Venus goes retrograde in your Solar relationship house this week. The best thing you can do in your connection with others is communicate. If you have questions about someone's motives – ask! If you're not sure how to navigate dynamics with people you care about – talk to them! When someone tells you how they feel, even if it kicks up defensiveness inside of you– listen! Practice healthy communication in the here-and-now, Taurus.

It is not easy to have healthy boundaries when you are caught in a loop of rumination and distracted by your anxieties, but that's your assignment anyway, Twin Star. A great place to start is to identify not what's most important, but what's most pressing in the here-and-now. This can help you to prioritize what to focus your precious and limited energy on, and it can help you not devote so much energy to your worries this week.

Your challenge this week is to engage in old patterns in new ways, and this will require that you let go of old coping mechanisms, beliefs, and attachments if you determine that they are hanging out in opposition to you being the person you wish to be. If you want your relationships or anything else to change, the best place to start is with yourself. Center progress over the drive for perfection in all you do, Moonchild.

It may be hard to hold yourself back from acting and reacting to upset this week, but the best thing that you can do is hold tight. By taking a pensive approach to your feelings and impulses, you are not being passive. It is possible to be actively engaged on the inside while taking a more patient approach externally. As things remain out of your control, your best move is to reflect on your values instead of fixating on what you (or others!) should or shouldn't do this week, Leo.

If you're feeling overwhelmed and having a hard time processing your emotions, you are not alone. Whether you're feeling agitated by others, or you are just tapped out of dealing with the same emotional problems inside of yourself, the astrology of this week is asking you to stop pressing for perfection or even swift resolution. Instead nurture yourself. Start with acceptance without judging where you're at, and build from there, Virgo.

If you find yourself in the throes of obsessive thinking and other forms of mental self-sabotage, it's important to take a creative approach. Instead of being in such a rush to "fix" things, take a moment to look within. Be honest with yourself about your motives. At the end of the day, the honest truth is true whether or not you're honest with yourself or others about it, dear Libra.

Venus goes retrograde in your sign on the 3rd, and it's meant to trigger some pretty meaningful introspection. Your values belong to you, and if you are able to act in ways that reflect them, you will have more peace within yourself. It's so easy to get caught up in a state of reactivity where you are looking for defenses and explanations instead of acceptance and strategies. Resist the urge to engage in power struggles that keep you stuck this week, Scorpio.

You may find yourself reaching for coping mechanisms that actually make things worse this week. If that's the case, it's a pretty good indication that your coping mechanisms need a little extra TLC. If you've been looking outside of yourself for answers or validation lately, it's time to reconnect with your own inner wisdom. That might mean starting with a willingness to sit with what you don't know or understand. Every process has a beginning and an end. Don't assume that just because you are not at a place that you prefer to be, that you are not exactly where you are meant to be this week.

You don't need to engage in power struggles with other people just because you feel baited into it. This week your challenge is to stay aligned with your convictions, capacity, and needs instead of reacting to insecurities and fears. You don't need to be great at it in order to practice trying. This is a good week to honestly meet the moment, with all its messiness, even if that means doing so with vulnerability, Capricorn.

You are likely to be feeling pretty pressed to figure things out even though at this moment, there isn't a clear answer. You are going through a meaningful transformation and it's important that you are ready to let go of what no longer serves you. This can be a really daunting task, so start wherever you are at by feeling your feelings, having honest and clear boundaries, and allow your values to lead you this week, Aquarius.

As a super sensitive water sign, you are likely to be picking up on the messy and intense energies that everyone is coping with this week. Instead of taking things personally, strive to maintain your grounding. Practice good psychic hygiene, maintaining your boundaries, and centering your values over your defenses. This is a ripe time for meaningful growth, but it will require that you don't abandon yourself by shutting down when emotions run high, Pisces.