Horoscope

The Fallout of a Mercury Change: Mercury’s slip into Cancer will have people talking about their feelings before they even realize they are feeling them. Also, tongues will express surprising and unprocessed thoughts, as though certain filters have been removed. It’s a bad moment for secrets. They spill, trading their top clearance status for a label of common knowledge.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)

Self-control and self-denial are not the same thing. You’ll have greater control when you don’t deny yourself so much as steer yourself in the direction of a substitution.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)

When you put the time and energy into learning a thing, you want to get a return on that investment. And if the thing you’re learning is another person, the return will be a very satisfying feeling of deep connection.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)

Wanting to be anywhere other than where you are makes things difficult. But the minute you decide that where you are is the ideal place (regardless of what’s going on there), the difficulties dissipate.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

Your past experience will help you as long as you understand that every case is new and today’s is not exactly like anything you’ve seen. Try not to let what you know blind you to what you don’t.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)

It’s one thing to control the luck you’ve been given, but it’s quite another spiritual skill level to manage the luck you haven’t even been granted yet. Practice the latter to ready yourself for what’s to come.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 21)

As you observe the reactions and take in the opinions of others, you’ll start to suspect that you’re doing things the hard way. Ask for shortcuts and they will be illuminated.

CANCER (June 22 to July 22)

You know when you’re on track. Though it’s much easier to sense when you’re off, as the road gets mighty bumpy and your productivity slows, if it doesn’t grind to a halt. Don’t wait for all that drama. Make adjustments now.

LEO (July 23 to August 22)

When someone says, “I’ll try,” it typically points to a low commitment level. If you feel yourself hedging toward this response, consider what would need to happen for you to actually dig in.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)

People who claim to be seeking the truth may actually be fishing around for an ego boost, which is too bad because compliments, validation and other sorts of emotional charges are a poor substitute for what truth can do.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 23)

Who needs your compassion? Everyone. The righteous and the sinners, the desperate and the confident, the joyful and the depressed, and all in between. You need it, too. When in doubt, choose tenderness.

SCORPIO (October 24 to November 21)

To sum it up, don’t sum it up. To describe people in a few words would be reductive. To condense the deal down to the bottomline dollar amount would cheapen it. Be comfortable, for the moment, with the vast undefined.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)

Right now, it may not seem like the reallife version is living up to your standards, but don’t be so quick to judge. There are needs being fulfilled of which you aren’t quite aware.