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This week’s headline items: <\/b>Chiron, the Wounded Healer, remains exalted all week (still stationing until July 26th);\u00a0 it is time to start taking actions on our New Moon intentions on Wednesday; Chiron comes to a halt in Aries on Thursday afternoon, starting its annual 5-month Retrograde phase; and the first Quarter Moon in Libra becomes exact on Saturday morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThere will be three\u00a0Moon VoC<\/span><\/a> phases this week: Monday morning (for 20 hours); Thursday very early morning (almost 8 hours); and Saturday morning (a little over 7.5 hours).<\/p>\n The\u00a0Intro to Soul-Based Astrology<\/b><\/a>\u00a0is currently available for FREE. In this 60 minute class, I share about Soul-Based Astrology, and how it is different from other kinds of Astrology, what you can learn from it — and also what a “Moon void of course” is, what “Houses” are, and more!<\/p>\n ==>\u00a0<\/b>Click here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and get access to this 60 minute class now!<\/p>\n Star Members<\/i>\u00a0already have access to this class via the\u00a0“My Courses” tab.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday morning,<\/b> the Moon remains in fun and attention-loving<\/i> Leo<\/b> all day. <\/b>We may lack objectivity and struggle with backing down or compromising.<\/span><\/p>\n We all love to be admired — or at the very least acknowledged — for our greatness \ud83d\ude42 So hand out some compliments — let people know how proud you are of them, tell them how much you love them. Come from the heart in this and all other things… be honest and authentic, as best you can.<\/span><\/p>\n Fun, games and romance are a big part of this energy as well. You might also enjoy spending time with little ones. If there are no “outer children” around, how about getting in touch with your “inner child” — it’s definitely easier today. What are you most grateful for today? What would be heaps and heaps of fun? What would be so much fun, you let out a tiny squeak, just thinking of it?<\/span><\/p>\n Monday at 8:29am EDT<\/b>, we enter a\u00a0Moon Void of Course (VoC),<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that lasts for 20 hours\u00a0until 4:30am EDT <\/b>(Tuesday early morning). <\/b>Use this intuitive time to practice active gratitude. As best as you can, be aware of taking a prideful stand, or taking something too personally. What personal goals or desires are you called to go after?<\/p>\n As always with a\u00a0Moon VoC<\/span><\/a>, as best as you can, don’t start anything brand-new, stick to routine things, or simply go with the flow. You may also want to plan Monday morning until Tuesday early morning ahead of time.<\/p>\n Monday afternoon<\/b>, a harmonious\u00a0Mercury\/Jupiter\u00a0aspect<\/i>\u00a0becomes exact at 3:45pm EDT. We started to feel this aspect build from Saturday evening\u00a0<\/b>(July 10) on; and it will remain strong until Wednesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/b>During this aspect, we are more optimistic, which is good, since we see the bigger picture, communicate more positively, and readily inspire others in practical ways.<\/p>\n We are tolerant of other perspectives and ideas, naturally avoid narrow-minded thinking, and feel at ease reconnecting with people from all walks of life — we\u00a0might be drawn to explore family or spiritual relations with people from other cultures and countries, or to learn a foreign language that would support our emotional connections.<\/p>\n Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in the following: 0-5 degrees of <\/i>Cancer, Pisces,\u00a0<\/strong>Scorpio,<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/strong>or 28-29\u00ba of Gemini, Aquarius or Libra<\/b><\/i>?\u00a0Do you have an Ascendant or Sun-sign in Gemini,<\/b> Virgo<\/b>\u00a0or Sagittarius?<\/b> If so, you will be…\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n ALREADY A MEMBER? 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This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in <\/i><\/span>Gemini,<\/i><\/b> <\/i>Virgo<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/i>\u00a0or <\/i>Sagittarius<\/i><\/b> (Mercury is the ruler of <\/i><\/span>Virgo and Gemini<\/i><\/span>; Jupiter is the ruler of Sagittarius).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday<\/b>, the Moon remains <\/i>in <\/b>fun and attention-loving<\/i> Leo<\/b> and<\/b> VoC<\/span><\/a>\u00a0until\u00a04:30am EDT <\/b>(see Monday for details).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tuesday at 4:30am EDT<\/b>, the Moon moves into<\/i> <\/i><\/b>detail-oriented, practical<\/i> Virgo, <\/b>where it will journey until Thursday late morning; <\/b>turning our focus toward the practical and wholesome. We are generous with our time\/services and we love to help others. We also have a fondness for science and anything that makes sense in our world — things and knowledge we can apply and use.