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Sun leaves his exaltation (sign he is most easily able to express his energy) in Aries this week and enters the Taurus sign on April 20. That will be a prime day for all of the signs to expand and multiply various activities and projects, and increase popularity and reknown. Four of the ten planets will be in Taurus that day, including both Sun and Moon, creating a Venusian theme of earthy elegance, endurance, and tangible collaboration. Quite a day for moving projects forward to completion!
Venus squares her spiritual teacher, Neptune, and Mars trines his overlord, Pluto, throughout the week, creating a useful and interesting theme of planetary pairs. Cooperation leads to merging with a greater collective, through difficult work, and energy meets power with relative ease. The “controlled expansion” theme symbolized by Jupiter aspecting Saturn slips away this week, but Jupiter’s abundance is active with subtle but strong aspects to Pluto and Neptune. Consider taking actions that work with Jupiter’s expansion of bliss and power.
What might this week portend for you? Consider your Sun sign and rising sign/ascendant as well.
Aries
The “abundance through hard work” theme hits you strongly this week, most intense at the beginning of the week. Aries Sun has a lot of thought energy available by the end of the week. Flashes of insight combine with logical, rational thought and the opportunities for this potent amalgamation of the mind’s functions are strongest on April 23. Enjoy the first few days of the week, with transiting Sun still in your Sun’s sign. Self-expression, initiating actions, and simply enjoying the present is a gift from the heavens for you until April 20. Perhaps the best part of this entire week is the potential to combine personal power and acute perspectives with personal energy, ambition, and will. Therefore the week can be quite productive with Sun moving from your sign to Venus’ sign…watch for opportunities to shine on April 20, a key date for everyone this week. Just for Aries: Taking the initiative this week has its advantages, but beware of overextending yourself.
Taurus
Happy solar return to Taurus! Enjoy the Sun in your sign this month. The feminine energies are active for you at the beginning of the week. Enjoy close relationships, nurturing others, and dedication to your work and other endeavors as Sun moves through the last degrees of Aries. This week for Taurus is also about considering future direction – looking sharp can impress other people, especially on the April 20 date. Watch for insights and understanding that can help advance spiritual interests on April 21. From April 21 to the end of the week, the focus for Taurus moves towards considering how to use your power base to expand your opportunities in various areas of your life. Many opportunities this week for Taurus Sun. Just for Taurus: an emphasis on boosting productivity through friends.
Gemini
The “energy meets power” theme works well for you this week and becomes strongest by week’s end. Ambition, will, and drive flows well with the use of perspectives and the means to obtain what you want. Creativity and a sense of idealism are pronounced in the first half of the week and strongest on April 19. Jupiter’s abundance tends to reward difficult work for Gemini this week, with the best opportunities for growth and expansion on April 20 and 21 (nicely coinciding with the important April 20 date for all of the signs). Your Sun’s information gathering function has a window of opportunity to be innovative and make intuitive leaps at week’s end on April 23. Close relationships can also be rewarding, given the effort, in the first half of the week. Just for Gemini: Gemini might encounter challenges this week in deciding whether changing a situation, or keeping it the same, is better.
Cancer
This week has the sense of “off to a running start” for Cancer Sun. How are you going to use the last few days of Sun in Aries to initiate projects and activities? April 17 and 18 are ideal days for beginning projects, April 19 to 21 ideal for completing them, and then the last two days of the week, for mopping up details. Such a nice and neat, classic week for a seven-day project if you can mesh your schedule to match the energies. April 19 has opportunity for Cancer to think through problems and challenges with a lot of drive and determination. April 21 and 22 are promising for collaborating – finishing up multiple projects with other people? – and these days are promising for relationships in general. A fresh, initiating feel for Cancer Sun this week as the Sun changes signs and Spring is well underway. Just for Cancer: forging ahead by repeating actions is a salient theme for you this week.
Leo
The April 20 date is perhaps most important for Leo Sun this week. Your penchant for being creative and expressing yourself works well with increasing your popularity. Sun moving from a fire sign to an earth sign is an interesting shift for you. Social interactions and cooperating take a bit of precedence over self-assertion and more of a focus on your own interests. Close relationships also become more important as the week passes, with the rewards commensurate with the efforts (a common theme this week, it seems, with close relationships!). Jupiter’s benefic influence starts to edge into the picture for you at the very end of the week. Watch for a much more direct experience of the past/past karma entering the picture on April 22 and 23. Implementing structure and responding to various authorities tends to be more productive for you at the end of the week. Just for Leo: careful of possible differences of opinion with siblings, or those close enough to be considered siblings, this week.
Virgo
Your Sun’s ruling planet, Mercury, fits well for you in an earth sign. The steadfast, practical Taurus Mercury has an added element of ambition and achievement this week, a nice benefit for your attention to detail and affinity for using the mind. Use of theory and achieving understanding of difficult problems on April 20 is a theme most useful for students, but perhaps of benefit to any Virgos in work or intellectual leisure. The week starts with Saturn’s demands for structure and discipline, but quickly moves to more of a Jupiter-type feel of growth and expansion after April 18. Multiplication of efforts through true understanding can give Virgo Sun an edge on the important April 20 date. The stellium of planets in Taurus in the second half of the week tends to work well for Virgo; think “collaborative mind-work” and opportunities to communicate well in various relationships. Just for Virgo: if you find yourself in the midst of chaos, watch for a still point, to give you a chance to regroup.
