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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 23): You’re in charge and you’ll feel it, enjoying the power of being able to steer your life where you want it to go. Leo and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 50, 38, 22 and 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The group will throw out plenty of ideas, yours being the best. Now you’ll have to convince the others. Strategize.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Things still have to change, but some days you get tired of thinking of all the ways they must.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): It is difficult for people to give what they themselves have never received. Consider this when you seek out your next source of love. CANCER (June 22-July 22): Right now you’re curious and open. When you clearly see that a cause is worth fighting for, you’ll go all in and find no greater happiness in life than this purposeful sacrifice.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can quickly get used to even the most astonishing things when you want to or have to. And yet you’re still discerning and cannot be convinced if you’re not feeling it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You want to let people know you support them and that you care enough to check in and make sure they’re all right. The trick is to do this without crossing any boundary.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): It would be much easier just to handle problems for your people. But then you’ll have to do that every time, and when you’re not around they’ll suffer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Some think being busy is a status symbol. It makes them feel important. Others see leisure as a status symbol. It means they can afford it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Unexpressed wishes and desires can be like submarines: invisible below the waves, though still carrying the potential to torpedo your mood. Bring your aspirations to the surface.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If someone is trying to bring you down, it’s because that person perceives you as being high above him or her. You might take it as a compliment. Even so, step out of range.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you wait for inspiration, you’ll miss out on all the delicious creativity that starts to trickle in once you get working. And inspiration is only one of the many things not worth waiting for today. Get moving. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your growing power will impact those around you, though they’ll try to hide it. It’s wise to be humble and quiet about your success, if not out of modesty, then out of strategy.