Dove Cameron, a Capricorn.
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Today, the Capricorn sun clashes with Mars in Cancer, sparking your passion, creativity, and competitive spirit. This energy could motivate you to fight for what you need, but it could just as easily push you to engage in pointless and unnecessary confrontations. Remember that it is possible to assert yourself And understanding, honest And kind; do your best to find the right balance.
You will probably have little tolerance for the stupidity of others today. Even though you try to remain patient, you are tired of seeing others make rash choices that only make other people’s lives more difficult. It can be tempting to harshly criticize people for their mistakes, but think about how and when you express your righteous anger. Your fury may be deserved, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be helpful. If you decide to fight, choose those who have a chance of actually improving things.
From your most intimate relationships to your most casual acquaintances, you’re constantly grappling with little misunderstandings – and growing closer in the process. Today, however, it might be easy to exaggerate ordinary disagreements: it can feel like a personal affront when someone thinks differently from you, or like they’re being intentionally provocative. But chances are no one intends to attack you or make your life more difficult. If a person hasn’t given you reason to distrust them before, try giving them the benefit of the doubt now.
You are confident and resilient, in part because you don’t take yourself too seriously. If you make a stupid mistake or a friend makes a thoughtless comment, you know how to laugh it off. But today you might be a little more defensive than usual, and quicker to retaliate if someone else mistreats you. Conflict isn’t always a bad thing, and right now, it might be just what you need. It’s important to have a sense of humor, but you don’t have to turn All as a joke – you have the right to defend yourself.
You do your best to be polite and considerate, a reliable colleague and a caring neighbor. Sometimes, though, you get tired of playing nice; rather, you want to put yourself and your own goals first. Today, remember that your needs are just as important as those of others – just be careful not to hurt others in your newfound confidence. If you’re thoughtful, you can get what you want while still doing what’s right for the people you care about.
When things don’t go the way you want them to today, your knee-jerk reaction will be to blame the people around you – whether or not it’s all their fault. It might even be satisfactory, at least in the short term. But ultimately, criticizing your friends won’t solve any of your problems, and it will only make it harder to access the community support you need. Try to find ways to use your energy productively, rather than taking it out on people who probably don’t deserve it.
Part of you deeply wants to collaborate with others today. It’s the side of you that recognizes the importance of community and understands that you will go further together than alone. But you might also have another conflicting inner voice insisting that you shouldn’t waste your energy working with others, but should instead try to outshine them. Your challenge is to find a healthy outlet for this competitive energy, instead of letting it erode your strong relationships. Your friends are not your rivals, so don’t treat them that way.
You understand that it is virtually impossible to change the world – or even just your life – on your own. So you’ve worked hard to cultivate a community you can rely on. Sometimes, however, a tight-knit network can begin to seem like a source of stress rather than a foundation of care and support. Today, you may have the impression that those around you are holding you back, that their needs and expectations are preventing you from spreading your wings. Stand up for yourself if necessary, but don’t take the support of those close to you for granted and be careful not to burn bridges recklessly.
No one can get the better of you today – your mind is sharp and clear and you have the energy to argue all day long. But before you get into arguments or launch into heated speeches, make sure you don’t get drawn into topics that aren’t actually important to you. It’s easy these days to become so obsessed with “winning” a debate that you lose sight of your greatest values. Don’t damage important relationships just for the sake of achieving victory in a minor argument.
You have strong, sometimes fiery, opinions about the world, and you tend to assume that the people in your life mostly agree with them. If they hadn’t, imagine, you two would never have become friends in the first place. Today, however, you may learn that you and the people you love see the world more differently than you thought. It would be easy for this discovery to lead to conflict, but remember that this is not inevitable. As long as you find common ground, it’s possible to overcome all kinds of other minor disagreements.
You are reluctant to give too much importance to the opinions of others. You fear that once you start letting their views shape your decisions, you will lose touch with your independence and forget your carefully curated self-esteem. Today, in particular, the desires of others seem radically opposed to yours, so you might imagine that you need to ignore them completely and focus on satisfying your own needs. But moving forward won’t do you any good if you leave the people you care about behind, so make an effort to come up with new, creative ideas that actually work for everyone.
Sometimes you feel like you’re at the mercy of forces much bigger than you. Today, however, you will feel a renewed sense of power to face challenges, make important decisions, and correct any aspects of your life that have gone off the rails. Remember you still can’t control All – and if you try, you will only end up irritated and discouraged. Your role is not to make every little detail perfect, but to do the best you can with what you have.
You’re not the type to settle for superficial relationships: you want to go deep, ask interesting questions, and get to know people beyond the surface. But today, your genuine curiosity could easily be mistaken for inappropriate curiosity; your good-natured interest in others might seem more like judgment to them. Don’t dismiss their feelings, no matter how unreasonable they may be; If your friends seem defensive, you may need to make it very clear that you are not criticizing them.
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