Horoscope

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 OK Go!

Mars and Jupiter sound the shot that sends ‘em off to the races! This fortunate angle of the planet of action to the planet of plenty favors the move. No thinking, just do it. While not every play is going to make it rain, they all have better odds than the play that didn’t happen because someone is still thinking about what to do.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). To execute the fabulous thing you have in mind, you’ll have to free up your schedule. Coming up with the money will be far easier than coming up with the timing that works for everyone.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Some would have you believe they’ve a right to be a part of your life. But this is not how it works. To a large extent, you get to choose the people in your world.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People generally don’t care about things until they are aware that they have a reason to. The reason may have been there all along, but it takes someone like you to point it out -- probably, repeatedly.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will be moved to shore up the uncomfortable discrepancy between how you see yourself and the reality you find yourself in. Start small. You might be surprised at the effectiveness of little changes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s someone’s job to sell you on an idea or product that is not in your best interest to buy. You’ve no need of this, even though they will attempt to manufacture one. Put up a wall by sticking to what matters in your world.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If your eyes are closed, you can be face to face with just the thing you’ve been searching for and still not find it. Do an awareness check on yourself. How awake are you? Strive for “wide.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Wherever possible, bring a problem back to its cause. Speak directly to the source. This will be both frightening and efficient. Summon your courage to confront the powers that be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). While many scan the conversation for arguing points to dig into, you have better luck listening up for possible common interests. Bonus: Trying to see another person’s point of view is just good practice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). As for that person who keeps bringing you down, you’ll be inspired to react differently now. This will throw them off, break the pattern and change the whole dynamic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s so much you know that people will want to learn from you, but this is going to happen over a long period of time. You’re wise to be a little mysterious and give out one nugget of wisdom at a time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Those who can’t seem to get along with others will have the same problems with you. Good friends act like a good friend to all their friends -- and the same is true of employees, bosses and romantic contenders.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There is no how-to manual for what you are trying to accomplish today. The most important thing is that you know what you’d like your desired outcome to be. Send that star to the high heaven to guide the journey.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 17). Even though you want to be loved for the low-key, down-deep real you, this solar year brings the chance to show off, shine, conquer and strut. Different relationships highlight new parts of you, and you’ll get to live out many facets of yourself. You’ll be drawn to a place that speaks to your soul in a mysterious language. Leo and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 13, 9, 44 and 18.

COSMIC QUESTION: “I always seem to pick the wrong men, and I’ve given up hope in the concept of true love. Do you see in the future, a decent, non-manipulative man in my distant future, or should I just buy a dog for that unconditional love? My date of birth is March 6, 1955, and I live in San Francisco.”

You’re in the perfect place to find love, Pisces, and I’m not talking about San Francisco. I’m talking about surrender. Surrender isn’t hokey spiritual fluff, it’s what happens right before the change. Pisces knows this intuitively. You give up on the old way of being, and all the expectations and patterns that went with it, and, suddenly, you’re free to try it another way. While you were busy wondering whether your date was another creep in a long line of creeps, you left the moment. Being in the moment really the whole point. That’s the gift of getting to know someone. It can bring you more fully to the experience of life at that one moment in time. When we’re pinning needs, hopes and desires for true love on each other, it’s hard to know who’s manipulating whom. Surrendering your expectation of the date allows you to be curious and open to who a person is. He’ll get the vibes, and you’ll get to see more of the real him because he feels comfortable to just be himself. This new way of yours will be the start of a beautiful new attitude of about meeting people, relationships and love.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Movie projects released near the star actor’s solar return are sprinkled in cosmic lucky dust! Such is the case with the new comedy “Yes Day” starring the fiery Aries Jennifer Garner. The dynamic warrior spirit of Aries shines through so many of Garner’s roles including the highly physical CIA secret Agent Sydney Bristow of “Alias” and Elektra the warrior.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 Anger, Air Bags and the Aries Conjunction

Anger is a secondary emotion, usually rooted in fear. The ego likes anger for that puffed-up feeling it lends, like an air bag inflating in a flash to protect from impact. But what if there is no impact? The air bag going off unnecessarily offers its own kind of harm. The sun/mercury conjunction suggests the empowerment of slow, deliberate breath.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The people close to you should have your best interests at heart. As for those competitive “friends” who secretly wish you weren’t as great as you are -- they may still have a place in your life, but it’s not in the inner circle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). One cannot grow and still hang on to the same old negativity. Because you love your own development, you drop anything that smacks of pride or petty grievances, and with lightness of heart, you move forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ve learned the subtle signals your loved ones give when something is bothering them. You’ll gently tease out the story in just the manner that cracks open the trouble, airing it to the daylight.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s a sister, or a sisterlike person, in your midst who needs what you can give. If you give it, you might never be repaid, at least not directly, and yet you will also be richer for having offered this kindness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know how to impress the others, but it’s a hollow win. It’s far better to impress yourself, and if you happen to pick up any accolades along the way, you’ll consider it a bonus.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When they come to you with questions you can answer, it feels good to be able to help. When they come to you with questions you can’t answer, it gives you ideas about what to learn next.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re just following your curiosity and doing your job, but you end up growing your expertise in the process, and your influence naturally expands. With increasing power comes increasing responsibility.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s happened before that you got what you wanted and then were somehow vaguely unsatisfied. This time, you’ll question your wants and get to the bottom of (SET ITAL) why (END ITAL) you want it, which helps your chances of a fortifying outcome.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Intentionally focus on what there is to be happy about. To appreciate and enjoy where you’re at is more than just a good practice; it’s a tool that keeps you connected to the best parts of your humanity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Most judgments are made so quickly you hardly know you are making them. It takes self-awareness (and gives good fortune) to pause before solidifying your stance and ask more questions before rendering a decision.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Everyone is looking for that person who makes them feel more alive. But today, that heart quickening comes not through a person but through a situation that calls out the best that’s inside you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It is said that one cannot mourn a thing that was never possessed. This adage only holds for those with lesser imaginations than you. You can so fully embody a dream that to celebrate or mourn it also follows naturally.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 18). The year is characterized by rhapsodic living and fervent love. Your enthusiasm for little and big things alike will continue to attract people who prove your theory: Life is juicy and sweet. You bring substance and hard work with the aim of sharing the good stuff, and angels meet you at the juncture with just what you need. Gemini and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 11, 30, 21 and 17.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Last week, Venus came home to Taurus and got her palace ready to start entertaining guests. This week brings two, first Mercury and then the sun. Speaking of two, here are two separate concepts to consider during Venus’ time in Taurus. 1) How much you like a person. 2) How you feel about yourself when you’re around a person. These separate concepts have a way of smashing together and becoming enmeshed.

