The Daily Astrological Currents by Week

Weekly Summary: JULY 14 - JULY 20

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

— Marcus Aurelius

This week is dominated by Monday's Mars-Uranus conjunction in Taurus. This is extraordinarily powerful 'seed energy' that sends us barreling into next Sunday's highly significant and transformative Capricorn Full Moon (3:16 AM PDT 29° Capricorn/Cancer). Even though the Mars-Uranus conjunction is in the Earth sign of Taurus, we need to manifest a great deal of grounding in order to maintain our balance and make the most of the energy that is unleashed. Will-power is strong and deep but this is not an environment where we should try to 'go it alone'. It is certainly important to 'stand in our truth' but we should remember that we will always be stronger with allies. A 'group', 'tribe', or 'community' can achieve far more than an individual when they are able to maintain cohesion around a set of ideas and principles. Neptune's involvement in this environment should not be ignored. Neptune offers bountiful inspiration but can also suggest the potential for deception and self-delusion. Mars makes a sextile to Neptune before heading into Gemini on Friday. As well, next week's Full Moon is also in a sextile to Neptune, while the Sun is trining Neptune. There is little doubt that this week's environment produces a great deal of inspired energy to set bold new agendas and aggressively pursue dramatic changes. Venus is in Leo, ruling the Mars-Uranus conjunction, encourages boldness and dramatic flair but also puts egos on the line. Some may find it quite easy to display bold self-confidence and determination. But Neptune's involvement can also suggest deceptive false bravado. Insecurities or arrogance can quickly lead to recklessness and sudden, surprising missteps. Surprises are inevitable. Keeping our feet on the ground while embracing an inspired vision for change isn't an easy assignment. We aren't likely to be able to fully understand the implications of this week's shifts as we are moving through them. We must vigilantly guard against impatience and self-delusion. Frustration needs to be well-managed or it will lead to some seriously self-destructive outbursts. If we can avoid self-deception or escapism while staying open to new exploration and unexpected developments, the rewards that we are offered this week are quite extraordinary. As well, we need to be prepared for further surprising developments as we move past next week's Full Moon into the waning phase of this lunar cycle when the implications of this week's shifts begin to become more apparent.

Intellectual insights form rapidly on Sunday but we may not be willing to share them openly. We need to be humble enough to be prepared for surprises. Egos are on the line more than we can clearly see on Monday. Will-power is strong and deep. We find new awareness on Tuesday and we can begin to open up about our insights. Missed opportunities are possible but so, too, is the potential to be led astray by impatience and delusion. There is some hope that we can find a new sense of stability on Wednesday. A new sense of freedom brings important breakthroughs. Some things begin to fall into place spontaneously on Thursday. We need to look beneath the surface and follow our unique, individual thread of inspiration. We find some helpful, practical tools to use to implement our inspiration on Friday. Slow downs should be seen as welcome opportunities to further clarify and streamline our goals. 'The stage is set' on Saturday for next week's Capricorn Full Moon which is energized with a powerful 'change agenda'. Our inspiration is super-charged.

Sunday July 14, 2024

The Moon arrives in Scorpio this morning (7:52 AM PDT), forming a square to Pluto. Intellectual insights begin to form rapidly today but we may not be willing to share them freely. At best, we may find trusted allies and friends to share our ideas with — 'on the down-low'. The need for thoughtful balance and careful consideration is paramount as Mars heads towards completing the conjunction with Uranus tomorrow. Over-confidence or aggressive action could quickly lead to devastating missteps. We'll do better to strategize today. Listening to others and reflecting ideas in a controlled environment has the potential to produce important new insights. We need to maintain enough humility to be prepared for surprises.

Monday July 15, 2024

The Sun's square to Chiron and a Mercury-Saturn quincunx early this morning may serve to keep the intensity of today's Mars-Uranus conjunction somewhat muted. However, this is quite powerful 'seed energy' that we need to pay attention to. Egos are on the line more than we can see. Will-power is strong and deep but this is not an environment where individuals can effectively 'go it alone'. It is certainly important to 'stand in our truth' but we should remember that we will always be stronger with allies. A 'group', 'tribe', or 'community' can achieve far more than an individual when they are able to maintain cohesion around a set of ideas and principles. For that cohesion to occur, there must be honesty and respect.

Tuesday July 16, 2024

The Moon makes oppositions to both Mars and Uranus today, drawing out some new awareness of the seeds that have been planted by yesterday's exact Mars-Uranus conjunction. By this evening the Moon' moves past a trine to Neptune and arrives in Sagittarius (6:24 PM PDT). Although we may begin to open up about our insights, we may find that there are 'holes' in our understanding of the shifts that have occurred. Missed opportunities are possible here but so, too, is the potential to be led astray by impatience and delusion. There is high energy and self-confidence displayed here but any insecurities or arrogance can quickly lead to recklessness and sudden, surprising missteps.

