The Week Ahead ๐ฅ 4.7.25 through 4.13.25
retrogrades are OVER ๐๐ฃ๐ the full moon gets us back on track โคด
Monday, April 7 7:01AM ET: Venus Rx conjunct Saturn (25ยฐ Pisces)
Monday, April 7 7:08AM ET: Mercury Direct (26ยฐ Pisces)
Tuesday, April 8 12:48PM ET: Venus Rx (25ยฐ Pisces) sextile Uranus (25ยฐ Taurus)
Saturday, April 12 12:00PM ET: Sun conjunct Chiron (22ยฐ Aries)
Saturday, April 12 8:22PM ET: Full Moon in Libra (23ยฐ)
Saturday, April 12 9:02PM ET: Venus Direct (24ยฐ Pisces)
โApril Theoryโ
Have you heard of โApril Theory?โ The girlies talk about it on TikTok, positing that April is the month when everything begins to feel betterโyour life reorients around possibility. After a few seasons of existential darkness, the skies begin to open up, and weโre reminded of our purpose, our power, and our potential.
This week carries the kind of energy that embodies hopes. The dust from eclipse season is beginning to settle. Venus and Mercury both station direct. The Full Moon rises in Libra (we can manifest again!). And suddenly, we remember what we want. Andโperhapsโweโll start to believe weโre worthy of having it.
Astrologically, weโre integrating the aftermath of eclipse season, absorbing the shocking discoveries and plot twists of the last six weeks. The Libra Full Moon on Saturday, April 12 is the first lunation since those shadowy portals openedโand it offers clarity, balance, and beauty in their wake. Venus (the ruler of Libra) also stations direct that very same evening, ending its 40-day and 40-night retrograde journey. Weโve been excavating old wounds around love, worth, forgiveness, and imaginationโand now, we get to come up for air. With Mercury also going direct (!), this week is a powerful window for healing, connection, and creative momentum.
April Theory isnโt about luck. Itโs about timing. Youโve moved through the hard stuff. Now itโs time to apply the lessons, pivot with purpose, and move. Here we go.
Are you ready to manifest?
Huge news, friends! After a longggg eclipse season, we can manifest again! And we will!
Iโm hosting a Coven Meeting in the Constellation Club this Wednesday, April 9 at 8PM EST for the Full Moon in Libra!
Weโll explore the unique characteristics of this Full Moon, share real-life experiences in our sacred circle, and perform a powerful ritual designed to both release blocks and open pathways. Register here!
Canโt make the live? No worries, replays are available!
Monday, April 7: Venus Rx conjunct Saturn + Mercury Direct
We start the week with softโbut firmโ what now?โ transit, where weโre invited to get clear on the emotional contracts weโve signed, the ones weโve broken, and the ones weโre ready to renegotiate. Venus in Pisces dreams in sweeping cinematic visions. Saturn wants to know if thereโs a plan. What does devotion look like when itโs grounded? What does love feel like when itโs built to last?
Just seven minutes later, Mercury stations direct at 26ยบ Pisces, concluding a surreal, often disorienting retrograde that has taken us on a winding tour through memory, intuition, and the liminal. Mercury isnโt particularly comfortable in Pisces to begin withโit prefers facts to feelings, logic over intuitionโbut during the retrograde, this discomfort was amplified. Our thoughts may have felt scattered, our communication unclear, our timelines dreamlike and nonlinear. Now, as Mercury shifts direct, clarity slowly returnsโbut not all at once. Pisces doesnโt reveal its secrets in bullet points or spreadsheets; the insight comes in waves.
So rather than try to make sense of everything right away, let yourself drift a little longer, like seashells lapping the shore. Trust that whatโs meant to stick will anchor in its own time. This direct station offers an opportunity to move forward with more trust in your inner compass, especially around creativity, spirituality, and emotional truth. The right ideas, visions, and connections will rise to the surface soonโfor now, just let your dreams speak louder than your doubt.
