This week kicks off almost immediately with the Sun’s ingress into Virgo later today. After the turbulence just gone by, this will hopefully feel like a refreshing change — a sense of things settling somewhat and falling into place, or at least a neater arrangement.

This wonderfully intricate origami creation, by Ardonik, is apparently known as a toroid. It’s made of a set of truncated cubes.

Yet you may also be experiencing the need to tidy up some loose ends. If there’s something you want to draw a line under, it could well be useful to review what is left to be done, and to plan your next steps carefully and logically.

Also, pay attention to anything that appears to irritate you or feels out of sync. That might be an indication of something that needs to be worked through, or a nudge to put you more firmly on track.

Once you’ve spent as much time on this as necessary, you will likely be well placed to move forward. This may involve commencing an entirely new project of some sort; or possibly the revival of a former creative aspiration: something you’ve perhaps been looking forward to getting underway.

Despite the Mercury slowdown, there seems to be plenty of energy available to make substantial progress; and the more thorough you are with the housecleaning, the more solid the foundation on which you’re building is likely to be. Check in with that occasionally by all means. Then keep going.

Eric has completed the 2016 Midyear Reading, BALANCE. We strongly recommend you get all 12 signs. If you prefer, choose your individual signs here. Photo by European Southern Observatory.