The trine of Mercury and Jupiter symbolizes meaning carried by words, stories and understanding that travels far beyond the moment. In astrology, Mercury rules messages and interpretation while Jupiter expands wisdom and faith. Their harmony suggests conversations deepen, teachings resonate and insight spreads generously, like a message released into the wide world and warmly received.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll get the job done, but that’s not what they notice. People see the respect you pay with your approach, the thought behind your moves, and they’ll appreciate your style. You’ll leave an impression beyond the finished work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Financial potential gleams today, and it will respond to attention. Clean out your wallet, inbox or desktop. Order invites attention, and attention notices opportunity. Learn the names of the people who handle money around you — bookkeepers, managers, gatekeepers. Relationships move resources.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Sometimes you’re called to a task; other times it’s about the money or external validation, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But since you’re always happier when you love the actual work, you’ll use that as you guide for picking your next project.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s lots of help that doesn’t help anyone but the “hero” offering it. Look for motive. Don’t accept people’s solutions until after you know the backstory. It’s a day to ask more questions and leave lots of space for the answers.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can’t tell from the storefront what’s on sale. You have to go in and investigate. Today the metaphor applies across the board, so skip the window-shopping and let your curiosity embolden you to enter.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You accept that winning often involves loss. You’re willing to tolerate a little disappointment, look past it, stay hopeful. A little rain must fall, and you continue through it. Success is a matter of movement.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). What’s trivial? Everything matters to someone. A drop of water is a universe to the microbe. Perspective changes scale. Today, what seems small from afar will contain a whole world of consequence, effort and meaning to those living inside it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Healthy friendship goes both ways. Notice who initiates, remembers details, follows up and shows up without prompting. If you’re always planning, carrying or brightening the room, that’s labor. The right friends contribute energy, not just consume it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There are reasons you don’t push for what you really want. It’s not a lack of confidence on your part but a sense that the other person is not ready to give it. It doesn’t mean you should give up or turn back; it just calls for a bit of strategy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your cosmic gift is a sense of belonging that fortifies you. It’s good to be understood. And when someone seems to do this fully, actively and with so much love… you feel more like yourself in their presence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The classic philosophical position echoed in Stoicism, Buddhism and many leadership traditions: to govern oneself is a deeper form of strength than controlling others. Today you will embody the most durable form of power — self-command.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Appearances deceive. The obvious interpretation is often wrong. Wisdom comes from looking deeper, and today you’re uniquely equipped for it, with a kind of inner sonar that can reach far beneath the surface and return with truth.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 3). Welcome to your Year of the Bustling Market when your ideas, talents and stories find eager audiences. The exchange between what you offer and what you receive becomes delightfully balanced. More highlights: A creative endeavor grows into dependable income. A relationship becomes more adventurous through travel, art and new social scenes. By year’s end, you’ll look around and realize your world has grown larger and far more interesting. Taurus and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 24, 5, 38, 12 and 7.

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