Natalie Dormer, an Aquarius.
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Getty Images
You’ve been working hard lately despite all the challenges you face — but under today’s last-quarter moon in Scorpio, your resolve may begin to weaken. Suddenly, your problems seem more complicated or intimidating and you worry you’re not up to the task. But this isn’t the time to give up. You may not feel confident in the moment, but if you keep pushing anyway, you’ll make a breakthrough before long.
Although your emotions may be deep and intense right now, you’re probably not in the mood to talk about them with other people. Explaining how you’re feeling, and why, feels like an added burden on top of everything else; it seems simpler to deal with things on your own. Just be aware that even if you don’t tell your friends something is wrong, they’ll sense your inner turmoil anyway, and ultimately, it may be simplest just to be honest with them.
When it seems as if everyone around you is jockeying for position and vying for limited resources, you may feel you have no choice but to join in. You may not want to fight, but you worry that if you’re the only one who opts out, you’ll be left behind. Today, though, don’t be so sure that competition is your only option. The people around you may not all agree with one another at the outset, and it may take some work to persuade them that collaboration is possible, but give it a shot.
Today it will probably be difficult to stick to your plans. Although you thought you had settled on one course of action, you’re now noticing alternative and potentially more appealing possibilities. As much as you want to follow through on your commitments, it’s hard not to worry you’re missing out on something bigger and better. But do your best not to lose focus. Your other options probably aren’t as great as they seem — they come with their fair share of problems just like anything else — so at least stay the course for now.
You know relationships thrive on honesty, but it’s hard to share your innermost feelings when you don’t trust that others are being transparent. Opening up is vulnerable, and you need some reassurance that you won’t be the only one putting yourself out there. Today, though, you may have to make the first move and trust that others will reciprocate. It can be scary to take the leap, but if you want strong relationships, you have to put your faith in other people eventually.
Today you may get the sense that everyone is viewing your actions in the least generous light possible. When you make one-off mistakes, you worry they’ll think it’s a pattern of incompetence; when you speak tactlessly, you worry they’ll think you don’t care about other people, even that you’re being rude on purpose. But chances are nobody else is scrutinizing your actions as deeply or critically as you fear. If they’re thinking about you at all, a simple explanation or apology is probably all it’ll take to set the record straight.
You know that everyone, including you, has limited time and energy — but sometimes it’s hard to accept that you can’t do it all. It’s so easy to convince yourself that if you just tried hard enough, if you just put in one big burst of effort, you could take care of everything on your to-do list. But really, trying to do it all will only lead to frustration and disappointment. Today, letting go of some of the less important tasks will free up the energy you need to focus on what matters most.
As a rule, you’re relatively even-tempered, but today it may be unusually difficult to keep your cool. Everyone seems to be criticizing your every move, and while you may normally be willing to hear them out, right now you’ve reached your limit. You’re tired of feeling constantly under attack, and instead of just meekly accepting it, you’re ready to push back. Standing up for yourself is a good thing; just be careful to direct your frustration toward the right targets. Not all feedback is a personal attack, so make a point of discerning between the well intentioned and the rude.
You’re a strategic thinker by nature; you tend to trust carefully laid plans over momentary impulses. Today, however, you may find yourself pushed to take impulsive action. Maybe it’s because you’re feeling antsy, or maybe external circumstances seem to leave you no other choice but to make your move. Sometimes, it really is necessary to act before you’re completely ready, but it could bring unexpected consequence so try to keep your spontaneity to a minimum, at least for now.
What you want most today may simply be to avoid inconvenience as much as possible. Lately, it feels as if you’re constantly juggling too many tasks and navigating complicated social situations, and at this point, you’re tired. You want things to be easy for once. But you probably won’t be able to avoid all stressors right now — the universe just keeps throwing you new problems to solve. It may be annoying, but the effort you put in now won’t go to waste.
Most of the time, it’s possible to resolve conflicts in a way that makes everyone happy as long as you’re willing to think outside the box. Occasionally, though, situations arise in which people’s desires are so fundamentally opposed that there’s simply no way to please everybody. Today you may find yourself stuck in the kind of argument where compromise seems impossible. But don’t be too quick to assume there’s no way for everyone to get what they need. If you walk away for a bit, you may return to the issue with clear eyes and fresh ideas.
Today you may get the feeling that you “should” be doing something big and ambitious with your life — that, as it stands, you’re not living up to your potential. You may imagine you need to immediately rectify the situation, to turn your life around and start achieving more. But take a breath before making any big changes. Ask yourself what you actually want, not what you think others expect of you. There’s no point in impressing others if you’re not happy.
Plenty of the problems in your life are so far outside your control there’s hardly any point in worrying about them. No amount of fretting will lead to a solution, and no amount of hard work will make things right. Today, the best thing you can do is to stop holding yourself responsible for issues that aren’t yours to fix. This way, you can direct all your energy and creativity toward the problems in which you may be able to make a real difference.
Buy Claire Comstock-Gay’s book, Madame Clairevoyant’s Guide to the Stars, here.
