"We must be willing to let go of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

— Joseph Campbell

Mercury is slowing down all week and will turn retrograde on Friday, just ahead of Saturday's early morning Pisces Full Moon (2:58 AM PDT 17° Pisces/Virgo). Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Chiron, and Uranus are already retrograde. With Mercury turning retrograde, a 'Re-Evaluation' process is fully underway. For the most part, our focus has been veering towards reviewing the past. This week, we begin to understand how last week's swirl of chaos has begun to shift our focus away from the past and towards the future. The swirl of chaos has represented a 'Re-Alignment' that is beginning to shift our focus towards [...]

"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'"

— C. S. Lewis

This week is mainly dominated by a slow forming Sun-Mars square that will begin to increase the pressure as soon as the Sun arrives in Virgo on Monday evening. The effects of the square are especially challenging under the waning Moon, which does not give us the kind of traction that the energizing, chaotic square stirs. Uranus turns retrograde on Wednesday, joining Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, and Chiron. The retrograding Uranus in Taurus increases our need to establish [...]

"Providence trains us by disappointment, surprises us with unexpected success, and turns our seeming trials into blessings."

— Louisa May Alcott

This Thursday's (6:53 PM PDT 19° Aquarius/Leo) arrives in an atmosphere that seems to trigger some action of providence, fate, or destiny. The Full Moon squares Uranus, creating significant tension which demands changes. Fortunately, a Mars-Pluto trine offers transformational openings that give us plenty of room to maneuver if we aren't too stuck on a 'my way or the highway' approach. There are plenty of unexpected developments all week that ultimately seem to be things that are somehow 'meant to be' — providential. This lunar cycle began with a Leo New Moon (July 28th, 10:54 AM PDT 8° Leo) in an expansive trine to the stationary retrograde Jupiter that encouraged significant [...]