The Sagittarius moon is an adventurer, filling our hearts with the desire to know how others live — what they see, eat and experience daily. Mercury and Neptune positioned in opposite parts of the sky helps to break the bonds of conventional conversation and routine. Ask a far-out question, and you just might get an invitation to see another part of the world.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Awkwardness leads to grace. If you stumble a bit now, maybe you won't fall so hard later! You are thoughtful and willing to consider your performance and make adjustments to improve.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). While trying to appear normal, you may come across as weird. That's because only weird people have to think about what "normal" is and try to achieve it. If you haven't figured it out yet, all the best people are weird.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are so excited about a project that you will want to give it all of your attention. It's frustrating when you can't do this. However, short bursts of your focused attention will be better for this work in the end.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The standards you use to determine who qualifies to be a close friend are extremely high. Rightly so, as today's events will prove. Life is too precious to waste on unhappy repetition.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are becoming more technologically savvy every day. However, you are slightly daunted by the fact that at the current rate of advance, there is also exponentially more to learn every day!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You like a goal that can be easily quantified. Certain numbers resonate with you. Whether it's dollars, pounds or names on a petition, aim for the numbers you really want instead of going for what's reasonable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You can't help but worry about someone dear to you — or can you? It may take just as much energy for you to project yourself into a future in which both you and your loved one are healthy, wealthy and wise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It will be up to you to split your time between interests and people you adore. There is absolutely no better use of your day, so put off laborious tasks until another day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You just aren't in the mood for ambiguous friendships. That's why when you say "let's get together," you follow up with a plan — and an adventurous plan at that!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have your own ideas about what a loved one should do next to create an optimum state of health and success. However, the best you can do now is to continue to be a fine example.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It will be difficult to let go — difficult but necessary, since a relationship is changing with the times. The happy part of this is that a new and beautiful connection is forming.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will give more than you planned to, and yet that will feel correct. You realize that for now, the best plans are fluid and flexible enough to change on a moment's notice.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 4). You'll pick up a few new habits, including the habit of using your money to make more money. Opportunities will come through a powerful male figure in October. An irresistible someone is attracted to your sharp mind and clever moves. The one you teach will make you proud in January. Cancer and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 14, 39, 44 and 6.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Welcome to another week under the lovely Virgo sun, where desire is wholesome and criticism is constructive — for the most part. For the second time this year, Mercury makes an auspicious move into Virgo, the realm in which it rules and where it is exalted. It's as though the beautiful maiden finally succeeded in calling the messenger boy back to the place where he will be appreciated and do much good. Even though Mercury happens to be retrograde, Virgo has a way of bringing out his best qualities — like his stealth reactions to opportunity and effervescent wit — as well as boosting his morale. With the opposition of Neptune, he's going to need the boost. From across the sky, Neptune, the planet of dreams and beliefs, will antagonize Mercury with impertinent questions and inappropriate urges. All week, conversations will be lively and clear, though they may take dangerous turns into the territory of politics, religion and health. A good deal of tolerance will be necessary. Remember that the sophisticated mind can accommodate clashing ideas. It is often safe to investigate an idea or belief in the spirit of curiosity and respect. Doing so doesn't necessarily mean you have to adopt that belief for your own.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Superstar Beyonce Knowles turns 30 today. The Virgo diva has been celebrating her journey thus far in concert, sharing her musical history and presenting future hits in her signature style of peerless entertaining perfection. The soulful Scorpio moon singer has told audiences that she "searched the world and found herself." Natal Neptune, the planet of dreams, in the adventurous sign of Sagittarius gives assurance that she will never stop exploring the world and presenting new incarnations of Beyonce.

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