Leo Weekly Horoscope

This week kicks off with a beautiful Scorpio New Moon in your 4th House of Family and Feelings on the 9th, starting a whole new cycle of nesting and connecting that is sure to give you all the feels. If you’ve been thinking about moving or doing some redecorating then this would be a great time to get the ball rolling, as you’ll find lots of great ideas and options in the coming days. This can also send you on an emotional journey, one which can help you get better in touch with your own deeper self as well as the foundations under your feet, literally and metaphorically. Since the 4th House also rules the important women in our lives, don’t be shy about asking a respected female for a bit of advice of simply some quality time.

Messenger Mercury has also been retrograding through Scorpio and your domestic 4th House for the last few weeks, but on the 13th it wakes up from this sleepy cycle and resumes forward motion, much to your relief. Mercury retrograde in your sensitive 4th House can cause confusion and chaos under your roof, and potential disagreements with a relative or roommate, but the air is lightening and the mood is brightening. The next few weeks could prove a very social and fun time at Chez Leo, making for a wonderful change, so it might be the perfect time to invite some of your favorite people over to come warm your space.

Also on the 13th, your love life starts to pick up again when romantic Venus turns direct after spending the last six weeks backstroking in retrograde formation. Since the beginning of October, the cosmic love goddess has been hitting the snooze button, first in Scorpio and your 4th House of Home, then in Libra and your 3rd House of Local Community and Communications, so the planets were putting the kibosh on any romantic confessions or budding connections. Perhaps wires continuously got crossed with the object of your affection, or your normal approach to love and luxury suddenly seemed to no longer work, mirrored by the fact that your options appeared to dry up like the Gobi Desert.

Now, however, Venus will turn direct and begin to give you the gift of a silver tongue once again, but don’t expect the change to occur overnight. Venus will take a few weeks to work back up to her usual speed, so until she reaches that coasting altitude we’ll be rehashing issues that came up during retrograde, as opposed to embarking on entirely new relationships. If there is someone you’ve overlooked in your haste perhaps you ought to come back for a second chance; you like a lot of excitement in your romantic life, but excitement is fleeting and dependable is forever.