The week begins with Mercury ending its three-week backward journey in the sign of Capricorn. Whilst this may see us all let out a sigh of collective relief, it is still tightly bound together in a conjunction with Pluto and the two are in a right angle with the erratic influence of Uranus in Aries. Because of the natural orthodoxy that Capricorn energy encourages there may be a situation that we all need to think about this week where our desire to do something in a more independent, innovative or radical way, clashes with the expectations of demands of more formal situations or people.
Despite this, Venus also in Capricorn, is forging a delightful semi-sextile to the Sun in Aquarius. This points towards using quiet diplomacy and an openness to engendering friendly channels in order to maximise our efforts. Certainly in love, it is possible that if you’re single, you could encounter someone through work, or who is much older or younger who has quite an impact upon you.
Talking of love, with Venus also forging a quite beautiful beguiling link with Neptune in the last half of the week, if you do meet someone for the first time and they form a favourable opinion upon you, don’t be too quick to rush into this relationship. Neptune as ever, can delight and distort in equal measure, so take your time however much someone may make your heart beat faster.
Mars is also set to be hugely influential this week, as he continues his journey through his home sign of Scorpio. Why? Well, he feeds into that Mercury Pluto conjunction. Pluto is the modern ruler of Scorpio, and when Mars and Pluto get-together in a positive way like here they can give us tremendous willpower and determination to succeed. Whilst this is entirely possible again this week, it will be less so if anything we do only benefits us as individuals. Remember, Mars is the planet of instant gratification and Pluto of power, so is going to be important that any personal efforts are well directed and well-meaning.
