Mythic Zodiac

July 2020 Forecast

Mars went into Aries on June 27 last month.  He is in his own sign which makes him more powerful and unfortunately more angry than usual.  We will have Mars in Aries all year because he will go retrograde in September and then direct in November and finally leaving Aries in January 2021.  During this long period, Mars will square Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto in Capricorn. Those are the planets in Capricorn that we can blame for the mess we are in today.  Now we add more irritation and rage to the mix.  This will be especially strong in August.  Look at the house in your natal chart that contains Aries as this house will see more activity than usual. You can use this energy to be more productive in your Aries house.  See the meaning of the houses here.

Mercury is still moving retrograde until July 12.  See last month’s forecast for details here.

Venus turned direct on June 25 in Gemini.  Our relationship and money issues can get straightened out now.  In Gemini, you can look at both issues in a rational manner.

If your birthday falls between July 11 through July 23 or Jan 10 through Jan 20 you are in for a lot of ups and downs and turnarounds this month.  These birthdays cover 19 to 29 degrees of Cancer and Capricorn.  See below for the types of changes and the dates.

Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.

July 4  Independence Day  – There is a Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse right after midnight tonight at 13 Degrees of Capricorn/Cancer.  This is right on the Sun of the United States Birth Chart.  See my eclipse report for more details.

July 8 – Mercury Square Mars at 5 Cancer/Aries.  Everyone says what is on their mind today. Try to be diplomatic, especially on Facebook where some people try to goad you into shooting your mouth off.  Be especially careful if you have Personal Planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 3 to 7 degrees of Cancer, Capricorn, Aries or Libra.

July 12 – Sun Trine Neptune at 20 Cancer/Pisces.  This is a beautiful aspect, all about music, the arts and high ideals.  You need this break today.  Go out and smell the flowers, especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 18 to 22 Cancer or Pisces.

Mercury turns direct at 5 Cancer.  Did you have problems during Mercury retrograde which started on June 18?  Some Mercury retrogrades are more troubling than others.  I think having Gemini or Virgo as the ascendant can create confusion and brain fog during the retrograde because Mercury is the ruler of Gemini and Virgo.

July 14 – Sun opposite Jupiter at 22 Cancer/Capricorn.  Things could be blown out of proportion today.  What you say to someone could sound pretentious or arrogant.  Some bargain you see on the internet could turn out to be too expensive.  You can expect too much today and get disappointed.  Stay off Amazon.com especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 20 t0 24 Cancer or Capricorn.

July 15 – Sun opposite Pluto at 23 Cancer/Capricorn.  Some manipulative control freak could try to push in a direction you don’t want to go.  If you are a laid back “failure to launch” person, this could be a good thing.  You better figure it out if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 21 to 25 Cancer or Capricorn.

July 20 – New Moon at 28 Cancer opposite Saturn.  This is a good time to commit to personal and family goals.  You may make plans for the future around the themes of safety and security.

          Sun Opposite Saturn at 28 degrees of Cancer/Capricorn.  You could be misled by some underhanded, dastardly tactics from another person.  Trust no one.  It’s ok if you are a bit paranoid, sometimes it pays off.  You have the ability to smell a rat if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 to 30 of Cancer or Capricorn.

July 22 – Sun enters Leo until August 22.  Fun and Games.  I hope we can all get out and socialize and have picnics and barbeques. We have been in a Cancer month which is a stay at home energy, but now we want to get out and about.

July 27 – Venus Square Neptune at 20 degrees of Gemini/Pisces.   You are trying to be nice today and that can lead to being treated like a doormat.  Don’t let others take advantage of you.  Let your inherent, suppressed meanness out.   You could definitely be a pushover today if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 18 to 22 degrees of Gemini or Pisces.

          Mercury Square Mars at 15 Cancer/Aries.  This is a repeat of July 8.  Everyone says what is on their mind today. Try to be diplomatic; don’t let anyone push your buttons.  Be especially careful if you have Personal Planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 3 to 7 degrees of Cancer, Capricorn, Aries or Libra.

