The Leo moon is like a cat with the twilight zoomies, tearing through the house, seemingly with no agenda beyond getting the energy out. Gymnastics ensue. For us, mischievous antics and plucky charm abound as relationships become a form of personal theater — though it's hard to tell who's the audience and who's the actor.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Frank Lloyd Wright said, "An idea is salvation by imagination." An idea can also just be fun and doesn't have to save anyone to be useful in a given moment. Take the pressure off and dream a little.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Love doesn't always have to be about duty. In fact, feeling like you're always "on duty" around someone might be a sign that the distribution of work has become lopsided, which can feel unloving indeed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can avoid many problems by just listening a little harder or being slightly more curious about where other people are coming from. With only the slightest increase in awareness, you'll avoid hours of needless extra work.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you're having trouble motivating yourself, make the plans smaller. But to motivate others, make the plans much grander so as to stir people's imaginations and lift hopes and spirits.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A couple's dance involves an amount of space between dancers that makes the moves possible and comfortable. Relationships are like this, too. There's an amount of distance that tends to work best for the relationship, which you'll find through trial and error.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People will say it can't be done, but the joke is on them since you are already doing it. Even so, it might be better to keep this on the down-low until you've worked out how to present it in the most auspicious light.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It has always been OK for you to know your own strength and beauty, though you have often been discouraged from letting others know that you know. Your political savvy has you managing the moment without forgetting yourself in it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There is an overall sense that you want something to happen, even if you're not sure what. Movement begets movement. Any small change will put the more significant change in motion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Many people hesitate to help others when they haven't yet assessed whether the person deserves relief. You find that conditional kind of help off-putting. You'll offer relief in the moment of suffering, no further investigation necessary.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your task list has reached an overwhelming length. Start passing it out to the competent people that you know. You might be surprised who has been wanting to help you and is just waiting for the moment you let them.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Don't worry, there is no secret recipe, comprehensive guide or redeeming formula you somehow missed. There are only a thousand routes to the destination, yours being as valid as any.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You really are doing what you most want to do, even when you're doing a tedious piece of work. In that work, you avoid the consequences that would surely come to pass if you were not to tend to your duties.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 5). In your Year of the Key Guest, people invite you into rooms where important things are happening, and you'll be a part of what's decided or created there. You will drill down on a special interest, resulting in special bonds, rare experiences and a project that pays you well. More highlights: You'll transform a place where you spend a lot of time. You'll embark on adventures with a small group. The money and justice you've had coming find their way to you. Gemini and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 16, 8, 21 and 50.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Kate Winslet continues to expand her remarkable career with the upcoming Netflix limited series "The Unheard" while recently making her directorial debut with "Goodbye June," based on a screenplay by her son, Joe. The Academy Award-winning Libra was born with the sun, moon, Mercury and Pluto all in Libra, reflecting a lifelong devotion to artistry, collaboration and emotionally rich storytelling.

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