Mercury in Gemini removes speed limit signs. In this self-governing system, don't move through life too fast just because you can. Why blur the scenery? You'd miss the thrill of spotting wildlife or the perplexing spell of a bizarre bumper sticker. You'd miss the preparations for the next destination. You'd miss why you're traveling in the first place.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your optimism may cause you to believe the unbelievable or act in foolish faith. Better to reach and fail at heaven than to go on as if this were all there is. You know there's more. You've glimpsed it. Try; learn; and try again.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You've been known to sum up the situation yourself to decide about the next move, authority notwithstanding. The traffic lights of life give you three colors, but the crossing is still up to you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It's no secret whom you love, but you would be hard-pressed to say why. You could come up with a few reasons, but all of them wouldn't equal the sum of your love, with mysterious forces still unaccounted for.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It seems rather obvious to you that you should spend time with people who reflect how you want to feel, though finding them isn't quite so easy as you'd like it to be lately. You'll probably have to take the lead in setting a desired tone.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If the thing you do out of a sense of decorum (and most likely at no small effort and cost to you, at least emotionally) does not serve to keep the peace or satisfy the social agenda, you have to ask, "What am I doing it for?"

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The hero of the story usually comes to a crucial scene in which he finds out who he really is. In real life, this isn't a crucial scene; it's a series of small moments that add up to tendencies that accumulate in a character portrait.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Energies are contagious, especially today and most especially yours. Furthermore, you'll be around particularly susceptible people, so the burden of responsibility will fall to you in regard to their mood.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Many will take time to reflect on the motives and actions of others, while very few will afford their own actions and motives such reflection. This is where you'll have an advantage to exploit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The person who doesn't "want to talk about it" usually does. "Pay no attention to the..." is a sentence that never works as stated. Try to focus exclusively on what you want and where you're going.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Strength and grace are often shown in the topics and point of view a person chooses and in the particular words, as well. In spite of what hurts, you'll speak exclusively of happiness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can't learn less. Even if you forget the lesson or if some reversal of mind causes you to rebel against its teaching, to believe its opposite or to go numb to its imprint, you're still changed by what you know.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What if you asked for everything? What if you asked for far less than everything but more than the others have asked for? The former will be considered hyperbole, the latter greed. Go with the first option.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 12). Keep your goals away from the trolls and this solar return will favor you again and again! Exciting news will come in July. You'll find the right partner for a project and soon have an entire group working around you. Travel in November and February has professional benefit. Your family will grow in more ways than one. Libra and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 19, 3, 22, 7 and 40.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTION: "My life is ruined by a shortage of confidence. I want to start my own business but won't take the risk, so I stay working a demanding job that pays instead. I want to be more social, but I can't seem to put myself out there. My love life is nonexistent. How can I, as a Pisces, become more confident and do the things I want to do?"

Confidence is a quality that is both misunderstood and overrated. Those who constantly reinforce their own worth and talents are not displaying signs of confidence so much as signs of insecurity similar to that felt by those who constantly tear themselves down. The ones without baggage around the area of self-esteem, on the other hand, don't think much about themselves one way or another. They are too consumed with the task at hand. Anyway, many extremely successful people have low confidence levels. Be confident about your low confidence and go forward with small goals that you are likely to hit. For instance: Invite friends to join you for drinks after work. Talk to a friendly-looking stranger. Save a certain amount of your paycheck for that business you will one day start, when you're ready. Best of luck, Pisces!

CELEBRITY PROFILES: This Gemini teen couldn't know that the diary of her secret world would touch, educate and inspire millions. Because of her courage and hope in the face of unfathomable evil, Anne Frank's legacy continues to burn bright. The sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in brilliant Gemini at the time of her birth. She once said, "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

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