HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, October 4, 2020: Observant, humorous and tough, you charmingly turn this year around in your favour. You score a home run in your career and are incorrigible in making a relationship work. If single, you don’t have motivation this year to find a commitment, but you do enjoy yourself. If attached, you and your partner do more apart, but when you come together it is all the more passionate. CANCER sticks on you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today gives you added energy to direct into financial matters. Your enthusiasm and effort bring you profits. A long lost friend contacts you out of the blue. This is the time when almost anything can happen. Tonight: Get ready for a whirlwind of a week.

This Week: Exciting beyond your wildest dreams.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your warmth and confidence lead to a new opportunity coming up. Push yourself forward; believe in yourself. Future travel, a career offer, a new love, a new interest and heightened awareness are all highly likely. Tonight: Much depends on you.

This Week: A new leaf is turning.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will enjoy peace and privacy. Discretion comes, and you will not reveal secret information to prying eyes. You will feel concern for those who have had a difficult time and can get involved in charity work. Tonight: Deep satisfaction in making the world a better place.

This Week: Your karma comes back to you threefold.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have new insights into friendships and see how the people you’re attached to are growing and changing. You get in touch with personal goals and wishes, deciding on which priorities are really important. Tonight: A great feeling of relief.

This Week: You project a polished, dignified image.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22): Accept constructive criticism gracefully today. You can turn a tense situation into a chance to shine and strengthen your position if you study it carefully. Everyone notices you. A time for tremendous growth and promise commences. Tonight: Celebrate in gratitude.

This Week: Fabulous and so very deserving.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22): Today you will be exposed to those who have a different philosophy of life. An open mind and tolerant attitude carry you a long way. A gathering is a time to listen carefully when in conversation with loved ones. Tonight: Escaping it all.

This Week: A loved one considers a new job.

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): If there are addictive tendencies, keep them under control. Sweet, rich desserts and other extravagances beckon. Analyse drives, appetites and desires. Understand the moods and feelings of others, as you could be a bit intense just now. Tonight: Healing salt bath.

This Week: A fantastic new partnership begins.

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): You have to choose between friends. A compromise is possible. Others are very responsive to any love and kindness you show. Be liberal with everyone. Let them be themselves and they will support you. Tonight: Date night during which you can forget the day.

This Week: You feel renewed after you see a specialist.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): A co-worker is suddenly a better friend — whom you would see on the weekend. You putz around clearing clutter and getting rid of debris. Health improves because the daily environment becomes more nurturing. Tonight: Your partner really appreciates you.

This Week: Life is very romantic for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You have a change of heart about old interests and attachments. Dreams and intuition provide insights to help you make choices. Your vivid imagination is an asset if you direct creativity constructively. Tonight: You catch up with a child in a serious, charming talk.

This Week: An improvement in the home.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You want to break from routine patterns at home and also have a more modern residence. There may be new or extended family members coming in, and others voice the need to move on and live their own lives. Tonight: A household dinner.

This Week: A long lost friend contacts you.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): It’s very important to return all phone calls and emails promptly. Take today to catch up with this, and with neighbourhood friends and siblings. Let yourself meet — properly socially distanced — a new person who might become a good friend. Tonight: Neighbourhood celebration.

This Week: Positive upturn in your finances.

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