If it’s your birthday

Take care of your mental and emotional health and you will have a brilliant life. That means focusing inwardly rather than outwardly, which is natural enough for you but not for our time in history. Once you have your inner orientation, you will have contact with deep and seemingly endless knowledge. Then all you need to do is use it. You share a birthday with Ritchie Valens, Zoe Wanamaker, and Pusha T. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 Today will bring some surprising developments, though don’t be quick to evaluate them, or judge them. First, try to figure out what has emerged -- really look at it, and figure out what it is. The chances are it’s a much more positive and creative development than you imagined. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Mars is getting ready to change signs. On Wednesday it transitions into a house associated with sex, finances and, in your chart, community. You’re in a position where you have little choice but to take leadership. You must set the terms of the discussion at all times -- and not digress. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Mercury has crossed the midheaven of your solar chart, and is making an aspect with an unusual, energized little planet called Pholus. The upshot is: if you set a goal, and put it into words, you will discover boundless energy and resources to make it happen. Your talent is never an issue. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 To have fun, or not have fun -- that’s the question. You have work to do, and that is the first place to apply the pleasure principle. Then, decide whether society’s absurd rules and suffocating boundaries are something you can actually live with. Hint: it’s unlikely, so make your own. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Today’s fanfare in a relationship is probably a lot of drama over nothing, so don’t invest much energy into it. Don’t get dragged down or let yourself be intimidated by a situation that seems out of control. Slow down and you will soon figure out that this all relates to one specific issue. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You seem to be thrown by some circumstances at work, which are grating on your nerves and throwing you out of whack emotionally. What you may soon discover is that there is a simple solution, and that it begins with clear, honest communication. Radical, I know. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You will have some beautiful, even shocking ideas today, so take the time to write them down, sketch them or get a rough draft into your phone’s voice memo feature. Three chords, a line drawing or a few unusual sentences can lead you to great things, so long as you remember them. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Mars has worked its way out to the last degree of your sign, which may have you feeling unstable or on edge. However, you will feel better when both Mars and Uranus change signs later this week, and you make an agreement with yourself about what actually matters to you. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 This is the big week when Mars enters your sign, among other significant changes in the sky. Keep your mind fresh, make sure you get to the gym a few times a week, and drink plenty of water. You are about to be elected presiding officer of your community. Keep it real. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 This week the distant planet Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 75 years. For you, Taurus represents your ability to use language, and Uranus is the revolutionary, the inspiration, the inventor. You’re about to be in the position of innovator, on a scale you’ve never imagined.