July 30 – Mercury Opposite Jupiter at 20 Cancer/Capricorn.  You could get a big head today.  Try not to be domineering.  Jupiter loves to show off by shooting off his mouth. Try to maintain your sweet, passive self especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 18 to 22 Cancer or Capricorn.

          Mercury Trine Neptune at  20 Cancer/Capricorn.  Beneficial news can come to you today.  It may be related to the arts or to your spiritual practice, if you have one.  Go with the flow if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 18 to 22 Cancer or Capricorn.

 

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER is now in Capricorn until December 20, 2020.  This month Jupiter is moving retrograde and will travel from 24 to 22 degrees of Capricorn.  Jupiter is about growth and expansion especially in travel and education and also in the area of your life ruled by the house in your natal chart that contains Capricorn.  Jupiter isn’t very happy in Capricorn because for the following year he has to get down to business; become responsible, and build a career. Don’t forget about his excessive qualities. In Capricorn, he could work too hard, and be too focused on the material and forget to smell the roses

SATURN is now in Aquarius and is moving retrograde.  He moves back into Capricorn on July 1st.  This month he moves from 0 degrees of Aquarius to 27 degrees of Capricorn.  He will reenter Aquarius on Dec 17 and stay in Aquarius until March 2023.  In Aquarius, he wants to work with a network or with the community.  If you have Saturn in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or to personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars) 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.

 URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026. This month he moves from 9 to 10 degrees of Taurus.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 7 to 12 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio, you will feel a need for freedom and for making some radical changes in your 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. This month Neptune is retrograde and stays at 20 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 ascendant, Sun or Personal Planets at 18 to 22 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 will move from 24 to 23 degrees of Capricorn. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with the ascendant or personal planets at 22 to 25 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer. What needs to die in order to be reborn?

 Stay safe and well.

 

Janet Kane

www.mythiczodiac.com

Eclipses of June and July 2020

On July 10, at 7:30 PM I will be giving a talk via Zoom for the Jung Society of Washington on Jung and Astrology:  How the Ancient Symbolism of Astrology Helped Inform C. G. Jung’s Most Important Ideas.  You can read more details and sign up here. https://www.jung.org/event-3842471

 

Three eclipses will be occurring in Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius, and Capricorn. Look for planets and houses with these signs.  The theme that these planets and houses represent will become active during this period. 

The first eclipse on June 5 is a Lunar Eclipse taking place in the sign of Sagittarius and Gemini. The second Eclipse is a Solar Eclipse on June 21 and takes place in Cancer.  The third eclipse is a Lunar Eclipse on July 4 in Cancer and Capricorn. The ancients believed that during an eclipse,” the mighty will fall". They bring endings and beginnings-- births and deaths. The energy from an eclipse can last up to six months and also become active a month before the actual eclipse.

The traditional belief is that rulers are born or die at the time of an eclipse.  President Trump* was born on a Lunar Eclipse in 1946, Prince William was born on a Solar Eclipse in 1982 and Princess Diana died on a Solar Eclipse in 1997. People born on an eclipse have a light that shines out to others and they tend to be popular or important people.

 

Lunar Eclipse on June 5, 2020, at 15 Sagittarius/Gemini

This eclipse will be seen in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Africa.

On a Lunar Eclipse, something will end and on a Solar Eclipse, something will begin. A Lunar Eclipse is an opportunity to break habits or eliminate socially conditioned patterns of thought and behavior that stand in the way of self-realization. 

This eclipse affects two signs:  Sagittarius and Gemini. This eclipse rules the mind, foreign travel, belief, and Issues of freedom, truth, and justice.  It opposes Venus and squares Mars and Neptune.  The square of Mars can bring angry confrontations in our personal life and the outer world, Neptune can bring disclosures and Venus can bring insight into how we relate to others.

A Lunar Eclipse can make us more aware of our patterns, and our unconscious motivations. This period of time can bring up old memories and feelings.  Full moon eclipses can bring things to completion that you have been working on. The Sun opposite the Moon lights up the Moon and brings previously unexamined areas of your life into awareness. Repressed energies emerge for confrontation and resolution.  Pay attention to your dreams. Lunar Eclipses are more emotional than Solar Eclipses.  Lunar Eclipses shine a light on things we weren’t aware of.  Many people change their belief system.

