Rare sextile of Uranus and Neptune is the jostle of awakening. The Leo moon asks, "Who am I?" Neptune asks, "What is larger than me?" Uranus flips on the light switch. The enlightenment available now isn't about escaping ordinary life. It's about recognizing that the person you've been trying to become and the person you've been all along are much closer than you thought.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Waking up to: an internal voice that now has new maturity. It feels like empowerment. You have options that are like hidden doors you just didn't see before, and now you can't unsee them. Your next move is one that didn't occur to you before.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Waking up to: Your power in a relationship. It can come in odd forms, like knowing what someone likes, embodying an archetype they respond well to, needing them in a way that makes them feel purposeful or having talents they lack.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Waking up to: an invisible source of support. A friend, skill, resource, connection, or strength you've overlooked becomes useful now, and the beautiful thing is, all you have to do is ask. The right one says yes.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Waking up to: the value of a trait you've spent years trying to minimize. Sensitivity, intensity, caution, enthusiasm, depth, humor ... What seemed inconvenient in one environment is a remarkable advantage in another.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Waking up to: how much energy is spent managing appearances. You'll let go of trying to see yourself through their eyes, and the relief is immediate. You're not rehearsing for every outcome, only the one you want.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Waking up to: how perfectly suited you are to the life you're building, even in the early stages and the transitions. Because you're arriving instead of striving. Sure, you'll get "there," but it's fun right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Waking up to: a desire beneath the desire. It turns out the thing you thought you wanted was standing in for something deeper. Once you identify the real hunger, the path toward satisfaction becomes direct.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Waking up to: your freedoms. Where you were once stuck, you now see the wiggle room, the lever to push, the escape route. You can soar with birds. Sometimes it starts in imagination, and other times it takes a physical move.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Waking up to: a talent you've treated as ordinary because it comes naturally. Others struggle where you thrive. What feels effortless to you is the very thing you're meant to contribute, develop and share.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Waking up to: the difference between a real obstacle and a familiar fear. One requires action. The other dissolves when examined. What looked like a wall may turn out to be a shadow cast across your path.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Waking up to: the possibility that nobody is stopping you. Rules, expectations and habits can feel identical from the inside. A fresh perspective reveals which barriers are real and which ones you've been carrying yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Waking up to: the fact that you've outgrown a story about yourself. It may have protected you once. It may even contain some truth. But it no longer explains your full range of choices or possibilities.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY. (July 15) It's your Year of the Firefly. Others experience your light as magical, though you are also doing practical work — sending signals, celebrating the season, attracting the exact right match for you. More highlights: Your influence spreads through rooms, conversations and circles of people with shared fascinations. A creative project gains a champion and funding. You're around those who take genuine pleasure in your wins. Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 21, 30, 5 and 16.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Cancer is associated with creating a sense of familiarity, and comedian Gabriel Iglesias has built a career around making enormous audiences feel like they're sitting at a kitchen table listening to family stories. There's also a Cancerian paradox here: The more personal his stories become, the more widely they connect. He'll tell a story that seems incredibly specific to Iglesias, and suddenly, 10,000 people are laughing because it reminds them of a moment from their own lives.

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