Downtown
Stars for January 2003
Capricorn
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
Now that the holidays have passed, you feel your customary emptiness
at the prospect of receiving more gifts on your birthday. Take any
opportunity you're given to do something unique with a gift-something
new and exciting. Hope for something you don't want, and figure
out a way to enjoy it.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20 - Feb. 19)
Keeping warm at all costs could be a costly philosophy indeed if
it means sitting alone under your own blanket. Remember that this
time of year you're not the only one who's cold, and it's not only
the weather that chills.
Pisces
(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)
Completion anxiety has got you befuddled-you've got too many projects
on your plate and you're not getting any of them done. Reorder your
priorities by which ones can be accomplished expeditiously and accurately.
You can't make up for lost time, but you can take advantage of the
time that's left.
Aries
(Mar. 21 - Apr. 19)
The warm glow of a fire in the fireplace is only a reflection of
the warmth in your heart. Recent family get-togethers have affirmed
your sense of the world and your place in it. Bring something left
over to work and share with coworkers.
Taurus
(Apr. 20 - May 20)
Don't be spooked by a voice from the past, but don't necessarily
embrace it either; sometimes it's best simply to let the past lie
unawakened, and yet there's a chance for long-sought closure. Study
for your next meeting and note the improvement in your confidence.
Gemini
(May 21 - June 20)
You'll be approached by a loved one for an important favor this
month, and it won't surprise you when you accept the challenge that's
presented. Every so often it's simply easy to be selfless, and this
is your turn for that.
Cancer
(June 21 - July 22)
The cat's out of the bag! You're not who people thought you were,
and yet you're the same person you've been all along. Are they seeing
your philosophical and political views differently, or did they
just never ask the right questions? Travel is inadvisable this month
as you will be tempted by a siren song on the road.
Leo
(July 23 - Aug. 22)
On a bright morning, the sun shining, the wind just a twitter of
dried leaves on the sidewalk, you will know your latest and greatest
tasks and they will make perfect sense. Avoid the temptation to
believe that this is simply a caffeine or adrenaline high. It's
the real thing, and it could change your life.
Virgo
(Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)
Conflict has arisen and it's not pretty. It doesn't help that you're
above the fray and only sucked in because it involves the ones you
love. Respond with your gut heart and your head second, and remember
that what we call gut reactions are often simply us acting on our
deepest and most secret passions and then regretting it afterward.
Libra
(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
The most inexplicably wonderful things are in store for you-things
like true love, like a raise, like the resurrection of a friendship
long thought dead. The tastiest foods will comfort you and the lushest
aromas will buffet you. It is a time for some reflection on the
nature of luck.
Scorpio
(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
Time was that you were the glue that kept everything together, and
though that's no longer your role, it certainly could be if you
chose to accept it again. When you're faced with choices, take the
road with the fewest forks.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
Up will be down and hot will be cold. Nobody said you had to like
it, but you will have to get used to it as this will not be your
only period of turmoil this year. The silver lining in this cloud
is that there is an end in sight, and you have everything you need
to make it happen sooner, not later. Empower yourself.
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