Daily Horoscopes for July 5, 2009

1. Aries (21 March – 20 April)

You try to be on time, though lately your trials are in vain. Break the trend before you’re branded “punctually challenged” by all who know you. Give yourself more time to get from here to there. Plan for interruptions and traffic.

2. Taurus (21 April – 21 May)

You are driven by the fire inside you. You’ll do things that others won’t understand because you are deeply committed to an endeavor. “Whatever it takes” is your motto.

3. Gemini (22 May – 22 June)

Ennui is knocking at your door. Don’t let him in! Get creative. Take out that list of things you want to do someday and make this your “someday” for one of the items.

4. Cancer (23 June – 23 July)

You have competition. This game you are playing isn’t obvious to the rest of the people around you. You’ll win by being subtle, powerful and cool. Take the high road every time.

5. Leo (24 July – 23 August)

You’ll be in position to speak as an expert or tell a story. Your extemporaneous remarks will come off brilliantly. Little does your audience know, those are the ones you’ve rehearsed the most.

6. Virgo (24 August – 23 September)

The cat finds its own way out of the tree. An apparently dead plant spontaneously revives. A teenager remembers to say “please” and “thank you.” Be on the lookout for these and other daily miracles.

7. Libra (24 September – 23 October)

Now, in the middle of this very important mission, somehow the word “try” has snuck back into your vocabulary. Send it right back out again. As Jedi Master Yoda said, “Do or do not. There is no try.”

8. Scorpio (24 October – 22 November)

The art of giving is never so apparent as when the gift is a surprise. The reaction you get might be subtle, but have no doubt. Your spontaneous thoughtfulness will cement your place in a friend’s heart.

9. Sagittarius (23 November – 21 December)

For a moment, stop thinking about the end result. How do you feel about the process? If you can’t find a way to love the process, you’re doing the wrong thing. And if you can love the process, the result will handle itself.

10. Capricorn ( 22 December – 20 January)

Hoping will do no good. Get in motion so that you don’t have to hope. You’ll know that you can climb the mountain because with every step, that’s what you’re doing.

11. Aquarius (21 January – 19 February)

You wake up in a pretty good mood, but it gets even better when you leave the house. Meet new people and tell them what you’d like to do next in your life. One relationship is all it takes to get your dream off the ground.

12. Pisces (20 February – 20 March)

Everything you experience will have some benefit to you, though this afternoon it will be particularly hard to see. Be patient and kind and by the end of the day, you’ll know what all the hassle was for.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Venus entering Gemini brings communication to our love lives. Theoretically, that’s a good thing. Though it’s still important that we discern between real communication and just a lot of talk. Chatter is a definite negative in relationships these days. It gunks up our receptors to love and spoils the chance for true connection. In many cases, it’s best to keep loved ones informed on a need-to-know basis. And it’s definitely better to delight someone with brief humor than it is to rattle on about details they probably won’t understand or care about. Tuesday brings the full moon in Capricorn and the second of this year’s four eclipses. There is a challenge offered in this aspect. Capricorn urges you to look at those who are powerful in your life and consider whether you haven’t given them a little too much influence over you. There will be a chance to take back your power and declare yourself, at least inwardly, once again the ruler supreme of your own experiences. Saturday, the warrior planet Mars follows ladylove Venus into Gemini. It’s as though Mars is asking us to put our money where our mouth is, and many will do just that.