The Scorpio moon will favor the dreamers and imaginative ones as she flirts shamelessly with Neptune in the early hours this morning. Evening brings less auspicious aspects, though they may provide just the kind of vinegar that elevates the soup. The lesson is in using what you have to its greatest advantage instead of wishing for something else.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Finances won't pan out as planned this week, so be sure you have a plan. What helps is someone who knows this road and knows it well. You may find this person is an air sign: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The order of the day: Expand and embrace. There's a lot to be gained from widening your circle. What if you saw the whole world as your own? What would you do then?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It's actually pretty easy to heal an ailing relationship now, if you feel moved to take on that sort of thing. The instructions for doing so are simple and short: Own up to your part of it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you give to others, you are giving to the very nature of goodness. This is especially true when you have nothing to gain, the reasons for giving are not obvious and the giving is completely optional.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you get the chance to connect with a certain someone, it seems, for those moments, that you live in a secret, private world together, and maybe you do. Even if the others knew about it, they wouldn't be able to get in.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You feel that you are more or less like your environment, but it's not really the case. You are capable of doing more and being bigger and different from what you're seeing to your left and right.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are many forms of enslavement, the most insidious being the one that happens within a person's own head.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Fantastical circumstances will be part of your day, causing you to wonder, Is this a game? Is it a joke? Is it destiny? Whatever you think of it, it's what happens to be occurring, so you may as well watch, participate and enjoy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While striving for absolute understanding and knowledge you will not even get close — beside the point. You'll get further than the others; but that's still not the point. You'll get further than you would have otherwise. There it is!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The one who wants you to think of him or her to the exclusion of all else is, of course, being egocentric and unreasonable, but that's not to say you won't get a kind of spiritual high from the discipline of this level of devotion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will not allow yourself to be overjoyed by your gains; nor will your losses cause you terrible heartache. Your focus on what matters most to you will keep your mind balanced.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). As for the credit, well, it doesn't belong to one person. It doesn't even belong to all the people. It belongs to all of the people plus all of the great mysterious forces that work through and around them.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 31). A new group will open their arms and aid in your personal and spiritual development. You'll give much and joyfully to this collaboration without feeling the least bit put out. Lighthearted endeavors lead to serious money in March. Relationships are a ride and part of the fun is that you're not sure where it's going. Pisces and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 27, 48, 32 and 5.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Usually this is the part of the column in which we explore the planetary players involved in the current cosmic drama. This week, perhaps the better question to ask would be: "Who isn't involved?" Saturday boasts complicated and intense alignments involving the moon, volatile Uranus, powerful Pluto, Venus and the sun. Toss in a rather agreeable Mercury and Jupiter (who just happens to be in a jolly old mood these days), and this becomes the kind of hand that could be the best blessing or the worst regret, depending on how it's played. Since so much depends on your individual attitude, that's the best place to focus.

So, how's your attitude? Frankly, it will be a hard thing to freshen up from the inside out these days. But as the planets jockey for position, environmental shifts will provide a perfect springboard for change. It's mainly about the right social influences. Whether it's one inspiring person in your midst or a strongly positive group culture, sticking near a healthy crew is the single best thing you can do to improve your life under the Aquarian sun. This solar influence wants us to remember that we are all in this together.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Later this year, Justin Timberlake will star with Anna Kendrick in the upcoming animated musical "Trolls." Expect to see more family-friendly works from the Aquarius pop daddy. Timberlake was born when Mars was also in futuristic and social-conscious Aquarius and has natal Mercury in Pisces, a highly artistic and intuitive placement. Venus in Capricorn suggests financial wizardry.

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