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This week focus on setting intentions, instead of rushing toward answers.
There will be a New Moon in your sign on the 14th, which makes this an especially auspicious time for planting seeds, setting intentions and exploring where you want to shift your energies. Between that and the ongoing Mercury retrograde in your sign, you may be feeling a bit more reclusive or protective of your energy. Don't confuse where you're at right now with how things are going to look tomorrow. Just because you need a bit of time alone doesn't mean that things are wrong. Allow yourself the space to be where you’re at so that you can listen to your inner voice instead of rushing towards answers, Moonchild.
This week focus on tending to your deepest needs.
This Mercury retrograde and new moon week marks a good time for you to be reflective, Leo. The more intention you can put into the people and things you care about, the better things will go for you this week. Sometimes it looks like you’re not making progress on the outside, but major developments are happening deep within. Trust in the importance of what happens beneath the surface and tend to your deepest needs over your most surface ones, Leo.
This week focus on sitting with the messiness of your feelings.
If you’ve been dealing with burnout, the worst thing that you can do this week is shove it down and power through. You’re being challenged to be brave enough to sit with the messiness of your feelings, thoughts and needs. This will allow you to assess what’s really going on inside of you, what requires the most immediate attention and how to go about it. Ultimately, this is a time for deep inquiry into parts of your life that you’ve been struggling with.
This week focus on not overextending yourself.
This is an excellent week for setting intentions and planting seeds that help you grow into the individual you strive to be. The new moon on the 14th speaks to deeply personal beginnings. That said, Mercury is retrograde so it’s important that you don’t overextend yourself or be careless with details, plans or commitments. As you invest your energy, time and care into your priorities, resist the urge to make declarations or overcommit yourself, Libra.
This week focus on being intentional instead of reactive.
Things are changing, you’re changing and honestly, it’s all pretty confusing. This week, you may find yourself in a really difficult position as you are struggling with big emotions and complex reactions to the activation that you’re feeling. While this is a good time for you to take risks and nurture the people and things you care about, if you endeavour to do so without your common sense intact, you will very quickly realize the error of your ways. Strive to be intentional instead of reactive, Scorpio.
This week focus on your gut instincts—and what they’re telling you.
The more connected you are to your intuition, the greater flow and ease you will experience in your life. The paradoxical reality is that the more grounded you are, the easier it is to access your guidance. This week you are being challenged to stay present long enough to feel into your gut instincts and leverage that information in a meaningful way. Lean into the practice with an open heart, Sagittarius.
This week focus on slowing down and getting grounded.
You may be feeling restless and ready to make some changes, but this week it’s important that you identify the difference between a readiness for change and anxiety spurring you toward change. You can determine this by being present. That may be easier said than done, as restlessness has a way of activating the nervous system! Take steps to slow down and get grounded enough to better navigate your instincts and impulses, especially around the new moon in your solar relationship house on the 14th.
This week focus on reflection before making any major moves.
Your zodiac sign is known for loving change, but the truth is that change can be quite hard for you when you didn’t create it or didn’t invite it in. This week things are definitely changing, and it would be wise for you to reflect on your own behaviour and choices to better understand what’s happening in your relationship to it. Whether you want to invite in something different or prioritize the organic shifts occurring, it’s important that you give yourself space to have grounded reflection before you make any major moves, Aquarius.
This week focus on tapping into what is authentic to you.
If you've taken on too much lately, you are likely to be entering into this week feeling a little touchy and easily overwhelmed. This may be reflected in your relationships, giving way to some confusing and potentially demoralizing dynamics. It’s important that you align with what motivates you, sparks joy and generally affirms, Pisces. This may mean that you need to stop worrying so much about what other people think or what will happen next. Instead tap into what is authentic for you, here and now.
This week focus on being a kind and supportive friend to yourself.
You might not like the way things are right now, but it‘s important that you identify and care for the feelings that you’re having. It’s not enough to say, “there’s nothing I can do about it,” or to challenge yourself to power through difficult times. Instead, do your best to be honest about where you’re at. Your challenge this week is to be a kind and supportive friend to yourself through whatever struggles or moods you find yourself in, Aries.
This week focus on being intentional about what you create.
The new moon on the 14th is an excellent time to take material steps toward what you want to develop and grow. The key to working with a new moon is to honour what’s in your heart over what’s on your mind, and that requires heartfelt presence. This new moon marks an especially potent time to invest in the projects and relationships that feed you on a deep level. You are always creating—strive to be intentional about it this week, Taurus.
This week focus on staying with the process.
You’re in a little bit of a pickle, Twin Star. On the one hand, you have become clearer about your values and what you care about and crave. On the other, you’re likely to feel impatient and frustrated with your progress. Be vulnerable enough to stay present with your frustrations, your insecurities and the inevitable state of not knowing what we all come into cyclically. As your ruling planet, Mercury, is retrograde, now is the time to stay with the process instead of rushing to make progress, Twin Star.
Jessica Lanyadoo is the host of the twice weekly Astrology + Advice show, Ghost of a Podcast, and the author of Astrology For Real Relationships.