If it’s your birthday

MThe more you connect to yourself physically, the more portals of understanding, experience and growth will be available. This is a perfect state of being: existing in your body, and at the same time listening to the cosmos speaking to you. The key to experiencing both is being available for both. Consider them the two polarities of your nature. You share a birthday with May Sarton, Sugar Ray Robinson and Christina Hendricks. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 This may be a tense moment for you, and you’ll need to stretch yourself across the paradox without falling in love with it. Things that make no sense are an unhealthy point of fascination for many people, which is something I suggest you avoid. Stick to what is natural and harmonious. JULY 23-AUG. 22 You’re in an excellent position to negotiate with others, particularly on financial matters. Yet you must be the one who takes leadership, or what psychologists call “executive function.” That’s the decision-making capacity of the mind, which sets goals and meets them. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You may have the very best intentions, though I caution you against being self-sacrificing as a way of life. The temptation is strong lately, and it’s not likely to lead you anywhere productive. Set goals that you truly want to accomplish, and focus on them every day. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Consider carefully whether a conflict that seems so real is not actually figment of the past. Most likely you’re dealing with some old family karma rather than a present situation with a partner or loved one. Let the past be the past, and allow this moment to be what it is. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 As today and this evening develop, you’re likely to shift from a more carefree attitude to a more serious one. But don’t get too serious or treat your situation too urgently. Your creativity and your ability to flow with any situation are your greatest assets, so use them well. a OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Keep a grip on yourself and on your words. A situation developing over the next 24 hours could trigger you, and lead you to overreact. So get yourself around people you feel confident in, or hang out alone; and if you’re feeling emotionally pushed in some direction, take a long bath. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 There’s some extraordinary astrology going on in your sign right now, the kind of thing that might happen once every few lifetimes. It’s deep material, and it might seem to straddle the line between personal and political. Please skip the politics and keep this human. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 The Moon is about to take a two-day trip through what’s called your 12th house — the deep, dark, secret corner of your chart. However, consider the possibility that there’s nothing so deep and dark, and that you don’t have any secrets. That’s a much better way to live. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Recent events have been pushing you to trust who you are, to honor who you are and, most of all, to BE who you are. While this is the challenge you face every day, it’s rarely been so focused as it is now. Stick to your truth. Be real with the people around you. Those are your most rugged boots.