If it’s your birthday

It’s a good thing you’re good with words, because they will serve you well this year. Value the fact that you are articulate, and devote your power of expression to one thing only: that which you understand to be true about yourself. This is not a fixed point of focus, though; your life is a journey, so stay in the moment, and tell us what you witness. You share a birthday with Harvey Milk, Johnny Gill and Maggie Q. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You will get plenty done today if you get lost in your work. Choose as your first task something that is both urgent and also appealing — the kind of challenge that you like. Then, dive in and do your job well. Take care of the details. Put on the craftsman’s human touch of quality and devotion. APRIL 20-MAY 20 With Uranus now in your birth sign, something you’ve never experienced before, you may be filled with the urge to burst free. You may find people more cooperative with this than you imagined, particularly if you can pull your weight and keep business flowing in the course of being liberated. MAY 21-JUNE 20 The Sun’s spectacular trine to Mars in Aquarius will come with that rare feeling of having confidence in yourself and your abilities. Therefore, try your hand at tasks that you think are slightly beyond your capacity. The way to build your talents is to stretch them — on a daily basis. JUNE 21-JULY 22 There will be situations today and through the week where you must do things for their own sake, even if it costs you precious time and energy. Stick to what you know is necessary, and work your way out from there. However, the idea of necessity itself demands constant review. JULY 23-AUG. 22 In most situations, others will seem to have more power than they actually do. This is especially true if they are claiming some sort of public backing, or to be the beneficiary of a consensus of opinion. It’s very likely to be a bluff. Your opinion is the only one that matters right now. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 The Moon in your sign today and tomorrow will give you momentum and some mental buoyancy and discipline, which will come in handy when dealing with people to whom you are allergic. Know when you are in charge, which means when you have the ultimate responsibility for something. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 On many different accounts, you tend to be of two minds. Yet can you really be? Don’t you know where you stand with yourself? I’ll give you a clue: where you really stand, your true opinion, is the thing that feels the most daring, the most risky and the most adventurous. That’s the place to live. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You have a creative opening; though, to tap that energy, you need to do so willingly. That means by conscious choice, and also engaging with an element of the unknown or at least unseen. Let’s put it this way. Art is invisible until the artist creates it. That is the story of your life. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Your intuition is running high these days, though be certain to verify your hunches against the facts and figures. Don’t just depend on what is available; do some research and make sure that you understand where every piece is placed on the chess board. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 You are suddenly motivated to straighten out your financial situation, and are likely to be taking aggressive action. That will only be helpful if you consciously work to shed old habits and patterns. You need new ideas about money more than you need more of the stuff. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 You are venturing into new territory, at the same time you are finally abandoning what you’re ready to let go of. Progress requires you to do both, and you seem to be busy. For the next few months, you will be in a state of more or less constant review. Take careful notes. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Consider that one of the purposes of your life is to have whole relationships. This means that, no matter how casual, informal or seemingly meaningless the encounter, you bring your whole being into the situation. Offer what you can, and be sincerely who you are.