It’s Aries Season: Here’s Your April 2019 Home Horoscope
Crack open the cans of eggshell paint, and rev your vacuum cleaners, astral voyagers. April ignites the cosmos with a clean, clear call to action, as Aries energy urges us to refurbish, renew, and re-dedicate ourselves to our one-of-a-kind designs.
This particular season comes locked and loaded with Pluto power. The lordess of the underworld, this planet’s position in April is a crushed red velvet carpet invitation to relish taking responsibility for our own existences. Where have you been backing away from your boldness? What do you secretly hope someone else will take care of? This is emotional DIY to the maximum, so stop waiting around for your savior and slip into your overalls to sweat it out for the renovations that are built with your own two hands.
A rare second Libra full moon of the year also occurs this month, and serves as a magical missive reminding you to back yourself, even when the perceived beast is your own, internalized narrative of “not enough-ness.” This moon magic makes April prime time for smoking out the projects and partnerships that are projections of these limiting beliefs about your own sparkling strength, and for breaking the patterns that are starting to break you down.
‘Tis the season for truly stepping into your own corner, no matter the perceived cost. So roll up your sleeves, strip the walls to their bones, and get real and raw for your one and only.
In the Stars: Lean but not mean is your mantra this month Aries, as you revel in cutting chords and rendering yourself emotionally aerodynamic. Imagine that you were a ski jumper or professional cyclist, and literally excise and exorcise any baggage that will keep you from honing your focus, and you fly through the air. This can start with your mental realm, as you attack the ghosts of limiting self talk with your characteristic fervor. You are the zodiac’s arrival—the start of the wheel of the astrological year. Meet yourself at the gate for lift-off.
In Your Space: Let levity and clarity be your guiding lights as you embrace minimalism in your aesthetic. Your space is a reflection of your internal state, and decluttering can truly shift your consciousness this April. This doesn’t have to be imbued with any traces of emotionalism, and can be undertaken with fast sweeps and heavy-duty trash bags. Consider yourself a spatial strategist and optimize your rooms for maximum efficiency, imagining that they each have a mission statement and objects within must speak this into being.
In the Stars: April’s invitation to you is a deceptively simple one, sweet Taurus. Do you have the courage to just enjoy it? This energy is similar to a rite of passage, like a pivotal birthday or a wedding party. Can you give yourself this kind of celebration, even if you’re not coming up to a societally sanctioned holiday? What keeps you from rightfully delivering to your own doorstep exactly what you deserve? It’s a magical month for remembering that incarnating into a body is reason enough to throw your hands in the air and wave them like you absolutely care. Let leisure be your liberation.
In Your Space: Deck your space out in holiday attire, even if there’s seemingly nothing to celebrate. Maybe it’s a string of fairy lights, or some party plates for a regular old meal. Imagine that your space were a present you were gifting to yourself, and gild the edges. Think rose petals from room to room, and little packages of forgotten objects tied up in string. Let your space feel like a surprise by leaping into design maneuvers fueled by spontaneous purchases rather than careful planning. You deserve to let what’s coming around each corner delight you.
In the Stars: With power mover Mars entering your sign for this season, you are loose, lubricated, and ready to leap. And you can let action simply flow through you rather than forcing it into being. Start by connecting with your characteristic curiosity, keeping your heart and body wide open as you walk the proverbial streets, picking up bits of overheard conversation and corner inspiration. While you’re wandering and gathering inspo for your next mission, remember that this can feel majestic. Let yourself glide through your days like a Swiffer, picking up bits and bobs with genuine grace.
In Your Space: Take this feeling of lubrication into your home, and let literally everything feel as easeful as possible. Tackle stuck drawers and stuffy chairs, ensuring that your space can facilitate maximum movement and mindful mojo. Water features are favored, as you can use these to spark dedication to action that feels delightfully like resting. Even if you’re not primed to invite a pool or fountain into your lair, experiment with draped fabrics and balloon valances, letting cascades mirror your own creative process.
