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  How Others See You

  You’re thought of as a serene influence, someone to depend on, and you’re admired for your organized mind. Not many people realize that you’re sensitive and easily wounded. You are trusted as a tastemaker, and your artistic and esthetic opinion is welcomed. Because you have sound instincts about money, your financial advice is also sought. On the other hand, people resent your tendency to be dogmatic. Even if you’re right, others don’t understand why you have to be so unyielding.

  FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH THE SUN IN TAURUS

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  Akon

  Ann-Margret

  Fred Astaire

  Mary Astor

  Burt Bacharach

  Stephen Baldwin

  Lionel Barrymore

  Candice Bergen

  Irving Berlin

  Yogi Berra

  Cate Blanchett

  Johannes Brahms

  Carol Burnett

  George Carlin

  Cher

  George Clooney

  Stephen Colbert

  Perry Como

  Gary Cooper

  Bing Crosby

  Kirsten Dunst

  Albert Finney

  Ella Fitzgerald

  Henry Fonda

  Sigmund Freud

  Martha Graham

  Ulysses S. Grant

  William Randolph Hearst

  Joseph Heller

  Audrey Hepburn

  Katharine Hepburn

  Glenda Jackson

  Janet Jackson

  Reggie Jackson

  Bianca Jagger

  Jasper Johns

  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

  Grace Jones

  Harper Lee

  Jay Leno

  Sugar Ray Leonard

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Liberace

  Anita Loos

  Joe Louis

  Karl Marx

  Rod McKuen

  Shirley MacLaine

  Bernard Malamud

  Tim McGraw

  Golda Meir

  Yehudi Menuhin

  Patrice Munsel

  Vladimir Nabokov

  Willie Nelson

  Jack Nicholson

  Florence Nightingale

  Ryan O’Neal

  Al Pacino

  Eva Perón

  Roberta Peters

  Michelle Pfeiffer

  Ezio Pinza

  Pope John Paul II

  Sergei Prokofiev

  Anthony Quinn

  Bertrand Russell

  Pete Seeger

  William Shakespeare

  Benjamin Spock

  James Stewart

  Barbra Streisand

  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  Shirley Temple

  Uma Thurman

  Harry S. Truman

  Rudolph Valentino

  Orson Welles

  Your Most Likeable Trait RESPONSIVENESS

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  PEOPLE BORN UNDER this sign are many-sided, quick in thought and action, clever with words, skillful at handling others, brimful of new ideas.

  Astrologers regard this third sign of the zodiac as the quintessentially human sign, for it seems to sum up qualities that are the distinguishing hallmarks of the human race—intelligence (Gemini is an air sign), adaptability (Gemini is a mutable sign), and communicativeness (Gemini is ruled by Mercury).

  Gemini people do not sit back and watch the scenery go by. As a Gemini, you are endlessly curious about everything and must be part of the busy passing scene. If all the world’s a stage, Gemini must be the actor on that stage. Unlike Leo, who wants only to be the star, Gemini wants to play all the parts—and be the director, the producer, and the stagehand!

  Duality is your most famous trait. You usually want more than one of everything. That includes jobs, hobbies, careers, and lovers. Basically your nature is restless, on the go, in quest of new ideas and fresh experiences. Things get very dull for you unless you have a constant change of scenery. Variety is your game. As a result, you often leave a trail of unfinished tasks. Your tendency is to fritter away energy on too many projects instead of concentrating your cleverness on one task.

  Gemini is the sign of communication, and its natives have an urgent and continual need to communicate. You enjoy writing notes, chatting with strangers, surfing the web, tossing off e-mails, IM’s, and text messages—and the telephone is a major means of communication. People should learn not to give you their number if they don’t like to spend a lot of time on the phone!

  Your astrological symbol should really be the question mark. You’re a perpetual student of life who never stops asking questions. You love to talk to people, and this is the great secret of your charm. Others open to you like flowers. As a result, you’re a marvelous people-manager who can rev up enthusiasm and loyalty.

  Born with the gift of persuasion, you could sell ice in Greenland. Your quick mind can explain any action, defend any position, justify any course. A mental magpie, you pick up information here, gossip there, tidbits everywhere. This makes you an ideal conversationalist, for you know a little about everything, though, some have said, not a lot about anything. You also are inclined to have firm opinions on everything (subject to revision at a moment’s notice). What you value most is intellectual independence, and what you lack most is perseverance.

  Another Gemini weakness is superficiality. Because you are so quick to grasp an idea or size up a situation, you tend to skim its surface, not bothering to explore it in any depth. The other side of the coin, however, is that with very little preparation you can make a marvelous initial impression.

  Your facile gifts of writing, speaking, and self-expression make you a success in dealing with the public. You have a quicksilver personality that can adapt to many kinds of people. You are often drawn to the stage and the dramatic arts. Among famous writers and performers born with the Sun in Gemini are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, and Judy Garland.

