Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant.
Rita Wilson, a Scorpio.
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This morning, the Scorpio sun squares off with intense, probing Pluto, giving you the strength and assertiveness to get things done — but potentially causing conflicts along the way. Right now, everyone (including you) is convinced that they know best, that their way is the right way, but the more forcefully you try to impose your views on others, the more they’ll resist. You’ll get some assistance with communication later in the morning, as Mercury and Jupiter make it easier to share your opinions without putting everyone else on the defensive.
When you’re having a rough day and the stress starts wearing on you, you sometimes speak more harshly than you intend to, or you say things you don’t actually mean. And so you try to be understanding when others lash out; you won’t hold their words against them as long as they’re willing to apologize. Sometimes, though, unkind words start to become a pattern in certain people. Today, remember that you don’t need to make excuses for those who consistently treat you poorly; at a certain point, you’re allowed to simply walk away.
You try to be kind and supportive, to be happy for your friends when good things happen to them — but every so often, you just feel resentful that the good things never seem to happen to you. You try to keep your jealous streak under wraps, but sometimes it comes out anyway. And today, attempting to suppress your envy will only make it grow even stronger — so instead, see what happens if you can look at it with compassion and curiosity. It might reveal what you truly want, and help you figure out your next steps.
Today, you’ll have the chance to stop getting in your own way — but only if you’re willing to be truly honest with yourself. It’s all too easy to make excuses, coming up with elaborate justifications for your bad habits and persuasive arguments for why your method of doing things is actually perfect. And while this might make you feel better in the moment, it’ll ultimately block any real self reflection. You don’t need to become brutally self-critical in order to grow, just willing to acknowledge your mistakes.
You might experience some inner conflict today, with part of you eager for more activity and excitement, but another part of you yearning to be left in peace. In this kind of mood, it’ll be hard for anything to really satisfy you — everything feels like too much, and not enough. For now, the best thing you can do is try to be aware of this dynamic. Do your best not to place unreasonable demands on the people around you; they’re doing their best, but ultimately, the only person who can work through this tension and figure out what you need is you.
You might get drawn into frustrating, probably unnecessary power struggles today. In spite of your best intentions not to involve yourself in any drama, you might feel like you can’t open your mouth without ending up in an argument. It could be tempting to blame the people around you, but chances are, they aren’t trying to cause trouble, either. It’s most likely that everyone’s feeling a little stressed or insecure right now, and the more you can recognize the role that you’re playing in any strife, the easier it’ll be to resolve it.
You generally find unsolicited advice incredibly irritating, even when you know that it’s offered in good faith. And today, especially, you’re likely to have little patience for anyone who acts like they understand your problems better than you do. When random people offer their unhelpful insights, you’re justified in tuning them out — but if friends you trust have thoughts to share, try to listen. It’s not that they know more than you, just that they have a different perspective, and sometimes, an outside observer can help you see your own life more clearly.
When people expect you to be accommodating, even a bit of a pushover, they don’t always respond well when you stand up for yourself. They might try to convince you that you’re being unreasonable or unkind, that it’s unfair for you to assert your own boundaries. Sometimes, they can make a convincing case — but today, remember that you don’t have to listen. You have a responsibility to treat others with respect, not to accommodate their every passing moodThere’s nothing selfish about advocating for yourself.
Ideally, you’d always deal with interpersonal conflicts right away, settling problems as soon as they come up. But in practice, of course, that’s not always possible — sometimes you’re too busy to address complicated situations in the moment, and sometimes you don’t fully realize the stakes of a situation. Today, you have a chance to deal with the resentments that have been quietly simmering beneath the surface. It might feel awkward to bring up issues from the past, but it’s not too late, and you’ll feel better to have everything out in the open.
Normally, you try to take others at their word — but today, you might be a bit more skeptical than usual. Maybe you’ve been burned enough times in the past that your trust in people is beginning to slip, or maybe you’re just picking up on small inconsistencies in what people say. You aren’t wrong to question what you’re told, just try not to get so paranoid that you lose your faith in people overall. The best thing to do right now — at least regarding those who haven’t given you any reason to doubt them — is to give them a chance to explain themselves.
It’s not easy to work up the courage to let go of the things that aren’t working. Even if you’re fully aware that you’re unhappy, or that a friendship or relationship is bringing nothing but stress to your life, it can still be tempting to hold on — you tell yourself it’s better to make do with something less than ideal than risk being left with nothing. But consistently settling for less only makes it harder to find what you really need, so today, try to be brave enough to let go of the old, even if you’re not sure what’s next.
If the people around you disagree with you today, or if they behave in ways that catch you off guard, it might feel incredibly destabilizing. You have specific ideas about how the world should work, and when things contradict your expectations, it’s easy to feel shaken, like your life is spiraling out of control. But try to remember that other people don’t have to live according to your ideas about what’s right — and if you can give them the space to be true to themselves, rather than wishing they’d live up to your personal standards, you’ll all be happier.
You understand that it’s important not to give up too easily; if you folded at the first sign of trouble, you’d never get anywhere. But today, it’s equally important to know when to stop. As valuable as your perseverance is, there’s no rule that says that you have to keep pushing forever. If your goals change, or a project stops being fulfilling, or you can sense that you’ll never truly get what you need from a relationship, sometimes the bravest thing to do is walk away.
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