This week's horoscopes: what the stars suggest about your next move

Rob Brezsny, astrologer and author of Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, offers weekly guidance through Free Will Astrology—a syndicated column that reaches over a hundred publications. Whether you read horoscopes for direction, reflection, or pure entertainment, here's what this week holds for your sign.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18)

You're operating as what ecologists call a "keystone species"—an organism with outsized influence on its environment. You may not realize how much your presence shapes those around you. The trap is letting that responsibility crush you. The real work this week is simpler: contribute to the common good while protecting your own well-being. Thriving isn't selfish. It's what makes your gifts worth giving.

PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20)

Magic is becoming available to you—real, usable magic. But owning it and knowing how to wield it are different things. Three rules: Keep it quiet. Share only with those who need to hear. Test it gently first, in low-stakes situations. And whatever you do, leave no bruises. Magic that harms isn't magic worth keeping.

ARIES (March 21–April 19)

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached Everest's summit in 1953. Both said later that the descent mattered as much as the climb. You're nearing or have just passed a peak—of effort, recognition, or both. Now comes the descent. Don't rush it. The glamour fades, but the care you take on the way down defines the whole journey.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

The aurora borealis looks like magic. It's actually your planet's magnetic shield lighting up under solar pressure. Your strength has been working quietly for a while. Now it's becoming visible because it's being tested. The boundaries you've held, the protection you've offered—they're showing their work. Your shields are doing exactly what they're supposed to do.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20)

Forget "nothing in excess." Forget moderation. Right now, your job is to cultivate lavishness and splendor. More is better. Almost too much is exactly the right amount. You have permission to stir up joyous liberations and fun exploits. Don't hold back.

CANCER (June 21–July 22)

Sea otters hold each other's paws while sleeping to stay tethered. Make that your power symbol. Get clear on which people, values, and projects you want to be connected to. And if that sounds too sentimental—rethink what power means to you. For now, it's potency wrapped in tenderness.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22)

Healthy life requires constant letting go. Parts of you are ready to compost so new growth can emerge. Your challenge: keep showing up with your brightness even as old versions of yourself fade. What tired expressions of your generosity or courage are ready to die? What fiercer, wilder version of yourself is waiting to be born? The coming weeks are your time to stop performing the hero you were and become the one you're meant to be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22)

The Haudenosaunee practice "seventh-generation thinking"—deciding based on impacts seven generations forward. You're so skilled at fixing urgent crises that you sometimes miss what matters more in the long run. This week, ask: What choices could I make now that would bless my future self? Maybe that's ripening an immature skill, shedding a draining obligation, or saying honest words that don't come easily. Send a boost to the life you want to be living three years from now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

New wisdom doesn't always demand struggle. Move this week as if the world is deeply in love with you. Every coincidence, every kind pair of eyes, every generous soul—they're all cheering you forward. Unseen allies are rearranging fate to help you grow into who you were born to be. Do you dare to believe life loves you that much.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

Psychologist James Pennebaker found that writing about trauma for 15 minutes a day improves immune function and emotional health. But here's the key: the healing doesn't come from the trauma itself. It comes from constructing a narrative—finding patterns, making meaning, creating coherence. You Scorpios excel at this. You take what's dark, buried, or painful and transform it through piercing intelligence and imagination. The coming weeks are your time to do that alchemical work.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

In Jewish mysticism, tikkun olam means "repair of the world." The teaching includes this: you're not required to complete the work. You're only asked not to abandon it. You don't have to save everyone or heal everything. You don't even have to finish what you've started. But you can't walk away entirely. Keep showing up. Do what you can today. That's enough. The work continues with or without you. Your part is to stay engaged.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

The Talmud teaches that every blade of grass has an angel bending over it, whispering "Grow." You're receiving intense influence from your own guardian angels right now. They're not demanding. Just encouraging. Tune into their help. Don't get distracted by harsher voices—your internalized critic, impossible standards, ghosts of disbelievers. Create space to hear their counsel. It's simple: You're allowed to grow. You don't have to earn it. Just grow.