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Monthly
Horoscope:GENERAL
Work is the focus for most of April, but with a side of prestige. Whether
you’re pushing toward a big goal or creating new career plans,
make every minute count. The Sun is in Aries until April 19th, your tenth
house of success, leadership and fame. Don’t play the unappreciated
worker bee, toiling away while others hog the glory. Parlay your elbow
grease into a raise, a promotion or an impressive new title, especially
after the 11th.
Do your part by crafting a more upscale image—a polished haircut, sleek business cards and nicer clothes. You don’t have to be boring or cookie-cutter. Just keep those edges crisp. The tenth house rules fathers, so your relationship with your dad or a significant male also comes into focus this month.
On the 19th, the Sun moves into Taurus and your eleventh house of group activity. Attend parties, networking events and any opportunity to make new connections. Turn to your inner circle for whatever you need, rather than doing it alone. Devote time to a humanitarian or charitable cause. The eleventh house rules technology, so update your online profiles and build a website or blog to promote your talents.
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
It’s time to take a long, hard look at how you deal with love. Last
November, transformational Pluto entered Capricorn, your seventh house
of committed relationships. Pluto will remain there until 2024, reshaping
the dynamics of your closest ties. On April 4th, Pluto goes retrograde
(backward) for five months, dragging a few skeletons out of your closet.
Cancer, you may slip back into old patterns—like being overly accommodating
then resentful, clinging and controlling, or hiding behind your partner
rather than stepping out on your own. Perhaps your own inherent shyness
is blocking you from finding real love.
Pluto rules our unconscious motives and buried emotions. It may take the help of a skilled third party to sift through the layers of learned behavior. If you’re in a relationship, couple’s therapy can be helpful. Single Crabs can benefit from individual therapy or soul-searching, too. Bottom line: you need a better understanding of what an equal relationship really looks like. Rather than repeat old habits just because they’re comfortable or familiar, it’s time to step up your game.
CAREER & MONEY
As we mentioned, career is a central theme in April. Messenger Mercury
is in Aries, your tenth house of career, from April 10th-30th. It’s
a great cycle to write proposals, develop new marketing materials and
schedule meetings or job interviews. The one caveat? Venus, planet of
love and harmony, is retrograde in your tenth house until April 11th.
Tension with bosses and authority figures could flare. This is not the
time to make demands or force an agenda at work. Lay low, and if possible,
schedule important meetings after this date.
On April 25th, the Taurus new moon lights a spark in your eleventh house of networking and technology. Join professional associations, or even a social club that will allow you to rub elbows with valuable contacts. Keep a stack of business cards handy—you could meet people in the most random places.
HEALTH & FITNESS
Busy as you are this month, you could easily burn out, so be sure to take
breaks in that loaded schedule. On April 9th, the Libra full moon illuminates
your fourth house of nurturing and self-care. You’ll be spending
so much time in active “yang” energy; use this full moon
to reconnect with your feminine side.
The fourth house is Cancer-ruled, and it governs family, home, mothers and women. A little nesting, or perhaps even a well-deserved spa day, will help you benefit the most from this moon. Make time for family and your close female friends—the ones who are as nurturing to you as you are to them.
Taking care of your mental health is also important now. Strict Saturn is retrograde in your third house, which rules the mind, thoughts and communication. Negative or dark thinking could plague you, and you’ll need to work hard to keep positive thoughts about the future. Take inventory of your friendships and conversations: do they drain or uplift you? Be especially rigorous about whom and what gets your airtime.
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