By Holiday Mathis (Creators.com)
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
It feels at times like love is a mutual hallucination people agree to inhabit — a shared fiction that organizes chaos into something narratively survivable. You still choose to play along. Not because you’re fooled, but because there’s something noble — even aesthetic — about participating in the myth while knowing it’s a myth.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
How you think of activities will matter greatly. If you see chores as duty, it’s a different feeling than seeing them as, say, a way of showing love to your family, a way of getting exercise or an opportunity to connect with the people in your community. You’ll move with grace as you find the most empowering way to frame things.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
One day, you miss a person, and the next you’re too busy trying to make things work without them to swim in the depths of that ache. There are many versions of a relationship still to come, all involving the presence or absence of people who will never again be who they were “back there.” Expect fluctuation without judging any state too harshly.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
It’s absurd to expect your first idea of what to do or who to be to stay true forever. Keep trying new things without shame. Plan A? You left that one so long ago that you’re now in the LMNOP zone. But the alphabet is long, and there’s always a “next time won’t you sing with me?” Go back to the beginning if you have to.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
This week, you’ll be so good at giving attention in the right amounts to various people, spreading your energy around so everyone has a chance to feel seen. Balancing is only neat on paper. In life, it’s a series of awkward adjustments — a dance of complexity dedicated to the belief that people are worth it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You won’t force the cleverness. People don’t actually speak like movie characters, and it’s annoying when they try to. You’ll avoid the wasted work of performed communication. Instead, you’ll show up ready to give what people need most of all — room to be themselves, a forum to be heard, a place to be seen in a good light.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
You’re living proof of it — success belongs to the person who actually enjoys the habits that create it. Wealth builds for the person who likes saving or creating, not just someone who wants money. Fitness is for the person who enjoys moving. You’re in love with a process, and the results are taking care of themselves.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)
Your income rises, giving you more options: where to live, what to buy, what work to take or decline, how to spend your time. Money expands your range of choices and flexibility. That’s the “freedom” part. Now it’s about keeping your expenses below your income, which will reduce your stress.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You have raw powers of persuasion. What do you want to do with this? You can use your influence to inspire, comfort, create, advocate, seduce or lead. Choose a goal worthy of you — one you’ll still feel proud of tomorrow and a thousand days from now. Then just let your voice, conviction and passion do the rest.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You have a kind of inner argument going on with what is currently happening. Instead of wishing things were different, allow the moment to be what it is — sensations, emotions, imperfections and all. Acceptance will free up mental and emotional bandwidth so you can finally see the reality you’re in and respond in a calm and centered way to it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
There’s much to accomplish this week, and it would be normal to feel overwhelmed about the work. It will help to design your life around easy beginnings rather than perfect moods. Instead of waiting until you feel like doing a thing, just lower the barrier to entry so your first move is ridiculously easy. Momentum kicks in later.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Desire — when what you want points you to what you need. You start out wanting a treat and end up realizing that what you needed was the care of another. You chase beauty and find the purposefulness and meaning your heart was secretly aching for. Instead of judging your appetites, let them lead you.