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In the Stars for July, August and September

The transiting Sun is moving through the emotionally sensitive water sign Cancer. We have had the longest day June 24, 2010 and now the Sun starts its trek southward through the zodiac. Summers are fun times for getting out and enjoying the fullness of the Sun's rays. It encourages us to be outdoors hiking, biking, swimming and while the Sun is in Cancer we like to feel our way around our circle of friends and family. Cancer is concerned with the values of home, security and emotional sensitivity. This sign is nurturing and likes to maintain order and control through its emotional sensitivity. Cancer Sun Signs are warm, affectionate, conscientious, tenacious and changeable. Their mood swings are caused by the fluctuations of their emotional natures because Cancer is ruled by the Moon. They are imaginative, responsive, sympathetic and generally kind and gentle people. They like to retire and spend time at home which offers them a sanctuary to protect their sensitivity. If aroused to anger they soon forgive. They like to retain their memories well on all subjects and most are drawn to history. They love to collect things to bring home and share with loved ones whom they protect from the harshness of the world. The keywords for Cancer is; "I Feel". They tend to hide within their shells making their decisions based on their intuitive feelings. Happy Birthday Cancer! This year Cancer Sun signs are challenged by Saturn, Jupiter and Uranus which are challenging them to take action and break through limitations. At first, this can be a frustrating summer for most Cancers yet they will have broken through towards greater freedom of expression and opportunities are around the corner after the transit passes. This summer is a time for them to take action on key issues. The major planetary shifts for June and July are Saturn in Libra squares Jupiter and Uranus both in Aries. Uranus the planet that represents sudden changes and awareness is turning retrograde July 6th. This shift will stir our consciousness towards more freedom of thought and new inspiration for the pursuit of freedom of expression. Jupiter in Aries also turns retrograde July 24th. These planets represent faith and expansion (Jupiter) and invention and change (Uranus) both will be moving together in the pioneering fire sign Aries emanating energies for more powerful changes due to crisis. Retrograde planets are stronger and we tend to utilize those energies more within ourselves where the real transformations take place. Expect a new awareness growing within this summer as these planetary energies spark up our souls to action.

The Lunar Cycles for July

On July 11th we have a Solar Eclipse in the sensitive water sign Cancer. The New Moon charges in with this annual Solar Eclipse. New insights are indicated with this Moon as it is an eclipse it may be more powerful in that we attune more to our feeling body. Some may find themselves having more emotional awareness as we delve to understand how to shift and process our feeling nature. New beginnings are always indicated during and Solar Eclipse. This is a turning point in the year because the Solar Eclipse is a sensitive point where the Sun and Moon align with the Moon's Nodes. These invisible points are indicators in the horoscope where we aim for new experiences and let go of the old. If you have planets in Cancer, Capricorn, Libra, and Aries these signs are the most impacted by the Solar Eclipse. Be aware of the charge in your own energy this mid July which will inspire or pressure you to make changes either through crisis or awareness; are all part of the opportunities for growth this summer. First Quarter Moon occurs July 18th in the harmony seeking air sign Libra. This lunar ingress is great for putting action into your plans. Libra Moon encourages communication, socializing and balancing. Harmony and fairness with self and others is best achieved under this Libra Moon. The Full Moon occurs July 25th in the humanitarian air sign Aquarius. We may seek to put our energies forth where it best suits the whole rather than the individual. Aquarius is concerned with ingenius collective ideas that may be revolutionary in that they shift collective paradigms. This is a good lunar Moon for thought transmission and telepathic connections with other dimensions.

August

The Sun is now traveling through the fire sign Leo where the Sun is exalted. We are at the peak of summer season which will end in mid September. The days are hot and the evening hours increase slightly extending the moonlight hours as we move towards the winter solstice in December.

Leo represents the enthusiasm and pride of the inner soul. This fire sign ruled by the Sun is focused on increasing self worth through will power and self determination. Leo Sun signs are creative, graceful, dignified, proud, determined and dramatic. They like to be leaders and find themselves managing others or their projects. The key word for Leo is "I Will". They like to shower their love towards others through their generosity. Leos have a big heart but they can easily be wounded in their pride. Happy Birthday Leo! While the Sun travels through Leo we can get in touch with those yearnings to exert our individuality and our capacity for leadership but remember to have fun and accept the order of things. We can find avenues of expression for our individuality while we assess our position within the collective consciousness as represented by Aquarius the polarity of Leo. This solar energy can motivate our creativity for our interests.

