Horoscopes: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll make your best decisions in the morning. Lay out your plans early and capitalize on your peak willpower. When the moment comes to put those decisions into action, deliberation will be unnecessary. You’ll already be doing it.       

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your inner boss is snapping to hurry you along because there’s more work to be done. Consider possible obstacles ahead. The more prepared you are for the outcomes you don’t want, the less likely they are to occur.       

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). So tenacious is our need of answers that our brains have been known to fill in the blanks with anything that enables us to move forward. This is how assumptions are born. Today’s acute psychic tension will be resolved with an answer.       

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Success that depends solely on luck is not particularly helpful to you. Experiment to try and get the same result repeatedly. Analyze, hypothesize and repeat. Your scientific approach will eventually get a favorable result.       

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll strive to make a certain kind of impression. Strategic timing will be as important (if not more) than strategic effort. Position yourself well and you’ll go from being the underestimated contender to being the undisputed champion.       

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll persuade someone to your side without making them feel as though they’ve left their own side. It takes charm and a match of humors. Make them laugh and you’ve won; laughter is a kind of agreement.       

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It is normal when faced with difficult feelings to reach for a distraction. But if you can resist such a dodge and instead move through difficult feelings, you’ll soon feel better, uplifted even, and more able to take on what comes.       

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s a difference between running away and distancing yourself from forces of negativity. You’re willing to journey on to safer, lovelier and more interesting territory. It’s not because you’re scared; it’s because you’re smart.       

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Lady Luck can be fickle, but today, you feel the warmth of her affection. And you’re not wrong, so don’t categorically rule anything out. You could win at yesterday’s losing game.       

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Relationships can become like a card game, and it’s not a bad thing. Of course, it’s more fun when you feel you are winning. Don’t let anyone see your best cards. Play them strategically.       

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Embrace the changing state of things instead of clinging to one idea of perfection. Ideal moments are rare, and even when they do come, you might not recognize them as they are unfolding. It takes hindsight to see their perfection.       

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Some destructive energy is necessary to clear the way for creation, but it is a very small amount. The powers of creation and destruction run on different measuring scales. What takes years to build can be destroyed in a single moment.     

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 24). People accused you of having idealistic notions, but this year, even you will be surprised by what blossoms into a stunning reality. The highlights: professional breakthroughs, personal victories and interpersonal wonders as relationships develop through the seasons. Money flows from a hot tip, and something you teach changes lives. Scorpio and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 19, 2, 20 and 17.