Today, Mercury and Venus exchange sidelong glances in Pisces, smiling appreciatively at one another. We're reassured by simple gestures, a person's heartfelt sincerity, kindness and all-around good intentions floating in the nanosphere. Even if we gush or mumble, it's the feeling that shines through.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). No huge changes now — you're you, only happier. The mood may at first seem to have no correlation with recent events. Upon closer examination, you could notice that you're in love.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You're in a mischievous mindset. And your imagination is expansive too. Lucky for you, the fun you're considering is both feasible and legal. This bit of fun is worth turning into reality.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're exempt from modern problems, like identity theft or slow Internet connections. But the old-fashioned problems, like whom to love, will hang around your head, begging to be solved.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Most of the feelings your loved ones are expressing to you are not being conveyed in words. Listen with your whole body and spirit so you can understand, empathize and heal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). We are all equal, even though some people think they are more equal than others. You'll have to be extremely diligent about keeping your ego in check now because you receive so many compliments it's hard to stay humble.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 24). Be patient. Your willingness to slowly and carefully build your projects and relationships will pay off in beautiful moments. You will not want for companionship. Your compassion brings you straight to the hearts of the ones you want to be close to. A windfall comes in June. Moves are part of July's madness. Taurus and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 21, 43, 16 and 11.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The one thing you can count on is that your day will not unfold as it was supposed to. Expect interruptions of the loveliest sort. And when Cancer or Sagittarius is involved, it's downright divine.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your demanding schedule requires that you multitask, but not all of the time. If you're going to put in the time to a conversation, you may as well score points — by giving it your undivided attention.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Creative people come together — it's a movement. You're an integral part of this. Your job is to recognize that something important is going on here and see the beauty in this temporal stage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.

22-Dec. 21). When someone lights up your life, you never want to change the bulb. Your loyalty is felt even more strongly when there are obstacles to love, which there may be now. It's nothing you can't overcome.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Happiness depends on your daily routine. Does it allow for you to be creative during your personal peak hours of creativity? Adjustments can easily be made now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The qualities you bring to your day are what amplify your luck. Your calm, singular focus will make your work effective. And a stellar sense of humor will do the same for your play.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The pressure to finish a project at a certain time will bring out your genius. You'll do better work if you have less time to finish. This is because you won't have time to second-guess yourself.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I'm a Pisces, and I haven't had the best of times with relationships, especially with noncommittal men. I'm always watching my back for their infidelities or abandonment."

As the most spiritually aligned sign in the zodiac, you have a secret power everyone has but few use — a connection to a source greater than your self. It's like this: When you calm yourself and connected to your great source, you build up a kind of force field around you, which you can use to attract just the people who interest you. Consider that when you are in a state of spiritual alignment, you're channeling a benign cosmic dating coach: the wise part of you who knows (in about the time it takes to bat your third eyelash) if this person is who he says he is. Yet because you have the gift of being "open," you're also impressionable, which is one of the reasons why you learn so quickly, and often learn the hard way. So choose your company carefully. If other people in your life are telling you that someone is bad for you, listen. They may be right. (Need love advice? Get my new book, "Rock Your Stars: Your Astrological Guide to Getting it All.")

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Girl against world? Keira Knightley has said, "I always feel like I'm the one with everything to prove," personifying her sun sign's inner warrior. She'll have the chance. With Mercury, Venus and her sun in accessible Aries, she's a much-discussed young actress. Yet Keira, like other Aries, finds the harder she tries, the more there is to prove, until she masters her toughest competitor — herself.

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