Month: June 2024 (Page 1 of 2)

July 2024 in Astrology

25/06/2024 / adrian / 0 Comments

On July 2nd, Neptune turns retrograde, moving backwards until early December. As such, Neptune will be stationary early July, becoming a strong influence in the skies. As Neptune deals with illusions, this can be a time where people are very prone towards believing fantastic stories, lies and all forms of deception. Early July will be a strong time for false stories and exaggerations.

Also on the 2nd, the Sun will align with the lunar nodes, sitting in the exact middle between both of them. This aspect promotes a time of intensity, where karmic events are possible. This influence is with us since late June, up until July 8th.

The combination of both of these factors, along with Gemini season, makes me believe that July could bring a strong media story or some kind of shocking public event.

Early July will have a strange energy in the air. Saturn turned retrograde on the 29th of June, and it will remain stationary for the first week of July. So we will have a combined influence of Neptune and Saturn in early July. These two are a strange influence together. Neptune shows illusions and the spiritual, Saturn shows reality and all of its hardness.

Events in July 2024

02/07/2024 03:39 Neptune retrograde 05°44’00” Pisces
- 07/12/2024 20:01 Neptune direct 02°55’33” Pisces
02/07/2024 09:37 Sun square Rahu/Ketu (in effect ~26/06-08/07)
05/07/2024 18:57 New Moon in Punarvasu 20°11’23” Gemini
06/07/2024 19:02 Venus in Cancer
12/07/2024 09:29 Mars in Taurus
15/07/2024 10:05 Mars Conjunct Uranus 02°07’29” Taurus
16/07/2024 01:49 Sun in Cancer
19/07/2024 11:10 Mercury in Leo
21/07/2024 06:17 Full Moon in Uttara Ashada 04°56’49” Capricorn
23/07/2024 01:38 Sun Opposing Pluto 06°40’14” Can 06°40’14” Cap R
26/07/2024 09:33 Chiron retrograde 29°20’04” Pisces
- 29/12/2024 18:25 Chiron direct 24°47’39” Pisces
31/07/2024 05:04 Venus in Leo

On July 12th, Mars will enter Taurus, where it will be conjunct Uranus. This is a conjunction that happens about every 2 years, putting together the upheaval nature of Uranus with the fiery disposition of Mars. Mars-Uranus aspects always promote turbulence around the world. It can be a time of violence and conflict, as well as calamities.

Earthquakes tend to happen around these aspects. Electrical accidents or fires are another possible scenario, as well as airplane or helicopter accidents. With Pluto in Capricorn, opposing the Sun, this Mars-Uranus influence will be even more intensified. All these factors point towards an intense and complicated July. People will be riled up, natural disasters and violence are a possibility now. We should be aware of this and try to remain calm and prepared.

Similarly, I wouldn’t recommend air travel now, specially towards the end of the month. If you have to travel, be careful. If you can delay a trip, I would advise towards doing it.

Between all of this, the New Moon on the 5th happens on Punarvasu, a very positive and prosperous nakshatra. Marking a good time for new beginnings. A Saturn-Mars influence around the New Moon favors building structures, making plans and organizing.

The Full Moon this month happens in Uttara Ashada nakshatra, which to me feels like a full circle moment. Earlier this year, I wrote about a New Moon in this star. Where I talked about the meaning of Full Moons and New Moons, as well as a little bit about this nakshatra. It is a good read, relevant for this Full Moon too.

To summarize it, Uttara Ashada is a star that deals a lot with darkness and light, complicated achievements and austerity. On a mundane level, this nakshatra is related to declarations of war.

Considering that, this Full Moon will tend to put forward a clear change. It could deal with intensification in the wars happening around the world, it could deal with a new conflict or battle. There is a strong energy, a strong signal, coming out in this Full Moon.

