SCORPIO: Feb. 13-19 Wednesday, February 13

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For French Scorpio poet Paul Valéry, swimming had an erotic quality. He described it as which can be translated as “fornicating with the waves.” Your assignment for …

VIRGO: Feb. 13-19 Wednesday, February 13

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Lately you’ve done exemplary work on your relationship with yourself. You've half-convinced your inner critic to shut the frack up unless it has an big wisdom to tell. …

LIBRA: Feb. 13-19 Wednesday, February 13

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The days ahead may be an animalistic time for you — in the best sense. You generate lots of favorable responses from the universe if you honor that part of you best …

GEMINI: Feb. 6-12 Wednesday, February 6

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): National Geographic reports dung beetles have an intimate relationship with the Earth and stars. South African scientists found the bugs use the Milky Way Galaxy to orient …

LEO: Feb. 13-19 Wednesday, February 13

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Sex is a substitute for God,” says writer Cathryn Michon. “When we desire another human being sexually, we are really only trying to fill our longing for ecstasy and …

CAPRICORN: Feb. 6-12 Wednesday, February 6

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Dear Astrology Guy: I have been reading your horoscopes since I was 19. For a while, I liked them. They were fun riddles that made me think. But now I’ve soured on …

VIRGO: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 Wednesday, January 30

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My hotel was nice but the area around it was sketchy. As I returned to my room after going to a convenience store, I met two colorful hookers, with enticingly lyrical sales …

LEO: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 Wednesday, January 30

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I want to know more about you” may be the most potent sentence you utter next week. If said with sincere curiosity, it awakens dormant synergies. It disarms those who …

ARIES: Feb. 6-12 Wednesday, February 6

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible,” said poet Theodore Roethke. For the foreseeable future, you could and should be like that. Not saying …

LIBRA: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 Wednesday, January 30

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): West Coast DJ Shakti Bliss wrote a remarkable status update on her Facebook page. An edited excerpt: “In the past 24 hours, I did yoga in a bathtub, hauled furniture alone …