Wednesday July 17, 2024

As the intensity of Monday's Mars-Uranus conjunction begins to dissipate, we have a good chance of regaining some stability and control today. The Moon's opposition to Jupiter, late this afternoon, may encourage just a bit too much confidence or impatience. We may try to simply show strength and bravado without fully grasping the implications of this week's shifts. Nonetheless, there are opportunities to explore some of the creative inspiration and new ideas that have begun to flow. A sense of freedom may also bring important breakthroughs. On the other hand, we may feel the need to withdraw and take time to more deeply process this week's shifts.

Thursday July 18, 2024

We are likely to see some things begin to fall into place spontaneously today. The Sun sextiles Uranus, while Mercury make an insightful trine to Chiron. It is important to look beneath the surface and follow the threads of our individual inspiration. We shouldn't believe that there is anything actually 'locked in' here. Rather, today's developments seem to open doors for further exploration and development. As the Sun approaches a trine to Neptune, we should be very cautious to avoid self-deception or escapism. Nonetheless, the potential for some very exciting inspiration is building.

Friday July 19, 2024

The Moon arrives in Capricorn early this morning (1:13 AM PDT) offering some tools to begin putting some of this week's inspiration into action. Venus is heading towards a sextile to Jupiter, which can help us set some specific goals or develop a new plan of action. Nonetheless, today's environment demands effort and attention as well as plenty of adjustment. Our inspiration needs to be well-grounded. Any slow-downs or obstacles should be considered welcome opportunities to clarify and streamline our goals. Frustration needs to be well-managed or it will lead to some serious aggressiveness and self-destructive outbursts.

Saturday July 20, 2024

We are approaching a highly significant and transformative Capricorn Full Moon (3:16 AM PDT 29° Capricorn/Cancer) tomorrow morning. The Full Moon makes an 'out-of-sign' conjunction with Pluto as well as making a sextile to Mars. Today, Mars makes a notable sextile to Neptune at 8:16 AM PDT this morning before leaving the stability of Taurus for Gemini's airy nervousness. The Mars-Neptune sextile supercharges our inspiration and the Mars-Pluto trine, just after the Full Moon, encourages us to follow through on the energy and inspiration. The build-up to tomorrow's Full Moon has been especially energetic and 'stirred up' and today really sets the stage for what will unfold and develop through the rest of this lunar cycle. Keeping our feet on the ground while embracing our inspiration isn't an easy assignment but the rewards that are offered are quite extraordinary.

Weekly Summary: JULY 28 - AUGUST 3

"There must be darkness to see the stars. The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss."

— Ursula K. LeGuini

The work to be done this week has us focused on understanding and unwinding the intense and transformational energies that were unleashed under the Capricorn Full Moon (3:16 AM PDT 29° Capricorn/Cancer) that occurred at the very beginning of last week. We should not forget that there was extremely strong Neptunian energy that was infused into the strong transformational energy of Pluto and the highly disruptive energy of Mars and Uranus — all wrapped up into the Full Moon's imprint. Our inspiration has been highly charged by Neptune but there is little clarity or much real, tangible, substantive progress that we can clearly see. Mars arrived in Gemini just before last week's Full Moon and will head towards expansive, 'expectation raising' Jupiter all week. Mars will not actually complete the conjunction with Jupiter until August 14th. That Mars-Jupiter conjunction will be ruled by a retrograding Mercury, further suggesting unreliable expectations. Such expectations may be raised to extreme levels this week — especially if we aren't able to check or control the 'Leo-nian' pride in this environment. The Leo pride has the potential to encourage us to cut ourselves off from the support that we don't want to acknowledge that we need. Such support would help us to keep our expectations in line with tangible reality. There are, in fact, valuable gifts that are offered this week but these gifts aren't likely to be what any pride-filled, inflated expectations have us looking for. The actual gifts which are offered this week will be found in quietly shared 'pearls of wisdom', expanded perspectives and deep compassion. But there is real danger that many of us will find ourselves focused solely on the unrealistic expectations for tangible, material developments. We will need to remember that we are heading towards the 'dark of the Moon'. A Leo New Moon ( 4:12 AM PDT 12° Leo) will occur at the beginning of next week, on August 4th, just as Mercury is stationing to go retrograde (until August 28th). There is little clarity or light that is offered to guide our way. The promising key developments this week are centered on expanded perspectives and increased compassion and understanding. If we are only looking to find quick, tangible, material, mundane 'goodies', our expectations are likely to be dashed. What we are offered this week is profound spiritual growth but not the kind of material progress that some may be looking for. Clarity and tangible, material progress will eventual come through the process that we are continuing to move through. This week's gifts are incredibly valuable but we will need to be alert in order to recognize them.

High energy could quickly turn into recklessness on Sunday. There is strong Leo pride on display that may blind us to our connection to those around us. There is a clear need for balance on Monday. We may lose track of the need for 'deeper wisdom' and allow our expectations to grow out of control. There are 'pearls of wisdom' available on Tuesday but not if we've put ourselves 'out on a limb' with inflated expectations. Impatience may quickly derail any forward progress. The amiable atmosphere on Wednesday may cover up an undercurrent of impatience and even hostility. Our focus shifts on Thursday and we may find ourselves emotionally vulnerable to manipulation and trickery. It is important to stay calm and try to maintain some objectivity. Compassion and understanding seems to come forward on Friday but we aren't able to gain much intellectual clarity. It is important to put 'first things first'. We don't want to try to 'rock the boat' on Saturday. There is little clarity on which to rely.

