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While you were sleeping, someone else was in a midday rush, scrambling to get somewhere on time, trading before the bell, careening toward a deadline. Even your own mind and body were busy at work with the mysterious tasks necessary to repair and re-energize you. Considering the lunar business of the day, it is glorious relief to realize the extent of what happens without your active participation.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You won't need anyone to provide you with excitement because you are a self-entertaining entity. Others will look to you for the next point of interest, and you will notice things in the environment that have potential to brighten the day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Today's pattern is akin to restaurant work where there's a rush, then a rush and a lull. You'll learn what you can do in the down times to make the busy times easier for yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some people are just harder to read than others, and it's particularly difficult to know what their needs are for closeness or distance. Asking probably won't produce any more clarity. It's more a matter of detachment and patient observation.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have questions, and the small group will bring typical answers. Take it to a larger group though, or the universe at large, and you'll love the variety-pack of solutions that comes back.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There's something ferocious in you that will go harder at the target than most would expect of such a kind-hearted person. You'll use all that energy in a different way now. You'll be more the playful kitten than the hunter.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Taking on too much, or the wrong thing, invites dread. You can keep it away with a polite decline of many of today's offers and requests. Most will be informal or implied, and all should be considered as though they written invitations.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It seems that paradise is locked in a box and someone else holds the key. That someone will appear on the scene today. When the locksmith to paradise shows up, the only thing left to do is Venmo the balance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Getting more comfortable with who you are and what you're doing means favorable responses matter less and less to you. You use feedback as information, not as emotional sustenance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You're attracted to what's right, not what's easy. But then, after the initial attraction, a moment of hesitation has you second guessing the instinct. The line of questioning will be fruitful, because in the end it's important to feel sure.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Love is a rush accompanied by music only you and your love can hear. Expand the idea to the projects, ideas and activities that stir passion in you. Those don't have eardrums, and yet they will seem to be in perfect sync with you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Though most times the most prudent answer is not to care about public perception, you can't help but wonder what it's like to love you, see you, converse with you and know you. A little self-consciousness will drop in to positive result.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There were hard-won accomplishments in your past, but not every accomplishment should follow suit. You'll lean into your talent today, and things will get easy for you. Just trust it. Why shouldn't you be in a state of ease?

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 19) The Yellow Brick Road is an invitation, a map, a plan, an opportunity and, according to the movie, a linear dance hall to destiny. This year brings the spirit of skipping along. More highlights: You'll land a contract, you'll achieve a goal involving print and the sparkle in your social life of a person who truly understands your many evolutions. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 21, 1, 19 and 40.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Ty Pennington is back to work as the host of "Rock the Block" after a health scare temporarily interrupted his mission to transform spaces and lift the people who live there. Born under the sign of art, design and harmony, Ty Pennington holds the very Libran belief that "Good design can change your life." The television host, carpenter, designer and author was born under an entertainer's Leo moon.

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