Happy birthday. It has felt at times that your talents were eclipsed by the successes of someone close to you. This year brings a spotlight so warm and lovely that it makes up for the past. Your empathy and care will seed a loving relationship.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your teachers have come in many forms: Some showed you what to do; others showed you what not to do. You'll apply what you've learned very well today.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your forte today is your ability to plan well. You'll send your mind as far ahead of you as you can so that when you're doing your thing you can stick as close to "now" as possible.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): When your friends are happy, you are happy for them, regardless of the other emotions you may be experiencing throughout your day.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): You're feeling assertive. Ask (very nicely) for the experience you'd like to have. It is very possible that people's behavior will change.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When it doesn't work out, your tendency is to blame yourself, if only because you're the only one you have some amount of control over. It's not your fault, but you'll definitely learn from assuming the responsibility.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're gathering facts, figures, evidence, inspiration -- all the things you need to move forward with your project. The better you know your subject, the better your work will turn out.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): If it's a show they want (and it is a show they want), then a show you will give them! You'll do this the classy, understated and elegant way your sign usually does things.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): An unglamorous task is up for the taking. This is a hidden gem, and there will be numerous benefits to the one who claims the job. There won't be much competition for it, either.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your heart is a locating device that can get you to the kinds of strangely beautiful places that cannot be mapped with longitudinal coordinates.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some days it benefits you to deal with reality as it is and not as you would have it be. But today you're better off imposing your reality on the situation. You're so headstrong that it's likely the others will go along with your version.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Strong personalities are part of the day's mix. There is no one right way to interact here. Stay flexible and alert. Sometimes you're the shaper; sometimes you're the shaped.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wanting too intensely is a danger that leads to grabby hands, which leads to things (and relationships) getting knocked around, ruined or broken. If you're grasping too tightly, let go.
Weekend on 10/01/2015