Happy birthday. This year marks your leap into even greater autonomy. You’ll bolster your resources and become well stocked with everything from money to emotional sustenance so that truly you will come to relationships from a place of generosity and abundance instead of need. January and July are your windfall months.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your purpose is like the rudder of a ship. It helps to steer you through calm seas, but in bad weather, you still may be at the mercy of the storm. .
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Win or lose, you’re in the game to master it or at least to improve. If you learn from your mistakes, you eventually will come around to being glad you made them.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Guided by the messenger planet, you know more than anyone that news travels fast - and outrageous news, faster. Whether the news is true or false has no bearing on its traveling speed.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): Later is a myth. There won’t be any more time later than there is now. So don’t wait to do the things that make you happy or to do the things that are necessary to make your dreams come true.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You want home upgrades, and a better shower nozzle or new curtains isn’t going to cut it.You can focus on relationships, or you can focus on the aesthetics.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You want to increase your power, and it all starts with honing your presence. Note that powerful people don’t hurry or seem busy. Be deliberate, but don’t rush.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): One way to get on your own side is to make a plan that has a chance of actually working. It’s a little much for you to expect yourself to accomplish a goal if there are no stakes involved.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): In an attempt to make yourself feel better, you risk making yourself feel worse. Short-term pleasures are usually the culprit. Thinking long term will prevent you from making mistakes.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You usually find that tedious work is made bearable by good company, but today it’s made downright enjoyable. Chalk it up to a shared sense of humor. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Experiencing something radically new will have the effect of slowing down time. Each second will seem to require a heightened level of attention from you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stop and fix your contact list. It’s easier to feel in control of your life if you feel in control of your time.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A prize hangs in the balance. Who will go home with it? The one who wants it the most. Ask yourself how badly you really want it, and go from there.
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