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LIVING
STARS: JACQUELINE BIGAR

For heaven’s sake, keep your cool

NICOLE BAUTE
LIVING REPORTER
Call it the year of magical thinking.
Astrologer Jacqueline Bigar ex-
pects 2010 to be a challenging and
dynamic year, with those who are
able to dream up creative solutions
— and let go of conventional think-
ing — the most likely to come out
ahead.
“The person who says, ‘This isn’t
working; what’s a better way of do-
ing it?’ — that’s the person who suc-
Astrological overview of 2010 has Mars creating challenges in the first quarter, flected in its chart. A negativity that
she says existed in Toronto in 2009
followed by important changes. Now, if we can just get through the winter . . . is poised to turn around once we get
past the first three months of 2010.
ceeds,” Bigar says. says old flames could better under- highlighted around July,” Bigar “This has tremendous creative en-
Anger management will be impor- stand each other. says. ergy as a city,” she says. “It’s power-
tant in 2010, she says. Mars, planet “It might be good for working “In July, let go. If something is not ful, it really is.”
of anger and sex, is retrograde until through an old relationship, but working, don’t keep slamming and Bigar says Toronto will start gear-
March, which means suppressed don’t start a new one,” she says. slamming and trying to get it to ing up for something big — the Pan
anger and frustration might sur- After that, we enter a phase of ma- work and pushing it. It’s like put- Am Games, for instance, will be
face. She does not recommend em- jor planetary transformations. ting a round peg in a square hole.” held here in five years — which may
barking on new projects or rela- “That means a lot of facets in our As for Toronto, Bigar says it’s a help the city become even more dy-
tionships during this period, but life will be changing, and this will be very interesting area, which is re- namic.

THE RATINGS SHOW THE KIND OF YEAR YOU WILL HAVE: 5 = DYNAMIC, 4 = POSITIVE, 3 = AVERAGE, 2 = SO-SO, 1 = DIFFICULT
(March 21-April 20)
★★★★
You romp into 2010
with your ruling planet
dancing backward. Im-
pulsiveness is associat-
ed with the ram but, for
the first two months of
the year, try to curb this
spontaneity. Use spe-
cial care right now, too,
especially with a child
or loved one. In many
ways, from May
through September,
you will experience
more excitement and
change than imagin-
able. For bold, assertive
Aries, this will be easier
if you just go with the
flow. Your motto for the
year: Stay in the pre-
sent.
(April 21-May 20) (May 21-June 21)
★★★★ ★★★
ARIES Events open you up to
change and possibili-
TAURUS Be more open and
aware in dealing with
GEMINI
ties. Often, you might financial partnerships.
feel a sense of shock as Taking a class in this
you evaluate what is field could be smart.
happening. The biggest The unexpected runs
mistake you can make riot all year. A boss
this year is to hold on to could be quirky and
the status quo. The difficult in the spring
best part of your year is and you encounter
that you are letting go very unusual people in
of old ideas. You are the summer. An op-
building a new type of portunity flies in from
stability based on get- left field. Be ready to
ting past filtered think- PRIME grasp it quickly, as it
ing. Travel and foreign- MINISTER might not return. Be LYNN
CÉLINE ers could be quite lucky STEPHEN careful with your
JOHNSTON
for you. Do not get in- words, and do not say
DION volved with profession-
HARPER something you cannot BORN:
BORN: al or personal acquain- BORN: take back. Your motto MAY 28,
MARCH tances too quickly. Your APRIL 30, for the year: Learn to
motto for the year: 1959 appreciate life’s 1947
30, 1968 Time is your ally. curveballs.

(June 22-July 22) (July 23-Aug. 22) (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

