This week finds us, yet again, facing some all too familiar problems and something’s gotta give. The headlining event is a lunar eclipse on the 16th: a particularly serious full moon in the particularly serious sign of Capricorn. It’s time to release what no longer works—whether it’s the fizzling “what are we?” relationship or those suede boots collecting dust since Obama’s first term—in order to make room for what’s to come.
Pure-hearted Venus in Cancer connects with tough-guy Saturn in Capricorn on the 17th, and spaced-out Neptune in Pisces on the 18th, reminding us that even romantic fantasies need structure. On the 19th, retrograde Mercury backpedals into Cancer, and nostalgia takes the wheel. It’s important to take it slow as we sort through the mess: what’s come before often holds a clue to what’s next.
(Horoscopes follow for each sign. If you know your rising sign, reading for that will provide further insight.)