As Jupiter angles fanciful Venus, we weigh the price of pleasure. Is that four-star dinner really the way to impress your date? Is an asking price overvalued? Mama may need new shoes, but at what cost? Money doesn't equal happiness, yet pleasure is a real human need. Today's influences suggest we be responsible with our indulgences.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You're in a dreamy mood, but chances are you don't have the luxury of indulging yourself in an afternoon of musing. That's fine because the dreaming that happens after you've gone to bed is truly magical.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It's one of those times when the most productive thing you could do is to slow down to a grinding halt. Some people won't understand. Don't try and explain. They'll get it when you hop back into action and are simply amazing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're generous, but you're not daft. You know when someone is asking for what they clearly can provide for themselves, but don't want to. Steer clear of codependent situations.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're sweetly sentimental and could even find the right occasion to tear up. You're likely to be moved by things like old photographs, notes stashed away in a drawer or well-crafted commercials.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're a lover, not a fighter. But when it comes down to it, you'll fight for what you love. Just make sure that there hasn't been some kind of a miscommunication before you get too feisty.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (SEPTEMBER 9). This year's gift from the planets is courage. You have the inner gumption to scale unprecedented heights, reach the untouchable people and dive into what others are running away from. New people come into your life this month. Career changes favor you in November. December brings a windfall. Leo and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 5, 16 and 35.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Relationships and projects are ripe to move forward and only need the slightest push from you. Make the phone call, send the check, take the next exciting step. The force is with you!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may be enticed by a spontaneous someone to follow a fickle trend. If you're going to go in, do it big, without hesitation. Hop on like a surfer riding a wave and enjoy the thrill of your precarious position.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Feeling slightly delicate, you need to know that your base of supporters is strong. Reach out and make a few phone calls. What you'll find out is that your loved ones not only care for you, they know you really well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You're not at the center of the fire, but you sure can feel the heat. The things that they are getting up in arms about just don't have the same effect on you. You recognize that getting involved is optional.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your powers of persuasion are tempered by a strong sense of fairness. You could ask for the world and get it, but if someone else is losing, it's not worth it to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Too many choices are overwhelming on an "anything goes" kind of day like this. Narrow down your options. And when you're leading others, to eliminate confusion, show them only one way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Negotiate fine details. Work out the little problems while they're still small. Remember to communicate specifically, especially with familiar people. Your inner circle needs extra care.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I've been the girlfriend of a Scorpio man (11/4/65) for a little over a year, and it has been very loving and very rocky. He has been running his whole life, and I call him "The Seeker" among other things. He is constantly pushing me away, knowing that I'll come back. I just want him to pick someplace and settle down; we've lived in four different places in eight months! My birthday is 7/13/73."

Your relationship with the seeker reflects how you rank your desires (second) to his (first). Keeping your relationship and his life in perpetual motion serves him in some way. So when do you get your needs met — trip No. 5? Accommodating a partner's move is part of any relationship, though it's more satisfying when you both have a plan. Be forewarned, as a Cancer, ignore your own needs and you do so at your peril. Consider this: Scorpio men find powerful women sexy, but it's a powerful and unyielding woman who can hold her own that brings a Scorpio man to his knees. Are you that woman? Tell him you need more stability than what he's offering. Then let him come running back to you.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Pink, like others born in '79, will experience her Saturn return this year. As the nuts and bolts of reality take precedence over all else, one day she'll look back upon this self-defining year as a monumental one. Luckily for Pink, her Saturn return receives the broadening assistance of Jupiter! This helps her view endings and beginnings as clear opportunities that, with effort and vision, equal a bright future.

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