If it’s your birthday

You have every advantage going for you, and what disadvantages you may have can easily be turned to resources. Yet this is a matter of mental habit, starting with being positive and creative and, most of all, seeking resolution of any conflict that gets in the way of your ability to conduct art, love or business. Let confusion be a thing of the past. You share a birthday with Sri Yukteswar Giri, Christopher Paul Curtis and Ellen Ochoa. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 Yes, you must understand how not to let your insecurities and self-doubts get the best of you; taking that further, you must genuinely understand them. This may seem like an opaque and mysterious subject, but it’s truly not. You only need to pay attention and treat yourself with some objectivity. APRIL 20-MAY 20 The Sun, Moon and Venus are aligning today, in a way that will help you bring out an aspect of your nature that doesn’t usually see the light of day. That also means this is usually something you veil or hide from yourself. Bring out this other side of yourself; and, as you do, trust in your beauty. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You may be torn between speaking your truth, and developing a strategy that will help you win. Strategy is easy, and sometimes it even works. Speaking your truth — including how you feel, and what you think — takes more courage and carries more risk, though it will be worth it. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Who you are in public must be closely aligned with who you are privately. Ultimately these two seeming aspects of one’s nature are reconciled; though life is easier, better and more meaningful if you do that every day, and present yourself as the unified being that you are. JULY 23-AUG. 22 You might feel like you’re on the cusp of big changes. It’s time to start thinking in terms of the progress you can make, particularly involving your career, vocation or professional life. You are about to become an inventor of brilliant things; foremost among them, your own success. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Are you surprising yourself these days with how openminded you are? Are you amazed at your ability not just to accept the viewpoints and help of others, but to reach out, ask for help, and actively take on new ideas? That’s the story of your life; and, at the moment, it’s just beginning. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 If relationships are too predictable, there’s no room for play or experimentation. If you start with your desire to have fun and explore, then it will naturally make sense that you embrace the unknown and the unexpected. The truth is, people are full of surprises. That’s a big plus. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Someone close to you is trying to reveal your potential, and show you want an amazing person you are, though you seem to be resisting. You really ought to give this a try: letting someone who trusts you and admires you show you a whole new kind of reflection. Then, open your eyes. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 These should be highly productive days, and they will be more so if you accept that you are on a mission, and that you carry protection. Yet to have the advantages of that, you need to keep in a positive frame of mind, and focus on what you do the best and love the most. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Mars in your sign is moving slowly and surely toward retrograde motion, which spans from late June through late August. At the moment your best strategy is to remove obstacles from your past, and clear up any lingering disagreements. Small fires are easy to extinguish. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 One key to dealing with anxiety is knowing when you feel unease. Then you have a few possible approaches: for example, you can analyze it; you can shrink back and believe your emotions; or you can step forward and be resolutely who you are. Sooner or later, you will choose that option. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Today’s Moon-Sun contact from Pisces to Taurus has you standing on solid ground and feeling good about yourself. You can trust your integrity. You can trust that you stand on firm terrain. And you can make a commitment never to allow the confusion of others to spill over onto you.