respect carrot cake too much to get in the way of anyone else’s relationship with it. That said, I will tell you that Taurus is the sign of appetites and the moon is an emotional luminary, therefore, you likely have a tendency to be an emotional eater.
Many scientists suggest that each person has a fixed amount of willpower in their bag -- that it renews with sleep, and that negative emotions and stress deplete the supply through the day. Perhaps one strategy to try would be to get more conscious of your daily stressors and to work to reduce them so that you’ll have more willpower to use for whatever diet you choose.
CELEBRITY PROFILES:
From boy-band singer to international superstar, Aquarius RobbieWilliams is among the best-selling artists worldwide. The pop star was born when the moon was in magnetic Scorpio, a provocative placement that knows how to flirt with desire. Venus and Mars in earth signs ground the astral picture and provide an instinctive rhythm and musical facility. it takes, the Taurus moon promises an expression that delights the senses.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
According to some scientists it only takes four minutes to decide whether you like someone a lot. As far as you’re concerned, that’s way too long to vacillate. You know immediately, and you act on that knowledge, too.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
One study suggested that more valentines go to teachers than sweethearts. In your case, loving and teaching are very much intertwined, and you’ll feel closer to those you learn from.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Just that you’re able to choose your dates instead of have them chosen for you is something that wouldn’t have been the case were you born in another place and time. You appreciate all the freedoms you have around love.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
In the third century A.D., the Roman emperor didn’t want men to marry at wartime. So Valentine, a priest, performed secret wedding ceremonies. You’ll share part of your secret heart and your vulnerability will intensify the love bond.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Falling in love stimulates many areas of the brain at once. Some scientists suggest that the love signal is delivered to 12 different parts of the brain, with euphoric results. But you have to let yourself fall. Are you ready?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Complete opposites are no more likely to attract than tight clones. The reason a relationship is built to last is because you share many similarities and enough differences to make things interesting and educational.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
The words “I love you” are among the most flexible in meaning. You’ll say it dozens of times and each time a new meaning will come of it. Your awareness of that meaning will deepen the sentiment.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Those who have experienced the range of your emotional spectrum are the ones you feel deserve the very best of you today. You’ll give your all, heart at full-throttle, and they’ll embrace you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
You’ve such a deep connection for someone that you can practically sense what this person is thinking and feeling today. It’s like your heartbeats have synchronized.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You give yourself easily over to the fun and sweetness of romance, all the while realizing that love also has to do with suffering. Without the risk of pain, passion isn’t possible.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
You crave someone’s presence. When you have this person’s absence instead, at least it helps you understand the great and very specific gift this one brings to your life.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
The fantasy of love swirls above the highest, sweetest peaks while the reality of love travels foot-to-ground, humble and real. Once you commit to it, real love will be better than the illusion.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 14).
Your solar return will broaden your perspective so former stressors seem insignificant. The skills you pick up over the next six weeks will improve your work situation. You barely have time to spend the money you make in the flurry between now and April, though you’ll get something significant with it in June. Cancer and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 22, 34, 15 and 28.
FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD:
These are the final days of the Aquarius solar journey of 2016. When you look back on what’s come together in the past few weeks, are you satisfied with the difference you’ve made? The themes of the Aquarius solar passage have to do with bringing people together, aiding humanitarian efforts, taking part in philanthropy, extending and accepting friendship and embracing the future. On Friday the sun will begin a new cycle in the realm of Pisces. It won’t necessarily put an end to our Aquarian ideals, but the tone change will be rather obvious, kind of like the house lights going on at the end of a show. It’s time to leave the social experience and bring what we can take from it back into daily life.
Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and an amalgamation of the 11 other signs. The most empathetic part of the sky can relate so broadly because of the little bits it has picked up from each sign along the way. The weeks to come will bring spiritual evolution, artistic exploration and emotional development. Relationships will deepen and yet seem lighter at the same time with the ethereal knitting we tend to do during this solar passage.
CELEBRITY PROFILES:
“Brady Bunch” mom Florence Henderson has a long resume in Hollywood, and it keeps getting longer. Whether she’s dancing with the stars, speaking to motivate a group or being an all-around movie star (as she is in the upcoming comedy “Grandmothers Murder Club”) this Aquarius radiates the positive attitude and good cheer her sign is known for.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Many things will seem to work differently for you than they do for other people. This is a good thing, as it will keep your experience uniquely focused. You’re not competing with anyone, either. You’ll be winning it your very own way.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
The issues that some would be uncomfortable discussing are a natural fit for your conversational style, not to mention your sense of humor. That’s why you’ll be put in charge!
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
It doesn’t always have to be an adverse circumstance that makes you realize how strong you are. A humorous fluke opportunity will help you experience your own strength.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
One of the challenges of the day will center around the fine art of persuasion. You’ll influence others by first getting to know them, drawing them out and listening carefully to what they need and want.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Good opportunities will be so plentiful in the next three weeks that it’s time to raise the bar. What you need is a stellar opportunity. What would make your life easier? Include that in the deal. You can afford to now.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
If you reverse engineer the good fortune you’ve experienced, you’ll find that often what’s at the heart of it is nothing more than one little friendly conversation. That’s can be all it takes to invite luck! Remember that today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Good friends make your life sweeter but difficult people are the ones who make it better. That’s because they force you to learn more, become stronger, define your boundaries -and defend these boundaries, too.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Go by the book. Said “book” (or Internet site, or conversation with an expert, as the case may be) will help you lay a solid foundation for your work before you (inevitably) spin this into your own original creation.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Willing yourself to do what you don’t want to do might just work. You are, after all, more afraid of your own consequences and punishments than you are of anyone else’s.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
People tend to have personal motives for supporting or rallying against what’s presented. That’s what makes you so skeptical of reviews today, good or bad. You’ll just have to try things for yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
You appreciate people who listen well to you and respond appropriately, especially since you’ve lately been so burned by misunderstandings that might have been easily avoided through better listening.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 15).
You attract love easily and your relationships are favored for longevity, too. This year you’ll learn how to take better care of your resources and use them to greater advantage. In a related story, March and September bring the financial bonus you need to catapult you into the situation you’ve been dreaming about. Pisces and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 49, 3, 33, 30 and 19.
ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS:
“My friend just got an award that I have dreamed of getting ever sense I can remember. Seeing her receive this was like swallowing a bitter pill. I could hardly fake being happy for her. All I could think is: Where did I go wrong? Maybe I didn’t work hard enough or maybe I gave up too soon. Or I’m just not as talented or lucky as she is. I now can’t stand being around my friend. Even hearing her name makes me want to go back and do my life over, which of course I can’t. I’m in agony over this, but I have no one to tell since I’m well aware that it will make me sound like a nut job. How can a Leo get over being jealous?”
You truly can’t help how you feel, so accept these feelings and know that they do not categorically make you a “nut job.” Jealousy is normal, especially for a Leo who is hard-wired to crave attention and public recognition. The good news is that you are clearly passionate and driven -- otherwise you wouldn’t be feeling this way. Answer the questions you are having without being too hard on yourself, and choose a new goal.
CELEBRITY PROFILES:
Her Twitter profile declares her aim to make the world a better place, which is pretty much the Aquarian way exemplified. “Glee” star Amber Riley was born when the moon was in Taurus, the sign that rules the throat and voice. This is an aspect that appears time and time again in the astrological chart of stellar singers. Mercury and Venus in artistic Pisces promise a lifetime’s worth of creative inspiration.
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