Horoscopes: Thursday, August 24, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Clearing surfaces helps new ideas “surface.” Change what you hang on a wall and it’s a new place. An open mind is enough to prevent or settle a disagreement.       

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Yours is the sign most associated with hunger, in both the gastronomic and metaphorical ways. If you were confused about what you wanted before, the pangs of today will make it very clear.       

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). So many of the appointments have been about other people. Now it’s time to give back to yourself. Be the star of your own schedule. What you do to take care of the “inside you” will shine on the outside and vice versa.       

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Easy games don’t make champions. Life is giving you what you need to be great, and at a rate that’s not too stressful — just difficult enough to keep you challenged, interested and improving.       

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can at times be baffled by your own behavior. Usually there’s a belief at the root of it that you didn’t even know you had. The magic question is: “What might I believe that would cause me to do this?”       

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While a moment of sarcasm can be fun, it won’t help you get the goal. Look for everything positive in the realm you’re striving to join. Imagine yourself as limitless and believe in your power to create reality.       

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). So much of life is complicated that it’s really lovely to hit a few hours of simple clarity, when things are what they look like and mean exactly what you think they do. Savor the certainty while it lasts.       

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Distractions can weaken you if you let them. Don’t let your mind stray in unhelpful directions. Power and focus are the same. When you can direct your awareness to what matters to you … that’s power.       

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You don’t have to do things perfectly to belong to the group. Since everyone in the group is imperfect, mistakes and flaws just might contribute to your belonging as much as anything else.       

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The obstacles stop you for a time, but not for long. Do not accept defeat. There is a way over, under or around it. How can you rise to a better vantage point? That’s how you’ll see what needs to happen.       

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Work is about more than the paycheck, and you’ll be feeling the satisfaction and reward in all you do to keep the machine going. It will be refreshing to be around people who know how to have a good time while tending to duty. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Some changes happen slowly and steadily over the course of the calendar and others are sweeping and instantaneous. The change you desire will occur in exactly the manner that is best for you and all others involved.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 24). Ask for exactly what you want when you blow out that candle. Your hard work will be joined with the easy luck that makes your world shape up to your specifications. More highlights: A friendly gesture ignites romance. Family will give you something to brag about. Five savvy professional decisions give you the cash to buy something you’ve long wanted. Aries and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 31, 28, 4 and 17.