HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 8): You’re developing anew this year, and the future is filled with possibility and fun in an area of life that seemed a little bleak before. Two people will make a big difference in your day-today. You’re a cherished community member. A project takes over your life in March and pays you in multiple ways. Pisces and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 2, 19, 44 and 26.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stephen King said, “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” You’re feeling unusually introverted today, but this is something to embrace, not overcome. All the good action is inside you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re drawn to thought leaders who communicate through speeches, books and art. Here comes an expansion of vocabulary and ideology! Basically, you’re raising your words, so you won’t have to raise your voice.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): For everything you want, there is a person out there who has it. This is wonderful. It proves what’s possible. Meeting such a person is an opportunity to learn what it takes to fulfill a particular appetite of yours.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): If you’re going to be someone’s anchor, you’d better prepare for it first. You’ll need a metaphorical wetsuit, some flippers and, of course, an oxygen tank. Otherwise, the effort involves drowning.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Anyone can get lucky and do well under pressure once or twice. But to continually exhibit grace under the weight of a relentless opposing force — that’s how diamonds are made. You have that kind of stamina in you.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Imagine that your problem is a destination, and then zoom in and out of it Google Earthstyle. This or some such perspective-based whimsy could really break you out of a limiting mindset today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Your intuition will protect you much better than fear ever could. But can you discern between the two? Listen carefully to the tone of your internal voices, because these two sound totally different.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): When will you get there? Whether you gauge by minutes, steps or songs, the real question is: Which way will be the most fun to measure the journey by?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You, hard to love? Ridiculous! Anyone who thinks so has a hard time loving, period. You’re extremely easy to love, and those with normal-sized hearts will delight in you today.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You know the type — accidental expectation-raisers. They’ll eat the last of the cereal and leave the empty box in the cupboard. Call them out. Otherwise, this will go on indefinitely.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can’t sing a duet by yourself, but it’s a thing to try. To hear both parts in your head and only be able to sing one is to appreciate what another person brings to the song.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You care. That it doesn’t matter to most other people won’t change this. So it’s a small detail; so it’s widely unnoticeable. Bottom line: If it means something to you, it means something.
FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Long ago, the mountain goat overtook the sea-goat as the most popular icon for Capricorn, and it is indeed an apt symbol, for Capricorn vibes are all about climbing. Whether we have ambitions for the corporate ladder, the social rungs, the political strata or something similar, Capricorn vibes are an energy boost in the up direction.
Now, as the moon waxes toward a full Cancer moon on Thursday, this rising energy is effectively put to use in a more spiritual way. Metaphysical gurus talk of the ability to witness one’s own life — to detach and see oneself carrying out daily duties from a different point of view, preferably a higher elevation. Though Capricorn energy is all tied up in ego, this Cancer full moon can help us detach from the ego for moments while we empathize and feel where the others around us are coming from.
Mercury’s direct motion, along with a cardinal grand cross, urges us away from petty thinking. Conflict can erupt from seemingly minute displays of disrespect. But on the bright side, anything done to counteract petty forces has a good chance of attracting good fortune and fine opportunity.