Weekly Horoscope Readings for Every Zodiac Sign: Feb 15–21

On Tuesday, the solar eclipse in Aquarius brings dramatic new beginnings. If you thought you knew where your life was headed, this eclipse could prove you wrong. Things could veer in a completely unexpected direction, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing: Instead of clinging to your old plans, try to stay open to the possibilities. Then, on Wednesday morning, the sun moves into compassionate, artistic Pisces; for the next month, your intuition is likely to be sharper and more reliable than ever. Listen to reason, but trust your gut too.

This week, you might inadvertently get caught up in drama that has nothing to do with you. Even if you do your best to keep your head down and avoid taking sides in your friends’ arguments, they’ll manage to draw you in anyway. When you care about people, getting involved in their problems can sometimes be unavoidable; don’t throw yourself into the fray for no reason, but don’t be afraid to share your ideas and do your best to help. Being an active participant might feel better than remaining a spectator.

Although it has its rewards, taking an unconventional path can be so much more work than simply doing what’s expected of you. Sometimes it hardly seems worth the extra effort; life’s going to have its difficulties either way, so why not make things easier on yourself when you can? But this week, if you’re living a life that’s inauthentic or chasing meaningless goals, the disconnect will begin to feel unbearable. Making things “easier” for yourself won’t be particularly easy at all, so you might as well do what’s right.

You’re good at finding pleasure in the small things, creating happiness — or, at least, enjoyment — wherever you are. You understand that life doesn’t necessarily need to revolve around one grand, lofty ambition: The random everyday adventures can be enough. But this week, you might still yearn for something more, whether that’s a larger sense of purpose or just a sense that your life has a more cohesive story line. At least for now, try not to worry about it too much: Chances are, your life already has the big-picture meaning and purpose you want, you just don’t have the distance to recognize it.

Some of your relationships have probably felt particularly intense lately. You’ve been hashing out differences, working through long-standing conflicts, finally digging into your problems rather than ignoring them. You’ve been being painfully honest with each other, and while that’s ultimately a good thing, it gets exhausting. This week, consider the possibility that everyone has said what they needed to say, and all your cards are on the table. Rather than continuing to rehash what’s already been said, it’s now time to take stock of your feelings and decide how — or if — to move forward.

In theory, you understand that nobody’s perfect — that everyone sometimes makes mistakes and hurts the ones they love, and when that happens, all anyone can do is apologize and make amends. In practice, though, it can feel practically unbearable to realize when you’re the one in the wrong. You struggle to admit when you’ve made a mistake, and apologizing is even harder. But this week isn’t the time to let your ego run the show. Try to prioritize maintaining the relationships you care about, rather than saving face.

You tend to be good at identifying problems — especially the ones everyone around you would prefer to ignore or gloss over. It’s not that you’re trying to be fussy and difficult (even if others sometimes see it that way), but that you genuinely care about getting things right and improving the world around you. The trouble is that you can get stuck in a mode of overanalysis — obsessively surfacing new issues, without ever figuring out how to do anything about it. So this week, do your best to move from pointing out problems to thinking up solutions.

You do your best to be considerate of those around you, paying attention to people’s moods and making sure that everyone’s voice is heard. But sometimes, in your desire to give others what they need, you end up neglecting yourself. You fear that it’s impossible to assert your own opinions without talking over someone else, that it’s irresponsible to take up any space, because you’ll only end up crowding out someone more deserving. This week, don’t be so hard on yourself. Your voice isn’t more important than everyone else’s — but that doesn’t mean it’s less important, either.

It’s easy to keep doing everything the same way you always have — not necessarily because you enjoy your routines or value your traditions, but simply because you aren’t sure what else you’d do. As long as things don’t go completely off the rails, it can be hard to find the motivation to make any changes. This week, though, try to be open to new possibilities. You might decide that you’re genuinely happy as you are, but you’ll never know for sure if you refuse to even consider any alternatives.

This week, you might be overwhelmed by everything on your to-do list. Even if things seemed manageable just yesterday, enough new tasks will land on your plate that you’ll start to despair. It might feel like people are placing unrealistic demands on you, that there’s simply no way you’ll meet their expectations. So instead of running yourself ragged trying to achieve the impossible, just do the best you can. This level of intensity won’t last forever, and once you get through it, everything else will seem easy.

It can be hard to tell the difference between a goal that’s ambitious but achievable and one that’s utterly unrealistic. Sometimes there’s no way of knowing until you’ve given it a try. This week is a good time to reassess your goals, to make sure that you’re challenging yourself without setting yourself up for failure. There’s no point in stubbornly sticking to a plan that’s not working, and no shame in adjusting things if you discover that you’ve taken on too much (or too little).

You take your obligations to those around you seriously. Although you might daydream about following all of your own whims, regardless of how it might affect others, that kind of selfishness ultimately holds little appeal. But this week, remember that it’s possible to follow your own path while still being good to the people you love. You owe others kindness and respect, but that doesn’t mean letting them make your life decisions for you. Being true to yourself sometimes means disappointing others, however uncomfortable that may be.

What you need the most this week is time and space to be by yourself, to reflect on your life without everyone else constantly intruding and demanding your attention. It can be difficult to assess your options properly when you’re hyperaware of what all your friends think you should do next; other people’s thinking can influence your own, even when you try to stand firm. So right now, a bit of private time to reset can help you clear your mind and allow you to get back in touch with what you really think.

Read the weekly horoscopes for the week of February 8th. The weekly horoscopes for the week of February 22nd will be online next Sunday.

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