Horoscopes

Aries (March 21-April 19): You’re not just looking at the task before you. You’re looking at what the ripple effect will be a few moves down the game. There is never only one result from an action.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Sometimes your emotions go cleverly disguised as logic, and this almost always leads to difficulty, because at its root it’s a you-on-you deception. Rigorous examination of your thought process is called for.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): In order to win a battle, you first must understand what the battle is really about. It’s seldom about the thing that appears to be at stake in the struggle. Look deeper; think bigger. Cancer (June 22-July 22): You’re versed in nuance. You can’t get where you’re going through force. Even if you

could, it’s no way to earn respect. You’ll speak to what the others need and want and use your powers of persuasion on behalf of the team. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Much will come down to knowing what you want and what you will and won’t tolerate. Your clarity on these matters will lead to success in the most basic way. You’ll build and elaborate from there.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll pursue your strong need for things to make sense. Of course! Just don’t expect the others to share in this pursuit. You’ll have dealings with the fanciful and those who are in their own little worlds.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You’ll be in a position to discuss factual matters. Don’t speak until you’re really ready — until you’ve looked at the evidence, done your homework and are relatively sure of

your position. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You’re not delighted by the same things that bring your peers pleasure. The sooner you recognize these differences, the better. You’ll then make relationship decisions based on what you can mutually appreciate. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When it’s important, your mentality is to start right now. That’s the way to go about it, using the momentum and tremendous potential that exists in the beginning of things.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): People see others as either like themselves or not. The “not” category is one to watch and suspect. You don’t subscribe to this mentality. You don’t have much in common with someone, and yet you’re unafraid.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you had to track your mistakes, you would follow a number of them to the same problematic source. Instead of trying to correct several little behaviors, improve big-time by pulling out the main problem by the roots. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Be careful about throwing around your opinions. You never know who might be offended by even the most innocuous comment. In general, being opinionated isn’t the best way to make emotional connections anyway.