It is entirely possible to be more attracted to how much someone likes you and how good they make you feel than you are to the actual person, a dynamic to be wary of, as it’s not exactly ideal or sustainable. It is not too much to ask that both boxes be checked -- that someone you admire, share values with and enjoy being around also happens to make you feel like a superstar. As we move into the Taurus season this week, what would it take for you to adopt this as your new standard?

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Whether she’s writing a love note, wearing pajamas to dinner or running a multimilliondollar enterprise, Kourtney Kardashian does it with her typical Aries fire. Mercury and Mars in the same warrior sign act as fuel injectors -- read: intensity and fearlessness. A moon in Capricorn indicates tremendous business savvy as well as some down-to-earth grounding to all that passionate Aries energy.

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021 Mercury Opens the Taurus Season

Today begins the season of the bull whose cosmic quote is, “I have.” Taurus is the realm of money, material possessions, appetite and that which satisfies the senses. Mercury rolls into Taurus first, like the crier who enters the streets blocks before the king, ringing the bell and alerting all to ready themselves for the royal arrival.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you are rooting for someone, you will give that person so many chances -second, third, fourth -- because you sincerely believe that when they finally win, so will you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). No one standing on the earth with the other gravity-bound earthlings can possibly have the all-seeing perspective (or even a “most-seeing” perspective). You never assume you’ve seen enough. Today brings new angles.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have this way of making time stop; something you do for others without being remotely aware of it yourself. For that person who thinks the world of you, time stands still while you’re together.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ve done a fair amount of living, yet there’s much you haven’t experienced. When you get a little bored today, it’s a cue to start up the old wonder machine and aim it toward all the new feelings you’ve yet to feel.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will take action and move things forward -- and probably without a plan, as planning feels entirely unnecessary to you. The route is already inside you, etched into the compass of your heart.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It is absolutely possible to adapt negative emotions into positive behavior. Getting good at this alchemical skill will change your attitude about shadowy feelings. Instead of dreading them, you’ll welcome the fuel.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You greatly underestimate the effect you have on others. While it’s better to err on the side of modesty, just know that how and when you show up matters greatly to someone. Your arrival will be gleefully anticipated.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are those who would lead you to believe that what you’re trying to accomplish is complicated, when in fact it’s pretty simple. You’ve already nailed the hardest part -- being brave enough to take action.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you are too literal, detailed and correct in your approach, it may make it difficult to do the most loving thing in the moment. It will benefit you to maintain an openness to other interpretations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You wish to give people a particular feeling. It’s not entirely in your power to do so (as people’s feelings are squarely within their own domain), but you’ll certainly create an environment conducive to the mood you’re after.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Extreme measures are not necessary. It’s true they will shake your life up, make a memory and cause a temporary change. But what will work for lasting change will be easy, incremental and repetitious.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). An adrenaline rush can be pleasant or unpleasant depending on your interpretation. Lean into the thrill when this kind of energy spike happens today. Memories will be made.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 19) Among the pleasurable challenges of the year will be the different roles you’ll get to play -- the leader, the healer, a beloved darling, a cheerleader, a student, a star. Sometimes, there are many roles within the same relationship. You’ll love what you learn about the breadth of your abilities, including the ability to love. Scorpio and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 4, 44, 38 and 20.

COSMIC QUESTION: “Help. I’m a Capricorn in the precarious position of taking care of my aging mother and my two 30-something stepchildren, too. Months away from retiring, I have been long looking forward to this period of my life when I get to stop working so hard, see some of the world and generally enjoy myself but it’s not turning out that way at all. Was a selfish or deluded to want such things? If I can’t catch a break at 65, when will I ever get a break?”

Though it is now estimated that 10,000 people a day turn 65, the fact that you are not alone in the plight of the “sandwich generation” probably does little to reduce the accumulative stress of taking care of elder parents and grown children alike. The good news is that Capricorns like you thrive on challenges, once you accept them. There is a way to enjoy yourself and still shoulder the burden of familial responsibility. The first step is in accepting that this is what is. The fantasy you had about retirement wasn’t a complete dream, but it’s not your reality now either. Instead of wishing it were different, adopt the new “job” of coming up with solutions for the current state. Trade in the role of “victim” for the role of “experimental scientist.”

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Soon we’ll get to see the mystical side of Kate Hudson when she plays a woman with unusual powers in the upcoming “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon.” Hudson, who has the high-wattage of natal sun, Mercury and Mars in Aries, co-founded the fitness brand Fabletics. Her chart reflects a cosmic counterbalance with the soulful compassion and ethereal beauty of Venus in Pisces.