Tuesday, April 8: Venus Rx sextile Uranus
Do you know about the strange, grisly relationship between Venus and Uranus in mythology? Uranus, the primordial sky god, was overthrown by his son Saturn, who castrated him and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. And from the foam that formed around his testiticlesโa combination of blood and tissue and semen and muscleโVenus was born. So yes, Venus literally emerged from Uranusโs dismemberment. Itโs a brutal, bizarre origin story, but it makes every Venus-Uranus contact feel undeniably distinctive.
This week, Venus and Uranus form a supportive sextile, activating surprise shifts in how we approach love, money, beauty, and value. If youโve been feeling stuck in a relational pattern or creative block, this transit offers fresh insight. Maybe thereโs a new way to be loved. Maybe there's a new way to love yourself. This connection is about discovering something unexpected, liberating, and possibly better than you imagined: Birth from destruction.
Saturday, April 12: Sun conjunct Chiron + Full Moon in Libra + Venus Direct
What a day. The Sun meets Chiron at 22ยบ Aries, illuminating wounds that live at the core of our identity. Chiron in Aries speaks to the ache of selfโquestions like Am I enough? Am I too much? Do I even belong here? Aries is the sign of instinct, initiation, and assertion, but with Chiron moving through this sign (as it has been since 2018), it exposes the fractures in our ability to fully show up as ourselves.
But when the Sunโplanet of clarity, consciousness, and vitalityโjoins Chiron, it offers not just insight, but a breakthrough. This conjunction invites you to witness yourself honestly, acknowledge what hurts without letting it define you, and stay present with your pain rather than disassociating. This is about integrating the scar into the skin, not pretending it was never there.
Then, the Full Moon in Libra rises. This is the first lunation since eclipse season began back in Marchโand now, in the wake of those earthquakes, we finally have a moment to reflect. Libra is the sign of balance, beauty, and partnership, but this lunation reminds us that true harmony isnโt achieved through performance. It doesnโt come from people-pleasing or suppressing your truth for the sake of peace. This Full Moon exposes the fracturesโthe places where weโve overextended, under-communicated, or compromised ourselves into invisibility. And now, it asks: how can we reconnect with others without disconnecting from ourselves?
Letโs make magic together!
Join my Full Moon Coven Meeting in the Constellation Club on Wednesday, April 9 at 8PM ET. (Canโt make the live? No worries; replays are available!) We can manifest again!!!
Just minutes after this Full Moon peaks, Venus stations direct at 24ยบ Pisces, completing a 40-day and 40-night retrograde journey through the deepest waters of love, longing, and spiritual truth. Since March 1, weโve been sifting through emotional sedimentโconfronting patterns, revisiting desires, and reckoning with the unspoken undercurrents of our relationships. And letโs not forget: all of this was happening while eclipses were dismantling old narratives and surfacing unexpected truths. So ask yourselfโwhat have you discovered? What have you uncovered? What illusions fell away?
Venus Retrograde is a sacred transit, so this upcoming weekโas Venus prepares to about-faceโtake some time to journal about how your reality has shifted since March 1. Perhaps youโll be inspired to dig into your close personal relationships, exploring how theyโve changed or what youโve discovered about their dynamics. Youโll also want to consider what youโve unearthed about your unique value system: How you tap into your inner-truth, and what it means for you to be seen and appreciated. Based on what you learned during the retrograde, how do you want to move forward? What challenges do you need to face head-on? How can you commit yourself to an even greater version of veracity?
Venus stationing direct doesnโt mean the work is overโbut it does mean youโve gathered enough insight to start moving with intention. Integration takes time. Youโve gone into the depths; now you emerge with new clarity, deeper compassion, and a more honest understanding of what love and worth truly mean to you. Move forward with devotion to that truth, and let that guide you home.
Exciting news about the podcast! Now, episodes will be available every Monday and Wednesday! Yeehawwww! 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!
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