HOROSCOPES

Happy birthday: You may feel the year progress slowly, and this is a good sign. Magical transformations happen in increments. A special pursuit will give you the sense of rising above the ordinary world, an earned transcendence. You’ll win hearts as you go.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): There are those who give advice and opinions as though they are essential to the economy. Avoid them. You’ll get more from watching the ones you want to be like. They are living the principle. That’s where the real gold is.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Any chance you get to surrender to the fun offers you the feeling of being more than alive. The things worth owning can’t be owned. The best you can do is sidle up and enjoy them to the fullest.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Because you’re always changing and growing, it’s very easy to forget who you are. You’ve victories and qualities you wouldn’t advertise, but they are more valuable than money. Remind yourself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): Happiness experts say that the external factors can only bring short-term contentment and that true joy comes from within. Maybe so, but what if there’s more than one way to travel to happiness? You’ll consider new routes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s a fun mood and there are plenty of new and interesting things to be found because you want to find them. You accept everyone and include people, so no one feels left out. Your popularity rises.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): So what if your mind flits from subject to subject, trying to tie disparate bits of information together? It’s a feature, not a flaw. In the moments of focus you achieve, you will produce brilliant results.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You learn quickly today, so apply it to the subjects you care most about. What do you want to know? To choose an area of study that is likely to fulfill you on multiple levels, you need only to follow your attractions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You cannot know what it’s like to be another person, but imitation tells you something about how it feels to do what they do. It’s efficient and effective to learn through mimicry, which is existence’s premier educational tool.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll harmonize your world. It starts in you. After you cultivate the peaceful feeling in your own mind and heart, little more will need to be done. People around you will feel calm without really knowing why.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You know what you admire about a loved one, though you haven’t shared it yet. Make the moment happen. It will fulfill a need people didn’t even realize they had.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re a gifted communicator. Your version of the story goes down easy and makes people feel hopeful. Because you speak the truth consistently, you’ll be asked to speak on behalf of a group.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Life delivers poetic truths, stark contrasts and fascinating contradictions. Don’t worry too much about putting this puzzle together. It’s not one puzzle. Someone put many puzzles into one box. Don’t make sense, make art.