Venus/Uranus squares, like the one on July 13th, always bring rude awakenings. Normally this would stress you out, but the beauty of Uranus being in Gemini and not Taurus means that this is somebody else's problem and not yours. Don't feel guilty for being relieved. You did 8+ years of Uranus wreaking havoc in your life and it's because you know what it's like to go through this that you can offer solace and advice. Enduring the hurricane winds of Uranus and living to tell about it is no mean feat. Think of the knowledge you have to share as your way of giving back.

You were born under the industrious sign of Taurus which means that work, time, and money will always be your top priorities. It's easy to get caught up in the workaday whirl of appointments, deadlines, and meetings, but you also have to remember that you were born under the planet Venus and Venus is all about honoring and valuing those very human resources that enrich and support your life. So take time out of your busy schedule this week to check in with a harried colleague or to ask your manager how she's doing. Your genuine interest and heartfelt concern will be greatly appreciated.

People born under Taurus tend to define themselves by their responsibilities and obligations. Indeed fulfilling these in a timely manner before moving on to the next set of demands is what you do best; however, Jupiter in Leo will upend all of that by insisting you make yourself a priority. This switch in perspective from “beast of burden” to “king of the beasts” will surprise those who had long taken you for granted while delighting loved ones and friends who want the best for you. In some ways this may be as revolutionary as Uranus's recent transit in your sign but with much more appealing results.

You were born under a zodiac sign famous for giving peace a chance, but even you will have a hard time maintaining your cool when Mars enters the sign of Gemini on June 28th. Enough is enough as far as you're concerned and it's time to put an end to somebody who's been poaching on your intellectual territory or angling to come between you and a loved one. All it takes is a stamp of your foot and a snort to send this person running. Next time don't wait so long to protect what's yours. Some people like possessive types. It makes them feel wanted.

You'll want to keep your friends close and your enemies closer when Ruling Planet Venus forms an opposition to Pluto on June 17th. This introduces a dilemma that will test everyone's mettle. You won't know who to trust at first and to make matters worse, the people you trust won't know who to trust either. Yet what emerges as a result of all this will be a clear sense of who's in your corner and who isn't. This will allow you to separate the fair-weather friends from the true-blue ones and perhaps even see an old rival in a new and more favorable light.

Mergers and acquisitions are the order of the day when Venus conjoins Jupiter on June 9th. Good things always happen when the benefics get together in the sky, but Jupiter exalted in Cancer means you can expect big things. VERY big things. Maybe it's an upgrade in your social network, getting together with someone who brings a lot to the table, or finding yourself in improved circumstances now that the company you work for has been taken over by another. Seeing your world transformed so dramatically will take some getting used to, but considering the upturn in fortune it's a change you can grow to like.

Few things rankle you more than when someone says you're being defensive. And answering “no, I'm not” only makes matters worse. The best escape from this corner is to key into the Sun/Saturn sextile on June 2nd. Instead of justifying your actions, ask the other party why they said what they said. One of the beautiful things about Gemini energy is its curiosity about other people's perspective. Information is key for this Mercury-ruled sign because it lets you judge for yourself whether what they're saying is true. If it is, then you can benefit from the input and if not? You can politely disagree.

You've always lived by the maxim “if it ain't broke, don't fix it,” but that won't fly in the current climate of move fast and break things. It will be hard to feel like the only person in the room who knows better, but that's the way things will play out on May 26th when Mars squares Pluto. Not only do the Daisy and Tom Buchanans in your life have the power to wreak havoc, but chances are you'll have to clean up after their messes as they beat a hasty retreat. And the worst part? Not being able to say “I told you so.”

People will go to great lengths in order to get ahead, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that what they do is right. This will be something to keep in mind on May 18th when Mars, the planet of gumption and drive, enters your zodiac sign. Mars will be in Taurus until June 28th, which means that you stand to make more headway in the next six weeks than you have in the past six months. But you have to be careful about the toes you step on. Just because opponents yield the field now doesn’t mean that they won’t return later wearing combat boots.

Things fall into place effortlessly this week. It can be anything from running into the very person you’ve been wanting to see to finding what you’ve been searching for for months on Etsy to being bumped up in line thanks to a last-minute cancellation. Mercury, planet of guides, has always had a “sixth” sense for ins and outs and loopholes. What happens when it sextiles Jupiter (May 13th) is that these actually wind up leading somewhere. Needless to say, this is also a good time for buying and selling. Not only will you strike a great deal, you'll walk away with a handsome profit.