Complications start to sizzle on Wednesday when your playful ruling planet Mars is sideswiped by forceful Pluto, triggering a struggle for power with a controlling person. Stay cool and avoid speaking or acting impulsively so that you can sidestep any potential emotional minefields. Practicing kindness to yourself and others helps to smooth over bumps in the road to relationship satisfaction this week.

Persistence is one of the strengths of your sign, but your determination could be more of a burden than an asset this weekend. The Moon and mental Mercury shift into your 4th House of Roots on Saturday, which encourages you to try to turn back the clock. Instead of attempting to hold on to the past, you’ll do more for your personal interests by creatively initiating positive change for your future.

Friday’s Solar Eclipse activating your 2nd House of Self-Worth can lead to a sudden re-evaluation of your talents and your needs. Trying to analyze the situation, though, won’t work until you allow your emotions to lead the way. Sure, you may be on unstable ground and uncertain about what steps to take next, but logic has to follow feelings this time around.

This could be a very powerful week as Friday’s New Moon in sentimental Cancer is also a Solar Eclipse. Emotions may erupt from deep inside of you, which can muddy the waters of your relationship life. But if you’re willing to let go of the past, this cathartic process can be a healing event that finally frees you from old fears and memories of partnerships that didn’t end well. Change your perspective by embracing the amazing possibilities of the future, instead.

The Moon and Mercury’s entry into your sign on Saturday sharpens your mind and empowers your emotions. A little relationship drama is possible, but if you keep your sense of humor, the situation can end up being funny and creative instead of an exercise in frustration. You will be fine as long as you balance your need for attention with equal concern for your partner’s desires.

Reason is normally your ally, but your analytical skills might not be operating at the highest level this weekend. Friday’s New Moon in sensitive Cancer is also a Solar Eclipse, giving logic the boot while feelings take over. Do your best to maintain some common sense, but keep in mind that most people are likely to be swimming in emotional tides that aren’t easily explained.

Try to lighten your workload this weekend because Friday’s New Moon in your 10th House of Public Responsibility is a Solar Eclipse. Leadership is often rewarding, but this week’s demands may be unreasonable. Plans could change suddenly and support might disappear, which is why a lighter schedule is exactly what you need to have some time for fun.

If you’re looking for mystery and intrigue, this is a good week to find it. Friday’s New Moon in sister Water sign Cancer is a Solar Eclipse that can unravel long-term plans. Drop your romantic expectations and do your best to go with the flow. Trying to fight off the fears of others might be a losing cause, but doing your best to keep things light-hearted can certainly help. Laughter is contagious so don’t be afraid to pass it around.

Friday’s Cancer New Moon is a Solar Eclipse in your 8th House of Intimacy that could rock your relationship world. If you’re single, attracting someone new and different is quite possible. But if you’re in a committed partnership now, prepare yourself for some complications as you and your partner encounter stubborn obstacles and uncertain feelings. Keep in mind that the intensity will soon pass, but it takes time to navigate your way through the relationship maze.

Your relationship life is rocking and rolling this week with a New Moon Solar Eclipse falling in your 7th House of Partners on Friday. This powerful event promises radical changes, but also stirs your resistance to taking chances. Learning to shift gears from forward to neutral to reverse as smoothly as possible should help you reduce the likelihood of an accident happening when you least expect it.

The Moon slips into your 7th House of Partners on Saturday, which should amplify the activity in your relationship life. Just be careful about overselling yourself or putting down someone who is a little bit inflated with their own self-importance. A more playful approach to bursting bubbles can turn a sarcastic remark into a joyful moment that brings fun instead of embarrassment.

It’s a very complex week since Friday’s cuddly Cancer Moon falls in your 5th House of Romance. A Water sign lunar alignment is generally a green light for love and affection, but this particular lunation is also a Solar Eclipse with some intense connections to disruptive outer planets. Take what comes your way without expectations and you should experience much more fun than frustration.