Gemini Weekly Horoscope

Plus, when motivator Mars kicks off a tour of Aries and your communal eleventh house this Tuesday, April 30, it brings a new wave of enthusiasm to your combined efforts. Many hands make light work, and if you choose your collaborators carefully, they'll be a gale-force wind beneath your wings between now and June 9. You're a people person, Gemini, but when it’s time to get a job done, you quickly see who has the chops to hang and who will automatically demote themselves to an outer ring of your circle. If you’ve been shouldering the load for teammates, don't stand on ceremony or worry about hurting their feelings. Issue a final warning or send them on their way—because who's picking up the slack and paying the price? That's right, YOU are! Surround yourself with people who model the qualities you seek and who will inspire you to keep on striving. There may be some dues to pay: Don't balk at nonpaying gigs or a few weekend hours if it helps you to reach your mark. With your charming social style, it probably won't take as long as you fear. A word of warning: Martian energy can be rash and restless, and people will both inspire AND annoy the hell out of you at times. The eleventh house also rules tech, making this a great time to learn a new digital skill or master software that could bump you into a higher income bracket.

In certain cases, you may need to downscale or temporarily hold off on a few of your big summer plans as introspective Pluto shifts into reverse in Aquarius and your visionary ninth house from Thursday, May 2 until September 1. Further deep dives may be necessitated when it retreats back into Capricorn and your eighth house of mergers through October 11. It's not like NOTHING will happen for the next five months—you'll just have to be thorough with your timeline and diligent in your pursuit. (And be ready with contingency plans!) If you're looking to launch a freelance business or entrepreneurial project, this retrograde cautions against taking unnecessary risks. Don't oversell yourself. If anything, lowball your projections and what you can deliver. It's better to pull off 50 percent of a project and have it shine brilliantly than turn in something you’re less than proud of. If it's possible, see if you can hold off until Pluto resumes forward motion on October 11—or ideally after November 19, when Pluto picks up where it left off in Aquarius to launch anything major. (You can test the waters with smaller efforts until then.) This realm also rules travel. If you haven't booked summer trips yet, you might prefer to revisit a favorite destination rather than check out someplace unfamiliar. One tiny caveat: With suspicious Pluto in reverse, you'll want to exercise more caution—not less—and pay attention to your surroundings.