The Weekly Sky: Astrology For November 12-18, 2018

This week, we have a classic case of “good news bad news” — although in this case, the good news isn’t that great, but the bad news isn’t so bad either.

Thursday’s the pivotal day for this week. That’s when Venus stops its retrograde and goes direct. all else being equal, this will be a good time to put your love life, your finances, or your diet in order. Venus is the general ruler of those things, and retrogrades can make things tricky.

Thankfully Venus is currently in Libra, which is a strong place for it could be. Nonetheless, your love life might not be fully functional until mid-December, when Venus returns to the point and Scorpio where this retrograde started.

Can’t get enough retrogrades? Lucky you, Thursday is also the day that Mercury stops and its path and turns retrograde. As is always the case with Mercury retrograde, make sure you proofread carefully, work out the details on your short trips, and stand by for some of your agreements to get wobbly. Sort out the details as thoroughly as you can… impulsiveness is often the enemy of getting good results, and there is some pretty heavy Mars action coming up!

If none of the above makes the midweek as astrologically jam-packed as you would like it, Mars gets in on the action too. Mars enters Pisces on Thursday, and is approaching the square to Jupiter in Sagittarius. That can make things steamy and sensual for some of you, and moody and irritable for the rest…. or possibly both at the same time for you. Mars in Pisces has a lot of emotional range — and this week, you probably will too!