Horoscopes: Monday, January 23, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You did what was logical and a little of what seemed magical, too. Trust that you’re absorbing the lessons of your journey and don’t overthink it. Give things a chance to marinate. Come back to it in three days.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It will feel good to give in a way that’s specific to an individual or to the problem at hand. Your happiness will have to do with helping another person out in a way that others wouldn’t have thought to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You want your life to be exciting because you take the risks that serve purposes that are meaningful to you. Random thrills, however, hold no interest. Your next moves will be carefully considered and expertly calculated.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). What the other person is doing is a function of their own wants, needs and processes. You’ll be as successful as you are objective. Detach and stand back so you can see where your own needs overlap.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have luminous qualities, and it would take more energy to hide them than it does to let them shine. Like the sun, you’ll burn off energy while churning to your depths for new sources of fuel.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re likely to keep thinking about something in the same way over and over unless and until you air your thoughts. Different people can give you different ways to think about this. Self-expression is key to gaining better perspective.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A lasting contentment may be better than a trophy in your hand, but you can’t help it — you still want that victory. This won’t be easy, and that’s part of the reason it appeals so strongly to you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be relaxed and in control. Maybe you’d like people to take a particular action or behave in a certain way, but you won’t need to explain or persuade them to do this; you’ll model it instead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re not the same person you were when you were in that long-ago situation. That was a version of you, and many updates have happened since then. Others will need to adjust to accommodate the way things are now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You might be surprised by what your competitors are doing nowadays. Seeing what’s out there could make you feel like you’ve been settling for less than the market dictates.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re not trying to figure out what went wrong so you can blame someone. You just want to know so you can avoid the same outcome in the future. You’ll pinpoint possible corrective actions and decide the best way to proceed.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Typically, it’s better to discuss ideas than to trade complaints about minutiae. However, sometimes a complaint can be the first step to thinking along inventive lines. You’ll keep an open mind to what people gripe about.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 23). Illuminated connections are a theme for you this year as you come together in bright moments with special people, fascinating subjects of interest, scenes and scenery that positively lights you up. More highlights: a valuable found item, being chosen for an important job and giving a gift you’ve dreamed of giving. Gemini and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 14, 31, 30 and 1.