Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant.
Naomi Campbell, a Gemini.
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Gemini season begins tonight, kicking off what could be one of the most social and fun months of the year. Everyone around you is likely to be especially chatty right now — and rather than finding it annoying or “too much,” you’ll probably appreciate their friendliness. This probably isn’t the best time for work requiring deep focus, or for making serious commitments. For now, you’ll be happiest if you can stay flexible, try lots of different things, and generally keep your options open.
You aren’t someone who’s willing to just make the best of subpar circumstances — if something isn’t working, you’d rather improve the situation itself than try to change your attitude about it. Today, just don’t get so focused on changing the world around you that you forget to enjoy yourself in the happy moments. Chances are, there are plenty of good parts mixed in with the bad; don’t be so single-minded in pursuing your goals that you never allow yourself any time to laugh and have fun on the way.
Today, it could be easy to spread your money around thoughtlessly. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing — it’ll make you generous with the people around you, and you’ll probably find ways to make your own life more comfortable, too. Just remember that your resources aren’t unlimited, and you may have to make some tradeoffs. If you take a moment to actually think about how to use what you have — rather than immediately throwing money at every problem — you’ll avoid problems down the line.
You’re happiest when you have plenty of options; it feels good to know that there’s always more to learn and experience, and that if one course of action doesn’t pan out, there are backup plans waiting for you. Today, you’ll have plenty of different paths to choose from. Don’t rush to settle on a single course of action, or to rule anything out. This isn’t the time to force a decision; instead, just let yourself luxuriate in the knowledge that life is full of possibilities.
The more aware you are of the potential for things to go wrong, the harder it can be to make important decisions. While some people seem able to follow every random whim without too much thought, you want to take things a little more seriously. Today, though, don’t think too hard. You won’t make a perfect decision, because there’s no such thing. Every choice will have unforeseen consequences — but then, doing nothing will have consequences, too, so you might as well act.
Sometimes, it gets exhausting to be the one with all the ideas, the one everyone else counts on to make things happen. As good as you are at playing a leadership role, that doesn’t mean it’s effortless; just because it can be fun to be at the center of the action, that doesn’t mean you never need a break. Today, don’t force yourself to be at the forefront of everything if you’re just not feeling it. You have a solid community around you, and if you take a step back, others might finally step up.
You sometimes worry that if you change your mind, others will think you’re unreliable. You want to be the sort of person who can be counted on — the sort of person who follows through and does exactly what you say you will. But today, remember that adapting to changing circumstances is also a way to be reliable. Nobody needs you to rigidly cling to old ideas simply for the sake of it — they need you to have the wisdom and humility to grow and change.
You sometimes hesitate to be too forthright with your thoughts — not because you’re not confident in your opinions, but because you know that a few careless words can cause big problems in your relationships. If the price of social cohesion is that you have to keep some thoughts to yourself, that doesn’t seem like the worst thing. Today, though, you might struggle to stay diplomatic; when others ask you questions, you can’t help but answer honestly. Getting everything out in the open can be valuable too, so you might as well just go with it.
Big life changes tend to be stressful, even when they’re ultimately for the best — and so it can be tempting to avoid them, to stick to what you know. But today, try to remember that change can occasionally be fun and exciting even while it’s happening. The goal right now isn’t to push yourself to your limits in the hopes of getting somewhere good in the end; rather, it’s to challenge yourself in manageable ways, to take on projects that might be difficult, but in an invigorating way.
You don’t tend to mind working independently; often, you prefer it. Collaboration sounds nice in theory, but in reality, you often find that it just slows you down. Today, though, take the time to listen to other people’s input, to take their ideas and their feedback on board. Your goal right now isn’t to move through life as fast as possible — there’s no reward for speeding through your existence — so even if collaboration does make things take a bit longer, it’ll all work out better in the end.
If you’re feeling like you’re spinning your wheels lately, not making progress toward your goals, the best way to get unstuck might be to take a break from thinking about your own projects at all. Instead, make a point of making yourself useful to the people around you, helping them in ways that might not be a big deal to you, but that make their lives immeasurably easier. It can sometimes be simpler to fix other people’s problems than to fix your own — and when you return to your issues again, you’ll see them with fresh eyes.
In general, you try not to care too much about what others think of you, but today, you’ll want to be liked and appreciated — and you’ll be sensitive to any signs that others aren’t interested. Part of you might imagine that the best way to capture others’ attention is to be the most commanding presence in the room, to be the sort of person that everyone can look up to. Really, though, your best bet is simply to be someone who is pleasant to be around. It’s not so complicated; half the time ,just listening with genuine interest when others talk is all it really takes.
The best thing you can do, today, is approach the people around you with genuine curiosity. Instead of assuming you know what they’re feeling and why, ask them. Instead of imagining that everyone else’s emotional lives are probably more or less like yours, open up the space to talk about them. Sometimes, this kind of deep interest in other people’s inner worlds can come across as nosy, but as long as you’re truly interested – not just trying to provoke or prove a point – it’ll be received well.
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