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Your Weekly Horoscope | November 2nd – November 8th
Venus and Jupiter are benefics, which means that they bring good things through other people. These can range from gifts and blessings to valuable introductions and a helping hand. One of Venus’s many jobs in Astrology is to keep the peace, and her sextile to Jupiter on November 4th means that Jupiter will back her up. It sounds good until you remember that Venus is currently retrograde. This is bound to introduce something problematic, like the price for keeping the peace being too high. For instance, you may be asked to remain silent when you know that what’s going down is wrong, accept a favor that clearly comes with strings attached, or agree to toe the line in exchange for a higher-up’s praise and endorsement. This is one of those situations that seems harmless at first until you realize it’s not. So what do you do when you’re pinned on the horns of a dilemma like this? Stall until Venus comes out of retrograde on November 13th. Not only will her change of direction offer you a way out, but you’ll also score points for listening to your conscience.
Read MorePisces Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
It’s amazing how people are pitching in. You thought you were on your own with facing a particular struggle, but the Stars show that help is only a text message away. Now you could spend this time feeling embarrassed by all the attention and worry about how you’re going to repay all the favors, OR you can express your gratitude. It’s funny for a sign that’s famous for being so sensitive and compassionate that the words “thank you” rarely escape your lips. Do you know how precious this would be to those who care? Even more so for loved ones who have always been there.
Read MoreAquarius Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
Recent changes have left you feeling overwhelmed. It must be exhilarating to see so many things come to fruition at once and then be faced with such enormous decisions. This would be a good time to remember that Pluto, planet of transformation, is currently in your sign. Pluto ensures that you have all of the time in the world to do what you need to do. Moreover, it won’t let outside pressures or other people’s deadlines force your hand. Tune into the steady, calm, and focused energy of this planet and you’ll become the driver of events instead of the person that events are driving over.
Read MoreCapricorn Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
Capricorn isn’t really a team player. You like to be left alone at work, listened to when loved ones interrupt what you’re doing to ask for advice, and treated like the undisputed referee when friends start squabbling. Yet the past few months have forced you to rethink the role others play in your life. Instead of seeing them as burdens, you’re beginning to see them as boons. This has the positive effect of getting you to open up and share, to rely on people, and to even let your inner child out to play. Who knows? There still may be hope for you yet.
Read MoreSagittarius Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
Did you take back someone you know is no good? Did you draw a line in the sand, watch them step over it, and then stoop down to draw another one? Or maybe you broke up with someone only to find yourself repeating a relationship pattern that you thought you had escaped? Pluto has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to ducking inevitable truths. Know that whatever you sidestepped back in May will have to be faced again when the Sun squares Pluto on October 26th. You may not think you’re capable of doing what should have been done all along, but you are.
Read MoreScorpio Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
It’s going to feel like you’re being grilled on the witness stand when the Sun squares Pluto on October 26th. Opponents are looking for ways to trip you up on the smallest inconsistency in order to incriminate you. If you’ve nothing to hide, then no worries; but if you’re concealing something, then you’d best come clean because the longer you stall, the worse it will be. Pluto (as you know from experience) is like a hellhound when it picks up the scent. Indefatigable and relentless, it will dog your steps until it uncovers the truth and you won’t be happy if it comes to that.
Read MoreLibra Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
You’d love nothing more than to kick a certain someone to the curb. It would make life so much easier. However, you can’t help feeling like you’re in each other’s lives for a reason and you don’t want to call it quits right when you stand on the brink of a powerful transformation. Friends will say that you’ve got your head buried deeply in the sand of denial, but there’s a more soulful part of you that believes that you will be rewarded for your ordeal as long as you stick it out to the end, and guess what? That part of you is right.
Read MoreVirgo Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
It looks like you’ll be experiencing that familiar sinking feeling again, the one where you realize you need to go back and rework everything you’ve just done. It’s this impulse that elicits sighs of exasperation from loved ones and friends. “Why,” they ask, “do you insist on creating more work for yourself?” It’s hard to tell if it’s perfectionism or neurosis that drives you, but what’s certain is you wouldn’t be able to live with yourself if you handed in anything inferior. Do what you know is right and everyone will agree it was well worth the effort when Mercury comes out of retrograde on November 13th.
Read MoreLeo Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
The plus side to being sick and tired of being sick and tired is you just don’t care anymore. You’ve been thwarted too many times to worry about what happens next. Ironically, this frees you to try something different. A planetary square demands that we rise to the challenge and lock horns with an opponent; however, the Sun/Pluto square on October 26th insists that you throw the fight. It seems counterintuitive, but the moment you stop struggling is the moment you’ll escape that corner you’ve painted yourself into. If it works for undertows and quicksand, then it will certainly work for your current dilemma too.
Read MoreCancer Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
Taking care of unfinished business and tying up loose ends is the order of the day on November 1st when there’s a Last Quarter Moon in your solar house of finances. This is a waning energy (i.e., the Moon is decreasing in light) and is usually associated with bringing things to a close, except that there appears to be a hidden surprise meant just for you. Maybe it’s a gift, bequest, or unexpected bonus, just a little token of thanks for everything you’ve done. At first you’ll assume the value is purely sentimental, but take another look because there’s more to it than that.
Read MoreGemini Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
You may have to give back some of the gains you made recently. Nobody’s saying that you came by them illegitimately. Everything looks straightforward and above board as far as you’re concerned. The problem is with the people who bestowed them on you. Maybe they double-dipped, cooked the books, or made promises they shouldn’t have. These sorts of things are known to happen when Mercury turns retrograde in the zodiac sign of Scorpio. Its subsequent square to Mars on October 30th shows that the hand that gave will now be taking away. Be transparent and cooperative, and you could get something for your troubles after all.
Read MoreTaurus Weekly Horoscope | October 26th – November 1st
Don’t accept an agency’s word as final when they say that you failed to qualify for certain rights or that you will be denied promised benefits. This week’s Sun/Pluto square shows that there’s more going on than meets the eye and that you could turn the tables by doing some in-depth research. Not only will you unearth oversights and expose inconsistencies, but this evidence will provide you with the proof you need to build support and even win opponents over to your side. This battle won’t be won overnight and may even last through mid-November, but rest assured that you will prevail in the end.
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