  Amusing, versatile and witty, you are a wonderful friend who lifts people out of their doldrums. Does someone need advice? Instruction? An introduction? You’re right there, ready to jump in, and others are energized by your enthusiasm. It’s easy to see why you are usually surrounded by friends and admirers because you’re such fun to be with. True, you can be impatient with persons who aren’t as quick as you are, or who can’t keep up with the rapid flow of your thought and speech. However, your natural exuberance sweeps even the most reluctant and surly along with you. In almost any situation you can be as charming as you want to be—with a little extra thrown in.

  Life is a jest and all things show it;

  I thought so once and now I know it,

  spells out the philosophy of Gemini. You don’t waste time plumbing dark emotional depths, and you certainly don’t want to get sucked into anyone’s problems that might sabotage your freedom. Though you do have a brooding side to your Jekyll and Hyde disposition, you determinedly put on a cheerful face so you make the best impression. You try not to let anything dampen your high spirits or throw cold water on the fun and games.

  Geminis have a wide range of contacts and benefit from the advice and help of influential people. You will attract financial luck, but a tendency toward extravagance often more than offsets it. In your ledger, income always adds up to something a little short of outgo.

  Routine and monotony are two things you dread, and you will go to any lengths to avoid them. Change is your keyword, and what you value most is freedom. It’s useless for anyone to try to pin you down. For you, the fun is in traveling, not in arriving at a destination. You love to explore new territory, see the way people live on the other side of the world. Inquisitive and imaginative, you are open to a different way of looking at things. Your trendy, up-to-date lifestyle has you constantly living off the fad of the land.

  For the sheer fascination of it, people should have at least one Gemini in their lives. (Two m
ight be exhausting.)

  The Inner You

  You react instantly to new situations, but because you’re so keenly attuned to your environment, you tend to have a nervous temperament. And though you give off sparks of energy, excitement, and charm, inside you feel like a wound-up spring. Others are fascinated by your enthusiasm while inwardly you’re already bored with this person or that project. In your relationships, you’re very giving, but you also need time for yourself. You like to perform, using your wit and intelligence to move to center stage. You love to gossip, mostly because you find out such interesting things! You’re generous with your time, friendship, and possessions. One problem is that instead of looking at people’s deeper qualities, you tend to judge them by their reaction to you. Are you coming off well; are you mesmerizing them?

  How Others See You

  People like to be around you because you’re interesting and amusing. They admire you for your talent with words and sense of humor. Although you’re considered more of a cerebral type, friends trust your judgment about emotional matters. They also know you’ll jump in to help when asked. Only those closest to you know you can be moody and discouraged. When crossed you can be sarcastic, which makes some people think you’re arrogant.

  FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH THE SUN IN GEMINI

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  Paula Abdul

  Tim Allen

  F. Lee Bailey

  Josephine Baker

  Annette Bening

  Mel Blanc

  George Bush

  Rachel Carson

  Rosemary Clooney

  Joan Collins

  Courtney Cox

  Jacques Cousteau

  Mario Cuomo

  Tony Curtis

  Johnny Depp

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Albrecht Dürer

  Bob Dylan

  Clint Eastwood

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Douglas Fairbanks

  Ian Fleming

  Errol Flynn

  Michael J. Fox

  Judy Garland

  Paul Gauguin

  Lou Gehrig

  Allen Ginsberg

  Benny Goodman

  Steffi Graf

  Che Guevara

  Nathan Hale

  Marvin Hamlisch

  Dashiell Hammett

  Lillian Hellman

  Bob Hope

  Gerard Manley Hopkins

  Hubert Humphrey

  Allen Iverson

  Angelina Jolie

  Tom Jones

  Louis Jourdan

  John F. Kennedy

  Nicole Kidman

  Henry Kissinger

  Anna Kournikova

  Lenny Kravitz

  Hugh Laurie

  Peggy Lee

  Federico García Lorca

  Robert Ludlum

  Paul McCartney

  Malcolm McDowell

  Larry McMurtry

  Barry Manilow

  Thomas Mann

  Dean Martin

  Marilyn Monroe

  Bill Moyers

  Joe Namath

  Liam Neeson

  Joyce Carol Oates

  Jacques Offenbach

  Laurence Olivier

  Frank Oz

  Cole Porter

  Prince

  Alexander Pushkin

  Basil Rathbone

  Sally Ride

  Joan Rivers

  Isabella Rossellini

  Henri Rousseau

  Salman Rushdie

  Marquis de Sade

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Maurice Sendak

  Tupac Shakur

  Brooke Shields

  Harriet Beecher

  Stowe

  Richard Strauss

  William Styron

  Kathleen Turner

  Donald Trump

  Richard Wagner

  Kanye West

  Ruth Westheimer

  Walt Whitman

  Gene Wilder

  Hank Williams Jr.

