Aries Monthly Horoscope
November 2018 Horoscope: Predictions for Aries
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Overview for this Month: Aries (All)
November 2018 Monthly Horoscope Summary for Aries: November encourages you to focus on a good variety of life departments, dear Aries, and includes some important shifts. On the one hand, Jupiter moves into your solar ninth house, stimulating a more adventurous, spirited approach to your world, and on the other, the North Node of the Moon moves into your home and family sector, encouraging you to enjoy familiar faces and places and pay special attention to your inner world. While you may be doing some juggling, there's the potential for a nice rounded-out experience.
You have Mercury (all month), Jupiter (from the 8th), and the Sun (from the 22nd) in the sector of your chart that rules publishing, promotion, travel, adventure, belief systems, world cultures, higher education, and the law, such that any of these areas, if appropriate to your current conditions, can figure strongly. These matters may not be totally straightforward with retrograde Mercury in this zone from the 16th forward, but you are certainly offered some opportunities to advance your goals, pursue an interest, and learn new things this month. Take your time on these things -- you'll have plenty of time to get things going eventually!
Jupiter moving into your solar ninth house on the 8th is a happy move. For one, Jupiter is now in its own sign, Sagittarius, where it performs well, and for another, Sagittarius is a compatible Fire sign, and this means Jupiter is working in harmony with your sign. This helps you rise above small problems and discomforts as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until December 2019. This influence can serve to pull you out of an introspective phase and into a more outgoing, active, spontaneous cycle. Over the coming year, there can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, promote, and travel.
The North Node's transit of your solar fourth house begins around the same time and will extend until May 2020. It comes at a time when there is much in the way of heavy energy in your sector of career, direction, life path, responsibility, and reputation, and can help you to consciously alleviate some of the pressure on these things by bringing back more balance to your life. This means you need to pour more energy into home life, family, downtime, comfort needs, security, and safety. This way, your life feels more complete and whole, and you can bring back a more rested, balanced self to your work, goals, and obligations. It can also be an especially rewarding period for building and developing your home and family life. You still need to work on your career and goals quite diligently, but it's vital to carve out some time to attend to your emotional life as you do.
Venus has moved back into your relationship sector. While Venus will stay in this sector until early December, it remains retrograde only until the 16th. There is a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from (and harmony with) a partner or a close relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of emotional distancing or limbo during this period of review, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. In the second half of November, you'll begin to see changes and forward-moving in your relationships or with your projects and money/resources. Some of the new discoveries you've made about your own relationship needs and values are likely to affect decisions made now.
Nevertheless, Mercury turns retrograde on the same day that Venus ends its retrograde cycle, so the pace should remain relatively slow. Reinforcing this is Mars' move into your privacy sector on the 15th, where it will stay until the last day of the year. You'll begin 2019 with Mars freshly in your sign, and it will truly feel like a new beginning for you. For now, however, it makes sense to strategize, rest, reflect, and tie up loose ends. This may not always be easy to do, especially with Uranus moving back into your sign for a few months to complete its transit, riling you up. Helping you decide which elements of your life need to end or go on a shelf is Neptune's direct turn on the 24th, however. Pay special attention to activities that help you unwind and decompress now for best results, but do make some room for freeform activities that feed your spirit and satisfy your itch to learn and discover.
See also This Month in Astrology.
Aries (Born March 21 to 31)
AND Aries Ascendant from 0 to 10 degrees Aries:
November 2018 Aries Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
November 2018
Overview.
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until November 22nd:
The Sun continues to highlight your solar eighth house. Your attention turns inward, as well as to close personal relationships on a deeper level. Personal transformations, personal power, and intimate matters fulfill you most during this cycle. There may be a strong focus on other's money, such as the resources of a partner, inheritance, banking and loans, or taxes.
You are more intense in your mood and disposition, and perhaps even secretive, at this time of year. You are more in touch with the deeper and even primal elements of your own personality, and more able to see these things in others. This can be a determined and personally powerful time of year if you apply the energy of this transit constructively.
