Weekly Overview
10.7-13.2026
Venus is retrograde and on the 10th, we have a New Moon in Libra, a Venus-ruled sign. This is a powerful time for being intentional about your relationships and planting seeds that reflect your values more than your habits or fears. For a detailed explanation of what to expect from this New Moon and how to best navigate it, listen to Episode 668 of my twice weekly astrology and advice show, Ghost of a Podcast, below or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you prefer to read your astrology interpretations, you can find the transcript for that episode right here.
As you've let go of the habits and attachments that have been keeping you stuck, you are likely to be feeling some sadness or just needing some time and space to be alone. Give yourself the grace you need to sit in your vulnerability as you navigate through some pretty deep changes this week. It's hard to initiate a shift and then allow things to play out organically from there, but that's exactly what your assignment is, my fiery friend.
As you change some parts of yourself, you are likely to find that there are other, unintended shifts that come along with them. It's important that you confront these with integrity, even as it might be tempting to slip into old coping mechanisms. This week will test your ability to stay connected to your values and your goals while feeling challenged. You don't have to have the perfect answer. Allow room for the messiness as you come into greater alignment, Taurus.
Sometimes fighting back and resisting is a way to break free, and other times it can be a way to stay connected to the things you simply need to release, Twin Star. The way that you get free is by feeding what you want to see grow and not engaging with power struggles that keep you stuck. Seek new ways of engaging with old struggles, especially when emotions are running high this week.
The frustrations you're likely to be feeling this week are totally fair, but struggling against your own emotions, or the situations that you find yourself in, are likely to result in more stress instead of the clarity that you are truly seeking. Slow down enough to tap into both your emotions and your inner knowing so that you can act in ways that are better aligned this week, Moonchild.
As you navigate through implementing big, important change, it is likely to kick up some pretty big emotions. You can't know the best thing to do all the time, but you can identify if what you're doing is consistent with your value system. This week your challenge is to navigate through difficulties without self-sabotaging or pushing potential support and co-conspirators away. This isn't a good time to fight so hard that you lose track of what you're fighting for, Leo.
This week it is important that you prioritize self-reflection, self-care, and self-worth. You are being challenged to change, but not all change is equal. You have been operating out of an outdated understanding of who you are and what you need, and it's time to let go of some of your old ways so that there is room for the new and improved. Prioritize your joy in a sustainable way, Virgo.
The New Moon in your sign on the 10th is a really important time for you to set intentions and reconnect with things you find most important, Libra. You may find yourself struggling to determine what this is, especially if you have been looking outside of yourself for answers out of impatience with your process. This is an important time to remember that the path is the answer; shortcuts are just a distraction this week.
This is not the time for looking for fixed answers, or trying to control or contain matters, Scorpio. Instead, acknowledge your mental restlessness and whatever is happening in your nervous system, and tend to those feelings and impulses separately from your material problems themselves. Separating your strongest impulses from your strongest needs is a skill worth prioritizing this week.
As you navigate through your intuitive impulses, this is a really good time to check in with your emotions. Sometimes your intuition speaks in a non-linear way, and the more connected that you are to what's happening in your heart, the easier access you will have to make sense of your sometimes complicated feelings. Slow down, regroup, and ground because your greatest wisdom lives in the present moment, Sagittarius.
This is not a good time to try to guess other people's motives or emotions, Capricorn. The New Moon in Libra on the 10th is pointing you towards assessing your feelings and needs before you go trying to figure out those same impulses in other people. It's not possible to invest in your relationships with others without also having a healthy relationship with yourself. Your assignment this week is to work with them at the same time, understanding that they are intertwined this week.
Sometimes when things are moving slowly, you have the tendency to interpret them as being bad or not good enough. This is not a great time to rush outcomes or make judgments about how things are developing. Tend to the things you care about, practically affirming what's working, and adapting or editing when and where needed. This is the time to tap into your agency and practice accountability, not condemnation, Aquarius.
This week relationship issues are likely to be very much on your mind. The best thing that you can do is simplify your thoughts, your feelings, and your worries. This is the foundation for being able to plainly and honestly communicate what's happening with you to the people that you are close to. It's time to take a chance on your close relationships by being honest about where you're at, what you need, and what you have to offer, Pisces.