Under the Leo sun, the show must go on. But just because life is a performance doesn't mean the audience is awake. The waning Taurus moon goes void of course, and there will be a lull in the action — as though the main characters of the day have forgotten their lines. But social activity in the evening will liven things up again soon enough.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The great advertising guru and motivational author Paul Arden was your sign mate. His advice applies to you today: "If you get stuck, draw with a different pen. Change your tools, it may free your thinking."

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You need a starting point. Anything will do. Take someone else's idea and respond to it. And don't worry, you are such a unique person that your work can't help but be original.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some will be unclear about how things work. You see the system and figure out quickly how to make it run in your favor. The big question: Should you help others as you go or come back to assist once you have what you want?

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You can make your group great. Don't look around to see who can do better. You're the one. You set a tone, and you influence people with your attitude and with your desire and willingness to do a job right.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Making a transition from public to private life is easy for you. You feel as though you are "on" all the time lately. Your loved ones get the same shining personality and treatment that the rest of the world gets from you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You know that your worst enemy is in your own head. And yet, battling the outer forces of opposition will help you get ahold of that inner critical voice and put it in its place.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Not one to complain, you may be accepting much less than is actually acceptable. Sure, it's all subjective. And yet there are norms. Just look around and you'll see. You don't have to settle.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Physical tests are encouraged. Get out and see what you can do. New activities are fun to explore. Play like a child, and don't expect yourself to be good at what you're doing. It's all a part of getting to know and like yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your health and your personal life are closely aligned. Feeling good is a product of harmony at home. Disease in your domestic realm can only cause disease in the body. If you see a problem cropping up, nip it in the bud.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Things unfold in an interesting fashion. It's not what you expected. But you're better equipped than you think. If you can improvise, you'll turn this into a fantastically lucky event.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Others don't really want materialistic things from you. They want your attention. Remain kind and loving. Listen closely to what others are saying. This is the most precious gift you can give.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The banquet of life is laid out before you. But you don't have an assigned seat. Grab a chair from somewhere else and pull it over. You'd be surprised how many other people have had to make room for themselves in this way.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (August 4). You have given your love to the loveless and befriended the friendless — the fantastic karma comes back to you this year. A dream job is on the horizon. Hard work this month brings the perfect offer by the end of September. Family celebrates your major accomplishment in January. Family additions come in July. Cancer and Capricorn people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 42, 9, 36 and 47.

ARABIC PARTS: THE PART OF ABUNDANCE: The second of the 97 Arabic Parts is Abundance. Our formula for this is Ascendant plus sun minus moon equals The Part of Abundance. What part of your life is most abundant or has the potential to be? The answer may surprise you. Let's say, for example, that your Ascendant is 16 degrees Aries, your sun is 25 degrees Pisces and your moon is 3 degrees Virgo. When we apply the mathematical formula for Abundance to this example, we get 8 degrees Scorpio. This person has an abundance of attraction energy and would perhaps make his fortune by way of someone else's money: an inheritance, a winning lottery ticket, an investor with deep pockets. Want another example? Let's try an Ascendant of 9 degrees Sagittarius plus a sun of 30 degrees Gemini minus a moon of 11 degrees Virgo. This equals 28 degrees Virgo. This person would have an abundance of health. Perhaps she rarely gets sick, or maybe she's raking in the bucks working for a pharmaceutical company. Since Virgo is also the sign of plants and pets, maybe she has a green thumb or owns lots of cats! What's your Part of Abundance? Enter your information into an Arabic Parts calculator, a tool that can be found online, and discover the point of plenty in your chart.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Happy birthday to President Barack Obama, a Leo, with Mercury and Uranus in the spotlight of Leo, as well. Performing is not a problem for those with an abundance of Leo energy — they usually do their best when the pressure is on. Obama's moon and Venus are in Cancer, the sign of home, patriotism and also the astrological sign of the United States of America.

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