If it’s your birthday

You will have some new and rather beautiful opportunities this year, yet the timing must be right before you act on them. Figure out what you want, do your research, and be alert to who and what is available. Make sure you deal with people who have a track record for keeping their promises. Avoid those who have let you down in the past. You can do better. You share a birthday with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Rabindranath Tagore, and Eva Peron. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You’ve invested enough energy focusing on business and your professional activities. Balance that out with some social time. You may not be feeling like you want to be around people; however, you also don’t need to say much. You will feel better with some friendly souls around you. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Do what you can to get people working together and, while you’re at it, developing some new habits. There is plenty of tension in the world right now, and it’s filtering down to every level of society. You’re often in a position of leadership, which today means keeping things friendly. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You cannot expect people in power to tell the truth, but you must be clever about how you deal with their deceptions. You cannot push back too hard. The point of resolution is knowing what reality is, and not forgetting. Liars would get nowhere without unscrupulous believers. JUNE 21-JULY 22 The pressure has come off a certain highly sensitive situation. However, you must work diligently over the next six months to assure that nothing like it ever happens again. You’ve learned much in the past few weeks; in truth, all you need. Now, it’s time to use what you know, and use it well. JULY 23-AUG. 22 You will need to take an informal opinion survey before making decisions that affect your family or people you work with. This is mainly a political gesture; however, you will learn something if you listen to people, particularly if you ask them for ideas you might have missed. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 The way to handle a sensitive situation where there’s a lot of emotional and sexual energy involved is to cool things off long enough to have a conversation. This will be a change of pace. Be sure you talk at the kitchen table or in the living room -- far better than talking about sex in bed. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 You must not over-reach or over-extend yourself on financial matters. Indeed, it’s essential that you are committed for the long haul and that you take a conservative approach to your money. Save more than you spend. Gradually work your way up to your full worth, in fee or salary. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Family is one of the most important themes of your life, whether you’re talking about family of origin or family of choice. Whatever way you may tend, get together with people you care about today or tomorrow, and spend some time sharing your thoughts and feelings with them. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Stick to long-term goals rather than immediate ones. The present is taking care of itself; you have protection and you have resources. That’s the ideal position; not just for planning, but also for engineering and construction of your financial fortunes and potentially lifelong business ventures. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 If you’re going to work collaboratively with others, you will need to keep your independence. Therefore, being popular cannot be your most cherished goal; rather, I suggest you strive to be resolutely who you are. That will take courage, and the willingness to stand apart. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 The Moon is in your sign for another glorious day, and it makes a whole series of aspects that will deliver a raft of surprises, most of them in the form of ideas and breakthroughs. Let yourself be carried from one thought to the next, and see where you end up by this evening. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 For the next two days, the Sun will be opposing your ruling planet Jupiter, once again emphasizing your ability to communicate, and to portray yourself to the world as you are; or, rather, as you want to be seen. Keep your PR department in full operation, and weave your own mystique.