From November 22nd forward:
This month, with the Sun spotlighting your solar ninth house, your focus turns outward, away from the more personal concerns that have occupied your thoughts in the last months. More than any other time during the year, you are feeling most adventurous and willing to take a leap of faith. This is a cycle in which you seek a higher meaning to your life, and/or seek out new experiences that take you beyond the here and now, and beyond the mundane details of day-to-day life. Anything that broadens your experiences attracts now.
A lack of superficiality finds you straight to the point, interested in the truth of things. It would be wise for you to consider scheduling a vacation, adventure of sorts, or a course that expands your mind. These don't have to happen now, but taking the time to recognize your needs for escaping the daily grind, taking a few risks, and feeding your spirit for self-expression through some form of adventure or higher learning, will help you to feel good about yourself. The only caution with this cycle is that you could lose touch with managing everyday affairs and important details.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Venus is retrograde from October 5th to November 16th Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well. Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined. It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle. However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
As well, Venus rules your partnership and income sectors, and both of these things may come up for review during this retrograde cycle.
All month:
Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
This month:
Mercury transits your solar ninth house. Not content to focus on mundane, practical affairs just now, your mind turns to bigger visions, thoughts, and ideals. You are open to expanding your knowledge base during this cycle, and communications from or with someone far away may be part of the picture.
You are putting everything into perspective now, rather than compartmentalizing. Instead of simply shooting the breeze, you are more inclined to discuss broader philosophies now. Your inclination during this cycle is to think about the "big picture" rather than the mundane circumstances and details of your life. Missing appointments and other forms of forgetfulness could be part of the picture now.
Mercury is retrograde from November 16th to December 6th
While Mercury is retrograde, it's better to review, revise, and refine rather than push things forward, particularly related to communications, contracts, and transportation. Misunderstandings and delays are more likely.
Occurring in your solar ninth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding travel or education plans. Delays or complications are very possible in these areas. Go over applications carefully before submitting them and make sure you understand instructions clearly. Expressing your opinions now might come across in entirely the wrong way. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with professors and lawyers as well; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications in general and job or health-related communications because Mercury rules these areas of your life. There can be delays or rethinking with these matters.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until November 15th:
Mars continues to activate your solar eleventh house. You take a more direct approach to realizing your dreams now, rather than simply hoping and wishing.
You might find that you have more energy and enthusiasm for spending time with others, but arguments now may be with or on behalf of friends. You can be especially effective at encouraging others now, as well as at leading or organizing a group.
From November 15th forward:
With Mars moving through your solar twelfth house, this is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you--and this is not necessarily a bad thing!
It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural--you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself.
Some may experience insomnia during this phase, especially if they are not allowing themselves the chance to recoup and if they are not letting their intuition serve them. Others may enjoy a more active dreaming life (this includes day-dreaming), and, if allowed to run free, the imagination can serve them very well, especially with regards to goals and new concepts.
Overview Horoscope:
November 2018 Monthly Horoscope Summary for Aries: November encourages you to focus on a good variety of life departments, dear Aries, and includes some important shifts. On the one hand, Jupiter moves into your solar ninth house, stimulating a more adventurous, spirited approach to your world, and on the other, the North Node of the Moon moves into your home and family sector, encouraging you to enjoy familiar faces and places and pay special attention to your inner world. While you may be doing some juggling, there's the potential for a nice rounded-out experience.
You have Mercury (all month), Jupiter (from the 8th), and the Sun (from the 22nd) in the sector of your chart that rules publishing, promotion, travel, adventure, belief systems, world cultures, higher education, and the law, such that any of these areas, if appropriate to your current conditions, can figure strongly. These matters may not be totally straightforward with retrograde Mercury in this zone from the 16th forward, but you are certainly offered some opportunities to advance your goals, pursue an interest, and learn new things this month. Take your time on these things -- you'll have plenty of time to get things going eventually!
