The Week Ahead 🪂 4.14.25 through 4.20.25
big week to change your life forever (plus, taurus szn)
Monday, April 14 12:30AM ET: Saturn conjunct North Node (26° Pisces)
Wednesday, April 16 2:25AM ET: Mercury enters Aries
Thursday, April 17 12:11AM ET: Mercury conjunct Neptune (0° Aries)
Friday, April 18 12:21AM ET: Mars enters Leo
Saturday, April 19 3:56PM ET: Sun enters Taurus
Saturday, April 19 6:53PM ET: Mars (0° Leo) trine Neptune (0° Aries)
Saturday, April 19 11:43PM ET: North Node (25° Pisces) sextile Uranus (25° Taurus)
Sunday, April 20 2:21PM ET: Venus (25° Pisces) sextile Uranus (25° Taurus)
Sunday, April 20 5:40PM ET: Mercury (3° Aries) sextile Pluto (3° Aquarius)
Sunday, April 20 9:34PM ET: Sun (1° Taurus) square Mars (1° Leo)
Karma, meet destiny.
The energy this week is strange, spliced, and charged. As if we’re in uncanny valley territory: familiar, yet something has undeniably shifted.
Or, at the very least, the big shift is coming.
Do you feel it yet?
With Saturn of karma linking up with the Nodes of destiny, we’re not just inching toward the future—we’re being asked to confront it. This conjunction hasn’t happened since 2013, so it’s rare and wild and incredibly important. Now, our actions have consequences. There’s a gravity to the week’s astrology, a sense that the choices we make now will have a massive impact. Because… they will. Choose wisely.
I’m often asked if something is “good” or “bad”—but that’s not how astrology works. Astrology isn’t binary; energy just simply is. This week, Mercury enters Aries, Mars enters Leo, and the atmosphere electrifies. Things want to move—and they want to move fast. But, then, the Sun enters Taurus and brushes up against Mars, and we’re reminded: force is not the same as power.
You don’t need to rush to prove your worth. The change is real—and it’s happening now.
To find out what this week means for you, individually, be sure to check out Horoscope Weekly with Aliza Kelly. Brand new episode for this week out now—plus, AstroloTea episodes drop every Wednesday! Yeehawww!
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Monday, April 14: Saturn-North Node conjunction
The week kicks off with a big, powerful connection between the North Node of Destiny and Saturn—an extremely rare transit that hasn’t taken place since 2013, and not in Pisces since the 1800s (!)
Here’s a table of Saturn-North Node conjunctions, so you visualize the importance of this monumental occurrence:
When the North Node—our collective compass pointing toward growth and soul purpose—meets Saturn, the planet of discipline and karmic structure, it invites us to take responsibility for our dreams. What routines or beliefs are keeping you small? What structures need to dissolve to make space for a more intuitive, spiritually aligned life? This is a call to commit to a new kind of future—one rooted not just in logic, but in emotional and spiritual intelligence. Discipline isn’t the enemy of magic; it’s the vessel that holds the spell, the structure that makes the transformation possible.
Wednesday, April 16: Mercury enters Aries & conjunct Neptune at 0º Aries
After weeks of foggy, tidal communication in Pisces, Mercury blasts into Aries and immediately fuses with Neptune. Mercury in Aries speaks fast and acts faster—but with Neptune in the mix, our words may come from an unconscious, even divine, source. Watch for dreamy downloads, poetic truths, or sudden insight.
Keep in mind, however, that things may not be as they seem: Neptune blurs the edges of perception, making it difficult to distinguish between intuition and projection, clarity and confusion. While this transit can deliver profound creative breakthroughs or spiritual messages, it can also stir up misunderstandings, miscommunication, or misplaced idealism. Don’t rush to act on every impulse—feel it out, give it space, and ask for clarification.
Neptune in Aries: What It Means For You
It happened. Neptune just left Pisces and entered Aries for the first time since 1861. If that year rings a bell, it should—that’s when the American Civil War began.
Friday, April 18: Mars enters Leo
Mars catwalks into Leo on Friday, trading Cancer’s caution for charisma, courage, and creative flair. But this isn’t brand new territory—we’ve been here before. Mars first entered Leo on November 3, 2024, before stationing retrograde and retreating back into Cancer on January 6. Now, as it reenters Leo, it begins a third and final pass through the first six degrees of the sign, retracing the path it walked last fall.
So, if something didn’t turn out as you had hoped—or if an exciting opportunity seemed to stall out—there’s a strong chance that, in the coming weeks, it will be revitalized. With Mars now moving direct and gathering speed, you can reapproach that storyline with new insight, clearer instincts, and way more firepower. Expect this transit to be bold, expressive, and dramatic—in the best way. Leo doesn’t hold back. If your heart’s still in it, go for it.
Saturday, April 19: Sun enters Taurus + Mars trine Neptune + North Node sextile Uranus
By Saturday, Aries’ fire begins to find form—it roots into reality as the Sun shifts into Taurus’ sturdy sky. Happy solar return, bovine babies! Blossoming like the spring’s bounty, Taurus reminds us that beauty is worth the wait. Pleasure is productive. Peace deserves protecting.
As the first earth sign of the zodiac, Taurus governs the material world—everything corporeal, tangible, and real. It’s a fixed sign, meaning it lands in the middle of the season, and its energy is concerned with consistency and continuity. Taurus is rooted. It’s grounded. It’s anchored. It’s permanent. So it’s no surprise that Taurus has a reputation for being stubborn: once Taurus figures out what works, there are no further adjustments needed. No notes! Why should we want our favorite things be altered? Why should flexibility override preference? In Taurus’ world, nothing is more important that consistency.
It’s spring, says Taurus. The flowers are blooming. Nature needs no edits. Just leave it be.
And yet—this grounded energy doesn’t mean we’re stuck. On the same day the Sun enters Taurus, Mars in Leo forms a gorgeous trine to Neptune in Aries, reminding us that action doesn’t always have to be sharp or forceful. Sometimes, the most powerful moves come from softness, from vision, from devotion. We act not in spite of our ideals, but because of them. And when desire is aligned with purpose, creation becomes inevitable.
The North and South Nodes also align with Uranus this weekend, amplifying the theme of progressive change and future-oriented breakthroughs. This is divine disruption—the kind that invites you to imagine a life so rich, so radically authentic, it almost feels too weird to be true. Which is, of course, how you know you’re on the right path. Uranus style :)
Sunday, April 20: Venus sextile Uranus + Mercury sextile Pluto + Sun square Mars
Finally, we close the week with a trio of transits that ask us to feel, speak, and move. Venus in Pisces sextiles Uranus, shaking up how we relate to beauty, love, and self-worth. There’s something unexpectedly liberating here—maybe it’s a moment of self-forgiveness, or a sudden shift in how you let yourself be adored. Mercury sextile Pluto adds depth to our conversations, allowing us to say the hard thing, or finally understand what’s been buried beneath the surface. And, then, the Sun stands off with Mars, generating friction with a purpose. Don’t fear those 90º square aspects: they’re the internal tension that propels you forward. Let it clarify your desire. Let it fuel your next move. Let it stoke your flame.
Can’t wait for this week!!!