Virgo Weekly Horoscope

Is that you, Virgo, starting the next viral revolution? Your silver tongue could go platinum this Friday, October 23, as the Sun swings into Scorpio and fires up your articulate third house until November 22. As the zodiac’s “Most Thoughtful,” you’re much more than a meme machine. If you have a lengthy message to share with the world, now’s the time to get started on that open-mic monologue, memoir or podcast. Or “carpe DM” and slide into a prospective collaborator’s inbox. Since Scorpio season makes all your duos far more dynamic, this is an optimal time to pitch a partnership. If you need to get the ball rolling now, test the waters with a short-term (and if necessary, one-time) project. That way, you can pull out gracefully if things don’t work out...OR have the confidence to dive in deeper if your maiden voyage together is smooth sailing.

That advice goes double on Friday, which brings the Venus inferior conjunction, the day every 18-19 months, when retrograde Venus unites with the Sun. This year their meetup lands in your communication corner. You may have the mistaken notion that it’s fine to spout off to anyone who’ll listen. But with normally diplomatic Venus in reverse, your words could come out wrong and be misconstrued in a way that comes back to bite you. Affable Venus will be retrograde until November 13, which could conceal personality conflicts you’d normally spot from a thousand miles away. Just because you have a great feeling after one coffee date doesn’t mean you should have a lawyer draft a joint venture agreement. Here’s the detail that matters: After nine months of glimmering as an evening star, Venus vanishes behind the Sun at this meeting and stays hidden for about eight days before reappearing as a morning star right around Halloween. Silence is in step with the sky right now, so be a sounding board for someone else, offering feedback only when it’s requested, and save your own pronouncements for when the love planet resurfaces.

On Saturday, your ruler, expressive Mercury, turns retrograde in Scorpio AND your communication corner, a double whammy to contend with until November 13. Caught a case of foot-in-mouth disease? Do your best to inoculate against it for the coming three weeks. Your words could land sideways, and your charm may not bail you out the way it usually does. Stall on important sales calls or brainstorming meetings until the messenger planet straightens out, and if that’s not possible, go in ultra-prepared. 

Then on Sunday, magnetic Venus retrogrades into Libra and your stability-minded second house for the rest of her backspin, turning your attention to your funds AND your emotional security. A work opportunity may be so close you can taste it, even if it takes a little longer than you’d like to gain traction. Or an unexpected bill could pop up just as you’re getting ahead, which is why a small cushion in the budget is your friend right now. Your bottom line may be harder to pin down than usual, but your grounded earth sign is built for this kind of recalibration. Track your spending for the next few weeks and use the pause to review your rates or reconnect with past clients. Old contacts could circle back with paid work. Remember that confidence in your skills is as valuable an asset as anything in the bank.