11-12-2018 to 11-18-2018
You’ll get your mojo back in spades this Thursday, November 15, when your planetary protector Mars blasts into Pisces and steams up the windows in your amorous, glamorous and creative fifth house. Pull out your favorite party clothes, load up your calendar with social and cultural activities—and a nonstop parade of dates! If you’re single, this is a perfect time to turn your romantic life into a smorgasbord, especially if you’re not ready to pick one special dish and stick with it. This is a time to taste, sample and experiment—perhaps in some highly creative ways! As a Scorpio, you know you don’t need to apologize for your passion, and with Mars stimulating this excitable corner of your chart, you should feel fully empowered to conduct some cutting-edge "field research." Couples will enjoy building more playtime into their relationship, perhaps taking an improv class together or recording a piece of original music, perhaps for an audio holiday card. Dress-up dates and weekend outings can inject romantic energy back into your bond. This Mars phase could also accelerate your amorous timeline and get you excited to co-create. Engagements, pregnancies, or other exclusive mergers could be set in stone by New Year’s Eve. All Scorpios will feel more in touch with their muse, and to show her you’re serious, book some studio time, buy a new journal or just leave plenty of white space in your calendar for spontaneous invention. Mars only visits this realm every other year, and generally for only seven weeks, so you definitely want to make hay (or even babies?) while the sun shines!
It’s safe to start dreaming again this Friday—and sharing those fantasies with appropriate parties. You may have been a bit gun-shy while sensual Venus spent six weeks in a disheartening retrograde that began in your sign on October 5 before retreating into Libra and your internal twelfth house on October 31. But now that the bold and assertive love planet is back to full strength, you can start steering your own personal love boat back into deeper waters at least until December 2, when Venus motors into Scorpio! A certain intimate relationship may have suffered a bit during this reversal, or you might have felt like staying under the covers—sadly, alone. But now you’ll not only feel safe, but eager, to plunge into a romantic situation, confident you can approach it from a trusting and hopeful position.
One thing to be aware of on Friday: Analytical Mercury backflips into retrograde until December 6, reversing through Sagittarius and your financial sector for the bulk of the time and then into Scorpio for the last five days. Yes, we realize the holidays are approaching, but if you can tighten the belt a little now, you’ll have more in the coffers for gift-buying and party going—certainly for when the credit card bills come due. Ironically, this is also your house of luxury and upscale indulgences, and Mercury backing up through this zone might not be seeing those price tags clearly. Set some spending ceilings and force yourself to stick to them. And be creative about indulging those high-end needs. Open a nice bottle at home to accompany home-cooked meals. And shop your closet for fancy party clothes. Surely there’s no shortage!