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Nothing throws up a barrier to learning quite as completely as the phrase, "I know." For those who "know," education requires a demolition before it even begins. Openness and humility are necessities to learning. It's the people who assume they have much to learn who will make tomorrow while those who think they already know will live in yesterday's world.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Not everything valuable is advertised as such. It's a day when you're likely to find gems in thrift shops, odd corners of the internet, even in overheard conversations. Life is a treasure hunt because you say it is. And the treasure you find has the value you put on it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are situations when good manners are in fact only good to the ones who made up the etiquette rules. Furthermore, compliance can be harmful when the system itself is harmful. The important thing is to stay awake and aware.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). As a "twin," multiplicity is your gift today. You can hold two sides of an argument, two moods and two truths at once. Sure, it causes tension, and that's your talent -- holding that tension when nothing needs to resolve right away. It's a form of intelligence.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Empathy is your superpower, but it can also wear you out. Today, protect your energy. Offer kindness without absorbing every ripple of someone else's pain. Witnessing is enough. And sometimes, stepping back is the truest act of love.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You don't have everything you need to pull off the plan, and that's the whole point. If you had everything, it wouldn't be worth taking on. It's about what you learn and create to get yourself to the finish line.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Even if you understood why people behave the way they do, it wouldn't change what's happening. Sometimes people are just plain confusing. Don't worry if you can't figure them out; you don't need to. Today's situation will smooth over on its own.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). For you, it's not about being correct, important or powerful; it's about being harmonious. So while you have a definite perspective, you're willing to keep that on the inside while you express yourself like an instrument able to blend your notes beautifully with the orchestra.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Don't discount the quiet experiment. There's magic in tinkering. The innovation doesn't have to be radical to be impactful. A subtle shift, a tweak, a surprising angle that no one else thought to try -- it may turn out to be your most revolutionary act.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Novelty isn't always found in new places; sometimes it's hidden in old ones. A familiar street revisited with fresh attention will reveal things you've walked past a hundred times. Today, discovery will be more about perception than distance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don't confuse speed with progress. If you rush, the scenery blurs, which can be a fun effect, but it also causes confusion. For instance, you can't read the signs, you can't turn safely, you won't remember much because nothing stands out... so just slow down. Way down.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Secrets are tricky currency. Withholding can feel powerful, but disclosure creates intimacy. The question is not whether to tell, but why. If the reason brings connection instead of control, it's probably worth sharing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Dreams are a language your psyche uses when waking words fall short. Though it won't help to interpret them literally, it may very well change things to notice the emotions they stir. The mood is the message, pointing you to what needs tending.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 25). Welcome to your Year of Surprising Applause. The thing you considered a hobby suddenly wins attention. Your offhanded comments are accepted as wisdom and rightly so. Lead with your playfulness and ideas become projects, projects become profitable. More highlights: a physical routine that makes you glow, a big check that arrives at just the right moment and a relationship that will be glorious music your days dance to. Sagittarius and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 17, 22, 34 and 42.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Living her dreams has taken Katy Perry out of this world. Earlier this year, she went to space with an all-female crew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Furthermore, the Scorpio star carries out the theme in her Lifetimes global tour in which she plays an avatar figure in a stylized sci-fi/fantasy themed world. Perry was born under five psychic Scorpio luminaries, with natal Venus, Uranus and Neptune housed in adventurous Sagittarius.

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