Of course the reflection you see in the mirror is not you. You're the person looking into the mirror, after all. Does it please you to know that very few animals besides humans have passed the "mirror test" that proves self-awareness? The solar journey in the weeks to come will ask you to pass it in a few different ways...

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Everyone makes mistakes. You're apt to forgive and forget when the mistake is someone else's. Forgive yourself, too, so that you can go back to believing wholeheartedly in your own goodness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Even though sacrificing much and working very hard isn't a cakewalk, the one who makes you work harder will, oddly enough, be your hero. You don't know what's inside you until you open it up and put it to the test.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When you have a flair for something, your time yields more potent results. Invest yourself there! You might make colleagues angry and jealous at first, but they will get over it in time.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Most of the armors we build around ourselves are not truly hard and impenetrable. Instead they are like decorated parchment paper, easily poked through for the person with such an intention.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Stop judging yourself in terms of being good or bad at something. Your innate talent is beside the point. The thing to focus on is progress. Figure out how to improve. That's what's important.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you haven't achieved to the level you think you're capable of, these are the days you'll push yourself. How can you give, love, extend a little more? You'll figure it out and execute.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Maximize the input from your team. It's no small thing to have people around you who believe in you and support you. Also, you'll learn today that the one who is on your side is really, really on your side.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you really like someone you get jealous of anyone who's ever had a piece of that person's heart. Of course, if you keep going along these lines, it's going to be an exhausting journey. Feel free to stop anytime.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It's not going to be fun if you're too worried about what other people think. It's good, however, to know how other people think. That will help you create a logical and comfortable flow to interactions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This isn't a thing about timing. It's real, and it would continue to be real in any time frame. You love, and you are loved. You give fun communication, and you get it back. What it's really saying: You love and you are loved.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The giddiness you're experiencing might remind you of something that visited your stomach in a classroom when the test was being passed out, or when that certain very attractive someone was strolling by.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The passion is there. It's alive. It's in you. The work doesn't seem to be channeling it, and that's where you have to push yourself. You know how to do this. Just do it.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 14). Cosmic boldness will have you making more money and taking more chances in the first three months of the year. You'll see how shrinking wasn't serving you. In May, your wishes will be the wishes of others, and the collective energy will push things up, over and out. New living arrangements will help your work in July. Leo and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 22, 28, 5 and 9.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "My friends and family have been (rudely) telling me that the way I look is unacceptable. The word they use is 'dated.' I think they watch too much television, which seems to be obsessed with makeovers. Personally, I think fashion is a sham. It's always changing just to make people buy new things. Why should I get a new shirt when the old one still looks fine? My birthday is March 28, 1965."

You are an Aries, with Mercury and Venus in Aries, too. These influences suggest that you are energized by what is new and fresh and you push into the future with gusto. When I consider the level of resistance you have to the idea of making yourself over — at least enough to write your astrologer — I conclude that your friends and family are right. Cutting yourself off from the current zeitgeist, fashion or otherwise, is limiting your luck. You were meant for the current time, and getting in sync with it will increase your good fortune as well as opening your eyes and heart. The Aries sun will be a lucky time for you to let go of your old look, clothes and habits. The physical makeover will be a symbol for something much bigger and deeper.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Actor, director and producer Jason Bateman has been in show business since his role on "Little House on the Prairie" when he was 12 years old. Known for his dry comedic style, Bateman was born when Mars was in Scorpio, indicative of wit and a knack for sarcasm. His Sagittarius moon also signals a novel worldview and an offbeat brand of humor.

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