Summary

Mundane

Putting all together, July can be a very complicated and turbulent month, specially on a mundane level. Many factors this month deal with war, violence and calamity. I won’t sugarcoat, this can be a very disastrous month on many levels. We should be aware and prepared now.

Personal

On a personal level, the events of July point towards a time of eliminating the excesses from our lives. Focusing less on the superfluous or unecessary, and more on what we truly need. This internal journey, of self-discovery and discernment, is a very strong thing in 2024 overall. But July will be an even stronger time for it.

Analyze your life, find things that have run their course, things that need to be changed, things that you can eliminate. Start forging a new path in life.

Mars in Taurus

09/06/2024 / adrian / 0 Comments

Taurus is fixed and earthy, two qualities that tend to slow down things. So Mars in Taurus always shows a slower, calmer pace to the red planet. Usually, this placement indicates people that are very slow to act, taking a long time to get started and going. However, the bull moves at full speed once a decision has been made, and they act intensely when they finally start.

Pride, Passion and Arrogance

A big love for stability arises out of this placement. Having a stable and comfortable situation in life is key here, with all that it entails. Seeking a good home, stable job, a good financial situation and a similarly stable partner in life. Finding and maintaining a stable position in life are top priorities and prides of the native.

Independence and Risk

Read the portion above, about stability, and tell me yourself about risk. Does it match? It doesn’t.

This placement is very risk averse. A lot of times, these natives will simply do the easiest, closer and most comfortable path in life. The path of least resistance. This is not a placement for radicals or rebels.

It is the classical placement of the son who goes to work in the same field as his father. His old man has all the contacts, he can help him rise, why not? It is comfortable, stable and it seems to work. This is Mars in Taurus, seeking comfort at all costs, seldom venturing out into something risky.

Similarly, a lot of times, these natives will forego doing something that they enjoy or believe in if it is not easily profitable. For an artist, that would mean doing the easiest and most commercial works, rather than something more unique that would be a toss-up in popularity and sales. Again, taking no risks, always defending stability. Their outputs in the world always seek comfort, easy, stable so rarely they will do daring works. Always the least challenging and more accessible of things.

Tools and Weapons

Anything that is tried and true is favored by this placement. Consulting their elders is a must with this placement, similarly, seeing what worked for others. Some might read this description and think “but don’t we all do that?”, not necessarily, and following through is a different thing.

We (at least I) read what other people did, and we go editing. Won’t do this. Hate that. No way. Could do more of X instead. And it becomes mostly our own. Mars in Taurus will see how other people did something, and will do exactly by the book, every comma and dot, even the wrong ones. These are people that actually read manuals for their things. These are people who follow instructions.

Similarly, doing something “the way grandma did” or fixing something “the way my dad taught me” will frequently come up with this placement. Tried and true tools all the way.

When angered, their weapon tends to be a blow up, sheer force. Bull strength, if I may.

Anger and Aggression

These natives are deeply angered by people telling them to hurry, go faster or change. They are slow and steady all the way, so telling them to change, or to do things in a different pace always strikes a nerve.

Sex and Men

Sexually, this is a very lustful placement. A high sex drive and desire is here. And this is the one area of life where they are neither slow or controlled. These natives tend to be very possessive of their partners, territorial even.

Men with Mars in Taurus give off an earthy and calm vibe, like someone that you can trust, someone who is stable and on point. Similarly, they give off great sex appeal. On the more negative side, they will always seem slow, and usually they really are.

If you have Mars in Taurus, you tend to be attracted to men that are: earthy, calm, somewhat serious, quiet-shy types, family types, more conservative men. Executives, men in suits, rugged men, those that work with agriculture, down to earth and traditional.

Other points

Very possessive and defensive of their things and partners.
Slow to start, but very decisive when they get going.
When solving problems, they are always slow. If you are faster, you will get impatient with them.
Not one for caring about variety or originality, this placement is frequently seen in people that copy others. Whether that is cheating in their school work, following instructions, or even plagiarizing someone else’s work.

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