Horoscopes: Monday, April 12, 2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You have a strong sense for other people’s feelings, and it’s taxing for you to inhabit highly emotional environments. Even so, the rollercoaster beats being bored every time!           

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll need to pick up a skill to resolve today’s problem. You learn fast, perhaps because the emotional stakes are high. These new abilities contribute to your awesomeness.           

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s as though there’s a plot inside the plot. You not only understand the action; you understand what’s going on under the action, and that’s the level to engage with.        

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The only opponent you have today is inside you -- a persistent and unhelpful voice. Acknowledge it and set it free like you would an unqualified job applicant. “Thank you for applying. We’re going a different direction...”        

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re in an imaginative mood, and you will apply great creativity to your love life. The one who is really in tune with you is practically a mind reader, and it’s nice that you don’t have to overstate things to communicate clearly.        

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The right amount of space -- that’s the magic ingredient that makes the dance of relationships work. Negotiating that space is best done through movement and tuning in to subtle cues (not words).         

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The attributes you want to infuse your life with exist in the people you adore, admire and study. You have the same qualities, though some have been muted. You’ll unmute and amplify them today.        

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Limiting beliefs are like tinted glasses that color your whole view. Looking for the culprits “out there” won’t work. The light will pour in once you reach up and pull the problem from your own head.        

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The muscle of willpower is like other muscles. It needs a warmup, and there’s a period of peak performance before it gets fatigued and burns out. It would be silly to blame yourself for not having more of a finite quantity.           

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll make mischief, though not out of a desire for rebellion; rather, you’d like to lighten the mood with the sort of playfulness that is the very effervescence of life.        

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Those who are not self-aware are also not going to be aware of you, and you are wise to set your expectations accordingly. At the art of calibrating your expectations, you are becoming an aficionado.           

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). An acute and nostalgic pang will accompany your thoughts about the gathering aspects of life, and you’ll spend time making grand plans for better eras.        

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 12). Now more than ever, you are the captain of your own ship, with an entire crew working to make things go smoothly. As involved as they may be with their own journeys, when you need support, it’s all hands on deck. Don’t be afraid to delegate, seek mentorship and absorb the kind of care that will be heaped on you. Taurus and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 22, 38, 17 and 6.