If it’s your birthday

MIf you make conscious decisions and use careful strategy, you will do brilliantly on financial matters this year. Yet you will need to plan your work and work your plan. Make sure that your decisions are made from among actual choices, and that you have Plan B for when things don’t quite go according to the design scheme. And of course, do the right thing. You share a birthday with Dennis Hopper, Hill Harper and Sasha Alexander. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 If there’s something you need to say, don’t do it in the style of the unedited, early-morning tweet. Consider carefully what you need to express, write it down, revise it and consider it again. Do this for a while till you get yourself exactly on-message, down to the last syllable. APRIL 20-MAY 20 You may feel like your life is changing too fast to keep track of, though you might want to pay extra attention. Slow down the movie, and avoid making rushed decisions over the next few days. Assess carefully where you are before you make any choices. Use what you know. MAY 21-JUNE 20 Today’s grouping of the Moon, Venus and the meaningful asteroid Pallas Athene in your birth chart may be presenting you with multiple sources of information. That, in turn, is leading you to wonder how to make your decisions. In fact, you already know the right thing to do. JUNE 21-JULY 22 You may have the idea that there’s some kind of scheme operating out of view or behind your back. You will know soon enough what other people are thinking, and be able to respond appropriately. The ground has shifted around you, and you need to reorient yourself on reality. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Usually, it’s best if you get out in front of important situations; though, at the moment, let others make the first move. Let them make the mistakes. You will be able to respond in time. Under other circumstances, you will need to act first; for now, it’s better to be calm and responsive. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Someone at work may be showing his or her true colors. Let that play out for a little while before taking measures to defend yourself. The most important thing you can do is to document, document, document. Morally and practically, the established truth is on your side. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 A perplexing question has an easier answer than you may think. The underlying matter is not about the “right thing” in some abstract sense of the word. Rather, it’s about determining what you want, and sizing up whether that’s the right thing for you, personally, at this time in your life. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You can negotiate a solution to a financial or contractual question, though you would be wise to get your father out of the equation. You run the risk of making an important choice based on the shaky ground of daddy-pleasing. He is not a factor. This matter is about your life first and foremost. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Listen carefully to what a close partner is saying, and make sure you ask any questions. You might discover that someone who seems confident on the surface is more confused when you probe in. So be prepared to take some time and tease out the issues, as gently as possible. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Mars in your house of finances is putting some fire in your belly when it comes to building your financial fortunes. This will be a process, and there will be a few ups and downs as the year unfolds. However, what you learn and what you accomplish will make it worth the effort. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 You may be feeling an odd mix of confident and edgy these days. It’s like you’re living with the expectation that an earthquake is about to strike. Yet pay attention to your role. Regulate your own energy, and interpose a 24-hour delay between having an idea and acting on it. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 A source of antagonism in your environment has finally burned itself out, though you may be left with some of the smoky residue. Do your best to purge yourself of this, and see if you can mend fences where possible. It may take a few months, though you can do it if you try.