The Buck Moon rises with questions: "Where do I belong? What feels honest? What fits?" Like new antlers, identity doesn't appear all at once. It grows. Against the backdrop of Saturn's retrograde, you'll find your answers by paying attention to what feels true when no one else is telling you who to be.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You know it's yours when you'd still choose it whether you were getting applause or not. Buck Moon mantra: I'm the only one who has to approve. My reasons are enough, even when nobody else completely understands them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know you've outgrown it when you keep explaining why you stay. Buck Moon mantra: I don't need another reason to move on. My life has room for something that fits me better every day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You know you've found your people when it feels safe to say what's on your mind, or not say it, because the silence is a safe place, too. Buck Moon mantra: I can be myself. Real connection doesn't require constant performance.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know you've made peace with the past when you stop rewriting the conversation in your mind. Buck Moon mantra: Yesterday is over and there's no changing it now. I don't have to win an argument that already ended.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know the project is a good fit when working on it leaves you with more energy than you started with. Energy surplus is a gift. Buck Moon mantra: I gratefully recognize, receive and use the fuel available.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You know you're ready when you stop looking for one more sign and start with what you already know. Buck Moon mantra: I know enough to take another step. I'll figure out the rest as I go.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know you've found the right project when the work becomes more interesting than the result. You enjoy solving the next problem more than imagining the end product. Buck Moon mantra: I love the work and the work loves me back.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You know you've found a good rhythm when work and rest both have a place in your day. Buck Moon mantra: I don't have to choose between getting things done and taking care of myself. Both fit into a day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You know you're being honest when the words leave your mouth and your body relaxes instead of tensing. Buck Moon mantra: I can handle the truth. Things get simpler once I've faced it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You know you belong when you stop editing yourself before you speak. Buck Moon mantra: I don't have to earn my place by becoming someone else. My real voice is enough. The right people get it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You know you've found the truth when it keeps making sense after you've slept on it. Buck Moon mantra: Time helps me recognize what's real. Clarity comes in its own time. My job is just to stay aware.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You know a friendship is healthy when you leave the conversation feeling more like yourself. Buck Moon mantra: I make room for people who make room for me. We both leave feeling lighter — that's the standard.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (July 29). Welcome to your Year of the Lens, when everything comes into sharper focus and it's as though you can see colors you didn't know existed. Wonders abound and so much beauty, it becomes the norm. More highlights: A relationship that verges on cinematic. You'll work on a talent and gain skill that takes you places, literally. Travels graced with good fortune. Pisces and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 12, 39, 18 and 7.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: The term "It Girl" originates from the 1927 silent film "It," in which Clara Bow starred as a charismatic shopgirl who captivates everyone around her with an irresistible quality known only as "It." Leave it to a Leo to inspire an era with magnetic pathos and vitality. Taylor Swift's reference to Clara Bow in an eponymous song is one of many modern nods to the ongoing mystique of the bold, sexy, funny and free star of Jazz Age.

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