Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant.
Malala Yousafzai, a Cancer.
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Jupiter and Uranus (in Leo and Gemini, respectively) bring luck, hope, and a sense of possibility to your day. If you’ve been stuck in a holding pattern lately, now could be your chance to break free; if you’ve been too afraid to live your life the way you really want, this is the time to go for it. Sometimes, it feels like you have to choose between a life that’s stressful and chaotic, or one that’s boring — today, though, try to reject that binary. It’s possible to live fully without being irresponsible, to take risks and make changes without completely blowing up your life.
You sometimes worry that the things you really want to do are reckless or immature, and that all the “right” choices are uninspiring. Other people always seem to advise you to take the duller path, to give up on your wild, original dreams in exchange for some measure of stability. But today, don’t let anyone else convince you that your creativity isn’t valuable, or that you’re immature for wanting to enjoy yourself. You’re realistic enough to know that every moment of your life won’t be exciting, but you shouldn’t have to settle for uninterrupted tedium, either.
Sometimes, any change at all can feel like a loss. So you do your best to stay on your same career path (even if it makes you miserable), to maintain your relationships (even the ones that make you feel bad about yourself), to keep your life exactly as it is now. Today, though, you might find a bit more clarity about the parts of your life that aren’t working for you — and you might be able to tap into the courage you need to go about changing them.
You’re smart and incredibly perceptive. But sometimes, this means that you begin to imagine yourself as an observer of your own life, particularly when your actions don’t seem particularly effective, or when playing a more active role in the world seems too stressful to be worth it. Today, though, isn’t a time to sit back and watch; rather, it’s an ideal time to step up and participate fully in your own life. There’s nothing wrong with observing everything going on around you, as long as you put those observations to use.
It’s important not to wait around forever for the “perfect” moments — for the stars to align in precisely the way you envisioned. In order to make things happen, to keep your life moving forward, you need to be willing to work with what you’ve got. So today, don’t be too proud to grab hold of the imperfect opportunities. That doesn’t mean you should go for things that are genuinely wrong for you, just that you should value what’s imperfect but real over your idealized fantasies.
You’ll miss out on important opportunities, today, if you spend your energy trying to be what you imagine others want you to be. Partly, this is because you could misread others’ expectations and end up performing a role that no one really cares about anyway. Even more than that, though, is that your genuine personality is likely to come across particularly well, today. You can charm new people and forge valuable new connections simply by being yourself, so it would be a waste of your time to do anything else.
It can be easy to let other people shape your life for you — often, without even realizing it. When the people you look up to tell you who they think you are, you’re likely to believe them; while you’d never blindly follow someone else’s advice, your friends’ opinions tend to subtly shape your own. But today, you have a chance to make your own decisions, to do things your way. You might fear that distinguishing yourself from the people around you could damage your relationships — but if anything, being true to yourself will ultimately help you strengthen your bonds.
Sometimes, you forget that you have the freedom to change. You imagine that once you’ve made a decision, you need to stick to it forever; once you’ve made up your mind, you’re no longer allowed any doubts. Really, though, you’re placing an impossible burden on yourself. Everyone grows and evolves; why should you be any different? If you no longer stand by your old opinions, then you can change them. If your old habits suddenly feel stifling, then now is the perfect time for you to experiment with new ones.
Some people seem to drift through life aimlessly, without ever having a particular destination in mind. For you, though, this might be intolerable; in order to make good decisions, you need to have a clear vision of where you’re trying to go. Today, just make sure you don’t get so attached to one specific (and probably highly idealized) outcome that you close the door to anything else. Remain open to possibilities you weren’t expecting; deviating from your plans might be the best way of getting what you really want.
In general, you appreciate being around people who aren’t afraid to challenge you. You don’t want your friends to agree with everything you say; you’d rather they tell you honestly when they think you’re in the wrong. Just remember that you shouldn’t feel constantly under attack, either, like the people in your life are nit-picking and criticizing your every move. Today, especially, try to spend time with the friends who make you feel great about who you are, the ones who naturally seem to bring out the very best in you.
Expect for your schedule to be a bit irregular today. Other people might cancel plans at the last minute, or unforeseen circumstances could force everyone to rearrange their days. While this sort of disruption might normally be frustrating, right now it could actually feel freeing. You have a chance now to act spontaneously, and to break free from the plans that were tying you down. The interruptions that arise will serve as opportunities for you to turn away from what you were “supposed to” be doing, and toward what you actually want to do.
Other people sometimes talk as though there’s a set of standardized rules that can be applied to all relationships — and if you aren’t operating according to these rules, then you must be doing things all wrong. Today, though, remember that human connection is never really that simple. What works for one person will make someone else miserable. There are no hard and fast rules, and you shouldn’t have to contort yourself to fit into a box somebody else invented. Focus on building relationships that work for the people actually in them, rather than ones that look good to the people outside.
The more seriously you take your life, and the more you try to do everything right, the more fearful and anxious you start to get that you’ll take the wrong turn, say things you regret, pursue goals that don’t end up making you happy once you reach them. And when you imagine all the ways your efforts could go wrong, it’s easier to feel like it’s safer not to try at all. Today, though, try to remember that your inevitable mistakes won’t destroy you. You’ll get through them and you’ll learn; there’s no reason to be so afraid.
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