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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
Both the Moon and Mercury scoot into Virgo today, taking our creative Leo energy, fresh off the new moon, and giving it a dose of practicality. Virgo editorializes, Virgo crafts. Whatever is forming in our life right now needs our discernment — and some elbow grease.
Yesterday’s Leo New Moon started us off on a lunar month that will stoke our creative fires. With a lunar eclipse only two weeks away, we’re poised to make a powerful change in how we express who we are, value our talents, and connect with others.
We’re not only in the dark of the moon today, but the Sun is at 29 Cancer. The last degree of any sign has a weight to it, a demand for maturity and responsibility. What have we learned about emotional connection as well as caring for ourselves?
Is it hot out there? Mars arrives in Leo, the sign of the Sun, and stirs passions as well as a need to create and express ourselves. In fact Mars will be playing a starring role in the astrology of the next couple of months, especially with August’s two eclipses.
Mars on the edge of Cancer, pressing our emotional buttons. We may feel like we’re hungry for something, restless, or fussy. The last degree of a sign is a karmic return and something may have to be resolved today. Tomorrow things heat up with Mars in Leo.
The Moon is in indulgent, sensual Taurus today, picking up on Venus and Jupiter. Graze, wander, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life with friends or a lover. Venus and Jupiter want abundance, but a square to Neptune requires us to see beyond the fantasy.
We’re in the final days of Cancer Season, wrapping up a meditation on how we care and nurture ourselves. Cancer is the sign of TLC and as we prepare for August’s eclipses, make sure your tending to your needs as well as your heart this week.
What does it mean to be at a crossroads? To know that something has to change, like tearing something apart and recasting it? To be at a crossroads is to see a turn before you. There are options, but you can’t keep going the same direction.
Moon arrives in Capricorn and we’re on the cusp of a Capricorn Full Moon. If full moons turn the spotlight on an area of our life, creating crisis or a need for decision, then we’re feeling the weight of time and responsibility with Capricorn.
Moon in Sagittarius picking up on Saturn and we’ve got serious things to figure out. Is something going to work or not? Do we make a left or a right? Saturn is heavy, but it’s real. Use this energy to recommit or let go.
The celestial gears are shifting this week. First Venus arrived in Gemini and soon Mercury will trade Cancer for Leo. We’re also in the gate for a powerful Capricorn Full Moon on July 9. With Pluto playing a starring role, something will be irrevocably changed.
Venus isn’t quite out of Taurus and it’s a holiday here in the United States, so we’re having a cat nap today. The real fireworks start late tonight and into tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy a lazy day and maybe nice meal, too.