Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009: This year, opportunities might head in through others and life’s unpredictability. Pressure builds within your personal life. Let go of a need to control others. Extremes mark feelings, politics and life in general. You might want to do a juggling act, trying to hold on to the status quo. Do let go and trust in your abilities. Sagittarius opens up communication.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) •••• Keep reaching far beyond and above. Pressure builds in an unprecedented manner. Not everyone understands how exceptional an idea is.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ••••• Break from your pattern and open up to new ideas. You’ll see a personal matter in a new light.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ••••• Defer to others, and understand your limits. A discussion with a more conservative associate could surprise you, as this person tosses out an unusually innovative idea.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ••• Carefully put yourself out there. You understand far more than you realize. Fatigue is a strong factor when someone changes his or her plans.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ••••• Your insatiable curiosity teamed up with ingenuity will take you to a new level of understanding. Investigate and be open to unusual happenings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) •••• Fun and games have you veering in an unusual direction. Your ability to honor changes could force you to take a new direction with a child or loved one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ••••• Instigate a conversation with an eye to positive change. Touch base with a child or loved one toward the end of the day. You could be surprised by everything this person shares.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ••••• Your possessive side emerges when dealing with finances and communication. Be easy in a disagreement, because it could easily blow over.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ••••• Indulge someone who has a better sense of direction than you, or so he or she thinks. You are personality plus and would like to network. Unexpected events could make you prone to misunderstandings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ••• Your senses encourage a risk. A phone call or conversation could drop surprising news on you. Listen to what someone says with care.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ••••• Watch a tendency to turn a business acquaintance into a friend too quickly. You could be eliminating the power of your connection in a potential professional tie.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) •••• Pressure builds within a friendship. Meetings carry an element of control and power plays. Your nerves could be frayed.