Late Thursday night, Venus enters Taurus, where it’ll stay for about the next month. The planet of love and beauty is right at home in this earthy, sensual sign, and while it’s here, you might find it easier to enjoy the simple things in life. If you’ve been caught up in abstract, philosophical questions or making plans for the distant future, take a break from all that this week, and focus on appreciating the beautiful things that exist right in front of you.
Aries Weekly Horoscope
You’re probably not the sort of person content to rest on your laurels. Staying still feels boring; as soon as you achieve one goal, you’re eager to move on to the next. This week, though, make an effort to slow down and focus on holding onto what you already have. This doesn’t mean you need to rethink or give up on your dreams, only that for now, you’ll benefit from taking a break and remembering how to value what you’ve got.
Taurus Weekly Horoscope
Sometimes it feels like there’s no space to be sensitive or open-hearted in this world. You worry that if you let your guard down, someone will take advantage of you, and if you let your gentle side show, even for a moment, you’ll end up seeming weak and regretting it. But this week, try to let your facade drop, at least around the people you trust. It’s a lot of work to appear strong all the time; right now, you deserve a chance to relax.
Gemini Weekly Horoscope
Normally, your tendency is to over-explain yourself. If you sense that somebody is skeptical of your ideas, you’ll give them a full rundown of your logic; if you suspect that they’re misunderstanding you, you’ll take pains to clarify. But this week, see what happens if you take a step back and give people a chance to work it out on their own. They still might not understand you perfectly, but it’s rare for two people to be totally aligned in their thinking. And for now, it could be fun to move with an air of mystery.
Cancer Weekly Horoscope
You’ll probably be more charming and appealing than ever this week; people will be drawn to your energy, and you can use it to meet new people and make inroads in different social circles. You can also, though, use this energy to bring the people around you together, making connections between your various friend groups or smoothing out the petty dramas that have been stressing everybody out. There are times when small, unimportant differences supersede the need for connection — but right now, you can decide that you simply won’t let that happen.
Leo Weekly Horoscope
While you appreciate the value of consensus-building — at least in theory — you also recognize that people won’t always be able to find common ground, and there are times when somebody just needs to take the lead. This week, just be sure that you’re not being too hasty to jump in and assert your own will. If you can be a bit more patient, you’ll probably get better results through slow and careful negotiation — it might take longer, but it’ll be worth it in the end.
Virgo Weekly Horoscope
Some people are virtually impossible to please — but there’s a small, stubborn part of you that imagines that if you can just work hard enough, find the magic words, or land on the right strategy, you’ll get them to come around eventually. This week, though, you’ll be happier if you can accept that they’ll probably never be satisfied by your efforts, because it’s not really about you at all. This might be disappointing, but it can also be freeing: You can stop bending over backward to make others happy, and focus on yourself instead.
Libra Weekly Horoscope
The more you like someone and care about their opinion of you, the more you’re willing to accommodate them. You’ll make allowances for their annoying habits, hear out their questionable ideas, make space for them in your schedule. This week, though, it might be better if you did the opposite. Show them that you’re a force to be reckoned with; that they need to treat you with the same consideration you do them. Standing up for yourself doesn’t have to turn people off; in many cases, it’ll draw them closer.
Scorpio Weekly Horoscope
You’re often hesitant to be too outwardly nice — as much as you want to be open-hearted, you’ve also learned from experience that people might take that as a sign that they can walk all over you. This week, though, it’s better to err on the side of generosity. If you can stop seeing your relationships as sites of potential conflict, and put in a bit of extra effort to make the people in your life happy, they’ll be more inclined to return the favor.
Sagittarius Weekly Horoscope
With your need for independence, you probably aren’t the sort of person who’s eager to join in large group activities. You’d rather do your own thing than move as part of a pack, and you tend to bristle when anyone else tries to tell you, however mildly, what to do. This week, though, don’t reflexively turn down group invitations. Sometimes, it’s nice to see beyond yourself; you might discover that the support of a team is exactly what you need right now.
Capricorn Weekly Horoscope
For the most part, you’re not the sort of person to seek out popularity, or to try to dazzle the people around you. Putting on a whole performance feels like a hassle; you’d rather just be yourself, and trust that it will be enough for the right people to take notice. And most of the time, that’s true enough — just remember, this week, that you can be incredibly charming when you want to be, and sometimes it’s worth it to put in the effort.
Aquarius Weekly Horoscope
When you’re stressed or unhappy, it’s easy to fixate on cutting out everything “bad.” You imagine that once you eliminate any unsatisfying friendships, you’ll feel better; by quitting the activities that, while fun, don’t ultimately add much material value to your life, you’ll embark on a richer, more fulfilling existence. But this week, stop treating yourself with such austerity. If all you do is eliminate the imperfect elements of your life, you’ll be left with nothing at all; for now, instead of focusing on subtracting the bad stuff, put your energy toward adding more of what you need.
Pisces Weekly Horoscope
Although you’re perfectly capable of making pleasant smalltalk with people who won’t ever be your best friends, it’s probably not your preferred way to socialize. Your free time is limited, and you prefer to spend it with the people you trust and can connect with on a deeper level. This week, though, your more casual friendships might prove surprisingly rewarding. Spending time with new people — or even friends outside of your inner circle — will fill your life with the fresh energy you didn’t realize you needed.
Read the weekly horoscopes for the week of May 25th. The weekly horoscopes for the week of June 9th will be online next Sunday.
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