Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

The Taurus moon is an earthy, steadfast influence. She is associated with money and luxury, though she's also the sign of natural goodness. She reminds us that quality is pure and simple. It is achieved by way of sweat, repletion and small steps. What you practice with patience and humility will transport you to the place of your dreams.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). One does not have to believe in magic to experience something that can't be explained. However, such experiences are much more common for those who do believe in magic.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will use entertainment the same way a person might use aspirin to mitigate the pain of a headache. Life is simply better after you have read your favorite author or watched your favorite show.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It takes daring to bring your ideas into the light of day. Luckily, you have a great well of courage to draw from, and your self-expression will inspire others, too. Sharing your vision will sharpen it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Since your needs are always changing, you're still figuring out how to properly feed and care for yourself. The bottom line is that your energy level depends on whether or not you have made healthy choices.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're not worried about coming across as important or special, and for this reason you'll make fast friends. You'll take yourself less seriously and get more mileage out of a relationship because of this approach.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will make up for lost time. In fact, you will be so efficient in the final stretch that you'll wonder whether you had it wrong before. Maybe leaving things until the last minute is actually a good idea.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you hear laughter, check out where it's coming from. Maybe the ones laughing would be good people to befriend. By hanging out with fun people, you will enlarge your own capacity to have fun.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When everyone else is getting wild and crazy, you'll feel inclined to pull in the reins. Your prudence could very well save the day. Even with good things, enough is enough and too much is definitely too much.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What is easy for you is not going to be easy for a partner. These kinds of differences are the reason you work well together. You complement each other's strengths.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You can deliver your work fast, cheap or high quality — pick two.

Doing all three would be either impossible or unwise today. Success depends upon setting and delivering reasonable expectations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Working with a personality that is a good match for yours will make life easy breezy. You can and will be fulfilled. All it takes is one person who understands your needs and has complementary needs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Start talking about your project. You feel like you're starting from ground zero, but you're not. You're much farther along than you think. And when you say the right thing to the right person, it takes off like wildfire.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 27). There's a wonderful alchemy at work in your life this year. Mystical notions and realistic goals get mixed together to great effect. Personal fulfillment marks the next 10 weeks, as you accomplish a win in three key areas of your life. Finances take a turn for the better in January. You'll celebrate a powerful love in April. Scorpio and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 25, 31, 20 and 16.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "My son is getting his driver's license this month. My plan is to make a flier with his picture on it that says "Caution: new driver" and post it all over the neighborhood. My husband says that my way of teasing our son actually humiliates him. But shouldn't he be used to my humor by now? I only have a few more years with him at home. Shouldn't I be able to have fun with it? This is part of the way I show my love. My son is a Scorpio, and I am a Sagittarius. My husband is a Capricorn."

Well, your husband does have a point. If your son is a typical Scorpio, he is much more sensitive than he appears on the surface. Furthermore, he is likely to hide his true feelings under a cool veneer. These hot angry feelings simmer and boil like lava under a volcano until they erupt one day, often at the most inconvenient time. Yes, at some point people should know your humor and be able to take a joke. But it's more important now that you don't give your teenage son any more reasons to resent you than (assuming he's a typical teen) he already has.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Gwyneth Paltrow recently joined friends Will Smith, George Clooney and others to "Stand Up to Cancer." This lovely Libran movie star and advocate is also a devoted young mother and wife. Venus in playful Leo indicates that an endless wellspring of creativity emerges from her connection to her children. Mars in Virgo shows a strong practical and organized side.

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