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By Emma Riederer

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21)
Birthday time proves discomfitingly smooth this year, Scorpio – no external pressures, no crazy cosmic vibes about the meaning of your role in the universe, no best friends and ex--lovers totally freaking out on each other at your party. Of course, this is both a relief and a disappointment to you.

Famous Canadian SCORPIos born this week:
Ryan Gosling (actor, Nov. 12, pictured)
Doris Anderson (late feminist, Nov. 10)
Kalan Porter (Canadian Idol, Nov. 11)
Stephen Lewis (UN AIDS activist, Nov. 11)
Neil Young (musician, Nov. 12)
Frederick Banting (discovered insulin, Nov. 14)
Silken Laumann (Canadian Olympic medalist, Nov. 14)

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22-DEC 21)
Your mind will keep drifting toward your money this month, Sagittarius, but right now, you should have your mind on your fantasies: that's the only way you'll figure out how to do the right thing with that phat stack of loonies you scored up at the casino, anyway.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 19)
Capricorn is projected to be strangely receptive this week, meaning you are either picking up an uncanny amount of shortwave radio signals through your dental fillings, or you are finally seeing the signs from others that will allow you to forge happier relationships with them. Good stuff, whichever way it goes for you.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19)
Although things are happily falling into place this week, Aquarius, you cannot let your guard down. Cannot! Be vigilant! Yes, things will all work out for the best: but there are people trying to screw you over at each turn. Pretend your work and financial lives are a gangsta-driving videogame and you shall fare well.

PISCES (FEB 20-MARCH 20)
2007 has not been about seeing things clearly for Pisces, but as the leaves dwindle and the frost sets in on the ground, you may find the cobwebs around your heart and eyes clearing a little: there is potential out there, and inside, and it goes beyond self-doubt and simply needing to keep warm for the winter. Being able to see what's actually going on won't help you make the right decisions, of course. But at least, armed with the full information, you'll be intentionally making bad choices.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)
Bludgeoning people into seeing things your way – or, worse, doing them your way – isn't going to be tremendously productive this week, Aries. Consider surrounding yourself with allies made of weaker stuff. In the end, it will be totally unrewarding, but you're not much of a long-term thinker.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)
You're closer to closure this week than you've imagined you might ever be, Taurus: not that closure is what you want, even, but the fact of the matter is that you're willing to see a larger picture than you envisioned, and there's room for right and wrong, Christmas and Kwanza in your worldview.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)
Geminis are right to think of themselves as generally ahead of the game, yet they still haven't figured out that this is only in relation to day trading, running sports numbers or predicting when the next Shrimpfest promotion is going to happen at Red Lobster. When it comes to girls, forget it.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)
Your little freak-outs culminate in a clean slate this week, Cancer, when you find you've driven away enough of your friends to make room for all new people! It's an exciting time, or will be until you realize you make the same mistakes over and over and over and over.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22)
The world may seem like it's tryin' to keep you down this week, Leo, and it more or less is – but luckily you're too busy talking a blue streak about your lofty dreams to notice. Just keep pedaling and try not to face-plant, baby.

VIRGO (AUG 23-SEPT 22)
Though it seems like life has been vibrating for a while now, a tectonic shift will occur for Virgo this week in any and all important personal relationships: normally this kind of thing wouldn't surprise or faze you, but you'll want to carry a change of clothes around just in case.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22)
I know you're thinking it's already been brung, Libra, but it has not: you are in full effect this week, Venus transit in your back pocket and all that. Stay aware of peril – none of this fun stuff is any good without some built-in risk, kind of like CNE rides or blowfish.

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