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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Hawaiian word
pÅ refers to a primal darkness from which all life
flows. It’s not a fearsome void, but a fertile
mystery, rich with future possibilities and the
ancestors’ hopes. In the coming weeks, I invite
you to treat your inner life as pÅ. Be as calm and
patient and watchful as an Aries can be as you
monitor the inklings that rise up out of the deep
shadows. Have faith that the cloudy uncertainty
will ultimately evolve into clarity, revealing the
precise directions you need.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the 17th century,
the Taurus polymath Athanasius Kircher
constructed a fantastical machine called the
Aeolian harp. It wasn’t designed to be played by
human fingers, but by the wind. It conjured
music with currents invisible to the eye. I
nominate this sublime contraption as your
power object for the coming weeks, Taurus. The
most beautiful and healing melodies may come
from positioning yourself so that inspiration can
blow through. How might you attune yourself to
the arrival of unexpected help and gifts? Set
aside any tendency you might have to try too
hard. Instead, allow life to sing through you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The painter Vincent
van Gogh wrote, “Great things are done by a
series of small things brought together.” That’s
good advice for you right now. Your ambitions
may feel daunting if you imagine them as
monumental and monolithic. But if you simply
focus on what needs to be done next — the daily
efforts, the incremental improvements — you will
be as relaxed as you need to be to accomplish
wonders. Remember that masterpieces are
rarely completed in a jiffy. The cumulative
power of steady work is potentially your
superpower. Here’s another crucial tip: Use your
imagination to have fun as you attend to the
details.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Welcome to a special
edition of “What’s My Strongest Yearning?” I’m
your host, Rob Brezsny, and I’m delighted you
have decided to identify the single desire that
motivates you more than any other. Yes, you
have many wishes and hopes and dreams, but
one is more crucial than all the rest! Right? To
begin the exercise, take three deep breaths and
allow every knot of tension to dissolve and exit
your beautiful body. Then drop down into the
primal depths of your miraculous soul and
wander around until you detect the shimmering
presence of the beloved reason you came here
to this planet. Immerse yourself in this glory for
as long as you need to. Exult in its mysterious
power to give meaning to everything you do.
Ask it to nurture you, console you, and inspire
you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In certain medieval maps,
unexplored territories were marked with the
Latin phrase hic sunt dracones — “here be
dragons.” It was a warning and a dare, a
declaration that no one knew what lay beyond.
In the coming weeks, Leo, you may find yourself
traveling into one of those unlabeled regions.
Rather than flinching or dodging, I invite you to
press forward with respectful curiosity. Some of
the so-called dragons will be figments. Others
are protectors of treasure and might be
receptive to sharing with a bright light like you.
Either way, productive adventures are awaiting
you in that unmapped territory. Go carefully—
but go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In traditional
Japanese carpentry, joints are made so skillfully
that they need no nails, screws, or adhesives.
Carpenters use intricate joinery techniques to
connect pieces of wood so tightly that the
structures are strong and durable. They often
require a mallet for assembly and disassembly.
In metaphorical terms, you are capable of that
kind of craftsmanship these days, Virgo. I hope
you will take advantage of this by building
lasting beauty and truth that will serve you well
into the future. Don’t rush the joinery. If it’s not
working, don’t force it. Re-cut, re-measure,
breathe deeply, and try again.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here’s one of my
unruly rules about human competence: In every
professional field, from physicians to lawyers to
psychics to teachers, about 15 percent of all the
practitioners are downright mediocre, even
deficient. Seventy-five percent are at least
satisfactory and sometimes good. And 10
percent of the total are surpassingly excellent,
providing an extraordinary service. With this in
mind, I’m happy to say that you now have a
knack for gravitating toward that exceptional 10
percent in every domain you are drawn to. I
predict that your intuition will consistently guide
you toward premium sources.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Japanese
concept of shinrin-yoku means “forest bathing.”
It invites people to immerse themselves in the
natural world, drawing on its restorative power.
In accordance with astrological portents, I urge
you Scorpios to maximize your forest bathing.
To amplify the enrichment further, gravitate
toward other environments that nourish your
soul’s need for solace and uplift. The naked fact
is that you need places and influences that offer
you comfort, safety, and tender inspiration.
Don’t apologize for making your life a bit less
heroic as you tend to your inner world with
gentle reverence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The camera
obscura was a precursor to modern cameras. It
projected the outside world upside down onto
interior walls. Artists loved it because it helped
them see reality from new angles. I hereby
proclaim that you, Sagittarius, will be like both
the artist and the camera obscura lens in the
coming weeks. Your perceptions may feel
inverted, strange, even disorienting, but that’s a
gift! So let unfamiliarity be your muse. Flip your
assumptions. Sketch from shadow instead of
light. Have faith that the truth isn’t vanishing or
hiding; it’s simply appearing in unfamiliar
guises. Don’t rush to turn right-side-up things.
Relish and learn from the tilt.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’m sure you enjoy
gazing into some mirrors more than others. It’s
amazing how different you might look in your
bathroom mirror and the mirror in the restroom
at work. Some store windows may reflect an
elegant, attractive version of you, while others
distort your image. A similar principle is at work
in the people with whom you associate. Some
seem to accentuate your finest attributes, while
others bring out less flattering aspects. I bring
this to your attention, dear Capricorn, because I
believe it will be extra important in the coming
weeks for you to surround yourself with your
favorite mirrors.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Leonardo da Vinci
filled thousands of pages with sketches, notes,
and experiments. He never finished many of
them. He called this compilation his “codex of
wonder.” It wasn’t a record of failures. It was an
appreciation of his complex process and a way
to honor his creative wellspring. Taking a cue
from da Vinci’s love of marvelous enigmas, I
invite you to be in love with the unfinished in the
coming weeks. Make inquisitiveness your default
position. Reconsider abandoned ideas. Be a
steward of fertile fragments. Some of your best
work may arise from revisiting composted
dreams or incomplete sketches. Here’s your
motto: Magic brews in the margins.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the remote
Atacama Desert of Chile, certain flowers lie
dormant for years, awaiting just the right
conditions to burst into blossom in a sudden,
riotous explosion of color and vitality. Scientists
call it a superbloom. Metaphorically speaking,
Pisces, you are on the verge of such a threshold.
I’m sure you can already feel the inner ripening
as it gathers momentum. Any day now, your full
flowering will erupt — softly but dramatically. You
won’t need to push. You will simply open. To
prepare yourself emotionally, start rehearsing
lively shouts of “HALLELUJAH! HOORAY!
WHOOPEE!”