July 2017

Overall, the following week puts you on the upswing. By the following full moon weekend, you can reach completion, a goal post, or end of the road. July 8, 9 can bust-up-the-concrete or cement the reality. At issue: boundaries, legal or personal rights, parenting matters, authority issues, security, professional goals or reputation, time or time management, making it official.
Mid month onward keeps you moving along. Mars is hotwired with Uranus (square) on July 16, 17; the sun squares off with Uranus on July 20. Watch for something unexpected to thrust the action switch (perhaps to do with family or home). The rest of the month holds mostly opportune stars, so hopefully, you’ll launch into something good. Mars leaves Cancer for Leo on June 20. The sun treks into the sunshine sign on July 22. Leo month is a good time to reposition self back to centre-stage. Gift yourself more, play, enjoy, create, love more.

July 1, 2, Venus in Taurus and the karmic axis position you at a choice-point threshold. Sedna and the karmic axis set you up for a major personal breakthrough. As such, there’s great potential for a personal breakthrough and/or major reinvention. With Sedna in the mix, a partial investment/commitment simply will not cut it. Either you are feel it deep within your soul or there’s someplace else for you to be, something else for you to do. Sedna requires you to put your all into it. She also reminds you to be self honouring. Self sufficiency, self reliance, self honouring, – if you have these tools in good working order, you can do no better for yourself. Make each moment and each undertaking count. Preserve what is most precious and look to build it better from there.
Beyond a good time to take a vacation or to attend an event or special occasion, July 8, 9 (the full moon weekend) can set the future on its course in some official way. July 16, 17 is another ideal time to shift gears and take a break. On another note, Mars square Uranus and Venus square Neptune can kick start something more or unexpected. No matter what these two aspects deliver, the following days put you on the gain.
Mars into Leo, starting July 20, and the sun’s trek into Leo on July 22, puts added emphasis on home, family, satisfaction quotients, and on making that good thing better yet.

No matter how it plays out or feels initially, Mercury/Uranus (also on July 4) and the full moon in Capricorn (July 8 weekend) set the timing device to just right and now.
The full moon puts added focus on family, finances, time, the aging process, a parent or parenting issue and on getting it under better control. Past July 16, 17, you should feel that you are getting to someplace good. Mars into Leo (July 20) and the sun into Leo (July 22) boosts social activities, money making prospects, and enjoyment too. On a short trek through the sign (July 5 to 25), Mercury leaves Leo for Virgo. Go while the getting is good and gain is opportune. Mercury retrograde is just around the corner.

The first three weekends of the month can produce a build up of pressure followed by a significant release; especially so on the full moon weekend of July 8. All present an appropriate time to slow it down, to regroup or replenish, and to work your way through it one step at a time.
Mars opposes Pluto on July 1, 2, and the sun does the day after the full moon in Capricorn teams up with the boss on July 8. Both transits take you through a deeper examination of your motivations, your security issues, your internal resistance and/or inner judgements. What was working or seemed appropriate may or may not hold up its end of the bargain. If you feel justified and confirmed, great. If you need an extra nudge or something altogether fresh, look to the week of July 17 to get you onto a better track. That is not to say you should put progress or ambition on pause, quite the opposite. It’s a time to dip a toe and then another toe and to repeat the process until you can completely submerge yourself and feel good about it. On July 17, Mars square Uranus can launch or kickstart something significant. Venus trine Jupiter on July 18, and Mercury trine Saturn on July 19 keep the get-go on a smooth and fortuitous track. It’s a good week for travel, vacationing, and celebrating, or for getting down to business with the important or official stuff (i.e. talks, plans, advice seeking, paperwork, contracts, banking, etc.).

As of July 4, Venus treks into Gemini. On July 5 Mercury treks into Leo. Both can feel like a well-timed battery recharge. Both spark more social and recreational opportunity.
One way or another July 8, 9, the full moon in Capricorn can put you to work. Ideally, it’s a good time to stop, wind it down, streamline, minimize, or finish off. Necessity takes priority; you may have to revise the budget, the rules, or take on an added burden.
Mars is on an forge ahead or freedom quest of July 17 when it draws from Uranus (by square aspect). It’s another great transit/great week for a vacation. If you can’t get away, at least the stars keep it moving along well. It’s a full to the brim week, but overall, it should run smooth.
Mars enters Leo on July 20 and the sun does the same on July 22. Thanks to two eclipses (August 7 and 21) and Mercury retrograde (starting August 12), your birthday month is sure to put something significant on the front burner. Mercury stimulates the eclipses as early as mid month and moves into the pre-retrograde shadow period on the new moon of July 23.

Pluto in the mix for the Capricorn full moon on July 8, 9 can keep the challenge and the emotional intensity going strong. Everything is serious, everything is important, margins are slim. Matters to do with responsibilities, obligations, parenting or a parent can claim spotlight attention. Respect, better control, getting what you deserve, taking back your power – yes, put them on notice. To the plus, Capricorn is a compatible sign for Virgo, so know the full moon can loan you great “take-charge” smarts. If you can download the best of this full moon, you should be able to get the job done well. With the right attitude and stage to perform on, success can be yours. The full moon can also see you reach a goal post, finish line, or a hard-won victory. A special event, milestone, or anniversary could also mark the weekend.
Overall, the rest of the month shows a good move-along. July 17 (Mars square Uranus) and 20 (sun square Uranus) bookend a couple of opportune days. This week can jump start something good. Mercury enters Virgo on July 25. As of mid month, Mercury begins to trigger the August eclipses. Mercury also moves into the shadow period before its next retrograde (August 12 to Sept 5). Seize all opportunity to set yourself up and to do right by yourself too.

