If Today is Your Birthday
When you embrace your need to grow and to fully step into your purpose, you will find the success you're so eagerly seeking. Yet your true rewards will be the maturity and strength of character that you cultivate in the process of mastering your work. This is not about image: we're talking about success from the inside out. You share a birthday with Paul Robeson, Tom Lehrer and Kristen Stewart.
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Aries (March 20-April 19) -- This week you'll be reminded that image and substance are two different things. It's one thing to look smart, and another thing to use your mind for a constructive purpose. It's one thing to know what's right, and it's quite another to take action in support of the truth. |
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Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- Venus, the Taurus planet, is now in a conjunction to the small but meaningful planet Chiron. You're feeling everything more deeply, whether it's love or sadness; the strangeness of the world, or its beauty. In this rare moment, keep your heart open and be honest with yourself. |
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Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- Thanks to the internet, everyone has heard of Mercury retrograde, which happens three times a year -- one of which starts this evening (ending May 3). You tend to thrive under these conditions, while many others scramble. Slow down, and adjust consciously to the change of psychic weather. |
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Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Be sensitive when speaking with people in public this week. You never quite know what someone has been through. Treat each person as an individual and listen carefully to what they say. Your empathy will be genuinely helpful. Offer everyone, especially strangers, sincere respect and dignity. |
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Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- You may hear a rumor that shakes your confidence in yourself. Don't fall for it. You're a steady and dependable person, though cosmic conditions are stretching you at the moment. Keep your promises, and go out of your way to be supportive of those who have more responsibility than you do. |
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- Belief is convincing, but if it's not based on evidence, it's hollow. Over the next few days, you're likely to encounter evidence that shapes your perspective and indeed shifts your whole reality. What you thought was true yesterday does not matter. What you learn each day counts for everything. |
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Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- You may be obsessed with a health matter, though the deeper question is whether you're happy with your life. You won't be able to avoid this issue, so be bold and fearless with your quest for an answer. You have the ability to improve your life, your health and your wellbeing. |
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- This week, a fact that someone has not mentioned may slip out. This will put you in a position of power. Yet this isn't necessarily power you want, and you'd be wise to use it judiciously. Give people you value the benefit of the doubt. That's what it means to care. |
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- You may be reaching the end of your patience on a family or domestic matter, though it's important that you keep your cool. Also notice whether you're a source of any of the frustration around you; if so, adjust your ways. People need your empathy and support right now. |
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- This is not the week to make any changes you cannot reverse, or to say anything you cannot take back. You may feel confident in your position, though it's likely you're working with incomplete information. You'll be surprised what you learn, and it'll also help you be more realistic. |
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Your motto for the week should be "know when you don't know." Listen to that little voice in your mind that's asking you to have more information before you make any important decisions. You don't need proof that something is wrong -- only a hint that it might be. |
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're in the rewrite/revise stage of some important plans. Slow down the movie and ease up on the need to make progress. Assess and appreciate how much you've accomplished so far this year. Take the time to make sure the details are in order, and that the ledger balances. |
