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It's a complex and fast-moving astral day ahead, a grab bag including a trine, a square, conjunctions and oppositions. As it goes with grab-bags, we may blindly stick our hand in, though our fingers seem to have a sense of their own, intuitively feeling for what's right to hold onto and pull out. Reach first, analyze later.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Shared humor creates intimacy faster than many serious conversations. You'll laugh with people and get to know them, because laughter has a way of inviting truth to the surface where it can be shared and accepted.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may not always show up in bubbly ways, but people feel your positivity through your sense of humor -- especially the subtle or dry kind. The feeling people get around you: safe, comfortable, understood, relaxed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're the lantern. Your warmth draws people toward you, especially those wandering in the dark. Like travelers seeking light, they gratefully find you, follow your lead and lay their service and talents at your feet.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It's all about mutual appreciation and connections. The best friendships are between people who don't need each other at all but simply like each other. Paper and pen will help you concentrate, comprehend and express your truest self.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Like a perfumer turning many flowers into a single beautiful scent, you take inspiration from different people, experiences and ideas, then blend and balance them all into an expression that is uniquely your own.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There's nobility in how you choose to place your focus. You have already decided what matters to you, and that's half the battle. Today, you'll tend to what matters and let nothing shake you from your purpose.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Friendship is a creative endeavor built by two. Each is aware of their own side of the build. Think of a way to learn more about what the other person is experiencing, and you'll work better together from here on out.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone who hates mornings may dream of becoming a 5 a.m. gym person, but if their natural rhythm is nighttime creativity, the habit won't stick. Work with the patterns that exist. What doesn't fit into the established order won't last.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The real reason people give you their attention today? You've proven that you're respectful of it. You don't overpromise and you don't bore. You either sense what they are expecting or you find it out, then deliver with a twist.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You do not put your blanket trust in a person. Rather, you trust them to behave in the ways they've shown you are typical of them. Fundamentally, trust is a prediction. You're getting better at predicting.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). One way you show your love is to roll with the way the other person is feeling. You don't expect, demand or even want them to behave inauthentically. You're willing to take the high and low moods in stride.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You'll sail through the task that used to take you days and weeks. Why? You've learned what's unnecessary. You've cut out a lot of discussion, research and deliberation because experience has taught you what works. Stick with it.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 17). It's your Year of the Golden Fleece. Like Jason sailing toward the impossible prize, you will become fortune's favorite in ambitious pursuits. Ideas from heaven ignite your imagination and put fire in your belly. You've the quickness and strength to act on them. More highlights: Conversation changes your financial future. Loyal, sweet relationships grow. You'll protect your energy without hiding your warmth. Taurus and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 1, 22, 30 and 16.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: With astrologically auspicious timing, Barry Manilow has released his first new studio album in over a decade, "What a Time," within the sunlight stretch of his solar return. The Gemini star will continue to bring the melodies on ManilowTV.com, featuring fresh curated content monthly. Gemini is the sign of trendsetting, and with natal Venus and Pluto in the entertaining station of Leo, the media model is a natural fit.

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