"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function."

—F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mercury 'carries the light' of last week's intellectual and inventive Mercury-Uranus conjunction into its 'Home Sign' of Gemini at the beginning of this week. (Uranus will finally reach Gemini on July 7 (PDT) with Mercury well-established in Leo — marking another especially notable shift.) Mercury's ingress into Gemini stimulates an energetic, intellectual curiosity as we adjust to the ingress of Saturn into Aries [...]

"I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

—Robert A. Heinlein

We reach an intense culmination of the current lunar cycle this week at the Scorpio Full Moon (9:55 AM PDT 22° Scorpio) on Monday. Since the Taurus New Moon (April 27th, 12:30 PM PDT 7° Taurus), determined follow-through has been supported by a great deal of creativity and a 'New Attitude'. But the strong 'fixed sign' energy is still with us and on full display under this week's Full Moon. Some may experience the fixed sign energy as stabilizing while others feel more frustration and a strong desire to [...]

"Some people say I have attitude — maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there."

—Venus Williams

There is remarkable determination fostered under the Taurus New Moon (12:30 PM PDT 7° Taurus) at the beginning of this week. Venus rules the New Moon from Pisces, suggesting that we are swimming through some deep, emotional currents while also feeling a modicum of deference to Taurus' preference for peaceful order. Creativity is aided by intuition, helping us to avoid the temptation to feel discouraged by slow progress. We have seen significant frustration, challenging obstacles, and 'roadblocks' under the strong 'Fixed Sign' influences of [...]