Horoscopes by Holiday by Holiday Mathis

As the moon changes from chatty Gemini to sensitive Cancer, conversations may come to dissatisfying conclusions. And the urge to return to the scene and remedy the exchange will only make it worse. Script a new scene and replay it in your mind. Everything will magically work out to mirror your mental performance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Take financial issues head-on. Make deals. Ask for what you want in a friendly and unemotional way. A personal conversation can move mountains — or huge corporate entities, as the case may be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you're feeling needy, wait until later to make a choice. Do not make any decisions from a place of lack. There's nothing you have to have that badly. You will be as powerful as you see yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Whatever ails you, the remedy is close at hand. And if the problem is something you can't do anything about, then it is officially not your problem. A breezy attitude will be amazingly attractive.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You'll be drawn to activities that reduce your tension and raise your creativity. Let yourself take part in them, and don't feel guilty about the cost. It's no sin to spend money on yourself!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may have a kind smile, but when it's time to get in the game, you make it known that you're there to win. A highly competitive atmosphere will allow you to let off some steam, and your social horizons will broaden, too.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You know that happiness is not based in having things. And yet there's something you want that you believe will make you smile for a long time to come. Think about what this possession symbolizes to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Though you approve of much of what you do and who you are, you may feel that you've let yourself down in some way recently. No one is perfect. Forgive yourself and you'll do better in this regard today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have a guard around your heart that was erected long ago, and it's holding up pretty well. However, a certain charming someone will find an opening and slide right in.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You are super-smart, so don't waste it. Your impulses are more than electrical charges running through your brain — they are potential futures. Try some of them out today to see where they'll lead.

CAPRICORN (Dec.

22-Jan. 19). Bring back that old trick you learned while babysitting, or while dealing with an infantile adult. You figured out how to cater your conversation to their development level. Well, the tactic will once again come in handy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As you rise to new levels of influence, remember that truly powerful people are not above serving others. In fact, usually the more powerful they are, the more people they serve.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Pursue a mysterious character. Find out where this person came from and where he or she wants to go next. Your paths could cross in interesting ways, but you'll never know unless you make the first move.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 12). You leap forward intellectually and spiritually this year. You're willing to work and that shows in your attitude. In January, a mentor will coach you to achieve a higher potential. In February, you are prepared to take on a bigger game. April brings a new purpose. There's a windfall in July. Sagittarius and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 40, 38, 18 and 25.

How To Work This Mercury Retrograde (Instead Of Letting It Work You.) Part Three: If you sense that certain relationships are changing, it's not your imagination. Mercury's retrograde transit through the relationship sign of Libra is well underway. There's nothing to fear and plenty to embrace. All will develop in a wonderful direction for those who stay positive. Here's how to work it: LEO: Carve out the time to foster intimacy with your closest loved ones. A strange thing has been occurring. You've been so wrapped up in pursuing an important goal that you've lost sight of your dearest relationships. Spending time with new faces and anyone connected with your aims is important, but your loved ones are more important. Reprioritize. VIRGO: Be assertive. You've learned to pick your battles, and you usually create harmonious relationships because of this. But lately you've let so much go that you're starting to feel resentments building. There's such a thing as being too passive. As you sweetly speak your mind, relationships heal.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: This Virgo singer's powerful pipes and dramatic skill have won her "Idol" votes, a Grammy and an Oscar for playing Effie White in "Dream Girls." With her Pisces moon, Jennifer Hudson is a natural actor who won't stop at one Academy Award. Hudson recently gave birth to a baby Leo boy. Her natal Mars in Leo will help her relate to her son's fiery energy and attention-getting charms.

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