GEMINI: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

  GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I’m passionate about doing what I can to make the world a better place. How boring and sad it would be if I thought only of satisfying my needs. I …

CANCER: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Thomas Jefferson almost pulled off a miracle in 1784. America was young, only 13 states and a few unorganized territories. As a Continental Congress rep, Jefferson …

LEO: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I believe you'll crawl, scramble or glide to the top of <> mountain in the next four weeks. What mountain do you want it to be? A crumbly …

VIRGO: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Ever seen a moonbow? It’s like a rainbow, but created by the moon's reflected light instead of the sun. For this to occur, the sky must be dark. The moon has to …

LIBRA: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

  LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Lonesome George was about 100 years old when he died last year, the last of a giant tortoise species that lived on Ecuador’s Pinta Island for thousands …

SCORPIO: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Let’s imagine we're near the snowy summit of Washington’s Mt. Rainier, in an unusual cave. Volcanic steam rises from cracks in the rocky floor. Above is a …

SAGITTARIUS: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

  SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “We cannot accept the world as it is,” remarked Belgian author Hugo Claus. “Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth from the …

CAPRICORN: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Your story begins the moment Eros enters you,” writes Anne Carson in “Eros the Bittersweet.” “That incursion is the biggest risk …

AQUARIUS: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

  AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I prefer by far warmth and softness to mere brilliancy and coldness,” wrote Anais Nin in an early diary. “Some people remind me of sharp …

PISCES: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ludwig Wittgenstein was a genius. His last book, which influenced many fields of thought, is one of the 20th century's most important philosophy tomes. Yet he was a …