Your Weekly Horoscope
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Aquarius
Jan. 20-Feb. 18
On the 17th there will be a solar eclipse in your sign, and it's a powerful opportunity for you to make important, even if subtle, shifts in your psyche and emotional life. The key is to act with bravery instead of allowing old attachments and old habits to direct you. Locate the place inside of you that is aligned and choose it, even if it means turning away from old and once-reliable instincts. Rise to the occasion with the fullness of your heart this week, Aquarius.
Pisces
Feb. 19-March 20
The solar eclipse on the 17th is activating feelings and dynamics that you have done your very best to shut down deep, Pisces. Make no mistake that this is your moment to get in touch with even your most complicated emotions so that you may reconfigure your reactions to them. This is a time for honouring and maintaining your boundaries with yourself and moving through old emotional patterns in new and healthier ways.
Aries
March 21-April 19
You may be feeling really motivated to shake things up, but not all movement is inherently in the right direction. Do your best to slow down and connect with your body in this present moment. The solar eclipse on the 17th can activate defensiveness and agitation if you're not careful and this is most certainly a time for bringing care to the fore. Seek to find your centre before you go trying to shift your plans or relationships in any direction, Aries.
Taurus
April 20-May 20
The solar eclipse on the 17th marks a good time to reflect on your sense of purpose and what you want to build. Mind you, it's a good time for reflection, not action, as things are too much up in the air to make certain plans quite yet. Identify the things that hold meaning for you and what you have been doing that reflects it. Sit with the unknown and explore the things that warm your heart this week. Dare to set your sights on that which sparks joy, Taurus.
Gemini
May 21-June 21
There are so many things that you don't know, or more specifically can't know yet, and it's bound to make you feel all kinds of ways this week. Instead of seeking answers for questions that rattle you, strive to seek acceptance for where you're at in this moment. Some questions can't be answered, and some situations need time to develop and space to reveal themselves. Don't assume the worst just because you're not feeling your best, Twin Star.
Cancer
June 22-July 22
As you change, you will inevitably bump up against resistance and judgment—both internally and from other people. This week it is healthy and wise to struggle with your assumptions and defensive feelings because they have a lot to tell you about yourself. What's not yet clear is whether you need to heed those feelings or if it's time to outgrow them. Eclipses are time for big emotional growth—be honest about where you're at for best results.
Leo
July 23-Aug. 22
The solar eclipse on the 17th in your relationship house is an opportunity for you to get present even if that means sitting with some pretty deep fears. Sometimes your most challenging emotions or trying personal dynamics are doorways to greater happiness and flow in your life. Don't evade upsets just because they feel bad this week. Seek emotional truth in what you are feeling but also in the relationships that you treasure, Leo.
Virgo
Aug. 23-Sept. 22
The solar eclipse on the 17th is likely to kick up a lot of emotions that have you feeling disoriented. Don't let feeling unsettled convince you that things actually are unsettled. Your emotions are important and good information for you to have! But they are not facts or reliable data points that predict the future. Stay with the uncomfortable and explore what it's trying to tell you instead of jumping to conclusions and trying to skip the emo parts, Virgo.
Libra
Sept. 23-Oct. 22
It's easy to allow anxiety to distract you from the here and now, but it's not wise. This week you may be feeling restless and disturbed in such a way that it leaks into your assumptions and projections in relationship to others. Do your utmost to focus on yourself instead of fixating on what other people think, feel, or even what they are doing. Ultimately, the only thing you can control is how you choose to respond to what's happening both inside of you and in dynamic with the world around you.
Scorpio
Oct. 23-Nov. 21
The solar eclipse on the 17th is meant to rattle you, and not some sort of celestial shakedown but instead because it is time for you to confront some deep emotional truths that you have been long avoiding. Being honest with yourself or others about what you're feeling doesn't mean that you must have everything neatly packaged or figured out, any more than it means that things are going to go poorly. Strive to show up for whatever is active in your life without expectations or attachments, Scorpio.
Sagittarius
Nov. 22-Dec. 21
It would be totally reasonable if you were feeling overwhelmed this week as the February 17 solar eclipse is intensifying everything and everyone. This is not the time to take on new things that are not related to what you're already doing, or to overextend yourself because you cannot reliably expect things to go according to plan. Cultivate patience, and within that practice sitting with hard emotions this week, Sagittarius.
Capricorn
Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Big emotions can lead to big paranoia or defensiveness if you're not careful this week. The solar eclipse on the 17th is kicking up not just big emotions but important questions that you need to be asking yourself. Explore your own reactions and what they say about you, Capricorn. You don't have to have the answers to determine that you're pointed in the right direction. Be brave of heart as you sit in the unknown, Capricorn.
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Jessica Lanyadoo is the host of the twice weekly Astrology + Advice show, Ghost of a Podcast, and the author of Astrology For Real Relationships.
