If it’s your birthday

MToday’s New Moon on your birthday is a reminder of your potential, and also of how far you’ve come. Yet this may not be obvious to you; you may feel like you’ve got so much more ground to cover. Start with appreciating who you are, and where you are. If you can find that space, you may discover you don’t want to be anywhere else, or anyone else. You share a birthday with Nat King Cole, Lesley-Anne Down, and John Boyega. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 If you have something to say, say it. Take the risk of telling someone you care, or what you want, what you need, or who you are. Loving words are never wasted, even if they don’t seem to be received or appreciated. That is not the point: daring to be real is all that matters. APRIL 20-MAY 20 You’ve recently been through some unusual events or developments in a relationship. It looks like a bonding experience; a test; an experiment; or some rare journey, spiritual or otherwise. This experience has changed someone in positive ways, and has had a similar effect on you. MAY 21-JUNE 20 In recent weeks, you’ve had many ideas about what you want to do professionally. You’re at the point, however, where it’s time to take action. You may have a psychological or spiritual barrier seeming to block you. But you will only know that for sure once you push past it. JUNE 21-JULY 22 One problem we are witnessing in the world is people who gain power without the necessary ethics to know how to use it. Thankfully, you tend to put yourself through the paces when it comes to matters of right and wrong. These things actually matter to you. That’s who you are. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Mars is about to change signs, which comes with a recommendation, and a caution. First, slow and steady is the way to proceed where work matters are concerned. Second, pacing yourself is the most important way to protect your health. You can take it easy, and still get plenty done. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 The combination of the New Moon with Mars changing signs will pick up the pace of a relationship. You may find yourself feeling things, and doing things, that you didn’t expect to feel or do. Yet those desires and emotions are real, and life is experience. Dreams are not enough. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 If some vital matter has taken forever to progress, change is on the horizon. Yet you owe yourself some quiet time to reflect on where you’ve been, and where you want to go, taking many things into account. You must feel right about the choices that you make. That requires time alone. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You know that you need to live in a more creative and expressive way. Yet this isn’t about arts and crafts. It’s about taking the risk of putting your feelings and your vision into some tangible form. You may need to muster up more courage than you thought, but the results will be worth it. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 All the factors in your chart point to you being more confident, self-assured and grounded than you’ve been in a long time. For ages, life has seemed like a test; and now you’re getting to see just how well you’ve done. Keep at it, and look after yourself so you can look after the world. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Mars enters your sign today, which will come with a surge of energy, ambition, and the need to make your mark on the world. You may feel an urge to do this all at once; though be aware that Mars is moving slowly, which means a patient, focused approach is the way to go. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Today Mars joins an impressive collection of planets in your most sensitive house, the 12th. This will increase your need to spend time within the confines of your mind and your private space. The truth is within, and so are some of your most beautiful, necessary experiences.