Horoscopes: Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Everyone likes to be validated by “yes” people, but you’ve had enough of that to realize the value of “no” people around you. They make you better, stronger, sharper and more impervious to pain.       

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don’t have to believe in destiny to want to know what yours is. Mostly, destiny is what you make happen, until small bumps of magic nudge you in a direction you weren’t planning — ah, felicity!       

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). So much is gained by listening instead of talking: friendship, knowledge, trust, power — the list goes on. You’re still not sure what role you want to play in a scene, but the listening you do today will give you a direction.       

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Though loved ones care about you immensely, today they may exhibit the blindness that comes with familiarity. A stranger can observe and help you better, and will extend a meaningful kindness to you.       

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Friendships is a creative endeavor; it’s something you build together. Your approach to socializing will include curiosity and an infectious levity. Bonds are built through laughter.       

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If there’s one thing you need more of today, it’s faith — faith in life’s process, faith that potentials can be realized, and faith in people. Just because a person hasn’t done something so far in life doesn’t mean they won’t. Believe.       

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll enjoy most work that allows you to stretch and let off a certain kind of energy, uninhibited and childlike. You’ll find out how you can get more of that flowing through your life.       

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Armed with charm and strategy, you embark — a virtuoso of social dynamics with endless ways of getting what you want. Luckily, it’s what’s best for everyone, so your innocence remains untarnished.       

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The good thing about a short attention span is that it keeps you from wasting time. You’ll keep the action moving toward what interests you for as long as it does, and this will be in the best interest of all.       

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Group dynamics are in play. When you have the impulse to make your presence smaller, or fade into the background, it’s something to note for future reference. In time, you will understand the reasons for your reactions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll outline the steps for a task, follow them with ease and repeat. This will be the blueprint for a project at large, the success of which will touch many areas of your life with its bright energy.       

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t feel needy in the least, and the last thing you want is for others to have to take care of you. You’ll be on the receiving end of kind gestures, though, and the impact this has on your heart may surprise you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 12). On this plane of multidimensionality, you can often choose your reality — an option you seize and celebrate this trip around the sun. Allies are attracted to your courage. You stand for what’s right and take care of business for