""Only the young and stupid are confident about sex and romance,"" says 49-year-old author Elizabeth Gilbert, who has written extensively about those subjects. I agree with her. I''ve devoted myself to studying the mysteries of love for many years, yet still feel like a rookie. Even if you are smarter about these matters than Gilbert and me, Taurus, I urge you to adopt a humble and curious attitude during the next few weeks. The cosmos has prepared some interesting lessons for you, and the best way to take advantage is to be eagerly receptive and open-minded. Halloween costume suggestion: sex researcher, love explorer, intimacy experimenter.

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MAYBE JOY AND PLEASURE ARE ESSENTIAL SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES. Assume that your drive to experience pleasure and happiness isn''t a barrier to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed on the hypothesis that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical and compassionate person. Imagine that feeling good has something important to teach you every day.

For extra inspiration in practicing this approach, tune in to your EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES. They''re four-to-five-minute meditations on the current state of your destiny.