February 22, 2003

Saturn goes direct, a bit of a relief to a goal-oriented people. If you’re a process-oriented person, be aware that the process might not take as long as you thought. Pisces influences are healing if you’re willing to do some soul searching. It’s a perfect time to set priorities and follow their dictates. Affirm a bright future for yourself.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Partnerships, both fun and lucrative, gain momentum naturally, just because you give them attention. You’re also thinking about long-term goals that have little to do with anyone but you. Tonight, you meet a Virgo who can help.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Compassion is healing. So drop the stubborn stance about that situation that never seems to change. Once you stop resisting, you’ll see a breakthrough. Loved ones must figure out that they are responsible for their own destiny.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What takes others forever is easy for you! Sure, not everyone has your wit, but that’s no reason to exclude anyone. Be a kind listener. You make a lasting impression tonight with all your bad girl/bad boy bravado.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A prediction comes true, which could give you a weird feeling. Now do you see how powerful you are? You’ll be chosen to represent your group in some way. This is an honor and also a daunting task.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Take a new step slowly, clarifying all provisions of an agreement before giving your word. What you see may not be exactly what you get, and you need more time to feel things out. Grapevine news is what you needed to hear.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (February 22). This year, you feel powerful, so your power increases. Colleagues are award by your work, and you start to make a name for yourself b using a little-known talent. The big news in the next seven weeks is that your romantic limbo ends. Either a love prospect confesses deep, true love, or couples with a problem in their relationship jump the hurdle. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 19, 23, 46 and 10.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you think about signing on the bottom line, remember that fools rush in where wise men fear to tread! Peace and quiet bring brilliant insight, guidance and ideas. Singles: A matchmaker may hit on the right combination.

LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23). A partner mirrors your unspoken desires and fears. Hold back on projects if you have any confusion about what to do or how to do it. Be careful not too overindulged in food or drink. Your body is especially sensitive tonight.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Overwhelmed? As crazy as it sounds, the remedy is to add one m ore responsibility to the mix. A loved one senses your new power and compromises to accommodate you. You have luck with contests, interviews and games.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Life guides you in the right direction through what seem to be miraculous means. But miracles happen every day, so why not to you? Don’t let petty conflict tug your attention from key issues; be firm in your focus.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Tackle something you usually find tedious; you’ll enjoy such tasks today. Letters bring deserved results. Tonight, you take every precaution to guard your heart, but someone steals it anyhow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s time to jump a hurdle – what’s holding you back? Make a list of your complaints, and then systematically address each one. Unlikely matches in business are lucrative, but romantically, it’s time to date people more like you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Money and your happiness don’t have to be linked together. Don’t waste time trying to convince the skeptics. If you can leave self-doubt behind, you can break down barriers between you and a new love.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I’ve just finished a novel that I’ve been working on for five years. I’m about to send it to agents, who are waiting to read it and hopefully represent me. Also, my relationship looks like it’s ending over the issue of whether or not to have children. I’d like to marry and have children. He has kids already and doesn’t want to be a parent again. I’m an Aquarius born Feb. 17, 1964. He was born Jan. 21, 1955. Do you see anything happening with selling my book, and will I ever marry and have kids and be a writer and healer?"

I do see you being a writer, a healer and a married mom. Make a clean break from your Aquarian sweetheart, and start writing your second novel. You’ll get some interest in your writing, but agents will want to know what else you’ve got. If the writing career doesn’t take off with the urgency and excitement you had hoped for, you can take heart in the fact that it will eventually catch on and you’ll have your day in the sun. Form or join a writers group immediately. This could be where you meet your husband.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Johnny Knoxville of the "Jackass" movie and TV show could give up stunts this year, when he decides the lawsuits make it not worth it. He could, however, direct a music video and start an entirely new interpretive style within that medium. Though he’s a Pisces (and probably more shy and serious than we realize), he’s got Mars, Jupiter and Neptune in Sagittarius and would be successful on the road.

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