Your lookahead horoscope: October 18, 2026

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

Some people believe that the ends can justify the means, but you know that ends and means are really the same thing. Whatever it is you are aiming to achieve over the coming year your motivations and your methods must be beyond reproach.

ARIES (March 21 – April 20):

If a loved one is paying more attention to other people than they are to you it may be payback for your earlier lack of interest in what they were doing. So make the effort now to show them you really do take their dreams and schemes seriously.

TAURUS (April 21 – May 21):

Before the sun moves into your opposite sign on the 23rd you must make sure that you are on top of your workload to the extent that you can reward yourself with some time off next weekend. Push yourself now so you can relax later on.

GEMINI (May 22 – June 21):

You need to take a close look at your schedule for the week ahead because the planets warn you won’t have time to do everything. The fact that you are in one of your let’s-get-busy moods won’t disguise the fact that you may be overdoing it.

CANCER (June 22 – July 23):

One of the best times of the year begins for you on Friday when the sun moves into the most dynamic area of your chart. Before then you must make sure that your private life is working well, because you don’t want personal worries holding you back.

LEO (July 24 – Aug. 23):

You will need to call on all your powers of self-control when Venus squares up to Pluto early in the week. If you let your emotions get the better of you the results could be explosive and maybe even catastrophic. It’s not worth getting so worked up.

VIRGO (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23):

You should find it easier to relax when the sun changes signs at the end of the week, but for now you still seem determined to push yourself to your limits and beyond. Try not to make earning money your sole motivation for working so hard.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23):

Venus, your ruler, squares up to passion planet Pluto this week, so you need to be careful when dealing with matters of the heart. If your feelings for someone get so feverish that you can’t even sleep you may need to rein in your emotions a bit.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22):

The sun’s move into your sign at the end of the week marks the start of a brand new cycle. To hit the ground running you must use the next few days both to tie up loose ends and to draw up serious plans for the year ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21):

The force of your personality is such that you can usually smash through obstacles with ease, but what confronts you over the next few days won’t be so easily brushed aside. Instead, use your way with words to win people round to your way of thinking.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20):

If someone needs your assistance over the coming week you will of course do everything in your power to help them. Well, almost everything. If they expect a financial handout they will be disappointed, because you know they don’t really deserve it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19):

The sun’s move into the career area of your chart next Friday will reveal new possibilities on the work front. But that does not mean you can just sit back and let it happen. If you want to be the best you’ve got to do your best.

PISCES (Feb. 20 – Mar. 20):

It won’t be long before it all starts coming together and you wonder why you ever got so worked up about issues that were of no importance at all. As this more positive phase begins you need to get serious about who you want to be in this life.