THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015
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Tomorrow’s horoscope
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). What you
now think of as a very difficult task, you
once thought of as impossible. With that in
mind, consider tackling it once more. You’ll
likely knock it down to the status of mere
inconvenience.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Once you
realize what is getting in your way, you will
have no problem letting go of it. Getting to
that realization is something else — a pro-
cess that will take awareness and willing-
ness to see yourself differently over time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When are
you going to make it about you and you
alone? You’re going to have to get a little
more selfish (without feeling bad about it)
if you’re to meet your goals!
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Seeking
knowledge and insight, you’ll gain more
than you bargained for. This is what it takes
to understand what’s going on with the oth-
ers. When you tune your ears into what’s
not being said, you’ll get the whole truth.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll need ex-
tra reserves of patience, especially where
people of other generations are con-
cerned. If you can stay a bit detached it
will be easier. Everyone is doing his or her
best.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Small minds
have big heads. Then again, those who
are enraptured in the moment don’t need
to worry about getting too large of egos.
Humility and modesty come easily to the
active mind such as yours.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll encoun-
ter the absurd, futile and transitory. This
is the fiber of life these days, and you’ll
weave it into something beyond what you
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might have if you weren’t faced with such
colorful adversity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). To elevate
the mundane is your task of the day. You’ll
transform ordinary things — a meal, a
friendly exchange, an obligatory task —
into something that people will remember.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You
know that life is about what you give, not
what you get. However, it’s pretty hard to
give anything if you haven’t gotten any-
thing. With this in mind, you’ll be extra gen-
erous.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You
have to set limits, because the other peo-
ple involved won’t. What you do cautiously
and anxiously today will be done freely and
confidently tomorrow.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The New
Age old guard suggests that the subcon-
scious mind knows no irony, has no humor
and will deliver precisely and literally what
we dwell on. Today’s evidence may lead
your belief system in a different direction.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To what-
ever extent you are able to monitor your
thoughts, this is the day to do it. Powerful
ideas will float through, some of them det-
rimental and others quite helpful.
TUESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 3). Your
works will speak for themselves this
month. Enjoy the attention! Because of
your choice to listen to people instead of
accuse them, you’ll wind up knowing more
and having a larger reach than your col-
leagues. January features a new start in
work and March cleans the financial slate.
Cancer and Libra adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 4, 16, 22, 28 and 11.