Horoscopes: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19). For a good part of the day, it feels as though you are swimming in a pool of intense, focused energy. One might think such an exercise would be tiring, but somehow in the end you’ll have more energy than you started with.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Give yourself credit for being a decisive person. Making decisions requires a certain boldness. Each one comes with risk. The secret to a regret-free experience is to accept the inherent risk in every choice.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). New relationships are on the horizon. The more mindful you are of learning the other person, the less worried you’ll be about presenting yourself in any particular way. With a little curiosity and good pacing, you’ll learn just how compatible you are.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t have to trek through a forest or sit by the sea to feel the electric life force of nature. Any nature will do. Sit for a moment under a tree in the park or the grass of your own yard and nature will impart its wordless wisdom.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Hope doesn’t always motivate. If hope comes in a vague form, it can have the opposite effect, causing you stress. The dream team is hope plus a step-by-step plan. Your optimism grows as you lay out a few measurable goals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). No matter where a problem came from, once you pick it up, it’s yours to live with, solve or delegate. This is why you may stare at a problem for a long time, deliberating whether or not to pick it up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). In the end, you don’t have to actively impress anyone because who you are in your heart and how you reflect that in behavior is already impressive enough. Accept your impulses while not necessarily acting on them. When you take excellent care of yourself, you’ll have more to give.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You may think you can sense where a relationship is going, but you’d be limiting yourself if you made assumptions. Love can be taught. Love can be learned. The most effective educational model: example.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll get the chance to try before you buy. It’s not only the ideal arrangement for purchases you’re not sure about, it’s also a valid way to approach relationships. Structure them in steps to mitigate risk.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Others do not automatically understand you. The way you communicate and the rules by which you live life are unique to you. Essentially, you’re a country with its own culture, and you can choose who to let into your borders.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll show your respect even when you don’t agree. You’ll share a soft part of yourself. The date is wonderful because you care to make it so with the energy you bring to it, not because of anything you do or buy. Though clashing isn’t ideal, it’s how you learn about one another. Don’t be afraid to disagree.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re a light in the world. Like all lights, you’re hard to see on a fair-weather day when brightness is the norm of the environment. It’s when things get shadowy that your true brilliance shines through.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 18). Bravado is your birthright, and you’ll apply your courage to implementing changes in your world. You’ll live in such a way that makes judging others unnecessary; you’re too busy making your own experience stellar. New agreements bring harmony and money to your realm. More highlights: You’ll compete and take home a prize; physical vitality increases; you’ll be lavished in attention from the people you most want to receive it from. Virgo and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 22, 19, 7 and 10.