In the Stars: Badassery and boldness are on your menu this month, Cancer, as you fortify your boundaries and come home to yourself like never before. And this starts by saying a resounding “no” to what doesn’t snugly fit your very soul. This isn’t always easy for a water babe who longs to care for all the fish in the sea. But April wants to remind you that you cannot nourish others with an empty cup. Hydrate yourself on every level, Little Mermaid, closing your back door to all but those who truly deserve a seat at your table.
In Your Space: Let this call to fortify extend to your fortress, and feel into spatial adjustments that will literally seal and protect your energy. Maybe it’s getting rid of the proverbial mail slot. Or closing up a hole in the wall that’s been calling for your attention. While you’re at it, seek clarity in the functionality of each room, recognizing where you might bleed over and leave trails of belongings that would be better off shored up in a cabinet. Everything in its right place is your mantra, Cancer. Lock it and load it in the name of self love.
In the Stars: There are openings available to you everywhere this month, Leo, as the Sun shines radiantly in a fellow fire sign, and is bolstered by Mars in super curious Gemini. Remember your street smarts and be available to meet the moment. This may mean working your characteristic creativity in a brand new way. Imagine that you’re Houdini-ing yourself out of an elaborate trap, and consider the uses of challenge and friction. Maybe a situation that feels “hard” is actually an opportunity to pull off an incredible feat. Believe in your carnival prowess, Lioness.
In Your Space: Bring some funhouse flair into your space by playing with mirrors and prismatic surfaces, and reimagining your rooms as a honeycomb matrix or labyrinth. Remember when you were a little kid and delighted in getting lost in the tucked-in spaces and close-knit closets? Where can you create this mini moments for yourself, perhaps through silk screens or trap doors? Mix up the usual routes through your rooms by closing off doors at whim, and opening windows that usually stay shut. Turn your space into a hideaway, complete with egg hunts and unexpected oases.
In the Stars: Can you feel the heat, dear Virgo? April asks you to light your own fire, and let yourself be led by the passionate, eternal flame that never goes out. This starts with recovering what exhilarates you. Where have things started to feel dry and cool? What used to bring you fully alive? There is literally no other task on your agenda this month than to let yourself be led by the delicious scents of ripeness. Release the shoulds. Compost the to-do lists. And let yourself step into the lush, sun-kissed garden, of your own delightfully self-centric agenda.
In Your Space: The Hawaiian tropics are your patron saint of design this month, as you let yourself gravitate towards oversized blooms, powerfully saturated prints, and plenty of outdoor furniture on the inside. Swap cool tones for hot-blooded colors. Exchange a tiny fleur for a more forceful flower. Imagine that your space was a pulsating night club and literally let the walls expand and gyrate from the inside out. Wall-sized paintings. Upgraded stereo equipment. And the permission to truly trick out your lair to fit the great big beauty you already are and are constantly becoming.
In the Stars: Something is ripening, sweet Libra, and it’s about to fall from the bough. Can you simply let the world do its work on you right now, without having to rush around trying to sort it all out? You have set so many things in motion over the past few months—new ways of being and moving through your life. And now, with a second Full Moon in your sign, you are on the brink of true celebration. How can you enjoy your existence during this time of perceived “waiting”? It’s all coming to you, Libra. Just don’t forget to dance in the present while you anticipate the inevitable unfolding into the future.
In Your Space: Let a sense of immediacy pervade your space, and celebrate what you already have on hand that you may have forgotten about. April is all about your capacity to delightedly anticipate what’s to come, without the future tripping yourself out of what’s already here. Place unused objects back in circulation, and follow the natural lines of your space, hanging fabrics and art that truly go “with” the contours that are already at your disposal. Pay special attention to your living room, where life goes on exactly as it is in order to pave the way for your next big shift.
In the Stars: You are one of the deepest feelers in the zodiac, Scorpio, unafraid to tread onto the turf that gives the rest of us the shivers. April wants you to celebrate this capacity, and to let it fuel your compassionate engagement with the world around you. This is first and foremost about trusting your instincts, following them completely, and then harnessing them to also understand others. Probing your own shadowlands, and letting yourself feel every last feel, gives you the gift of truly getting how others tick. Use this capacity to come closer.
