Holiday Mathis

As the sign of transformation, Scorpio’s powers surge strongly through the hopes of the new moon, the lunar influence of becoming. In what area would you like to make a new choice? What vision is inspiring enough to make you want to start fresh, launch a different adventure and thus, change who you are? Focus there and believe.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you had to put today’s problem into a box, then it would be a tiny box. Maybe you can live with this one and learn to see it as a quirk or feature instead of a problem.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t let others frame the situation for you. If you have the feeling of being a piece in a game — played, not player — it’s a sign that you need to look carefully at the power dynamics and find your points of leverage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People will be persistent, trying to convince you of what is possible and what is impossible. These are only opinions. What’s your take? That’s the one that matters.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). An exercise: Let your mind do funhouse mirror trickery on a situation and some scary, interesting, hilarious and creative ideas come of it. Then leave the funhouse, and the mirrors, and see it in the light of day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ve been known to think about what would be the most attractive move, and there are other times when you just don’t worry about it and do only what you want. Either way works now, but you have to commit fully to it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You can’t be vigilant about everything. If you could, you’d be perfect, and perfectly boring, repellant even, because humans tend to like those that are more or less like them, which is to say flawed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When you’re in it, telling yourself to do the next correct move, courage naturally flows. It is not until later, when you look back, that you will realize just how brave it is to live admirably in daily life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Being supportive to yourself might not be your first instinct. Sometimes, it’s hard to think of the right ways to coach. Make the effort to figure it out though because progress depends on consistent self-encouragement.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You are typically so steady that people around you don’t expect you to change your mind, let alone change it three or four times, but such things are acceptable and naturally when you’re finding your way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You get inspiration from multiple sources — the passing clouds, a picture that triggers a memory, the song on the radio, all channeled into sorting your feelings about someone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Are you the most qualified person to assess your situation? The jury is still out. An outsider will either help you understand something you didn’t before or validate your own view of it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In games of cat and mouse, the mouse needs to disappear sometimes, thereby stopping the chase and creating in the cat an excited sense of anticipation for the next surprise appearance.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 14). Often along this solar journey, you’ll find yourself acting for the sheer joy of it, or out of curiosity, or for the thrill of the experience. You will often be without expectation, and therefore relaxed and present to all the possibilities. Romance, friendship, family bonds and relationships of all kinds will be your specialty. Capricorn and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 1, 13, 20 and 6.

COSMIC QUESTION: “I might be a Leo lioness, but these days, I feel more like a cougar! I’m a woman born on Aug. 1, 1971. How compatible am I with a guy born Oct. 25, 1984? Would our age difference be a problem?”

Your sun and Venus in Leo indicates a theatrical flair and a heightened sense of style. You stand out in a good way and attract favorable attention regardless of who else is in the room. Your Sagittarius moon says that you are adventurous and approach life with high energy. You’re sophisticated, worldly and drawn to people who will expand your horizons. Many younger men will not have the kind of life experience that keeps them interesting to you for long. It is one thing to have a fun flirtation with a potential boyfriend and quite another to pursue a meaningful relationship. As for your Oct. 25 guy, his Venus is in Sagittarius, which speaks to your emotional moon in Sagittarius. You’ll have more in common than you might with others his age, and there is natural simpatico between you that could make up for whatever he might be lacking in life experience.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Contractor Chip Gaines and his wife, Joanna, are the stars of the HGTV reality series “Fixer Upper,” in which homes and lives are transformed by the talent and creativity of this team. Fittingly, Scorpio is the sign of transformation and Gaines has natal sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all in that part of the sky. Uranus and Pluto in Libra speak to deep, exciting and unpredictable partnerships.

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