Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

The sun, the moon, Saturn and Neptune are all stationed in air signs today. Air-sign energy is quick and bright, witty and light. It's intellectual, though not laboriously so, delighting in timely curiosities. Along her way, the moon will form an auspicious angle to the sun and then continue the trend by favoring Saturn later on in the day.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are not a relentlessly spontaneous person, and yet you have been known to take surprising turns toward grand adventures at a moment's notice. Today, there will be an unexpected temptation to do so once again.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You've been guided by teachers, parents and other mentors. Some of them showed you what to do, and others showed you what not to do. Now you'll hold fast to those fine nuggets of wisdom.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). At your core, you are the person you were 10 years ago, but the world has changed. You have access to more options than you used to have and will therefore be inspired in new directions.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your work requires you to be skilled in many areas, but the one that will stand out the most now is sales. Your smile does half of the work for you. Listening carefully will be another big part.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your goal must be interesting enough to persuade and seduce you even when you've lost energy, momentum and funding. It must be able to pull you through the lows. Keep dreaming until you hit on something really juicy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Getting informed is easy once you decide it's important. Right now, it will be a vital part of making a good impression. Do your homework before you reach out to the person who might mentor, fund or hire you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are a lifelong learner. Sometimes you're drawn to formal education, but lately it seems that the whole world is your classroom. Also, a job you commit to will provide an ongoing opportunity to learn.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will run into a fortuitous person or get another sort of lucky break. The happy accidents happen to you because you want them to. You are prepared for such events.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You'll be a fascinating addition to the group, regardless of how you supplement the conversation. Knowing everything about a subject can be just as helpful as knowing nothing about it.

CAPRICORN (Dec.

22-Jan. 19). The French playwright Albert Guinon said, "When everyone is absolutely against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong — or absolutely right." The latter case will be yours today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will meet worthy opposition. Get on the same page as your teammates and fellow leaders. It will be important that you present a consolidated front.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). One close friend is not enough. You need at least three or four to help you celebrate and manage your life. Take action to cement your platonic bonds this afternoon.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 28). Your actions will have a tremendously positive effect on your environment. The loving gestures you exchange in October help you to feel secure in your relationships, which are your personal kingdom. Romance develops through November. Firm in your convictions, you'll make important deals in January. Scorpio and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 11, 24, 39 and 26.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I used to be so driven to succeed. All through my 20s and 30s (even in my teens!), I thought I was going to be someone special in my field of work. I had courage and kept moving forward. I caught a few good breaks and had some minor financial successes. But I feel that, for the most part, my colleagues have done so much better than me. Now I'm in my 40s and don't have much to show for my decades of drive. I still live paycheck to paycheck, with hardly any savings. And I've lost my confidence. The thing I keep thinking over and over in my head is: What is the point? Do you have any advice for a disheartened Virgo?"

My advice to you is to start writing your memoirs. A lot of people wait until their 60s to do this, but you should do it now — because you are forgetting who you are. You've lost touch with the moxy that brought about your past victories, however modest you now believe them to be. In the heat of a midlife crisis, the hardest thing for a driven Virgo to remember is that happiness is not about getting what you want. It's about wanting what you have.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Happy birthday to Frankie Jonas! The youngest of the Jonas brothers goes double digits today. Traveling the world with his famous musical family is a harmonious experience for this 10-year-old who has both his natal sun and his natal moon in Libra, the sign of harmony. Mercury and Venus in Scorpio indicates a deep thinker with special magnetism and a talent for comedy.

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