Your Weekly Horoscope Says Mars Retrograde Will Turn Up Your Worst Emotions

Your horoscope for the week of January 5 to 11 is spicy and frustrating, but also a meaningful step in the right direction. Get ready to feel triggered and challenged, because something powerful is about to begin, and you’re currently getting a sneak peak of what your future looks like.

On January 6, Mars retrograde will shift gears as the planet of action and anger re-enters Cancer. In this emotional and defensive water sign, Mars tends to put up some pretty harsh boundaries while also encouraging you to disrespect those boundaries. However, Cancer is also of the heart and the home, forcing you through something difficult, but ultimately healing.

You’ll be dead set on reaching your goals and keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions after messenger Mercury enters Capricorn, the cardinal earth sign of discipline and ambition. This is a beautiful time to really plan ahead and make your wildest dreams feel like something practical and achievable.

A super important shift unfolds on January 11, when the North Node of Destiny enters Pisces and the South Node of Karma enters Virgo. This will bring our focus toward balance between the spiritual and the physical, as well as the literal and the imagined. It will also kickstart a journey toward a spiritual awakening that affects all of us, but especially those with placements in Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.

How the planets will affect your zodiac sign this week

Here’s what you can expect from the upcoming week, according to your sun and/or rising sign (and seriously, you’re missing out if you don’t read these horoscopes for your rising sign):