HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY Mercury and Modernity Mercury’s entrance into his trendy home of Gemini suggests that, while we’ve certainly been spared many of life’s hard knocks, and most definitely been spoiled by contemporary cushions and amenities, still in some ways we’ve endured complexities of modernity beyond what our ancestors could ever imagine. Extend compassion to yourself for this. It’s no small feat.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You typically manage the luck you’re given, but when none is forthcoming, you don’t hesitate to conjure up your own. Your good fortune will begin with that posture of respect and reverence you so naturally extend to the things and people you cherish.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). How a person leaves a thing will say more about their character than how they got into it in the first place. Leave things better than they were.

You want everything to end on a sweet note, sometimes with a big tip or a promise about the future. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Often the highest, best and most correct thing is an unwanted choice that doesn’t look like much fun, but nonetheless delivers joy in the end.

You’ll bear from your own plans because there is something more important to handle. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Typically, you strive to make things convenient for those around you, but the opposite approach works better today.

Let them work for your approval. It’s a game, and games are no fun until they start to engage problem-solving skills. LEO (Jul.