HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): It’s said that a great library is a diary of the human race. If you visit one, you’ll be privy to the human mind and heart. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You have a strong vision of where you’re going, and you know the way. Trust yourself.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Try not to be offended by the lag time you experience today. It’s not personal. Pause and let the others catch up.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): True friendship is a gift, the benefits of which ripple out to the world. False friendship, on the other hand, feels more like a curse.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll get the amount of attention you need, but only if you ask for it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An open mind is a loophole. It allows you to gather wisdom

today even from a person who offends you.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Your kindness always comes back to you, often not from the place you invested it. Have faith.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): In case you were doubting your ability to work under pressure, today will provide you with such a time crunch and a resource shortage, it’s almost funny. You’ll do well.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): There are many people who might fulfill similar needs for one another, but none of them creates exactly what you do in a relationship. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Potential is not a thing you can buy, but you can invest in it, which is always a gamble. Before you invest anything — time, energy or other — into the potential of a thing, do research.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There’s a lot that will need to come together to pull your plan off, but your conviction will make the difference, too.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): No matter how close you may be to another person, even living in the same house, you are still each in your own reality. Share that and you’ll find out just how different those realities are.

Today’s birthday (Jan. 5): This solar eclipse/new moon birthday is a cosmic do-over that you can apply to any area of your life any time during the year. So you can be slightly bolder, fearlessly true to your nature and audacious with your love, knowing that the fates delight in your daring, even as they offer a safety net. Cancer and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 39, 15, 44 and 18.

Holiday Mathis writes her column for Creators Syndicate Inc. The horoscope should be read for entertainment.