If you're highly impressionable and susceptible to the enchantment of pretty words, velvety banter and infomercials, you may be in for some trouble. The Gemini moon says the smooth operators just got smoother. The good news is that it's avoidable. Let the phone go on ringing, put in some ear buds and freeze the credit cards in a block of ice.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Extend an invite, as it will be exceedingly lucky for you to do so now. Convenience will play a big part in whether or not your invite is accepted, so factor the geographic desirability and time of day into your proposal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may not be able to smoothly say what's in your heart, but if you write it out, you'll come to an interesting conclusion. Three pages is the magic number. At the end of the third page, a clear direction begins to form.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll be in a position to give a VIP what he or she is asking for. Unfortunately, close doesn't count. It has to be exactly right. So check and double check to make sure you've covered every detail.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Whatever you take on, be early. Your fortunes will be augmented when you're the first on the scene, an initial adopter of technology and ideas, or the one who arrives to the meeting before everyone else.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your personal integrity prevents you from pushing anything on others that they do not need, even if this is what your family, boss or company wants you to do. Your honesty may cost you a sale, but it will win you a customer.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your responsibilities have you wound tight. That's why your favorite people are the ones who can diffuse the tension by making you laugh. Steal relaxation wherever you find it. Everything is going to be absolutely fine.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have fantastic ideas. Don't be afraid to speak up. Instead of asking others what they'd like to do, putting the responsibility on them, come up with three stellar options and pitch them with a smile.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You love enthusiasm, and yet you are also aware of the dangers. High-pitched emotion can cause distortions of reality; the truth gets stretched, and promises are overblown. So you reserve the right to keep your cool.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your creativity is not an exhaustible resource. You're hooked up to an endless source. Your job is to keep the channels open, clearing out restrictive thoughts and limiting patterns on a regular basis.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A gift will land in your hands. This is not the return of good karma or a reward for hard work. The only reason this blessing comes to you is because it wants to belong to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The most attractive people in the world are the ones who know themselves. Embracing so-called "faults" turns them into advantages. Maybe the very thing you've been trying to hide is your ticket to success.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Unfortunately, good enough won't be good enough. This is the kind of day when you have to go above and beyond the call — or don't bother going at all.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 22). You'll appreciate the opportunity this year affords. You have stellar ideas, and you'll love it when you get the chance to try them out. Your friendship circle widens in June. Someone you adore will extend a juicy invitation in July. Seize a sensational job offer in August. You'll reach a milestone in September and celebrate big. Pisces and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 10, 22, 39 and 18.

TAURUS MOTIVATION SECRETS: When it comes to motivation, Taurus is like an actual bull in one of two moods: super-charged and running forward with a ferocious gleam in those determined eyeballs, or wandering lazily around a field, caring about nothing more than munching on tender grass and sweet dandelions. Getting motivated and staying motivated have to do with one thing and one thing alone: the red cape.

If you're a Taurus, finding your red cape shouldn't be a difficult process. When you are agitated and running toward something, you can be sure it's your red cape. Anything else causing mild to zero interest probably isn't worth your time. The world, after all, is filled with sweet dandelions calling your name. That is to say, the pursuit of pleasure is far more compelling a goal than anything that doesn't grab you at some primal level.

If red capes are few and far between, this should not be cause for alarm or worry, dear Taurus. It simply can be interpreted as a sign to follow your bliss. Doing what you enjoy will eventually lead to passionate involvement and unstoppable motivation.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame declared Bob Dylan "the uncontested poet laureate of the rock and roll era." Dylan also happens to be the consummate Gemini: versatile, eloquent, ahead of the trend and eternally relevant. Dylan has his sun, Mercury and Venus all in the sign of the twins. His natal Mars is in soulful, poetic, imaginative, musical Pisces.

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