This week gets off to an energetic start as the Moon approaches her first quarter square phase, come Wednesday. Now that you’ve had a few days since the Capricorn eclipse to see where you’re at, it’s time to plot your next course of action. Whether the eclipse was kind or cruel (or a bit of both), this is the week to do the follow-up work in the wake of its energy. With communicative Mercury moving into Capricorn on Thursday, it’s all about getting down to business now. Line up those ducks – and get quacking!
Aries Sun & Rising: The Moon is in your sign for the first three days of the week, so let her energy re-fill your cup if you need an energy boost. Reach out to friends who might need your personal brand of moxie to inspire them. Or let your especially sensitive pals lend a shoulder if you need someone to honestly download with. Don’t underestimate the value of sharing your feelings, because this plays a key role in fueling your dreams – and gives you comfort, besides. With a load this heavy you need some support, right? A little help from your friends will ensure that you’re ready to meet your demanding public.
Taurus Sun & Rising: Though you want to share your pearls of wisdom, your most receptive audience will likely be your private journal. Or at least, that would be in your best interest this week. By choosing to record what you’re feeling, you may tap into some anger simmering just below the surface – but visible enough, nevertheless, to those who come into contact with you. At least sorting through the events that led up to your current situation will offer you some perspective so that you don’t feel the need to take everything quite so personally. Work it out because things at work are in shift mode, and an unforeseen opportunity may be yours – provided you don’t bare your fangs.
Gemini Sun & Rising: You and a marital or business partner are deeply ensconced in some of the more heavy aspects of life. In some way, shape or form the symbol of transformation hangs over everything you attend to now, along with the prerequisite business details that go along with it. You’ve reached the end of one way of life – one which you may mourn. But, as you prepare to step into a broader arena, the prevailing theme is big change that results in profound inner awareness. Whether you feel prepared for this or deeply unsettled, keeping your cool is the key. The time to let your guard down and wail in exasperation will eventually come. For now, stay strong and steady for those who rely on you.
Cancer Sun & Rising: You’re feeling your courage now, Crab. But don’t fall into the trap of feeling nothing more than bravado – that will pass quickly enough. Use your heated feelings as a jumping off point into the deep end of your emotions. There’s still residual stuff there that needs to be released with compassion. Don’t think you need to go it alone, either. It’s working in tandem with others that will give you the sense of comfort and structure that you need. Claim your place amongst your people and rise to the new moment that presents itself. As things are shifting on a day-to-day basis, you need to be really clear about whom you can rely on. Might as well find out now.
Leo Sun & Rising: In your mind, everything holds the potential for romance now. It’s not just romance in the lover sense of the word (although such new potential beckons, to be sure). I’m referring more to your increasing awareness that Life can drop little bon-bons of love – in all of its myriad forms – into your lap at any moment. All you need do is take notice. Still, it’s bittersweet as you prepare to close one chapter in your life. The next one has yet to be written, but you can take comfort in one thing at least: it shall be authored by you – and with a glorious new appreciation for how far you’ve come these past several years.
Virgo Sun & Rising: Although your sense of romantic possibility is heightened, it’s more important that you believe primarily in yourself now, rather than placing all of your faith in that one person who’s going to magically take care of you in every way. Establish for yourself the beauty and grace of standing on your own two feet. This doesn’t mean that you should retreat from your loved ones – far from it. But the power you desire is inside you, not in some mythic being that you’re projecting your power onto. You’re eminently more desirable, by the way, when you draw upon the strength in your core rather than playing little lost lamb.
Libra Sun & Rising: Life continues to make some pretty considerable demands on you but you’re fueled by a greater sense of optimism and purpose now. You’re starting to see the point of all this madness. Having been in some kind of dry season for what feels like forever, you understand, by now, the value of some of the tough experiences you’ve endured. There is pudding as a reward for you, and it’s on its way very shortly. Perhaps this treat will show up in the form of a new friend with whom you resonate – someone who opens your eyes to the sides of yourself you never see.
Scorpio Sun & Rising: It’s amazing your capacity to mix romance with more mercenary matters. Whoever it was that said money and sex are seldom separate must have been a Scorpio. (Besides which, they may have been on to something.) The thing is, there is some type of opportunity for you to mine from collaborating these two elements of life – at least, this week. It may add up to little more than the stark awareness that you have potentially invested more in a relationship than has the other party. And, while such a reality check can bruise, know you can find the value in all of the energy you expended. Nothing is lost, after all.
Sagittarius Sun & Rising: You are enchanting now. Shame you’re feeling so insular, because this limits the number of people who will share in your joie-de-vivre. And yet, it may be that the time for you to pour out from the cup of plenty that’s before you comes after you have fully imbibed its sweet nectar. Drink it in, for you’re in touch with new creative impulses that have the potential to flourish into something everyone else can enjoy down the road. Give yourself the gift of time this week to invest your passion into making something tangible of the gifts you’re currently developing.
Capricorn Sun & Rising: It’s time to take a stance. Where do you want to be and how do you intend to get there? Though your current contemplations may be personal; and though you may have pulled back from the roar of the maddening crowds, there are still people in your personal circle who want to know what the plan is. As these are the folks who will ultimately help you gather the tools and resources you need for the next leg of your journey, let them in on what you’re planning. This is what delegation is all about – and you were born to delegate.
Aquarius Sun & Rising: You’re bound to brush up against someone who’s opposed to your methods. Oh well. The merits of your unorthodox ways will eventually come to light. For now, while you have to suffer fools, the key is in how you choose to respond. A quick tongue lash may be quite cathartic – and you’ve got the snappy wit to deliver a really good one. But it may not be worth the possible long-term damage to the relationship in question. While you move on from the annoying experience, they will nurse a grudge and wait patiently for the opportune moment to get you back. And we all know that payback is a bitch, babe.
Pisces Sun & Rising: For the most part, you’re in the enviable position of being able to thrive in your own little world. But there is this one tiny nuisance that mars an otherwise dreamy landscape: the current availability and/or quantity of your funds. You’ve got some bold ideas about how best to put your money to use, but someone else stands in the way. That someone else may very well be a banker or another type with the connections to make or break your financial future. Don’t get angry, get smart. Go back to the plan and highlight all of the merits for everyone concerned – not just your sweet self.
