HOROSCOPE

(October 11 Tuesday)

The Balance Continues Life is a balancing act under the Libran persuasion and, as it goes with balancing acts, much depends on core strength. Any task or relationship you take on will depend on the equivalent of a strong posture, pulled up from the belly made tight through sheer will and determination. Grace is accomplished through managing the awkwardness.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). As for the one you’ve put so much thought into lately: This person makes you happy, but also makes you feel vulnerable. Old fears are surfacing through this relationship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). What can you do that you haven’t before? The events of the day will seem to rhyme, as though everything is echoing parts of something else. There’s a beauty and a comfort in this, also an annoyance.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Time and action will seem to play out in a very analog fashion. Unlike what occurs when you send a text or an email, you’ll be able to finish an action, change your mind, take it back and redo it before it matters.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The feeling of the day is one of unlimited potential. The idea that your best work is still out there will keep you reaching, trying, learning and committing yourself over and over to the promise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The day’s work will thrust you into unusual social circumstances. You’ll be sorting through the frivolous and the earnest today, finding value in both and enjoying the task of handling these sorts of things.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Over time you could grow to resent those who seem to only add to the rather mundane aspects of the day, even as you cherish those who grace your existence with a spark of the unexpected.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). No matter what pessimism may abound in some around you today, your enthusiasm will be difficult to kill, because it is invisible and contagious and moves fast. Stay buoyant.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You like to make people laugh, and you’re good at it. The star of your day will be an Ed McMahon-esque sidekick – someone who supports you, sets you up and gets a good deal of pleasure from your wit, too.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The bigger victories will get a party or some kind of epic advertisement; it will be easy to lose yourself in their pronouncement. All the more reason to raise a toast to small victo-

ries such as the one this evening.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You need the love and affection, but somehow it doesn’t seem right to you if you have to ask for it. The problem is remedied by giving out the sort of thing that you want them to give to you. Don’t worry; in time, they’ll learn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Just because it’s the best answer doesn’t make it right. You’ll be inspired to ask more, go deeper and experiment. This could bother the type of person who likes to leave well-enough alone, but don’t let that dissuade you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s

something you used to try and hide or disguise. You’re starting to realize that this circumstance or trait that you once deemed unacceptable may very well be the best opportunity you have to celebrate who you are.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 11). As for the healing you’ve worked for, you’ll now stop the efforts and relax into a big improvement. You’ll get the other pieces to the puzzle over the next four weeks; all will pop into place to form a pretty picture. Your personal life features love and adventure in 2017. August brings professional advancement. Pisces and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 22, 29 and 33.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: “My sun is Capricorn 12th house and squared by Uranus. My ascendant is Capricorn. My natal Uranus is in the seventh house. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Also, please tell me something about Saturn conjunct Venus. They say Saturn gives you rewards.”

As a Capricorn, you are wise to think of Saturn’s offerings as rewards. Not everyone does. In fact, many are afraid of the kind of challenges Saturn tends to hand out. But Capricorn is different. You love a challenge and you revel in the idea of becoming a remarkable person. So you tend to jump at any chance to build your character through applying yourself to the knottier problems and steeper climbs of life. The 12th house sun being squared by Uranus suggests surprising new callings that happen at a spiritual level. It’s as though you’re ready to create a new paradigm for your life and the old ways of thinking and behaving not only don’t fit; you’ll soon be surprised they ever did. This may all seem to come about because of some seventh house influence – a partner, love or close friend. And though you are strongly influenced by another, it is you who is choosing your life.