Scorpio season slips away like a curl of smoke, telling the story of transformation in a language of shape and shadow, thinning as it rises until there's almost nothing left to see. Two solar squares offer some practical parting advice. Jupiter raises budgetary concerns before holiday spending gets out of hand. Then Mars challenges our tendency to overdo it. The Scorpio sun's final whisper: Do less. Spend less. Own the mystery.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). This turn of season features you returning to the spotlight. Sure, there's pressure to give them a show, and to make it look effortless. But you can handle that. You're a pro. Everything outside the circle of light seems to disappear. You're never fooled by this. You stay aware of your surroundings and don't let anything trip you up.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Like a long night, Scorpio season has given you more time to move under the cover of a luxurious darkness. This week, you feel more like yourself as you see less of the world. You stop responding to everything out there and experience your own lush interior world as peaceful and present to the moment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The end of Scorpio season gives you a lush velvet theater curtain for elegant transitions. You're reminded that anticipation is part of the entertainment. As you wait for an answer, announcement, entrance or reveal, resist pulling back the curtain yourself. The few moments before you know will turn out to be delicious.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The end of Scorpio season will include the thrill of finding a hidden compartment — not a secret room or a safe behind a picture, but just as exciting. People go to great lengths to hide their treasures, and whether you accidentally stumble on the goods or have been looking for them all along, you finish out the season richer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The final week of Scorpio season plays out in film noir, and one image tells you almost everything. A face half in shadow. Someone standing in a doorway. One sentence with considerably more underneath it. You'll recognize the telling detail and suddenly know your role in this plot.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Like a magician exiting the stage of Scorpio season, you'll pull off a final trick and then disappear abruptly, leaving them astonished. You'll have the sense that you've worked a thousand hours for an event culminating in a few transcendent seconds. You're not wrong about that. Still ... worth it!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You'll receive the equivalent of a sealed envelope as Scorpio season closes. You could tear right into it. Instead, you'll enjoy the delicious interval when several outcomes remain possible. Soon enough you'll know what comes next. For now, you get the rare pleasure of having a future you can't quite picture.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your solar season finishes like a journey into the deep ocean, where your discoveries seem otherworldly. You encounter self-illuminating creatures. You glimpse an ecosystem with rules unlike any you've known. Vast territory remains unexplored. You return to the surface changed by what you've seen and intrigued by everything you haven't.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You move through the final days of Scorpio season as though through fog, seeing enough of the road to keep going while the distance remains obscured. You'll enjoy the suspense. With your own season just ahead, each step reveals more territory. By week's end, you'll be ready to pick up speed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Before Scorpio season closes, you'll encounter the proverbial locked door. You already know better than to rattle the handle all week. You'll go about your business until access becomes possible. Then the right person, piece of information or change in circumstances gives you an unceremonious entry. Walk in like you belong there.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You close out Scorpio season wondering if you actually have powers of invisibility, as you've been able to attend events, work in groups and even participate in big projects without attracting much attention. In a way it's the best of all worlds. You have the experience, knowledge and rewards of having been there without becoming the story yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You'll experience Scorpio season's final days as you might a familiar place by moonlight. Everything looks more romantic. Someone you know well will fascinate you anew, or an old favorite will hit you on a level you hadn't considered. Note that these conditions aren't ideal for working, but they are perfect for dreaming or falling in love.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: In your Year of Weaving, experience comes together in patterns of elegance and practicality, beauty and meaning. Disparate elements and diverse talents integrate so well you start to trust in a grand and efficient plan. And don't be afraid to put many of your "eggs" in one basket because your main treasures will be safe. Home holds up. Work is dependable. Relationships thread through your life in truly supportive ways. The stability allows you to carry more responsibility, and with pride.

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