Horoscope: Thursday, Feb 5

Today you might feel as if you're walking around in a daze, Aries, but it's a good daze. Your imagination and artistic abilities are sharp. Your intuition is especially attuned, and the thoughts and feelings of others are more apparent to you than they realize. You might feel unusually restless at some point and consider going for a workout, or at least a walk. Do it. Get those endorphins flowing.

An inability to show your real feelings seems to be at the root of your problems at the moment. Today though, with your ruler Venus linked to Jupiter, you can, if you choose, go to the other extreme and give your emotions their head. Watch out world!

You may have that awful feeling that you really need to get down to work yet something seems to stand square in the way of progress. Perhaps you feel like you're at a four-way stop with three other cars. Everyone is anxious to go first. You can't all go at once, yet no one knows whose turn it is. Don't put the pedal to the metal. Instead, ease slowly into the intersection and clearly signal your intentions.

You may be having second thoughts about something you have been working on but don’t give up on it. There is still plenty of time for it to come good and the planets suggest you will see a positive change very soon. Keep plugging away at it.

Your stress levels have been a bit high of late and you need to find ways to lower the pressure so you can enjoy life again. The best way by far is to take nothing too seriously. Success and failure are two sides of the same human coin.

Today is likely to prove very busy, Leo, and full of interesting, unusual developments. You might find yourself having to run a lot of errands in your neighborhood, perhaps also making a few short visits. A lot of letters and phone calls, some with intriguing news, could also be on your agenda at this time. It could take some time for you to process all the information and make sense of it.

According to the planets you will get the chance to make some money today, or maybe even move up in your career, which will bring more cash your way too. Don’t hesitate to take advantage of the situation – if you don’t a rival surely will.

Something that previously seemed difficult if not impossible to get your head around will now be easy to understand. The situation itself has not changed in the slightest but your mind has – it has expanded to a level where much more makes sense.

Venus, your ruler, links with changes planet Uranus today, so surprises of one sort or another are more likely than not. If those surprises are not to your liking don’t make a big thing of it. In the long-term they will undoubtedly work in your favor.

While everyone else is running around at top speed trying to get an advantage over their rivals you will be taking it easy and waiting for the right opportunity to come to you – and it will. You don’t have to chase after success, it will chase after you.

This is meant to be a nice, relaxing day, so treat it as such, Sagittarius. There's no need for you to plan any great strategy at this time. Try to take it easy and not indulge in any unnecessary stress. This is your time to enjoy the moment. Don't tax your mind by overanalyzing everything that comes your way. Go with the flow and have a great time regardless of what you end up doing.

You may have doubted yourself of late but the time is fast approaching when you can put those doubts behind you and act as if you cannot fail. There is no need to change course, either in your private life or at work – you are on the right road.

There will be times over the next few days when you require nothing more than to be left alone – which, inevitably, means everyone will want to get close to you. Find a way to cut yourself off that does not offend too many people.

Resist the temptation to take risks, especially those that might cost you money if they go wrong. The planets warn that a friend’s latest project may not be as wonderful as they think it is, so don’t believe them if they say it’s the next big thing.

You may feel that you've made real progress in your relationships, Pisces. And you're right to feel this way. "Evolution" best defines the path you're on right now. You can be proud of yourself, because the work you do on an individual level is the best way for you to contribute to the development of society. This way of taking action is no less important than the work done by global organizations.