If it’s your birthday

Be open to new ideas about intimacy, and your relationships will deepen and flourish. Conventional approaches to dating and partnering are not working for many people; they’re holdovers from a different time. You need to figure out what works for you, as you are, in the world as it is. The secret ingredient for success: actually being available. You share a birthday with Jon Stone, Al Green and Amy Goodman. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 The sun in your sign joins forces today with the conjunction between Uranus and Eris, the great planetary alignment of our generation. One question to ask your- self is, to what extent are you allowing the technology you use to define who you are? You, and not your outer environment, must establish your truth. APRIL 20-MAY 20 At some point in the past, someone may have tried to derail your hopes and dreams. Perhaps they told you that something was impossible, or that it was not worth doing, or that you should try something more practical. Whatever that was, connect with it, because your original vision is being rekindled. MAY 21-JUNE 20 When you accept your chosen mission in life, you will step into your power. They are one and the same thing. Yet the spiritual challenge is accepting that your life is meaningful and that your contribution is relevant. You want to make a difference, and if you follow your heart, you will. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Be cool when it comes to professional affairs, and take nothing for granted. Rather, do your best work and brush off any compliments or accolades. Keep your ego out of business, especially if you’re experiencing or aspiring to some unusual success. A job well done speaks for itself. JULY 23-AUG. 22 This is the time to dream big. Most of the world is living like there’s no tomorrow, though the planets are encouraging you to look at the horizon in all directions. You have a future, much more than tomorrow or next week. Let your imagination go wild and envision the life you want. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You may have a transcendent experience that reminds you of what you’ve been missing in your relationships: perhaps contact with a possibility you always knew was true, but which evaded you. This is a special reminder of what you can have, and of who you are. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Sometimes people have before-and-after moments, when they know the course of their whole life has changed. The influence might be subtle or seemingly small, but it comes with both recognition of the truth and a decision to honor it. Today may be such a day for you. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Sex is the creative force. This is true, biologically and spiritually. Yet, with all the pain and mistrust that our society packs around intimacy, it’s easy to miss such a basic fact of reality. Be willing to release any past disappointments, and open up to the love and pleasure that you want. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You are sensitive to your environment, but you don’t always respond. Current aspects, including the conjunction of Venus to the strange Sagittarian planet Chiron, are teaching you to be a careful observer, to stay in the moment and to make the changes you need to make. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Your solar chart describes a person intent on seeking their emotional freedom. You know that you cannot let others define you, and that to do so would be to give up one of your most important responsibilities. Yet it’s crucial to do more than rebel. Know what you want, and give yourself permission to get it. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Avoid petty struggles at work. You have more important things to do than argue with anyone, or justify your experience. Most of what you’re doing so well does not involve other people. Your mind is unusually creative now, and this is a time like no other. Lock your office door if necessary. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Your sign has that Zen property of being one with everything. You’re in touch with a deeper truth than most people are interested in, and that can present challenges — and grant distinct abilities or talents. As you use your resources, you’ll refine and develop them. Loving will teach you how to love.