CANCER: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don't take yourself too seriously. The more willing you are to make fun of problems, the greater the chance is you solve them. If you're blithe, breezy and buoyant, you're less of a magnet for suffering. Say these …

LEO: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Would you buy a stuffed bunny or a baby blanket handcrafted by a prisoner on death row? Would you go to a cafe and eat a sandwich made by an employee who was screaming angrily at another employee while he made your food? Would …

VIRGO: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Having good posture tends to make you look alert and vigorous, plus it lowers stress levels in your tissues and facilitates circulation of bodily fluids. You can breathe better, too. In the weeks ahead, give yourself the …

LIBRA: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word Fernweh can be translated as "wanderlust." Its literal meaning is "farsickness," or "an ache for the distance." Another German word, Wandertrieb, may be rendered as "migratory instinct" or "passion to …

SCORPIO: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): We call it "longing," says poet Robert Haas, "because desire is full of endless distances." You and the object of your yearning may be worlds apart even though right next to each other. There may be a vast expanse between …

SAGITTARIUS: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ready to go deeper? Willing to go deeper and deeper and deeper? I foresee a possibility: You benefit from diving in over your head. The fear you feel as you dare to descend is an acceptable trade-off for the …

CAPRICORN: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the course of his 91 years, artist Pablo Picasso lived in many houses, some of them rentals. When inspired by the sudden eruption of creative urges, he had no inhibitions about drawing and doodling on the white walls …

AQUARIUS: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "I was often in love with something or someone," wrote Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. "I would fall in love with a monkey made of rags. With a plywood squirrel. With a botanical atlas. With an oriole. With a ferret. With …

PISCES: May 22-28 Wednesday, May 22

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Brazilian Scientists discovered a huge new body of water 13,000 feet beneath the Amazon River. Totally underground, the Hamza River moves quite slowly, and is technically more of an aquifer than a river. It's almost as …

A Little More Room to Grow Up Wednesday, May 22

New laws will allow foster children to stay in the system until they’re 21 and give foster parents more say in their care