Man, creating these weekly horoscopes is always a grind. People think you just pull some vague positive phrase out of thin air, but if you actually want to give people something useful—especially when they are looking for specific guidance like what Pisces folks need—you gotta put the work in. This week, focusing on the “important dates” for the Pisces weekly forecast was my whole game plan. I started off Sunday evening, right after dinner, because if I wait until Monday morning, it’s already too late for half the globe.
Prepping the Charts: Digging for Data
The very first thing I did was pull up my old, clunky, paid-for astronomy software. I swear this thing runs on a potato, but it’s the only one that gives me the exact ephemeris data I trust. I opened up the program and set the parameters for the coming seven days. My biggest mistake in past forecasts was getting the local noon vs. UTC time zone conversions wrong, which shifts delicate planet aspects by hours, making the advice totally useless. So I double-checked and triple-checked the time zones this time around, setting everything to my reference location first, and then figuring out the transit times based on that.
I knew Pisces was going to be dealing with some intense mental energy this week because of where Mercury was hanging out. Pisces people get overwhelmed easy, so my main goal was to find the pressure points and the relief points. I started scanning through the major slow-moving planets first—Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune. Jupiter was making a move that looked promising for career stuff around midweek, but it was going to hit a rough patch with a square early on. That was the first date I flagged hard.
The Nitty-Gritty Process: Identifying the Important Dates
Once I had the general planetary background, I zoomed in on the Moon’s movement. The Moon is key for weekly forecasts because it shifts signs so fast, impacting daily moods and minor events. I tracked the exact ingress into the various signs it would pass through, paying special attention to when it hit an emotional water sign. When the Moon entered Scorpio late in the week, I knew that was going to be a heavy, introspective, maybe even draining day for Pisces. That became Important Date Number Two: a day for rest and introspection, not for big decisions.
I compiled my initial list of potential important dates, and they looked like this:
- Strong career opportunity transit (Monday/Tuesday crossover).
- Potential relationship stress point (Midweek Mars/Venus angle).
- Moon-induced emotional drainage day (Late week).
- Money matters clearing up (Weekend Saturn aspect).
I realized I had too many dates. Nobody wants to follow four different specific dates in a short week. So I decided to simplify. I focused on the one big challenge and the one big opportunity. The challenge was the relationship stress—that’s what people usually write in about. The opportunity was the career stuff. I tossed the other two dates into the general narrative paragraphs, making sure they weren’t highlighted.
Writing the Actual Shareable Content
This is where the rough part comes in. I hate writing flowery astrological descriptions. I want it to sound like I’m just giving advice to a friend. So I switched gears from technical data sheets to simple bullet points.
For the relationship stress point, I didn’t write, “Be mindful of challenging trines between Mars and your 7th house.” No way. I wrote instead: “Keep your mouth shut on Wednesday. Seriously. Don’t start any fights you can’t finish.”
For the career opportunity, I penned something like: “If you have a big pitch, hit send on Tuesday afternoon. The stars are literally giving you a free pass on getting noticed.”
After I drafted those two key date sections, I wrote the surrounding narrative. I always aim for encouraging, but not sugar-coating. I spent a good hour tweaking the verbs to make sure they felt active—telling people what to do, not just what to feel.
The structure I settled on was simple: Intro, Detailed Weekly Flow (the bulk of the text), and then the big, bold “Important Dates” section right at the bottom so even the skimmers would see it.
Finalizing and Pushing the Record
I reviewed the whole text. It was a little over 900 words, which is usually where I land. I copied and pasted it into my usual blog platform template. I always use a bright, bold color—usually a deep blue for Pisces—to make those important dates stand out from the rest of the text. I ran a quick spelling and grammar check, fixed a couple of spots where I used jargon accidentally, and then I hit the publish button around 10 PM.
I usually hold my breath for a few hours waiting to see if anyone catches a mistake. But this time, everything felt tight. I finished my weekly practice record feeling pretty good about the focus. The whole point was making those dates impossible to miss, and based on the early morning metrics, people are already going straight to the actionable advice. That tells me I did the job right this week.
