Taurus Weekly Horoscope

This is an interesting week when opportunities for pleasure are on offer, but you may need to navigate these opportunities rather carefully if you want to enjoy them to the best of your ability. The 4th is a very positive day as your ruler Venus forms a supportive sextile to abundant Jupiter. Venus is retrograde in Libra and your 6th House of Daily Work and Wellness, which can make things feel a little spartan, but this is actually great for getting rid of excess and trimming the fat of your life where you simply don’t need it; when Venus is direct in this sector, she wants you to indulge in a new workout wardrobe, fancy new juicer, or any other bells and whistles that you tell yourself will help improve the quality of your life. However, when retrograde, this is a good time to realize that it doesn’t matter how many new pairs of leggings you buy–if you don’t work out more, then they are just gathering dust. And if you never get around to juicing, then that juicer is just taking up counter space. This is an invitation to remove that excess which does not serve.

With Jupiter in your domestic 4th House of Family and Foundations, this is an especially good time to look around your house and figure out where you could probably stand to get rid of a few things that don’t bring you joy, or simply are just taking up space, literally and metaphorically. You could actually sell off a few things and earn yourself a nice tidy sum in the process; likewise, a family member could have some helpful advice or offer some sort of support that comes as a pleasant surprise, and it might even take the form of a financial boost or some other material resource.

Also on the 4th, the Sun and retrograde Mercury conjoin in Scorpio and your 7th House of Partnerships, helping you get in touch with the people who matter most to you. You may be engaged with a romantic relationship or a professional one, but if you have to parse through any serious matters make sure you are both on the same page because it’s only too easy to misunderstand one another while Mercury is retrograde. Avoid trying to form new partnerships now as they will likely fall apart quicker than you’d anticipate, and don’t sign on the dotted line without reading the fine print.

On the 5th, Mars enters its pre-shadow phase for an upcoming retrograde cycle that will eventually begin in January, so that is still rather far off, but Mars retrograde often signals a slowing down of sorts, when everything can feel a bit murkier and indirect, like trying to swim in molasses. It won’t happen overnight, but the energy will begin to slow down now as Mars begins this pre-shadow phase, so don’t be surprised if things seem a bit stickier as the year begins to wind down.