Leo Weekly Horoscope

You are beginning and ending several different important cycles this week, Leo, so it is perfectly understandable if it feels like you’re engaging with multiple plotlines in the days ahead. The first major transit occurs on the 18th, when action planet Mars packs up its things and switches signs. The red planet has spent the last six weeks rotating through Aries and your 9th House of Adventure and Expansion, which could have seen you spreading your wings in your search for far off vistas and new experiences or opening your mind to new and different ways of engaging with the world around. Now, however, you get to shift gears as Mars moves into Taurus and your 10th House of Career and Reputation, pushing you up the great ladder with a fierce new drive. This time only comes around once every two years, so there is an open highway ahead of you, enabling you to reach a new level in life. If you’ve been hoping to make a name for yourself or get your work recognized by someone high up, this is your chance. Don’t waste it!

There is one more important change on the 18th as Venus slips out of Gemini and your 11th House of Social Networks and slinks into Cancer and your fantastical 12th House of the Subconscious, setting up camp in this sleepy sector for the next four weeks. Venus in the 12th is generally a time to clear your mental decks on any old romantic baggage or toxic behavior that might be getting in the way of your relationship status, so that by the time Venus enters your sign you’ll be in perfect shape to receive her beautiful bounty. That being said, Venus in this sector can also encourage you to don a pair of rose-colored glasses, but the problem with that is that they might blind you to any red-flags waving in your direction, so stay vigilant even when you feel like tumbling down a rabbit hole.

Last but not least, there is one more pivotal shift coming your way on the 20th. With the Sun lighting up Taurus and your professional sector since April, things have been a bit of a whirlwind, but there is a change in the wind as the Sun slips out of your ambitious 10th House and moves into Gemini and your outgoing 11th House of Global Communities and Extended Friendships. For the next four weeks, people will prove their worth, and you can be sure this will include a few new acquaintances so keep your eyes open for potential collaborators. It’s also a wonderful time to join any organizations or clubs you may have been eyeing, so don’t be shy about filling out those application forms. This same sector rules humanitarian efforts, so don’t be shy about donating your time or resources to a good cause, because the resulting emotional satisfaction will make you wonder why you didn’t do so sooner.