Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, Gemini.
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Late last week, Jupiter entered Gemini. The planet of growth and generosity spends about a year at a time in each sign, and for the past 12 months it has been parked in stubborn and reliable Taurus. While Jupiter in Taurus rewards determination, with this change you’ll be more likely to find luck through curiosity and adaptability. By remaining open-minded and following your interests wherever they lead you (no matter how random or unproductive they may seem), you will end up exactly where you need to be. In the meantime, find the weekly horoscope for each sign of the zodiac below.
You sometimes have trouble sitting still – you have too much fire for that. There are dreams to pursue, projects to implement, ideas to express. But while this week will likely be an active and social time, it might not be productive. Remember that you don’t always need to use your energy to get things done. It may be enough to learn, to interact with other people, to have fun. Don’t worry about what you accomplish or don’t accomplish. Playing, not working, is currently the best way to find satisfaction.
It’s hard to be generous when you’re eager to meet your own needs. When you barely have a moment to do what you love, you’re unlikely to lend your time to anyone else; when our own resources are limited, it is difficult to want to share. However, try to give what you can to the people around you this week. Generosity will pay off even more than usual. It will open doors, strengthen important relationships and forge new ones, make the world kinder and your life easier. Share what you can and you’ll be glad you did.
Although overconfidence can be dangerous, you’ve probably encountered the opposite problem. You felt unusually nervous about making a bad choice, disappointing the people you love, or simply wasting your time. Now, finally, your self-confidence will return. You have learned, accumulated experiences, become stronger and you can finally feel how much you have grown. Don’t worry too much about mistakes, you will inevitably make them and it won’t be the end of the world. When you make decisions based on confidence and not fear, you won’t go wrong.
The more you are aware that your time on earth is limited, the more pressure you feel to make something of yourself, to make your dreams come true, to change the world. right away. But the worst thing you can do this week is rush. It’s a time to explore and wander, to stay open to new experiences. Don’t try to force things and assume you know what shape your life is “supposed” to take. The universe is too unpredictable for that. Let your story unfold at its own pace.
Like most people, you long to be special in some way. You want to be the first, the biggest, the best. Sometimes, however, all this effort becomes exhausting – and even if you TO DO Getting to the top of your field is unlikely to be as rewarding as you hoped. Take a break from trying to be exceptional. You just need to live a full and interesting life right now. Being a star won’t make you happy this week, but being a human being surrounded by your community will.
If you want to do something, you want to do it well. This also applies to your work, your hobbies, your relationships: you are not the type to slack off or cut corners. You care about the accuracy of even the smallest details. This is an admirable trait, but one that can sometimes hold you back. Let your imagination run wild; try ideas and methods that might not work. For now, free yourself from waiting to do things RIGHT. It’s better to make interesting mistakes than to do nothing for fear of making mistakes.
There are often times when it makes sense to stay in your comfort zone, opting for what is familiar (even if it is imperfect) rather than venturing into the unknown. This week is not one of them. Playing too safe will only lead to disappointment at the moment. Taking risks may not lead to exactly the outcome you’re hoping for, but it will open new doors and expand your life in ways you didn’t realize you needed. Don’t choose the boring option just because it’s easy. Bet big on yourself and your dreams.
No matter how much you knowintellectually, that you are capable and appreciated, you do not always feel in this way. In everyday life, we still sometimes feel nervous, excluded, poorly equipped to deal with the problems that present themselves to us. But your doubt takes a back seat this week. It becomes easier to have confidence in yourself, to have sincere faith that you are enough. You are powerful and talented and filled with hard-earned wisdom about yourself and the world. You have all the tools you need; all you have to do is use them.
Even though your social calendar is busy and you’re surrounded by people who care about you, you sometimes feel alone. Everyone does it. Maybe you feel misunderstood; maybe your relationships aren’t as deep as you’d like; Maybe the people you love most are facing their own problems. This week, it will be easier to find the intimacy you were missing. Important new people might enter your life, or tensions with an old friend might finally ease. Try to let your walls collapse at least a little. If you stay open to love, it will find you.
Although it may go against your nature, you’d be wise not to plan that far into the future this week. Long-term thinking can be strategic, but it can also make it more difficult to be present in the day-to-day. Not everything has to last forever or be tied to your big ambitions. You deserve the freedom to try new routines without worrying about whether you’ll be able to maintain them, to take on interesting new projects without worrying about how they’ll fit into your five-year plan. Trust that the pieces will come together over time.
When you’re stuck in a rut (at work, in your love life, or in a more nebulous, existential way), it can take a few attempts to break free of it. The first attempt might not work…or the second, or even the third. It’s easy to give up, to imagine that you’re cursed to be bored and dissatisfied forever, but that’s not true. The more you try different ideas, meet new people, walk trails just to see where they lead, the closer you will get to the life you want. You’re almost there. You just have to keep going.
Lately you’ve been feeling adrift. Maybe your life has gone through a dramatic upheaval, your support network has changed, or the transformation has been internal. Either way, you don’t know exactly where you belong or what your purpose really is. Now your job is to figure out who you are – and, more importantly, who you are. to want to be – in this different landscape. Reinvent yourself, leave old baggage behind, and find support in new and surprising places. Life keeps changing, but you can find love and happiness wherever you land.
Read it weekly horoscopes for the week of May 19. The weekly horoscopes for the week of June 2 will be online next Sunday.
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