If it’s your birthday

Let your life take unusual turns this year; don’t do things only because you’ve done them before. Rather, do what you’ve never done, or what you wouldn’t expect yourself to do. Let yourself tap into your rebellious and individualistic spirit by revealing to people who you really are. This takes courage — but mostly it gives you courage. You share a birthday with Cole Porter, Johnny Depp and Anoushka Shankar. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 Today’s meeting of the Moon and the new planet Eris in your birth sign may have you feeling like you rule the world. You might dial that back a little and be happy to be in a world where you get plenty of latitude to be who and what you are. This is a matter of ‘use it or lose it’, however. APRIL 20-MAY 20 You may be feeling restless today, as the Moon moves through the most sensitive part of your chart. The restlessness comes from you picking up on the many woes of society, and actually caring about them — yet knowing that your ability to help out is limited. But it is not blocked. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You can do something you believe is outrageous; it’s not as crazy as you think. From the look of your ruling planet Mercury, you’re working with a more brilliant than usual streak of inventiveness today. Just make sure that whatever you do is friendly and honest. Weird is just fine. JUNE 21-JULY 22 You may feel like you’re under pressure to make some kind of executive decision, though it can wait. For one thing, today is Saturday, and the Lord is supposed to be resting. For another, you need a little more emotional distance, which would yield another course of action. JULY 23-AUG. 22 I keep forgetting to mention that Ceres is still in your sign, which is a reminder to take care of yourself. The first asteroid (now dwarf planet) covers the spectrum where nourishment meets emotional health. How you feel has lots to do with what you eat. This is good news. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You may see a clever opening in what otherwise seems like some chaotic negotiation process. You’re likely to have deduced the winning, convincing formula, though it would be better if you acted sooner rather than later. And you must be discreet about how you approach things. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Do your best to sidestep being needy today. Venus and the Moon are in a square aspect, and that can lead to the feeling that people don’t care. The thing is, they really do. If you have a specific desire, try asking for it — though limit it to one, be direct, and take careful note of what happens. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You may be feeling unusually emotional today, though two different approaches could help you feel better. One would be to work on a project you just love. Let something else slide this time. The other approach would be to take a little trip and get a change of scenery. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You might be remembering things you would rather forget. The way to let go of them is to let them come fully to mind, and size up their new meaning for you. It will be different from what it was years ago when this matter first arose, and that difference will have significance. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 You must keep your mind on positive and kind thoughts today; if you get tempted to go down a dark road, promptly turn up, down or sideways. Though it sometimes does not seem this way, what you think is your choice — especially if you personally decide to intervene, and choose. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Mars is making an unusual conjunction to something called the South Node (or Ketu) in your birth sign. This is encouraging you to release some deeply held impulse or thought form that has the flavor of aggression or anger. It’s time for this to happen; you can let it go. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Try not to think about your finances today. I know that may be challenging. For the next 24 hours, assume that everything is going well, and that you and the future will take care of one another. Wellbeing does not spring upon us by accident; it is earned through discipline, one day at a time.