ASTROLOGY FOR WEEK BEGINNING FEB. 6, 2003

By Dee Price Miller

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 to Feb. 19) You continue to make a strong impression on others even if you are not sensitive to their needs and what they want to hear. You have a need to express yourself, so do it whether or not anyone else approves. You feel the need to take care of someone else or you become involved in a charitable activity. You will not get immediate thank you's for what you give and do. Be content with the satisfaction of knowing you have done all you can.

PISCES (Feb. 20 to March 21) There can be upsets and difficulties involving institutions or hospitals as well as sudden acts by people who are working against you. There continue to be surprises that you cannot understand. Anything that you have been aware of but hidden from others causes problems. If you have a "skeleton in the closet" it is likely to become known. Keep any secrets entrusted to you and concentrate on your daily tasks and work and you will come out all right.

ARIES (March 22 to April 20) It is a good week for catching up with old friends and groups that used to be important to you. You are in a serious frame of mind and ready to discuss important rather than frivolous matters. Your concern about family members or close neighbors will lighten around the end of the month. Your outlook on life improves and you can successfully convince others by example to adopt your attitude toward difficult or unpleasant experiences.

TAURUS (April 21 to May 21) Your love life will blossom behind closed doors and distance is of no concern. You know what people expect from you and you willingly comply. You get upset over a letter or phone call on the 12th, possibly about one of your children. As usual, you meet with extra expenses and you feel the need to be more economical. It is not a good week to go shopping. Someone in your life is having a powerful effect on you and causing you to change.

GEMINI (May 22 to June 21) There can be disagreements with those you have to work closely with, such as your spouse or co-workers. If you feel you have a grievance, now is the time to bring it out into the open and clear the air. You use your energy most efficiently by working with a partner. Avoid any unnecessary conflict with others. You are apt to feel overburdened and under pressure anyway Promote yourself and your ideas gently and make travel plans.

CANCER (June 22 to July 23) You feel like working hard and getting things done. You take pride in how much work you can do. You do not want to work for someone else, but want all the credit for yourself and to be identified with what you do. This leads to conflicts with your superiors, so work alone as much as you can. Do not overwork yourself physically. Some of you reach a point where you have to take steps to improve a long-standing critical health problem.

LEO (July 24 to Aug. 23) You feel nervous about a health matter because it involves going through some procedure that you have not had to experience before. Follow the rules given you for your recovery and you will come through all right. Career matters are in a state of flux as you have to go back and repeat steps you had abandoned. You are expected to join groups and take on responsibilities you don't want. You are irritated by being told what to do.

VIRGO (Aug. 24 to Sept. 23) Your focus is on efficiency and effectiveness in your daily work. This is a time when you have to be of service to others and live up to your own high standards at the same time. There is a lot of activity in your home. You may be working hard there to get every thing just the way you want it. This can cause disagreements with others who live there if they have different ideas. Professional activities can be difficult as others block you. Keep a low profile.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 to Oct. 23) Many of you are contemplating taking long journeys for learning or fulfilling obligations. You are attracted to learning difficult subjects and can expect these studies to be of practical value to you. You concentrate on your hopes for the future and your friends can be of benefit to you now. You need to be with many people. You are now making new friends who will be of value to you, and vice versa. Whatever you do now will be of benefit in the future.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 to Nov. 22) If you are having trouble with superiors it is because you are being too domineering and egotistical. It's best to keep a very low profile at work just now. Stay out of arguments over the ownership or use of property. Your desire to have possessions is strong and you are apt to make unwise purchases that you can't afford. Until the 13th you will continue to meet new people, travel a bit and have more contact with relatives and neighbors.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 to Dec. 21) You have the chance to show the world what you can do so you assert yourself more and come on to others strongly in order to impress them and further your own interests. You would like to control everyone and everything around you. This can make relationships difficult to handle. You have a strong desire to express yourself but you should take time to listen to others. Get out and do something new and different or study a new subject.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 20) Even though you intend to act one way in a given situation, you find yourself acting quite differently. The hidden side of your nature comes out and you have to face it. On the 6th, try to relax at home, away from the demands of others. Over the weekend do not be too possessive as you will have a strong desire to take care of someone. On the 11th and 12th you will have to suppress your emotions and concentrate on the practicabilities of life.