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According to the laws of gravity, what goes up must come down. Karma laws say what goes around comes around. The solar position to Saturn indicates that in both cases, it's the timeframe that provides the variable that keeps things interesting. This week sees you sending more fascinating, unique, warm and loving energy into the world.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Enlightenment by definition can't be heavy. Chances are what's good for your spirits won't involve serious lectures, convoluted language, precious hierarchy or a mess of rules. It might be as natural as a laugh.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It is futile to rage against human nature. For all its imperfect (or nonexistent) logic, and rules inconstant as they are inane, perhaps its most peculiar quality is that it tends to prevail. For this reason, it will be better to work with yours than fight it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You might be right, but you'll benefit from doubt anyway. Try and debunk your own theories just to see how sound they are. You'll avoid arrogance, and therefore the fall that usually comes to those who forget to wonder if they're wrong.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Not every debt should be immediately paid back. When people give because they need to contribute, it can cheapen the experience to reciprocate directly with anything other than gratitude. Consider paying it forward instead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Even as the master of your fate and the captain of your soul, none can change the facts of certain circumstances. You recognize the complexity of your standing and try not to judge what others do with the lot they were given.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are sensitive to the energy of the unseen world. You'll experience a psychic tug from someone with a need so intangible that neither of you will figure out what it is until it's actually fulfilled.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Fantasies are like a gym for your creative mind, giving it a way to move freely, stretch out and lift exciting ideas to the light of conception. When you let yourself be limitless in that realm, you give yourself more to work within this one.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You really want to understand someone's choices. Knowing why they did what they did might not change how you feel, but it will help you process your emotions so you can move on and grow from here.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Since the person you want to be is actually who you are now with a few different skills and habits, there's no need for self-rejection, only care and guidance toward the most effective way to tackle your aims.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You'll be touched with the gift of cosmic clarity. You'll focus on the one area of life that, when cleaned up, will favorably affect every other area. Furthermore, you'll understand just what you need to do about it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Maybe your circumstance isn't exactly optimal, but whose is? You won't waste time comparing because you can't possibly know the inside of anyone else's situation. You will instead brainstorm improvements to your own scene.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You've committed to one thing, but for whatever reason, your mind is now protesting with the most interesting excuses. Don't give it too much room to protest. Fulfill your obligation. Right makes might.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 10). This year, your relationships get increasingly aligned with the person you want to be. Your personal life will resonate with more support, galvanizing you to do your best work in the world. More highlights: Family brings a lively whirl of plot twists, milestones and celebrations. It will be easier than ever to fulfill your health and fitness goals. Gemini and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 2, 22, 18 and 1.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Colin Firth suggests, "I don't think you can ever be a perfectionist in a world that's imperfect." But Virgos usually give it the good college try, as evidenced in Firth's case by Oscar-winning performances, spot-on accents and fluency in several languages. Firth is a Virgo with natal Venus in Libra, suggesting that he is, like so many of the characters he plays, charming, loyal and driven by principles of love and justice.

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