March 21, 2003

Mercury is direct, and the sun is transiting through Aquarius, which is full of new ideas. With a mind-over-matter attitude, recently confusing events suddenly make perfect sense. Increased discipline is featured, so it’s a perfect time to get to the gym, do the week’s grocery shopping and pay off some bills.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Keeping emotional distance is your challenge and also your ticket to success. Negotiations are best made when you’re ready to walk away. The money people are won over to your side with surprising ease when you tell only the truth.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You want to impress the boss. What you know is more important than who you know. Keeping details straight lets a loved one know you’ve really been listening. Unsolved problems in a relationship should get attention tonight.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Separating your issues from your loved one’s is the hard part, but at least, you can be sure that it’s not all you. Interesting offers come through the mail. Social opportunities are increasingly glamorous – take advantage.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your hard work in the past pays off today. Keen perceptions offer the necessary key to getting ahead. A casual conversation could bring romance into your life now. Try a new approach to sharing time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You see relationships clearly this morning. Don’t let double talk cloud your way tonight, and you can still instigate the changes that need to occur before someone ruins your weekend! Move out of your comfort zone and be transformed.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 21). Your good reputation gets you jobs and more money! Being thankful opens an abundant world to you. Money in the spring comes from business and ideas you present in the next three weeks. Friends open your eyes and sweeten your life in April and May. Move to a new city in June. Singles marry in July. Your lucky love signs are Scorpio and Leo. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 22, 32, 5 and 19.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While things planned with others may not work out, you have a blast doing what you wanted to do your own way. Eating too many meals out is undermining your health. Grocery shopping will be your No. 1 immunity booster.

LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23). It’s useless to dwell on limitations from the past. News brings the end to a period of waiting. Now that you’ve got your answer, celebrate, no matter what it is. This is the first day of the rest of your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A sudden stroke of genius enables you to turn ordinary work into a masterpiece. OK, if you don’t get the lightning-from-the-sky thing, you can rest assured that the only thing between you and "genius" is determination.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Approach challenges with a can-do attitude, and take positive reinforcement wherever you can get it. Expert advice comes at a reasonable cost and saves your money in the end.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you really look, you’ll recognize your pattern in dealing with loved one. Seeing yourself objectively will help you make a right decision. Discuss creative ideas with Cancer. Be selective about whom you confide with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your surroundings are improving little by little. Hire a carpenter if you can afford it for those state-of-the-art shelves and closed fixtures. Love sizzle because you take the time to acknowledge your partner’s sexy spontaneity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Double-check all figures; you could find money stashed or owed to you that you’d forgotten about. You’re starting to judge your life by new standards. Love that doesn’t jibe with your values needs careful examination.

WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST: The moon transits from Libra, the sign of friends, to Scorpio, the sign of lovers. Many romantic partnership will start off purely platonic. ARIES: Virgo is your touchstone. Scorpio challenges everything you believe about love. TAURUS: A romantic partner is met while doing sport, dancing or socializing with couples. GEMINI: Anything that requires courage will guild your self-esteem and have a positive impact on your love life. CANCER: Spend more time one on one, so love will last. LEO: New dates will be more impressed by imagination than they will by how much money you spend. VIRGO: an equally ambitious partner can keep up with you and understand your drive to succeed. LIBRA: Sweet gestures are well received. SCORPIO: Trying what you never thought you would is favored, which includes asking someone out you once considered "out of your league." SAGITTARIUS: Be open to seeing someone in a brand-new light. CAPRICORN: Keep on track, though others will try to dissuade you. AQUARIUS: You may enjoy hedonistic impulses – and totally guilt free. PISCES: Get your fill of experience, and appreciate loved ones for their differences.

COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND: Leo and Pisces have a special intimacy now. Pisces may feel overshadowed by Leo, but this is only an illusion. Pisces actually has more power because he or she can make Leo go all soft. The passion is absolutely rare if these two can cut through their own self-consciousness and truly give to the other person. This weekend features a serious conversation about commitment.

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