Jupiter moving into your solar ninth house on the 8th is a happy move. For one, Jupiter is now in its own sign, Sagittarius, where it performs well, and for another, Sagittarius is a compatible Fire sign, and this means Jupiter is working in harmony with your sign. This helps you rise above small problems and discomforts as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until December 2019. This influence can serve to pull you out of an introspective phase and into a more outgoing, active, spontaneous cycle. Over the coming year, there can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, promote, and travel.
The North Node's transit of your solar fourth house begins around the same time and will extend until May 2020. It comes at a time when there is much in the way of heavy energy in your sector of career, direction, life path, responsibility, and reputation, and can help you to consciously alleviate some of the pressure on these things by bringing back more balance to your life. This means you need to pour more energy into home life, family, downtime, comfort needs, security, and safety. This way, your life feels more complete and whole, and you can bring back a more rested, balanced self to your work, goals, and obligations. It can also be an especially rewarding period for building and developing your home and family life. You still need to work on your career and goals quite diligently, but it's vital to carve out some time to attend to your emotional life as you do.
Venus has moved back into your relationship sector. While Venus will stay in this sector until early December, it remains retrograde only until the 16th. There is a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from (and harmony with) a partner or a close relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of emotional distancing or limbo during this period of review, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. In the second half of November, you'll begin to see changes and forward-moving in your relationships or with your projects and money/resources. Some of the new discoveries you've made about your own relationship needs and values are likely to affect decisions made now.
Nevertheless, Mercury turns retrograde on the same day that Venus ends its retrograde cycle, so the pace should remain relatively slow. Reinforcing this is Mars' move into your privacy sector on the 15th, where it will stay until the last day of the year. You'll begin 2019 with Mars freshly in your sign, and it will truly feel like a new beginning for you. For now, however, it makes sense to strategize, rest, reflect, and tie up loose ends. This may not always be easy to do, especially with Uranus moving back into your sign for a few months to complete its transit, riling you up. Helping you decide which elements of your life need to end or go on a shelf is Neptune's direct turn on the 24th, however. Pay special attention to activities that help you unwind and decompress now for best results, but do make some room for freeform activities that feed your spirit and satisfy your itch to learn and discover.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
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Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
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romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aries in 2018.
Aries (Born April 1 to 10)
AND Aries Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Aries:
November 2018 Career, & General Trends
November 2018
Overview.
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Venus is retrograde from October 5th to November 16th Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well. Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined. It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle. However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
As well, Venus rules your partnership and income sectors, and both of these things may come up for review during this retrograde cycle.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Mercury is retrograde from November 16th to December 6th
While Mercury is retrograde, it's better to review, revise, and refine rather than push things forward, particularly related to communications, contracts, and transportation. Misunderstandings and delays are more likely.
Occurring in your solar eighth and ninth houses this time, extra care should be exercised regarding travel or education plans, and with any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to transportation, receiving support, loans, and taxes. There may be delays regarding financial support, loans, or taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with professors, lawyers, acquaintances, and intimate partners, or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications in general and job or health-related communications because Mercury rules these areas of your life. There can be delays or rethinking with these matters.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to activate your solar eleventh house. You take a more direct approach to realizing your dreams now, rather than simply hoping and wishing.
You might find that you have more energy and enthusiasm for spending time with others, but arguments now may be with or on behalf of friends. You can be especially effective at encouraging others now, as well as at leading or organizing a group.
Overview Horoscope:
November 2018 Monthly Horoscope Summary for Aries: November encourages you to focus on a good variety of life departments, dear Aries, and includes some important shifts. On the one hand, Jupiter moves into your solar ninth house, stimulating a more adventurous, spirited approach to your world, and on the other, the North Node of the Moon moves into your home and family sector, encouraging you to enjoy familiar faces and places and pay special attention to your inner world. While you may be doing some juggling, there's the potential for a nice rounded-out experience.
