Cancer (June 21-July 22)
It’s not your job to make sure someone else sticks to their own rules and standards (unless of course someone’s actually paying you to do just that). Even the gentlest reminder that they may be straying off the course they’ve set for themselves will probably not be particularly appreciated; chances are they already know. This is one of those scenarios where you’re best off simply minding your own business, even if that means allowing someone else—perhaps someone you really care about—to make a mistake. Naturally, you should also feel no obligation to clean up the mess they make, either. Let them do that. How else will they learn?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Home is wherever you decide it is. If you’re convinced it’s back where you grew up, you’ll never feel truly rooted in your new place. What does “home” mean to you? Why not see if you can inject at least some of those qualities into your current situation, even if it’s temporary? If you’re reluctant, because you’re scared it’ll rob the old place of some of its specialness, try to remember that that place actually only exists in your mind; it’s changed while you were gone. You’ve heard the phrase “You can never go home again.” But if you make home where you are, it’ll be as if you never left.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Violence often begets violence. Frequently when people are cruel or abusive, it’s because they’ve been victimized themselves. That certainly doesn’t mean they should be let off the hook, of course; conscious people have free will and the ability to make their own choices. However, pure recrimination will probably not be particularly effective in ending the cycle. Mixing consequences with compassion and a chance at redemption, however, would be better. Yes, it may prove fruitless, but at least has the chance of garnering productive results. And that’s all you’re obligated to provide, as a fellow human being: a chance.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You learned long ago that expecting others to live up to your standards (of hygiene, morality, creativity, or tidiness) would almost always lead to disappointment. However, in this case, you have a mandate to at least request that they try. Don’t take that as permission to start haranguing everyone who isn’t meeting your expectations, but in this one case, go for it. The situation calls for a little nagging and sermonizing. That may not be a fun job, but someone’s got to do it, and guess what: You’re it. It’s for their own good—and your own serenity.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
One thing I love about you Scorpios—you’re not afraid to own your opinions. If you think someone’s moronic, you don’t chastise yourself like one of those oversensitive Pisceans (“Oh, that’s so mean; I shouldn’t think that!”). I hope you never lose your ability to clearly understand and express your own ideas about the world, even if they’re harsh or critical, without becoming muddled in self-censorship or self-delusion. However, that doesn’t mean you should always express those opinions out loud or in mixed company, especially this week. By all means have them—but keep them to yourself.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
The first time you let yourself fart in front of a lover is, comically enough, a reasonably significant indication of how comfortable and intimate you two are. Intimacy isn’t all whispered sweet nothings and amazing sex. Some of it is about shouldering each other’s problems—and putting up with each other’s gas, bad breath, or inability to cap the toothpaste. You’re usually too laid-back to fixate on these petty details, but one is likely to nag at you this week. Make a conscious effort to let it go. Remember, this isn’t a deliberate attempt to annoy you; it’s actually just a sign of how close and relaxed the pair of you have become.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
It may seem like it’s time to go back to the drawing board, but that’s not the case. While some of the progress you made (in the wrong direction, unfortunately) must be scrapped, don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Much can be salvaged here. What can you repurpose, alter, and make over to move forward with? Take a day or two before you act, then step in with the aim of keeping as much as possible without becoming too attached to any particular outcome besides coming through this with as little waste and suffering as possible. If you’re resourceful and flexible enough, you’ll end up with something better than you’d hoped.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
