Dear Scorpio, circumstances this coming year, through to your next birthday, will be tests of your ability to empower yourself, and also tests of what power you already hold in life. That doesn’t sound too glamorous–stressful, even–until you realize you are being handed the key to both Love and Money. Then the questions become: do you need to be more or less assertive to get what you want? What will it cost you, and what will you gain? Do you need to be cooperative or go it alone? And what are you looking for in terms of status? You need to be especially clear on this last matter, as not taking those desires into account can mean you find yourself at the end of the year unfulfilled, in spite of making the effort. Big hint: excavate what’s in your emotional ‘blind spot’, that area others can see about you that you can’t–the more you truly understand yourself, the better your choices will be. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!