Aries Weekly Horoscope

This week opens on a rather quiet note, Aries, with not a whole lot of alignments to occupy you, though that will change as the days move along. The 17th arrives with a balancing Half Moon in your sign, reminding you to take stock of your life and your goals and make sure they are in alignment. This is neither a planting period nor one for harvesting, but simply a check-in time. Where do you stand on the road to your goals? Are you further along than you’d like, or have you perhaps fallen behind a way? It’s time to do what you need to get yourself to where you want to be, so focus on what is missing or standing in the way, and deal with that.

The next major planetary event of the week is one you’ll want to pay extra attention to; messenger Mercury will be turning retrograde on the 18th for the next three weeks, and will be spending this transit in Leo and your 5th House of Passion and Creativity. Retrogrades are all about the ‘re’ part: revisit, redo, renew, return, etc, etc, etc. If you want to use this cycle to your benefit then look to old projects you might have put on the backburner; perhaps there’s more to them than you ever realized. Since this sector also rules your romantic life, a few flames from the past might make a reappearance, but it’s up to you whether you let them in or show them the door. Whatever or whoever comes your way is worth a second look, but that doesn’t mean you need to keep them around forever. Mercury will asleep at the wheel until August 11th, so use this time to make necessary adjustments.

Also on the 18th, Mercury will reach out across the sky to make a special and supportive sextile to romantic Venus in Gemini and your 3rd House of Local Community and Communications, bringing lovely opportunities and connections your way. This is great for getting out and about and flirting with anyone you prefer, or for hitting the town with your preferred person to paint it any color you choose. A flame from the past could also appear right now, so don’t be shocked if someone you thought had exited your life decides to return when least expected. Venus also rules financial benefits, so you might discover a get-rich quick scheme or two, but with Mercury now retrograde, you’ll want to make sure that everything is on the up and up before you sign any dotted lines.