Weekly Horoscope
Sunday, July 31, 2016
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All Signs
This week two planets change signs: Venus moves into Virgo to stay for a month; while Mars moves into Sagittarius to stay for two months. Venus is the planet that shows our bias. It represents the spontaneous power of attraction between people, things and even money. Venus is very social and triggers fun occasions, parties and entertaining. Mars represents energy and activity, and as such, it is associated with work and any output of physical energy. Mars also represents our ego and our sense of competition. Read on to learn what to expect from these changes. (Speaking of changes, I hate what happens when I am texting! (Whaaat?) Autocorrection is such a ditch!)
Aries (March 21-April 19)
In the next two months, you will be eager to expand your world and your mind. You will travel as much as possible, especially to exciting, stimulating places. You will enjoy learning about other cultures and ideas, especially philosophy and metaphysics. Because Mars is competitive as well as energetic, you will defend your beliefs about politics and religion. Remember the Indian parable about a group of blind people touching different parts of an elephant and how they disagree? Everyone has their own view. Therefore, do not browbeat others to agree with you. Although legal matters might be challenging; your health will feel great in August. Some of you will get a raise and almost all of you will get praise from your boss. (Praise is good but it doesn't pay the rent.)
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
The next month will be promising for you because Mars will hype your sex drive and Venus will bring you lots of opportunities for romance, fun, pleasure, parties and vacations. An interesting combination! Be open to exploring opportunities for creative self-expression. You will also enjoy playful activities with children in August. When it comes to romance, you will feel relaxed with no need to pretend to be what you are not. Admittedly, disputes about shared property and inheritances might occur. Similarly, you can expect challenges with taxes, bills and jointly-held resources. These challenges will last for two months, which means you have to be careful. For now, focus on all the fun and pleasure you will have in August!
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
For the next two months, fiery Mars will be opposite your sign. There is no way to sugarcoat this. It generally indicates tension in your life, especially with close friends and partners. This makes your interactions with others mutually pushy and assertive. Yikes! Yes - you will come on strong to them and they will come on strong to you! Furthermore, you will feel easily irritated with others. (No fun.) Knowing this ahead of time, why not cut others some slack? Consider this an opportunity to practice patience. This position of Mars will not occur again until 2018. Fortunately, fair Venus smoothes things over at home by encouraging real-estate negotiations, redecorating and fun entertaining! Good luck!
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
You will accomplish an enormous amount during the next two months because Mars will not only help you work, it will motivate you to work! For starters, it will give you pride in whatever you accomplish. It will also boost your energy so that you can work hard. However, there is one caveat: You will want credit for what you do, which is why you will not be so keen to be a team player. Nevertheless, fair Venus will make your words sweet and charming so that you can talk your way into and out of anything. Venus will also make you appreciate your daily surroundings more than usual; and similarly, Venus will make you realize how much love there is in your daily world. Venus is a wonderful thing.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
In the next month, you will be motivated to earn more money because you have specific ideas about what you want. Fortunately, financial negotiations will be favoured. The only downside is if you have a beer wallet, you will have champagne tastes! Ah yes, your purchases will be lavish. It's interesting because the way that both Venus and Mars change signs this week produces a double whammy for you. It attracts fun and pleasure to you in the next two months! Go on vacation. Enjoy lunches, dinners, the theatre, movies, parties, picnics at the beach, playful activities with children and chances to express your creative talents. Romance and love affairs will flourish! Naturally, many of these activities cost money but you are prepared to shell out! Yes, financially it is a deadly combo. ("Deadly, Dudley.")
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
As both Venus and Mars change signs this week, they bring good news and bad news for Virgo. Let's go for the bad news first. For some reason, in the next two months, your home scene will become chaotic and insane because of increased activity. This could be due to renovations, redecorating, residential moves or visiting guests - hopefully, not all of the above at the same time! This will put a strain on relationships with family members and people living at home. No question. But hey - you will get a lot done! The good news is fair Venus will move into your sign for the month of August making you charming, diplomatic and very capable of dealing with whatever happens at home. August is also an excellent month to shop for wardrobe goodies. Look for sale items!
