HOROSCOPES

Happy birthday. Consider yourself freed! The escape fantasies you’ve had in years past included some of the lovely vistas you’ll take in this year. You will create order for yourself and others in November and will be promoted and applauded for this.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The marketing experts impose a deadline on their offers to get people to “act now” for fear of missing out. You might try the same tactic with someone, as your open-ended stance isn’t producing results.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ve been lost before, and that’s why you feel so grateful for your current state of mind. You know what you need to do, and you’ll get there through hard work and discipline.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You’re not one to be pushed into a belief. If you can’t pick and choose your beliefs, what can you do? You’re not about to submit to doing what you’re told without reasons that make good sense to you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): It will happen just like it does in the theater. The curtains will close on the last scene, and then there will be a lull. Relax. Let the universe change the set. When the curtains reopen, there will be a new scene to work out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s a part of your past you now consider to be more interesting than you previously thought. Understanding it better will open up an even more interesting part of your future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): As for the things that don’t feel right to you, that’s because they are not right. Don’t let anyone persuade you to return to a place that gives you an uneasy feeling.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You relate to people on their plane, but you don’t assume to know that plane until you’ve tested the waters. In giving so generously of your attention you’ll attract fans of all ages.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): The day always comes when the student becomes the teacher. Find a worthy teacher — one you can study with for a good while before the turnaround occurs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take luck out of the equation, and don’t let it factor into your activities. Assume that this is all in your hands. This is the mindset that will help you push on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Even though you embrace the “what you see is what you get” mentality, everyone — even you — has a private world. When you learn of someone else’s private world today, you’ll think more about your own.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Something to remember: You as a relaxed person are far more versatile than you as an uptight person. Your mantra: All is happening in perfect time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When someone looks up to you because of all you’ve done right, just remember that it’s your mistakes, not your victories, that allow you to meaningfully connect with this person.