Retrograde season is in full swing with Mercury joining the ranks of Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto.
This time around, things should start off fairly smoothly, as Mercury retrogrades in its sign of rulership, Virgo. This offers us all an opportunity to reflect on and reevaluate the actions we’ve taken over the past several weeks — a cosmic do-over on the things that didn’t work out quite the way we expected them to.
While there is still some explosive energy present, it is never too late to acknowledge and apologize for the things that happen when we’re not showing up as our best selves. Everybody makes mistakes, and if we’re willing to offer others a little grace, they may return it.
We’re all human here, and our flaws are part of our true selves. It’s a good time to accept that we’re not always in the right. Maybe that can keep us from doing future wrongs.
ARIES
March 21 – April 19
This week it is important to check in with your friends and loved ones. Take care of them and they will take care of you. Don’t forget that your social circle is an important resource.
TAURUS
April 20 – May 20
Reorganizing and recalibrating your priorities will affect the way the next few weeks will go. Get out of the habit of action-reaction. Planning ahead will save you a lot of grief.
GEMINI
May 21 – June 20
It may feel as if you have to be everywhere at once lately. It’s great that you are able to keep up. Take advantage of that energy while you can, but don’t burn yourself out. Let quality over quantity be your motto.
CANCER
June 21 – July 22
The energetic and emotional shifts that you’re experiencing right now are a result of the work you’ve done over the past lunar cycle. If you’ve been open and honest with your emotions, this week should go smoothly.
LEO
July 23 – Aug. 22
Any opportunity for you to show up fully as yourself, not a persona or a character that you’re putting on, will expand your influence. Not everyone deserves the full you, but holding back all the time is not doing you any favors.
VIRGO
Aug. 23 – Sept. 22
It’s probably a good time to reexamine the influences in your life that have brought you the most joy and contentment. Not to hold on to them too tightly, but to recognize what to focus on moving forward.
LIBRA
Sept. 23 – Oct. 22
You’re at the start of some deep transformational work. This process can be as easy or as difficult as you choose. A tip: ask 10 friends for their advice and actually listen to it. Those around you can offer a lot of insight.
SCORPIO
Oct. 23 – Nov. 21
Your calendar is filling up fast. How many of those things are good for you and how many are simply draining? Regardless of your answer, don’t neglect the important stuff.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
When life offers you a boost, use it as efficiently as possible. The opportunities that you’re presented with this week have been hard won, through effort and drive. See how far they will take you. This is no time for detours.
CAPRICORN
Dec. 22 – Jan. 19
Sometimes you will step on a few toes to get where you’re trying to be. But when you do, acknowledging and apologizing will save you a lot of heartache down the road. Don’t create enemies where you don’t have to.
AQUARIUS
Jan. 20 – Feb. 18
Sometimes you have to put yourself first. That’s not a moral flaw but a necessary course of action. If you want that job, promotion, or other advancement, it may happen that someone else loses out. That’s OK.
PISCES
Feb. 19 – March 20
You’re not without your flaws, and you know that better than anyone. Try to internalize grace so you can also extend it to others. Now’s a good time to give people the benefit of the doubt and remember that life isn’t a game of us versus them.
