Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

The moon's shift from Sagittarius to Capricorn may have you feeling like eating your dessert first. Why not take your fun on the front end? The Sagittarius moon can be like a raging party, and the Capricorn moon is the cleanup crew that arrives after the last guest has left. Wild fun sometimes causes a backlash of extraordinary self-discipline.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You want to keep doing more and more with your life. Someone who is happy with the status quo will be inspired by your ambition, and you will be likewise inspired by this person's sense of inner peace.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your originality is a gift to the world. You will express your love for someone in a way that only you would. This genuine and unique gesture will be remembered and treasured.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Rid your workspace of bad luck items. If you have any bad reviews, get rid of them. The same goes for pictures of yourself you never really liked, tools that don't work and outdated information.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are ready to move on several projects at once. Plan your attack. At least three people are eager and willing to help you out. Earth signs will be especially helpful — that's Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are more impressionable than usual. You'll be in a position to take on a mindset or a quality of another person. You may be listening to the words this person says, but it's the overall feeling that you'll leave with.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may do the same things you've been doing, but you'll increase your focus by at least 10 percent, and this will make a huge difference in the results you are able to achieve.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don't have to be a master of feng shui to realize that your environment is affecting your ability to attract the kind of people you want to know into your realm.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Most people don't listen well, but you're not most people. By listening well today, you'll learn a shortcut, save yourself from a futile effort and improve a relationship.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Focus so intently on being upbeat, encouraging and helpful that there's no room for anything to exist but positivity. No one is positive all the time, but you can keep this up for longer than most.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You'll be trying to get to the bottom of a problem.

You'll have to prod a bit to get answers. The one who says "I don't know" just needs you to ask a slightly different question.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There's a pause in the action, and you can use this to your advantage. The in-between moments are perfect for connecting with others and speculating about what's going to happen next. You'll love the anticipation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There will be a degree of social tension to break through. Pretend that the new people you meet are already your friends. When you act as though you're already friends, you put everyone at ease.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 26). This year you will find tranquility and healing inside a peaceful relationship. Next month resolves an age-old problem. April frees up some funds so that you can go on a trip. June brings an intriguing mystery for you to unravel. There's a career shift in July. New friends come along in September. Taurus and Scorpio people will be adoring fans. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 15, 34, 1 and 20.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I've seen my sister only four times in the past 20 years. When she was 17, she ran off and got married to an older man and began having children. She has 10 children now and feeds them with the money she makes waiting tables, in addition to some funds from public assistance and the charity of her church. Her husband has problems and rarely works. I feel terribly guilty about her situation and wonder whether I could have done anything along the way to stop it. How can I assuage my guilt? I'm a Capricorn, and she is a Gemini."

Your guilt is based on your ideas about how your sister's life should be, not hers. Be careful not to assume you know how your sister feels about her situation. You may think of her as oppressed and in need of saving, but perhaps she is actually happy. You suggest that her children are fed and that she has a job, and this may be a source of great satisfaction to her. Capricorns like you can be highly responsible and sometimes need to realize that the best thing to be responsible for is your own life. Live and let live.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Josh Groban recently went viral when he put the Twitter tweets of Kanye West to music. With the sun and Mars in creative Pisces, this singer, songwriter, actor and music producer will never run out of ideas to express through his abundant talents. Look for Groban in the surprising role of a caddish lawyer in the comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" to be released this summer.

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