HOROSCOPES
Happy birthday: You’ll get where you’re going in style, whether you’re making a smooth landing with your first-class flair for communication or you’re rolling up in another iteration of your classic good taste. Treasures await on the outer edges of your comfort zone.
A simmering admiration will develop into a deep connection.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): As you slip into project management mode, the stars favor you. You’ll list, sort and schedule like a boss. The moment right after this planning session brings a surge of accomplishment.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your story isn’t static. Like all of the stories throughout history, yours is subject to rewrites, especially as new contexts evolve. Keep in mind that the way you frame your past will often be the way others see it, too.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You’d like to believe that justice wins in the end, but you’re not willing to relax and see what happens. Instead, you’ll crusade for what’s right and do whatever you can to build the future you believe in.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): You’ve an instinct to protect a thing of beauty. Consider that sometimes you need protection from the thing of beauty instead. The same storm that is scary close up is a wonder to behold from the safety of a distant shelter.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll be out in the world with your heart wide-open today, and you don’t have to worry too much about losing it either. Like a smartphone, your heart is equipped with a location system. You can always find and retrieve it if necessary.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Though you usually strive to be your best, at times it is helpful to tone down your attractive energy in the manner of a spy. Blending in gives you the best vantage point for observing key nuances of your surroundings.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): It takes a seasoned eye to spot potential. You will recognize in others the very things you have developed in yourself. You’ll give the praise, acknowledgement and help you wish had been afforded to you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): It’s better to get good fortune out of the blue than to expect it, thus having the chance to assess whether it meets the expectation. You’re about to give a gift. The most effective way will be to make it a surprise.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): People don’t appreciate what’s readily available to them. You have information, resources, attention and more to give. You’re better off making them work for it. They’ll like it more, and you’ll get the respect you deserve.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You learn fast. You may get it wrong a few times, but what matters is that you don’t get it wrong the same way twice. You’ll switch tactics until you discover what works, and then you’ll apply it again and again for the win.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do you sense your connection to things outside yourself such as animals or other people’s thoughts? It’s magical how synchronicity shows up for you, all springing from the peaceful, easy feeling you’ve been cultivating.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You don’t trust those who give too much information, and others won’t trust you if you tell stories that aren’t yours to tell. The safekeeping of certain secrets will be what’s best for all, at least for a time. Loose lips sink ships.
ACCELERATION ASPECTS
Between the Venus trine and Mercury conjunction, it’s like life is happening in fast motion. Press pause to enjoy it. Things change whether you want them to or not, but you’ll never get another chance to revel in the particulars of this time. Savor what is for a while. Later in the week, there’ll be a more perfect time to ponder what could be.
CELEBRITY PROFILES
In his short life, the legendary composer George Gershwin defined the American sound of his era. Gershwin blurred the musical edges of popular Broadway musical ditties, jazz standards and luminous classical compositions. “Rhapsody in Blue” remains one of the most popular of all American concert works. Gershwin’s natal sun and Jupiter were in artistic, aesthetic Libra, with his moon in musical Aquarius.