★★★
Moon children could
feel as if they have a lot
of people demanding
something of them. You
are in a process of rene-
gotiating your bound-
aries, since people
seem not to respect
them. Many of you will
hit major confronta-
tions, power plays and
control games. Sum-
mer 2010 reminds you
to take nothing for
granted, as anything
can happen. The wild-
card planet sends sur-
prises, as it sits on the
very top of your chart.
Your motto for the year:
Prevent stress from
building by incorporat-
ing exercise into your
days.
★★★★
CANCER You roar into 2010 as a
force to behold. The
first quarter of the year
produces unusual en-
ergy. You could have a
nasty temper during
this time. You don’t re-
ally want to scare peo-
ple; you simply want to
let others know you
have boundaries. As
spring blooms, look
around — yours will be
one of the few stable
signs in the zodiac. It is
important for the lion to
TED be on top of finances
READER and communications.
Your motto for the year:
BORN: Accept an innate ec-
JUNE centricity.
25, 1963
★★★★
LEO Finally, times are a little
easier, though your
VIRGO
chequebook could sing
the blues. Change your
budget to reflect the
way your values have
changed since you has
emerged from years of
forced responsibility.
Relationships are far
from boring. If you are
attached by summer,
you could feel as if you
are on the roller-coast-
MIKE er ride of your life. If sin- GOVERNOR
HOLMES gle, a wariness emerg-
GENERAL
BORN: es when dealing with
others one-on-one. MICHAËLLE
AUG. 3, Confidence emerges, JEAN
1963 allowing many new op-
tions. Your motto for BORN:
the year: Walk away SEPT. 6, 1957
from what doesn’t
work.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 23) (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

★★★★
Accept responsibility
graciously. Learn better
diet and exercise pat-
terns and you will re-
lieve stress and have
more energy. Whatev-
er is tossed on your
plate will positively
challenge you. Look at
some of your views and
thinking. Could they be
stagnant? A relation-
ship or several different
people in your life dem-
onstrate the possibility
that your thinking is rig-
id and staid. If single,
many options could
jump into your life. Your
life will be taking a lot of
interesting twists in the
next year. Your motto
for the year: Do not
fight the inevitable.
★★★★ ★ ★★★★ ★
LIBRA You are learning a new
style of communica-
SCORPIO You are a force to be-
hold this year, with a
SAGITTARIUS
tion. Your movements stronger tie to home
and expression reveal and family. Whether
you are more centred. single or attached, you
One of life’s lessons have options. You could
that whirls through remodel your home,
your life will be the paint a room, or move.
power of understand- Interactions with fami-
ing. Artists may experi- lies and roommates
ence unusual creativity. have a new-found
Children could be a depth and sense of
handful, reminding you well-being. Summer
of your wild days. Many will bring one of the ROBERTA
of you will have sur- hottest, most romantic BONDAR
prise additions to your periods of your life. En- BORN:
family or, if single, one DRAKE joy every moment with
very exciting love rela- BORN: this exciting individual. DEC. 4,
tionship or a sequence OCT. Count on nothing being 1945
of several intriguing po- long-term until it really
tential lovers. Your 24, is. Your motto for the
RUSSELL PETERS motto for the year: Pre- 1986 year: Live it up — you
BORN: SEPT. 29, 1970 pare to blaze a new only go around once.
trail.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 20) (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) (Feb. 20-March 20)

★★★
Goats get better as
they age. You are a sign
associated with career,
work and commitment,
which is exactly where
you need to focus. You
are on familiar ground,
yet shattering insights
could affect your view
of your personal world.
Your willingness to
strive for professional
excellence could be in
conflict with how you
view your life. With
these changes, doors
open that you never
knew existed. Motto of
the year: Accept that
there are forces stron-
ger than you are.
★★★★
CAPRICORN After the year you just
experienced, you might
wonder if you have the
energy to meet another
dynamic period. As
2010 enters, partners,
associates, friends and
loved ones seem to be
on the warpath. Spring
enters, and you can
breathe. People return
to normal but there is a
change, and it comes
from you. Finances
have been an unpre-
BRIDGETT dictable roller-coaster
ZEHR ride. Plans will easily
dissolve but are re-
BORN: placed often by adven-
DEC. ture. New people and
new ideas become a
25, 1984
given. Your motto for
the year: Go with the
flow.
★★★
AQUARIUS Others say you have
become a highly vola-
PISCES
tile, transformational
figure in their lives but
this is not your intent.
Partners, friends and
people in general light-
en up in 2010. Hold on
to your wallet during
the summer. Unexpect-
ed lightning bolts hit
your finances. The cali-
bre of your friendships
changes. Your goals will
MARTHA change, and there is a
HENRY new-found intensity
about living. Keep in JUSTIN
BORN: contact with your true BIEBER
FEB. 17, desires. You are enter-
BORN:
1938 ing one of the most ex-
MARCH
citing periods of your
life. Your motto for the 14, 1994
year: You can only go
forward, not backward.