Sandra Oh, a Cancer.
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Neptune retrograde begins Tuesday morning, and as the planet of dreams and illusions moves backwards (it won’t go direct again until early December), it will be easier for you to clearly understand situations and see people for that. who they really are, for better or for worse. Fantasies can be comforting, but now is the time to work with reality. Communication planet Mercury also enters warm and confident Leo on Tuesday morning. Over the next three weeks, do your best to assume the good intentions of those around you. The more you approach others with a spirit of generosity, the more they will do the same for you. Finally, on Friday evening, a new moon in Cancer offers you a chance to move forward. The drama, confusing relationships, or emotional ruts that have shaped your life recently won’t define it forever. You can choose what comes next. In the meantime, find the weekly horoscope for each zodiac sign below.
When the world around you is big and exciting, full of new places to see and people to meet, your home life can sometimes become a last-minute concern. Why sit inside when you could be out doing Things? Try to pay a little more attention to your home this week, whether it’s tidying up, rearranging furniture, or discussing household chores with the people you live with. Your living space is important to your happiness, and if you take the time to take care of it, you’ll be surprised at how much brighter life seems.
This week you are likely to make new connections just by going out into the world and being yourself. Chatting with strangers, going to events where you don’t know anyone, meeting your friends’ friends: there are so many opportunities for new people to come into your life. The key is to moderate your expectations, not to pin all your hopes on one person. Don’t think too far into the future, don’t worry about whether the people you meet now will end up being important in your life. Stay open and see what happens.
You are a champion at laughing at your problems, turning every heartbreak and embarrassment into a joke. On the one hand, your sense of humor makes you incredibly resilient; on the other hand, it’s also difficult to truly let yourself be vulnerable. No matter how annoying or painful it may be, you must deeply feel Express your emotions, don’t ignore them or keep them at an ironic distance. Spend time with people who won’t be put off by sincerity this week. You can return to jokes later. For now, you need space to be gentle.
It’s nice to have friends who support you when you don’t believe in yourself, people who encourage you and uplift you, who express how wonderful they think you are. There’s nothing wrong with leaning on others when you need a boost: this mutual attention is one of the most enjoyable aspects of being human. But this week, you may find that you don’t need as much external validation. Your confidence returns. You know you’re smart, powerful, and cool, and you’re going to make the most of it.
You feel like you’re going in circles lately. No matter how hard you work, you are not progressing as much as you would like; No matter how hard you try to demonstrate your abilities in different ways, you are not recognized as you would like. At times like this, you tend to react by pushing yourself even further. But this week, it will be more effective to slow down. If you do the bare minimum for now and instead focus on resting and recharging, you will emerge stronger and happier.
Lately, you’ve been feeling out of step with the people around you. Maybe you’re worried about outgrowing your friends – or that they are exceeding You. Maybe it seems like none of them understand what you’re going through. It’s easy to think that you’re better off keeping them at arm’s length this week, keeping your thoughts and emotions to yourself. But it’s the worst thing you can do right now. No one can step up for you if you don’t give them the opportunity. Keeping an open heart feels unbearably vulnerable, but it’s the only way to find and maintain the relationships and community you need.
You may be feeling unusually insecure, even though you are usually confident and self-assured. Maybe you worry that you’re not as smart as you’d like to be, that you’re not as successful as you “should” be, or that others don’t see you the way you see yourself. The main thing is not to take your fears too seriously this week. Self-doubt is sometimes helpful, but more often it holds you back. Don’t back down from your ambitious goals or accept less than you deserve from the people around you. Keep asking for what you need.
You understand others well because you know how to pay attention to the small details: their body language, the things that are not said. You are listening not only to What they say, but also the way they choose to express themselves. This makes you extremely perceptive, but it can also distract you from the bigger picture. Sometimes it’s best not to devote so much brain space to all the little details, but to simply pay attention to how the people around you make you feelYou have the right to want relationships with people who make you feel good about yourself, and it doesn’t have to be any deeper than that.
You are easy-going and well-liked, able to make new friends wherever you go. But you might start to feel like your social energies are spread too thin. When you divide your time between too many acquaintances, you never have the chance to go deeper, to build real intimacy, to let others see beneath the surface of your personality. Keeping things light is Easiersure — it takes less effort and you’re less likely to get hurt — but this week, prioritize quality over quantity in your relationships. You will not regret it.
If you want something done, you have learned that you have to do it yourself. As much as you to want to be able to rely on others, you’ve been burned one too many times. At this point, you’d rather just work independently than risk the stress and disappointment of your friends or colleagues dropping the ball. But this week, there’s just too much to do; it’s impossible for you to take it all on your own shoulders. Try to figure out how you can share the load. You’ve gotten used to being alone, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be different.
When you feel lost, drifting through life and wasting your time, a solid daily routine can make all the difference, giving you the support you need. The problem is, it has to be a routine that actually works for you; a bad routine will only leave you feeling frustrated and trapped. If the habits and structures you have in place right now aren’t working for you, now is the perfect opportunity to change them. Figure out how you want to spend your days, then put plans in place that will actually help you TO DO it’s one of the best ways to take care of yourself right now.
When it comes to your work, your relationships, even your life choices in general, you imagine that you have to choose: You can feel safe Or You may feel excited, but never both. It seems that if you want to do challenging and fulfilling work, you will never have any security; if you want a love that is supportive and stable, you will have to give up that extra spark. But just because it’s harder to find both doesn’t mean it’s impossible, no matter what anyone tells you. Assume that it is possible to find everything you need and don’t settle for less.
Read it weekly horoscopes for the week of June 23. Weekly horoscopes for the week of July 7 will be online next Sunday.
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