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MLearning how to receive what others are offering you will help you grow, and will facilitate your success. Receiving requires vulnerability, and you would be well served to end your standoff with being open to others. You’ll know you’re succeeding when you consciously have to go beyond whatever fears come up, and trust others enough to nourish you. You share a birthday with Hedy Lamarr, Carl Sagan, and Sandra (Pepa) Denton. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You must be willing to assert yourself, to get what you want. Rather than sitting around waiting for good things to come to you, make it a project. Know your own desires and set about the artful craft of bringing them into your life. This will teach you the power of your own creativity. APRIL 20-MAY 20 If you have emotional needs, be open about them with close partners and loved ones. The key to doing this is refusing to feel guilty. You might also substitute “need” with “want” and see how you sound when you make the statement. The people who care about you will be responsive. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You can be free of the past, if you want to. Yet, to have that privilege, you must understand your past and how you relate to it. For many people what happened long ago means more than what is happening right now. This is not a key to happiness, and there is a way through the maze. JUNE 21-JULY 22 You are in an excellent position to improve your income. This might come through a personal business, or through negotiating a raise. Remember that as far as bosses and clients are concerned, what matters most is what you can do in the future, not what you did in the past. JULY 23-AUG. 22 The Moon burst into your sign this morning, and you may be wondering whether you’re on top of the world or about to fall off. The thing is, you always feel better close to the edge, and you always keep your grip. Some bold adventure is waiting for you today. Don’t hold back. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 All weekend, your ruling planet Mercury will be making a square to Neptune, which will offer you a sense of security and wellbeing. At the same time, an intimate relationship may go to a new depth. Just make sure that you can swim well enough to hang out at the deep end of the pool. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 You may be pushing to attain a financial goal that finalseems ly to be in reach, though that will take care of itself. You must continue to take care of yourself, so that you keep your momentum and flow from one project to the next. Just take a slower pace and work with long-range goals. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You may be feeling a little overexposed, whether it’s excessive time on social media, your face on realtor ads all over the neighborhood or your PR team working overtime. You might want to take a few hours off from the internet today, and spend some time in a café with a book and your diary. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 You’ve probably figured out that there’s a problem with the “one size fits all” relationship model. You need the custom edition, with specific agreements that allow both you and your partner to live the lives you want. Just one thing stands in the way, which is jealousy. This, you can outgrow. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Most of your good luck will come through others today — people willing to help, people who offer a kind word, or someone with an idea that you might want to dismiss at first. Be kind and open-minded with everyone. Listen carefully to people even if you don’t think they make much sense. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Do not be content with yesterday’s dreams. Rather, push yourself to imagine what’s possible, and to have the moxie to dare to try making it happen. Everything that happens in the world does so because someone wants it to be that way. It’s your turn to step up to the challenge.