Cancer Weekly Horoscope

This week ushers in a sense of fun, Cancer, but you want to take it easy! You will certainly be in a partying mood starting on the 23rd, when the primal Sun blasts out of your domestic 4th House and jumps into Scorpio and your fun-loving 5th House of Creativity and Passion for its annual tour. This thirty-day period is all about enjoying life and the beauty it has to offer, so don’t be surprised if work is the last thing on your mind. Kick up your heels and go bask in the sun, literally or metaphorically, preferably with someone who stokes your fires by your side, because this solar cycle is going to make life feel more like a fairy tale than it has in some time. That being said, if you really want to find some new way to earn a few extra dollars then see if you have any talents or creative hobbies you could turn into a revenue stream. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how much your paintings or poems fetch when the right customer comes along.

However, there is one fly in the ointment the very next day when messenger Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio and this same passionate sector until November 13th. Retrogrades are all about the ‘re’ part: revisit, redo, renew, return, etc, etc, etc. If you want to use this cycle to your benefit then look to old artistic projects you left on the backburner; perhaps there’s more to them than you previously realized. Since this sector also rules your romantic life, a few flames from the past might make a reappearance, but it’s up to you whether you let them in or show them the door. Whatever or whoever comes your way is worth a second look, but that doesn’t mean you need to keep them around forever. You may also realize that some of the ways you pursued pleasure in the past no longer satisfy you like they once did, so it might not be a bad idea to experiment with a few new options. Think outside the box.

The 25th features one more important shift, as retrograde Venus backs up out of Scorpio and returns to Libra and your 4th House of Family and Foundations, where she too will eventually turn direct on November 13th. Beware creating unnecessary tension under your own roof for the next few weeks, and you should also avoid making any style changes around the house, because Venus rules aesthetics and you probably won’t like the results of any updates until after Venus wakes back up; likewise, avoid pouring money into new things for your home until Venus turns direct once more.