Sunday July 28, 2024

We are likely to feel a great deal of energy today that may result in recklessness. Excessive pride can quickly blind us to 'the bigger picture' and our connection to a larger and more powerful 'Universal Connection'. Essentially, if we are too 'pridefully' focused on ourselves, we are likely to lose a great deal of the support we need. If pride keeps us from acknowledging our need for that support, there is a potential for significant setbacks. There is a great deal of wisdom available today but we need to quiet our minds enough to actively listen to what is really being offered.

Monday July 29, 2024

The Moon's conjunction with Uranus and sextile to Neptune this morning may help to open some doors to a broader perspective. However, once the Moon arrives in Gemini this afternoon and heads into a trine with Pluto, we're likely to shift into 'high gear'. The need for balance becomes quite clear. We can easily lose sight of deeper wisdom in a push to make quick progress. Nonetheless, this is quite a benevolent, fortunate atmosphere that is supported by a forming Venus-Chiron trine which will complete tomorrow. However, a focus on tangible, material progress is only likely to create overblown expectations and eventual disappointment. The quiet wisdom of an expanded perspective is where we can find the real gifts here.

Tuesday July 30, 2024

We could easily find ourselves way out on a limb with extremely over-inflated expectations today. However, there are also extraordinary 'pearls of wisdom' to be found here. We are challenged to find gratitude for 'all things'. Essentially, it may be quite easy to overlook true value when we are blinded by our expectations. What may be most pertinent is a capacity to organize new ideas into a workable strategy for further progress. Impatience and misguided expectations may quickly derail our progress. Nonetheless, we may have another opportunity to consider the wisdom that is available today. Mercury will station retrograde early next week, suggesting that we will have another shot at making the most of today's 'pearls of wisdom'.

Wednesday July 31, 2024

The Moon makes a lovely sextile to Venus this morning (10:32 AM PDT), encouraging an amiable atmosphere. But the day is mainly dominated by the Moon's square to Neptune which seems to loom in our consciousness until the square completes at 7:46 PM PDT this evening. We may find ourselves 'straining at gnats' for much of the day, trying to piece together some kind of orderly perspective. However, clarity is quite elusive. There may even be an undercurrent of impatience — or possibly hostility — beneath any attempts to maintain an amiable approach. Broad detachment and quiet observation is likely to be the most comfortable 'repose' here. With some faith that our 'needs will be met', this atmosphere won't feel quite so uncomfortable.

Thursday August 01, 2024

The Moon's arrival in Cancer last night and subsequent quincunx to Pluto has likely set us up for a significant shift in focus today. It may be somewhat easier to keep our expectations under control. However, without high expectations, our concern levels may seem to increase significantly. There is an emotional vulnerability today that seems to be ripe for manipulation and trickery. Nonetheless, any deception is likely to be disrupted by the forming Venus-Uranus conjunction that will complete tomorrow. But even when we see through the deception, the resulting confusion creates a great deal of mistrust and skepticism. We are nearing the 'dark of the Moon' ahead of next Sunday's Leo New Moon ( 4:12 AM PDT 12° Leo) when Mercury will station to go retrograde. This is really an atmosphere where 'more will be revealed' so it is important to stay calm, objective, and observant without trying to see too far ahead.

Friday August 02, 2024

Venus completes a square to Uranus early (6:36 AM PDT) this morning just as the Moon trines Saturn, from Cancer to Pisces. There is some hope that we are able to at least offer some compassion for those who are especially uncomfortable today. The Moon's square to Chiron this afternoon increases the potential for compassion and understanding. Nonetheless, this is not an emotionally comfortable or smooth-flowing environment. Mercury has slowed down considerably and is not offering us any sort of intellectual clarity to help us balance the emotional uncertainty. Possibly the best we can hope for here is maintaining enough objectivity to sidestep the internal chaos resulting from what seems to be confusing complications. This is a time to stay focused on what is directly in front of us and put 'first things first'.

Saturday August 03, 2024

The Moon arrives in Leo early this morning (4:09 AM PDT) and opposes Pluto. With a bit of luck, we will be pulled towards some kind of spiritual or thoughtful reflection today. Mercury is nearly stationary (to turn retrograde tomorrow) and tomorrow morning's Leo New Moon ( 4:12 AM PDT 12° Leo) won't immediately reveal a new sense of direction, mission or obvious purpose. The forming quincunx between Venus and Neptune — also completing tomorrow — is most likely to discourage us from trying to rock the boat in any way. There will certainly be some significant adjustments required by the time that we reach the culmination of the next lunar cycle on August 19th at the Aquarius Full Moon (11:25 AM PDT 27° Aquarius/Leo). But there are few clues to what those adjustments might be from the current vantage point.