If it’s your birthday

Today’s New Moon is a gleaming reminder that you came into this world for a purpose, and you’re ready to live that purpose boldly. In many ways, you’re way ahead of yourself, and can afford to slow down and reflect a bit more. There’s no rush, despite the frenetic condition of the world. You now get to be one of the cool and calm people. You share a birthday with Ian McKellen, Frank Oz and Octavia Spencer. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 If you want to be persuasive, you will need to slow down and be reasonable. That should present no problem at all, as long as you’re willing to take the time and make the small effort. You seem to be making presumptions that would best be set aside. Instead, listen and be accommodating. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Today’s New Moon in the sign Gemini will help you figure out just how resourceful you are. While this is about more than money, stepping up your financial organization will be a significant help. So, too, is prioritizing food as your most important resource. It’s easy to forget something so obvious. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Your natural intelligence is only hindered by your even more famous indecision. And where does that come from? You actually see the alternatives and the possibilities that few others notice. Don’t worry about choosing; you can always decide again and try something new in the future. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Think of sex as a form of nourishment, which must be given and received if the world is to stay in balance. There’s no “taking” involved, there’s only a mutually willing exchange. Your desires are similar to those of people you care about, even if they have not whispered a word about it.