The past few weeks directed our energy inward with questions about where we belong, what connects us to our roots and what matters most to us. Cancer season lit the home fires, and now Leo season invites us to dance around them. We enter a solar phase with a new question: What do you love enough to give the best of your energy to? The answer won't stay inside you in this solar moment of self-expression.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). This week highlights your ability to read people and respond strategically. You're like that salesperson who senses a customer is intrigued, though hesitant, and provides exactly the information needed to move them closer to a purchase. That's real talent, and you'll be paid well for it in more than dollars.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Dreams become reality when they occupy space and time, have their own date, reservation, invitation and the like. What has lived in imagination begins taking shape in the calendar, where progress becomes measurable. This week, your choices add up to an experience, and it's only the beginning.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your poise under pressure is remarkable. The thing about staying cool and controlled is that it looks a lot easier than it is. If it were so easy, humankind wouldn't have taken thousands of years to invent refrigeration. You'll be richly rewarded this week, not for what you accomplish but for how you handle yourself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). People draw their conclusions from experiences very different from your own. Maybe they see danger where you see opportunity. Maybe they see abundance where you see scarcity. Maybe they assume motives you would never assume. You're intrigued and ready to learn. You don't have to agree to be enriched by another point of view.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Paradoxically, there's freedom in narrowing your options — or even better, just pick one thing and wholly commit to it. It will be the decision that simplifies things by untangling several issues at once. You'll have clarity across multiple areas of life. You'll gain relief from no longer carrying competing possibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A past influence continues to affect your choices even now. It's easy to believe there are invisible ties that bind you to your people over distance, over the years and over all the changes that those years bring. In certain moments this week, you'll know the evidence of their enduring strength.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your schedule and responsibilities matter much less to your well-being than how you feel about them. The meeting isn't just a meeting; maybe it's an opportunity, an annoyance, a challenge or a privilege. So much depends on context and your emotional state, which colors the lens significantly and either drains or buoys your energy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Curiosity has served its purpose and reflection has done its job. Even if you can't quite put your finger on what you've learned, you can trust that it's participation you need now, not another round of speculation. The answer isn't hiding in a theory. It's waiting inside your beautiful life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Constantly performing pleasantness while suppressing everything else can be exhausting and can leave a person disconnected from their own feelings. You need a place where you don't have to perform. This week, you'll find that place in honest moments with those who make room for the real you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This week abides by an amusement park philosophy. You're on a ride that has already started moving. Grabbing harder at the wheel isn't going to determine where it goes. Your ability to influence events hasn't disappeared; it's just temporarily parked beside the ride, and you can pick it up again when the ride is over.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The data is in. The answers won't be hard to find. But the problem can't be solved by facts. It will be solved by people. Human beings aren't machines that respond solely to information. We exist in a mix of (often conflicting) emotions and drives. This week, don't mistake having the answer for having the solution.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A person who assumes goodwill may build deeper connections, but they may also miss warning signs. A person who is highly self-protective may avoid harm, but they may also miss opportunities for closeness. This week, you find good fortune in the sweet spot of knowing how to protect yourself without expecting the worst.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: It's your Year of Fascination on Demand in which you're the one who controls the kind of attention you attract. When you want to be visible, you are, and you'll be seen as you wish — in the way that serves your goals — as you do intentional work. Love and support in abundance. More highlights: Your passion won't quit, even when it seems quitting is the sensible thing to do. Tenacity leads to victory and a bag of money. More spontaneity. You make an art form out of the pursuit of happiness.

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