Mercury's angle to Neptune suggests trepidation in expressing secret wishes and dreams. What if we tell the wrong person and have our ideas stolen out from under us? What if we're made fun of or undermined? Dreams are precious and deserve protection. For today, stay on the safe side. Keep it close to the vest.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your winning edge is that you're quite the opposite of edgy. Kindness is the best way to get the doors of opportunity swinging open. It's easy when you think of each person you meet as though he or she were your dearest one.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don't let your attentive vigilance lead you to early burnout. Not everything requires such a high level of attention. Go easy and slow, extracting as much joy out of it as you can along the way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Have faith, but leave room for other beliefs, too. It's not heresy; it's sophistication. If you believe too firmly, you'll miss something crucial that comes with doubt. "Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power." — Eric Hoffer

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You feel indebted to someone, but are you really? Don't discount what you bring to the situation. In general, you're usually better off when you don't worry too much about measuring the score.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There is no better way now for attracting what you really do need and want than ridding your life of what you don't. Clean and clear. Be ruthless. Let go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today you'll be as brilliant as you are brief. You'll be selling something — an idea, a product or yourself. Use very few words for your pitch, and choose them well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You're too busy looking for a way to make your plans come to life to find excuses for why they didn't. The ability to make things happen needs to be exercised in big and small ways. It's like a muscle to be exercised. Keep it strong.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Just as a charming child who doesn't get his way can turn quickly into a pest, when your requests fall on deaf ears your attitude may take a swift turn south. Luck will favor the slow to anger. Be strategic and controlled.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Each time you find yourself complaining, redirect your attention to something you're grateful for. You'll move from frustration to action, sorrow to hope.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There are plenty of complications inherent in your regular daily activities, but you're getting better and better at this. To make things look simple and graceful often takes years of experience and practice.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The body has powers beyond what you can do by thinking your way through it. The best way to learn is to get in there and do it. The mental will be led by the physical.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To be passionately curious is a talent. Curiosity will do the job of courage today: It will be so strong that it overrides fear. You will follow your interests to places of delight, love and felicity.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (July 13). You're razor sharp and only get sharper this year, as you home in on the areas of study you most enjoy. You'll meet exactly the right people to launch a project in August. November brings the melding of two groups for the benefit of all. You'll excel in the early 2018 competition. All good luck will spring from excellent self-care. Leo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 25, 4 and 14.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTION: "After being lost and confused for so many years, I feel that I have finally discovered what I really want to do as a career. I want to check with you and make sure that I am on the right track, because this is such an important decision for me to make. I plan to pursue a career in the food industry. I'm going to take some cooking classes in Australia, gain some work experience there, and then open my own restaurant in the Philippines. Will I succeed? I was born March 12, 1980."

Your Mars in Leo makes your career path strong — even though, as a Pisces, you've had a hard time making up your mind. Follow it with force now that you've decided. Mars in Leo also means you're a natural leader. The biggest problem you will have is being patient enough to know when you have gained enough experience. When you first feel like moving away, give yourself six more months. The extra time you spend in Australia garners you valuable insights about human nature and our ever-changing palates.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: He may play tough guys, but Harrison Ford's natal chart shows a different character. With four major luminaries in sensitive, caring Cancer, Ford has tremendous heart and is extremely in tune with those around him. According to his chart, he would prefer staying in for a cozy meal to adventuring through wild jungles in search of mystical treasure. Ford's natal Mars, in Leo, indicates megawatt charisma.

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