Horoscopes through July 19th to July 25th ( 04 )

ARIES -

You're ready for romance and the time is right. If you've been waiting to make the next move, wait no longer. (And if you're already involved with someone, now's a good time to ratchet things up a notch.) Act soon -- by Thursday you're going to be in a funk. Nothing major, but the responsibilities and the chores and the details are going to start to get you down. Thankfully, you'll have this unstoppable flame -- the fire of your love -- to keep you going through the weekend. Focus all your energies on the other person.

TAURUS-

You want it one way, they want it another. It's not the end of the world. It's just your standard-issue power struggle, ego trips and all. To avoid a complete meltdown in a few days, just let this other person have their way. You have so many better things going for you right now. Why spoil what will be an excellent run of days: romance on Wednesday, an influx of cash on Thursday, some well-deserved free time on Friday, a dose of culture on Saturday, some more romance again on Sunday ... look at you! You're on a roll.

GEMINI-

Today and tomorrow are going to be great. Sure, you may not see eye-to-eye on a matter of opinion, but you get to have your say and they get to have theirs and you're both mature enough to realize that. Communicating is only going to get tougher for you this week, though, especially on Wednesday or Thursday. The issues surrounding your family are so complicated, and no matter what you say it will probably be misread. Your best bet? Recognize that they love you and move on. You have some great days ahead of you -- this Saturday in particular.

CANCER-

Sure, you could buy a new car, but you'd need to get a new garage to store it in. At a certain point, you just have to put a halt to the shopping. Sure, it's fun, but so is a lively conversation. (And when was the last time you had one of those?) Get all your friends together sometime during the middle of the week and just hang out like you used to. You're going to wind up spending so much time at home this weekend (there are all kinds of issues brewing at home) that you'll be glad you did.

LEO-

Whatever you're doing, it's working. Extra moisturizer? More sleep? Anyway, keep it up. You're radiating confidence and warmth, and people are finding themselves drawn to you. Still, you have some renovating to do internally as well, and this is what's going to consume your time and mental energy toward the middle of the week. What's really bugging you? As soon as you think you've got it figured out, explain how you feel to a friend. Just lay it all out on the table. Good friends and good advice figure strongly toward the end of the week.

VIRGO-

You've been a little brittle of late, and you need to be more like taffy. You need to be so flexible that you sway in the breeze. Really, what's the point of being hard and fast about everything? Sure, you don't want to be taken for a ride, but being so staunch completely dismisses the reality of life, which is that things are mutable, people forget their keys, comets sometimes hit the earth (or miss). These things just happen. As long as you keep in mind that everything is basically out of your control, you will continue to achieve more this week than you thought imaginable.

LIBRA-

balloon of hope is swelling inside you. You usually don't let yourself be so taken in by your own idle dreams, but this time you just can't resist wishing. And, it turns out -- in keeping with your good luck and impeccable sense of timing -- you're probably going to get what you want. Not a lot will happen Wednesday or Thursday, but come Friday (and well into Saturday) you'll be amazed by the beauty of the things that surround you, and by the attention you're suddenly receiving, as if out of nowhere. It will feel terrific.

SCORPIO-

You versus the boss. You thought it might come down to this and, finally, at long last, it has. Oh, well. It just goes to show how important you are to the people you work for. The real question is: Are the people you work for important to you? A career crisis may be bubbling, and it'd be wise for you to confront it head on. Maybe spend the next few days planning a new path for yourself. It is not always going to be easy to make such a dramatic change, but it will most likely be worth it.


SAGITTARIUS-

Go for the upgrade. See if you can transfer from coach to first class. You have a winning smile and people fall for it all the time. The only problem with that smile -- and it will become a problem later this week, especially on Thursday -- is that sometimes an authority sees you flash it when you're trying to get away with murder, and they resent it. Clearly, you have the talent to charm the leaves off a tree, but you don't want to overuse that talent, or people (even good friends) will think you're using them.

CAPRICORN-

Ah, work. They never said it would be fun. And they were certainly right. Just because you have been known to put in extra hours and do a bang-up job doesn't mean you're always going to be willing to put the rest of your life on hold for this job. Sheesh! Wait a few days, then let the powers that be know that you give them your all but that at a certain point you have to draw the line. They will respect the boundaries you've set for yourself, and act accordingly. Then, for goodness sake, take the weekend off and see some friends. Relax.


AQUARIUS-

You know how you'd like this to be and, frankly, not everyone agrees with you. Fine. Everyone's different. That's what life is about. Nonetheless, this is a situation where you're going to be the one to have to make a compromise, and that's the last thing you expected. Still, in other realms -- your intellectual life, your social life -- you will continue to excel this week, especially on Friday. Work hard this weekend to find deep connections with people, rather than being lost in your own head. Don't be a wallflower, in other words. Be a sunflower.

PISCES-

Health is your top priority today and tomorrow, and no wonder. With all the things you have to juggle right now, you've got to keep in good mental and physical shape. You have your hands full with relationship stuff. All will be well on Wednesday and Thursday, but the following few days you're going to find yourself embattled. Things were clicking along so smoothly there for a while. What happened? And when did other people begin thinking of you as a doormat? This pairing with you-know-who is going to be a roller coaster, you can tell already. Ask yourself: Is it worth it?

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