Horoscope: Friday, Jun 19

Paperwork regarding finances, possibly those connected with your job, might take up a lot of your time today, Aries. You should be feeling especially strong, confident, and focused, so if you've been thinking about looking for a new position, this is the day to check the ads. Advancement through your own efforts is strongly indicated by the aspects in force today.

Your imagination might conjure stories or pictures that you want to memorialize through writing or painting, but a lack of self-confidence might discourage you. However, it's probably a good idea to do it anyway. These ideas come from deep inside you. Giving them shape could represent a release from old traumas. Keep your work hidden in a drawer if you don't like it.

Expect a hectic pace today, Gemini. Some of your colleagues may have been procrastinating a little and now everything has to be done at once. Don't get too frustrated, however. There are unspoken reasons for their behavior that they haven't shared with you. Just do the best you can and hope that others will as well. If some of it has to wait, it won't be the end of the world!

Don’t allow yourself to get angry with people who take too much time over what are really quite simple tasks. Most likely they are dragging their feet because they want to provoke you into saying something you may later regret. Let it pass, for now.

You've reached a climactic time of year regarding love and romance, Leo. This is the time when your dream finally materializes or you realize that all your efforts are failures. It all depends on how you played your cards over the past few months. This is one of those moments of reckoning when you face reality. You must bring your craft to the landing strip and check in with mission control.

The desire to go off by yourself and enjoy a little solitude is likely to be in conflict with the reality of your obligations today, Virgo. You could find yourself spacing out at times and unable to concentrate on any tasks at hand, so try to stay focused. Some irritating letters or phone calls could come your way, but nothing that you can't deal with. See an exciting movie tonight.

A business or romantic partner could be in a rather schizoid mood today, Libra. You'll probably spend a lot of time together, and during the course of the day your friend could jump between enthusiasm and gloom. This could drive you crazy, as you won't know how to respond. All you can do is make sure all attention stays focused on the issues at hand. This changeability should burn out by the end of the day.

By all means get things moving again but be cautious as well. That might sound like a contradiction but it’s a matter of getting the balance right. If you want to move up in the world you need to know what you are, and are not, capable of.

Don’t waste time trying to defend yourself if others make criticisms or accusations. They clearly don’t have anything constructive to say – they just want to undermine your confidence – so ignore them and carry on as you are. You’re doing fine.

You have so many talents and such a range of abilities, Sagittarius, that sometimes it's hard for you to know where to devote your efforts. Today, don't make your usual mistake of trying to do everything. Even you have your limits! You would be better off taking a step back from the situation to prioritize your enormous "to do" list. Concentrate on just one or two important tasks rather than mingling big jobs with small ones.

Put yourself first between now and the end of the week and make sure that you are the one who gets the recognition for a job well done. Under no circumstances agree to take a back seat to those of lesser talent. You owe them nothing.

Resist the urge to involve yourself in other people’s private lives today, because no good will come of it. Be there for them if they require your assistance, of course, but don’t say or do anything unless you are specifically asked to intervene.

Romantic novels and movies might have caused you to feel especially passionate and sensual. Today you long to schedule a romantic evening alone with a love partner, Aquarius. Other social obligations could get in your way, however. You might have made these other commitments a long time ago and they may be business related. It might be far later than you'd hoped before you're able to see your friend. Better late than never!

Sometimes you get carried away and start believing that everyday things are in some way mysterious, maybe even supernatural. What happens today will seem out of the ordinary but in reality it’s nothing of the sort. The world is still a predictable place.