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Professional developments will come in unexpected ways. You might stick to a plan, and follow certain protocols (a well-crafted resume, letters of reference, showing up to interviews on time); yet the actual breakthroughs will happen when you’re least expecting them. Be prepared all the time, listen carefully, and dress the part you want to play. You share a birthday with Ida B. Wells, Ginger Rogers and Will Ferrell. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 Go with the flow this week. It’s ridiculous the extent to which people fill up their appointment calendars weeks or months in advance, leaving themselves no room to be spontaneous. Your astrology, or at least your astrologer, is suggesting that you take another approach. Leave yourself time to explore. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Make a special effort to be diplomatic this week. Your mind is on fire, and you’re not in the mood to pussyfoot around any important issues. Thankfully, the asteroid of wisdom, law and diplomacy, called Pallas Athene, is in your sign right now. She will be a helpful teacher. MAY 21-JUNE 20 Your circle of friends may be in a state of flux, rearrangement or chaos. Was it something someone said? Are certain people ready to move on? I suggest you welcome any shuffling of the deck that happens, and welcome new friends into your life. Society should not be organized by cliques. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Sometimes, to get anything to move, you have to shake things up; and it would seem that a recent revelation is doing just that. Complacency is the worst enemy of happy relationships and productive people. Given that you want to be happy and productive, get the energy moving. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 The unpredictable theme of the past few days will continue into next week, as potent forces continue to influence your chart. Be alert for situations where something seems to go wrong, which reveals potential or a possibility that nobody saw before. Success rarely follows a straightforward path. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You have no option but to do the right thing. If you find yourself in a moral or ethical quandary, there will be one obvious choice; and that’s the one to take. If you find yourself debating, splitting hairs or wringing your hands, take a fresh look at the situation and set a shining example. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You can afford to take a creative approach to a financial situation that’s developing. Clearly, the same old boring theories are not going to get you anywhere. Bear in mind that any situation involving humans ultimately comes down to the feeling level: emotions such as love, trust or fear. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 It may take some discipline to keep your emotional distance from a family situation, though you can do it, and you will be glad you did. The story is not as it seems, and people are clearly overreacting. Therefore, don’t take sides or jump into the fray. Listen carefully, or do your own thing. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Don’t let other people do your thinking for you; it’s of a lower quality than you can cogitate yourself. Your mind is currently in revolutionary mode. Take notes, make sketches, or ramble into the memo feature on your phone. The ideas you have today could serve you for years to come. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 People trust you; you can afford to trust yourself. Don’t make promises you cannot keep; and follow up on any overdue commitments this week. This will lay the psychic foundation for a new era in your financial history. You are a creative and innovative person and deserve to succeed.