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FOR RELEASE THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Saying the right thing has never been so easy. Mercury will be an active player in the astral drama as he favorably angles Saturn to pave the way for smart business and intelligent personal choices. It will be easy to see alignments of interests and make mutually beneficial arrangements. Mercury enters spiritual Pisces and conjuncts Neptune on the 13th, just in time to focus Valentine's Day on the higher power of love.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You expect yourself to handle too much. You also don't give yourself credit for all of the amazing things you do in a day. These two factors are enough to make a person blue. Remedy one of them, and you'll be happy. Remedy both, and you'll fall back in love with being you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Even after years of endeavoring to grow and develop yourself, you still feel like you've accomplished little compared to what you want to accomplish. It's a sign of your high standards and also your considerable intelligence. Study often teaches you how much you don't know. Give yourself more credit.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The urge to be overly involved in media could be a signal that your life has become too stressful. Stories on the tube may seem easier to deal with than real-life drama. The step you take on Tuesday to solve a problem will start a wave of peace and healing. The weekend will bring an improved state of mind.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Love is an act of thoughtful giving. Because you love another person, you feel compelled to consider their feelings, wants, dreams and goals. Others still have to be taught what love is and what it isn't. For instance, depending on a person isn't the same as loving that person. You'll make an excellent teacher.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The way you treat loved ones on a daily basis will contribute to the larger picture of how you are regarded in this lifetime. You'll contribute kindness, generosity and selfless service. You want to be cherished and celebrated, and you certainly will be. There's a whole lot of energy stacked in your favor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Should you plow through the hurdle, or should you leap over it? Either way will work, though the easiest route is to walk around it. This is also the most passive choice, and it takes a little longer, too. But no one gets hurt, and you may even cross the barrier undetected.

LIBRA (Sept.

23-Oct. 23). Balance is not as elusive for you as it is for some people. In so many ways, you are a dancer. And as any dancer knows, grace comes from having a strong core. The work you do this week to strengthen your center will allow you to keep moving through life with your usual elegance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You may encounter certain restrictions, especially having to do with tangible resources, tools you may need and/or funding. However, what you lack in material items you more than make up for in ingenuity. Your imagination is free, and nothing can hold it back. Using your creativity, you'll prevail in the end.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The mystic Stuart Wilde suggests, "The solidity of the world is an illusion created by the speed at which atoms oscillate. If they slowed down just a little, you'd be able to walk through walls." You'll have an altered perception of your own reality this week and will feel empowered to control it to a greater degree.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Relationships of any kind at all will seem to take an awful lot of work this week. If only a social committee could come to the rescue, make the plans and hand you an itinerary! Alas, you'll be better at positioning yourself than you could have imagined once you decide that it's important. By the way, it is important.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You'll love the precious moments in which you can concentrate on nothing other than getting to know yourself. These are few and far between. Being alone is anything but lonely for you. You'll enjoy your solitude because you know that loved ones will be around when you want them to be.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may feel that the odds are stacked against you. You'll do 100 things right and then get called out on the two things you do wrong. The reason you're subjected to hard trials is because you're strong enough to take the lesson and do something remarkable with it.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: You'll use your creativity in new ways this year. The next seven weeks show you meeting and selling to people from all walks of life. A boost in your income will allow you to up your game in June. July brings a personal breakthrough, and you'll have a fresh look to match your attitude. September brings relationship revival. You'll solve a kind of puzzle in November. Your heart will "zing" through the holidays. Someone special will help you start planning the next phase of your life.

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