Holiday Mathis

This full harvest moon stirs up conflict. Those who cannot tolerate differences of opinion take clashes in worldviews as personal affronts. Like Don Quixote, they thrash at life, angrily defending against windmills they imagine to be giants. The confused, indignant and unreasonable ones are best avoided under this hotheaded warrior moon.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The temptation will be to get a diagnosis for things that may or may not be better off with one. How much does it really matter what you call a thing? Not as much as coming up with a course of action to make it all work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may start feeling like things are getting away from you, but it won’t take much to reestablish your grip. Center yourself, and then make a boundary decision or two.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). While it’s depleting to dwell on those wishes that must be granted somewhere outside of your realm of control, it is enormously energizing indeed to focus on what is doable.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). If someone is with you one week and against you the next, then it’s not love; it’s a transaction. Relationships that are based on an arrangement tend to change when the arrangement does.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To blame one person would be reductive and to blame everyone would be meaningless. Why blame anyone at all? Accept what is, and then do what you need to do to move the situation where you need it to be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re susceptible to beauty. You’ve a weakness for sweetness, and you can be deeply moved by instances of loveliness. You’ll find uplift in the smile of a certain someone.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll distrust over-the-top sentiments and will prefer to be shown respect and love in low-key ways. Your favorite acknowledgment will be quality time together doing the things that you find relaxing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Conflict is easily deactivated. Chances are that this is rooted in a misunderstanding. When you assume that everyone involved started with goodwill, you can calmly sort the facts and figure out what happened.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It takes getting around new people to know that you have more stories to share than you realize. Part of enjoying your interesting life is in retelling it to people, especially good listeners.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Gray areas aren’t to be feared; rather, they are to be observed, tolerated, negotiated and, considering they encompass most of existence, hopefully, ultimately embraced.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can take an action, feel good about it afterward, and still not be completely convinced that it was the right thing to do. You’ll check back in a year or two. Until then, wash your hands of it and move on.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The young feel omnipotent. To some extent, the same goes for the immature and inexperienced. This is a necessary state at the start of any pursuit. If we knew what there was to fear, we’d never embark.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 1). Wowed by superficial attributes, others seek to know you the depths of you. How fulfilling to be so thoroughly appreciated. You’ll gain lifestyle improvements as you organize your possessions and time differently. An educational win will be followed by a work opportunity that has your social network buzzing. Scorpio and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 13, 20, 1 and 48.

COSMIC QUESTION: “Am I a narcissist? My boyfriend called me one. Then he broke up with me. Actually, I think that he’s the narcissist, but then he said that is exactly what a narcissist usually thinks, and that, by definition, a narcissist cannot get better and will always think that everyone else is not as important. Hey, I thought that was just being a person. Everyone is selfish. It doesn’t help that I’m a Leo though, right?”

Leo does have a reputation for strong ego, but as the entertainer of the zodiac, Leo needs to be in touch with what is being presented to the world. In the way that an actor works in the mirror and does psychological reflection to portray a character, Leo considers it good showmanship to pay attention to appearances.

Furthermore, we live in the age of narcissism. At some point, one wonders how helpful it is to call out a personality trait that, to some degree, so many share. Regardless, you’d do well to make resolutions about who you’d like to be in relationships and work toward that.

For instance, how are your listening skills? One way to combat selfishness is to become a close listener who requires curiosity and balance from all conversations. It’s a mighty fine place to start.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: In “Baskets,” Zach Galifianakis plays twin brothers, one of whom has aspirations to be a great clown. In a sense, this echoes the Libran artist’s own quest to create work that moves people through laughter and pathos. Galifianakis was born when the sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Libra, the sign of beauty, harmony, teamwork and partnership.

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