Gemini Weekly Horoscope

This week can feel like a bit of a homework assignment, Gemini. It seems that you’ve been on a worldly pleasure cruise ever since Mercury entered Libra and your 5th House of Passion and Pleasure for its annual stay, but Mercury waves goodbye to this sector on the 30th and moves on to Scorpio and your efficient 6th House of Daily Work and Routine for the next couple of months. During this time, the cosmos wants you to streamline your life by getting more in shape, mentally, physically, and spiritually, and there are lots of ways to do that, but don’t think you need to move mountains or bend over backwards to make it happen; this sector favors small steps and little changes that can add up to big results, so focus on the details before you try and take in the big picture .There is one important thing to keep in mind, however; Mercury will turn retrograde here at the end of October for three weeks, scrambling signals and throwing a few wrenches in the works, so don’t attempt to reinvent your life right away, because there will be some wrinkles to iron out in the near future. Take each change slowly, and give yourself time to experiment and see what actually works in practice, rather than just in theory.

A few days later, on the 3rd, Venus turns retrograde for the first time in about eighteen months. Venus is also currently orbiting through Scorpio and your efficient 6th House, where she has recently been doing her best to bring some sense of ease and flow to your usual responsibilities, but now she is going to sleep, meaning you’ll have to put in a little more effort to get the results you hope for. Take off those rose-colored glasses you’ve been wearing and come to terms with reality because there is no more room for fantasy or half-baked approaches. Venus will actually back up into Libra and your passionate 5th House at the end of October before turning direct again in mid-November, but there is no need to get ahead of yourself.

There is one last complication to deal with on the 4th; the Sun in Libra and your glamorous 5th House is going to form its once-a-year opposition to sober Saturn in Aries and your group-focused 11th House, putting the brakes on fun and forcing you to address other people’s expectations or desires. You may want to go off on your own and pursue your own pleasures, but that could prove more difficult than you’d expect, and other people could stand in the way of you getting what you want. On the other hand, you could have a disagreement with the people you normally consider your closest friends, and feel rather out of sorts about it, understandably. Whatever comes your way won’t be the easiest thing in the world, but it is temporary, so keep that in mind as you move forward.