Cinco de Mayo Stars, by Holiday Mathis

Parties are often fun, just not for the host. Everyone who has thrown a successful party knows the main job is to set the stage for others to relax and play. If you accidentally have fun as a side effect (and that's a strong possibility as the Virgo moon angles imaginative Neptune this Cinco de Mayo), consider yourself lucky!

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can't blame your brain for being skeptical of your gut feelings. Your gut draws wisdom from a mysterious place that your brain has never been to, doesn't know the location of, and doubts the existence of in the first place.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There's a lot around that needs to be organized, but if you can organize your priorities first, you'll avoid wasting time on things that won't matter five days from now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It's important to do the things that make you "you" on a regular basis. If you have to tone those things down or do less of them for the sake of a relationship, it could point to trouble going forward.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The person who's talking isn't always communicating, and the person who's hearing isn't always listening. Intentions, on the other hand, can be felt viscerally. Intentions will speak the loudest today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Just as brevity is the soul of wit (according to Shakespeare) and the soul of lingerie (according to Dorothy Parker), brevity is also the soul of pleasure. Too much of any good thing is a terrible thing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your inner self is pulling for something your head still isn't sure about. This internal conflict of interests is making it difficult to move forward, but maybe forward isn't the direction you originally thought it was.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Whatever comes at you today, you've seen it before, or something like it at least. Therefore you won't flinch. You suspect this is for the best and highest good, and you'll handle it like the winner you are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). On many subjects, society's rules are your rules. It doesn't always work for you this way though. There are a few societal trends you simply can't abide by, and you'll prove yourself bigger than society as you do it your way today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Good communication isn't something you can establish and then forget about. It needs to be maintained. Check in with your loved ones to open and strengthen those lines.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There's much you will do with your mind — dream, go back and forth in time, have conversations with people you've never met. Your imagination is your most useful tool to influence and create your world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When love is disappointing, you have your friends. And when friends are the trouble, you have your love. But today is different. Today you have both and life is truly wonderful.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are certain conflicts that will never be resolved because they are too deeply rooted in core differences. Peace can be restored nonetheless when parties agree not to fight and instead focus elsewhere.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 5). Your dreams are coming true. Through the next 10 weeks, it will be as though there's an invisible hand helping you navigate and produce until your business is thriving. Family will connect you with what you need to succeed in all kinds of relationships. A voice from the past will figure into your future dealings. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 10, 33, 28 and 18.

WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST: ARIES: All the love you put into giving will be felt more than the gift itself. (Even though the gift is pretty awesome, too.) TAURUS: You're entitled to change your mind, which you'll do repeatedly until you feel safe and secure in your choice. GEMINI: Invite the opinions of those who've been through this kind of stage of life and love before. CANCER: The strength of your feeling will matter little to your love, who is concerned mainly with the evidence that feeling inspires. LEO: You're expanded by charity, but keep it out of your romance. VIRGO: When things happen to you, who's the first one you want to tell? That's your number one. LIBRA: Your mood shouldn't be dictated by someone else's. If that keeps happening, consider it a red flag. SCORPIO: Love and money will have more to do with one another than you might prefer. SAGITTARIUS: The work required to keep a relationship strong will be somewhere along the lines of a part-time job. CAPRICORN: Keep the vibes positive. When you feel them going south, change course. AQUARIUS: Bottom line: Comfortable love lasts longer. PISCES: Adjust your priorities. Inch yourself ever higher on your list.

COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND: Libra and Taurus have more in common than many air and earth sign combinations, because of their shared guidance from Venus. Libra looks for beauty and artistic refinement in things, and Taurus seeks a sense of quality and luxury — obviously there's a great deal of overlap there. This couple loves exploring together, but hide the credit cards before they go overboard with lavish mutual interests.