Horoscopes for Feb. 18, 2013

The physicist Niels Bohr said, “The opposite of a fact is a falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.” As the sun enters spiritual Pisces, the symbol of which is two fish swimming in opposite directions, the complexity of great truth is a subject that must be lived through to be understood.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Once you break down a task into manageable chunks, you’ll discover that your challenges are not really that hard. You are absolutely capable of meeting the goal posts you projected at the beginning.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The left-brain-dominant people will misunderstand the right-brain-dominant people. Now able to swing freely from one mode to another, you’ll be the translator who helps everyone get along.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Sometimes things slip from your mouth that you didn’t intend to say, especially around people you like. It’s a function of being comfortable, and it’s nothing to worry too much about.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today will be an elaborate game of advance and retreat. Choose your tactic, and another person will naturally fall into the opposite role. So would you rather chase or be chased?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll give freely to the one who gives freely to you. You’ll also give to people who are not likely to give back, and that’s fine, too. In many ways, it’s even more satisfying because you sense there is real need there.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may feel that you’re wound too tight, but this is just the adrenaline rush you need to have a highly productive day. Your nervous energy is put to good use through cleaning, building or growing things.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your personal happiness is not governed by the actions of another. You know best what you need to do to squeeze maximum enjoyment from a situation, and you’re gloriously self-sufficient now, too.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Justice demands total impartiality. You may not be the right one to deliver justice in a situation involving your loved ones. To avoid favoritism, get the opinion of an outsider.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Someone loves you and loves you completely. You are much harder on yourself than this person ever would be. If you could see yourself the way this person sees you, you would be kinder to yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There really are very few things you need, so wherever possible, reduce your needs to wants. Needing causes you to hand over your power. Wanting puts you back in charge.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You like attention, but not when it comes with pressure. For instance, you’ll avoid people who seem to want you to give their lives meaning. That’s too much responsibility!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Happiness lends a charisma that’s hard to beat. It’s better than beauty or riches. You know this to be true, so you smile whether or not you feel like it. Soon your insides match your mouth.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY. You’re a love magnet, and you’ll find it tough to sort out your scheduling because everyone wants to spend time with you at once. Take a calculated financial risk this month. March brings the rejuvenation of an old relationship. You’ll put on a show in April. May unites your family. Wedding bells ring in September. Leo and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 23, 38 and 14.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: “I can’t believe he broke up with me, and right before Valentine’s Day. I told him he’s insane for not wanting to be together. I do so many things for him – cook, clean, even give him money – and he repays me by leaving. I shouldn’t want him back so badly, but I do – desperately! How can I convince him? I’m a Virgo, and he’s a Taurus.”

By trying to convince your Taurus that he is wrong for breaking up with you, you are putting him in a position to defend his decision. Whatever his reasons are, you are only enforcing them by making him argue his side. That’s why you might consider giving up the fight and agreeing to lose him.

Your only chance at getting your Taurus back will happen out of agreement, not disagreement. Let him know that he’s right, that the relationship wasn’t ideal, and that you’re going to move on now. Then leave him alone while you focus on your own life. Get a new hobby and a different look, and make other friends. Who knows? Working on yourself might be so much fun that when he does circle back to you, you’ll want nothing to do with him.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Depending on their birth time, babies born today will be either Aquarius or Pisces. Born in the final degrees of Aquarius, actor John Travolta uses his uniqueness to elevate his characterizations to iconic status. With Mercury and Venus in empathetic Pisces, he can truly get into the mind of each character. His Mars in adventurous Sagittarius shows a love of travel and a pioneering spirit.

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