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Perhaps it's better to say it now -- before the Mercury change turns the last page of the chapter, before the moon sinks her whole self into the sea of Scorpio's mystery, before the Beltane fires burn the script. To share the secret in the moment it lives, to send it whispering from urgent lips or to simply let it escape in a rush of passionate truth -- what then?

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Warrior spirit that you are, even when you're not in the battle, your awareness of it can be a constant, as though there is always a flicker of potential conflict raging in your periphery. Don't choose sides and you'll stay out of it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Instead of pondering your last incarnation or dreaming about who you'll be in the future, give your full attention and care to the magnificent being staring back at you from the mirror. This person is the treasure that keeps giving.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your drive to show up strong is, at this time, motivated by something deeply personal. You're looking for a particular reaction from a certain someone. It's still unclear why. But the reasons exist and will be illuminated at the perfect time.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You can sit with discomfort without immediately solving it. Not everything needs to be fixed on contact. You allow questions to remain open, trusting that understanding sometimes arrives sideways, later, or in a completely different form.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're easy to plan with. You suggest a clear time and place instead of long back and forth. You may offer two options and let the other person choose. Simplicity makes you a pleasure to coordinate with. It will go without a hitch.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're interested in origins. When something happens, you wonder where it comes from, what shaped it, what it connects to. Patterns catch your attention, and you follow them backward like footprints across a long landscape.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The ordinary moments are layered. A casual comment carries history, a glance reveals inner weather, a silence echoes like a room without furniture. You don't rush to flatten things into an easily digestible meaning. You linger. You let it unfold.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You know that your way isn't the only one. It's a sign of maturity to hear a new idea without getting defensive. An idea doesn't need to match your beliefs to be true or workable. Try it on. Keep what works.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today you'll be asked to translate something complex. To explain things simply without making them smaller is a real talent. It starts with respect and ends with heart. Your purpose is present things with as much truth as possible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When it makes sense to change your mind, you'll do it with about as much emotion as a GPS invests when it adjusts the route to avoid traffic. Making things right doesn't mean you were ever wrong.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Confusing instructions, explanations or people are a feature, and it's OK to admit what you don't understand. That awareness gives you a place to start the questions. Each answer is a piece in the puzzle of the bigger picture.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It's personal inventory time. Instead of dwelling on shortcomings, list the overwhelming number of wonderful things about you. Your best qualities are well-reflected in the relationships you treasure.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 30). In your Year of the Polymath, you'll embody a variety of talents, qualities and styles of intelligence and apply them across different domains to profound effect. By connecting what seems unrelated, you weave your worldview into an ongoing understanding. More highlights: You'll be published and promoted. You'll transform an environment. You'll receive love's healing touch. Aries and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 16, 33, 28, 32 and 11.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Feminine power is the theme for Gal Gadot. From Wonder Woman to her upcoming role as the most powerful Egyptian queen of antiquity, Cleopatra, the Venus-ruled superstar embodies extremes of feminine power, and somehow makes it look effortlessly down-to-earth. Gadot was born when the sun was in grounded Taurus and Venus and Mercury were in the high-energy warrior sign of Aries, lending athleticism and fiery action.

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