If it’s your birthday

You will have some unusual financial opportunities this year, and you may find yourself in a state of relative abundance. Yet you must be wise with your resources, and work from a strategy. That means, above all else, saving a significant portion of what you earn, and using the rest intelligently. And in any business project, you must control the purse strings. You share a birthday with Lennie James, Joan Cusack and MC Lyte. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You may be at an emotional peak today; and, while it’s healthy to feel your feelings, it’s not healthy to be swallowed by them. So keep a modicum of detachment or self-awareness, and keep things flowing and moving. Shift your environment as necessary to find the right place to be. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Whatever may be going on, one of the themes of your solar chart is sacred inner marriage. You are becoming your own primary partner. This will isolate you from some people and draw you much closer to others — the ones you want and need to be close to. But you must come first, for now. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You can afford to offer yourself totally to what you’re doing — in fact, you can’t really afford to do any less. You want results and you’ll get them, if you apply yourself. If you have to set aside other plans and projects, that will turn out, in the end, to be a rather small cost of success. JUNE 21-JULY 22 The Moon has entered your sign overnight, which will help settle you into your feelings and your physical body. You’ve had some unusual experiences the past couple of days, however, and you would be well served to remember what happened and what you learned about yourself. JULY 23-AUG. 22 If you’re going to accomplish the great things you’ve set out to do, it’s essential that you make space and time for them. You may need to work this out with careful planning, and a few evasive maneuvers. Set aside your social plans, or whatever passes for recreation, and take care of business. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You cannot change to please or appease others, nor should you try to make anyone else change. The current planetary setup may be tense, but it also reveals a situation where you can coexist peacefully with others. That said, remember that flexibility is one of your greatest strengths. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You’ll recognize the spiritual side of your nature because it’s the aspect of you that wants to take care of people. I suggest you miss no opportunity to be supportive of those you care about, or of anyone who crosses your path. Be the source of light and inspiration, and beautiful things will happen. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 The key to success, in some rather important business contacts that develop today and through the week, will be keeping mum about your full plan. Reveal only what people need to know, and perhaps hint that you have a little more going on. Of course, you have a lot more; but don’t let on. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 For the next few days, you must insert a delay between thinking and speaking; and between someone saying something to you, and responding. There’s no rush, and anyone who pushes you is just trying to knock you off your game. You have good reason to keep your cool and measure your words. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 You have a habit of working in fits and starts, and only pushing yourself when the mood strikes you. You must stabilize that aspect of your character, and take the steady and dependable approach to the work that you do. The world does not need another big star. It needs people of solid character. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Things are going well for you, and they will continue to, though you must pay careful attention where any matters of business and finance are concerned. Read everything three times, and sign only what you actually agree with. Commit only to what you can deliver; think long and carefully first.