<\/p>\n Health might also come into focus at this time. We notice the parts that make up the whole; this is a great time to see if our daily routines (eating, work, self-care, etc.) align with our long-term goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tuesday late morning<\/b>, a Venus\/Mars<\/i> alignment in 19.5 degrees of <\/i>Leo<\/b> becomes exact at 9:33am EDT. We started to feel this aspect build from last week, Wednesday evening<\/b> (July 7th) on; and it will remain strong until this Sunday evening.\u00a0<\/b>This is a very passionate combination: action and receptivity, assertiveness and allowing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are feminine energies (receiving\/allowing\/enjoying) and masculine energies (active\/doing\/asserting) within and around us. This Venus\/Mars connection brings a new beginning between these energies: a marriage of courage and joy — a new beginning of a courageous feminine energy being protected and reinforced by the masculine.<\/p>\n This transit generates a passionate, warm, expressive, lively, and sexy energy. We are now able to take the initiative to achieve harmony and sexual fulfillment. Our creativity and desire to make something beautiful is stimulated now. We are more able to combine warmth with energy. We may also feel compelled to do something creative or artistic,\u00a0\u00a0and since this alignment is taking place in Leo<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>having fun is key.<\/p>\n In general, we now have a chance to express our needs, passions, and desires in effective ways. Venus is diplomatic, gentle, romantic, and sensitive, while Mars is more forceful, sexual, and assertive. Venus can act to soften Mars’ aggressiveness, or Mars can make Venus’ romantic impulses more forceful and pressing.<\/p>\n The last time we experienced this alignment<\/strong> was in August 2015<\/b>.\u00a0Was there a new beginning back then, in regards to your feminine and masculine energies? What has shifted for you since then?\u00a0What is the inner feminine\/Goddess saying to you now?<\/p>\n Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 16-23 degrees of Leo, Aquarius, <\/b>Taurus, <\/strong>or\u00a0Scorpio<\/b><\/strong><\/i>? If so, you will be more affected by this alignment.\u00a0This is also true for those of us who have our\u00a0Ascendant\u00a0or Sun-sign in\u00a0<\/i>Taurus, Libra<\/i><\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/i>Aries<\/i><\/b>\u00a0(Venus is the ruler of Taurus and Libra; Mars is the ruler of Aries)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday,<\/b> the Moon remains <\/i>in detail-oriented, practical<\/i> Virgo all day <\/b>(see Tuesday morning for details).<\/p>\n Wednesday very early morning<\/b>, if we are awake at this time,\u00a0we may experience some internal discomfort and need to make some more inner adjustments. We feel nudged toward taking responsibility, and making a commitment to society, or to any humanitarian cause that will create a sustainable future for all. However, we also feel a need to improve our daily health and work routines. Where could we use more clarity? Where do we need to take a closer look in our lives? <\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Virgo<\/i><\/b> quincunxes Saturn in <\/i>Aquarius<\/i><\/b>, exact at 1:33am EDT)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Wednesday early morning<\/b>, also\u00a0calls for some inner adjustments. We feel uneasy or awkward and need to make a choice. Making this choice demands we develop inner awareness around two very different urges: on the one hand, the desire to heal our relationship with the inner masculine (assertiveness\/anger, leadership, taking actions) \u2014 and on the other, the need to tend to our daily work or health routines. <\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Virgo<\/i><\/b> quincunxes Chiron in <\/i>Aries,<\/i><\/b> exact at 4:02am EDT)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Wednesday morning<\/b>, we are invited to connect with like-minded people and learn something new about our unique talents or value in the world. We are able to better connect to anything that requires attention to detail. We might also perhaps implement revolutionary health routines or other systems in our day to day life that support our values and make life more enjoyable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Virgo<\/i><\/b> trines Uranus in <\/i>Taurus,<\/i><\/b> exact at 6:25am EDT)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Wednesday evening<\/b>, it is time to start taking actions on our New Moon intentions;\u00a0<\/span>if you set intentions last Friday, Saturday, <\/strong>or Sunday<\/b>, after the New Moon became exact, today<\/b> will be the best time to start taking relevant actions. If you wrote your intentions down, go back and take another look at what came through intuitively. If you didn\u2019t write anything down, get quiet for a moment and check in with yourself: What actions are calling to you?<\/span><\/p>\n Wednesday late evening<\/b>, we seek a balance between head and heart, facts and imagination, reason and intuition\/compassion. That said, if you can achieve that balance, it\u2019s a great day for being of service <\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Virgo<\/i><\/b> opposes Neptune in <\/i>Pisces<\/i><\/b>, exact at 10:17pm EDT)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Thursday, <\/b>the Moon remains <\/i>in detail-oriented, practical<\/i> Virgo<\/em> until\u00a010:32am EDT <\/b>(see Tuesday morning for details).