You have Mercury (all month), Jupiter (from the 8th), and the Sun (from the 22nd) in the sector of your chart that rules publishing, promotion, travel, adventure, belief systems, world cultures, higher education, and the law, such that any of these areas, if appropriate to your current conditions, can figure strongly. These matters may not be totally straightforward with retrograde Mercury in this zone from the 16th forward, but you are certainly offered some opportunities to advance your goals, pursue an interest, and learn new things this month. Take your time on these things -- you'll have plenty of time to get things going eventually!
Jupiter moving into your solar ninth house on the 8th is a happy move. For one, Jupiter is now in its own sign, Sagittarius, where it performs well, and for another, Sagittarius is a compatible Fire sign, and this means Jupiter is working in harmony with your sign. This helps you rise above small problems and discomforts as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until December 2019. This influence can serve to pull you out of an introspective phase and into a more outgoing, active, spontaneous cycle. Over the coming year, there can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, promote, and travel.
The North Node's transit of your solar fourth house begins around the same time and will extend until May 2020. It comes at a time when there is much in the way of heavy energy in your sector of career, direction, life path, responsibility, and reputation, and can help you to consciously alleviate some of the pressure on these things by bringing back more balance to your life. This means you need to pour more energy into home life, family, downtime, comfort needs, security, and safety. This way, your life feels more complete and whole, and you can bring back a more rested, balanced self to your work, goals, and obligations. It can also be an especially rewarding period for building and developing your home and family life. You still need to work on your career and goals quite diligently, but it's vital to carve out some time to attend to your emotional life as you do.
Venus has moved back into your relationship sector. While Venus will stay in this sector until early December, it remains retrograde only until the 16th. There is a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from (and harmony with) a partner or a close relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of emotional distancing or limbo during this period of review, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. In the second half of November, you'll begin to see changes and forward-moving in your relationships or with your projects and money/resources. Some of the new discoveries you've made about your own relationship needs and values are likely to affect decisions made now.
Nevertheless, Mercury turns retrograde on the same day that Venus ends its retrograde cycle, so the pace should remain relatively slow. Reinforcing this is Mars' move into your privacy sector on the 15th, where it will stay until the last day of the year. You'll begin 2019 with Mars freshly in your sign, and it will truly feel like a new beginning for you. For now, however, it makes sense to strategize, rest, reflect, and tie up loose ends. This may not always be easy to do, especially with Uranus moving back into your sign for a few months to complete its transit, riling you up. Helping you decide which elements of your life need to end or go on a shelf is Neptune's direct turn on the 24th, however. Pay special attention to activities that help you unwind and decompress now for best results, but do make some room for freeform activities that feed your spirit and satisfy your itch to learn and discover.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aries in 2018.
Aries (Born April 11 to 20)
AND Aries Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Aries:
November 2018 Aries Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
November 2018
Overview.
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until November 12th:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar seventh house--your partnership sector. This can be a time of much learning through the mirror of close relationships. It's not the time to push your agenda or personal plans forward; rather, it's a cycle in which you are at your best when you recognize the need to form alliances, to give back to a special someone, and to compromise in order to find some balance in your life.
It's a strong period for putting yourself into another person's shoes and to better understand him/her. You may be meeting with someone strong and assertive by nature now, or a partner is more assertive and needy of attention. There may be some competitive feelings between you and a significant other now. Focus is on reconciliation, forming or cementing bonds, diplomacy, consultation, one-on-one interactions, and negotiations. You may feel a little drained physically now, temporarily.
From November 12th forward:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Venus is retrograde from October 5th to November 16th Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well. Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined. It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle. However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
As well, Venus rules your partnership and income sectors, and both of these things may come up for review during this retrograde cycle.
