The water signs (that is, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces) are considered to be the most psychic influences of the zodiac. So when, in the wee hours of the morning, the Scorpio moon angles Neptune in Pisces, a drop of prescience will enter the atmosphere, touching our dreams with a personal prophecy.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It won't matter whether you shout or you whisper; what matters is that you get the attention you need to move your agenda along. Give it a little thought and you'll be downright captivating.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you see that something has 40 percent of what you want, don't make the mistake of assuming that the other 60 percent is forthcoming. Somewhere out there is the full package, but you won't see it if you settle.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People value things that they earn. As much as you'd like to hand the wishes of someone over on a silver platter, to do so would be to devalue the goods. Make your loved one work for it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sometimes the right thing to do just happens to be a wrong thing. Without wrongness, there is no fun, no plot twist, nothing to improve upon or overcome. So don't be afraid of doing it wrong. Wrong might be the missing spice.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Luck is on your side, and anything is possible. Take a risk with your heart, your money, your ego — whichever you feel you have a lot of. You'll wind up better for it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It's nice to cozy down at home and shut the world out, but today is not the day. Adventure awaits. You may find it around the corner at your local mini-mart, or it may take the form of an unexpected trip.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Secrets have power. You get to decide the particular kind. It's all in how you view your secret. Let go of shame and blame. Try to see it as something just for you — a source of fuel instead of baggage.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The number of people who love you is growing. A new environment you visit will give you a boost in more ways than one, so make sure to put yourself where you've never been before.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The best position for negotiations is one in which you really don't need to buy or sell. You're willing to walk away from the table when it's not what you want. So set the price and then stick to it awhile and see what happens.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may feel a bit under-rehearsed or out of your league, but that's no reason not to perform. Go on and give what you have so far. It's better than you think.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are no boring people, only people who behave in a boring way because they aren't being properly stimulated. You'll make room for excitement by asking better questions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There's a favorable change in your financial picture coming up, and it starts with the work you do today. You're prouder than ever of the work you turn in.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 27). You've a balanced sense of your capabilities, though as you apply them to improving your lot, you'll find out that you vastly underestimated what you could do. The winter holidays will be romantic. You'll go into the new year with your integrity first, and this will make a lot of other things fall easily in line for you. Capricorn and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 21, 13, 28, 39 and 44.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Summer's bright growth hints at autumn's bounty this week with the sun in plentiful Virgo. Food and supply are abundant this time of year, and that's where Virgo's efficacy comes in handy; it's also why the ancients gave this sign executive ability over the harvest — to calculate, account for and divvy up natural resources needed to survive through the winter. Granted, this was before the advent of global supermarkets where a pineapple can be had any time of year! Yet modern Virgo remains a quick study. Smart and thrifty, we generally feel flush in ability to tap our resources, while also economizing them, during the Virgo season. Virgo-born do this with an exceedingly practical magic, by employing their intelligence and skill with what's in front of them — for example, transforming a simple chaff of wheat (the Virgin's inanimate symbol, held in his or her hand) into the world's major food supply. The Virgo sun links hard work with eventual reward. It's a time to economize and focus your efforts to yield tangible results. Consider using the next four weeks to identify your harvest (your skills and talent) and then streamlining a plan to share your gifts with the world.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: As Jesse Pinkman on "Breaking Bad," Virgo Aaron Paul earned acting awards, critical acclaim and an avid following. Paul is currently filming "The Burning Woman," a thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a teenage mother, with co-stars Christina Hendricks and Sienna Miller. Paul was born when Mercury and Jupiter were in Leo, the sign of entertainment.

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