Horoscopes: Monday, March 4, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Because your priorities are in a transitional phase, steer clear of contracts, promises and the like. Stay free and flexible. New people and endeavors will enter your realm, so leave room for them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A closed mind is a prison that cannot be detected by the prisoner. You want to live brave and free. You’ll hurl yourself at the edges of what you know. If you find bars there, you’ll look for keys to unlock them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). As a player in the drama, you can only see a small part of it. The audience gets the whole story. To really understand what you’re dealing with, leave the action and get a perspective from the balcony seats.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The quiet moments will be the contrast you need to process the rush and blur of life. Schedule time to stop. If you don’t plan it, you won’t experience it. The pauses are what give purpose to the rest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be an effective advocate who brings about justice for another. You’ll love how things change when you get involved, and it will feel good to know that your attention and investment make a difference.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll devote yourself to giving your all to the work at hand. Even so, try not to be overly concerned about getting a particular result. By simply doing your best, something entirely different and better could come of this.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your energy is like a rechargeable battery. It will deplete if you use it, and it will deplete if you don’t — so use it, then recharge. Even seemingly silly pursuits will turn out to be worthy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The mind doesn’t stop to test or theorize. Once a thing is believed, the perceived world automatically organizes around that belief, which becomes like sheet music that the world plays its song to.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll benefit from a less literal approach to life. Suggestions aren’t meant to be followed to the letter. Use them as guidelines to get you to the general area where you can make your own determinations about how to complete the mission.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you buy tickets to the circus, you expect that you will, at some point, be interacting with clowns. They don’t always seem like they are trying to make you laugh, but finding humor makes everything seem better.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Waste no focus on those who don’t treat you right or can’t figure out what to do with your contributions. Plenty of people need exactly what you can give. You’ll find them when you stop tending to people who are not them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). After you’ve said and done what you needed to say and do, you’ll do more, and this is what matters. “More” moves the needle. “More” evokes feeling, attracts attention, has people pulling out phones, wallets and invitations.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 4). You understand your priorities more clearly than ever and you make decisions to reflect those priorities, thus finding deep fulfillment and effervescing fun that’s right in line with your essence. More highlights: You’ll finally reach a long-term goal. A pursuit of the mind brings self-discovery. Your social sphere echoes with the laughter of connection. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 4, 44, 20 and 16.