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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the days before
lighthouses, some coastal communities used
“fire beacons” — elevated structures where
people tended open flames to guide sailors. In
the coming weeks, Aries, I invite you to be like
both the keeper and the flame. People will be
drawn to your brightness, warmth, and
persistence as they navigate through their
haze and fog. And surprise! You may find your
own way more clearly as you tend to others’
wayfinding. Don’t underestimate the value of
your steady, luminous signal. For some
travelers, your presence could be the
difference between drifting and docking. So
burn with purpose, please. Keep your gleam
strong and visible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The ancestors of my
American friend Arisa lived in Ukraine,
Indonesia, the Choctaw Nation, and the Great
Lakes region. Her new husband, Anselme, is of
Japanese, Italian, and French descent. Their
wedding was a celebration of multi-cultural
influences. Guests delivered toasts in five
languages. Their marriage vows borrowed texts
from three religious traditions. The music
included a gamelan ensemble, a band that
played Ukrainian folk music, and a DJ spinning
Choctaw and Navajo prayers set to Indian
ragas. I bring this to your attention in the hope
you will seek comparable cross-fertilization in
the coming weeks. It’s an excellent time to
weave richly diverse textures into your life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I predict a future
when women will hold half of the leadership
roles, when their income and time devoted to
childcare will match men’s, when women’s
orgasms are as common as men’s, and when
most guys know that misogyny is perilous to
their health. Until the bloom of that wonderful
era, I invite Geminis of all genders to invoke
your tender ingenuity as you strengthen
female opportunities and power. In my view,
this work is always crucial to your maximum
spiritual and psychological health — but even
more so than usual in the coming weeks. Boost
the feminine in every way you can imagine.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In Yoruba
cosmology, ase is the sacred life force that
animates the universe. It’s divine energy that
can be harnessed by humans to make things
happen, to speak and act with ardent intention
so that words and deeds shape reality. I am
pleased to report that you Cancerians are extra
aligned with ase these days. Your words are
not casual. Your actions are not mild or minor.
You have the power to speak what you mean
so robustly that it has an enhanced possibility
to come into being. What you command with
love and clarity will carry enduring potency.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In medieval bestiaries,
unicorns were said to be fierce, wild creatures.
They were very real but also hidden. Only
people with pure hearts could see or commune
with them. I suspect you now have the chance
to glide into a potent “pure heart” phase, Leo.
My fervent hope is that you will take this
opportunity to cleanse yourself of irrelevancies
and rededicate yourself to your deepest
yearnings and most authentic self-expressions.
If you do, you just may encounter the
equivalent of a unicorn.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some Buddhist
monks create mandalas on floors from colored
sand. They work meticulously for days or
weeks to build intricate, symmetrical
masterpieces. Once their beautiful work is
done, however, it typically doesn’t last long.
The creators sweep it away either immediately
or soon. The sand may be disposed of, perhaps
poured into a river or stream. What’s the
purpose of this strange practice? Most
importantly, it displays a reverence for the
impermanence of all things — an appreciation
for beauty but not an attachment to it. I
recommend you consider taking a cue from the
sand mandalas in the coming weeks. Is there
anything you love that you should let go of? A
creation you can allow to transform into a new
shape? An act of sacred relinquishing?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Glassblowers shape
molten sand with breath and fire, knowing the
material can only be formed while it’s hot and
glowing. If they wait too long, the stuff stiffens,
turns brittle, and resists change. But if they
push too soon, it collapses into a misshapen
blob. In this spirit, Libra, I urge you to
recognize which parts of your life are now just
the right temperature to be reshaped. Your
timing must be impeccable. Where and when
will you direct the flame of your willpower?
Don’t wait until the opportunity cools. Art and
magic will happen with just the right amount of
heat applied at just the right moment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I have often been
racked by obsessive urges that plague me until
I act them out.” So says my Scorpio friend
Fatima, a conceptual artist. “Fortunately,” she
continues, “I have finally retrained myself to
focus on creative obsessions that fuel my art
rather than on anxious, trivial obsessions that
disorder my life. I’d be an offensive maniac if I
couldn’t use my work as an outlet for my
vehement fantasy life.” I recommend Fatima’s
strategy to Scorpios most of the time, but
especially so in the coming days. Your
imagination is even more cornucopian than
usual. To harness its beautiful but unruly
power, you must channel it into noble goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Igbo
people of Nigeria have a term: ogwugwu na-adá»
n’ulo. It means “the medicine is in the house.”
It’s the belief that healing doesn’t necessarily
come from afar. It may already be here, hidden
among the familiar, waiting to be
acknowledged or discovered. Dear Sagittarius,
your natural instinct is to look outward and afar
for answers and help. But in the coming weeks,
you should look close to home. What unnoticed
or underestimated thing might be a cure or
inspiration you’ve been overlooking? How can
you find new uses for what you already have?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to
celebrate the holiday known as Be Your Own
Best Helper. How should you observe this
potentially pivotal transformation in your
relationship with yourself? Divest yourself of
yearnings to have someone clean up after you
and service your baseline necessities.
Renounce any wishes you harbor for some
special person to telepathically guess and
attend to your every need. Vow that from now
on, you will be an expert at taking excellent
care of yourself. Do you dare to imagine what it
might feel like to be your own best helper?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the ancient
practice of astronomy, the stars were
considered “incorruptible.” Unlike the planets,
their movements were unchanging, their lights
stationary, their destinies steady and stable.
We human beings are the opposite of all those
descriptors, of course. There’s no use in hoping
otherwise, because constancy just isn’t an
option for us. The good news, Aquarius, is that
you are now poised to thrive on these truths.
The inevitability of change can and should be a
treasured gift for you. You’re being offered
chances to revise plans that do indeed need to
be revised. You are being invited to let go of
roles that don’t serve you. But what initially
feels like a loss or sacrifice may actually be
permission. Evolution is a tremendous
privilege!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The axolotl is an
amphibian that never outgrows its larval form.
Unlike most creatures, it retains its youthful
traits into adulthood. Amazingly, it can
regenerate its limbs, its spinal cord, and parts of
its brain. Let’s make the axolotl your
inspirational animal, Pisces. What part of your
“youth” is worth keeping — not as immaturity,
but as righteous design? Where are you being
asked not to evolve past a stage, but to
deepen within it? And what might be
regenerated in you that seemed to have been
lost? Your magic will come from being like an
axolotl. Be strange. Be playful. Be ageless and
original and irrepressible.