Your Week Ahead Forecast: 7th to the 13th of April

✨ Your Week Ahead: Real Talk, Real Change ✨

This is not a floaty, whimsical week. This is a take-stock, clear-the-decks, feel-the-burn kind of week. If you’re ready to get real - with yourself, with your life, with your choices - The Gods are on your side.

There’s clarity arriving. But it’s the kind that asks for courage. Not fantasy. Not avoidance. Just truth. And from there, transformation.

It's time to take off your rose tinted glasses and be brave enough to see things as they are.

Let’s walk through the week together:

☿ Mercury stations direct – 7 April

Theme: The fog lifts. You can think straight again.

After three weeks of retrograde chaos, mixed messages, muddled thoughts, and a thousand second guesses, Mercury stations direct in Pisces. This is a soft but significant shift. Things that felt murky or overwhelming should start to click into place.

But here’s the catch: you’re not the same person who began this retrograde. Your thoughts have changed. The way you make sense of the world has changed. Give yourself permission to think differently now. That’s the gift.

Reflection Prompt:

What story have you been telling yourself that no longer feels true?

Where is clarity calling you to take action?

♀ Venus conjunct Saturn – all week

Theme: The reality of love, money, and what really matters.

This one’s big. Venus, Goddess of love, desire, and value, sits down with Saturn, God of time, boundaries, and truth. There are no frills here. No illusions. This is the mirror moment. It’s where we take a hard, honest look at the quality of our relationships. Not just romantic ones all of them. Including the one you have with yourself.

This isn’t about punishment. It’s about growth. Saturn says: “You can have the love you long for. But it has to be built on something real.” If something or someone isn’t meeting you where you need to be met, the ache becomes undeniable now. But also, the possibility of building something lasting becomes clearer than ever.

This is where fantasy meets fact. The rose-tinted glasses slip off. What’s left is solid ground.

Reflection Prompt:

Where are you settling for less than what you know in your bones you deserve?

What does real love (in all its forms) actually look like to you?

♀ Venus stations direct – 12 April (conjunct Saturn)

Theme: Return from the underworld. The reckoning of the heart.

For the past 40 days, we’ve been walking with Venus through the shadows. Her retrograde has taken us inward, through memory, longing, confusion, and clarity. We’ve revisited old loves, old stories, old wounds. And now, She stops. She turns. And She begins to move forward again.

But She isn’t the same. And neither are we.

This isn’t just a change in direction. This is a return from the underworld. Think of Inanna: stripped bare, humbled, transformed. When She rises, She doesn’t pretend nothing happened. She carries the weight of what was lost and the power of what was gained.

This is not about going back. This is about moving forward, wiser. Clearer. Stronger.

Venus is conjunct Saturn as She stations. This is a karmic checkpoint. The end of a cycle. The beginning of a new one. We’re being asked to take love seriously now, not just the romantic kind, but love as a force. Love as choice. Love as responsibility. Love as truth.

And She’s hosting the Full Moon in Libra. While still standing still.

This week, Venus and Mars are working together, not in romance, but in rhythm. Mars finished His retrograde not long ago. Venus completes Hers now. The masculine has been through the test. The feminine follows. There’s symmetry. Sacred timing.

What’s being completed in your life? What truth are you being asked to accept and embody?

This is a bigger story unfolding. One about how we relate. How we love. How we choose.

And how we rebuild, with both strength and softness.

Reflection Prompts:

• What has Venus shown you during her time in the underworld?

• What are you ready to release, not out of bitterness, but because you finally see it clearly?

• What might be ready to begin, now that you are no longer who you were?

Read more on Venus turning direct.

☽ Full Moon in Libra square ♂ Mars – 13 April

Theme: Pressure. Purging. Power.

This Full Moon is fiery. It’s not a soft, quiet bloom. It’s a clash of wills, a confrontation between the desire for peace and the need for raw, honest action.

The Moon in Libra wants harmony. Mars and The Sun want forward motion, even if it means breaking things. And sometimes? Things do need to break so you can rebuild them in truth.

There may be tension in relationships. Old dynamics erupt. But beneath the drama is something deeper: a call to stop pretending. Stop compromising away your fire. It’s not selfish to want more. It’s not wrong to protect your energy.

This is a turning point. What mattered six weeks ago might not even register now. You're not who you were. Let this Full Moon burn away the layers that no longer fit.

Reflection Prompt:

What part of you have you been dimming to keep the peace?

Where are you ready to stop performing and start living?

🔥 Mars takes centre stage

Theme: The fight for your future. The fire of your becoming.

Mars is right in the heart of the action this week. This God doesn’t mess about. He brings energy, movement, and the kind of strength that cuts through hesitation like a blade.

But this isn’t a careless aggression. This is sacred fire. And it’s rising in all of us.

With Neptune in Aries, we’re in spiritual warrior territory now. But the battle isn’t with others, it’s with the outdated parts of ourselves we’re finally ready to outgrow.

This is your initiation. If the past has shaped you, this week invites you to step into the self you’re becoming. Not with force, but with fierce, heart-led clarity.

Reflection Prompt:

What version of you are you ready to leave behind?

What would it feel like to trust your own fire?

Overall Message Of The Week:

Be where you are. Fully. Even if it’s messy. Even if it hurts. You can’t change where you are until you stop pretending you’re somewhere else.

This week, The Gods offer you clarity, reality, and the raw material of transformation. All you have to do is show up with honesty and heart.

