TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Aries (March 21-April 19):

Your abiding respect for words and your love of their eloquent or novel expression will enhance your experience as you take part in a brilliant conversation or piece of writing. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Though a belief in something that cannot be observed or quantified exists only in the mind, the tangible things that happen because of and in expression of the belief can change the world. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Human relationships are very intricate, requiring the complex balance of several layers all at once. So when you feel as if you’re getting it right, give yourself a lot of credit. And when you’re not, offer up a huge amount of grace. Cancer (June 22-July 22): The reason the card is as important as, if not more important than, the gift is that the spirit in which you do things matters much more than the actions themselves. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Open your eyes to the secret clues. You only have to see one for there to suddenly be an endless ticker tape of clues to point you in the right direction or provide reassurance anytime you need it. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re powerful, capable and creative. So you’ll turn the old traditions into something you can get behind, or you’ll do things in a way that’s all you; the tradition starts now. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Sometimes you simply don’t let yourself want what you want. You reason it away as too expensive, time-consuming, caloric, difficult to obtain, etc., but to no avail, because the want keeps coming back. Go on and let yourself have it. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Nothing connects you with family and friends like good food and merry music. Even if you don’t happen to be around loved ones, going where there are food and music and strangers will give you a connected feeling. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your heart is filled with a boundless, conditionless kind of love. However, relationships don’t live solely in the heart. Relationships live in a conditional world. You’ll be attuned to how everyone’s conditions are being met. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What’s shared between you and the other person is a formless feeling, yet when you try to put it into form, you come pretty close to creating a perfect understanding of the emotion. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The move that improves things happens before the main action. Songwriter-bandleader Dave Bartholomew is 100. Author Mary Higgins Clark is 91. Federal health official Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., is 78. Recording company executive Mike Curb is 74. Actress Sharon Farrell is 72. U.S. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is 72. Actor Grand L. Bush is 63. Actor Clarence Gilyard is 63. Actress Stephanie Hodge is 62. The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is 61. Rock musician Ian Burden is 61. Actor Anil Kapoor is 59. Actress Eva Tamargo is 58. Actor Wade Williams is 57. Rock singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 55. Actor Mark Valley is 54. Actor Diedrich Bader is 52. Actor Amaury Nolasco is 48. Singer Ricky Martin is 47. Author Stephenie Meyer is 45. TV personality Ryan Seacrest (TV: “Live With Kelly & Ryan”) is 44. Actor Michael Raymond-James is 41. Actor Austin Stowell is 34. Rock singer Louis Tomlinson is 27.

It’s the moment you take to project an outcome that will please you, to create an intention, and to decide who you’re going to be in the scenario. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Romantic or not, each relationship has its own chemistry. What’s going on at this level is good information, and you’ll have a heightened awareness of what’s clicking and feeling great. Today’s birthday (Dec. 24): Your attractions come with a side of strong curiosity, which is why you learn so much this year — about people, emotional landscapes, and subjects that light up your mind. Truly, your very style of thinking changes with the incredible experiences of this busy year. “Yes” is the word that opens many doors. Libra and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 22, 28 and 13.