HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

Happy birthday. This year features a new way of moving through life. In the next three months, you’ll increasingly be active, first physically and then socially and intellectually. A romantic declaration will be featured in January. Take “before” pictures, because February brings an “after” to your domestic scene. A promotion comes in May.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can’t help but wonder whether there’s a better way to make money. Center your work on something that is endlessly interesting to you, and it won’t feel like work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your heart will communicate with operatic force. Follow its powerful song. The action you take this afternoon will have a beneficial outcome.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You may prefer to freely share what you’ve learned, but consider that knowledge costs time and money. Shouldn’t you be compensated? People are more likely to listen to the advice they pay for.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): Be careful not to judge people through their belongings. What you own may suggest certain talents, but just because a person owns a hammer doesn’t mean he can build a house.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s nice when people approve of what you do, but you don’t base your decisions on what’s nice. It’s better to let them think what they will than to change your behavior to please their fickle tastes.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Sacred things are made so by the beliefs of people.You are as qualified as anyone else to declare what is sacred to you, and as long as you treat that item or event in a sacred way, it will remain so.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Ask a small favor of a friend who seems to have the means and the time to accommodate you.You may not even need the help that much, but you do need to know on whom you can rely.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): As you look at the cast of characters around you, it will seem that the most charming people tend to lead charmed lives. It’s important that you don’t mistake polish for substance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Socializing leads to intellectual and political gains. Those who listen twice as much as they talk will be two times as knowledgeable at the end of the conversation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It may be convenient for you to accommodate a loved one’s wishes, but before you do, consider that this also may be setting up an unhealthy, co-dependent dynamic.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When you’re not sure what to say, saying very little is a wise strategy. You’ll be surprised by the way others fill in the silent spaces you leave, usually to your credit and benefit.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sooner or later, the conversation will come around to that subject about which you care deeply. So why not cut out all of the boring, meandering chitchat and get right to it?

MovieStyle, Pages 31 on 12/27/2013

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