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When you recognize the voice of your primal self, its needs become apparent. It's a communication that comes through the body and subconscious, leaning in a direction of wholeness, fulfillment and nourishment. The Venus retrograde can be mystifying, but when instinct appears, you can grab hold of the thread it dangles before you like the string of a kite, letting it guide you where you need to go.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Some cannot seem to recognize the magnificence of a thing until it's gone -- not you. You're feeling the magic in real time. You're capturing snapshots in your mind and in your phone, too, because the golden shine of the moment is not lost on you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). What gets fulfilled will feel so right, aligning effortlessly like it was always meant to be. What doesn't align should be quickly written off and forgotten, not as a loss but as a redirection. This is one of those things that slips away simply to make room for something better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). To grasp at the door as it closes is to risk a pinched finger. Stand back to observe the momentum of things you don't control. Life respects the observers. Patterns will be revealed, allowing you to move with timely grace.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Primal connection is based in chemistry and instinct. It ignites and pulls you in without effort. And while primal connection counts for a lot in relationships, sustainability -- which is about safety, trust and consistency -- counts for more.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If your days are packed yet feel strangely empty, your schedule may be full of activity but lacking in soul nourishment. Change the focus, seek different company, and try fresh environments. You'll soon find a better match for what you need to thrive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). "Good" and "bad" can be overly simplistic labels, especially when decisions exist in complex, shifting contexts. The "bad" move in one moment could lead to something unexpectedly beneficial later. It's better to think in terms of what works or doesn't.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Using poor habits to cope with life can be like borrowing relief at a stupidly high interest rate. You deserve better coping mechanisms, ones that don't punish you after. Real relief doesn't come with a price tag.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Qualities like resilience, determination and grit are not comfortably attained, which is why you don't mind when the game gets a little harder. Even so, don't flounder out of pride when there are other options. Instead of guessing, just ask.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Emotions are the driving force that fuels action, making them just as important, if not more, than the project itself. Success often comes down to how you make people feel and how you channel those emotions to rally others around your vision.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you agree to plans, you have no idea whether "future you" is going to be in the mood. That's how plans work. Today, you show up no matter what because that's how you work -- with integrity. Hold others to the same standard.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You'll keep the secrets you were entrusted with. But what people will appreciate even more deeply is how you handle the general knowledge. You don't judge, and you highlight the best in everyone. You make things feel safe and smooth for sensitive folks.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You're at a place of clarity about your own desires. You're not after just any relationship or the sort of superficial connection that others might settle for. You want that rare, meaningful bond, and not something to fill the space left by something that wasn't really what you needed.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 9). Love sends you great distances to beautiful settings in this year of intense connections. Themes of reconciliation, healing and the importance of opening oneself up to the unfamiliar arise in the first half of your new solar journey. Brilliance springs from taking that risk. You'll be paid big to solve a puzzle. Productivity is at a high, but you'll accomplish more in the name of fun and games. Libra and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 20, 15, 6 and 17.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Elle Fanning earned a SAG Award nomination for her performance in the Bob Dylan bio-drama "A Complete Unknown." Next up, she will join fellow nominee Pamela Anderson for the thriller "Rosebush Pruning." Fanning is a high-energy Aries born when the sun, Mercury, Mars and Saturn were all in the realm of the warrior, and Venus and Jupiter were in artistic Pisces.

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