Week Ahead Transits 17th - 23rd July

This is a big week everyone, hold on to your seats because the wheel of cosmic fortune is turning and we are along for the ride. Starting from this week into next week, we will see a powerful karmic rebalancing with Pluto squaring the north and south nodes. Venus turns retrograde in Leo, resurfacing our sense of desire and longing for affection. Chiron stations retrograde, reminding us where we are still working on healing ourselves. The Sun trines Neptune offering a moment of divine downloads but also some ungrounded vortexes. The Sun enters Leo, bringing us into the middle of the second quarter and then immediately meets up with Pluto to illuminate the changing of the gods. But that’s not all! The main astrological transit we have been waiting for is the Moon’s nodal shift into the Aries / Libra axis from Taurus / Scorpio. We are in for a wild ride!

We start out with a New Moon in Cancer at 24° 56’ at 11:31 am pdt. The New Moon sets us into an introspective space, nostalgic and reflective. The Moon travels through Cancer, Leo, Virgo and ends the week in Libra highlighting the third quadrant of the zodiac which draws us towards exploring our creative selves with wild ambition. How we show up in our social sectors will be a hot topic and the drive to open up to a whole new network pushes us out of our self-proclaimed shell. The Sun navigates its way through the last decan of Cancer completely this week, the tarot associated with this arena is the 4 of cups and similarly to last week, we are still learning to process how we feel about regret and loss, overcoming the throes of dissatisfaction to pull ourselves into a place of gratitude. The Sun also meets with Pluto as it moves into the sign Leo, activating a t square with the nodes. The end of the week will be very revealing regarding power dynamics within the political structures that have traditionally governed society’s systems. Pluto plays the role of the reaper, ushering in a new era while showing the old way out the door. This week will be quite eye-opening, to say the least!

The nodal shift occurs just after the New Moon in Cancer moves into opposition with Pluto. We start out with a deep sense of emotional introspection, the history becomes very real and the parts of us that were buried come up to seek redemption. This is a big day for healing of all kinds and wisdom to understand the reasons for the drama and pain that rushes through our very core. It is impossible to ignore the intensity of our emotions, they are moving through us to be purged and made anew. The changing of the nodes brings our awareness to ourselves even more than ever before and we can see our identities clear as day. This may scare some and leave others in awe. For to know thyself outside of an illusory vision is to know truth.
Moon square Chiron, sextile Uranus, New Moon at 11:31 am, trine Neptune rx, opposite Pluto rx, square NN, Moon > Leo at 9:39 pm. Mercury square Jupiter. North Node > Aries at 12:59 pm.

It’s the first full day of the Nodal shift into Aries and Libra, in what ways are you noticing your views on relationships changing? While the North Nodes travels through Aries for the next 1.5 years, we activate the courageous parts of ourselves which pushes us into new arenas of engaging in all forms of relationships. The Moon squares Jupiter, putting us into a tense relationship with our needs for emotional security and the need to explore new opportunities.
Moon square Jupiter.

We are lit up with pizzaz and star quality, feeling the fire for showmanship it’s a good day to show your good side to the world. You may find yourself unexpectedly changing your style and way of articulating. The need for dynamism and excitement is high and adrenaline-seeking kicks us towards people, places and things that we normally wouldn’t be drawn to. Like a moth to a flame, we can’t keep our eyes off the drama. We may even engage in social cults that we normally wouldn’t for the sake of being a part of something or fitting in, on the flip side, we may feel like the outside looking at the mob. There is also a moment of deep self-acceptance that welcomes unanticipated relationships into our lives.
Moon conjunct Mercury, trine Chiron, square Uranus.