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If you're sensitive to the effects of beauty, kindness, innocence and delight, of course the quality feels like a blessing. But it's that same sensitivity that clocks ugliness. In these early days of the solar journey through Pisces, if it's not possible to adjust your sensitivity to what's helpful for the situation, hopefully it's possible to exit. Don't hesitate; just go.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Stress doesn't automatically mean something is wrong. Some stress is healthy, and some hard situations are worth sticking with if you know why you're there. Check back in with your reasons and see if they still make sense.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know what it's like to have unappealing options: bad or worse, rock or hard place, lesser of two evils. That's what makes today's choices feel luxurious. You'll appreciate, celebrate and attract even more good fortune with your attitude of gratitude.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have allies in every area of life -- professional, personal, spiritual and more. Call on them before you need them. You may never need them at all, and that's what makes the relationship real. Otherwise, it's just transactional.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don't need to disconnect from the world to connect with yourself again. You just need a little quiet. Two hours of real focus will be enough to finish something that's been hanging over you and remember that you're brilliantly competent.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A riddle you'll easy guess: What do your loved ones crave when you're not there, but sometimes take for granted when you are? Your presence. Warm, all-in, so you. Presence is a paradox: invisible in the moment, yet unforgettable in absence.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your vision energizes you. Bringing a fantasy to life -- or even failing to do so -- is far more interesting to you than working for the approval of others. You'll be guided by an internal logic akin to appetite.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Desire and availability are intertwined. When something is rare, it draws the eye and quickens the pulse. Some people, in certain moods, find that the risk of missing out awakens decisiveness they didn't know they had.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You're feeling some uncertainty about the rules, your strategy or how to play the game in general. This is your subconscious nudging you to reevaluate. Go back to the beginning. Is this game even worth playing? What are your odds of winning?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When someone is defensive, resistant or closed off, new information can't go in. People don't learn with their arms crossed. Go where the teachers and students are receptive like you, hearts and minds open, and you'll learn quickly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The second easiest way to keep your promises is to make promises that are easy to keep. The top easiest way is not to make them in the first place. You'll deliver more than expected today because you didn't tell them what to expect.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What happens right before becoming? Exposure. Awkwardness. Uncertainty. So in a way, you can see those uncomfortable feelings as a sign of imminent arrival. At the very least, discomfort is the herald of improvement, and at most, transformation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your mind is open and your curiosity strong. Ideas are everywhere, but some are worth more than others, and you sense right away what's worth moving on. A small choice today slowly opens a bigger adventure in the future.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 19). It's your Year of Buried Gold when "X" will mark the actual spot on the map where you should start digging. You'll get the map through solid relationships, a mentorship and your own steady work and continuing education. Your curiosity and follow through are deservedly and richly rewarded. More highlights: a reunion, recognition for unseen efforts, and love that fits on multiple levels. Taurus and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 3, 44, 31 and 19.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Like a Pisces, Nicolaus Copernicus loosened humanity from the center of the heavens when he sensed a deeper order: that the Earth itself was moving, circling a living sun. Such knowing belongs to Pisces -- ethereal, intuitive, receptive to patterns felt before they are proven. With Mars in Aquarius, his courage faced forward, allied with the future rather than tradition.

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