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The Sun and Mercury meet in Taurus and get as glossy as a magazine. The spread is intentional, the colors considered, the textures doing tasteful work. What you choose to include matters, and what you leave out does too. This is less about indulgence and more about refinement, the art of noticing what holds up under a longer gaze. What will still feel right next week?

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can acknowledge someone's perspective without saying it's wrong or right. Recognizing others doesn't change your position; it simply acknowledges that yours isn't the only one. This reduces tensions and helps everyone find a way forward.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). No one can deny that your past efforts are delivering visible rewards. You're still not entirely satisfied with the results, but keep tweaking, adjusting and experimenting and you'll get there. You'll soon be collecting wins across several areas of life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There's often a difference between what you do for fun and what you do for money, but not today. The activity that falls into both categories will expand your fortunes.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It doesn't benefit you to give your trust too readily or too early in the relationship. It would be a gift to make them work for it. You're offering others a chance to earn your trust, which is a very rewarding experience.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). How you incorporate or ignore feedback will make all the difference in today's outcomes. It's really OK to let down your defenses. Go into learning mode. Also, people don't have to be totally right to have a point.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Replace "why can't I?" with "what would make this outcome inevitable for me?" You have the mind for design. You can create the system, meet the people, forge the alliances, execute the reps; it's all within your ability.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People will show you who they are, not in one moment or with one comment, but with their actions over time. Clock the results, but don't spend a lot of energy analyzing one or two moves. This is a long game, a game of patterns.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Study the failures of others, not to scare yourself, but to know what to avoid. Find out where the traps are. Where did they run out of money, attention or support? You can build buffers of protection.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You can point to many moments when worry ran wild and nothing came of it. Today you recognize the pattern and refuse to feed it. You'll move forward with steadiness, letting evidence guide your energy instead of fear.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A crush isn't always on a person. A food, a hiking trail, a shirt could be crushworthy -- anything that inspires you. You're open to what lights you up today and when you follow it, your attention attracts.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can elevate a room without spending a dollar. It has to do with how you treat people, the attention you give, the ease you create. You put others at the center for a moment. Add charm. Watch the whole scene rise.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No need to hold back or play the game with less energy than you have. Life can take the full-strength version of you. Things start to move in a good direction when you show up with everything you've got.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 14). It's your Year of Creative Fireworks, bursting with ideas that demand expression. Some are routines or lifestyle hacks that brighten your days. Then there are meaningful projects of various sizes. You build at least three of your visions. One becomes vibrant and lasting. More highlights: Relationships are relaxed and golden, except for the very exciting and eventful connection. P.R. brings sales and attention beyond your usual sphere. Cancer and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 3, 11, 40 and 20.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: In the upcoming drama "Sweetsick," Cate Blanchett plays a woman with a strange gift: the ability to see what others most intimately need. Arguably, it's not a stretch for the Taurus, whose well-aspected Neptune suggests augmented visionary powers. Like a Taurus, Blanchett doesn't just play characters but inhabits their physical world. Posture, voice, fabric, silence. That's Taurus ruling the senses, translated into art.

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