The full moon calls for you to lay down the law – for yourself or another. It is also pushes you to recognize yourself (how much you are truly worth, how much you have invested, how important you are). Reward yourself, give yourself the respect that is due. What’s right or essential for you? Boundaries or rules may need to be reinforced. The full moon weekend is a good time to take full command and/or an official stand.
The week of July 17 can be well timed for a vacation or for switching gears. On the other hand, it can be a fruitful and productive week for work and working it out. July 18, 19 can see you spend, sign a contract, solidify a plan, or make something official. It’s a good time to meet with a specialist, banker, or advisor.
Mars moves into Leo on July 20, the sun does so on July 22, and July 23 dishes up a new moon at 0 Leo. All three shine a light where it does you the most good. A special someone can claim more attention. Something special can also be on brew. Look to next month’s eclipses to accelerate the action and thrust you into a next phase or step.

The full moon in Capricorn brings you to a destination or finish line, but more importantly, it marks the official start of a next chapter. In addition to an optimum time to travel and enjoy the season’s best, Mercury’s trek into in Leo (starting July 5), Mars and the sun in Cancer put the future on the move in some larger format way. A new adventure is well into it’s move-along stage. Overall you should feel you are building toward something good/better/more. Mercury (to July 25), Mars (starting July 20) and the sun in Leo (starting July 22) shine a brighter light so that you can get a better lock on that will serve you best. They set an optimized backdrop for using your wealth (personal, professional, material) and making the most what you have going for you: i.e. time, reputation, status, confidence, creativity, showmanship. Put your attention toward pleasure seeking, money making, personal life reinvention, professional ambition, or to matters of heart -the Leo transits help you to max out on the best the moment can offer. Note: next month’s eclipses can be catapulting for you if they make dynamic contact to your birth chart.

Venus into Gemini (July 4) and Mercury into Leo (July 5) are both good for a social or personal perk-me-up. Pressure, lack of funds, or pent up emotions can get to you over the Capricorn full moon weekend, July 8, 9. Self-control and managing the moment can give you a run for it. Too the full moon can make you feel drained, tired, spent or ready to call it quits. Try to pace yourself, stay reasonable; if you need a rest, take one. To the plus, the full moon could see you make a major purchase or investment, take an official step. It could bring you a well-deserved reward, or give you something more substantial to bank on.
The whole month draws added attention toward increasing your comfort margins, getting yourself better situated, enjoying the seasonal best and spending quality time with those you love. (That covers all the bases!)
Mars in Leo, starting July 20, and the sun in Leo, starting July 22 increase attention on making that good thing better yet. The August eclipses can springboard you/push your refresh button in some dynamic way.

USA Independence Day, Venus into Gemini and Mercury/Uranus spark a fresh idea, conversation, interest, plan, or momentum.
You are a force to reckon with over the full moon weekend July 8, 9. To the plus, the full moon can put your best qualities on show. If you have been holding onto something bothersome, you may not be able to keep it bottled up. Don’t push your body/your health to unreasonable limits. Make sure to hydrate. With Pluto in the mix for this full moon, your soul can force-the-envelope on some critical push/pull matter. You might feel a sense of time is ripe or now or never. You can feel particularly driven, justified, or obsessed to meet an objective, get it secured and/or under control, or get through to another, or get your needs met. Something from the past can be resurrected and updated. Are you doing too much, too little, is it necessary to withhold or to re-enforce your position? Perhaps it’s time to make it official. Lastly the full moon can intertwine a significant ending and beginning.
July 17, Mars/Uranus can put something out into the open or fast track something new. It’s yet another good date to start a vacation or new project, to end a visit, or to let yourself off the hook.
Mars enters Leo on July 20; the sun does the same on July 22. The new moon in Leo, July 23, also offers a boost to matters of heart and wallet. Look to next month’s eclipses (August 7, lunar; August 21, solar) to kick it up a great big notch.

USA Independence Day is also a good day to get out and enjoy the fireworks. Don’t have a plan for your evening’s entertainment or for what’s up next? Venus into Gemini and Mercury/Uranus (square) are sure to get it/get something moving along. Moving out of your work sector and into your social sector, Mercury treks into Leo on July 5. Mercury/Uranus can break a silence put you in the know or get something fresh launched. It should bring a feel of making more successful inroads with folks in general, with someone specific, and with yourself too.
Dominating the second weekend of July, the full moon in Capricorn (July 8, 9) marks a right time to put yourself on full stop and to give yourself the quality respite you need. Cater to your body’s needs and your soul’s needs too. On a subtle note, something significant may start to shape up inside of you or circumstance wise. Give it ample time. Next month will put it out on show in some striking way.
Past the full moon, you can hit a relatively smooth groove. Cancer month is one that puts added attention on improvement and/or heal-it mandates.
Mars/Uranus kicks it off the week of July 17 with something extra, exciting, or unexpected. Mars into Leo, starting July 20, the sun into Leo, as of July 22, and the new moon in Leo on July 23 boost social opportunity, your confidence level, general sense of and money-making prospects. They bring plenty of fire power to creative endeavours. Too, they can fire up something special in the romance or relationship department.

The Capricorn full moon weekend can bring you to a finish line, or to an important conclusion. It could be a time to make your position or status official, to set new goals for yourself, or to take charge in some new way. It can be time to reap the reward or face up to the consequences. Through circumstances or acknowledgement, the full moon can give you positive reinforcement or see you achieve a personal victory. As such, it also marks an excellent time to ditch dependencies or other self-defeating regimes.
July 17, Mars/Uranus aim for something fresh and new. The days that follow can be profitable, anchoring, of fulfilling.
Mars into Leo, starting July 20, and the sun into Leo, July 22, boost your ability to make improvements where you’ll gain the best traction. Potentials for health and wealth upgrades are on the rise.