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"I yearn," George Costanza insists. "I yearn for something greater," Jerry counters. "I crave ... constant craving. But I haven't yearned." Is yearning truly more noble and existential, or is it simply craving with the volume turned up? As Mercury and Mars conjoin in Pisces, impulses feel poetic. But are we reaching for transcendence or reacting to appetite?

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Everything that goes wrong produces an obvious upside. Mistakes are the best relationship glue there is. So there's nothing to root for today. Just relax and let it unfold.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There's something deeply satisfying about clearing things out -- inbox, kitchen, awkward tension, half-finished ideas. When you clean up, everything feels better. Hope is a gleaming kind of feeling.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Even when you're not technically in charge, you don't act like a bystander. If the mood's off, you adjust. If it's good, you help it grow. Wherever you go today, your presence changes the room.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You'll capture someone's imagination and lead it to beautiful places. You can do this to others because you've already learned to do it with yourself. Your inner world is potent and magnetic.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The sun charges up your fire-sign batteries and fuels the day's peak activities. There's a point of diminishing returns, though, which is why shade and sunscreen are a necessity, both metaphorically and actually.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Some things that feel easy to you are genuinely hard for the other person. When you understand where they struggle, the relationship runs smoother. If you can lighten the load for them, everything improves.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may have trepidation about moving forward, but there is something more important at stake than your nerves or fears, and you let that purpose lead you through. Before you know it, you're in a new place.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You thought what you were doing was a one-and-done task. Turns out, it's the beginning of something bigger. Each step is teaching you what actually matters. A system will come later. Right now, you're still figuring out the rules.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Telling the right person how you really feel can be just the connection that lightens your whole world. Having your inner world received without judgment or correction can produce a powerful state -- shifting the mind and body out of defensiveness. Stress dissolves.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even though you feel somewhat comfortable, you still want more of the things that make life good. Today, those things are all outside the familiar. There's delight to be had in new people, places and things.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Don't aim for what's merely doable; aim just past it. Set the bar high enough that you must grow into it. The goal must stretch you to change you. The right-sized challenge keeps things interesting today.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What you pack for a trip often has more to do with the size of your suitcase than anything else. Containers are their own kind of inspiration. Their dimensions can dictate what's possible. Today's content will follow the form of the vessel.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 15). Welcome to your Year of the Bonus, when you're consistently given the bumps of good fortune that let you know your work is appreciated, compensated and regarded with the respect and admiration it deserves. More highlights: A showcase for your talent. Love unfolds slowly and then all at once, steady and astonishing. A dear one's milestone is, in a sense, like your own medal. Aquarius and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 24, 31, 13 and 37.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Eva Longoria has been expanding her international reach in more ways than one, splitting her time between Spain, Mexico and the USA, and broadening her work to include directing, producing and launching a new podcast slate with iHeartMedia's My Cultura network. Longoria's natal sun and Jupiter are in artistic Pisces, while her moon and Venus are in feisty Aries. Philanthropic Aquarius influences are also strong cosmic currents in Longoria's chart.

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