If it’s your birthday

This is a turning point year for you. You will finally be making some big decisions that pertain to your family, your career and your relationships; it may seem like everything comes up for review and action within a short time. You might consider that you’re not making separate decisions about these things; there are no things. All of your choices involve you. You share a birthday with Annie Dillard, Amanda Palmer and Travis Scott. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You have learned something about authority the past week, including how much influence you can have if you focus your thoughts. You would be wise to establish clear ethics for yourself how to use these tools. You are in a rare position to advocate for the disadvantaged. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Few people in this world lack the secret desire to be married, or married to someone else. Your chart is bursting with one question right now: What exactly is that about? How do you feel about the whole matrimony thing? It’s a real question that deserves thoughtful answers. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You seem to have won the day in a crucial discussion over finances. Yet the larger question is how to prevent yourself from ever being a victim of your own circumstances. One policy would be to avoid people who conflate money with power, particularly power over you. JUNE 21-JULY 22 People certainly have not been shy airing their grievances with you. Some are acting like their point of view is unimpeachable and that you have to take whatever they have to dish out. However, try not to giggle when an adversary trips because their shoelaces are tied together. JULY 23-AUG. 22 You must do what is fulfilling to you. It’s true that every job or role in the world has its ups and downs; though, on the whole, some nourish you dependably, while others deplete you. It’s time to choose or at least emphasize what is nourishing, both emotionally and physically. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Creativity and sex can be messy, and contrary to the popular meme, establishing boundaries requires an ongoing experiment. The only way that experiment can proceed safely is on the basis of trust. And it’s up to everyone to hold that as a sacred honor. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 You seem to have taken some space for yourself, and by all indications are feeling great about it. You need to make more room in your life for who you are, who you’re becoming and what you want. Don’t worry that others would try to fence you in. It’s a patently absurd concept. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Today’s meeting of the Moon and Jupiter in your birth sign may have you feeling emotional, and maybe a little unstable. Your feelings are probably exaggerated by a factor of about five. By this time tomorrow, what is so intense or urgent today will be another wave gone by. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You need a constructive vent for all of your passion; anything but fantasy will do. Whatever you choose, it must be real, as in physical and tangible, preferably with a concrete result. You will be tempted to get lost in your imagination, in dreams and in wishes. Crawl out of that space. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 How exactly do you learn what your boundaries are? By testing them, of course. You push a little, and see what happens. Others push a little, and see how you respond. Keep a real dialogue going and sooner or later you can draw some lines and establish ground rules — so you can keep going. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 You’ve reached an emotional tipping point; and from the look of your chart, you’re ready to take full responsibility for what you feel. You will know you’re in the right place because it’ll come with the sensation of being liberated. You have had enough of other people running your life. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Do something a little excessive today. You’re a Pisces after all, the original sign of hedonism -- that is, the pleasure principle. The world is rather wound up at the moment, with just about everyone waiting for the whole gig to blow up. Don’t believe that trash. And have fun anyway.