Mars-Uranus Square

Mars-Uranus Square - Innovative Achievement

"If you want to determine the nature of anything, entrust it to time: when the sea is stormy, you can see nothing clearly."

— Seneca the Younger

There is an important unwinding process underway this week. The Moon is waning after last Thursday's Capricorn Full Moon (11:39 AM PDT 3° Capricorn/Cancer) and Mercury is traveling through the post-retrograde shadow. We are slowing finding ways to clear the foggy confusion and glimpse bits of reliable information. Of course, we shouldn't discount the residual emotional confusion as we look for precise and rational bits of reliable intellectual information. The challenges of handling both the intellectual and emotional unwinding suggests that progress will be haphazard and uneven all week. We will still need plenty of patience as we step through the debris and confusion of Mercury's retrograde phase. And we should not forget that Mercury will still make one more exact square to Neptune on July 5th. There will continue to be some residual confusion to clear up until we actually move past that last direct interaction. Nonetheless, we can expect some small breakthroughs that shift our perspective significantly and open the doors to broader awareness. We can begin to restore some sense of continuity and we find renewed persistence to keep looking for a view of a clear path forward. Although the Moon is waning in light, the energy continues to build from the forming Mars-Uranus square which completes on Saturday. The power and potential for tremendous accomplishment cannot be understated. However, there are also plenty of surprising developments that should be expected from this powerful interaction. We can also expect a great deal of stubborn independence to surface by the end of the week. The demand for freedom is a powerful motivator but, in this atmosphere, we may not have a very clear idea of what that freedom is really all about. The key is to truly understand ourselves as individuals, distinct and unique. If we are threatened by the freedom of others, we may not really have any idea of how to freely and uniquely express ourselves. We may need to consider what we want freedom from or what we need freedom to do. There are certainly clues to help us answer these questions this week but, without a determined focus on finding improved clarity, we are prone to reacting with defensiveness, arrogance, or false pride.

The Moon is VOC for much of the day on Sunday, leaving us with a few too many ideas to sort through. Monday's Moon-Jupiter conjunction contributes to creativity and imagination. However, there may be some emotional snags to sort out. 'People pleasing' is a significant obstacle to fully respecting our own perspective. Idealism keeps us stirred up on Tuesday. We'll do better to stick with achievable tasks that are directly in front of us rather than trying to contemplate big picture initiatives that need more time to 'simmer'. Another extended VOC Moon period on Wednesday contributes to confusing distractions. Even so, there are 'germinating seeds' of comprehension that are beginning to develop. Some sense of continuity is finally restored on Thursday. The Aries Moon provides extra courage, while a Mars-Saturn opposition expands our awareness. The momentum that seems to have developed by Friday may have a tendency to have us pushing a bit too hard. Defensiveness or arrogance may surface if we feel too much pressure to perform. Energy peaks on Saturday under the Mars-Uranus square. Freedom is paramount and tremendous accomplishments are possible.

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