Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant.
Anne Hathway, a Scorpio.
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As Mercury and Mars align in Sagittarius today, you might be (or at least, appear) a bit more combative than usual. In part, this could be a good thing, giving you the strength to stand up for yourself and fight for what you want — just be thoughtful about how you use this energy. It’ll be easy to pick unnecessary fights and accidentally hurt the people you care about, so try to make sure that you’re using your power for good.
You aren’t the kind of person who needs to analyze a situation exhaustively before you make a move: You’d rather act quickly, if a bit recklessly, than move slowly and risk missing out. Today, you might feel the urge to move even faster than usual — maybe because you’re bored with the status quo, maybe because you’ve got big goals and are motivated to make them happen. If you’ve got energy and momentum behind you, there’s no reason not to use it — just try not to get so carried away that you make silly mistakes and lose your common sense.
It’s completely normal, even healthy, to feel jealous on occasion. It can help illuminate your true desires, or show you where you’ve gone off track in your life. While you might be ashamed of your jealous side, what’s most important isn’t that you somehow eradicate the feeling itself, but that you’re thoughtful about how you act on it. Today, especially, be careful not to lash out at the people you’re envious of. Instead, use this as motivation to get out and change your life, if a change is what you need.
You might be quick to lose your temper today, particularly with the people who are closest to you. It’s not likely to be a major disagreement, just little frustrations briefly boiling over — your outbursts don’t always indicate any irreparable problems, they’re just a way to blow off steam. But while you might know that it’s just a passing mood, others might not. Remember that your words have the potential to genuinely hurt others, even when you don’t mean to, and act accordingly.
Today, you might feel particularly invested in making sure that things are done the right way. Normally, you might be willing to give people a bit more latitude, but right now, you have no patience for others’ mistakes; you have strong ideas about how things should be done, and you’re unwilling to accept less. Just try not to be so rigid that you refuse to listen to anyone else’s ideas; leave room for the possibility that others have valuable contributions to make, even if they aren’t doing things exactly the way you’d prefer.
Most of the time, you’re good at reading the room; you can tell if you’re not coming across the way you want, and you’ll make adjustments accordingly. Today, though, it could be easy to get a bit carried away with your own ideas — you might get so excited to tell a joke that you don’t notice that someone else finds it mean, or so enthusiastic about sharing your thoughts that you don’t notice that others are feeling ignored. There’s nothing wrong with being gregarious and a little loud, just remember to take others into account, too.
Although you aren’t generally afraid of conflict, there’s a big part of you that simply doesn’t want to deal with it at the moment. You’re sick of all the hassle; right now, you might just want to avoid all potential problems, to retreat into your comfort zone. And sometimes, stepping away for a bit can help you recharge, but right now, you’re more likely to end up bottling up your frustrations and worsening your mood. Focus on finding a healthy outlet for your energy, rather than trying to escape the problems altogether.
In general, you’re a good communicator, and today, you’ll be even better than usual at getting your point across. You can explain convoluted ideas clearly, and express complicated emotions without getting lost in the weeds. The trouble is that while you’re good at expressing your thoughts right now, you might not be quite so good at listening to others. It could be easy to get into unnecessary arguments simply because you’ve misunderstood the other person, so make an extra effort to listen and ask questions.
You might feel particularly territorial today; it feels like other people are constantly encroaching on your space or your social circle, trying to take away the things you feel most possessive of. Instead of quietly letting them do it, your instinct might be to push back, to defend what’s yours. Try not to be too antagonistic, though. While it’s sometimes genuinely necessary to draw strict boundaries and fiercely protect what’s yours, there are also plenty of situations that don’t need to become contentious at all.
Your challenge today is to strike the right balance between being true to yourself and being sensitive to others’ feelings. It can be easy to swing back and forth between extremes, first repressing your own emotions, then exploding without regard for anyone else, and ultimately, neither way is likely to get you what you want. Remember that choosing your words with care doesn’t have to mean holding back the truth, and expressing yourself openly doesn’t mean you can’t take anyone else’s feelings into consideration.
Sometimes, the best course of action in the long term is one that’ll create the most problems in your life in the short term. You might need to initiate a conversation that you know will get contentious, or to hurt someone because it’s the only way to be honest, or to take on stressful tasks for the sake of a greater goal. Today, do your best to face the hard things with courage and thoughtfulness — and at the same thing, not to make life unnecessarily difficult. Some difficulties are inevitable, but others can simply be avoided.
You might struggle to be patient with the people around you, today. It’s as though everyone is intentionally getting in your way and misunderstanding you, like they’ve made it their goal to make your life more difficult. And it could well be true that their actions frustrate you — but don’t assume ill intent. It’s much more likely that they’re just a bit clueless and didn’t realize how they’ve been making you feel. Try to give people the benefit of the doubt, not just because they deserve it, but because it’ll help soothe your bad mood, too.
Sometimes, it can be helpful to think out loud; when you’re just brainstorming, or teasing out a complicated idea, talking freely, without worrying too much about whether you’re making any sense, can help spark your creativity. Today, though, try to be careful about what you say to others, especially those you don’t know well, or people you need to impress. They’re likely to ask pointed follow-up questions, and if you make promises or set intentions, they’ll hold you to it. Even if your thoughts are running wild, try to be careful only to vocalize the ones you’re willing to stand by.
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