It's a fashion crime to wear unseasonable colors, but it's an actual crime to do other things out of season, such as drinking beer while young or hunting animals at the wrong time of year. These last days of the Leo sun represent a playful cosmic moment. It would be a crime not to savor the recess time. Responsibility is so next season!

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don't need a problem to push you to be your best. Improvement is in your nature. In fact, the only problem in sight today is that you've already improved to such a high level that you're not sure where to go next.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You're not going to switch jobs today or tomorrow but you can see a dot on that employment horizon, growing as it nears you. Change is coming. Question: If money were no issue, where do you think you might like to fit in?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Is the moment lush with silence, or is it awkward with the tension of not knowing what to say? Well, luckily you don't have to be the judge. Time will hand down the truest verdict. Until then, shrug it off.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Excitement bubbles up from new developments in your personal life. It's too soon to predict how this relationship will grow, but decide to have a good time no matter what and it will all work in your favor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Fearlessness is artless and boring. Your fear is beautiful! Claim it. Then use it with grace. Like a gymnast, thrust your heart over the bar and the rest of you will follow.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're trying to relate to the other person, not outdo the other person. With this in mind, you'll probably hold back a few of your stories. Anyway, you'll learn more and love better through listening than you will through talking.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The ones who are trying to help you will wind up doing just that — after they put you through some paces. No, this exchange won't be so straightforward. The roads will wind and cross. Be patient.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Remember when you concerned yourself with being very, very good? You'd be hard pressed to say if it made a positive difference. Anyway, tonight, a little bit of wickedness is the spice that lights up the whole dinner.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It takes quite a lot of energy to control the scene, and the planning will just drag on and on. Another way is to leave the others on their own and see what they come up with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You enjoy a spritz of kookiness now and then, and you'll get a whole luxurious spoonful of it with the interesting cast of characters who surround you today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Anticipation is a certain brand of joy. What comes before the exciting part will be the real exciting part. Of course, there is no anticipation without that future event. Set it up if you haven't already.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You feel that the one who wronged you still hasn't been adequately punished. It's a seductive problem, but truly, to focus your energy there would only rob you of this beautiful weekend.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 20). You're still deciding who to be. Your flexible, curious and experimental mindset keeps you creating. Many find you mysterious and attractive. You'll be swept into one adventure after the other and rarely will you have to foot the bill. Taurus and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 24, 1 and 16.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I was born March 13, 1965. I am at my wit's end. Even two psychics have said I've been under a big black cloud for many years. It's true. No matter how hard I try, I cannot get a better job in my field, and I'm losing hope of my dream husband and family."

Pisces, I know you've had some victories in your stay on earth. Yet if you're walking around with the thought that you're under a black cloud, you won't see them. Try focusing less on yourself, more on others. As a Pisces, you must sacrifice some part of your spirit for the greater good willingly; if you don't, you suffer. Consider: Have you ever counseled your co-worker through a rocky time? Or done something similarly selfless and rewarding for a friend? Your connection with your fellow man will serve you, too, filling your empty well. You're in a period of reaping the consequences of your past choices, some of which weren't fruitful — which explains your sense of futility. Yet you're also sowing seeds for the next 14 years, so start looking for the silver lining in this cloud, pronto! Turn your attitude into gratitude. Hey, how about you start by replacing your psychic?

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Look for Amy Adams as Lois Lane in the upcoming "Justice League" movie. The effervescent Leo usually plays the optimist amid impossibly dire circumstances, and according to her natal chart, that optimism is a strong current in her real life as well. Her sun and Venus in radiant Leo complement her natal Jupiter in soulful Pisces. A Libra moon sets the stage for enduring partnerships.

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