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When you depend on others for money, they gain power over you that you don’t want them to have. If you want to actually be as free as you envision yourself being, that means being a master of your money. This must not be a separate thing but rather a deeply seated personal quality that you develop all the time. Gradually lean into this until you’re at full tilt. You share a birthday with Rita Moreno, Jermaine Jackson and Mos Def. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 If someone you care about is ready to meet you and offers you an encounter of some kind, consider taking them up on it before you run away. Yes, this could lead to deeper feelings, whether you know the person well or even if they’re a new friend. Depth would suit you well right now. APRIL 20-MAY 20 If you’re honest with yourself about how much space you need in your emotional and sexual relationships, you will be able to make honest demands on others. You don’t need to be defensive; recognize what you need, and say it out loud, sincerely. Make sure your invitations are just as clear. MAY 21-JUNE 20 A fog seems to be lifting, and you can see someone in their true light. Yet it still may be suitable to feel just a little awe or admiration, without idealizing them. Sincere respect is always appropriate, as long as it’s deserved. You have a wise person in your life. Learn what you can. JUNE 21-JULY 22 You have sufficient information and context to sort out a complex situation at work, but proceed with caution. Take things gradually, and don’t make the mistake of being overconfident. If your assurance level is a six on a scale of 10, proceed with the confidence of a four. JULY 23-AUG. 22 You may be figuring out that it’s time to address a family matter, though there are two routes you can take. You can lurch and take action, and aggressively try to solve things; or you can observe, gather your facts, and really get a sense what’s going on. Which is the better approach? AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 At a certain point you need limits; and if you cannot set them on others, then you must do so with yourself. If you’ve had enough of a situation, you may not be able to stop it, though you can remove yourself from it, or change your relationship to it. But this is your call exclusively. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Your chart continues to emphasize the value of being real with yourself. You’ve conducted enough experiments in denial to know the truth of this. And you’ve seen how well it works to do what you know is right, and to act on what you know is valid for you, no matter what anyone else thinks. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You may feel like you have to hold out for the perfect relationship, or at least the right person at the right time. That would be one approach to your current astrology. You can also try being generous with someone you just like, who also likes you. That would probably work out well. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 In this last week of entries before Saturn goes into your sign, it’ll be helpful to conduct a review of the past three years. Today, let’s consider the question of career. Where were you in late 2014, and where today? Is your work more meaningful now? Do you look forward to showing up every day? JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Leadership is service, end of discussion. Anything other than service is not actual leadership but a form of power, control or aggression. Therefore, concentrate on the ways that you serve. Answer your calling to be of assistance, and if you actually succeed, be grateful for that fact. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 One asset you currently have in abundance is faith in yourself. Pisces never gets enough credit for its confidence, though right now you can draw upon it like the fully charged battery in a Tesla. When you have something challenging to do – and you do – remind yourself: I can do this well.