In Your Space: Celebrate your full range of feelings with a rainbow palette or differently-themed rooms that honor each emotional shade. And activate some of Aries season’s characteristic openness by literally unlocking cabinets and drawers, and digging things out of the basement or attic. Soften any need for elaborate home security systems of any kind, and experiment with trusting your fellow human, whether it’s the delivery person or a guest into your home. There’s nothing to be one bit ashamed of, Scorpio. Leave the door to the medicine cabinet ajar.
In the Stars: After learning to listen to the subtler signs last month, Sag, April invites you to start acting on what you’ve learned and navigating from your gut. Why do you feel like you need more information before making a decision? Is it possible that collecting more intel is simply an elaborate strategy for not truly attending to your inner voice? You absolutely, already know the answer to that which you seek, Wild Pony. Unpack your suitcases, forgo the passport stamps, and let yourself ride in the direction of what’s always been true.
In Your Space: Let your lair be a tribute to your own channel, rather than a collection of influences and influencers. This doesn’t mean you can’t let your palettes and prized objects pay homage to where you’ve been and who you’ve met. It’s just a call to align your space with your self expression, first and foremost. Start with your bedroom, and imagine that it was the poster child for your entire existence—the only thing you’d bring on a date or to a job interview. What is this most private of places saying about your public self? Match its prints to your personal terrain.
In the Stars: The rain clouds are parting, Capricorn, and you are starting to truly see what is and what is not for you. This can feel sun-kissed or sun-scorched, depending on your readiness to live in deepest alignment with what lives inside you. You are perpetually poised to sweat it out for the end goal. But you’ve simply got to swap out what’s no longer a soul goal, before the cost becomes self-betrayal. Take this time to pledge complete allegiance to your own instincts, based on exactly what you know to be true right now. You cannot let anything less come to pass.
In Your Space: Take cues from classic French palaces, and let your space feel like an ode to your own insides. If you’re not prepared to paper your walls with self portraits, start by choosing your favorite room or corner of the house, and claiming it with complete clarity. Your vanity table or personal closet is the perfect place to start. Are there items that just don’t “fit” that you’ve tried to shove into places for fear of releasing them? Whatever is crowding your vision is ready for release, Cappy.
In the Stars: After wandering the land last month without needing to know, April finds you ready to move forward, acting on a long held impulse and ready to crack open an incubated dream. Know that you can let this be a messy, beautiful process, Aquarius, and that your capacity for strategy can soften. There can even be some sweetness in the perceived struggle, as you bump up against walls and imagined limits and then break on through, content to let your vision both shape and get shaped by what it encounters.
In Your Space: Throw yourself a coming out party in your lair, Aquarius, and don’t worry about drinks getting spilled on the carpet. Forgo what you think needs fixing and let your space feel like an artist’s studio, where every nook and cranny can serve as potential inspo. Get a potter’s wheel. Start a window garden. Or literally dedicate one wall to a rotating exhibition of paintings and color swatches. Don’t be afraid to let things spill out of closets and drawers. This stage of uprooting is vital to your next expansion.
In the Stars: You’re in a lifelong mastery with borders and boundaries, and April invites you into a complex dance with your concept of limits. Start by feeling into your own perceived roadblocks. Where do you feel like you can’t go beyond a certain point? What is your fill line in an area of your life, personally or professionally? While you don’t have to completely disregard your own capacities and push yourself into overdrive, this month is a sweet invitation to remember that sometimes it’s your brain that’s constructing a wall, while your soul wants to fly. Prove yourself wrong, Pisces, and go beyond.
In Your Space: While you might not literally be able to tear down walls in your space, start by attempting to shift any perceived divides. Is there an area of your lair that you literally never set foot in? Why? Practice setting up shop in that no-go zone, and letting your love and attention towards this corner jumpstart your capacity to shift your emotional perspective. Anything that catches the light or changes form is favored. Think lava lamps, prisms, wind chimes, and the slow-grown sensation of weathered wood and “distressed” furniture.