Aries Weekly Horoscope

This is a week of forward and backward movement, Aries, and it is all concentrated in a very specific region of your chart. First, on the 23rd, the Sun blasts into Scorpio and your intimate 8th House of Shared Resources and Deep Bonding, which is easily the most extreme sector of your chart, as it focuses on everything from sex to death to taxes. Over the next four weeks, issues of what’s yours, what’s mine, and what’s ours could take center stage as you try to get a handle on all the loose strings in your life. If this sounds like an intense phase, well, it is, but this energy is going to be like rocket fuel for you the next few weeks, so do everything you can to push yourself further and harder than ever before and you could wind up in a whole new stratosphere by the time the Sun moves onto Sagittarius in a month’s time.

That being said, this cycle may unfold slowly, and you may need to tend to old matters in this arena before you engage with anything new, especially after the 24th when Mercury turns retrograde in your 8th House until November 13th, potentially creating confusion or miscommunication along the way. During this cycle, you need to be extra careful regarding any major purchases or agreements, and if something important can be put off until late July at the earliest, then by all means do that; likewise, if you’re looking for a loan or credit extension, you ought to hold off because you won’t get as good a deal as you might when Mercury is moving direct. You may also experience a few ups and downs in an intimate partnership, and feel like you aren’t connecting with your particular person in the satisfying way you need to, but consider this is an opportunity to improve your relationship and deepen your connection once you’ve put the work in.

On the 25th, romantic Venus will make her own departure from Scorpio and your 8th House, but rather than entering Sagittarius, she is retrograding into Libra and your 7th House of Relationships, where she will finish out the rest of her own backwards cycle. This could create some problems in certain relationships, and force you to examine where something is or isn’t working, but that doesn’t mean this will be one long headache or heartache; the lessons you learn during the next few weeks will serve you for a lifetime. Venus will turn direct on November 13th as well, so it is retrograde season for the time being.