Horoscopes: Wednesday, April 13, 2018

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may have good reasons for feeling guarded around a certain someone. Perhaps your unconscious is receiving warning signs that your conscious mind has yet to pick up on.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve grown and changed in both intended and unintended ways. Reassess. If you were a character in a novel, how would you describe yourself at this point in the journey?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). With time and consistent effort in one direction, you can have what you want. You’ll make cuts today. You’ll let go of the distractions and deadweight that keep you from the aligned focus you need to be successful.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It is only through retrospect that you can understand the feelings, secrets and insights hidden in your psyche. Writing will improve your memory. The more you get down, the deeper you can go.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You appreciate helpful friendliness, although you don’t always trust it. You like to know what everyone has to gain from a situation. Today you’ll distinguish the genuinely kindhearted from those who are up to something.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People need entertainment. Bored people are unpleasant at best, dangerous at worst. That’s where you come in. You’ve a talent for keeping people occupied, amused and delighted.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The situation gets out of hand. This is how you know it’s energized. You can use this! In time you’ll figure out how to constructively apply the resource. For now, just notice. Determine what’s under your control and focus there.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can only do so much by yourself. Share ideas with a group. Seek those with different but complementary skills. You’ll find you can help one another accomplish goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Before something exists, it doesn’t. And when it doesn’t, it’s often unimaginable. Maybe right now you can’t quite find a hopeful image to wrap your head around, but can you have faith in the unimaginable future?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Add joy to your day proactively and you’ll avoid unwanted overindulgences. Trying new things counts, too, as it’s possible that you have yet to meet the activity or interest that will bring you much continued pleasure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When territorial instincts are triggered, all bets are off. Such issues hit at a primal and irrational level of being and will not be settled through logic — but you’ll find other ways to harmonize the situation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The important things will take longer than you expect because they are more involved than they seem on the surface. This pace is perfect, though; it gives you time to develop skills to meet the complexity of the situation.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 13). Magic happenings will encourage you along a path. But this is not predestined. You decide what you want to learn, then the right teacher will come into your life. Advanced levels of your journey feature a valuable bestowment. It’s not the actual object but what it represents to you that will make a difference. Pisces and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 22, 1, 28 and 40.