Horoscopes: Saturday, September 2, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It feels complimentary when someone tries to impress you, though the expectation of your response may be more pressure than you care to experience. This is why not trying to impress people is more attractive.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Thinking hard is inauspicious, but thinking long is favored. The one trying to pressure you into a time frame does not have your best interest at heart. Buy time. You’ll have a different perspective tomorrow.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). At times you’re an open book, but you can close at will, and lock too if you feel like it. There’s a sacredness to guarding who you are. Also, deciding what you want people to know and when can be an act of creativity.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There are those who conflate worry with love, but if they were the same thing, you would feel more loved when people worry about you. Do you? The answer may influence the amount of worry you devote to someone else.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The difference between an excellent and terrible performance is the expectation of the audience. Instead of focusing on doing things to your specs, think about theirs. You’ve a special gift for reading the room.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you make a new rule, you feel the excitement of possibility. Courage comes to the lawmaking party, sensing it belongs in the mix, ready to lead you as you venture onto a new path.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re a rebel in an unusual fight, like a contest of generosity, a war of art or a competition of benevolence. Alliances matter in this one, as does the ability not to take any of it too seriously.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re good at problem-solving because you’re willing to experiment. Improvements will happen wherever you go because you’re always looking for ways to make things a little better.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Interactions don’t have to go perfectly to go well. Lower your expectations for interactions. Nervous anticipation can inspire all sorts of oddball behavior, which typically only makes people more lovably human.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll have your choice of which mission to join in on. Faultfinding missions get boring because all of the action is in the past. The fun missions have to do with discovery, which is always in the future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What people think they deserve is a tricky equation weighted by what they’ve had in the past, and what they think people around them are getting. Give the same thing to everyone and see what happens.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Henry Miller wrote: “Our own physical body possesses a wisdom, which we who inhabit the body lack.” Trust your body. If it tastes bad, don’t eat it. If it hurts, don’t touch it. If it gives you a weird feeling, leave.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 2). A year to go forward in golden faith. The fates will conspire to whisk you along to a destination that’s about as perfect for you as can be. More highlights: You’ll take a gem of an idea to the marketplace or apply it to make people’s lives easier. Even in the jungles of society you attract people of integrity, accountability and kindness because this is also who you are. Capricorn and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 30, 15, 21 and 9.