Some of the challenges you encountered last month are likely to remain with you during the first three weeks of November. The love planet Venus is still pedaling backwards in the basement of your chart, reviving old desires and resentments that can make it difficult to relax and enjoy your present situation. Still, the point is not to take a dive into a dark place and stay there; it’s to clean up unfinished business and let go off old wounds and patterns that prevent you from being totally fulfilled now.

If there is a secret hidden away somewhere, it may come to the surface when the New Moon in Scorpio illuminates your 4th House of Roots on November 5. Yet this can also be a time when you get clearer about your desires, strong enough, in fact, to let go of someone or something you’ve been holding onto that prevents you from getting the love that you want. If you’re dealing with a manipulative person or being a bit mysterious yourself, it’s time to cut out the games and address issues with total honesty.

On November 18 Venus begins moving forward again, which helps to move relationships ahead and on November 22 the Sun shifts into outgoing Sagittarius and your 5th House of Romance. This should boost your personal life as your warm and expressive personality makes you someone others want to know. Showing the playful side of your personality simplifies issues, invites fun into your life and attracts a more generous partner.