Aries Weekly Horoscope

Aries, you generally have a surplus of genius ideas bubbling in your brain. And when laser-focused Mercury circles back into your sign this Wednesday, April 16, they could erupt into something that shifts the course of your life. With Mercury retrograde in your sign last month (from March 15 to 29), some of your grandiose visions hit a speedbump. Now you have a chance to get them onto the scratchpad—or take one that’s ready to test drive out for a spin. Hosting verbal Mercury blesses you with the gift of gab. Speak your mind, but stay alert before you blurt. Your candid commentary could make you the persona non grata if you don't consider the feelings of the listener. Of course that might be your point. Hey, someone's gotta call out the neon pink elephant in the room and you're happy to step into that role. Before the messenger planet moves on to Taurus on May 10, you could become a vocal force for change.

Friday’s cosmic headline news could not come a minute too soon. After slogging through four-and-a-half protracted months in Cancer, your galactic guardian Mars blasts into Leo and your fifth house of glamour, romance and creativity until June 17. Red-hot Mars feels seriously cramped in sensitive Cancer (its “fall” or “debilitated” position in the zodiac), so once it roars out of that crabshell, you’ll be back in your fiery element. The world becomes your soundstage—or Paris Fashion Week catwalk, recording studio and gallery wall. Will some people find you a tad, er, performative? Probably. Go with it and serve a show they won’t soon forget. Of course, “self-promotion” doesn’t have to be shameless. If you focus on what you have to offer people, everyone wins. The fifth house is your romance zone, so regardless of your current status, lusty Mars is sure to kick off a spicy spring awakening. The above advice applies here, too, so make like a theater director and set the scene with lighting, music and, of course, costumes.