Horoscopes: Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There’s someone who loves you wholly and completely without limits or conditions. Can you see yourself the way this person sees you? Can you afford yourself as much grace and kindness? That’s the challenge to take on.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you stayed where you belong all of the time, your life would feel small indeed. New activities are inherently uncomfortable, but you don’t mind it because an expanding comfort zone is the cost of success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Unguarded communication bonds people, but so do restraint and good manners. Today you will strike the ideal balance, building trust with respectful interactions that also convey warmth and familiarity.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Correction can happen without punishment. This applies when you’re teaching yourself, too. A supportive inner dialogue and allowing large margins for error will optimize the learning environment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You don’t have to be perfect to be loved, and anyone who puts a lot of rules around what you must be to win their approval is structuring a transactional relationship. Such a relationship is valid, but ignore its limits at your own peril.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Emotional and physical bruises work in the same way — tender until healed. It’s common not to know an injury exists until something brushes against it. Today helps you realize what parts of you shouldn’t be pressed right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Effective communication isn’t just about self-expression. You make sure others understand you and feel understood by you. A conversation will serve the same purpose as a pop quiz, revealing what people know and expect about each other.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s fun to go places with people you enjoy, although you know the secret: Life is about the company. The venue and particulars matter little; good company will double your fun on any kind of excursion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today you lack pretension, are averse to striving and wish only to share the most genuine parts of you. Your values are right in line with what it takes to create meaningful, lasting friendships.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s an air of mystery to the goings on of the day and sometimes you’re a part of the adventure, serving up an enigmatic puzzle for others to work out. Offering up very little information will add interesting insight into the assumptions of others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today offers a uniquely clear understanding of what it has taken for you to get this far in life. Yesterday is gone but not forgotten. Your history will be alive with new things to teach you as you view it from where you are now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To work best, you must focus, and to focus you must be free of distraction in both your inner and external environment. Finding quiet and peace in the world will help you find it within yourself.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 20). There’s something you need to learn to become the person you want to be, and this year hands you the training on a silver platter. The months ahead give you tricks and tools, methods and miracles, some of which are not only soul-lifting but also lucrative. More highlights: Cosmic magnets draw you toward the ones you most need to be near. You’ll take a life-changing excursion. Libra and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 5, 19, 25 and 14.