Horoscopes: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The first secret to being a fantastic conversationalist is to choose a topic that will bear fruit. What would they love to talk about? This is hard to deliver on, but get good at learning what people want to talk about and you’re golden.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Know who has your back, and who will go out of the way to promote and help you. Rule out anyone too jealous to be truly supportive. Seek alliances with people who have complementary strengths.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re so often controlled and careful about giving the thing that’s appropriate and necessary to the moment. That’s why when you do give a show of emotion, it’s totally irresistible.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). People like people who they are like. Can they be blamed? Who doesn’t want their opinions validated with living proof such as another nodding head can provide?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your life is filled with different story lines, and you know where you are in each one. Certain things feel like the start; others feel like the beginning of an end. A lagging middle could use an enlivening dance number.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To take them very seriously, listen closely to the nuances, and act accordingly -- this is a gift from you to them. Later you’ll realize it’s also a gift from you to you, an attention investment that can’t help but pay off.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The stumbling, bumbling, dropping and spilling -- that’s the way of the living. It’s foolish to worry or be embarrassed by the knock around and knock it over; this is the privilege of life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are things in life that are not about the context in which they live -- most things, actually. The ability to extract yourself from context will make you the sovereign of your own attitude.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A family matter will settle favorably. When things go this smoothly in the personal realm, everything else feels good to you -- simply breathing, for instance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Here you are making money, teaching what you know and being a person of influence. This is what you’ve been headed toward for a very long time, so pause and let yourself really feel what’s going on.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). This is the moment of production you’ve been waiting for. Once you start, you will quickly fall into a rhythm and make excellent use of a stretch of uninterrupted flow.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Maybe you’ll call out the untruth when you hear it -- you always hear it. And then again, you might let it slide. People need their defenses. The lie is so small next to your big heart.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 19). Your ability to make others feel comfortable is epic and will be the reason for so many big wins. The next three weeks will bring a training of sorts. April is your chance at a prize, and you’ll have two more shots for a similar win. A real trajectory is forming here, momentum gathering, your inner drive fortifying. Cancer and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 15, 44, 35, 11 and 4.