Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant.
Lorde, a Scorpio.
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As much as you want to stand up for yourself and the people you love, to fight for what you believe in, it can sometimes be hard to find the right moment. But under today’s full moon in Taurus, you can stop waiting around for the perfect opportunity and just take action. You’re stronger and more courageous than you sometimes give yourself credit for, and when you’re able to tap into your power, little can stand in your way. Jupiter’s influence makes this moon a particularly lucky one, so don’t overthink it: If you act according to your principles, you won’t go wrong.
Left to your own devices, you may be tempted to burn through all your resources immediately, to use up all your energy in one big burst and then have nothing left to use later. You’ve had to learn to pace yourself, to save and plan for the future. Today, just be careful not to swing too far in the opposite direction — to hoard your resources and guard your time, saving up for some improbable tomorrow. Right now, especially, generosity will lead to good things, so don’t be afraid to share what you have.
You know from experience that there are plenty of situations when it’s best not to be too forthcoming about your true feelings. To make a good impression at work, you may want to keep your more controversial opinions to yourself; to avoid causing pain to the people you care about, you may not want to tell them when they’ve upset you. Today, though, the best thing you can do is be genuine. People will probably be able to sense if you’re not being authentic anyway, so you may as well tell the truth.
Because you’re likable, fun to spend time with, and generally good at getting along with people, others may not realize that you occasionally need your alone time too. Just like anyone else, you can get stressed and socially overloaded. Just because you can make socializing appear effortless, that doesn’t mean it really is. So today, if you need a break, you can’t necessarily count on the people around you to notice — it’s up to you to ask for the time and space you need to recharge.
It’s impossible to have a cogent and well-informed opinion about every single issue or be able to knowledgeably converse on every subject. So today, when you aren’t sure what you think about something, remember you’re always allowed to say you don’t know. It’s much better to be upfront than to spout off half-baked ideas or thoughtlessly repeat things you’ve heard others say. Sometimes, it’s better to express curiosity and openness than certainty; it’s more honest, and it creates more space for you to learn.
You’ve got plenty of confidence, but you have the good sense to know that you don’t know everything and that there are some things you’re simply not equipped to handle — at least not yet. As much as it pains you to turn down great opportunities, you’d rather gracefully decline than get in over your head. Today, though, remember there’s a difference between the projects that are far beyond your current abilities and those that provide a healthy challenge, one that’ll help you grow. Don’t be too cautious; trust that you can rise to the occasion.
You have big dreams, but at the same time, you try to stay realistic about your odds of success. You’re well aware that there’s a decent chance things won’t work out, so you always try to have alternative plans at the ready, just in case. Today, make sure you’re not using your backup plans as an excuse not to fight hard for the things you actually want. This is a time to stop hedging and bet on yourself. You may not get what you want, but at least you have the confidence to try.
When something feels a bit off in your relationships, your first instinct may be to quietly make changes to your own behavior without calling attention to the problem; you would prefer to restore the balance without forcing a confrontation and making everyone else uncomfortable. Sometimes, these personal adjustments are enough to set things right — but if that hasn’t been working lately, it may be time to take a more straightforward approach. Tiptoeing around won’t get you what you need, but directness might.
Although you feel things deeply, you prefer to keep your emotions to yourself. In part, it may be because you feel too vulnerable when others know too much about your life, but there’s probably also a part of you that just doesn’t want to burden the people you love with your problems. You imagine the best way to care for them is to persevere on your own without dragging them into your messy feelings. Today, though, don’t isolate yourself. Pushing your friends away doesn’t help you, and it isn’t kind to them — so try to let them in.
You’re not the sort of person who’s often short on ideas; you’re always thinking about new projects you’d like to start, subjects you’re eager to learn about, or plans you want to set in motion. But while it’s easy enough to idly daydream, it can be much harder to take real steps to make things happen. There are so many barriers — some tangible and some in your own head. But regardless of what’s in front of you, this is a great day to do something. You don’t need a big complicated plan. You just need to take the first step.
Some people seem able to vocalize their feelings as soon as they have them, expressing themselves eloquently in the heat of the moment. You, though, probably need time to process in private before you’re able to describe your emotions to anyone else. Today, it may be time to share how you’ve been feeling with the people who care about you. Even if you still feel totally articulate, it only hurts you (and your relationships) to keep things bottled up indefinitely. You don’t have to find the perfect words; you only have to try.
When projects, relationships, or phases of your life come to an end — whether for happy or sad reasons — it can feel urgent to move on to something new. You don’t enjoy wandering around without a destination; you want goals to work toward, a greater purpose to give your life structure and meaning. But today, don’t put so much pressure on yourself to know what’s next. Leave yourself some space to reflect on what would feel meaningful right now and some time to simply exist and enjoy your life.
Today is likely to be busy for you; even if you don’t have much on your schedule initially, expect extra tasks to fall to you and unexpected invitations to come your way. It’ll be easy to get overwhelmed and tell yourself that you don’t have what it takes to deal with everything. But try to push back against your own inner critic because a gloomy outlook will make the day much more stressful than it needs to be. You’re more than capable of managing everything — and even enjoying some of it.
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