hhd@get.creators.com (Holiday Mathis)
You can’t go wrong by being easy on everyone you encounter today, including and especially yourself. Mercury and Mars are in a favorable, though very passionate, arrangement recalling how, at any given moment, most people are responding to cues, triggers, obstacles and impulses that others can neither see nor begin to understand.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Observe until you have a gut feeling about what to do next. If no feeling comes, enjoy the silence and space. After all, silence and space is what gives life form.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s a higher level of intellectual activity going on today, and you’ll get the chance to share ideas with people who think alike and differently. You’ll challenge and inspire one another.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The best way to find out who can keep a secret and who can’t is to observe how people do with the information you give them — before you tell them anything you actually would want kept secret.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The victory is yours, which is weird because you didn’t even know you were in a competition. Do not let that stop you from using what you’re given.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s sometimes hard to tell whether you’re excited or anxious. Either way, there’s a job to be done. Breathe through the nerves and remind yourself what matters here.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Unreasonable purchases have their place and time. As fellow Virgo Dorothy Parker suggested, “Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.”
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The people around you with similar backgrounds and experiences will not be the most useful to you now. The objective and unbiased eye is invaluable, and it only comes from an outsider with a different experience.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Consider, just for one day, doing hardly a thing beyond showing up. It’s what most people are doing. Pull back and you’ll be suddenly aware of, for better or worse, what a whole lot of extra effort you normally put in.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re only interested in the people who are difficult to know and the prizes that are hard to win. Perhaps, it’s because you have a feeling you can succeed with this.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Resist persuasion. Those who attempt to sway you in any particular direction are more concerned about their own agenda than yours. Action would be premature.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As a rule, people don’t completely know the landscape of their own psyche. Today, you’re as likely to be surprised by your own behavior as you are by the behavior of another.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People who think they can’t do much about their situation will not pay nearly as close attention as those who are actively looking for all the opportunities they believe are around them.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 17). Your cosmic birthday includes lofty expectations met by new people. The plot takes unexpected turns in the thrill ride that is the end of the year. Highlights of 2021 include a legendary family event, a professional opportunity and a habit change or skill enhancement that brings your game to the next level. Cancer and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 20, 22, 1 and 17.
ASTROLOGICAL QUESTION: Striving to be happy usually doesn’t work. Try these three methods under the new moon in Leo:
1. There is ample evidence to support the theory that people feel first and then come up with the reasons for the feeling after the fact. In light of this sequence, it is possible to feel good or bad for no reason at all. Try out the hypothesis. Decide to be happy for one minute. Just do that until it’s easy enough. Then, work up to two and three minutes, etc.
2. Happiness can be a most elusive goal. It is often true that people who set off on a path toward something that has little to do with their own happiness will notice a side effect of happiness along the way. Do what’s right. If you happen to get happy in the process, count it as a bonus.
3. There are three minds involved in setting up an experience. There is the mind that looks forward to it, the mind that is in the moment with it and the mind that reflects back on it. An experience itself doesn’t have to be all that comfortable or pleasurable to provide some joy in mind one or mind three. Set yourself up for success by giving yourself ample time for planning and good tools for reflecting. This takes the pressure off of the present moment. When it comes to happiness, two out of three smiling minds is all it takes!
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Sean Penn isn’t your typical movie star, as reflected by the close proximity of the maverick planet, Uranus, next to his Leo sun. Uranus is associated with the myth of Prometheus, a wily Titan who stole fire from the gods to liberate humanity from oppression. Politically outspoken Sean embodies this Promethean spirit. Penn will play Andrew Jackson in the upcoming miniseries “American Lion.”
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