VIRGO: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It's the best week in a while to practice the art of crazy wisdom. What's that? Novelist Tom Robbins described it to Shambhala Sun: It's "a philosophical worldview that recommends swimming against the tide, cheerfully …

LIBRA: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Why should we honor those that die upon the field of battle?" asked Irish poet William Butler Yeats. "A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself." A woman may show similar bravery, of …

SCORPIO: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Historical records suggest ancient Greek philosopher Democritus went blind late in life. There are different stories about why. One account says he did it to himself, gazing too long at the sun. It was his perverse way to …

SAGITTARIUS: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Search your memory and recall a time when you pushed yourself to the limit working a task you loved. Working with extreme focus and intensity, you weren't bored or resentful about the enormous effort you made. You …

CAPRICORN: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is home to more than 3,000,000 urbanites. A few minutes' drive from the city center, there's a 45-square-mile national park teeming with wildlife. Against a backdrop of skyscrapers, rhinos and …

AQUARIUS: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A wild tiger's diet is all meat. The big cat loves to feast on deer, wild boar and other animals. The hunt is always solitary – that's why the tiger's success rate's so low. A tiger snags its prey only about five …

PISCES: May 1-7 Wednesday, May 1

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The French word flâneur is a meme that refers to one who leisurely strolls around a city, exploring whatever catches her imagination. To some, the flâneur may seem a lazy time-waster with nothing important to do, but …

ARIES: March 21-April 19 Tuesday, April 30

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you afraid you lack a crucial skill or aptitude? Have a goal you're worried might be impossible to reach because of this? If so, now's a good time to make plans to fill in the gap. If you formulate an intention, you …

ARIES: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

ARIES (March 21-April 19): How we react to the sound of the wind gives clues to our temperament, said philosopher Theodor W. Adorno. An unhappy person thinks of “the fragility of his house …

TAURUS: April 24-30 Wednesday, April 24

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1921, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (born under the sign of the Bull) premiered his opera “The Love for Three Oranges” in America. Here’s what …