If it’s your birthday

MLet your momentum carry you. You don’t need to push so hard. All you need is to guide your life by making clear and honest decisions that are based on what you know you want. Once you can do that, events will carry you swiftly in the direction you want to travel. Yet honesty is key, particularly with close partners who might be affected by your decisions. You share a birthday with Helena Blavatsky, Mark Knopfler and Yvette Nicole Brown. APRIL 20-MAY 20 You’re on a roll, so don’t let any doubts deter or distract you from your purpose. Let yourself be guided by inner influences as much as possible; your intuition has been worth its weight in gold lately. You know what you’re doing, even if it sometimes doesn’t feel that way. MAY 21-JUNE 20 Mercury, your ruling planet, is about to go retrograde. This could symbolize rethinking an important decision you thought was well-settled. Don’t be afraid to reassess the facts, and to check your thought process. You may need to do this a few more times between now and early September. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Know who your allies are, and who your friends are, and stay in close contact with them. Make some calls and send some emails early today, and work up a game plan. By afternoon or evening, high-level situations may go wonky, and you’ll be there with ideas and people ready to work. JULY 23-AUG. 22 People take their beliefs way too seriously, especially considering the lack of rudimentary fact-checking. Hang loose and don’t be too attached to your concept of reality. It’s subject to change, and you’re likely to rearrange your thinking on an important issue over the next 24 hours. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Bring the full power of your intellect to bear on a question or issue. Do not settle for a superficial version of events. Go beyond the press release, the distractions and the deceptions. Pull back the veil that’s covering reality. Remind yourself often: the truth is better than illusions. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Pay special attention to any situation calling for emotional connection. Chart factors that indicate bonding and simpatico are strong in your astrology right now. This covers everyone, really, though reach out to your children, especially daughters. Let them know you truly care, and are available. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Be as productive as you can be today; focus on completing the tasks that simply must get done, or the most challenging tasks, and get them out of the way. Invest your talent and energy and keep at it, staying late at work if you have to. Bigger, better things are coming. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 With Mercury about to station retrograde in the angle of your chart representing accountability, you may get the feeling that someone is trying to blame you for something. You can accept responsibility without taking the blame. Step up to the challenge and be willing to set things right. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Others will offer their cooperation if you offer your support and attentiveness. Your solar chart is saying it would be too easy to take their love and affection for granted, though if you do, you’re missing something special. It’s easy to be self-absorbed. It’s just as easy to embrace others. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Sometimes when you’re unraveling secrets, or seeking some complex or hidden truth, it helps to proceed with the curiosity of a child. Ask the obvious questions to anyone who might know. Note whether the answers make sense on their face. Do not accept any old gibberish, or a dumb look. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 You don’t need to doubt whether a person you’re interested in is sincere; their actions will confirm that for you. Your part in the arrangement is to allow them closer than you might normally let a person get. This may seem like a risk, though that’s nothing compared to the reward.