🔥 Week Ahead by Rising Sign: 7–13 April 2025

Theme: Get things straight. No illusions. Just truth. And movement.

♈ Aries Rising

You’ve been through the fire recently and it’s not done yet. The eclipse in your sign stirred everything up, and now Mars and the Sun are heating things further. What seemed vital a few weeks ago may now feel irrelevant. Let it fall away. Neptune in your sign might be blurring the lines, but Venus meeting Saturn this week wants you to see things clearly, especially in your relationships. That Full Moon in Libra? It’s shining a light on how you show up for others.

Can you stay true to yourself while keeping your heart open?

This week is your cue to do both.

♉ Taurus Rising

Big shifts in your friendships and wider connections are unfolding. Neptune’s exit from your community zone is like someone switching off the ambient music, you’ll start noticing who actually listens and who just talks. With Mercury and Venus moving forward, you’re finding your voice again, especially in private. But be gentle with your system. That Full Moon lights up your routines and wellbeing.

What habits need to go because they’re not serving who you’re becoming?

Let go. Make space for better.

♊ Gemini Rising

Mercury’s your ruler and He’s finally turning direct. Hallelujah! But don’t race ahead just yet. This week still calls for discernment. Venus meets Saturn at the top of your chart, career and visibility are asking for structure, commitment, and truth. The Full Moon hits your creative and romantic zone, watch for old dramas resurfacing.

Are you investing energy into connections that inspire, or drain you?

No more people pleasing. No more emotional debt.

♋ Cancer Rising

Neptune’s moved into your career space, and the vision for your future might be calling, but only if you’re willing to leave behind the old story. This Full Moon lands at the base of your chart - your foundations, your inner world, your actual home. Mars is stirring things up. Emotions could run high.

What needs to be said, or heard, even if it’s hard?

Be honest about what security really means to you now.

♌ Leo Rising

You’re getting restless, and rightly so. Your 9th house (the realm of learning, expansion, travel) is getting a long-term Neptune infusion. But before you leap into the next big thing, take a breath. The Full Moon is stirring your mind, especially what you believe, what you say, and who you listen to.

Is your outlook aligned with who you are now, or who you were?

Say less. Listen more. Then move forward with purpose.

♍ Virgo Rising

You’re not one to get swept up in fantasy but even you may have fallen for an illusion or two. Neptune has been in your relationship zone for over a decade, and now He’s shifted. It’s time to see things clearly. Venus meets Saturn in that same area, this is about real commitment. Or letting go. The Full Moon is lighting up your self-worth.

Where have you been undervaluing yourself out of loyalty?

It’s time to rise. With grace, but also with strength.

♎ Libra Rising

This is your Full Moon and it comes with friction. The spotlight is firmly on you, but there’s tension with others. Mars is challenging you to stand your ground, while Venus and Saturn ask for realism in your partnerships. Some things can be worked through. Others may need to be released.

Who are you when no one’s watching, and are you proud of that person?

Be brave. Be honest. Be willing to make a change.

♏ Scorpio Rising

This week lands quietly but with depth. Venus and Saturn are checking in on your day-to-day life, your health, your routines, your service to others. What needs more care? The Full Moon is in your hidden house, your private world, your spiritual life. Pay attention to dreams, signs, and subtle messages.

What are you avoiding that actually needs tending to?

You’re powerful when you move from the shadows with intention.

♐ Sagittarius Rising

It’s all about your people. Your groups. Your friends. But also your joy. The Full Moon lands in your 11th house, which governs your long-term dreams and communities. Something may come to a head here. At the same time, Venus conjunct Saturn is checking the foundations of your joy.

Are you making time for what lights you up or just doing what’s expected?

Choose what truly fuels you. Let the rest go.

♑ Capricorn Rising

Home vs career. Roots vs direction. That’s the axis this week is working. The Full Moon lands at the very top of your chart - your visibility, your vocation, your legacy. Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn say it’s time to get real about your foundations.

Are you building something solid, or keeping the peace at your own expense?

Choose the future. But choose it with eyes wide open.

♒ Aquarius Rising

Your mind is lit up this week. Mercury and Venus turning direct get things flowing again. You may suddenly see something from a completely new perspective. The Full Moon hits your 9th house of truth, belief, and expansion, something’s shifting, big time.

Are you holding onto a viewpoint just because it’s familiar?

This is your chance to step into a new mental landscape.

♓ Pisces Rising

Neptune has left your sign for a bit. You’re not dissolving anymore. You’re beginning to re-form. Venus meets Saturn in your house of self-worth this week. This is about knowing your value and holding others to the same standard. The Full Moon? It stirs intimacy, vulnerability, and power dynamics.

Where are you giving away your energy because you’re scared to ask for more?

This week, own your magic. And ask for what you need.

💭 A Thought for the Week: The Guest House

We’ve all been riding waves lately, inside our hearts, our relationships, our choices and in the wider world, too. So much has been stirred. So much shifting. It can feel like chaos, like clarity, like both.

This week is a moment to pause and really land in yourself. To make space for whatever is here.

Whatever’s knocking at your door this week: an old fear, a flicker of shame, a surprising joy. Welcome it. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s real. And real is where change begins.

You don’t have to fix it all. You don’t have to force clarity or calm. You just have to be with it. The Gods are asking for honesty, not perfection.

Let every feeling be a messenger. Every experience a teacher. Every day, a fresh chance to be with what is, so that you can slowly, gently, become who you’re here to be.

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I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and occasionally nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.