While there are often very logical reasons why we feel as we do, just as often feelings sneak up on us without the slightest provocation or any reasonable explanation. If your emotions catch you off guard today, you can blame it on the water-sign influence of the highly charged Scorpio sun and Pisces moon.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don't want to exhaust yourself chasing down every small lead that comes your way. You also don't want to wait around for the big ship that may or may not come in. You'll focus on the juiciest, most appealing job you see.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you are too aware of what a person can or can't do for you, it will be challenging to loosen up and have fun. Better to assume that your contacts can't do anything for you and think instead about what you might do for them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You enter into friendship cautiously. You may even be feeling shy. But once the ice is cracked, you'll become gregarious, sharing and interacting all day long.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may feel like you are recovering from hurt feelings, as well you are. You may also be ignoring a certain person until you have fully recovered. You'll come back to this person when you're ready to talk unemotionally.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You'll be directing social happenings, and you want to prevent anyone from feeling uncomfortable or slighted. You'll investigate matters of protocol and try to adopt the best method for your situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will look for a pattern in events so as not to be surprised at what is to come. Mostly, you will be able to accurately predict the next wave. Mostly...

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You feel older than all the people around you, or at least a lot more mature. You'll stand back and watch them squabble like children on a playground. You may even have to blow a proverbial whistle to stop the ruckus.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You'll be excited about teaching others what you know. You'll move quickly and say much. Your "students" will absorb it, too, because you're all on the same page.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You'll get serious about a goal. This is the part where the rubber meets the road. You realize that you are in a competition, and you have the instinct to get ahead.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don't know whether a person has the integrity to follow through on what he or she promised, and that is disconcerting. A clear communication channel will give you the best shot. Also, make a backup plan.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You're not looking for a quick fix or a comforting cliche. You want to live a great life, and that means accepting the complexities and moving forward anyway. Your faults may also be your best assets in the fight.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have something in common with the Japanese goddess Okame. When the sun went into hiding and the world went dark, it was Okame's wild dance that brought back the light. Your exuberance will save the day.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 4). You'll engage life with full participation. This month you'll change one physical habit — perhaps dietary — and this kicks off a wave of good fortune. Your commitment to positive thinking will jump-start your career in a different and improved direction at the start of 2012. A relationship will be healed in June. Libra and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 20, 1, 24 and 18.

WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST: ARIES: While confidence is a turn-on, over-confidence is a turnoff. TAURUS: You like people who are ambitious. If they support your ambition, even better. GEMINI: When you and your love are getting along, heaven is a place on Earth. CANCER: Knowing that people absolutely do judge by appearances, you'll do something to make yours stand out in a good way. LEO: You'll make something sound better than it is and entice a loved one in the process. VIRGO: You'll be in touch with what's going on in your community, and this gives you lots to talk about with new friends. LIBRA: You'll be excited to spend time with someone you haven't seen in a while. SCORPIO: You may want a loved one to do certain things for you, but you won't regret it if you save all that for later and make this weekend all about play. SAGITTARIUS: Your friends will give a different kind of support from that which your love life offers. CAPRICORN: You'll bond with someone who goes to the same gym, church or school as you. AQUARIUS: Realizing that you have to sell yourself, you'll amplify your strengths and pump up the weaker parts of your pitch. PISCES: While being alone at times feels like the healthiest thing to do, right now you'll be nurtured and healed in togetherness.

COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND: With the sun in Scorpio and the moon in Pisces, the two signs reflect each other's most attractive qualities. Scorpio exudes a fearless confidence and a strong intuitive sense. Pisces radiates an easy-to-love attitude and seems more concerned with developing his or her talent than focusing on relationships — which, of course, only makes Pisces more appealing.

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