Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: October 12–18
On Monday evening, Venus enters Libra, where it’ll stay until early November. Now, you’re likely to be drawn to people who bring a sense of peace and balance to your life. Fireworks and drama probably aren’t so appealing at the moment — there’s enough turmoil around you already, so try to fill your life with people who make things simpler. Later Monday night, Pluto retrograde ends. In the last five months, you’ve probably been undergoing quiet internal transformations — now it’s time to take what you’ve learned and do something about it.
Aries Weekly Horoscope
For you, it probably feels impossible to live fully without occasionally ruffling some feathers. Expressing yourself honestly and directly means others will take offense every so often; chasing what you want means occasionally competing against people you care about. There’s nothing inherently wrong with this — it’s not your job to be soft and gentle all the time — but it makes it even more important to be intentional about nurturing the connections you care about. If any of your close relationships have frayed lately, this week is an ideal time to mend them.
Taurus Weekly Horoscope
Sometimes, out of a desire not to appear lazy, you make things harder for yourself than they need to be. You worry that if others catch you relaxing, they’ll think you lack purpose — so you make sure to load up your schedule with so much work that nobody could ever mistake you for a slacker. But this week, remember that you don’t get any extra credit for wearing yourself out. If the easy option and the strenuous one are equally effective, there’s no reason not to choose the former.
Gemini Weekly Horoscope
In general, you’re not the sort of person to sit back and wait for good things to happen to you: Instead of simply hoping for the best, you try to play an active role in building the life you want. This week, though, remember that some things take time to develop. As hard as you work and as courageously as you put yourself out there, you still can’t force life to happen on your preferred timeline. Do your best to be patient, enjoy the ride, and trust that your efforts will pay off eventually — even if it’s not exactly when (or how) you predicted.
Cancer Weekly Horoscope
You have no shortage of ideas about how to make the world a better place; if you only had more time and more resources, you’d be unstoppable. But this week, try not to dwell on the things you lack, and instead, think about how to use what you already have. Maybe you can’t fix all the world’s problems, but you can start with your home, your neighborhood. Maybe you can’t improve everyone’s lives, but you can make a difference in your community. Focus on doing what you can with the tools you have access to — it’s probably more than you think.
Leo Weekly Horoscope
You probably make good first impressions — you know how to come across as charming and interesting and fun, how to make people want to know more about you. But this week, if you focus too much on putting on a performance for the people around you, the relationship could start to feel one-sided. People don’t want to be your audience, they want to be your friends; focus on building genuine rapport and connection, not just putting on a good show.
Virgo Weekly Horoscope
While some people seem able to skate through life without worrying too much about the practical concerns, that kind of breezy attitude probably doesn’t work for you. You’re all too aware of everything that could go wrong, and you’d rather be overprepared than caught off guard. This week, though, just remember not to be so focused on your long to-do list that you miss out on the fun all around you. Don’t neglect your important responsibilities, of course — but once you’ve done what you can, remember that you’re allowed to stop worrying and simply relax.
Libra Weekly Horoscope
It can be easy, lately, to feel guilty for wanting to enjoy yourself — maybe because you’re constantly aware of how much suffering there is in the world, maybe because you imagine you have an obligation to devote all your time and energy to working hard. But this week, remember that there’s nothing wrong with seizing the opportunities you have to take pleasure in life. You’ll have your fair share of struggles anyway, so you might as well make the most of the good things.
Scorpio Weekly Horoscope
You sometimes feel pressured to weigh in on every issue, to take sides in every little drama among your friends, to participate in every event. Even when you refuse to get involved, a part of you probably feels guilty, like you’re backing out of an important obligation. But this week, remember that you’re well within your rights to decide that certain things are simply none of your business. It’s not your job to have thoughtful opinions about every single existing topic, or to say yes to every invitation — better to choose a few things that you can fully commit to.
Sagittarius Weekly Horoscope
When resources and opportunities seem scarce, it’s easy to imagine that you’re in competition with everyone else around you. But this week, pitting yourself against all your friends won’t help you get ahead; it’ll only make your world feel smaller and sadder. Instead of imagining that you need to stand out above the rest, focus on simply being part of your community. Building strong, reciprocal relationships will serve you better and, ultimately, will be much more satisfying than trying to prove that you’re more deserving than anyone else.
Capricorn Weekly Horoscope
You try to remember that other people’s feelings aren’t yours to manage — you’ve got too many problems of your own to deal with. You have a responsibility to treat people with kindness and respect, but not to accommodate every passing mood. This week, though, putting a bit of extra effort into your relationships will be well worth it. If you can show that you genuinely care about others and are willing to go out of the way to help them, they’ll be more likely to put in the work, and potentially even pull some strings, to help you solve your problems too.
Aquarius Weekly Horoscope
Sometimes, it’s tempting to share your love sparingly. You worry that it’s a finite resource that you risk running out of, or that giving your affections too freely will somehow end with you getting hurt. But while it makes sense to be discerning about who you’ll open up to — not everyone deserves your trust — there’s no point in holding back once you’ve decided to allow someone into your life. Right now, especially, there’s no need to fear that your love will wear out. The more generous you are with it, the better.
Pisces Weekly Horoscope
Sharing your resources sounds like the simplest thing in the world: You’re generous by nature and you care deeply about the people in your life, so why wouldn’t you want to share what you have with others? In practice, though, it’s often much more complicated than that; trying to figure out how to equally divide your money or your time can stir up surprising feelings and resentments. This week, though, give it a shot. Maybe it’s felt impossible to land on a truly fair solution in the past, but now you could finally come up with something that works.
Read the weekly horoscopes for the week of October 5th. The weekly horoscopes for the week of October 19th will be online next Sunday.
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