This Week’s sky - 07/29/2024
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July 29th through Aug 4th
You can enhance your understanding by applying the Houses these signs and Planets are falling into in your Natal Chart. I am happy to help you with figuring that out, at no cost to you— just shoot me an email!!
Some items from the Previous Week:
Mercury enters Virgo: This ingress occurred July 25th, and boosts Mercury’s power given the planet is at home in Virgo. Acuity thrives and the feminine function of Mercury is more accentuated. The “thinking” of the body, from the gut is more reliable at this time. Virgo breaks things down and like the word digestion, it can be literal in the stomach, or metaphorical through contemplation. Breaking things down through words, mental or physical. Processing and absorption that may be nourishing or toxifying; this is a time to be in touch with the quality of your ingestions, habits, internal dialog. What needs to be edited, removed, or improved?
Sun Enters Leo; Sun Opposition Pluto: The Sun Entering Leo, marking Leo Season puts the Sun in it’s home or domicile. The peak, or middle of Summer. The middle signs of the Seasons are “fixed” as they operate within the fixed setting of their element. In this case fire. Leo energy seeks to maintain an identity and vision, garnering confidence and vitality. The ability to do so with the Sun in Leo becomes stronger. This can create healthy or unhealthy narcissism. We all know classic unhealthy narcissism, but many people have a difficult time retaining their creative prowess and vision. This is a good season to use the vitalizing confidence of the Sun to power through projects, become magnetic, and manifest.
The Sun immediately becomes opposite to Retrograde Pluto about the same time as the Capricorn Full Moon on July 21st. What we saw as a prime example was Joe Biden’s resignation, with the unconventional option of Kamala Harris as the positioned prime Democratic nominee. So leaders and top positions get sudden shifts that greatly transform their domains. We feel the need to become more honest with others, but in a manner that demands full throttle. This offers a huge jolt to begin Leo season.
This Week:
Uranus Square Venus: Uranus imposes a destabilizing or liberating energy on Venus. There may be impulsive decisions about partnerships, money, or aesthetics. Our Taurus, Libra, and Leo houses may experience a stir. The Taurus and Leo houses indicate tension between a place of material stability and stable identity. An impulsive or surprise about the material possessions disrupts the manner of personal expression. On a grander scale, social values shift causing a disruption to aesthetic and artistic choices.
Mars Conjunct Jupiter; Mars Square Mercury: Mars imposes haste on these planets. Principles of the mind big and small, ingrained habits and guiding principles. Be wary of getting ahead of yourself, like trying to run downhill your feet can’t catch up to your body. Curiosity and excess acuity could leave us to speak to quickly. A craving ruins your diet. A distasteful, but accurate critique that could be consequential. A desire to seek new experience continues to swell. How will you satisfy the craving for a change of scenery or pace? You seek some sort of stimulation or variety. Mercury supported in Virgo creates a good basis for applying this energy, but again— don’t lose your footing.
Jupiter Sextile the Sun: This aspect grows in strength, perfecting next week. Jupiter in Gemini speaks to the Sun in Leo offering an opportunity. Remember the value of unspoken and unconscious inner guidance. We do not always know the answer, but can relax into our role in this life. We are in some conception, a greater power’s own ritual. Part of a Collective, God, or Business.
Mercury will Retrograde— on August 5th. It will enter Leo again on August 14th. Mercury will go direct on August 28th, and then forward into Virgo September 9th. This retrograde will lean further into refining your habits with an accentuation on supporting your vitality and confidence. This retrograde will be humbling in order to guide us toward more well-being and dedication.
*The date ranges reflect the Moon being a majority in the given sign during a 5am-11pm EST range. Moon Signs naturally set each other up for a successful procession through life's subtle developments.
The Moon in Taurus - July 29: The moon is here briefly at the beginning of the week, but will be joined with Uranus, causing some eccentric or disruptive feelings. Could start off the week with strong signature and be on the lookout for frivolous spending.
The Moon in Gemini - July 29-31: The Moon is often a catalyst and can trigger events as it moves about in relation to other planets. The Gemini Moon days will play into the Mars aspects to Jupiter and Mercury. The body feels more compelled to seek stimulation and variety. This is a very good time to plan to allocate extra energy. Especially if you have to go out into the world. You might think about lightening your load as well. Purging, visiting the county dump finally, cleaning, getting in a good sweat, getting something off your chest.
The Moon in Cancer - Aug 1-2: These days may feel a kind of weight with the Moon out of aspect from many planets and in it’s domicile. They won’t be ideally productive for outward functions. These are good days to be more intuitive, moment-by-moment, child-like, and emotionally sensitive. Hopefully you can plan to need energy the Gemini Moon days, and relax into these Cancer Moon days.
The Moon in Leo - Aug 3-4: A New Moon. Joined with Venus at 29˚ of Leo, this New Moon will begin a new cycle with a critical shift to your relating principles. This may shift relationships on the basis of an intention toward feeling dignified, confident, and authentic. The 29˚ is a critical degree bringing great endings/beginnings/changes. The Capricorn New Moon which saw Joe Biden’s resignation was at 29˚ of Capricorn. Now again, this Leo New Moon has Venus at 29˚ of Leo, so some form of relating or or material security comes to a great shift in a manner associated with the Leo House. Remember the eternal value of love.
This week follows up last weeks eventful endings with the energy to make the necessary maneuvers and shifts. Pay attention to the resulting lifestyle changes that may come your way. Be conscious of what conversations have to happen. Take advantage of this time to get connected with a pure sense of authenticity caught in a cycle of loving exchange.
