According to science, the carbon in your body, the calcium in your bones, the iron in your blood and the oxygen you breathe were all formed in the cores of stars, and then released into space when those stars exploded. So you are, both poetically and astrophysically, made from the glitter of a distant star. The last week of Sagittarius season inspires acts of divine generosity, reflective of our essential nature — a nod to our heavenly origins. Bless and be blessed.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Two opposing desires burn in you. For instance, you want intimacy but also protection for your heart. Or you want to be seen, but you also want the comfort of total privacy. It's your week to pick a direction. This will calm any turmoil inside you. It is then that you'll be able to get down to work and start creating momentum.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may feel limited by your role as the pillar in someone else's story. Separate being steady from being stationary. "I am steady because I'm centered, not because I don't change." This gives you permission to grow, shift, take space and evolve without feeling like you're abandoning anyone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The work of being a good partner is never finished. You show up, and that's what matters. Let yourself recognize that effort. Maybe even record it so you can see your own goodness more clearly on days you need the boost to your self-esteem. The world doesn't always praise the important things, and doing this for yourself is fortifying.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Something you believed has now proven to be untrue. When a belief falls away like this, it clears emotional and mental space — almost like bulldozing a shaky old shed to make room for a real home. This week, you'll be adopting a new and empowering worldview or self-concept.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have an inner life that needs tending. What you do to soothe your soul and build your emotional core counts, but this is not all your job to do alone. Let people contribute to your well-being simply by loving you, supporting you, listening, sharing life with you. Accept the gifts without feeling you must immediately earn or reciprocate them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're the one who quietly thinks ahead, smooths edges, prevents misunderstandings and keeps everything flowing. Most people never see that work. From the outside, it just looks like things "went well," not that you worked hard to make it go well. This week, you'll be acknowledged and paid for your invisible labor.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The way you interact is not a calculated maneuver, so you don't realize all you're doing when you respond to others, steer conversations and make sure life is going to plan. But your natural intelligence, emotional fluency and years of navigating complicated people with a soft touch have you being incredibly precise and skillful this week without even trying.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Small, repeated behaviors might look trivial or silly from the outside. But if they matter to someone, they aren't silly at all. Rituals create emotional safety, continuity and meaning. People care deeply — and sometimes unreasonably — about the little patterns this week, so don't skip or dismiss them. Enjoy them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Helping is natural for you and instinctive, and you probably don't even think of it as extra effort. You don't do it for praise. You don't expect a reward. But the reward still comes: People respect you. They sense your competence, love your reliability and need your integrity. They'll offer something in return for your care.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This week, you'll have something to express that is bigger than words. If emotion is an ocean, words are just boats on the surface. Your vibes travel. Your tone reads. The way you move tells a whole story. You may also turn to action or art to say what you need to say. The depth of what you feel will be received.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your role as a host extends beyond your own home. Wherever you go, you make people feel welcome, even in spaces that aren't yours. They'll come to you for everything, and for some reason, you don't feel pressured. Your creativity turns any moment into an opportunity for something genuinely interesting to unfold.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You surprise yourself this week. A thought catches fire, races upward and is out in the world before you had time to polish, analyze or fully understand it. It's a rare flash of impulsive passion, so just go with it. Speaking from the heart lifts your confidence, and the thrill isn't in how others receive it. It's in the freedom of saying it at all.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: It's your Year of a Key Breakthrough, and you won't have to wait long. Diligent work has you in a totally new place by Valentine's Day. Just remember, yours is an ever-expanding spirit, trending toward loving and living bigger, drawn to stretching toward inclusion, generosity and becoming. But right beside this tendency sits a very old instinct — almost ancestral — that says: "Be careful ... If I expand, someone else might feel threatened or slighted." You'll resolve this tension and find solutions to rectify the equation. More highlights: gold, festivals and forever friendship bonds.

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