Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 23)

There are so many ways of seeing something — as the opinions of your friends so amply demonstrate Monday and Tuesday. Instead of coming down hard on those you disagree with, listen. Think of yourself as a pair of giant cartoon ears. Wednesday and Thursday, you are pretty sure you know how things should be done, but, again, adopt a passive role and let someone else shoulder the burden.

Libra (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)

You sweep your arms across the table Monday and draw all your money and possessions toward your chest. How can this be explained, this weird urge toward materialism? It’d be good for you to give something away. Wednesday and Thursday, be generous in other ways: be emotionally giving, insist on hearing the long versions of stories.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Your radiance is a little hard for everyone else to take Monday and Tuesday. You walk into a room and everyone else looks slightly less magical. It’s as if you pull all cosmic energy toward you, though it’s not like you’re doing it on purpose. Wednesday and Thursday, you become a beneficiary of the very excitement you help generate.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

You are like a cartoon giant walking through a cartoon forest Monday and Tuesday — an imaginative Goliath who’s sometimes in the mood to be alone. You have a beautiful vision for the future, but it’s all so overwhelming and vague that you wouldn’t be able to explain it to anyone. Wednesday and Thursday, a new friendship seems to be taking off.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

Whatever assumptions you have at the start of the week, drop them. Spend Tuesday and Wednesday doing research. There are so many things you don’t know yet. Thursday you’re going to achieve a lot. Friday you’ll have time to devote to a new project. You go into Saturday with a ton of energy and a goal.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

With your career on the rocks Monday and Tuesday, spend the start of the week doing something socially useful; make phone calls, help out at a community center. Wednesday and Thursday, you’re feeling fortunate to find yourself in a group of people who agree with you on almost every issue.

Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20)

It’s hard to tell the difference between what’s going on in your head and what’s going on in the outside world Monday and Tuesday. The thing is, the outside world is just confusing. Wednesday and Thursday, a move toward simplicity is in the stars. Friday and Saturday are modest in scope.

Aries (March 21-April 20)

Monday and Tuesday, just about anything that can go wrong will. It takes all your energy just to feel comfortable among a group of people. Your new shoes aren’t fitting right. Wednesday and Thursday see you taking action and not letting anyone get in your way. Friday and Saturday are career-oriented: Everything you do has an effect on your reputation.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Monday and Tuesday are beset by all-consuming passion. It isn’t a fun sort of passion — not artistic or musical or anything like that — it’s emotional. The outside world is almost distorted by the strength of your feelings. You go into Wednesday and Thursday understandably

wary of other people. The key is to not let that wariness transform into what may appear as righteousness.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Think of yourself as a space exploration vehicle Monday and Tuesday, wandering into unknown territory, snapping pictures and not making any kind of judgment, just collecting facts. Let someone else figure out what it all means. Wednesday and Thursday you’re more engaged intellectually, but you still aren’t putting your hands on your hips and telling people what to think.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

You have one foot in one camp and one foot in another. Where does your allegiance lie? What do you need most at this moment? Monday and Tuesday, if at all possible, put off making any decisions. Wednesday through Friday, you’re just as torn about everything.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Time to haul out the magnifying glass and take a closer look. What you’re looking at Monday and Tuesday isn’t entirely clear, but allow yourself to hold some unknown variables in your head. Wednesday and Thursday, amplification in the romantic realm intensifies everything

else. Knowing exactly what you want grants you a confidence Friday and Saturday.