Daily Horoscope for Tuesday, January 4, 2005

Moon Alert

Caution: Avoid major purchases or making important decisions from 9:15 a.m. until 7:15 p.m. EST today.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

I warned you yesterday not to get pushy about your views (even though you're correct). Today this warning is practically a command. (Yes, I have Aries in me, too.) You want to go beyond winning: you want to convince -- especially about travel, publishing, the media and education.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You feel quite obsessed about sorting out financial matters related to others. For starters, you want to clarify the fuzzy details about shared property and who owns what; and who is responsible for what or whom. Estates, inheritances, debt, sex and taxes -- all of this absorbs you now.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Whoa Nellie! You're clever. You have a way with words. (Some not have way.) Use your bright mind to sidestep arguments and verbal conflicts with partners and close friends. Don't even go there. Quit trying to convince others and vice versa. (No one is listening anyhow.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You're obsessed about something at work today. Either you want your own way about a particular issue; or you see a far better way of doing things. (The latter obviously leads to the former.) You're probably right because you're a practical, down-to-earth sign. But what can you do?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Avoid power struggles and intense discussions (that really going nowhere) with children and with lovers and romantic liaisons. You're tempted to manipulate others through guilt. Possibly, someone else is doing this to you. Either way, don't get involved with this.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

It's very easy for family arguments to arise today. In large measure, this is because you're convinced about something and you want to convince others. Possibly, others are trying to convince you about something. Instead, use this energy to fix things that are broken at home.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Be careful about accidents today. You have a one-track mind about something. This obsession can make you blind to other details; and this blindness could cause an accident, physically or verbally. (Also, you can't get the song Who Shot the Sheriff out of your mind.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You're absolutely fanatical about something financial today. You might be looking for money, or afraid you lost some. You might have a great idea about how to make more. This same obsession could apply to a possession of yours. Try to lighten up about all this.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Conversations with others are definitely intense today. They might be a bit manipulative as well. You might try to get others to do something; or somebody else tries to get you to do something. Either party is willing to resort to anything to accomplish what is wanted. Be nice.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It's hard to know if you can trust yourself today. That little voice that speaks to you from your shoulder is very insistent. Continuity is a good thing -- but can you trust it? Is this the voice that says to you "Who do you think you all are?" Or is it the voice that says, "You can do it!"

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You're a bit of a stuck record with friends today. You keep coming back to that theme that you want to hammer home. You might as well lighten up. Remember: you can lead a worse to water but you can't make him float. Give up the ghost.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is not the day to get into a dueling match with your boss or any other authority figure for that matter. You're prepared to defend something to the death. "No prisoners!" What is this the reaction of enlightened management?

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Julia Ormond (1965) shares your birthday. You're an excellent problem solver: you have an intellectual mind plus you know how to strategize and plan ahead. You also master specific techniques quickly and easily. Others soon depend on you. An array of choices will arise this year. You must choose only one, however. Choose wisely.

Daily Horoscope Tuesday, January 4, 2005