<\/p>\n Thursday at 2:46am EDT<\/b>, we enter a\u00a0Moon Void of Course (VoC),<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that lasts for almost 8 hours\u00a0until 10:32am EDT. <\/b>Use this intuitive time to empower each other around earthly issues and support each other in practical ways. Your attention to detail is enhanced; you might implement new health routines or other systems that support your long-term goals.<\/span><\/p>\n As always with a\u00a0Moon VoC<\/span><\/a>, as best as you can, don’t start anything brand-new, stick to routine things, or simply go with the flow. You may also want to plan Thursday morning ahead of time.<\/p>\n Thursday early morning,<\/b> a harmonious Sun\/Neptune aspect in <\/i>becomes exact at 4:49am EDT. We started to feel this aspect build from Sunday evening <\/b>(July 11th) on; and it will remain strong until this Sunday<\/b> (July 18th).\u00a0<\/b>This aspect could be tremendously supportive when it comes to dissolving what no longer serves us.<\/p>\n Our intuition, imagination, and inspiration all seem to be “zeroed in”. We go beyond “tolerance”, to lovingly embrace differences in others, and give where it’s needed with open hearts and hands. All of this also feeds into any creative and spiritual endeavors that start around this time.<\/p>\n Do you have your Ascendant, Career point (or one or more personal planets) in 20-26 degrees of <\/i>Cancer, Pisces<\/i><\/b> or <\/i>Scorpio<\/i><\/b>? If so, you will be most blessed by this aspect. This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in <\/i>Leo<\/i><\/b> or <\/i>Pisces<\/i><\/b> (the Sun rules Leo; Neptune is the ruler of Pisces)<\/i><\/p>\n Thursday at 10:32am EDT, <\/b>the Moon moves into harmony-loving, balance-seeking<\/i> Libra<\/b>, where it will journey until Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/b>The energy of the Libra Moon helps us be naturally courteous and diplomatic; we are more polite at this time, as we seek the approval of others.<\/p>\n We very much want to maintain equal, fair relationships at this time, and are therefore open to making compromises and negotiating. These next three days are a great time for mediation — but our need for peace and accompanying aversion to direct conflict could pull us to “yes” more easily than we might like.<\/p>\n We may also be able to see both sides of the equation so well that we can’t make decisions. As best as you can, find an inner balance with this and communicate what needs to be said with grace and charm — even if it’s “No” \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n One last quick note: this is also a great time for anything to do with visual arts.\u00a0This Moon placement also starts the build up towards the first Quarter Moon in Libra<\/b> (exact on Saturday morning<\/i>).<\/p>\n Also, on Thursday, <\/b>Chiron comes to a halt in 13 degrees of <\/i>Aries<\/i><\/b>. As you may recall from last week, Chiron is the wounded healer; in\u00a0Aries<\/b>, it brings our attention towards our physical and sexual wounds, as well as wounding around our self-identity and the masculine energies. Watch out for any triggers that are connected to your past.<\/span><\/p>\n This is the\u00a0beginning of\u00a0Chiron’s 5-month Retrograde phase<\/i>, that\u00a0lasts until Dec. 19th<\/b> (moving backwards to 8.5 degrees of Aries<\/b>). Until Dec. 19th,<\/b>\u00a0we are getting a chance to connect to, and investigate our wounds and insecurities on a more internal level.<\/span><\/p>\n We may need to put any wounds around the masculine approach to things under the magnifying glass —\u00a0while they are there, do your best to take a closer look at how you might bring compassion and understanding to them. What might you discover about those wounds, if you really looked? How could others benefit from your discoveries?<\/span><\/p>\n For those of you who want to\u00a0have a better understanding of your personal healing journey,\u00a0feel free to get the mp3-recording of\u00a0my\u00a0Chiron-workshop<\/strong>: “Healing with Astrology”<\/em>\u00a0(it’s available for FREE and immediately with most Memberships<\/a>, with the monthly Universal Membership after 3 months).\u00a0Click here<\/strong> for more info.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Please keep in mind that as a Member of this online community<\/b> you can get access to this workshop\u00a0via your Member’s account\u00a0(click<\/b> on the “My Courses”- tab<\/a>)<\/p>\n Friday,<\/b> the Moon remains in <\/i>harmony-loving, balance-seeking Libra all day<\/b> (see Thursday late morning for details).<\/p>\n Friday, very early morning, <\/b>a somewhat challenging\u00a0Venus\/Neptune aspect\u00a0<\/i>becomes exact at 2:41am EDT. <\/i>We started to feel this aspect build from Thursday early morning on; and it will remain strong until Saturday early morning.