Tense moments could touch Aries today, but you have the power to diffuse just about any situation. If someone in your life blows a gasket or has a tantrum, you could be on the receiving end of it. However, some kind words could be all that it takes to get them to take it down a notch. Using your airy intellectual side that listens and responds to get some balance can get the relationship back on track.

Today’s Soul Advice: We are tiny trickles of water carving our own individual paths through the stone, but we are also sometimes the river forging through the canyon. Be independent. Carve your story. But also help the many other streams to forge through the canyon, too — and watch for when the time may come for you to lead the way.