Horoscopes: Thursday, November 17, 2016

ARIES (March 21-April 19). When people offer things to you to seem generous, but then don't give you the specifics on how you would take them up on their offer, call the bluff. Get into this!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You'll be asking for things you and the people you represent really need and want. Know your customer. You'll be successful when their habits dictate your timing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This will be a day of constant reinvestment. You'll keep putting your riches into things and getting more in return. The more you invest, the more prosperous you'll be.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The amount of freedom you exercise in your life will be equal to the amount of freedom you exercise in your head. It will really help to think your way through the restrictions today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you want to know what's really hurting you, it's the fence. Get off the fence! Make a commitment. Either side will do, really; it doesn't matter. Either one will be better than sitting in the middle.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your understanding will broaden. As this happens, suddenly, you may question certain things you took for granted - like your freedom. How free are you really? Could you be freer?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It's said that God helps those who help themselves. Maybe that's a bleak view of things. Shouldn't the help go to those who need it? At least the unlucky have you - more compassionate than deities are rumored to be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). That person who is blustering around and putting on a good show is hiding something. He's not hiding something big, but he's hiding an emptiness he'd rather you not know about.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The best thing for your mood will be to let off steam a little bit at a time. This way, you won't build up in a blast and burn someone. Be the teakettle. Move yourself off the burner once you hear the whistle.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What was fun and cute once is no longer. You have real needs that are not being met, and these distractions aren't helping you get them met. You'll get serious and truthful about it today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Go on and state your terms. Negotiations are a dance, but you need to get onto the same dance floor as the other person in order to realize that you're actually dancing together.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The less you worry, the better. One way is not to think about it. Another way is to think better of it. A third way is to go on a long walk. And if that doesn't work, there are at least a dozen other ways that will.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 17). You'll enjoy how your loved ones celebrate you, and this is a sign of your healthy, vivacious relationships. To have this kind of support in your life is truly wonderful. The best you've given will blossom in 2017. Your financial life gets better in March. Love will lead you to new places in July. Capricorn and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 30, 22, 48, and 19.