If yesterday was about hedging your bets, today Jupiter and Uranus show up at the blackjack table, all or nothing. When these slick glamazons enter the casino with megawatt smiles, you sense you're in the presence of magic, and you're right. Sure, it's risky, but the payoff is sweet. This duo loves to turn fortunes around. Maybe it'll be yours.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Just when you winnowed your material needs more or less down to bare essentials, something glittery this way comes. By getting rid of unwanted stuff, you created a vacuum that pulls what you want closer to you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your homing device kicks in. Like a carrier pigeon, you intuitively know exactly where you're going. So what if you can't fathom how to get there? Trust it. Start flying.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Complaining never helped anyone, except maybe a handful of standup comedians. So why limit your world to a list of litanies? What you focus on expands; it's a spiritual law.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Life gives you something new to look at — your pupils dilate to take it all in. Initially, you won't be sure how you feel about this strange eye candy, but for now it's all very interesting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Thank your genie in the bottle for the wishes she's about to grant. What? No genie? Don't have a bottle? Of course you do! Know who your lucky friends are, and start polishing those relationships.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 10). You're harnessing the power of forgiveness and using it to improve all areas of your life. Life responds in kind, forgiving debts you've been carrying for years. Travel and career are linked in August. You kick up your heels in September, spending money on things that are useful and that make you deliriously happy. Pisces and Cancer people enchant. Your lucky numbers are: 18, 40, 12, 6 and 2.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Everyone knows an odd couple, whether it's a pair of pets that make you smile, or mismatched socks. The quirkiness of odd pairings has special luck. Dare to be one half of an odd couple.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If something sits too long in one place it creates stale energy, or what the Chinese call stale chi. Don't wait for a hurricane to shake things up. Your own quiet storm will be much more organized and manageable.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Maybe you found the money you were looking for in a forgotten wallet. Or maybe you've found an investor to finance your creative enterprise. Whatever it is, it's a windfall.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your career puzzle is piecing together. You serendipitously show up at the right place at the right time, though you may not realize this until you look back days from now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When it's working, why ask why? When it's not working, asking why is also a bad idea. Today, ban the question entirely and focus on showing up where you said you'd be when you said you'd be there.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Someone near and dear is behaving selfishly. This is an opportunity for you to go do your own thing. You can't control this person's attitude, but you can control your reaction to it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your career has more twists and turns than a roller-coaster ride, encouraging you to lift your hands from the bar and just let go. An older figure or boss believes in you.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I am a 41-year-old male Gemini, born May 25, 1965, who just recently married the woman I've longed for, born Jan. 5, 1970. In typical Gemini fashion, I have a few thousand questions to ask, so I'll force myself to keep it short. We're both poker players. I know it is gambling, but cards and poker have a connection to life. Why is it that when I play my cards correctly — in life and poker — I so often lose? We were married with the theme "Lucky in Love," and if that's all I'll be lucky in, that's a beautiful thing. But why?"

In astrology, Jupiter is the planet of luck, which everyone has somewhere in their chart. Jupiter is on your sun, how grand! Everyone sees you as overwhelmingly good-natured and jolly, which attracts a good amount of lucky coincidences into your life. Poker is a great game for you because your chart has tons of mutable, "driven to distraction" energy. The game challenges you to corral your focus and get your timing down. You can focus on creating a winning strategy, but the game of life isn't about winning or losing, but becoming your personal best.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Not all Taurus-born folks are nature lovers, or singers. But many are. Bono is both. He was one of the first musicians to link environmental and political causes directly to his concerts. The real burning question: What's with the sunglasses? He says flashbulb lights hurt his eyes and he likes his privacy. With his moon and Neptune in secretive Scorpio, elusive glamour is his signature look.

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