If it’s your birthday

Your most precious resource is your friends. This is always true, and it’s something that’s not impressed upon people enough. Often, we treat our brothers and sisters as dispensable. That is not the case for you, ever; and it’s especially vital that you deepen the bonds you share with people you care about, and who care so sincerely about you. You share a birthday with Jane Bolin, Luther (Guitar Junior) Johnson and Kelli Garner. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You’re in an awesome phase of self-discovery, though to make the most of it you will need to loosen up and allow yourself to expand. This may feel chaotic, particularly in a time when you want to structure your life. Yet you have safeguards in place. You can afford to experiment — and you must. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Venus and Mars form a trine today, which describes some unusual opportunity or flow in an intimate relationship. It begins on the level of ideas and a kind of spiritual understanding. The result may not seem sexual, though there’s no reason why it cannot be. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You seem to have more going on in your life than a tailor shop during prom week. Yet you must not rush any decisions, particularly where matters of intimacy or personal finances are involved. You will only dig yourself in deeper; whereas if you bide your time, you will walk free. JUNE 21-JULY 22 You can never plan for a breakthrough, though you can help set up the conditions that make it possible. Mostly, that includes knowing what you want, and making sure your life is in order. Catch up on old or lingering tasks. Start with just one, which will lead very nicely to the next. JULY 23-AUG. 22 You have recently discovered something about yourself, granting you a sublime bit of wisdom that you can take into a relationship. To get the benefits, though, you must put your knowledge into practice, which will help it grow a little bit every day. Give it water and sunshine. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Don’t second-guess the opinions of others when you can ask them just as easily. You may feel hesitant to do that, especially if you perceive someone as being more powerful than you, though you have plenty of influence in this situation. And you have been using it liberally. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 You can accomplish more if you gather a group around your idea or project. Then you will multiply the power of your creativity. However, you will need to be the steadfast one and hold the core vision, and also keep track of the schedule. It’s essential that you work with some structure. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 The Sun’s meeting with Jupiter in your sign today will help you re-focus your goals. This will happen just in time to make a series of decisions and potentially develop an entirely new plan. You have no need to be attached to the past — you can dream, and do, much bigger and better things. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You may find it unusually easy to connect your creative ideas to a financial plan. Yet this must be a fully conscious act. It’s not the kind of thing you can hope for or just allow to happen. There is abundant energy available, yet you must be the one who guides it in a constructive direction. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 You may have a romantic opening or opportunity today and, if so, it will be appealing to pursue. Have fun while it lasts; the planets are not set up to support long-lasting ventures starting at this moment. This is one of those phases when you must truly live one day at a time. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 The Moon in your sign is providing you with a perspective on something that seemed difficult to understand, and potentially impossible to act on. However, you may decide you’re capable of both. Still, it would be wise to wait until more information is available, which it will be, on Sunday. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 This is one of those occasions when you will be grateful you have a honey-tongue, and can make anything sound sweet. Still, if you speak at all, make sure it’s short as well as sweet; and you may decide that you have nothing to say at all. However, listen attentively and you will learn a lot.