This Week's Horoscope Brings Potential For Arguments—And Budding Romance

Once every year, the dazzling sun makes an appointment with stormy Pluto, an event that can feel as intense as a Queen’s Gambit chess match. The Sun reveals while Pluto conceals, which automatically puts them at cross purposes.

As they meet up in communal Aquarius for the first time since the late 1700s, the world stage feels like an improv show. Competitive vibes could amplify to a cutthroat level while alliances emerge in the most unexpected places.

How wisely have you invested? From the way you spend your time to the people you share it with, stop and do an audit. Last week’s full moon in Cancer revealed relationships that felt nourishing to your soul. Tuesday’s quarter moon in devoted, discerning Scorpio puts everyone under the microscope.

You know what you want, but as shrewd Mercury in Capricorn opposes combative Mars retrograde in Cancer, your ideas might be diametrically opposed to what other key players have in mind.

There’s no easy way around this. Trying to convince people to follow your “proven methodology” will make you look stubborn and rebellious. At the same time, giving in to other people’s demands can make you feel weak. Accept that you’re going to have to compromise somewhere, and hopefully you can choose your battles.

But when it comes to your solo projects, let your imagination wander off leash because mindful Mercury in Capricorn will also trine mad scientist Uranus in Taurus. With both planets in practical earth signs, you probably won’t stray too far from reality. But nudge yourself a bit further from your comfort zone than usual.

If you catch yourself doodling someone’s name in a heart, there’s no need to blush. Blame it on today’s flowing trine between the love planets Venus and Mars—the first of three they’ll make this year.

If you want to cop to your crush, you’re in luck. This passionate pair is canoodling in water signs—Venus is in Pisces and Mars is in Cancer—setting the stage for a tender exchange of feelings. But with reactive Mars still retrograde, defenses may be higher than usual, too.

Try not to read into your person’s every twitch and tick. There’s a good chance those bodily responses have nothing to do with you. Coupled? Study your partner’s nuances now and instead of criticizing them, celebrate these unique traits.