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Alicia Keys, an Aquarius.
Photo: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images
Throughout the week, the moon wanes as it moves through Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. On Friday night, the last quarter moon in Scorpio marks a moment of inner tension: contradictory desires tug at you; you feel resentful of your obligations; the discrepancy between your actions and your ideals becomes clear. It’s a potentially frustrating time, but also a unique opportunity to be honest with yourself, review your plans, and change your mind. In the meantime, find the weekly horoscope for each zodiac sign below.
You’re not the kind of person who worries too much about preparing for the future. It’s not that you don’t careful, you just understand that it is impossible to be prepared for all possible scenarios. The universe is unpredictable; All you can control is your own behavior, how you respond. While generally a useful perspective, this week you will benefit from looking ahead and planning. If you are intentional about the work you do now and are clear about where you hope it will lead, you will be setting yourself up for future happiness and success.
This week, tensions in your close relationships may seem catastrophic. You worry that an argument could destroy your happiness, that a fake One step could signal the beginning of an irreparable violation. You fear that if communication becomes strained now, it will never return to normal. Take comfort in the fact that the situation almost certainly feels much more tense than it really is and that you are reading too much into uncomfortable interactions. People care about you more than you think, and your bonds are strong enough to withstand a disagreement or two.
You may find it surprisingly difficult to leave your comfort zone, not because you are afraid, but because there are very few things that scare you. You are comfortable in so many varied situations and contexts that it is rare that you find an environment that truly challenges you. Even so, this week try to try hard and be brave. Have difficult conversations, take on challenging projects, talk to people who intimidate you if you can find them. It will help you grow, but more importantly, you will probably enjoy the experience. At the very least, it will ensure that you don’t get bored.
When you disagree with others, it often seems easier to keep it to yourself, so that’s what you do. You may be hesitant to be drawn into a contentious debate; Maybe you don’t want to draw attention to yourself or you just don’t think it’s worth interacting with the other person. There are many valid reasons to remain silent. This week, however, it’s best to open up, say what you’re really thinking, and get into a discussion if necessary. You deserve to be heard and the people around you would benefit from your point of view. Don’t repress it.
Sometimes other people’s high expectations push you to be the best possible version of yourself. Other times, like now, they are a burden. Your friends and family seem to have strong opinions about what you “should” do and achieve, and they are not shy about expressing them. The problem is that their judgments don’t match yours. This week you will have to be brave enough to defy expectations. It’s not easy to risk disappointing the people who love you, but sometimes it’s necessary to be true to yourself.
It is important for you to be useful. You want to do work that matters in the world, improving people’s lives (or just their days). This can make it difficult for you to unleash your imagination. It is difficult for you to defend that creativity is “useful” or necessary. Put your doubts aside this week. It’s an opportunity for you to shine, for you to give in to your creative impulses. This work matters too. Telling stories, creating art, making people laugh – it’s human. It is also what makes the world worth living in.
You have definite ideas about how the world should be and how people, including yourself, should behave. You’re not picky about it; You simply know what you value and you are clear about what is right and what is wrong. This week, however, your principles are likely to conflict with the realities of your daily life. The more demands there are on you and the more exhausting life becomes, the greater the challenge to be good. Do your best and have some compassion for yourself. Your job is not to be perfect every second, but to get through the strange moments with integrity and courage.
You are insightful and rarely make mistakes with people. In new groups, you can pick up the dynamic almost instantly; With a new person, you can quickly determine if they are trustworthy or not. You rarely doubt your first impressions, and when you do, you often regret it. This week continue to trust your instincts, but remember that people can grow. Dramatic changes may be rare, but not impossible. You have become wiser and more mature. Allow others to do the same.
This week you may find that you are unusually lonely, as if your adventurous spirit is in hibernation and your curiosity is on pause. You are usually open to new experiences, willing to say yes to every invitation, no matter how unexpected. Right now, however, the mere thought of exposing yourself tires you. Your impulse could be to get over it, to want to be sociable. But don’t force it. If your energy levels are low, rest. If you feel like staying home, do it. You don’t owe it to anyone (not even yourself) to be upbeat and fun all the time.
Usually, you know exactly what you want and the only question is how you will go about getting it. However, these days your desires have been confusing and contradictory and you haven’t really known how to move forward. This week, it might help to worry less about what you would like to achieve and focus on what matters to you. What do you really care about? What kind of life do you want to live and what kind of person do you want to be? If you stop thinking about the results and start thinking about the process, you may find the clarity you were missing.
Recently you’ve been feeling a lot of pressure to do well — hold the right opinions, take ambitious career steps, avoid drama in relationships. Bad or stupid decisions were acceptable when you were younger, but you’re too old for all that now. You should know better. This week, take a break. Nobody grows old to stop making mistakes. In the best case, you start making more interesting ones. Don’t worry so much about not meeting arbitrary expectations. You are doing it very well.
Lately, you’ve been struggling to strike a balance between your competing desires for a big, exciting life and a sense of security. Some say that as you get older you inevitably have to give up adventure, but you want it all: passion. and the soft place to land. The comfort of the familiar, but also the excitement of the unknown. The truth is that you can I have both, but probably not all the time. Sometimes the pendulum swings in one direction and sometimes in another. Instead of fighting it, trust that it will even out over time.
Read the weekly horoscopes for the week of January 21. Weekly horoscopes for the week of February 4 will be online next Sunday.
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