Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

The Taurus moon invites you to give deep thought to what will keep you grounded through the whirlwind of holiday activities ahead. Tonight the moon shifts into Gemini, and you might be inspired to share your thoughts with loved ones. Perhaps you can come up with a plan to support one another in the transition into the new year.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). A surge of emotional energy may incite you to demonstrate your love or other strong feelings. You'll communicate clearly, and it will be nice to finally be heard and understood.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The only reality is the one you perceive. You'll tune your perception to a world that supports your wishes and gives you happy surprises. You'll see the many ways that people will help you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your mood upon waking might not be ideal. You can turn it around by working from the outside in. "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." — Thich Nhat Hanh

CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you begin choosing in favor of what would really make you happy, instead of doing the automatic role that someone has cast you in, your life will transform in unpredictable ways.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You won't take your relationships for granted. There are still many new things to learn about a person you've known a long time. Today's insight will be a kind of revelation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Social happenings are more interesting than usual. You'll enjoy a certain person's company in particular, and that person will be sure to invite you to other events in the near future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When you argue with the way things are, you lose. Knowing this, you'll assess a less than optimum situation and will try to see the opportunities for good that exist in it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are things you've always wanted to do but never acted on. There will be a perfect moment to make your move. It's yours for the seizing, but don't hesitate, or you'll miss it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Taking things too seriously is dangerous and not advised. With a great deal of levity, you just may float above this whole strange situation and escape to a bright new scene.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You regularly take reasonable, responsible risks. Once in a while, you're tempted to take an unreasonable risk just because something in your gut says it will work.

You'll get that feeling again today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don't like anyone telling you what to do, especially yourself. That's why you sometimes make a schedule and do whatever you feel like doing instead. Let yourself have the freedom, no guilt necessary.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You're feeling mighty independent, and you won't measure your self-worth against how much another person demonstrates their love for you. You might even find someone's attention annoying or distracting.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 8). It will be a year of renovation and revitalization. Progress in areas of education, communication, writing, computers, travel and sales will thrill you. The next six weeks are for making connections. You'll be praised for your integrity in the spring. Loved ones trust you and make you a bigger part of their world. Capricorn and Aquarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 15, 49, 50 and 11.

NUMEROLOGY FUN WITH NUMBER THREE: Do you know what your magic number is? You can get it by adding up all of the numbers of your birthday until you wind up with one number. For instance, all the numbers in the birthday 12/7/1973 add up to 30, and then three plus zero equals three, and so the final number is three.

If THREE is also your magic number, you have a talent for all things having to do with connection. You connect easily with others and make it easy for them to form bonds with you. You also bring people together for a common cause. You're often the one to set friends up with dates, and sometimes you have the idea that makes something happen that never would have happened otherwise. You enjoy communicating, and people feel like opening up with you and sharing whatever resources they have. You are easy to love and hard to forget.

Quote for threes: "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." — Leo Buscaglia

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Trinidadian hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj showed her wild Sagittarian fashion sense recently when she donned jungle prints, leaves and a green afro wig on the Versace runway. Minaj brings the same abandon to her limit-busting, trend-setting music. She was born when the sun, Mercury and Uranus were in Sagittarius and the moon was in quick-thinking, communicative and versatile Gemini.

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