HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): As counterintuitive as it may seem, you’ll get there sooner if you slow down. Fast action likely would produce timeconsuming mistakes.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Being fantastic at a job is one thing. People knowing you’re fantastic is important now. Think of this publicity as a job within your job.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Happy days will return, but the happiness will be different, as happiness is contextual — always updating.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): There are environments more and less conducive to your health, and you’re good at projecting which way it will go. Take that moment to make a conscious decision.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You don’t feel prepared to go to the next level, yet the door opens. Be brave — jump through before it closes.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today is a little like a field trip to a theme park with a group all wearing the same shirts. You can identify your group right away, and you’ll keep tabs accordingly.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Authenticity and transparency have been buzzwords for years, to the degree that you start to doubt anyone who uses them too much.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Responsibility doesn’t burden you in the least today. You have become so strong through your various roles that you hardly notice the weighty load you carry.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You can feel free yet follow a schedule. In fact, if you didn’t schedule your free time, you’d either have far too much of it or none of it.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re so attractive when you’re doing your thing, and the deeper you get into it, the more attractive you become.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes, people who think they’re offering you their support make things more difficult than when you do it all on your own. Watch out for that dynamic today.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You want to please others and ease their burdens. The best way to do this is to please yourself. There will be investigation involved in knowing your preferences.

Today’s birthday (May 3): You let people be themselves and are showered in the bounty that comes from being beloved and admired. Next season, you’ll steer in a new direction and learn a different world. You’ll bank on your instinct for investing in people and find the right one for a crucial role. Libra and Leo adore you. Lucky numbers: 1, 5, 31, 22, 17.