By Holiday Mathis (Creators.com)
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Confidence isn’t thinking you’re perfect — it’s just trusting yourself. An ambitious plan is a form of confidence, too. It’s trust in future you. That person will be imperfect just like current you, and yet future you really is the smartest, wisest, strongest iteration of you yet, so this trust will be very well placed.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
If you’ve done your best and you’ve done your worst, and both felt about the same in the doing, that’s only evidence of your total immersion in the action of the moment. When you’re doing, not judging, it’s a beautifully unselfconscious flow that you can’t help but improve from.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
This week, you’ll play your time like an instrument. Freedom through structure is the theme of your beautiful music. Planning won’t restrict you; it will give you more choices, set you up for a smoother operation, and keep you out of reactive mode. A detailed schedule means never wondering, “What should I be doing right now?”
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
You may feel inclined to skip the task that brings up feelings. Emotional avoidance is natural, but just know that any trepidation or negativity you have will be immediately and completely overridden by the momentum that follows action. So do the hard stuff and do it first. To live the dream, you must also live the conjuring.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
When you want to change, you change. When you don’t want to change, you change. Change is the constant in the equation of life. Resistance is futile. You know it’s true, but on weeks like this you really feel it more vividly. Participation in the change will be fun. To guide, shape and surf the change will bring preferred outcomes.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
A small moment — a smile, a bird crossing your path, a lucky coincidence — will be meaningful because of the little sweetness itself, and even more so because of your capacity to notice it. Being attentive and perceptive is a gift — a special talent that not everyone has — and it makes life beautiful.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
In his poem “Auguries of Innocence,” William Blake distills a whole worldview into one sentence: “To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.” This is the feeling you reach more than once this week. It’s always there for you, and this week, you just take it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)
Secrets are foundational to human relationships. They create boundaries, intimacy and group identity. People sometimes exaggerate the exclusivity of what they know to give their words more weight. It’s a performance of importance you’ll be audience to this week. What’s shared says a lot about the person sharing it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
A playful mood prevails, and it’s not frivolous in the least. You will echo the ethos of your fellow Sagittarian Johan Huizinga, the Dutch historian who proposed in his famous work “Homo Ludens” (“Man the Player”) that playfulness is the true foundation of civilization. Your playfulness will be tremendously productive, inventive and helpful to all.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
What you put in the world will be noticed and valued. And though you make an unforgettable impact and stellar impression all around, you probably won’t be told directly. The admiration is unspoken, or perhaps just not spoken to you. Move forward as though you’re taking in the applause. It’s happening, it’s just on “mute.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
The lessons of the week are morally very straightforward. Goodness feels good. Badness feels bad. You’re like your signmate Abraham Lincoln, who reportedly once told a clergyman, “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That is my religion.” Your inner peace will radiate outward, changing places and people for the better.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
It’s funny how a fleeting moment can have long resonance. This week brings the kinds of experiences that seem small in real time but lodge in memory, nonetheless. Maybe there’s some symbolism at work, or the echo of recognition. Maybe it’s about surprise or longing. You’ll put the details into poetic or practical use.