Every Sunday, Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant and shares the weekly horoscope for each zodiac sign.
Alicia Keys, an Aquarius. Photo: from The Cut; Photos: Getty Images
As the week progresses, the Moon will wane as it moves through Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio. On Friday evening, the last quarter moon in Scorpio marks a moment of inner tension: conflicting desires tug at you; You resent 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, reconsider your plans and change your mind. In the meantime, find the weekly horoscope for each zodiac sign below.
You're not the type to worry too much about preparing for the future. It's not that you don't care, it's just that you understand that it's impossible to be prepared for every possible scenario. The universe is unpredictable; All you can control is your own behavior, how you react. While this is generally a useful outlook, you will benefit from looking and planning ahead this week. Being intentional about the work you do now and clear about where it is taking you will set you up for future happiness and success.
This week, tensions in your close relationships may seem disastrous. You fear that an argument could destroy your happiness, that a faux pas could signal the beginning of an irreparable rift. They fear that if communication becomes strained now, it may never resume. Take comfort in the fact that the situation almost certainly feels much more tense than it actually is and that you are reading too much into unpleasant interactions. People care about you more than you think, and your bond is strong enough to survive a disagreement or two.
You may find it surprisingly difficult to step out of your comfort zone—not because you're afraid, but because so little scares you. You are comfortable in so many different situations and contexts that it is rare to find an environment that truly challenges you. Still, try to stretch and be brave this week. Have hard 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'll likely enjoy the experience. At least it ensures that you don't get bored.
When you disagree with others, it often seems easiest to keep it to yourself, so do that. You may be hesitant to engage in a controversial debate; Maybe you don't want the attention or just don't think the other person is worth engaging with. There are many valid reasons to remain calm. This week, however, it's better to open up, say what you really think, and engage in an argument if necessary. You deserve to be heard and the people around you would benefit from your perspective. Don't fill it up.
Sometimes other people's high expectations push you to be the best possible version of yourself. Sometimes, like now, they are stressful. Your friends and family seem to have strong opinions about what you “should” do and achieve, and they aren’t afraid to express them. The problem is that their judgments don't match your own. This week you must be brave enough to defy expectations. It's not easy to risk disappointing the people who love you, but sometimes it's necessary to stay true to yourself.
It is important to you to be useful. You want to do work that matters in the world, to make people's lives – or just their days – better. This can make it difficult for you to let your imagination run wild. You have a hard time arguing that creativity is “useful” or necessary. This week, put aside your doubts. It's a chance for you to shine and indulge your creative impulses. This work is also important. Telling stories, creating art, making people laugh – it's human. It is also what makes the world worth living in.
You have strong 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 know exactly what is right and what is wrong. This week, however, your principles are likely to clash with the realities of your daily life. The more demands placed on you and the more stressful life becomes, the harder it becomes to be good. Do your best and have some compassion for yourself. Your job is not to be perfect every second, but to move through the strange times with integrity and courage.
You are perceptive and rarely deceive yourself about people. In new groups, you can grasp the dynamics almost immediately; With a new person, you can quickly determine whether 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 they are not impossible. You have become wiser and more mature. Allow others to do the same.
You may find that you are unusually withdrawn this week, as if your adventurous spirit is in hibernation and your curiosity is on hold. You are usually open to new experiences and willing to say yes to any invitation, no matter how unexpected. Right now, however, just the thought of being out there is making you tired. Your impulse might be to assert yourself and develop the will to be social. 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 lively and fun all the time.
Usually you know exactly what you want and the only question is how to get it. However, these days your desires are confused and contradictory and you don't really know how to move forward. This week it might be helpful to worry less about what you want to achieve and instead focus on what matters to you. What is really important to you? What kind of life do you want to lead and what kind of person do you want to be? If you stop thinking about the results and instead think about the process, you may find the clarity you've been missing.
Recently You feel a lot of pressure to do everything right – to have the right opinion, to make ambitious career moves, and to avoid relationship drama. When you were younger, bad or stupid decisions were acceptable, but now you're too old for that. You should know better. Give yourself some rest this week. Nobody ages when they make mistakes. Best case scenario, you start creating more interesting projects. Don't worry so much that you're not meeting arbitrary expectations. You're doing quite well.
Lately, you've been finding it difficult to find a balance between your conflicting desires for a big, exciting life and a sense of security. Some say that as you get older you inevitably have to give up on adventure, but you want it all: the passion and the soft landing place. The comfort of the familiar, but also the thrill of the unknown. The truth is that you can have both, but probably not always. Sometimes the pendulum swings one way, sometimes the other. Instead of fighting it, trust that it will even out over time.
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