What does it mean to be young at heart? Not a performance of innocence, but a willingness to meet life as though it were a brand-new world. Venus entering Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, restores the heart's original courage: to want, to initiate, to risk delight. Think you already know? Maybe just forget it for a moment, long enough to begin again, trading maturity for wonder.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). People will be drawn in by your easygoing ways. You don't rush the moment or push an agenda. You accept life's tempo and become part of the music. That relaxed presence gives others room to dance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Today you show how well you know yourself. Good style doesn't require reinvention. You simply stand by your choices. You know what you like to say, how you like to dress and how you regard others. Your consistency is a form of confidence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're less interested in being impressive and more interested in being effective, honest and rested. This change rearranges your priorities naturally, without drama, and frees up energy.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today goes better when you trust your first read of situations. You're seeing things clearly right now, without overthinking. Act on what you notice early, and the rest of the day organizes itself around that clarity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You love people who can tell you something you don't know, bring you a new vision of the world and make you curious. Your friends do that, and so will new people coming into your realm this season.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Someone will ask for help on a project. You may realize your own tasks are still waiting. Still, you're generous and inclined to lend a hand anyway. Helping others makes your own work feel lighter and strangely satisfying.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You follow through, respond thoughtfully and don't create unnecessary messes. That reliability builds trust. It sticks long-term. Someone notices how dependable you are, even if they haven't said it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Most of the things you want can't happen overnight or all at once. Planning makes you feel better about what you can control. You'll bring order to your world with a plan that will keep getting revised and refined as you go.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It's impossible to produce purely good or purely bad outcomes, so do your best and keep going. Most of what you're doing is working ,and that's something to celebrate in motion. You'll check off a dozen more items on your list before the week is over.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There's no such thing as one investment that always pays you back. Sometimes you must give your best energy to yourself, sometimes you give to the needy, sometimes you invest in the strong. Every day you reassess — an ongoing learning exercise.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are many ways to get to a result. Intention makes a difference. Motive has its own vibration. It's not just what is accomplished that matters, but why. It will be important in how the plot unfolds today. Investigate.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your talents will shine. Because you take chances, your work feels alive rather than merely correct. You're vulnerable and authentic. Your efforts to be real, even when reality doesn't feel so pretty, will strike a chord in others.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 6). It's your Year of the Composer. You organize and orchestrate, and life sings back to you in soaring movements, your soul sailing on what you've made happen. More highlights: Three sales give you the money you need to make a dream project happen. You'll accept a responsibility that opens your world. You'll discover new ways to relate to and lead people, which expands a role. Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 5, 26, 1 and 40.

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