Today's Horoscope

MOON ALERT We have the all clear today to do business and make important decisions until 7 p.m. The moon is in Libra.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

The next four weeks will be unusually social and pleasant for you. Expect to meet new friends and possibly to be involved in physical sports, perhaps even competitively. Quite possibly, a friend could become a lover. (In fact, secret love affairs are likely.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

You're looking good in the eyes of others now, especially bosses, parents and VIPs. This could be why you'll be asked to give your creative input on something. (Design, layout, furniture arrangement, whatever.) Some of you might strike up a cosy relationship with your boss.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Travel for pleasure will please you in the next several weeks. If you can't get away, be a tourist in your own city. Seek out adventure; learn something new; grab new experiences to get the most out of life. Explore money opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

A pleasant month ahead promises gifts, goodies and favours from others. Or you might benefit indirectly through the wealth of your partner. Intimate relationships will become particularly affectionate and passionate. Some will get romantically involved with someone from a different background.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

A lovely influence will improve your partnerships and close friendships during the next month. Mars is moving on, which greatly reduces your irritation with others. (Thank heavens.) And by contrast, fair Venus is moving in, making the same relationships coochy-coo.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

In the month ahead, your job will be quite blessed. For starters, many of you will make financial gains or get favours from others or praise. (Money is always best.) Co-workers are helpful and supportive; in fact, a work-related romance might begin. Oh my.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

A promising month ahead indeed! All kinds of creative activities will appeal to you in the next several weeks. In particular, you'll love to escape on a vacation. Romance will be blessed and playful times with children will be rewarding. Financial speculation looks promising as well. (Not too shabby.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Act on your urge to make positive changes at home. Many of you want to redecorate or make some purchases to glam up the place a bit. Actually, the month ahead is also a very good time for real-estate speculation as well as entertaining at home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

For various reasons, you are going to be continually surprised at the beauty that surrounds you in the next several weeks. You'll love it. And at a more subtle level, you will also realize how much love there is in your world. Who knew?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You definitely have a wonderful opportunity to boost your earnings in the next month. Be aware of this and make the most of it. However, you will also be tempted to buy beautiful treasures for yourself and loved ones. Money in, money out.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

The month ahead is the perfect time -- perhaps the best all year -- to buy wardrobe goodies because you feel charming, poised and you like what you see in the mirror. Naturally, all relations with others will be smooth and gratifying. Lookin' swell!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Fiery Mars enters your sign today to stay for the next six weeks, boosting your energy and making you more assertive and aggressive in going after what you want. Use this to your advantage. And get more physical exercise to blow off some of this hot steam! (Pent-up energy is not desirable.)

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY

Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee (1972) shares your birthday. You are grounded in a practical way. Your strength can be comforting to others. You're strong-willed and very bright. You're also wilful, headstrong and courageous! You generally appeal to logic in others. Nevertheless, they often respond to your sensuousness. In the year ahead, something you've been involved with for the last nine years will end or diminish to make room for something new.

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Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 1, 2013 D4