HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 26):
Serendipity kicks off this solar return. You’ll connect in different social circles in the next 10 weeks. March places you in opportunity’s path. If anyone can turn an ordinary situation into an extraordinary moneymaker, it’s you. Celebrate the success of friends and family in June; the rising tide will carry all ships. Leo and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 35, 20, 14, 9 and 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
The placebo effect works when a person trusts and believes the “expert” handing the placebos out. But you can’t give a placebo to yourself and expect it to work, as no one really believes his own lies.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Some small things deserve small attention, but not all. It’s wasteful to focus on trivial matters, but who is to say what’s trivial? If it captures your attention, there may be a very good reason worth investigating.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21):
Don’t assume it’s just you talking inside that head. There are multiple noise sources, resonant voices from culture, peers, family and more. Question and test your thoughts for accuracy and usefulness before you act on them.
CANCER (June 22-July 22):
You might not be the cause of your challenge, but regardless, you can still take responsibility for your reaction to it. With some savvy mental and physical maneuvering, you’ll change how this impacts you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
To be fascinated by an interest that couldn’t care less about you is the best way to learn right now. Principles of detachment will work in your favor. This makes for a pure study, unadulterated by mutual expectation.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Second chances abound, and yet nothing can really happen twice in this ever-evolving reality. So seize this chance if it seems like a good one. Something like it will come again. But nothing exactly like it ever will.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23):
The social adaptations you learned to get along in a group worked fine for that group — or maybe they just got you through. But this new situation is different, and the same things won’t work. Come up with new methods.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21):
It may seem there’s a lack of resources, but really there’s only a lack of ideas. Identify the main obstacle. There’s something good in it — a unique opportunity. What is it? Brainstorm both possible and impossible solutions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Multitasking only works if the two tasks are compatible. Casual conversations go with cooking, podcasts go with cleaning, exercising and driving; music goes with almost everything.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
You can’t run away from worry, because it’s not coming at you from the outside. It’s within you. You won’t escape it so much as discard it. The same goes for any fear you’re having. Recognize it then set it aside.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Be less reactionary. In the stressful moments, stop, breathe and gather your power. Much depends on how you see things. Life is a picture; you control the frame. Don’t let anyone else touch it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
It may be difficult to tell which ideas are the best ones. If you ask a lot of people, you’ll be even more confused. Hint: The bright ideas are the ones that illuminate what’s around them.