The ancient Romans held a ritual called "Februa," named for the process of purification, on the full moon of this month (which is on the 22nd this year). Typically, this had to do with a lot of washing, as they took advantage of the rainy season. Is there something you would wash away if you could? Name it and claim it under this watery Scorpio moon.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Essentially, what occurs this morning is an impersonal set of circumstances that just happens to involve you. And yet in a strange way you will feel as responsible for this as if you had created it all by yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There's strength in unison, but there's beauty in harmony. Keep in mind that in order to create harmony you have to play a note that is not the same one as the one already being played.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are correct and so is the other person. Now the question is not "Who is more correct?" Rather, what matters is "Which way is more useful?" The answer: Your way.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Did you know that you have a similar strength to the one you're complimenting in someone else? There's some discomfort in this, perhaps having to do with the great dormant power that lies inside of such knowledge.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're not getting accurate feedback from those around you, so this is important: Believe in yourself! Don't settle into a system that leaves you with only distasteful options. You have way too much to offer to let that happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You have different priorities than your friend. This is even more pronounced if your friend is the other gender. You'll work things through eventually. Expect that you'll be the one making most of the compromises.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Just because you stop interacting with something doesn't mean it will go away. You get this; someone else you know is too egocentric to wrap his head around it. You can use that to your advantage, by the way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You're such an independent person that you strongly dislike the idea of depending on others for anything at all, especially in regards to finance or transportation. This is the guiding principle behind today's important decision.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Confident people believe they are equals with the others on the planet; whereas the arrogant are always looking down. The difference between confidence and arrogance will be exemplified to you in this afternoon's dealings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have wings now, but you're not sure if you know how to use them. Take a running leap off the edge. If there's no landing in sight, you'll be forced to fly.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The world won't be moving fast enough for you, but it will also be counterproductive to try and hurry things along. The more you push, the more the other person will push back.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you could train yourself to love a feeling, the one that would benefit you most right now would be the feeling of not knowing where you're going. That's the feeling that will come right before you find yourself somewhere amazing.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 1). The reason you're great is that you push yourself to greatness. What you turn out over the next four weeks will be a point of pride for years to come. April and July are lucrative and there's a chance to re-invest, possibly doubling up on your money. Loved ones set up house, or improve it greatly, in June. Gemini and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 49, 3, 33, 31 and 18.

CANCER SECRET-SUPERPOWER BREAKDOWN:

The Obvious: Cancer is an intuitive and caring sign that runs the full gamut between toughness and tenderness. Like a crab, this sign carries its own armor, which in the case of some crabs also happens to be their home. Cancers are both protectors and nurturers.

The Uncanny: The moon-child can choose an emotion and embody it without going through stages that many others would take as bridges between different states of mind. They can be spitting mad one moment, chillingly calm and controlled in the next.

The Weird: This sign's hair tends to grow extremely quickly. Maybe it's something to do with the gravitational pull of the moon, or maybe the ever-changing internal atmosphere of Cancer has a way of pushing on their follicles. No one knows for sure, but they are the barber's best clients.

The Extremely Useful: Cancer has stellar spatial-relation abilities. This sign can arrange a room, move furniture, pack a car and dance like a dream.

The Quietly Helpful: Most people's dreams are too random to be fun to hear, but if a Cancer tells you she had a dream about you, listen up. There may be psychic information to be gathered.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Jay Z has declared that he can make One Direction star Harry Styles the biggest artist in the world within a year. To be fair, popularity was never an issue for Styles, who was born when the sun, Venus and Mars were in Aquarius, the sign that is of the people, for the people. The moon in harmonious Libra adds another breezy air sign to the mix, indicating an unselfconscious social style.

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