HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): Usually clouds gather before the storm, so the aware person knows when to duck for cover or get out an umbrella.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): You know who gets angriest at small things all the time? Beings who are even smaller. Focus on growth.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): While it’s easier to relax around friends of friends than with the general public, today it will pay to reach out wider than that.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): While a dog’s affection may not be conclusive evidence of a person’s fine character, it does feel wonderful to be unconditionally appreciated. Dogs aren’t the only ones who will deliver thus.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Today features different people going at different paces with different levels of tolerance. You’ll be as content as you are patient.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Tonight you may find yourself communicating differently with someone as you begin to sense this person’s deepening affection.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Tending to your inner self is as essential to your existence as feeding yourself.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): There’s someone who’s been thinking of you. What do you wish for this person?

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Mastering anger will be the skill to work on. While it’s healthy to express your feelings, anger should only be let out in a safe context. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re wanted and needed in new places. A group of people you’re not too familiar with will accept you as one of their own.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Though it takes intelligence to know another person, it takes wisdom to know

yourself. Wisdom often comes from the pain that accompanies mistakes.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re starting to get information through a kind of osmosis of feeling, so maybe asking a pressing question is unnecessary.

Today’s birthday (Dec. 29): It’s like you and life are in a conversation. Sometimes it’s deep; sometimes it’s silly and totally off the rails. But it’s a conversation you love either way. You’ll be freed of a burden in the early part of your solar return. You’ll make an impression with your style. The relationships you nurture will reward you richly. Leo and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 3, 33, 38 and 13.