Horoscopes: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The warrior energy doesn’t always have to do with war. Sometimes, it’s about knowing what’s worth fighting for and appreciating when you don’t have to. You’ll be enriched by food, fresh air and friendship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s a gag for the television audience, but hypnotists don’t always use fob watches to put subjects in a trance. Similarly, you don’t need a prop to command attention today because you have the power of your voice and intention.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A little plan might fall through, but the big picture is still intact. In some way, the pressure is off you now, so celebrate this. Do you see the opportunity to make a new deal? All is moving in the right direction.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You show up and do the work. Whatever temptation, distraction, discomfort, drama, inconvenience or interference you encounter along the way, you finish what you started. Rewards are coming to you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re constantly learning and growing and sometimes you just want to stop and take stock of where you are. Love helps you do this. Someone to talk to and share special moments with will help you to realize your many blessings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Certain endeavors seem pointless to you, but they matter to someone on your team, and so you prioritize them anyway. You’ll persist out of a sense of duty, loyalty and the correct belief that relationships have their own mysterious logic.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Conversations will be complex and layered, and it will take a sophisticated mind and emotional intelligence to know just how deep things go. Try not to spend too much time in the depths, though. Bounce back to the surface for air.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Avoid becoming overwhelmed and thus paralyzed. The correct move will also be easy. So just take it slow, step by step, breath by breath. It may also help to keep the brainstorming process separate from the planning process.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Even though wishing can’t make it so, much that is so began with a wish. It’s a day for wishing and dreaming without a worry or care as to the practicalities. Why limit the scope of a wide-open wish?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What a wonderful feeling to be the smartest person in the room. If only it meant something good — but it usually indicates you’re in the wrong room. Go where you can learn from the others and you’ll be better for the challenge.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will have a physical reaction to reminders of what happened back there — evidence that you may still be processing an emotional charge from long ago. With conscious effort, and only when you’re ready, you can and will let this go.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Just remember, you’re a person who, like all people, will make mistakes. And though this can create a problem, you yourself are not the problem. You are working things out as you go, just like all the others.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 5). You give what people want and need and fortune favors you in brilliant and unexpected ways. This sense of connection you feel in the world will come so natural and easy, though it’s been hard-earned. More highlights: cultural enrichment and adventure, a hobby that pays you and responsibility that winds up raising your position. Capricorn and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 1, 24 and 16.