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And so, we begin a practical, productive week moving to the creative heartbeat of Leo season. Venus and Mercury in Virgo bring clarity to plans, habits and everyday decisions. Meanwhile, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto continue their retrogrades; progress begins with a thoughtful review. Refinements made now will echo well into the seasons ahead.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). What will happen if you trim extra words from your correspondence, your conversations, your stories, your instructions or your requests? Try it and find out. The fortunes favor succinct, purposeful communication.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Those who do nothing invite very little criticism. Those who take initiative attract opinions. Keep that in mind as you sort through the feedback. Give yourself credit for being the one who stepped boldly forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Someone can be funny, generous, vain, insecure, ambitious and pretentious all at once because people are mixtures. Seek information without judging. Leave room for people to be complicated.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Worry rarely improves the outcome. Experience does, though -- and reliably so. Every time you put yourself through a bit more life, you collect another piece of evidence that you're capable of handling whatever comes next.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In some restaurants, the food can be ordered on a sliding heat scale of zero to five, with zero being an absence of pepper and five being fire. If today were a dish, it would be hot as they come.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You've spent enough time beating yourself up over what didn't happen, about what went sideways, or didn't happen at all. Instead of working through the particular situation and psychology, try this one on for size: Who cares?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don't have to slow down your thoughts to be happy. A still mind is more of a poetic ideal than a psychological reality. For a mind to wander into anticipation, memory, rando-associations and problem solving... well, that's just healthy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You may feel an urgency today that wasn't there before. You want life to go faster. Narrow down your options, shorten your lists, forget about some of the rules. When you remove what's unnecessary, the action accelerates.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Some like to shop for options, others study and plan, as for you -- see the problem, fix the problem, not theoretically but materially. And you do it fast. No wonder you'll collect customers and fans.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It seems you've over-obligated yourself -- which is just what happens when your generous heart intersects a miscalculation of the amount of time and energy things actually take. But don't stress. This all fits together when put in the right order.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As much as you don't want to lean on anyone, it may be your best move. People favor those they help. People like those who need them more than those they need. Letting someone assist you today is simply a smart strategy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If the Wright brothers had aligned their expectations with reality, they'd have stayed on the ground. Your life has also been shaped by moments when you expected something that didn't exist yet. Today, the thing to align isn't expectation, but prediction.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (AUG. 2). It's your Year of the Voice Command. Doors open when you speak your wishes. As you develop and share your unique takes, whole rooms reorganize around you. Casual introductions lead to oversized opportunities, which you'll leverage through this new chapter. More highlights: You'll make ever-bigger deals. Family both depends on you and elevates you. You'll be loved back in kind. Pisces and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 4, 30, 22 and 15.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Rising from East London warehouse raves to pen chart-topping hits like "Boom Clap" and 360, Charli XCX, the Leo (born Aug. 2, 1992), shines with magnetic confidence and creative ferocity, embodying her fire sign's boldness. Her natal sun, Mercury and Venus in Leo keep the royal energy hot for the queen of underground pop, who is currently channeling that exuberance into acting and filmmaking.

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