Horoscopes: Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The intelligent cynics are not as successful as their smart, optimistic counterparts. Believing you can win will improve your odds. Ask yourself whom your actions will effect and how. In your thoughtfulness you’ll win a fan.       

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Of course, you want control over your time, but it’s not always feasible. Everyone perceives time differently. The variance in time perception may pose challenges today, but, when you step back, it will also be a source of humor.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll see the signs today as though they are highlighted with a yellow pen. Your interpretations will be spot-on. Take action based on your knowledge, and you’ll be well prepared for what lies ahead.       

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Benevolent soul, you’ll give of yourself freely and abundantly, fully intending to give until it hurts, except that it never will because giving feels so right to you and generosity is your natural state.       

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ve been trying to lose a habit, but now it’s time to try changing it instead. Respond to the same cues but put a new action in place of the old one, preferably something with a similar reward.       

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). As a diligent, reliable worker, a friend to be counted on, and a go-to member of the family … you might be tired. You’ll wisely listen to the voice of the inside you, and when that voice says “rest,” you’ll take it as a command.        

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll get a glimpse into a process — the show behind the show. From backstage, you’ll see what the typical audience does not. Just remember, it’s but a glimpse. Only the security guards know what happens in the theaters off hours. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Social grace is not always about saying the supportive, fun and playful thing. Sometimes it’s a matter of leaving room for others to be themselves. You’ll nail all sides of it and enjoy the spontaneous trajectory things take.     

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you want a thing because you think you are supposed to, or because everyone else seems to, you will likely be strangely unsatisfied by finally getting the thing. But when you follow your genuine appetites, you’ll be richly rewarded

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Good thoughts radiate through your skin and extend to the space you occupy and beyond. Good thoughts change how you see and are seen by people. Good thoughts rearrange the world to make it lovelier.       

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be jolted from a routine. When a thought pattern is interrupted, you’ll see it anew. New perspectives are precious and fragile. Allow for them to come together. These things take time.          

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If one person gets something awesome it doesn’t mean there’s less for the next person. There’s plenty of creativity and pluck to go around. You realize this and become kinder to yourself and others.       

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 23). Welcome to a year of wonder. You’ll devote yourself to elevating others and in the process experience fulfillment and a sense that love is all around. More highlights: daily happy habits and optimism to sustain you, the mastery of a game and the completion of a process you’ve been working toward a long while. Taurus and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 22, 21, 12 and 10.