This Virgo Moon questions: Should you join the group, or not? These critical skies bring forth many reasons not to become a member. You'll have to give something up, for starters — your time and attention at the very least, and possibly something else, too, such as money. If the group unites people in goodness, your sacrifice will be worthwhile.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Life gets so much easier once you stop taking things so personally. Very few things are meant as a comment on your actual character or being. Most talk is about the person talking.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you happened to visit yourself, what would you talk about? You'll find out today when a break in the action provides a perfect opportunity for some you-to-you time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Stressful moments go by. You remember the stress more than the moment. Could it be that all the stress is actually optional? Play around with the possibilities of this.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sure, there are a few bitter lessons you learned from the past. That is not an excuse to believe in a dismal future. Hang around an optimistic Sagittarian for a spiritual boost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you could sing yourself, what would that song sound like? Chances are, you'll hear it on the radio today. When you celebrate the role of music in your life it will seem to celebrate you right back.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're thinking about what it would take to make more money. Your mind forbids you to earn more than you think you are worth. Therefore, it's time to think you are worth more.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A satisfying personal life is no small accomplishment. You'll reach into that realm today with one particularly easy relationship. It's nice when you can be around a person without worrying what he or she is thinking about you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Work brings blips and blunders, all opportunities to get better at this job. Mistakes are your greatest teachers. By the way, your self-image is undergoing some upgrades these days, and soon your income will follow suit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). With your stellar priorities you are sure to bring health, relaxation and peace into your world. Tonight, soften your demeanor. People are more sensitive than they should be around you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The desire to win can reach an obsessive tipping point beyond which it becomes counter-productive and doesn't help anyone, not the loser, not the winner. With this in mind, you'll make reasonable choices.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Most things contain the seeds of their own destruction. That's why you're careful to take everything in moderation today. A light touch will bring you luck.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Are you capable of living in the comfort zone? These days, you don't want to, and that's why you'll push yourself beyond what is normal, average and acceptable. You're on to something.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 5). In the first 10 weeks of your solar return, a windfall will allow you to pay a debt or fulfill an obligation. Opportunity to travel comes your way, too. Singles find love at reunions or through old friends. Your professional life takes off like a rocket in January and you won't get a chance to catch your breath until June. Leo and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 39, 22, 14 and 50.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTION: "My partner is always ordering me around. According to him, I can't take criticism. But I don't think I'm the one being difficult. I think he should stop being such a nag. Other than this problem, we get along well. Who's right? I'm a Cancer."

If others do not approve of your actions, you tend to worry excessively. It is not unreasonable to ask that your partner not criticize or tell you how to do things at all. Cancer is not a sign that deals well with criticism. Of deep emotional nature and high sensitivity, the sharp arrows of verbal assaults will go straight to your tender heart, causing terrible pain. You do have a tough protective shell, which helps prevent you from crumbling right before the very eyes of your critic, but the barbs will nevertheless penetrate your defenses, sometimes causing your snappy temper to surface. If insulted, you are not apt to be forgiving, but rather to plunge into the depths of self-pity, bemoaning your fate and blaming the one who treated you harshly. You have a strong instinct for self-preservation and will often avoid drawing forth criticism.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Kardashian matriarch and manager Kris Jenner is a Scorpio whose talent for public relations seems to defy the natural Scorpion drive for privacy. While arranging reality television shows and even tweeting a picture of her sleeping daughter does seem at odds with the usual Scorpio agenda, a closer look at her natal chart reveals just the kind of clever and strategic mind to carefully craft perceptions of private life and public life, making one appear as the other.

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