After literally months of feeling like you’ve been struggling to get out of second gear, this week, we begin the next act of 2025.
It’s a relief, but like any new beginning, it’s not instant perfection. You might not land the jump on the first go. It will take some time to straighten up your clothes and smooth your hair, so to speak.
Even still, there’s no denying that the sense of clarity and resolve will feel amazing. Now that you know where you stand and how you feel, the real work begins.
ARIES & ARIES RISING
The change of pace is extra noisy for you this week. With all the action happening in your home sign, the shift will be palpable. After months of wobbles, second-guessing and uncertainty, the green lights are coming in hot. There is no doubt in your mind where you stand or what you want. Now, you just have to work out where to start. Running before you can walk is an occupational hazard for Aries, but it will feel particularly tough to keep things steady and measured. Nevertheless, holding your centre is essential to keeping things on an even keel.
TAURUS AND TAURUS RISING
With your ruling planet (Venus) finally moving forward, you’re coming out of the malaise that’s dominated the start of 2025. This week, you should start to feel more energy, more clarity, more you. It’s a welcome shift after what has likely felt like a rough couple of months. Instead of looking back, this week, it’s all about looking forward. That momentum kicks up a gear on the weekend when the Sun moves into your home sign. Pop a bottle on ice, pack the picnic basket or just grab someone who makes you feel safe and cosy and lap up the good vibes.
GEMINI AND GEMINI RISING
If the energy with friends has given you White Lotus vibes this year, it’s not your imagination. There’s definitely been some glitchy weirdness happening, and it’s all connected to both Mercury and Venus being retrograde around your sphere of social connection. Thankfully, this week, that’s all about to change. The dust is settling, and you might not be feeling the same way about a dynamic or relationship as you did at the start of the year, but clarity is never a bad thing. If leaning out is what’s required, you can absolutely do that without ruffling feathers. It’s a matter of recentering your energy. It’s possible to care less without being careless.
CANCER AND CANCER RISING
You’ve been in it this year, and the soul-searching has been nothing short of prolific. Where you are going, who you’re with, the satisfaction you get (or don’t) from your work have all been hot topics, at least for your ‘inside voice’. This week, it starts to sink in, and the realisations you’ve been having all click together. If you’ve been waiting on an answer from someone (especially a boss), expect to finally get it. Where you’ve landed might not be where you started, but it is progress, nonetheless. It’s ok for your definition of success to evolve; in fact, it’s downright healthy. Go with it.
LEO AND LEO RISING
Certainty is to Leos what sunshine is to cats: a space to bask, luxuriate and feel their safest and best selves. The good news is that you’re getting much more of that starting this week. The year has been filled with doubt, questions and maybe a little ghosting. Now it’s time to get on with the job. With Venus direct, you’re getting the green light you’ve been waiting for to move forward, even if that’s not in the direction you first anticipated or with the people you expected. That’s ok; things shift, and you can adapt—uncomfortable as it may be. Forward momentum after months of stagnation always feels a little awkward, but at least you’re no longer in reverse.
VIRGO AND VIRGO RISING
The sliding doors moments are finally wrapping up this week. After months of ‘this or that/with or without you’ feels, things begin to settle. This Venus retrograde has been a big one, stirring up deep feelings around life, death and what you truly value. A new appreciation of what matters is highly likely, but what that means on a practical level is still TBC. While the external situations you’re dealing with may not change dramatically, how you feel could change. All you can do is return to the watershed moments you’ve had and let them guide your next steps. You’ve got this.
LIBRA AND LIBRA RISING
The vibe this week is like someone winding back the dial on a spin bike. All that heavy lifting you’ve been doing most of this year is starting to ease—and what a feeling that is! With your ruling planet now direct, the people closest to you (you know, the ones you’ve been carrying most of 2025) start to stand on their own two feet. It’s a relief, and it could feel overwhelming. Crying is 100 per cent allowed. Remember, they might take a minute to find their feet, but rest assured, the need for you to shoulder the burden should feel ten times less.
SCORPIO AND SCORPIO RISING
If things have felt a little off-kilter the past month or so, prepare for a shift. This week, the tangle of cords and crossed wires smooth out. All that soul searching? It’s beginning to pay off. Maybe your relationship to the reformer machine has been a topic of deep reflection. Maybe you’ve been thinking hard about your relationship with food. Or maybe your Google Calendar is so cooked, you can’t ignore the overscheduling any longer. Whatever it is, you’re ready to make a change. New priorities, new approaches, new relationships. They’re all there, ready and waiting for you to make a start. All you need to do is take the first step.
SAGITTARIUS AND SAGITTARIUS RISING
Connecting to joy, play, and creativity is all well within reach. After more than a month of feeling like you’ve lost your groove, this week, your groove is officially back. It’s a sweet change. To be honest, the way you prioritise pleasure and self-expression was ready for a redo, anyway, and the events of the past 40 days have forced you to think it over. Maybe it was the ghost of hook-ups past, or maybe it was just falling into a funk you couldn’t escape. Either way, you’ve seen the light, and now it’s time to make some changes. More fun. More immediacy. More fire.
CAPRICORN AND CAPRICORN RISING
This week brings another huge exhale. You’ve been holding it together (as only Capricorns can), carrying the heavy luggage and trying to make the most of a highly foggy outlook. Even if you haven’t been falling apart (unlikely), the emotional burden of carrying the people around you likely took its toll. Now, you get a shot at putting pleasure first. This week? It’s time to lighten up. To relax. Maybe even do something foolish. It needn’t be a huge ordeal, but it is an opportunity for fun you should not miss. You’ve well and truly earned it.
AQUARIUS AND AQUARIUS RISING
Clarity and resolve continue to come in hot this week after a shaky start to 2025. If you’ve been struggling to find the words or the way forward, rest assured that things feel a little easier or more in flow… starting now. A change of heart or a reassessment of how you feel about a thing, a person, or a side hustle is likely. Now that you know how you feel, the question is: how do you move forward? You can only start from where you are and follow the crumbs. Your new vision won’t happen right away, but all good things take time, right?
PISCES AND PISCES RISING
Financial matters might not be the thing you want to spend any more energy on right now, but that’s where it’s at for Pisceans this week. You’ve likely had some pretty big realisations over the past 40 days. Now, like it or not, it’s time to start putting the puzzle pieces back together. What you value and how you spend have all been in review. Whether it’s a new budget, a new boundary or a new goal, the clarity around spending and saving is significant. Don’t dismiss the truths that have hit home as insignificant; this is important. Money is energy, and even if it feels uncomfortable, taking the lead and advocating for yourself is essential.
This story first appeared on GRAZIA International.
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