CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY

Neil Patrick Harris turns — are you ready for it? — 40 on Saturday. TV’s Doogie Howzer, M.D., went from gimmicky sitcom to gay icon in the past 25 years, adopting a child with his partner, winning an Emmy and becoming the Tony Awards’ favorite host.

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GEMINI: May 21—Jun 20
It would be great if you could figure out how to shut up and listen. You’re the best when it comes to ideas, but when it comes to being able to see the big picture, you’ve become myopic. Volumes of experience are about to translate into something that will allow you to pull years of work into a nutshell.

CANCER: Jun 21—Jul 20
Every once in a while we come up against a choice that gives us a chance to stick with what we’ve got or trust that something else might work out better. You are right there, right now, and the need to be circumspect will allow you to go forward without feeling like you’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

LEO: Jul 21—Aug 20
Riding herd on people won’t make them rise to your expectations. If you want this to grow give it room. And before you convince yourself that a deeper commitment is what you’re after take a month off and look at what it is you want out of it.

VIRGO: Aug 21—Sep 20
If you thought this period was going to be all sweetness and light, you’ve learned a thing or two. Going deeper into things has shown you how dark life can get when you really look at what motivates people to do what they do.

LIBRA: Sep 21—Oct 20
You’ve come to the conclusion that you have to rearrange your perspective on things that have gotten to be too much about money. This about face has brought you back to a simpler place. It has also reminded you so much of some long-ago stuff and rekindled a desire for love and truth and simplicity.

SCORPIO: Oct 21—Nov 20
Getting blown out of the water has its good and bad points. You’re either shellshocked or amazed that your life has taken off like a rocket. It’s all the same, no matter how it looks.

SAGITTARIUS: Nov 21—Dec 20
You’ve got opportunities brewing that are bound to come with a few strings attached. What seems so attractive may have less to offer than what you’ve got going on right now. Instead of jumping on the next best thing, take a look at what’s here and see what you can do with it.

CAPRICORN: Dec 21—Jan 20
Politics and diplomacy need to be brought into play if you want to come out of this better off than you are now. Step out of the situation far enough to see that you don’t have as much leverage as you once did, and your associates are pushing a whole new agenda.

AQUARIUS: Jan 21—Feb 20
You’ve got it made on so many levels, it’s hard to see that much of what you’re doing needs to change. Complacency may be comfortable but it doesn’t lend any excitement to your life.

PISCES: Feb 21—Mar 20
The need to go out on a limb for anyone isn’t something you need to be doing. It’s great to be 100 percent there for people, but not if it’s killing you. This particular behavior is expressing
itself to a greater or lesser degree depending on your history.

ARIES: Mar 21—Apr 20
You have too many things converging all at once to be able to do much, but take one thing at a time. The log-jam in your brain is keeping many of you awake at night.

TAURUS: Apr 21—May 20
Nobody gets to you the way a certain so-and-so gets to you. And this is either feeling bad or good depending on where you stand with each other. In some ways it’s OK to care this much and/or be this involved.

This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition June 14, 2013.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY

Michael Cera turns 25 on Friday. He’s been a stable of youth comedies (like Superbad and Juno) since 2007, but got his big break a decade ago as the insecure, cousin-obsessed George Michael Bluth on the TV show Arrested Development, which was recently revived on Netflix.

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GEMINI: May 21—Jun 20
You’re being seen for who you are and your efforts will give way to rewards that will take the form of whatever you want. Seriously. Maybe it’s time to turn off the merry-go-round just long enough to review your intentions and your life.

CANCER: Jun 21—Jul 20
Getting into some kind of balance will call you to look at yourself honestly. There’s no need to stop being who you are, but you definitely need to start working on the puzzle that will show you how to take better care of yourself.

LEO: Jul 21—Aug 20
If you’re wringing your hands over anything, take Cher’s advice in Moonstruck: “Snap out of it!” Open your heart to the beauty of your situation, knowing that you came here to turn this craziness into a miracle.

VIRGO: Aug 21—Sep 20
There’s a lot going on that looks bad or good, depending on what motivated you to do it in the first place. Maybe it’s time to back up, back off or move in a new direction, because wherever you’re going, you can’t get there from here.

LIBRA: Sept 21—Oct 20
Life is strange. While you were so busy sweating things out, you didn’t realize that the experience would change you! Sliding into the homestretch of whatever’s going on, how you really feel about things has changed. Have no fear.

SCORPIO: Oct 21—Nov 20
The next week will give you time to look at what needs to happen next, unencumbered by distractions and the opinions of those whose two cents you don’t need. Rest up; you will need your strength again soon enough.

SAGITTARIUS: Nov 21—Dec 20
As with everything you do, it pays to stay flexible enough to see whether things are working or not. You are at the point where the need to actualize your purpose has to take precedence over “the plan,” your picture and anything else that keeps you from connecting with your deeper truth.

CAPRICORN: Dec 21—Jan 20
Part of you is worried about hurting people and another part is more concerned with the truth. What you seem to forget is that sometimes the truth hurts. It’s not your job to babysit other people’s emotional responses; especially now when their behavior seems to be at the heart of what’s holding things back.

AQUARIUS: Jan 21—Feb 20
It makes no sense to go down the old and tired route because you’re afraid that if you don’t, you will miss out on the chance to succeed or be fulfilled. To know when life loses its meaning, you have to step out of line.

PISCES: Feb 21—Mar 20
Instead of hanging around wondering if you can fix things, you might want to take a look at what it will take to save yourself from whatever you’ve done in the name of [fill in the blank]. It’s too late to make things be the way you want them to be.

ARIES: Mar 21—Apr 20
You are on the hot seat right now, which is your favorite place to be. If you’re on top of things, they are smoking. If your ass is getting burnt by one thing or another, find out what purpose it serves and get up and get on with the show.

TAURUS: Apr 21—May 20
Your message seems to be about putting your head down and doing it without looking around to see if you’re getting applauded for it. The next miracle will be born out of loving what you do and pouring your heart into that work.

This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition June 7, 2013.