 

Solar Eclipse on June 21 at 0 Cancer.

This eclipse will be seen in parts of Africa including the Central African Republic, Congo, and Ethiopia, Southern Pakistan and northern India, and China. 

Solar Eclipses tend to relate to sudden events that disrupt our day to day functioning; they are the crisis that seems to come out of nowhere and that suddenly demands all of our conscious attention and focus. They tend to stir things up on a physical and conscious level much more than Lunar Eclipses.

A Solar Eclipse is a powerful new moon so make plans for the future. Set your intentions during this eclipse around Cancer themes – home, family, and security.  The 6 months following this eclipse is an ideal time to make a fresh start in all of these Cancer subjects. This solar eclipse is right on the Summer Solstice adding power to this eclipse.

 

Lunar Eclipse on July 4 at 13 Cancer.

North and South America get the best view of the July 4 lunar eclipse. People in the westernmost parts of Africa and Europe will also view the event. New York City will see a partial  Lunar Eclipse.

You may have noticed that July 4 is the birthday of the United States. So the eclipse is right on our Sun of identity. This eclipse conjuncts Mercury who is now turning retrograde.  The Sun in a nation's chart represents the President or Ruler. Will important information come out about our President or about the founding of America?  This eclipse may bring in information concerning the Pluto return we are experiencing now.  Pluto has a cycle of 248 years.  So Pluto has come back to where it was when the US was born.  The Pluto of the US was at 27 Capricorn.   Pluto is now at 24 degrees of Capricorn.   The effect of a transit to the natal planet becomes very strong when it is within 5 degrees of exact.  Pluto rules the shadow.  America was born with a big shadow which includes the genocide of the Native Americans and the slavery of Africans.  Pluto also rules transformational healing. This shadow material needs to come to light to be healed.  Is this the time?  The Pluto return will be in effect until 2025.

Check out Space.com eclipse guide for more information on where to view the eclipses. https://www.space.com/33786-lunar-eclipse-guide.html

How will these eclipses affect you?

Note to my Astrology Clients.  Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following eclipses will have a major impact on you.

Eclipses are contrary to the status quo. If impacted by one of these eclipses, your life will not run on the same track it has been on.  But that can be a good thing. Some view eclipses as release and renewal points.  If your birthday falls on or is close to the dates of an eclipse your life will change dramatically in the months and years ahead.

Eclipses repeat every 19 years.  We had solar and lunar eclipses at the same points In June and July of 2001. Look back to what happened then. This will continue a theme that was playing out at that time. But remember, eclipses get triggered after they occur so events can come in after the eclipse especially within 6 months after the event.

An eclipse tends to emphasize matters related to the house it falls in on your natal chart and what planets it conjuncts or opposes.  The areas ruled by the houses or planets will demand more energy, and time from you, at least until the next eclipse in November and December of 2020.   Eclipses open doors and invite you to come in, illuminating and stimulating areas of your life that need your attention.

Remember that planetary energies are archetypal and archetypes can be expressed in many different ways. It’s really based on your consciousness and how you decide to work with these energies.

 

The Lunar Eclipse of June 5 at 15 Sagittarius/Gemini will affect you if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 13 to 17 degrees of Sagittarius or Gemini.  Also, look at your natal chart for the 2 houses that hold 13 to 17 degrees of Sagittarius and Gemini. This eclipse will stir up events related to those houses.

The Solar Eclipse on June 21 at 00 Cancer will affect you if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 28 Gemini to 2 Cancer.  Also, look at your natal chart for the house that contacts 28 Gemini to 2 Cancer.  It will mean the end of one set of circumstances and the beginning of another. Let go!

The Lunar Eclipse of July 4 at 13 Cancer will affect you if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 11 to 15 degrees of Cancer or Capricorn.  Also, look at your natal chart for the 2 houses that hold 11 to 15 degrees of Cancer.   This eclipse will stir up events related to those houses.

If any of these eclipses fall on a personal planet, check the list of keywords for the planets here

To see a brief list of areas covered by the different houses in your birth chart click here

I leave you in the lap of the gods.

Janet Kane

www.mythiczodiac.com