Gemini Weekly Horoscope

Heat up the glue gun! Your crafty side takes the wheel this Friday, October 23, as the Sun settles into Scorpio and your sixth house until November 22. It’s just in time to create some Halloween madness or sartorial holiday gifts. Go thrifting for components you can upcycle, from clothing to home decor. Need some inspiration? Wander through a maker’s market or deep-surf Etsy. This is the season when two of a Gemini’s favorite things come together: “customized” and “handmade.” While you’re picking up supplies, breeze right past those sugar-laden pumpkin spice treats. Wellness goals come back into focus between now and November 22. We’re not suggesting a deprivation mindset, but make sure you’re filled up with your RDA of dark leafy greens and lean proteins before you hit the cookie aisle. Keep your energy high with daily movement, and meet friends for hikes and dance classes instead of always defaulting to dinner and drinks. Work will get busy for the coming four weeks, too. Be proactive and go after projects that speak to your soul. You may need to handle some of the “lather, rinse, repeat” aspects of the job, which are never a favorite for your mercurial sign. Think of them as building blocks that strengthen the foundation of whatever you’re creating, so you can rise up and enjoy the more exciting phases of the process in the near future.

Friday also brings the Venus inferior conjunction, which happens every 18-19 months when retrograde Venus merges with the Sun. This year, their meetup lands in your sixth house of work and service. Do you have enough creative freedom in your job, Gemini? This is the moment to take an objective look. The timing is significant. After nine months of glimmering as an evening star, Venus disappears from view at this conjunction and stays hidden in the Sun’s glare for about eight days, rising again as a morning star right around Halloween. This passage is a reset, which makes it ideal for rethinking what you want from your daily work. If something’s coming up short, see what you can do to turn it around. Can you talk to your boss, take a skills-building course or bring in a consultant? Start the conversation now and let the solution take shape as Venus reemerges.

On Saturday, your ruler, messenger Mercury, joins the retrograde brigade, reversing through Scorpio and your sixth house of health and wellness until November 13. With two planets backing up at once, the systems you rely on could get scrambled, so expect your routines to need extra maintenance. Build in more buffer time than you think you need and double-check appointment times before you head out, but resist the urge to overhaul your whole schedule until both planets straighten out. 

On Sunday, retrograde Venus slips back from focused Scorpio and into Libra and your fifth house of passion, romance and (P.S.) drama for the rest of her retrograde, until November 13. There’s seldom a dull moment in the Gemini camp, and this last hurrah could turn up the heat on a budding, existing or former relationship. Venus retrograde is famous for bringing old lovers back into the picture, so expect a couple of weeks of increased intensity. Some Twins may have second thoughts about a person who was recently lighting their fire. The rule during a backspin? Don’t do anything rash, since you could have another change of heart just as suddenly.