After an extended stay in its home sign of Gemini, courtesy
of a Mercury retrograde, Mercury dove into the planetary ocean on July 8th. It joined the Sun and Mars in Cancer, Saturn
having a final fling in Scorpio, and Chiron and Neptune in Pisces.
On July 8th, I tweeted:
“Mercury enters Cancer today for a brief
transit of highly emotional communications. A good time to go with your gut
instincts.”
“Mars in Cancer trines
Neptune in Pisces today giving the green light to pursue our dreams. A nice
break from the last 2 days.”
Mercury won’t be spending that much time in Cancer; it leaves on
July 23rd. By that day both the Sun and Mercury will be in the fire
sign of Leo and only Mars will remain in Cancer. Mars will be floating along with Saturn in
Scorpio and Neptune and Chiron in Pisces.
But Mercury in Cancer will deliver its message via heartfelt and intimate
conversations that will penetrate our very emotional core. Cancer is all about
nostalgia family, home and memories, so be prepared for people from your past
to resurface. If there is any unfinished
business involving family members, this is prime time for communications with
them that can hopefully resolve those matters.
Mercury’s entrance into Cancer came on the heels of a powerfully
intense and transformative Sun/Pluto opposition on July 6th. A key theme of this aspect was power
struggles in relationships, both personal and professional. That sensitive Cancer Sun opposed Pluto in
Capricorn, the sign of business, authority and government.
One example of the power of the Sun Pluto opposition’s hit the
news on July 6th, when court records were released indicating that Bill
Cosby admitted that he gave women drugs before having sex with them. Why is this such a big deal
astrologically? Well, Bill Cosby is a
Cancer with his Sun in the 4th house opposing Jupiter in Capricorn
in the 10th house. A major
part of his public persona centers on his image of the ideal father that he portrayed
as Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the Cosby show. And that Sun opposing Jupiter in
Capricorn may have contributed to his excessive desires and feeling that he was
entitled to have those desires gratified.
Interestingly enough, when I looked at his progressed chart for July 6th,
the day of the Sun Pluto opposition, his progressed moon was in 16 degrees of
Cancer conjunct his natal Sun and in the crossfire of the Sun Pluto
opposition. It was also squaring his
natal ascendant in 20 degrees of Aries. Is
it any wonder that on that day his admission to giving women drugs before sex
became public and his image was tarnished even more? I love it when there is living
proof of astrology working!
The universe did give us a little spiritual gift on July 8th
when Mars in Cancer trined Neptune in Pisces.
It was literally a green light to act on making our dreams a
reality. It’s really nice when Mars and
Neptune swim in the same direction. We
have an abundance of water energy these days, and sometimes it can be very
uncomfortable with all of its intensity, especially if it feels like there are
riptides pulling us away from shore and where we are meant to be. Fortunately, Mars trining Neptune is not one
of those aspects. It supports, guides
and assists us on our journey.
The emotional intensity will peak on July 15th with the
New Moon in 23 degrees of Cancer. The
moon will join the other six planets in water signs, so expect there to be a
lot of emotional baggage. If this day
feels heavy, blame it on the preponderance of water planets. Mars in Cancer will also be opposing Pluto in
Capricorn on the 15th, so that will ramp up the intensity to an even
higher level by creating more tension.
The new moon on July 15th will fall in my 10th
house, conjunct my midheaven and Uranus in Cancer. I will
be meeting some new clients next week, which is definitely a nice perk of
having a new moon in one’s tenth house. I am literally in my element these
days, being a Scorpio with a heavy Cancer influence as well. But it will also be in direct opposition to
my Chiron in Capricorn in the 4th house, which could trigger some
old emotional wounds that still require healing. On July 7th I heard some
disturbing news about a violent incident involving a family member and I
wouldn’t be surprised if more was revealed about that situation near the new
moon, especially with the Mars Pluto opposition. It can be downright dangerous when Mars and
Pluto are not in sync. It tends to bring out the more unpleasant Scorpio traits
of demanding and controlling behavior accompanied with vindictiveness and possessiveness. Enough said; just be careful and mindful on
July 15th.
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