  Venus Williams

  Herman Wouk

  Frank Lloyd Wright

  William Butler Yeats

  Your Most Likeable Trait LOYALTY

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  NO ONE HAS EVER SAID Cancerians are easy to understand. You may appear gentle, kind, sympathetic, and a patient listener. Then someone asks for advice, and you turn cranky, snappish, and appear to be completely indifferent to anyone’s problems but your own. You may wallow in self-pity and complain endlessly about how mistreated you are by the world. Turn another page of the calendar and suddenly you are back being helpful, solicitous, ready to do anything asked of you. More than any other sign, Cancer is a series of contradictions. You prize security above all else, yet love new adventure. You are the soul of caution but you’re also a courageous initiator who goes out of your way to push over obstacles with your driving personality.

  What’s your secret? Cancer, which is ruled by the Moon and has water as its element, can be likened to the shifting tides of the oceans. Like the tides, Cancer is the sign of powerful forces moving under the surface. That surface, however, is quite difficult to penetrate, for Cancerians tend to build up an elaborate array of defenses to hide their deep feelings and extreme sensitivity.

  Complex, fragile, unpredictable, temperamental, the typical Cancerian needs constant support and encouragement. You want desperately to be loved and approved of but resent needing approval so badly. Cancer’s big lesson is to recognize the hidden anger you carry within you and not allow this to corrode the relationships that give you the emotional support you seek. Happily, when you get what you need, you give the best you have in return. Those who make you feel secure command your undying loyalty. When you really care for someone there is nothing anyone can say about that person that will make the least bit of difference. You have a real blind spot when it comes to seeing a failing in those you love.

  If you could wave a magic wand and do the one thing that would make you happier it is to crack open that Crab shell and venture out into the world of possibility. Staying enclosed emotionally and psychically keeps you fearful. Cancer’s fears are based on the fact that you have a difficult time trusting. You don’t trust others or the universe or yourself. One Cancer told me recently, “We’ve been sold a bill of goods by the stories we were told as children. There is no joy or happiness in life. Life is just plain hard.” The problem with this point of view is it leaves very little opening for any kind of abundance to flow in. It’s hard to see the kindness in loved ones or the generosity of strangers or unexpected luck in an arduous situation if one has decided from the start that it’s a dog-eat-dog world.

  Yet most contradictory of all is the fact you’re such a nurturer who gives unselfishly to anyone who needs you. Your greatest impact is in human relationships; you have an instinct for making others feel cared for and understood. Among your most endearing traits is your loyalty.

  You tend to be a worrier and a silent brooder. People may pour out their hearts to you, but the flow never goes in the other direction. You are cautious about revealing too much of yourself; you guard your secrets well.

  If offended, you do not strike back directly. Your method of retaliation is to sulk, and it is often very effective. The technique is somewhat like being whipped to death by a dozen strands of boiled spaghetti.

  Cancer’s symbol, the Crab, has a hard outer shell that protects soft, vulnerable flesh underneath. The same is true of Cancerians, who are often crusty, gruff, and grumpy, but possess a proverbial heart of gold. Beneath your tough exterior you are a sentimental softie who will make any sacrifice for someone in need. If someone asks for a favor, your first reaction will probably be no, but the final answer is always yes. You should be judged not by what you say but by what you do.

  You are possessive. Anyone who becomes part of your life will never again be entirely free. You try to stay in touch with friends, ex-lovers, former spouses, business associates, persons you knew as children. Cancer is the cosmic collecto
r—if you let anyone go out of your life, it is unwillingly and never completely. This reflects your preoccupation with the past. An aura of nostalgia dwells about you; the events and people of bygone years continue to inhabit your memory and usually grow dearer to you as time goes by. You are devoted to family and home and continue to believe in the old-fashioned idea that marriage is forever—even if the events of your own life contradict this.

  It is hard to deceive you, for you can spot the tiniest nuances of behavior. In fact, you are almost psychic in your intuitions. A photographic memory added to intense powers of observation makes you extremely canny about divining other people’s inner motivations.

  Cancerians are crablike in their indirect approach to an intended target. Observe a crab moving on a beach and you will notice its strange sidewise movement toward a goal. People born under the sign of the Crab never take the direct approach. You step to one side, then step to the other side, and sometimes go completely around. But you get where you intend to go.

  If channeled in the right direction, your enormous sensitivity can be a great source of strength. Once you overcome your shyness and touchiness and master your turbulent emotions, your intellect and imagination enable you to become a success in almost anything you undertake. You have the ability to dig into your own inner life and turn creativity into practical ideas. Contrary to the impression you often give, you can be shrewd and canny in business. Cautious, conservative in your approach, you possess an antenna that quickly gauges public taste and opinion and senses new trends in the making. You’re also an on-the-mark judge of people. You are artistic and creative, and have formidable intellectual talents. This instinct for business combined with imagination is magical for acquiring financial security, and Cancer is called a “money sign” because of its ability to attract wealth.

  Cancer people hold on to money as tenaciously as they do to everything that belongs to them. To you money spells security, yet no matter how much wealth you accumulate you never feel really secure. That is true of your emotional security also. A Cancerian never gets enough love and approval; you always need more. It is very easy to fall in love with this loyal, devoted, affectionate, and protective Moon-child.