Caitlin Clark, an Aquarius.
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As the moon moves through Libra today, it has tricky interactions with a number of other planets, most notably Mercury in the late morning and Mars at night. Your thoughts and feelings are likely to be at odds with one another; to others, your emotional reactions could seem totally disproportionate to whatever is actually happening in your life. Do your best to relativize, but at the same time, trust that your feelings — however tangled — are trying to tell you something, so listen.
No two people agree on everything, and for the most part, you don’t just accept but actively enjoy this. Life would be boring if your friends were all carbon copies of yourself; you enjoy a bit of spirited back-and-forth. But today even good-faith disagreement can seem like a personal attack. As you move through your day, keep in mind that you’re probably more sensitive than usual, so seek out the people and places that make you feel safe and supported, not edgy and defensive.
You might feel a stark disconnect today between what you feel you’re supposed to be doing, and what you want to do. Your daily obligations seem unrelated to your bigger dreams; the career path you’re on seems to pull you away from your sense of purpose. This probably isn’t the best day to make drastic changes, but take note of how you’re feeling. If your life seems unfulfilling, it doesn’t have to stay that way: With each decision you make, you can slowly and steadily course correct.
More than most people, you know how to read a room; you’re good at calibrating your energy to match the mood around you. Today, though, your senses might not be as refined as usual, and you could feel uncharacteristically out of place. The best solution isn’t to try to improve yourself, but to embrace any awkwardness that arises. Don’t worry so much about making every social interaction seamless, and instead, focus on communicating honestly. There might be an uncomfortable moment or two, but there’s nothing wrong with that.
You have big feelings today, and your challenge is to find an outlet for them. You might think that it’ll pass and you don’t actually need to express yourself, but right now your emotions are likely to eat away at you unless you take action. Maybe the answer is to talk your feelings over with a trusted friend, or maybe it’s to get outside your head and get involved in a community project. What’s most important now isn’t what you do, but simply that you do something.
Whether you’re making an argument or simply describing how you feel, you might trip over your words and get small details wrong today. The stronger your emotions, the easier it’ll be to misspeak. Others might take this as a reason not to listen to you, and you might even begin to doubt yourself. Don’t be too proud to accept criticism and change your mind when you’re wrong — but at the same time, remember that small mistakes don’t necessarily mean that your larger point isn’t valid.
You care deeply about doing things well; you want the truth, even if it’s ugly, and you want to live your life in a way that feels right, not just easy. But in your determination not to settle for the most convenient answers, you occasionally make things unnecessarily convoluted, overlooking the most practical course of action. Today, be careful not to create complications where they don’t need to exist. Some issues are genuinely thorny and difficult, but others can be solved more simply than you realize.
Normally, you’re good at letting the small stuff go. You don’t dwell on your friends’ irritating or inconsiderate habits, because you know they have so many good qualities too. Today, however, these little traits could loom larger in your mind. You put up with a lot, and you’re sick of it. But instead of lashing out when others are imperfect, your challenge now is to be discerning about where you set your boundaries. Others will always do things that frustrate or annoy you, and it’s up to you to decide where you’ll draw the line.
You’ll be able to pick up on all kinds of signals and hints today; you’ll glean much more from reading between the lines than from taking people at their word. The trouble with this is that only some of the information you intuit will be reliable. Along with the accurate impressions you form, you’ll probably also read too deeply into others’ words, jump to faulty conclusions, or convince yourself of things that aren’t true. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to what your instincts tell you, just do your best to fact-check them.
Some people tend to keep their true thoughts and feelings hidden, but you’ve never seen the point in that. As far as you’re concerned, the only way to connect with others and get your needs met is to be up front about who you are and what you want. Today, though, you might speak too freely, sharing more than you intended with people you don’t know well. Try to think through your words with care — but if you end up saying too much, don’t worry. Ultimately it’s better to be honest, even if it feels awkward in the moment.
Today, you might feel misunderstood by the people around you. So many of them seem satisfied with superficial conversations and connections. While you know that there’s so much more to you than meets the eye, nobody else seems particularly interested in finding out. You wish people would try harder to get to know you better — but waiting around for them to take the initiative will be frustrating and disappointing, especially today. Don’t be afraid to make the first move: If you want your friends to know something about you, tell them.
Once you make up your mind, you rarely back down — you put too much care and effort into forming your opinions to go around changing them at the drop of a hat. But even if you were correct when you first came to a conclusion, that doesn’t mean you’ll continue to be right forever. The world around you is in constant flux, and ideas that once made sense might eventually seem outdated. Today, don’t be afraid to reassess some of your old assumptions. You’re not being wishy-washy, simply growing.
You’re not bossy by nature; you accept that everyone is different and that they deserve to make their own choices, even when it’s not what you would do. Today, though, it could be especially hard. It hurts you to see people you love acting foolishly; you wish you could somehow make your friends stop getting in their own way. But resist the impulse to meddle. People need to learn lessons in their own time, and sometimes all you can do is offer support along the way.
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