Venus turns direct on the 16th:
Venus continues her trek through your partnership sector. Meaningful and harmonious relationships--both social and romantic--define you during this cycle, affecting your mind, body, and soul. Financial or social success may come to or through your marriage partner at this time. Special attention to and from a partner is in focus, and flattery works to your advantage! Give to a partner exactly what you would like to receive just now. It's not about you right now--it's about someone else close. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. You have a greater need than usual for contact and exchange with an intimate partner. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
Mercury is retrograde from November 16th to December 6th
While Mercury is retrograde, it's better to review, revise, and refine rather than push things forward, particularly related to communications, contracts, and transportation. Misunderstandings and delays are more likely.
Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications in general and job or health-related communications because Mercury rules these areas of your life. There can be delays or rethinking with these matters.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
This month:
Mars continues to activate your solar eleventh house. You take a more direct approach to realizing your dreams now, rather than simply hoping and wishing.
You might find that you have more energy and enthusiasm for spending time with others, but arguments now may be with or on behalf of friends. You can be especially effective at encouraging others now, as well as at leading or organizing a group.
Overview Horoscope:
November 2018 Monthly Horoscope Summary for Aries: November encourages you to focus on a good variety of life departments, dear Aries, and includes some important shifts. On the one hand, Jupiter moves into your solar ninth house, stimulating a more adventurous, spirited approach to your world, and on the other, the North Node of the Moon moves into your home and family sector, encouraging you to enjoy familiar faces and places and pay special attention to your inner world. While you may be doing some juggling, there's the potential for a nice rounded-out experience.
You have Mercury (all month), Jupiter (from the 8th), and the Sun (from the 22nd) in the sector of your chart that rules publishing, promotion, travel, adventure, belief systems, world cultures, higher education, and the law, such that any of these areas, if appropriate to your current conditions, can figure strongly. These matters may not be totally straightforward with retrograde Mercury in this zone from the 16th forward, but you are certainly offered some opportunities to advance your goals, pursue an interest, and learn new things this month. Take your time on these things -- you'll have plenty of time to get things going eventually!
Jupiter moving into your solar ninth house on the 8th is a happy move. For one, Jupiter is now in its own sign, Sagittarius, where it performs well, and for another, Sagittarius is a compatible Fire sign, and this means Jupiter is working in harmony with your sign. This helps you rise above small problems and discomforts as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until December 2019. This influence can serve to pull you out of an introspective phase and into a more outgoing, active, spontaneous cycle. Over the coming year, there can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, promote, and travel.
The North Node's transit of your solar fourth house begins around the same time and will extend until May 2020. It comes at a time when there is much in the way of heavy energy in your sector of career, direction, life path, responsibility, and reputation, and can help you to consciously alleviate some of the pressure on these things by bringing back more balance to your life. This means you need to pour more energy into home life, family, downtime, comfort needs, security, and safety. This way, your life feels more complete and whole, and you can bring back a more rested, balanced self to your work, goals, and obligations. It can also be an especially rewarding period for building and developing your home and family life. You still need to work on your career and goals quite diligently, but it's vital to carve out some time to attend to your emotional life as you do.
Venus has moved back into your relationship sector. While Venus will stay in this sector until early December, it remains retrograde only until the 16th. There is a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from (and harmony with) a partner or a close relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of emotional distancing or limbo during this period of review, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. In the second half of November, you'll begin to see changes and forward-moving in your relationships or with your projects and money/resources. Some of the new discoveries you've made about your own relationship needs and values are likely to affect decisions made now.
Nevertheless, Mercury turns retrograde on the same day that Venus ends its retrograde cycle, so the pace should remain relatively slow. Reinforcing this is Mars' move into your privacy sector on the 15th, where it will stay until the last day of the year. You'll begin 2019 with Mars freshly in your sign, and it will truly feel like a new beginning for you. For now, however, it makes sense to strategize, rest, reflect, and tie up loose ends. This may not always be easy to do, especially with Uranus moving back into your sign for a few months to complete its transit, riling you up. Helping you decide which elements of your life need to end or go on a shelf is Neptune's direct turn on the 24th, however. Pay special attention to activities that help you unwind and decompress now for best results, but do make some room for freeform activities that feed your spirit and satisfy your itch to learn and discover.
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