The week begins on Mother's Day, inviting reflection on the maternal bond and what it has meant to you. It also turns attention to how you nurture and sustain yourself. Is your support system strong enough for where you are now? As Mercury and the sun enter their final full week in Taurus, the stars favor investing in your health and well-being, plus fun things that empower you or elevate your aesthetic and sensory experience.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Do you think you could have prepared more? Consider those thoughts to be noise. What you did was enough. In fact, you're a master of efficiency. Too much preparation can lead to inaction. You never want to let perfect be the enemy of the good and done. Follow the same ethos with this week's finished project.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There is a fairy-tale quality to the week. The characters that spring to life will pose challenges, riddles and enticing offers. Maybe happily ever after is a stretch, but you don't need that to have a good ending. The best ending is just the fact that you now know more than you did because you completed the project.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Is it courage or impulsiveness? Is it an adventurous spirit or a reaction to having nothing to lose? Whatever it is, the ability to rush into the game with no preparation is the gift of the week. It will invigorate you in ways you never would have imagined. And the stories you'll have later? Pure gold.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Think of the universe as your genie in a bottle. When it comes to those three wishes, the specifics matter. Think carefully about what you want. Famously, people are bad at predicting what will make them happy, but you can at least predict what will make you healthy. Health is a close cousin to happiness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). People do things you don't understand. Misreading intent is a danger. When their actions are baffling, you'll save time if you don't assume anything about their motive. Instead, just ask. Getting clarity about why something happened will change how it feels and how it can be addressed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don't just listen for what is said. That's only the tip of the iceberg, well-known to be 10% of what's there. The other 90% is under the ocean. You notice the pauses, track the shifts and follow the patterns. When people feel this seen and heard, conversations shift to represent a deeper reality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is not a single person who can determine the true importance of a job because it's not for any individual to say. You commit to the work that feels important to you, as your sense of what's important is as good an indicator as any. Does the harmony of the universe depend on your effort? Well, maybe it does.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Take the time to learn people. To learn someone is to trust them, because trust is a prediction. Trust is knowing what a person is likely to do. When you give your trust, you're not saying, "I trust you" so much as saying, "I trust you to do XYZ." This week, successful transactions depend on knowing people well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When people feel examined, they defend. When they feel invited, they try to bring their best selves to the party. You'll be very careful in your dealings this week, respecting people's space, empathizing with their position and listening carefully to find clues about where you might find common ground.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There's a difference between what people talk about and what they actually care about. People often talk about things out of habit, politeness or to fill space. That surface chatter won't be a reliable indicator of their real interests this week, so go a little deeper than small talk. Move past surface conversation and get into what matters.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You really lived through something. You're not the same person you were when you went through that very formative part of your past. The version of you telling the story now understands it differently than the version who lived it. Wisdom is often something you can only articulate after you've already been changed by the experience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It feels like you have so much responsibility now, that you're parenting yourself. You're the boss and the employee; you're the creative director, the crew and the talent. You're the driver, the teacher, the student and the chef. But the most important role you'll play to yourself this week? Friend. Support yourself. Go all out.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: All things old become new again in your Year of Historic Glow-Ups. You've a skill for reinvention, a vision for renovation and a joyful embrace of reunion. You'll be invited into rooms where people will root for you. A community forms around you like a nest. More highlights: A creative pursuit gains recognition, and it will feel so good to have this part of you finally acknowledged. Family bonds deepen. Three invitations will introduce you to new people, interests and sources of fun and profit.

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