ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Despite your best efforts, you may find yourself on the wrong side. You can make appropriate changes without alienating anyone.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You will have good reason to complete the current mission on your own, despite an ally's attempts to join you in your efforts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Someone may make a very unusual request of you. Can you do what is asked? It's a question that must be answered.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your understanding of another's actions may not keep you from going through a personal trauma as you deal with your own related demons.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- The dark and the light may blend in an unusual way. Your response will inspire others to take some firm action -- with or without you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don't baby those in your care. You must allow them to explore their own autonomy -- even as you keep careful watch at all times.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Your own perceptions may lead you astray for a while, until you realize that reality is quite different from what you once believed it to be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You can score an important "first," but don't try to expand your efforts too soon and bite off more than you can chew.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You're likely to learn something that changes your mind dramatically about something you always thought you understood fully.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You want to protect those in your care from the kinds of things that can threaten them from within. You know just where to start.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- It may seem to be a perfect day as you get going, but later on someone may put a temporary damper on things. You can recover!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may realize that you have something in common with someone you have considered very different from yourself. Reach out your hand.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You can do more than expected, but don't let yourself get carried away. There will be a time to stop and smell the roses.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have to reschedule something quite important. Focus on the things that others are throwing your way, and tend to them immediately.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- How you see things that are fast approaching will affect how you deal with them -- and how others react to your attempt to take charge.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- There are one or two things that you don't want others to know about you -- but you may only be overreacting to a perceived danger.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Someone who has been objecting to your methods and motives lately may well come around after realizing what you're really up to.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may have to tend to a sudden vulnerability before you can take any further steps forward. You can't afford to take that kind of risk.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- A disagreement that arises from a disputed issue at work cannot be allowed to fester. You must resolve this problem as soon as possible!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Others are waiting for you to step forward and claim what is yours, so why don't you feel the need to do it? Today is the day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may not feel that someone else is ready to handle the responsibility that he or she has accepted, but by no means must you intrude!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You must start thinking like a rival very quickly if you expect to make headway. A solid victory may be a long time in coming.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You can improve on what someone has done before and impress those who were expecting your efforts to fall flat.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A question of policy may come between you and a friend who usually agrees with you on all such matters. Take a lighthearted approach.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Even though you've made it clear that you've had enough of someone's antics, you must prepare yourself for another bout.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Putting a feather in your cap may be the wrong approach; you don't want to do anything unusual to call attention to yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may find yourself looking over your shoulder several times as the feeling that you are being followed grows.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Someone knows what you are most afraid of, and he or she may try to exploit that knowledge. You have a surprise in store, however!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You are not willing to let a minor offense slide; you will instead do all you can to deal with it politely, but directly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You can achieve more than you have planned -- especially when someone comes to your aid, and he or she seems to have all the answers.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- The questions you ask will lead you down several challenging roads, but they may not actually uncover what you are looking for.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Time's up! You're going to have to put your own methods aside for a time and do things someone else's way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You are likely to feel pressured by a family member to step up and say something you have avoided saying for some time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- How you interpret certain events will say much about your current state of mind. Someone is likely to misinterpret you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Others may gravitate toward you, but not everyone, surely. Someone in particular finds your manner rather off-putting.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may feel as though you are racing against time, but your only real obstacle is a teammate who is not acting like a member of the team.