Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

This is the only time this year that communication planet Mercury will oppose the explosive and radical revolutionary planet Uranus. It is extremely difficult to predict the reaction your words will cause. That's why saying the wrong thing could be downright dangerous. By the same token, saying the right thing could change your life forever.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Success is not about wearing the right jacket. It's about having the right frame of mind — which can sometimes be more easily achieved when you're wearing the right jacket.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don't mind deferring to the judgment of your teachers as a sign of respect, but the respect has to go both ways. You're not into being bossed around. Remember who your team captain is: you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You keep adding layers of sophistication to your personality. This will help you relate to those whose education and culture are different from yours. You will find common ground with people from all walks of life.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A project will take off like a runaway train. Once the plan is in motion, there is very little you will be able to do to stop progress. Therefore, choose carefully what you start now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There is a niche you have yet to explore — a calling that keeps coming back to you in different stages of your life. Give it some thought. Investigate your options. It's about time you answered this calling.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will have the courage to ask truthful questions about your work and/or how you are coming across. Study the answers you get, and evaluate what you need to do to bring about your desired response.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your charitable mood continues. The good you do for others will come back to you immediately, starting with the unbelievably good feeling you get from doing this in the first place.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Since you can't stand the thought of being rejected in any way, you'll extend the energy of acceptance to those you meet. The vibes swirl around you, and you'll be protected by their loving glow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Long ago, you signed up for a difficult task. Now you feel like doing anything but that task. However, you'll be a better person for your compliance. Stop resisting, and fall into line.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Put yourself where the magic is happening.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are many ways in which you can live as though you have already achieved the goal. It doesn't even take extra money to do so. It's an attitude more than anything else.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It will be appropriate to tell others about your accomplishments. It doesn't make you a name-dropper — think of yourself as an informer. It just so happens that the information people need to know is about you.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 2). You'll find new and lucrative ways to use your talents. In November, you'll make a special connection to clients, and this earns you an impressive sum. Additions to your family keep you busy doing interesting things in December. March is romantic. Your confidence grows because of the risks you take in June. Cancer and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 5, 14, 39 and 19.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "When I turned 18, my mother told me the story of how she graduated from high school, took a summer vacation to an exotic location and upon her return found out that she was pregnant. The person I call "Dad" isn't technically my father. To make matters more complicated, I don't get along so well with the dad I grew up with — something was always off, and I could never figure it out. Now I know. I do have to respect him for loving my mom and taking care of her even though she was already pregnant with someone else's child. Now I really don't know what to do: Find my birth father, or just let things be? Even though we don't always get along, I don't want to make my dad mad." — Confused Cancer

This is about you and your history. Your dad may have feelings about your finding your birth father, but you can't let his baggage be the deciding factor in this highly personal quest. Cancer is an intuitive sign, easily hurt, but also fiercely courageous. You'll know when and if the time is right for you to find out about your birth father. Honor your inner wisdom.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Whether he's learning the lute or doing arrangements of rock songs with a 50-piece symphony orchestra, Sting will never stop exploring, learning and surprising his audience in delightful ways. Libra is the sign of art and harmony. Sting's natal Libran luminaries include the sun, the moon, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune. Grace, diplomacy and sophistication are also among Libra's many gifts.

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