ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your ability to dodge quickly and effortlessly may fail you at some point today, resulting in a clash of wills that may prove challenging.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You know what's what -- or at least you think you do -- and today that's just as important. Substance and style are curiously conjoined.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You are so interested in what another is bringing to the table that you may momentarily forget to make your own contribution.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You can surely prevail, but it will take timing and more than a little bit of wit and cleverness. Evening brings a welcome break.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- What appears before you, as if by magic, compels you toward a decision that you may or may not regret -- but you must commit to it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Follow the advice of those who have been in your shoes before and think twice before jumping into a situation that looks too good to be true.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may see and hear things that "take you back," but take care that you don't get lost in your own nostalgic reverie.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You're ready to do for another what he or she was not ready to do for you only yesterday. Now is not the time for such competition.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You are not as strong as you think you are, and you had best avoid anything that seems to offer a direct, unmasked challenge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Someone on the other end of the line may be waiting for your input or participation. Give it freely and enthusiastically.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Someone who has bested you many times before is likely to do it again today, but you won't mind; the component of fun is unbeatable!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A complicated idea is greater than the sum of its parts. You have been working long and hard, and today it begins to pay off.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- The sense that something important is going on just out of earshot will return to you again and again throughout this unusual day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- If others are going to have fun, then you're going to have fun, and that's all there is to it! You needn't wait for an invitation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You have the ability to see through the kinds of deception to which others regularly fall prey. That can serve you quite well today.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your creative energies are on the rise. See if you can't get someone you know and trust to join you on a quest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may overhear some things today that have you reconsidering a recent option. Not everything is stacking up the way you had anticipated.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You will find yourself and others drifting toward something that has attracted you all simultaneously, but perhaps for very different reasons.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may be troubled throughout the day by images remembered from last night's dreams. You'll want to think things through carefully.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You mustn't let anyone run roughshod over you. True, you may feel like the newcomer, but you have every right to stand your ground.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- The quality of your work is on the rise, which may be startling to those who thought that you were as good as you could possibly get!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can imagine yourself and another doing some wonderful and productive things together, but first you've got to break the ice!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You will want to seek haven from an emotional storm that is brewing. It's not your fault, but you'll feel the brunt of it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Take a close look at all options today, and you'll see that though they were presented as such, they are anything but equal.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may think that you don't have to work at something the way others do, but you'd be wrong -- especially when the going is tough.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have a bitter pill to swallow, but once you do, you will be able to face almost everything else that comes with relative ease.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You will want to reach out to someone who has traveled much, much farther than you had ever thought possible.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- There is no place for jealousy. You must do your best to keep it, and any other negative emotions, out of the equation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You will have a chance to dig a little deeper than usual and travel a little farther toward something that really matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You're keenly interested in how others derive meaning from their daily affairs; you can learn more about this part of yourself, as well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may feel as though you have somehow relinquished control, but the truth is that if you did give it up, you did so more than willingly!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Your capacity for understanding and empathy has never been keener. You can surely demonstrate that you are in sync.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You're eager to get the basic work behind you so that you can relax and enjoy the progress you make when unshackled.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You and a friend may have quite a task ahead of you, but you can get everything done if you cooperate fully at every moment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- It's a good day to leave meaningless arguments behind and focus, together with a friend or loved one, on a matter of great importance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may have to rely on someone under you to take on more of a burden than ever before; you may be absent for a time.