Daily Horoscope Monday August 1

Sex, power and money are compelling aphrodisiacs now. Secrets, taboos and mysteries appeal to a deep instinctive yearning. Learning about people is an exciting adventure. Most people sense an interest in their welfare when they meet you. You would do well in the professional realm as a guide for employee relations or in some other similar realm. Your instinctive orientation at this time is toward getting down to finding the perfect path to making your dreams come true. If you put as much energy into your business relationships as you do your personal relationships, all sorts of communications are possible. You may enjoy getting away from the routine tonight and allowing someone else to wait on you. A social activity is likely this evening.

Emotional considerations may block or oppose how you proceed with a project or plan just now. Listen carefully to what highe-ups are saying. You could have trouble with authorities, due to a tendency to push your own ambitions. Your career is central to everything you do. Being farsighted and traditional, you enjoy success and the successful. Left to your own devices this afternoon, you will operate communication equipment that involves computers and electronics. You also may discover new ways of working with traditional materials. You could be most persuasive with others; you have excellent persuasive powers. Your ideas will receive quite a lot of attention today. You make others feel that they are important! Tonight is for romance.

There are plenty of interruptions today but you don't let it stop you from completing your tasks. There seems to be an invisible time limit as to how quickly you need to accomplish a particular task but if you took your time, you would be able to relax a bit more and have less digestive problems when it came time for the noon break. You may have always competed with yourself to outdistance, outtalk, outsell, etc. Relax. It is time to give yourself credit for being successful and accomplishing your work within a reasonable time. Appreciation for your roots takes on a greater importance. There is a greater feeling of support which you will find has many rewards. The time you have with your family is positive and upbeat and they enjoy being with you.

Organizing files and completing unfinished business are musts this morning. The morning is also a great time to be with others and to work together on a team project. You have a lot of ideas that are important for group discussions today. Your management and directional abilities are in high focus. You create new solutions or inventions. There are sharp and penetrating insights into your own inner workings--what is hidden or going on behind the scenes. A fun activity with a friend after the workday is over is an activity you look forward to all day long. This is a good day for imagination and creativity when it comes to ideas and thinking. With this ability to put thoughts into words, you will probably captivate and bewitch anyone who cares to listen.

If you are not taking the lead, you will be adding to the positive progress of a group gathering this day. You know just what people want and can size up a situation quickly. You tend to produce the right product for the customers needs. Later today you will find new challenges which will have clear answers for you. Friends find you beaming from ear-to-ear. It is good to be in charge of a situation and to accomplish whatever problems come before you. A feeling for harmony helps you to know when things are out of balance; you will move to create a balance. You work effectively in cooperation with others and at the end of the day you feel quite accomplished. Keep your peaceful demeanor tonight by knowing what you have accomplished this day.

It is good that people value your ideas and talents. You may do well to encourage others to do their own work and not depend on you so much. You will be clever at finding just the right words for this occasion. This is a time for new accomplishments, during which insights and breakthroughs in organization and determination are in order. There is a need for change in some areas of your life or work and when new ideas and methods become clear you will find yourself ready, willing and able to implement these changes. Outer circumstances and the flow of events make it easy for you to make decisions, see the road ahead and move forward. Things seem to fall into place and progress is easy now. You enjoy relaxing with friends this evening.

You shine when it comes to practical matters or those involving work and career. You have an easy way with superiors or those in authority and can always manage to get the most out of any skill or ability you have. There are family income and family security issues on your mind today. This is a great time to reflect and understand your own situation, just how you feel about yourself and the ways you are achieving your goals. The feelings of your loved one(s) may be very clear now. Budget issues can receive progress through the help of your loved one this evening. Positive results are bound to happen! Your loved ones are more than willing to help you--you endear loved ones to you with your soothing words of encouragement.

You will find yourself taking charge, organizing and perhaps managing an important business transaction today. This puts you in a boss type position and you love being the boss. You can be a real moving force in the lives of others just now. You are a natural group leader or trainer--your vitality and drive are communicated to all those you contact--especially young people. Your enthusiasm is so strong that it can sometimes be a little too much; easy does it. You put a lot of effort into those around you and also work to improve your surroundings and home environment. You may feel like experimenting with a new recipe this evening, teaching young people a recipe or just simply having a little different evening with new smells and flavors; enjoy.

Positive self-esteem is a necessity now. You seem more interested in the emotional communication between business friends and love partners. It is very important for you to know how you come across to others. Too much work at home will drain the energy you need for your professional life. Too much work in the professional life will drain the energy you need for your family life. Pace yourself and do not be afraid to say no when you feel you are reaching your limits. This is also a rewarding day in that you could come to an understanding with a difficult co-worker. This evening is a good time to think and study. You have a real appreciation for the creative writer. You may find yourself enjoying a long conversation with a special friend.

Your instinctive orientation at this time is toward getting down to basics. You will quickly eliminate the non-essentials and realize many accomplishments in the workplace. This afternoon is a good time for surrounding yourself with friends and young people. Big heart, big love--you are seldom petty. Given to grand gestures and dramatic scenes, you love independence and greatness in all forms and are very regal. Someone may need some financial help today--you may be doing this person a big favor by showing them how to improve their finances instead of giving him or her funds. You can be generous to a fault. This evening, your attention may again be on young people and perhaps, animals. There is fun on four feet.

You or your company may be involved in lectures or conventions, etc. Connections with people on a grand scale--for example, at a distance or en masse--play a bigger part in your life now. Education, law, advertising, travel, philosophy and (or) religion may also play a part in this adventure. Whatever the case, today is a day of preparation for something big to come. This afternoon you may find yourself enjoying the company of friends. Perhaps you will enjoy a dinner at a good restaurant or sign up for a continuing education class to learn some form of art expression. If you are not taking a class, you could be teaching. You are multi-talented and do not mind teaching others when you are asked. You like busy days and this one fits the bill.

Your instincts at this time move toward getting as much accomplished as possible today. This could mean progress in the workplace as well as progress in accomplishing your personal goals. All of this should go rather smoothly. Your keyword is responsibility--the ability to respond. You are able to recognize yourself in others and in relationships--rather than alone--a mirror or clear pool. You can be peaceful, calm and undisturbed. You are a genius at encouraging others in order to get them to do things--a born strategist. You may be able to enjoy and value your own life situation today or feel especially kind towards a friend or loved one this evening. Someone will praise you on your tastes or belongings. Some form of exercise is in order before bed.