Selena Gomez, a Cancer.
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Early Monday morning, Venus and Mercury both enter sensitive Cancer; Thursday, the sun joins them. If nothing seemed so bad during Gemini season, All does it now. It’s harder to let the rude comments get to you, to calm your anxieties about the future, to pretend that the suffering of others doesn’t affect you. You feel it all so deeply. It’s intense but that’s not a bad thing: your emotions can guide you if you’re brave enough to follow them. Next, a full moon in Capricorn on Friday night invites you to be honest with yourself about whether you’re on the right track. Are you doing the work that will get you where you want to be? If not, it’s not too late to start. In the meantime, find the weekly horoscope for each sign of the zodiac below.
Right now, trust is everything: it will be harder than ever to work alongside, or even have fun with, people you don’t think you can count on. This also works in reverse: others must be able to count on You. It will become apparent where trust has frayed, where it has completely eroded, where it was never there to begin with. Sometimes the damage is too big to repair, and you have the right to be honest about it. In some cases, repair is possible. It takes time and effort, but it’s worth it, and this week is the perfect time to start.
You’re not often wrong about people. At least, not when it comes to things that really matter. Your instincts tend to be accurate, and when you guess them, you usually end up regretting it. This week, however, your first impressions might be unfairly harsh – perhaps because you were injured recently and don’t want that to happen again, perhaps because you’re just having a bad day. If you give people the opportunity to prove you wrong and remain open to changing their minds, you might find comfort, friendship, and even love where you least expected it.
Many people seem rigid to you. Once they have made up their minds about someone, they can no longer be swayed. When they make a decision, they don’t hesitate (even though they would probably benefit from a reevaluation). You prefer to keep your mind and your options open – not because you are capricious or disloyal, but because the world is constantly changing and you want to be able to change with it. Sometimes, however, staying on the move becomes more stressful and tiring than it’s worth. This week, find out what it’s like to stay in one place, at least temporarily. Find a soft place where you can rest.
Making mistakes is not something to be ashamed of: everyone does it. It’s part of being human. The more you focus on everything you did wrong in the past, the harder it becomes to trust yourself in the present. Introspection is of course important, but at some point it’s time to stop analyzing every little decision. If your confidence has taken a hit lately, this week is the time to rebuild it. You have good judgment and you are wiser than you think. Don’t be so afraid to live your life.
Even though you know change is inevitable, there is a part of you that would rather avoid it at all costs. Staying still is easy on a daily basis, although it is not rewarding in the long term. Growth, on the other hand, is painful; it demands so much of you. This week you will also see how wonderful it can be. Great things await you, but first you have to get through the long, strange days, the uncomfortable conversations, and the difficult choices. You’ll get there soon enough, if you just keep trying.
If there’s one thing you can’t stand, it’s when people blame others for their own mistakes. You are much more likely to be blamed yourself for the actions of others, for problems that are not your fault at all. There is satisfaction in taking responsibility: if you have the power to cause a problem, you also have the power to solve it. But this week, you will quickly burn out if you take the weight of the world on your shoulders alone. Act like you’re part of a community. When there is work to be done, share it equally, and then you can share the joy too.
As much as you like to be noticed and appreciated, you might as well attract Also a lot of attention can be stressful. You prefer to play your own role in the group rather than being alone; I’d rather feel at home in a crowd than disagree with it. But sometimes staying true to yourself, your desires, and your ideals means you have to go against the grain. Don’t be afraid to take an unpopular stance or do things differently than others this week. Be prepared to stand out: your friends and community will support you more than you think.
Lately, you’ve had enough of your life, your personality, your self. Your usual emotional patterns and relationship dynamics aren’t working and you’re ready for something new. It is possible to get what you want, but to feel differently you have to act differently. The universe probably won’t step in to change your life for you, but you can do the work yourself. Treat yourself to a change of scenery or make an effort to spend time with new people. The more you can disrupt your environment, the more you will illuminate new facets of yourself.
You are generous by nature, both to others and to yourself, but lately you have become your own harshest critic. Nothing you do seems enough and you think you only have yourself to blame. Unvarnished honesty can be helpful—it can shake you out of complacency and inspire you to do the hard work that life sometimes requires—but at some point, you’re just being cruel. Balance is key. Don’t avoid confronting your difficult traits, but don’t present them as worse than they really are. The goal is to live with courage and integrity, to continue to grow, not to arrive at a state of perfection.
If you could do whatever you wanted, you would do all your inner work and healing in complete secrecy, never letting anyone else see the complicated process. You would understand your emotions Before talk about it with someone else; you would correct your faults without any help or support. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Of course, some of the work is solitary, but some of it can only be done in collaboration with others. Don’t be afraid to let people in. Vulnerability is scary, but it will ultimately be good for you.
When you’re unhappy with your life, you tend to want to throw everything away and start from scratch – quit your job, end your relationships, leave your town and start fresh. Sometimes drastic measures are necessary. But if you try that this week, you’ll only make things harder than they need to be. Lean on what East that works, instead of focusing on what doesn’t. There is comfort and stability in the familiar. Once you are more stable on your feet, you can make crazy decisions again; for now, try to enjoy the calm wherever you can find it.
Making your voice heard can be difficult. The others seem so much louder, so much more insistent, so good at getting what they want. Even if your words carry more weight than you think, you still feel the need to fight for them to be talked about and ignored. But the noise around you quiets down a bit this week, and you’ll find that it’s easier to get the care and attention you need. You won’t need to shout or make a fuss to make yourself heard. Your energy is magnetic this week. Make the most.
Read it weekly horoscopes for the week of June 9. The weekly horoscopes for the week of June 23 will be online next Sunday.
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