Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

When the moon is in Cancer, she is at home. And when she's full in Cancer, she becomes the most important thing in the sky, a radiant goddess on her throne, dominating the darkness. What is in your realm that you can brighten up? Tonight, stay home and arrange your domestic scene so as to make your home a comfortable castle.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll be in charge of a meeting. It will help you to tell those involved the starting and ending times of the meeting upfront so everyone can time their discussion accordingly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are a learner. Remember this — even when you feel like standing still in what you already know. These are times of change, and adaptation is a must!

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Soldier on. When you get tired, it energizes you to keep going. You hit your second wind and then your third before you even get a glimpse of the goal line. Your win is sweeter for this effort.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Some people are more afraid of success than they are of failure. What about you? You'll find out today when you hit a wave of little successes that build into one big success. How does it make you feel?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you need help, ask for it. When there is no one around to ask, ask anyway. Maybe you are talking to yourself, or maybe you are pleading to the invisible powers that be. You will be heard and answered.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). No pushing or forcing the action along — it simply won't work. This is a day to relax. You're better off sitting back and watching. Things happen naturally and easily when they're right.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You might procrastinate. It's not because you can't be bothered to take action. It's because you are busy with the most important things — the things that bring the highest payoff for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Write down on paper the goal that is in your heart. If you don't have a set destination, you will not have a system of measurement to tell you when you are slipping far away from where you really want to be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). With people who understand you, you don't have to perform or think of new subjects to talk about. You can just be you, and it feels good. You'll be with those you like, and it's satisfying.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Get into action mode, even if you're not so sure of what you really want to do.

The momentum will lead to something. Trust the instincts that move your body and mind.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You are perceptive and wise. It will be easy for you to read the signals. If it's a fight to keep the ball bouncing, maybe this is not the right game for you. Tonight: Someone embraces you wholeheartedly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Highly creative people are drawn to you. It seems as though they are bouncing off the walls with many ideas that are not on point. However, you have a talent for focusing everyone on the task at hand.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 19). Your health and stamina are high this year, and you'll have the energy to tackle your more ambitious dreams. The pressure is on in April, and you show everyone what you can do and surprise even yourself! Give to someone in need in March. You'll be a hero. Travel is favored for July and September. Cancer and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 4, 22, 31 and 25.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "My boyfriend, a Cancer, left me. I'm a Virgo. I haven't ventured from my apartment in days. I'm on vacation from work, which was convenient. It gave me time to grieve. Now I have to go back to real life, and I don't know how I'm going to tell everyone that my boyfriend has moved on. I'm devastated. This is the worst thing that's ever happened. I don't know how I'm going to go on without him. Is there any way to get him back? What should I do?"

You need to fall in love with yourself and fast. Virgos are extremely hard on themselves. They are perfectionists by nature who often discount their own beautiful qualities. Do some soul searching. You'll find there's so much to love that there's barely room for all this grief! This breakup is a blessing, and you need to start seeing it as such. You were obviously getting way too wrapped up in codependency. You can only truly give your love if you have a deep and abiding love for yourself. This breakup gives you an opportunity to develop an inner core of confidence. Your self-worth is not based on what anyone else thinks of you or the importance they give you in their lives.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Dolly Parton so wanted to foster a love of reading in her community that she started a literacy program, sending books to every preschool-aged child in her county in Tennessee. This legendary country music star was born when the sun, Mercury and Venus were in the ambitious sign of Capricorn. Parton's natal moon is in Leo, the sign of entertainment.

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