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
When Venus and Mars change signs this week, they introduce an unusual and contradictory influence to your life. Fair Venus will be hiding in your chart, which means you will welcome opportunities to retire from the busyness of everything around you so that you can enjoy solitude in beautiful surroundings. You will crave peace and quiet. (Some of you will explore a secret love affair as well.) Ironically, even though you want peace and quiet, your communication style will be more forthright and direct than ever during the next two months! (Whaaat?) Look out world! You will identify strongly with your beliefs and will not hesitate to say what you mean and mean what you say!
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You have a lot to look forward to because as Venus and Mars shift signs this week, they stimulate both your work sector and your ability to socialize with others for fun. Venus will introduce you into group activities and classes. Expect to have good times with friends and enjoy the company of others. It certainly favours group settings, business conferences and meetings. (In fact, a friend might become a lover.) Meanwhile, Mars will make you want to organize your business affairs to get work done. You will want to make sure that your assets and possessions make your life easier and not the other way around. Quite likely, you will identify with something you own, and perhaps feel proud. That's nice.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You will really notice the change that Venus and Mars make this week because Mars moves into Sagittarius! Usually, Mars is in your sign once every two years for six weeks. But this year, the trajectory of Mars was unusual. It was in your sign for March, April and May; and now here it is again for August and September! Five months is a big difference from six weeks! What does it do? Mars will rev your engines and make you energetic, hard-driving, forceful and more of a fighter for your own rights than usual. Yes, you will be a lot to contend with! Your physical energy will be high, which means you will accomplish much more than usual. Mars will also trigger lots of activity in your life. But hey - this is your chance to show the world what you can do! Meanwhile, fair Venus at the top of your chart makes you look fabulous to others, especially bosses and VIPs. This is why a romance with a boss might begin. Meanwhile, everyone wants your advice about how to make something look better.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
When Venus changes signs this week, it will heighten your appreciation of beauty, especially in the arts. During August, you will adore travel for pleasure. You will also love to see the arts and crafts of other cultures and different countries. Because Venus will attract others to you, you will meet people who are strange and different Some of you will even fall in love. Venus will promote your personal growth and your personal experience of life in a pleasant way. Meanwhile, fiery Mars is hiding in your chart for the next two months. This is a tricky place for Mars. It can be frustrating; and it can also mean the next two months will be a time of self-denial. During this same time, you will become more aware of little self-defeating acts of behaviour. This can teach you to see that instead of confronting others - you need to confront yourself. Focus on helping people and doing research.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
During August, Venus will bring you financial good fortune. This is an excellent time to ask for a loan or mortgage. It's also a good time to ask to borrow anything because others will be generous to you. You might even benefit indirectly through the wealth of your partner. Relationships will be more loving and emotionally impacting. Meanwhile, Mars will change signs causing you to identify with your ego, especially in competition with others for the next two months. You will be keen to achieve goals that you set for yourself. You will also put out lots of energy to work with others. In fact, it will please you to coordinate your efforts with others to achieve your goals. Physical activities, like gym classes or athletic competitions will appeal! (Yeah, yeah you can still play chess.)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Like your opposite sign Virgo, the shift of Venus and Mars into new signs is a beneficial thing for you. Fair Venus will be opposite your sign for the next month smoothing all your closest relationships and partnerships. In fact, this position of Venus is about the best for relationships that it can ever be! (You will even improve your dealings with your enemies.) It will certainly be easy for you to express your affection to others, something everyone likes to hear. ("Do you really love me?") Meanwhile, for the next two months, fiery Mars will be at the top of your chart arousing your ambition to achieve something. In fact, you will go after what you want with such dedication, you might threaten bosses or trigger conflicts with coworkers. Easy does it. Keep your eye on the prize.
