Last week’s new moon in Gemini opened up a whole new world of possibilities, and this week brings us back down to Earth with some necessary reality checks. Mars enters slow and steady Taurus on the 9th, which means that there won’t be consistent access to get things started and face conflicts. But I know from experience (this is my own birth placement) that even though Mars in Taurus likes to avoid a problem until it gets unavoidable, once it does decide to get off the couch? That energy is powerful. No matter how hard to come by. Another sign to pump the brakes is when the sun squares off with Saturn on the 9th: a check-in point around ego and life goals.
Mars squares off with Pluto on the 11th bringing up power struggles that leave us tongue tied as Mercury squares off with Saturn on the 12th. That being said, the Mercury cazimi (when Mercury goes into the heart of the sun) on the 14th is a day for clear insights and a much-needed reset for our communications. If you have to say something, try to wait it out until the weekend.
(Horoscopes follow for each sign. If you know your rising sign, reading for that sign too will provide further insight.)