As the tension mounts between Venus and Saturn, we look to see if others are struggling as much as we are. But most people hide their struggles. The inability to see others struggling becomes an issue. We think we're incompetent when we're really typical. A kind thing to do is to drop the show and let others in on the work we're doing to keep up.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Feeling hesitant and resistant can be taken as a signal you're in danger, or it doesn't mean this at all. Today, it's just a simple fear of the unknown and should be brushed off in the name of learning.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The current way works, but you can't help but wonder if there's a more efficient method. Condensing tasks, thereby freeing up time, feels like a sacred cause, and appropriately so. Time is among your most precious resources.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have something to express, though you won't be sure exactly what it is or the best way to put it out there until you start talking. Communication is an experiment. Give yourself plenty of chances.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're focused on a future event. However great it will be, today is just as great. If you knew that someday you would be nostalgic about this very day, then what would you do differently to savor it?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You cannot make the future because it's a collaboration. However, you can and will strongly influence the people around you by envisioning your version and feeding that vision with your words and actions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You'll mine gems of happiness all over the place — and time — today. You'll revel in glorious moments as you time travel through joyous moments of your memory and your projections of the future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Having too little to do doesn't feel good to you. Having too much is worse. There's a sweet spot in the middle — just enough stress to keep you on your toes and not enough to drain you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your cosmic boon: well-calibrated confidence. You're realistic about what you can achieve and seeing the smiles you elicit along the way will give you just the right amount of confidence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today's decisions aren't major, but they're tricky. There are consequences to be had, and they'll happen on many levels. Check around, research, put in the deep thought.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You'll be doing some forecasting. The more specific you are in your predictions, the less prepared you'll be for a variety of outcomes. Make contingency plans. Allow for uncertainty.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can't wait for something to be over, but don't let the anticipation rob you of appreciation for the stage you're in right now. The finish line is an illusory delineation. The end of this journey is the threshold of the next.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Disagreement won't be an obstacle to progress. In fact, it's an essential tool in improving things. Today's disagreement has a way of balancing out errors and promoting more expansive thinking.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 18). You refuse to buy into the status quo vision because you see more than people around you are accepting. With your imaginative approach, you'll make extraordinary things happen. A deal comes together before the end of the year, thanks to your investigative problem-solving. Love is lavished on you. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 4, 44, 48 and 1.

WILLPOWER FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE: To the sensitive Pisces who wants to bolster her reserves of willpower: As the sun moves toward Sagittarius, the sign ruled by Jupiter, self-control slips a little out of style. Sagittarius is the sign of expansion and abundance. It's a time when people seek "more" and "other." But fear not. Because you can use this energy however you wish, why not trick the system and use it to seek more self-control? Here are three ways:

1. Your body repairs itself while you are sleeping, and willpower replenishes it, too. Getting proper rest and nutrition are top ways to keep your tank full. Next, turn to your environment.

2. Remove temptation from your path. Hack your daily routines so they naturally promote your desired behavior.

3. Look at unsatisfactory relationships. If you are regularly upset by a relationship, consider it enemy No. 1 to your willpower reserve. You'll be amazed at how healing or ending this relationship will favorably affect your reserves. Simply stated, happy people have more willpower. Pisces cannot be happy people if a central relationship is in an unhappy place.

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