Horoscopes: May 5 to 11

(Illustration: Ash Cheshire)

Aries: This week, Venus the love planet enters the tender and caring sign of Cancer. This comes to much relief after some wild retrogrades and eclipses the last few weeks. During this transit you seek out the company of those who you feel “at home” with. It’s a good time to express appreciation and to show others that you care. Sentimentality might be challenging for your typical Aries, but it never hurts to try.

Taurus: This week, your ruling planet moves into Cancer and highlights your mental energy and communication zone. You’re thinking on how to bring more love into your thoughts and how to express yourself with care and consideration. You may also be in the mood for long conversations in cozy settings. Familiarity is appealing to you at this time, and you like to talk about or do things that remind you of your home, your past, your roots, or other good memories. Nostalgia can be comforting.

Gemini: This week, Venus in Cancer highlights your financial sector and your material possessions. During this time you seek stability and comfort in familiar items, and you like to keep your favorite snacks and clothes at hand. You know what you like and what you don’t. You enjoy the simple things in life these days. And in a world with so many complications, who can complain with a little simplicity. 

Cancer: This week, the love planet Venus moves into your sign and highlights your sense of self. You can be energized to improve your relationship with your self image and realign with self love. You might find yourself thinking about “who” you want to be in your romantic relationships. Sometimes it might seem hard to truly be the person you want to be, but with patience, effort, and understanding, you can get there.

Leo: This week, Venus enters watery and emotional Cancer and highlights your privacy sector. Relationships can feel muffled and distant during this time, and it can be hard to express your feelings even if they are strong. You might feel unusually shy. Don’t fret. This is temporary and perhaps even necessary. It could be worth taking a break from your classic intensity. It can also be a time to explore your own secret desires or to share them with someone special.

Virgo: This week, Venus the planet of love moves into Cancer and brings warmth and joy to your friendships and social endeavors. You enjoy relationships in which you can be more vulnerable than you normally would. It’s a good environment in which to talk about your feelings and what things mean to you. Reconnecting with people from the past is possible. New closeness is cultivated. And overall, you try to be a more vulnerable person than in the past.

Libra: This week, your ruling planet Venus moves into caring and sensitive Cancer where it highlights your professional sector. It can bring supportive and personable energy to your work life and daily goals. It can boost creativity and help you to connect with others on an emotional level. Utilize the boost in creativity and connection to help yourself understand yourself and how you feel about others.

Scorpio: This week, Venus the planet of love enters fellow water sign Cancer and highlights your ninth house of adventure, travel, and new concepts. In love and relationships you are feeling curious and experimental, and you are more willing to express yourself. It is an ideal time to explore your dreams, desires, or, if you have a partner, each other. Traveling and socializing in new settings shows you new things about yourself.

Sagittarius: This week, Venus the love planet enters sensitive and affectionate Cancer and highlights your intimacy and spirituality sector. Intense feelings can arise at this time and you may be asking yourself some big life questions. In relationships you are down to have those deep conversations and bring up more intimate matters. Depth attracts you. You see meaning and significance in the mundane. We learn who we truly are when all the glitz fades away.

Capricorn: This week, Venus the love planet enters your sister sign of Cancer and highlights your partnerships. One on one conversations and activities are blessed with ease and understanding during this transit. It is advised to express affection and appreciation to lovers, friends, and family members. Working with a partner on a project or creative endeavor can be equal parts emotionally taxing and fruitful. Romantic relationships are played up. Compromise, peace keeping, and balance bring blessings.

Aquarius: This week, Venus in Cancer highlights your home life, daily routines and wellbeing. You are in a good headspace to make plans and take actions concerning living situations, chores, and habits. You find pleasure in sharing tasks with loved ones, and those tasks can cultivate new closeness. In romance you don’t have rose tinted glasses on and you value practicality and something that fits with your lifestyle. Remember to be yourself.

Pisces: This week, Venus the planet of love and beauty highlights your joy and entertainment sector. You are feeling dramatic yet playful in your romantic relationships, and it’s an ideal time to plan pleasant dates and to lavish on yourself and/or a lover. You have lots of charm, creativity and charisma during this transit and it can be easier than usual to put yourself out there, do a performance, or share your ideas. Get dressed up, take pictures, live your life.

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