The most stressful day this week is Monday, which is Thanksgiving in Canada. Be patient. Be kind. Go with the flow because the good news is the rest of the week is upbeat and easy-going! Not only is it a great week for socializing and romance, it's also productive. This week is also a short window to initiate going into business for yourself or starting a side hustle. (Note: This does not apply to the following week! That's because Mercury will start slowing down around the 16th before it goes retrograde from Oct. 24 to Nov. 13.) So, this week is a brief window to pull your act together before you take it on the road. It's also the last week to buy cars, trucks, cell phones and computers until November 30. Yikes! Time flies when you're unconscious.
You still need more sleep. If you can, take naps, which are glorious guilty pleasures, especially because now, more than ever, both Mars and Jupiter are in the most playful part of your chart urging you to get out and enjoy good times! This is not a time for self-denial or stringent self-discipline - au contraire! You want to do your own thing and declare to the world, "Here I am!" Competitive sports, the entertainment world, socializing with friends and playful activities with kids are on the menu. In intimate relations, you'll make the first move. In fact, you might be at attracted to someone you felt great affection for in the past. Or perhaps, you'll daydream about this person?
Three areas are highlighted in your chart. You're ready to put out the energy to work. You might be more focused on your health; and on a pet. It's also necessary to get better organized at home because some kind of chaos and confusion might continue to be an issue - visiting guests, renovations, residential moves? Currently, both Mercury and Venus are opposite your sign. Venus is retrograde and Mercury will go retrograde on the 24th. This will attract ex-partners and old friends back into your world. This might be a good thing because it's always great to have history with someone. Maybe not always....
With the exception of the challenging Monday that we all face - you're looking at a fun-filled, active, energetic week ahead! Certainly, pleasure comes first now. This is the perfect time to be on a vacation. If not, make an effort to get out and schmooze! Enjoy the arts, movies, the theatre as well as sports events and fun times with kids. Express your own creativity if possible. Romance is super blessed! You are also unusually forthright and direct in all your communications, which means conversations are lively and to the point. An old work-related flirtation or romance might be percolating if not in person - then in your mind.
Home and family are your focus, which is not surprising because you are a nester. However, earnings, cash flow and something to do with your possessions are a high priority right now. You're working hard to boost your earnings, in part, because you're spending more than usual. Fortunately, this year, you'll get richer! An amazing blessing and so encouraging! Perhaps that's one reason you're making an extra effort to have fun, especially with younger people. You'll also enjoy romantic outings, vacations, sports and good times with kids. Be patient with everyone on Monday. Wear an apron and oven mitts.
This is a high-energy week for you because fiery Mars is in your sign along with lucky Jupiter. You're happy to be revved up with this increased vitality because you like to be active and in particular, you like to be active in a way that benefits others as well as yourself. This is because you have a generous heart. (Indeed, Leo rules the heart.) Stock the fridge and tidy up a bit because relatives and people from the past might be sleeping over and visiting you in the coming month. Both retrograde Mercury and retrograde Venus will attract people from the past to your home - no question. (Remember -- if you put out fresh flowers, you don't have to dust.)
"Shops must be visited. Money must be spent!" You don't need Jane Austen to tell you you're focused on money, possessions, cash flow and shopping. It might be timely to buy something special to make you feel good, whether it's a wardrobe item or something else that warms your heart because next year lucky Jupiter will enter your sign for the first time in 13 years. Why not prepare for this auspicious blessing? Get your ducks in a row. Go through your closets and get rid of what you're not wearing. Give what you don't use to charity and enjoy the fun of buying some new things. In the next few weeks, short trips down memory lane will be pleasant. Remember when?
You feel good about yourself because the Sun is in your sign increasing your confidence, your energy and your sense that you are in the right place. More than any other sign in the zodiac, you need to feel tuned into your environment. Ideally, you like beautiful places because you react to sound, smell and the beauty of your surroundings. Obviously, you also react to the people around you. This is a popular time for you and some of you might be involved in competitive sports or some kind of rivalry? Certainly, your interactions with others are high energy. You might be fortunate in buying something beautiful that pleases you this week. A bonus from the universe!
Mercury will be retrograde in your sign on Oct. 24 until Nov.13. However, the shadow phase (while Mercury is catching up to the degree it originally was at) will last until the end of November. This means if you want to buy a computer, a cell phone or a car or truck (big-ticket items that are Mercury-related) - this is your last week to do so before December. Forewarned is forearmed. This is also a wonderful week to buy wardrobe goodies, especially vintage. Or you might treat yourself to something you've been eyeing and wanting for some time. In many ways, you feel laid-back; and yet, you're also ambitious, which is why you're getting ready for the action, which you know is on the way.
It's a popular week! It's also an excellent time to set goals for the future. Plans for future travel might be one of your goals, but other goals might relate to publishing, getting further education, dealing with legal or medical matters and perhaps politics is in the picture? Conversations will be lively because you will strongly identify with your ideas. This is why you'll defend something as if it literally were your own body. Of course, it's fine to defend your beliefs but not everyone might agree. This is where some tact will help. Plus, the resigned acceptance that there are none so deaf as those who are wearing headphones.
The Sun is at the top of your chart casting you in a flattering spotlight - a blessing that happens once a year -- and you have two more weeks of this magic lighting! Obviously, this is the time to make your pitch, demand the advantage and ask for what you want! There's no guarantee you'll get it but you won't get it if you don't ask. (Hey, you look good to the top brass and you can't win if you don't buy a ticket.) Younger friends from the past might reappear in your world, along with old flames. These reconnections might ignite once again or be thoughtful fodder for your fantasies. Disputes about shared property and inheritances will favour you.
This week is a mixed bag. With Mars opposite your sign right now (this happens approximately every two years) dealings with others are a tad stressful. Whether they mean to or not - people are annoying! As a result, arguments with others are more likely. Try to sidestep what you can because why ruin your peace of mind? Travel and a chance to get a change of scenery will appeal now. Therefore, grab every opportunity to get outta Dodge that comes your way. You can even get a thrilling lift by being a tourist in your own city. Go somewhere you've never been before and see where you live with fresh eyes. Fortunately, your dealings with authority figures are excellent. In fact, someone admires you.
More than many, you'll cope with the stress of peevish Monday because you'll feel rewarded by working to get things done. You'll pitch in with a positive frame of mind and people will love you for it. Meanwhile, you might be thinking more than usual about taking a course, going back to school, exploring publishing opportunities and making travel plans - all of these ideas of course will enrich your world. Your current focus on shared property, shared expenses and shared responsibilities is uppermost in your mind. It's good to clarify boundaries about what is expected of you and what you expect of others to avoid future disappointments and arguments. (But you know this.)