Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant.
Stephanie Beatriz, an Aquarius.
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With Mercury and Uranus (in Aquarius and Taurus, respectively) at odds this morning, your thinking is likely to be quick and decisive, but not necessarily accurate. It’ll be easy to jump to false conclusions, to take pointless risks, or simply to make careless mistakes. Though you might be restless, in the mood for spontaneity, do your best to slow down. Think before you speak, double check your work, and try to give others a bit of extra grace when they mess up, too.
Even when you’re yearning for a life that’s more meaningful, or more adventurous, or just a bit more interesting, you can easily convince yourself that trying to make a real change would be reckless. You fear that you wouldn’t manage to actually improve your life, only to destabilize it. But today, remember that change is inevitable anyway, whether or not you seek it out. There’s no way to keep things the same forever, so you might as well chase what you want and see what happens.
Today, you might get a powerful sense of urgency. You’re acutely aware that your time is finite, and you fear that if you don’t take action right now, you’ll never get the chance again. On the one hand, this attitude can serve you well; it’ll motivate you to stop messing around and start making the most of your life. On the other hand, it can put an impossible amount of pressure on you. Remember that you can’t do everything all at once — a bit of patience and perspective can help keep you from overloading yourself.
The more restless you feel today, the more tempting it’ll be to make big, sweeping moves. You’ll want to sign up for activities you’ve never tried before, throw yourself into projects in your community, plan adventures with people you hardly know. And sometimes, trying new things without thinking too hard about it truly can snap you out of a funk. Just try not to make big commitments you can’t back out of: While it might seem appealing in the moment to load up your schedule with new things, you may feel differently tomorrow.
Be careful not to believe everything you hear today — not necessarily because anyone is trying to deceive you, but more likely because they don’t have the complete picture themselves. Not all the information you learn will be useful, and not all the stories you hear will be true. That’s not to say you should become paranoid and distrustful — just take unsubstantiated rumors with a grain of salt. It might seem like you should leap into action immediately, but try to slow down and ask clarifying questions before you decide on a plan.
As a rule, you don’t like being bossed around — and today, you’re especially likely to bristle if anyone attempts to give you advice or instructions. You’re sick of being told what to do by people who don’t seem to understand you or your life; in any case, you always seem to manage fine on your own. Just remember that some people genuinely do have useful information and expertise to share, and their advice could change your life for the better — so don’t be too proud to listen.
Most of the time, you’re meticulous about avoiding careless errors. You understand that the details matter, so you make a point of getting them right. But nobody’s perfect, and today, you might make more mistakes than usual. Maybe you’re distracted by other, more pressing issues; maybe you’re just getting lost in daydreams. Whatever the case, there’s no reason to beat yourself up about it: Just have the grace to own up to your errors, and do your best to correct them.
If you aren’t careful, today, your desire to look like you’re being helpful might make it more difficult to actually support your friends and community. The more you hope to be recognized for your efforts, the easier it is to prioritize grand gestures over practical, everyday actions. Your desire to make yourself useful is a good one, just don’t assume that the big and flashy projects are the most effective ones. Make an effort to ask others what they need from you; you might be surprised.
When people vocally disagree with you, it can occasionally feel like they’re only doing it to be contrarian. Your opinions seem so well-reasoned, so self-evident, that it’s hard to imagine that anyone could truly see things differently. But today, don’t be so sure. The world is unpredictable, and people are endlessly surprising. If you stay open to the possibility that others’ life experiences have been vastly different from yours, and that they might genuinely not understand the things that seem obvious to you, communication will become much less frustrating.
You’re good at thinking on your feet and responding to the unexpected. When your plans are disrupted, you try to pivot, rather than cling to your ideas about how things were supposed to go. Today, though, even you might be tested: Sometimes, you just don’t have the energy to keep adapting to constant problems. But as much as you might want to double down, to plant your feet and refuse to let anyone push you off course, this is a day to stay flexible.
You do your best to think before you speak, especially when it comes to more sensitive subjects; you know from experience that when you let loose in the heat of the moment, you often say things you wish you could take back. Today, though, it might be virtually impossible to censor yourself; when you have strong feelings, you can’t help but express them. This might be a good thing, if it means you can say what you’ve been needing to say — but if you end up inadvertently hurting others’ feelings, have the humility to apologize.
Although you’re not afraid to make big life changes, you don’t like to be rushed into them. If you’re going to transform your life, you want to do it on your own terms, because you’ve decided it’s the right thing to do — not because external factors have forced your hand. Sometimes, though, you don’t get much of a say in the matter. Today, if all the signs point to it being time to pivot, don’t dig in your heels out of stubbornness.
You might not be in the mood to talk much today, but that doesn’t mean you’re disengaged — if anything, you’re paying more careful attention than ever to the world around you, taking in all manner of stories and opinions and information you’ll take in. Just remember that it’s not all trustworthy, or even interesting. You’ll hear some ideas that are foolish, half-baked, or just wrong. Don’t get sidetracked by every silly thing you hear; stay focused on what you know is worth your time.
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