Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

There's such a thing as too much warmth. When the heat is turned up, emotions are like water — they boil. And if they boil for long enough, what was there will eventually transmute. Saturn and Uranus oppose each other. Limits will be tested. Stop relationships from evaporating by turning down the intensity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). To love and to be loved — everything else is superfluous. You are one of the lucky ones, so loved are you. Not everything is perfect right now, but you have a special person who's there for you, come what may.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Anyone who thinks that good things come to you without effort on your part doesn't understand the whole story. You make a point of working hard even when you don't feel like it. You deserve to be lucky.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A friend's well-intended but misplaced advice leaves you wondering why you tell your problems to anyone. Remember: That same friend recently said something that all but saved you. Don't put too much importance on any one act.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Little victories add up to major ones. Remember that when you receive some favorable news in the very near future. It is a sign that you are on your way. In a big way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your internal compass isn't lying. You're heading in the right direction, even though right now you feel like you're holding a flashlight in a dark storm, only able to see a few feet in front of you at a time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A new job or project has you wondering whether you made the right decision. You did. It's going to take some time to hit your stride, but a key person will appear at a critical moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You weren't lying when you told a friend how annoyed you are with your job. What you didn't expect was that they would take the initiative to help you out. Clearly, you have excellent taste in people.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Old habits die hard. Sometimes you forget that you have nothing to hide. You belong in the light. Instead of shying away from it, you should be chasing it. Follow the beams to see where they lead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Sometimes you have to chase down the thing you most want, and sometimes you have to wait for it to come to you. This is one of the latter times, when your hard-earned patience will serve you well.

CAPRICORN (Dec.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A child you know says something that makes you laugh. Share it and your friends will laugh, too. The child is remarkable, and it's fun to watch him or her grow up.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). For every Goliath, there is a stone. You've been looking far and near, but the giant-slaying stone has been right in front of you. You have nothing to fear now: Your aim is true.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (July 26). Work brings excitement, and you're in charge. Pressure makes you do your best. You'll sweat and toil, but a lucky break comes in September. When you look into the eyes of a special person, you get the feeling of coming home. This relationship will enrich you all year and beyond. October is full of entertainment. Aquarius and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 30, 14, 8 and 2.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I'm in love, and I think I want to marry her. She's an Aries — very exciting to be around, beautiful, intelligent and a go-getter. I'm a 33-year-old Capricorn guy and am so much like the things I've read about my sign — hardworking and driven and I love a challenge. The only problem that keeps me from dropping to my knees and proposing to my Aries is that I'm not 100 percent sure she'll fit in with my family. She's spent time with my parents, and I don't think she made the best impression. We had dinner, and she didn't offer to help clean up afterward. She didn't make a huge effort to get to know anyone, and she seemed to expect us all to wait on her. Do you think she can learn to be more of a family person? Should I accept how she is or move on?"

Aries women are sometimes more passionate and interesting than they are hospitable and service oriented. She does seem like a good match for you, though. If you state your expectations of how she should relate to your family in a positive way, she is likely to want to please you by taking a more helpful and family-friendly attitude.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Academy Award-winner Sandra Bullock has experienced extreme highs and lows lately — winning an Oscar, losing a husband and embracing the new love of her life, her infant son Louis. This Leo born under an Aquarius moon will be quickly back to a more stable existence as the sun and moon near the place they were on the day of her birth, sending her a surge of peace and optimism.

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