\u00a0<\/b>This aspect operates more on an internal level. We feel uneasy about something, almost awkward — and we need to make a choice. An inner awareness needs to be developed in order to see what needs adjusting.<\/p>\n A lot of this discomfort centers around “unrealism” — we tend to idealize romantic and financial interactions, but at the same time, our sense that we’re doing exactly that leaves us uncomfortable. This applies to ourselves too; it’s easy for us to incorrectly appraise who we are, and where we’re going.<\/p>\n We might also get confused when we aren’t able to connect with others in a fun-loving way, or receive the love and \u00a0admiration we desire. The key is genuine self-acceptance; we allow that, our range of love expression increases.<\/p>\n It’s also worthwhile to look at how our ideas are received by others: Can we involve them in our dreams? As best as you can, slow down and trust the process: “If a thing is worth having, it’s worth waiting for.” Just for right now, could you simply have faith that everything will align eventually?<\/p>\n Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 22-24 degrees of <\/i>Leo<\/i><\/b> or <\/i>Pisces<\/i><\/b>? If so, you will be more affected by this aspect. This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in <\/i><\/span>Taurus, Libra<\/i><\/b> or <\/i>Pisces<\/i><\/b> (Venus is the ruler of Taurus and Libra; Neptune rules Pisces).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Friday morning<\/b>:<\/b> we sense harmonious connections even though we are focused on making progress. Where our visions for the future are concerned, we are invited to bring a new level of authenticity, and make realistic choices around connecting with others.\u00a0<\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Libra <\/i><\/b>trines Saturn in <\/i>Aquarius<\/i><\/b>, exact at 6:33am EDT)<\/i><\/p>\n Friday, late morning<\/b>, we become more aware that we need to find a balance between two very different energies — on the one hand, taking a compassionate approach towards our personal goals, while being assertive in the world — and on the other hand, our need to connect and collaborate with others. Ask yourself: what if taking a compassionate approach towards myself actually made for more fulfilling connections with others?\u00a0 <\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Libra<\/i><\/b> opposes Chiron in <\/i>Aries,<\/i><\/b> exact at 9:12am EDT)<\/i><\/p>\n Friday late morning\/early afternoon<\/b>, calls for some inner adjustments, as we feel uneasy or awkward, and need to make a choice. Making this choice demands we develop inner awareness around two very different urges: on the one hand, we want to innovate in the area of our values (and maybe also have some financial breakthroughs); on the other hand, the feel the need to attend to our one-on-one relationships, supporting them (and perhaps collaborating).\u00a0 <\/span>(Moon in <\/i>Libra <\/i><\/b>quincunxes Uranus in <\/i>Taurus<\/i><\/b>, exact at 11:37am EDT)<\/i><\/p>\n Saturday<\/b>, the Moon remains in harmony-loving, balance-seeking<\/i> Libra until 2:38pm EDT<\/b> (see Thursday late morning for details).<\/p>\n Saturday, at 6:11am EDT,<\/b> the first Quarter Moon in 25 degrees of<\/i> Libra <\/b>becomes exact.\u00a0We started to feel this aspect build from the moment the Moon entered Libra Thursday late morning<\/b>.\u00a0The Moon in harmony-loving, balance-seeking\u00a0<\/i>Libra<\/i><\/b>\u00a0makes a challenging aspect to the Sun in protective, nurturing\u00a0<\/i>Cancer<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n We feel compelled to take action. Last week saw the New Moon, on July 9th. “Seeds” planted then are probably “sprouting” by now — and making first real contact with the outside world. This is therefore a time to stretch and grow — and create some forward momentum. We may feel anxious or unusually busy.<\/p>\n As best as you can, go one breath at a time. Allow for changes, remain flexible (as much as possible), and find creative solutions for your day-to-day dealings with others.<\/p>\n Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 23-27 degrees of <\/i>Libra,\u00a0Cancer, Aries<\/i><\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/i>Capricorn<\/i><\/b>? If so, you will feel the effects of this first Quarter Moon more strongly than otherwise. This is also true for those of us who have our\u00a0Ascendant\u00a0or Sun-sign in\u00a0<\/i>Leo<\/i><\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/i>Cancer<\/i><\/b>\u00a0(the Sun rules Leo; the Moon rules Cancer).\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Saturday at 7:03am EDT<\/b>, we enter a\u00a0Moon Void of Course (VoC),<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that lasts for a little over 7.5 hours until 2:38pm EDT. <\/b>Use this intuitive time to\u00a0make some adjustments and find creative ways to work with the energies at play: On the one hand, as best as you can, collaborate with others and play nice, on the other hand, be authentic and truthful about what you want to build long-term.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Before we get to this week’s forecast, I’d like to mention one more time:<\/h3>\n
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