Weekly Horoscopes for the Week of September 20, by the Cut

Serena Williams, a Libra.
Photo-Illustration: by Preeti Kinha; Photos: Getty

On Monday, a full moon in Pisces illuminates every wistful feeling inside of you. Although you may sometimes imagine you’ve hardened your heart completely, become cynical, and suppressed your (and everyone else’s) innate need for gentleness, this moon will remind you of your enduring humanity. Then on Wednesday, the sun enters the fair-minded air sign of Libra, which understands that everyone has something of value to teach you, an inner goodness worth seeking out. Libra’s friendly compassion makes this the perfect time to focus on relationships: repairing old ones, building new ones, and bringing understanding and compassion to the ones that have been here all along.

These days, anger is often the first place you turn for fuel. When you read the news or listen to the stories strangers tell or walk through your city and notice the changing buildings, trees, and sky, it’s like there’s nothing to feel but anger. And there’s nothing wrong with using whatever energy you can find. Just remember there are other ways to be, too. Your emotional range is vast. What would happen if you drew your strength not only with fury but also desire? Not just animosity but solidarity, too?

No matter how hard you’ve worked to shake this kind of thinking, it’s still the default for you to slip back into the idea that, somehow, every sorrow and injustice in your life is your own fault. This week, take a moment to pause, breathe, and shift back to the truth: You don’t deserve the hardship you’ve experienced. You didn’t create this strange and unfair world. Try to get this firmly in your head once again. Try to believe that, whatever else you are, you’re a person who deserves kindness and support and beautiful autumn mornings. Because you are.

Your past selves would hardly recognize you if they could see you right now. In part, of course, this is because Earth itself is spinning further into chaos all the time. But it’s more than just that. Against all odds, you’ve managed to do something beautiful with your life. You’ve changed your tiny part of the world for the better just by being in it. You’ve loved other people so generously and created space for curiosity and fun where there was none before. Your work isn’t complete yet, but don’t disregard all that you’ve done already.

It can feel as if you’ve been waiting so long for something, anything good to happen, for a small piece of welcome news to arrive, for just one thing to swing your way. And this week, it will. But not if you spend all your time wishing and waiting in isolation. Your job is to participate fully in the world around you. People have magic to share with you, and they will. They have the capacity to surprise and amaze you, to change your life, to make the universe feel suddenly bigger in a way you hardly knew you needed, a way that’s almost miraculous.

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