If it’s your birthday

For the past couple of years, you have gone through a series of changes that have pushed you to find yourself on a deeper level than ever. Now you get to take what you have learned, and support it to build your confidence. You know that you can face any challenges life offers, so try aspiring to higher and more meaningful goals. You share a birthday with João Gilberto, Chester (Howlin’ Wolf) Burnett, and Kreesha Turner. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You may need to express something that you feel is challenging or calls for extra courage. This could be in the “speak truth to power” variety of experiences. Try writing it down first. Then, modify your words, until they are truly representative of what you want to say. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Today’s Moon-Mars meeting may have you feeling irritated for reasons you cannot describe to yourself. You don’t need to identify why you might be angry or annoyed, only admit to the feeling. That alone will smooth your way, and also get closer to what may be bugging you. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You may have something larger than usual on your mind over the next few days – a feeling that there is something significant you’re about to learn. I suggest you work through an existing framework. Translate your new revelations through some pre-existing belief system. JUNE 21-JULY 22 You may be feeling some deep inner hunch, and you may be right: however, there’s still plenty that you have yet to discover, and it will shape your thinking in creative ways. Keep an open mind. Be circumspect, and look at your situation from every angle you can get to. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Be careful not to let anyone provoke you today. Do your best to be unflappable. Mars in your opposite sign may be an irritant, though most of what it represents is people and feelings from the past. And the gift of the moment is that you can reevaluate your history with certain people. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You will need to take charge this week, as there is much work to be done. Yet most of what you need to be in command of is yourself. Set the schedule, set the priorities, and know who your best players are. Make sure you are directly involved in any important tasks on your docket. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 You don’t need to present the image of someone who is perfectly balanced or confident. You would do better to offer yourself as a vulnerable person who is making your way through life, just like everyone else. This week, it will be better to ask good questions than to come up with answers. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Mars, the ancient and official Scorpio planet, is pushing you to re-evaluate your relationships to whoever you consider part of your tribe. The thing to check is whether you get to have your own ideas and opinions, or whether there are unwritten rules you somehow must follow. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Now is a good time to have a discussion related to finances with a close partner or associate. You are in a stronger position than you may recognize, and someone may be feeling that there is some kind of power imbalance. This is a matter of emotions more than of facts. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Focus on one specific task this week, until you get it done. You may be easily distracted and will need to keep calling yourself back to the primary matter at hand. Get help if you need it, from someone who has the “big picture” in his or her mind: likely someone younger than you. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 You’re having an unusual impact on people these days. You might recognize some of it from your distant past, or some other phase of your existence. Take this opportunity to refine your presentation. Sand down any splinters or barbs. Be precise in whatever you say. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 There is a reason that living well is said to be the best revenge: in the end, it’s the only thing that matters. You have your own definition of happiness, which includes taking care of others; though, at this point in time, you have an excellent opening to take care of yourself, extra well.