Under an Appetite Moon

Marketers know it's easier for most customers to choose between three to five options than to have an endless array of wonderful ones. Decisions take work. The one offering choices can do the work by narrowing them down, or the one doing the choosing can do it by knowing exactly what would be most pleasing and ignoring the rest. These thoughts are brought to you by the Taurus moon.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Money will be exchanged on your behalf. People will spend money to please or help you, or they will pay you for a product or service. It's practical appreciation you can feel because of the value those dollars imply.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There will be rewards for solving problems that affect many. You'll learn from what affects you. Inconvenience is an opportunity. If you can make it easier on yourself, you can make it easier on others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your affinity for new ideas is at a high. Life will line up just the sort of mysteries that most delight you. Ask purposeful questions and then listen and watch for clues that will help you put it all together.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Whether an idea will work is unknowable in the abstract. The only way to find out is to try it. As you move forward, you'll be moving through the fear of being wrong, but don't let that keep you from learning.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are many spiritual lessons to be gleaned from the canine world. The dogs stay very much in the moment. They own nothing and yet wag their tails every day, usually in response to the simple joy of togetherness.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). In the act of loving someone, you teach love and learn it at the same time. Tonight brings a discovery of sorts. Something has a higher value than you'd previously thought.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you want someone to blame, you'll have plenty of directions to point it, though the fastest way is to take a breath and clean it up as you would if it were your mess. Even though it's not, this may be the fastest route to your goal.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Even in a situation that's supposed to be fun, you think your contributions will be judged, and you're not wrong. Consider your contributions carefully. Where do your talents intersect the group need?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You feel responsible for people's reactions. The instinct to take credit for joy or assume blame for disappointment speaks to the connectedness you feel. Balance empathy with a healthy understanding of personal boundaries.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Though you'd prefer to have an excellent plan, today the action comes first and will seem to have its own plan, one that your conscious mind may not be privy to. Even so, you can trust yourself. Your heart is in the right place.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It is natural to resist change. The unknown can seem frightening. It can be uncomfortable to do things differently. But because you really want a result, you'll be emboldened to achieve it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The urge to make yourself more lovable brings up questions worth looking into. Should you really feel so driven toward the effort? Isn't your worthiness inherent? Who is making you feel you must work hard to earn it?

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 13). You'll accomplish one worthy purpose after another this year, but your real talent is in understanding what's really worth going for. Your goals stack up to a meaningful change for you and yours. More highlights: Enjoying magical evenings and atmospheres with friends, a star encounter and a certificate to mark a major accomplishment. Virgo and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 15, 8, 1 and 30.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: With over 100 movie and television credits, countless awards and the clout to direct and produce his own projects, William H. Macy is a powerful Pisces leaning on his empathy and intuition to portray the downtrodden types that pepper his filmography. Look for Macy next in the highly anticipated simian sequel, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes."

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