ARIES: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

“Art cannot be modern,” said Austrian painter Egon Schiele. “Art is primordially eternal.” I love that. Not all artifacts called “art” fit that scrupulous definition, of course. Katy …

TAURUS: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “All my best ideas come from having no answer,” said pioneer filmmaker John Cassavetes, “from not knowing.” Cheer up! As hard as it may be to imagine, you're on the …

GEMINI: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Hindi word <> is from a Sanskrit verb meaning “to be good” and “to be real.” Personally, I know lot of folks who are either real or good, …

CANCER: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let’s look back at 2013's first three months. If I read astrological markers right, you've jettisoned part of the psychic gunk accumulating in you for the past six years. …

LEO: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Naturalist Charles Darwin formulated the theory of evolution, one of history’s most influential hypotheses. A crucial event in his early development as a scientist was a …

VIRGO: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Three sets of affirmations; say them out loud and see if they work. 1. “I'll be engrossed in fascinating experiences to feed my curiosity, but I won't be obsessed with …

LIBRA: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Pole of inaccessibility” is a term explorers use to identify places on the Earth that are hard — and interesting! — to get to. On each continent, it’s usually the …

SCORPIO: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every April, ancient Romans celebrated the festival Robigalia. Among the rites performed were ceremonies to exorcize the god of rust and mildew. Consider reviving that. You …

SAGITTARIUS: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be …

CAPRICORN: April 3-9 Wednesday, April 3

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) had an ecstatic relationship with the California wilderness. He studied it as a scientist, worshiped it as a mystical devotee. During his …