Cancer Weekly Horoscope

This week could leave you feeling rather worn out by the time it is all over, Cancer, but you can just as easily be worn out from having too much fun as you can be from dealing with difficult circumstances. You’ve been hurtling along at top speed lately while Mercury has been flying through Pisces and your 9th House of Expansion and Adventure. However, on the 26th the cosmic communicator will turn retrograde until March 20th, so exploring ‘new’ territory might seem a little bit daunting, even if the 9th House normally wants you to push as far as possible. That being said, there is a really useful way to work this cycle to your advantage: when it comes to retrogrades you should focus on the ‘re’ part, and make a point to return, revisit, review, etc, so you’ll have better luck returning to places or subjects you’ve already begun to explore, rather than embarking for unknown territory. Since this sector also rules higher education, how about returning to school (literally or figuratively) and adding to your arsenal of skills? More education and refinement could lead to a higher value at the end of the day, not to mention more self-satisfaction. You can also plan for travel, but rather than setting your plans in stone, create a few options to ponder, then once the retrograde is over you can look at them clearly and decide which course you want to pursue. You’ll be able to go much further that way.

Things may be rather extreme or overwhelming on the 27th, so you might find yourself feeling a little rattled; action planet Mars will reach out from Aquarius and your intense 8th House of Deep Bonding and Shared Resources to make a combustible square with rebellious Uranus in Taurus and your 11th House of Social Networks and Global Communities. You might find yourself torn between keeping your company as intimate as possible, or going to join up with a whole host of people, perhaps some of whom seem to be sticking their noses in your business without any good reason for it. Mars can make us aggressive, but Uranus will serve up unexpected circumstances that make it difficult to know how to react, so take space for yourself accordingly so you don’t wind up losing your temper.

Things will be a bit more gentle on the 28th, when Mercury will conjoin Venus in Pisces and your broad-minded 9th House, which could bring a few exciting experiences to you from far away. The chance to travel or indulge your senses with a bit of newness will feel especially fulfilling, but Venus also rules romance so this could stir up some very interesting and very flirtatious conversations. Of course, Mercury is still retrograde, so you’ll want to be extra careful about saying exactly what you mean and taking other people at face value, because it is easier than ever to get lost in translation.