This morning, the Cancer sun squares off with Neptune, the planet of fantasy and confusion, which could make it challenging for you to make sense of your life. Relationships might be in a state of turmoil — one moment you’re badly disappointed by someone you had put on a pedestal, and the next you feel suspicious of even your most loyal friends. Or you could be plagued by deep (and likely baseless) self-doubt. There’s probably no way to avoid today’s confusion entirely, but if you try to be straightforward and honest — with others and with yourself — you’ll minimize the fallout.
Aries Daily Horoscope
Today, you might have big ideas about projects you’d like to start or changes you want to make in your life. But even if your plans are feasible in theory, you’re probably lacking the energy to see them through right now — and trying will only lead to frustration and self-doubt. For the moment, hold off on beginning any bold new ventures and keep to your comfort zone. This doesn’t mean you’re being lazy or cowardly, just smart: You’re conserving your energy and waiting until the time is right.
Taurus Daily Horoscope
Sometimes, you end up withholding some of the truth from others — not because you’re being deceptive, but because the full story is too complicated to explain fully. It’s understandable, but even the smallest and most innocent omissions could still end up causing problems today. Be as honest and open as you can right now — perhaps even more than seems necessary — and you’ll avoid larger breakdowns in communication down the line.
Gemini Daily Horoscope
It could be incredibly easy to talk yourself into believing anything, just because you want it to be true. If you’re hoping a relationship will work out, you’ll ignore all the red flags; if you’re eager for a plan to come to fruition, you’ll focus on what’s working and conveniently disregard all indicators that there might be problems ahead. You’ll save yourself big headaches down the road if you make an extra effort to pay attention to all the facts today, not just the convenient ones.
Cancer Daily Horoscope
Every so often, you look around you and get the feeling that this isn’t how your life was supposed to go: Life shouldn’t feel so stressful and lonely and small. You might not be able to describe exactly the existence you do want, you just know that it’s something better than this. Today, give yourself permission to feel all the frustration and disappointment — but remember, too, that you haven’t reached the end yet. There’s still time to find the happiness you want, so keep going.
Leo Daily Horoscope
You might get the frustrating sense, today, that your friends aren’t being completely transparent with you. It’s not that you think they’re lying, necessarily, only that they clearly have more on their minds than they’re sharing. Your impulse might be to properly investigate, poking and prodding until they tell you more — but that’s unlikely to work out as well as you hope. Difficult as it is, try to take a step back and trust that your friends will open up when they’re ready.
Virgo Daily Horoscope
When you’re exhausted from working too much, well-meaning friends might tell you that the answer is to stop pushing so hard and take a more strategic approach instead. Lately, though, it can feel like you’re swimming upstream no matter how cleverly you plan. So today, simply accept that things are going to be challenging right now. It’s not your fault, and it won’t be this way forever; your job isn’t to find some ingenious way to “work smarter,” but simply to get through this rough patch.
Libra Daily Horoscope
Lately, you feel like you have to be constantly on your guard, ready to defend yourself when people push your boundaries or try to take advantage of your generosity. It’s exhausting, and you’re sick of approaching everyone with skepticism. Part of you would rather just assume the best of people and hope things will work out. So today, make a point of spending time with the friends who have proven themselves to be trustworthy: It’ll make it easier and safer for you to let your guard down.
Scorpio Daily Horoscope
When you’re feeling sluggish, sometimes a bit of external pressure is enough to get you motivated again; knowing that others are counting on you to meet a deadline and get things done can launch you into action. Today, though, this isn’t likely to work — any additional pressure won’t be galvanizing; instead, it’s more likely to stress you out. Don’t get overambitious and commit to too much. Let yourself rest and recharge now, and it’ll be easier to channel motivation later.
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
In general, you try to see the best in others. You trust that most people are acting in good faith, and you’d rather err on the side of generosity than suspicion. Just remember, today, that it helps nobody when you make excuses for others’ bad behavior. Recognizing somebody’s issues doesn’t mean you aren’t empathetic toward them — if anything, being honest not about what’s working for you, but also what isn’t, is the only way to build a relationship stable enough for the long haul.
Capricorn Daily Horoscope
In general, you’re tough and determined, unafraid to stand up for yourself. You’ll hold yourself accountable when you’ve made a mistake, but you’re not someone to tiptoe around, feeling guilty for simply taking up space. Today, though, you might feel uncharacteristically insecure, compelled to apologize for every move you make. But try to slow down and reset. Chances are, you haven’t actually done anything wrong; there’s no need to apologize for merely living your life.
Aquarius Daily Horoscope
It’ll be easy for you to overcomplicate everything today, as you dream up all kinds of creative schemes that seem like they’ll allow you to sidestep annoying roadblocks. But there’s a good chance that you’ll end up creating additional problems for yourself this way; seemingly foolproof plans might end up blowing up in your face. As much as possible, keep it simple today: The straightforward approach might seem slower at first, but it’ll save you time in the long run.
Pisces Daily Horoscope
You’ve got social and creative energy to spare today, but it could be hard to find ways to channel it. Maybe your usual activities seem suddenly boring to you, or exciting plans were unexpectedly canceled. Don’t take this as a sign that you should just quietly accept some degree of boredom today — trying to suppress your energy now will only assure that it comes out later in unpredictable, and probably undesirable, ways. Don’t be afraid to stray from your original plan in search of some excitement.
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