I just read another great book this month: Travels with Epicurus: A journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life by Daniel Klein. I love authors who take the wisdom from the ancient and not so ancient philosophers and write about their ideas in an accessible manner. This is a great book to read if you are over 65 and searching for what you want to do next.
Also, here is a link to a two part essay on Tony Blair and George Bush written by Barry Goddard an astrologer in London. He does a great job of interpreting their charts and does it by using the basic ten planets and 12 houses. A good read for those of you studying how to read birth charts.
July is one of the best months of the year. So, no matter how hot July gets, you will fee a breath of fresh air due to Jupiter moving into Leo and Mars moving into Scorpio both are leaving that nasty square we have been having. The Leos out there will be getting a year long boost from Jupiter starting on Jul 16 and you Scorpios will get a breather on Jul 20 even though you are not out of the woods yet until the end of the year.
July 1 – Mercury moves direct at 24 Gemini. Mercury has been retrograde since Jun 7. Don't know how many problems you had with electronics, mechanics, etc. Some retrogrades seem worst then other. Mercury retrograde messes up my internal circuits somehow and I usually come down with some strange malady.
Jul 4 – Sun Opposite Pluto. This may bring in more fireworks that you bargained for today. But it is the last Sun Opposite Pluto for a year.
Jul 8 – Sun Square Uranus and Trine Saturn This is a mixed day. Uranus can cause things to unravel and create mishaps, but Saturn can add some stability. You may experience both in different areas of your life.
Jul 12 – Full Moon at 20 Capricorn. A day to start winding things down to get ready for the next Moon cycle that starts on July 26. A good day to become aware of your property and responsibilities. What do you need to do in these areas.
Jul 13 – Mercury enters Cancer until Jul 31. Mercury here thinks of family and can get emotional. There may be news about food, GMO's, vs organic and about obesity. Venus Trine Mars. A good day for romance and for creativity.
Jul 16 – Jupiter enters Leo until Aug 12, 2015. In Leo, Jupiter will expand all the areas of Leo, creativity, play, entertainment and children. Look at the house in your birth chart that contains Leo, this is the area that will bring you good luck.
Jul 18 – Venus in Cancer until Aug 12. Your affections become gentler and softer.
Jul 19 – Mercury Trine Neptune. Very good for writers or for day dreamers. Sun Square Mars. Try to stay cool. This is an angry aspect, try some hard physical work in the garden.
Jul 20 – Saturn turns direct at 16 Scorpio. Saturn has been retrograde for four months. Now you can bring out your career plans you have been stewing over since last March and get to work on that resume. Scorpios may still be in a slowdown, but this direct motion will help you move forward again. Scorpios won't be free of this cranky old man entirely until Saturn enters Sagittarius, the fat happy man, in December 2014.
Jul 21 – Uranus turns retrograde at 16 Aries until Dec 22, 2014. Uranus creates a strong urge to change. Until December, we can stop crashing and burning and settle down a while. J
ul 22 – Mercury opposite Pluto. A good day to do some research. Get on Ancestry.com and find out why your mother's side of the family is so messed up. Sun enters Leo until Aug 23. For the next four months we are urged to have fun, be creative and warm and bring out your childlike enthusiasm.
Jul 24 – Sun conjunct Jupiter. This only occurs once a year and brings optimism and enthusiasm. Mercury square Uranus. Your thinking is a little squirrely today. You can become obstinate and a little nuts. Mercury trine Saturn. Saturn to the rescue, somewhere in your addled brain you will get in touch with reality today.
Jul 25 – Mars enters Scorpio until Sep 13, 2014. Mars has spent the last two years in Libra, going back and forth triggering the T square. Scorpio is a better sign for Mars. Mars is the planet of war and he loves becoming more intense, more jealous, and more manipulative here than in any other sign.
Jul 26 – New Moon at 3 Leo. This New Moon is smack dab on Jupiter. That makes this a very lucky new moon. You can shine this entire month.
Jul 28 – Venus opposite Pluto. Some intense feelings can erupt on this one.
Jul 31 – Mercury enters Leo until Aug 15. A time to get on facebook and spread pictures of your mug, your dog and all the fun you are having.
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:
JUPITER is in Cancer until July 15, 2014. This month Jupiter will move from 25 Cancer to 3 Leo. Jupiter is about growth and expansion. Look to the house in your natal chart that holds 26 degrees of Cancer or Capricorn to 3 degrees of Leo or Aquarius. This is the area of your life that will experience this expansion.
SATURN is in Scorpio until Dec 24, 2014. This month Saturn stays at 16 degrees of Scorpio and will turn direct on Jul 20. If you have the ascendant or any personal planets at 16 degrees of Scorpio or Taurus in your natal chart, you may be in store for some hard lessons around the issues ruled by the planet and the house the planet is in or rules. Scorpio rules passion, sex and depths of all kinds and Saturn may ask you to take on more responsibility for how you control your rage and psychological expression.
URANUS is in Aries until 2018. This month Uranus stays at 16 degrees of Aries. He will turn retrograde on July 21. We all feel a need to rebel; we want more freedom and want to make some radical changes in our life. I believe in “cooperating with the inevitable”. If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, go on a long vacation, move, or make some major changes in your life.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. He is retrograde and will move from 7 to 6 degrees of Pisces all month. A lack of focus, a sense of drifting or an inability to see a betrayal or disappointment until it's too late can be experienced by those of you with the Sun or Personal Planets at 7 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out during the time Neptune is in Pisces.
PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023. This month Pluto is moving retrograde and moves from 12 to 11 degrees of Capricorn. Everyone is feeling the urge to purge and to find his or her truth. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with Sun, ascendant or personal planets at 12 to 11 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer.
Have a good month
Janet Kane