Gemini Weekly Horoscope

This Wednesday, September 30, the stars may inspire a dramatic do-over involving your systems, health or self-care, especially if you've been letting these important things run on autopilot (or run amok). That day your ruler, mindful Mercury, joins beautifying Venus in obsessive Scorpio and your well-managed sixth house. You might take a look around your home, office (and can we talk about your closets?) and get an inexorable urge to purge. Between now through December 6—an extra-long cycle due to a retrograde from October 24 to November 13, you'll start taking inventory about what simply "has" to go, what needs to change, plus any additions you want to make to Chateau (or Atelier) Gemini. Make your list and check it however many times it takes until you know precisely what steps you have to take to get your life streamlined. You might want to pick up a few Feng Shui tips to ensure that the energy is flowing and supporting your goals. And don't forget about the health and self-nurturing part of the sixth house. Get some appointments on the books—whatever feels right, from massage and chiropractic to a couple private yoga sessions to a regular meditation practice. It's really true that you'll reap what you sow!

On Saturday, love planet Venus turns retrograde until November 13, making you more reflective about affairs of the heart. Venus will begin her backspin in Scorpio and your logical, systematic sixth house; then, on October 25, she'll slip back into Libra and your passionate fifth. The first part of this six-week cycle encourages you to slow down and take a more measured approach to your feelings. If you're single and dating, allow yourself to enjoy an extended "getting to know you" and courtship phase. You might wind up with a best friend as well as a lover, which is the holy grail for a Gemini. There's nothing quite so scintillating to your sapiosexual sign as a mind-blowing conversation with someone who can match your intellect and wit. Even for coupled Twins, learning the art of restraint can be a gamechanger. Instead of firing off a hotheaded text-stream two seconds after having a feeling, calm down first. What if you hit the gym, did a fifteen-minute meditation, or scrawled in your journal BEFORE reaching out? Don't let your lizard brain hijack your rational mind!

The sixth house is the wellness zone, and with beauty queen Venus retreating here until October 25, nourish your body with clean, green food—and make sure that you're eating at regular intervals to keep your energy from spiking and crashing. Consider having a doctor do a blood panel to see if you're low on any vitamins or sensitive to any foods. Getting your gut health up to snuff will boost your immunity, helping you ward off seasonal bugs. You can be a fiend in the gym when you put your mind to it, but during Venus' backspin, gentler exercise will do the trick. On that note, pay attention to who's standing next to you at the smoothie bar. This could be the start of a beautiful and healthy relationship! Coupled Gems, how about turning your bae into your workout buddy? You'll be in fine form for the second half of Venus' retrograde (October 25 to November 13), which takes place in Libra and your flamboyant fifth house. Dressing up and enjoying more time OUT will be a must then. Before October is through, make sure you have enough space cleared on your calendar for a weekly date night—or a weekly hang with your wing(wo)men who can help you search for love while refining your romantic criteria. No settling please. And no second chances for unreliable exes—though you will be tempted—nope, not even if they WERE the best sex you ever had.