If it’s your birthday

You may be driven or even obsessed by an idea. This may relate to a personal discovery, a business plan, an invention or a creative project. Still, no matter how much energy you invest in that seemingly external thing, you will be guided again and again into the realm of your inner being. Don’t be afraid to go there: Self-knowledge is the freedom of who you are. You share a birthday with Ingrid Bergman, Richard Attenborough and Lenny Henry. MAY 21-JUNE 20 While it takes time and often some therapy to set yourself free from negative family patterns, it’s worth the investment of time and energy. In the process, you will discover new feelings, new potentials and the desire to liberate yourself from the past. That is actual growth. JUNE 21-JULY 22 It’s time to bear down and get busy, though make sure you’re tackling the right project. You may be confused, and all you need to do is pause and think about it. Today, anyway, it will help to work from a task list, and to proceed in a logical order. That will save you time and effort. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Continue to focus on the business- and workrelated dimension of your relationships, keeping a positive attitude and creative approach. You are currently doing most of the work in collaboration, though the more organized you are, the more others will be in a position to help you. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You’ve reached a turning point on an emotional matter connected to your family. You may love and be loyal to them, though it’s long past time when you can take their opinion about you as the truth. You inhabit a larger world than they do, and you need a correspondingly larger self-concept. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 The one thing you fear being known about you is the one that will feel the best when you reveal it. This isn’t merely about confessing or telling all; you will be making a gesture of claiming your personal power in the form of fearlessly living your truth. Nothing else is actually living. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 There’s a trick to taking criticism, which is exploiting it for its informational value. First, you must accept that you and what you do are larger than anyone else’s ideas about them. You’re the one in the position of creative authority, and you set your own terms. Steal whatever people throw at you. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 As a Sagittarian, you’re famous for your overarching perspective, and your ability to consider any viewpoint. Then there are those times when you’re just not in the mood or when you cannot be bothered. Today more than ever, you’ll need to be open-minded and listen. Your success depends on it. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 There are times when you just know something. Now may be one of them. The interesting thing is that it may directly contradict something you were certain about only recently. This is a sign of maturity, not of inconsistency. The planets seem determined to teach you how important this is. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 You can answer your own question; you already know the truth. However, there’s a lot more to consider than any one fact or issue. What you need is context. Share where you’re coming from with a close partner and ask for their viewpoint. Sleep on it before you decide how you feel. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 There are two kinds of healthy leadership; one involves decisions, and the other involves having a vision. Today and for the next few days, emphasize your vision, rather than doing too much deciding. Give people some time to come along. The current Mercury retrograde will have an exciting conclusion.