Libra
Your Sun’s ruling planet, Venus, in an air sign signifies opportunities to use your mind well…gathering information and networking can be of greater benefit for you this week. Sun leaving Aries this week is an interesting twist for Libra Sun; the emphasis on relationships in the first half of the week moves more towards an emphasis on material resources with Sun’s ingress into Taurus. April 19 to 21 is an opportunity for Libra Sun to reflect and consider the “merging with a greater collective” theme in the transits this week. Dedication and commitment in close relationships is also a strong plus for Libra until about April 22. Reading and studying for self-development or enjoyment works well on April 19 and 20. Just for Libra: no additional insights for Libra this week.
Scorpio
Tremendous opportunities from being focused on the present and being prepared to act quickly exist for Scorpio this week. This theme works well with the April 20 date. Acting quickly and focusing energy productively helps Scorpio present a positive image and create a good impression. A theme of “ease and abundance” is also pointing directly at Scorpio by the end of the week. The additional combination of available “ambitious thought” and “will to communicate” working for you can help make this a very productive week for you. Transiting Sun also moves to the sign opposite of yours, suggesting among other things that consolidating your resources and considering how to make best use of them is of elevated importance in the second half of the week, and for the rest of the month. Disruptions and shocks might be dealt with by being innovative and spontaneous, which works well with your “immediate productivity” theme. Just for Scorpio: consider how using information as a resource might benefit you this week, particularly in competitive situations.
Sagittarius
The “controlled expansion” theme is basically over for Sagittarius this week. But consider the rich opportunities elsewhere among the planets. Sagittarius Sun has a “power couple” theme starting after April 18. This might involve completing projects and moving goals forward with your significant other, but also consider how various partnerships, at work or otherwise, might be useful in terms of your personal aspirations. Difficult work tends to dominate the week for Sagittarius, in terms of achieving what you want and meeting the minds of others (watch out for possible disagreements this week). Uranus’ sense of spontaneity and brilliant ideas from nowhere, instantly, can help smooth over tough situations for you. Also consider available inspiration and creativity for assistance with difficult patches this week. Certainly Sun moving from a fiery sign to and earthy sign can feel like a jolt for Sagittarius’ fiery Sun, however, your natural upbeat optimism works well with the important April 20 date and is of potential use throughout the week. A potentially productive week for Sagittarius, despite a few possible struggles. Just for Sagittarius: how will you expand your limits this week, with Saturn’s grasp on you released?
Capricorn
Sun entering Taurus on April 20 is an interesting day for Capricorn. Efforts that produce tangible results can have an amazing effect on productivity and gains if you plan well, expend the proper effort, and use your networking skills. Relationships have a slightly heavy feel at the beginning of the week, but that can be beneficial for doing business. Close relationships are a plus for Capricorn Sun this week, with a communicative and nurturing type quality associated with them. At risk of sounding hackneyed, Capricorn can have an outstanding week at the office this week. Using April 17 and 18 to initiate projects and the rest of the week to diligently work at finishing them works well for all of the signs this week and especially for Capricorn. Do be aware of past issues that might interfere with productivity surfacing after April 18 – working hard to generate creative ideas can help you through difficulties as well. Just for Capricorn: consider the benefits of speaking at the right moment.
Aquarius
Sun entering Taurus has a kind of “grounding” effect on Aquarius Sun. Based on the rest of the transits, as well as this grounding property, the week tends to be more of a chance for rest and relaxation for Aquarius Sun. Jupiter looking over your shoulder adds a sense of cheer and expansion to your week – a vibe of “things are looking up”! Venus adds her influence at the end of the week, forming a nice “ease and abundance” theme on April 23. Opportunities to use the mind in an active and ambitious manner also become prominent at the end of the week (April 22 and 23). This week is also an opportunity to assess changes made or experienced in your life and relfect on how you are moving forward. Just for Aquarius: the “immediate action” and “present use of energy” theme affecting Scorpio is also in force for you this week.
Pisces
Dedication to some type of cause or ideal is a strong theme for you this week. This complements a second strong theme for you, “vocal communication”, which implies strong opinions based on what you want or care about. Watch for opportunities to develop relationships of all types (and the reward of doing so is based on the efforts made, a common theme this week). Close relationships can be a subtle but significant source of support this week. Jupiter’s influence is also not very direct, but definitely present, balancing the more heavy energies hitting you this week with a lighter sense of jovial expansion. April 20 will be an interesting day for all of the signs and Pisces is certainly no exception; how is your watery, transcendent sign benefiting from the material and multiplication of efforts? Just for Pisces: if you seek assistance, be aware of any “costs” associated with doing so.
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