Today’s horoscopes for July 26, 2024

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

BY HOLIDAY MATHIS

Mercury and the Algorithm

An algorithm can feel like a kind of creature. It stalks you, dances with you, experiments with you, serves, irritates, hits and misses, all while trying to learn and ultimately manipulate you to its own purposes. These early days of Mercury in Virgo assert that we all have complexities, preferences and potentials that are vaster than any robot could service.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Everything alive must rest at some point. Even germs go to sleep — not the same way creatures with central nervous systems do, but they have their cycles of activity and inactivity. Optimum health will involve obeying the natural cycle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Sensations are not, in and of themselves, contentedness, but they are a pathway to contentedness. To be warmed from the inside. Movement is key. To stretch and invigorate physically, emotionally or spiritually will make you feel most alive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll give the kind of attention that validates and empowers. Because people feel seen and heard around you, they’ll open up. You’ll figure out how to align individual talents and motivate excellent groupwork.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). As you strive for improvement and self-awareness, keep in mind that this is completely your choice. You are free to do as you wish. Your worth is intrinsic and does not depend on external factors such as wins or losses, hits or misses.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Whatever you want to know about the world will teach you about yourself. This is why your curiosity is always appropriate, though it may not be appropriate to pursue it, depending on the boundaries in play.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Disagreement, disapproval and discomfort can be a gift. Even disgust can be a gift. Instead of shying away, consider leaning in. What can you embrace? What, if absorbed, would make you stronger?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll experience time according to the company you keep. Some make moments seem longer, others make them fly, and then there are those who turn minutes into something flexible that stretches and snaps to the rhythms of the heart.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Progress isn’t always immediate or apparent, but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Today’s progress will be intangible but profound and require time to take seed, but do not doubt that one idea could make all the difference.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Practice self-compassion by treating yourself with the same kindness and understanding you would offer a friend. Humor will lighten the emotional load and offer a different, more playful perspective.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You will finally get a better analysis of a problem that’s been difficult to solve. Perception has been part of the issue. Understanding the origins of the trouble and the other pressures in play will change the way you see and handle things.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Are you adaptable? Today will take you through the twists that give you your answer — yes, and how! While the As Shakespeare suggested, all is well that ends well.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Imperfections make you unique. They contribute to your personal growth and foster resilience. They do not define your potential or your value, which exist irrespective of your actions or others’ opinions.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 26). You’ll be admired, applauded, befriended and well-paid for your stellar attitude. It’s not always light, heavy or any one thing; rather you’ve an uncanny way of figuring out just the right tone to match the challenge. More highlights: a lucrative investment, upgrades to lifestyle, and a new and health-enhancing structure to your days. Capricorn and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 15, 28, 5 and 3.

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