The first 2 weeks of August will be a challenging as the planets Venus, Mars and Saturn in Libra opposed by Uranus and Jupiter in Aries and squared by Pluto in Capricorn set up an alignment of tension. This alignment of planets will create the energy to take action on breaking free from imposed limitations as we assess our expanding values and desires. We will want to take action and make decisions as we feel the pressures mounting to do so. New paradigms are emerging in the collective conscious and the desire to break free from restrictions is growing. Change is inevitable as structures break down and we have the opportunity to evolve new ones. Leadership will emerge out of the chaos as crisis continues to mount with regards to the old ways of doing things. This is a time to take a stand and bring healing to self and others by tuning in with your inner guidance that supports decisions with loving guidance and wisdom. Libra represents balance and harmony Aries represents the raw initiative that sparks things up and Capricorn represents the re-organization of the energy put into form. The call to bring justice and balance comes ringing in this late summer.

Mercury will turn retrograde August 21rst where it will move through the analytical earth sign Virgo which it rules. This strengthens the energies for research and analysis. Retrograde Mercury periods involve us in a process of meticulously working through older projects and plans. This can be a useful time as creative processes do well under the retrograde. Contracts and important decisions are best left to be worked on after the retrograde simply because communications can be strained during this time and often things are not what they seem to be. We can expect delays, schedule changes and computers problems. Also machinery does break down if they are in need of repair. Mercury turns direct September 13th.

Lunar Phases for August

We start the month with the Last Quarter Moon in the practical earth sign Taurus. This is a good time to evaluate and appreciate the security we derive from our possessions as security and status are Taurus qualities. The New Moon occurs August 9th in the fire sign Leo. New beginnings are in order. This moon stirs up ambition, independence and leadership. We may feel extravagant and optimistic however a conflicting influence colors the day's energies stemming from an opposition between Venus and Jupiter late in the evening. We may reach for the goals but find it hard to settle on which values are important. First Quarter Moon occurs Aug. 16th in the mysterious water sign Scorpio. This is a good time to delve inwards and re-assess ones goals and ambitions. Scorpio is a sign that favors emotional intensity and transformation. Later in the day, we are forced to take a hard view of things as Jupiter the planet of expansion opposes Saturn the bringer of limitation. We will want to balance the opposites of freedom verses conservatism. The Full Moon occurs Aug. 24th in the imaginative water sign Pisces. This moon inclines us towards having stronger psychic impressions and heightens our imagination. We may feel more passive as we want to tune in and tap into the more spiritual dimensions of our experience. A great day to meditate, cleanse and process the multitude of impressions. Creative projects do well under this lunar influence.

September

The Sun moves through the practical earth sign Virgo from Aug. 24 through September 21rst. We prepare for the change of season in the middle of the month as the summer season comes to an end. This is the time in the year when we analyze all the hard work that was developed in the spring and cultivated in the summer. Virgo energy is extremely analytical yet versatile and flexible. Virgo Sun signs are always developing better methods through the process of analysis and assimilation. They are discriminating, critical, methodical and service orientated. They enjoy communication as they are ruled by Mercury and so they can focus their energies by critically bringing up all the inconsistencies in front of them. They enjoy working and being useful towards others needs by organizing and sorting material things, however, they are not attached to material objects. Happy Birthday Virgo! This year you will want to be sure you made the changes that you felt coming on for the last 2 years as Uranus the planet of change ends its trek through the your opposite sign Pisces. The major planetary shift for September is Mercury turns direct Sept. 13th. It takes about a week afterwards for the energies to settle as Mercury moves forward in the analytical earth sign Virgo. If you are working on projects you may find that a lot of changes to your projects take place after the retrograde is over. Jupiter and Uranus are moving retrograde through the water sign Pisces. These two planets have been helping us to cultivate spiritual values through a crisis of faith and invention based on the creative will. We can tap into the new dimensions we perceive to be more palpable and return with greater awareness that faith coupled with the creativity of invention can bring us a better joyous spiritual life. Jupiter and Uranus will turn direct in November 2010. Pluto the planet of transformation and endings traveling through the ambitious earth sign Capricorn turns direct September 14th. This bi-yearly planetary shift brings endings and new beginnings. People's lives are transformed when the old dies and is buried and the new direction emerges. In Capricorn, Pluto has been revealing and ushering the transforming old structures in government, banks and finances. This cleansing will continue to emerge as the planet continues to move forward. We have yet to see how the new will emerge out of the apparent chaos but the old ways simply do not work any longer and we are faced with ushering new ways of working as a collective focused on more spiritual values. We each in our own life can take a stand and manifest the new ways to be in harmony and balance with one another and the earth. Pluto in Capricorn can help us attain as a collective, move towards a life filled with spiritual truth and wisdom as we confront the limitations of power and control and allow one another to share power by founding spiritual values rather than material ones to live by. Now is the time let go of the old greed paradigms. We cry stop the madness, as the hierarchical structures formed by the ruling classes continue to put life on earth in peril at the cost of the harmony and balance of mother earth and the beings that live. Each year Pluto moves closer towards the natal position of the U.S.A.'s natal placement. We will eventually get back to the original intention of our constitution around 2022.

The Lunar cycles for September

The Last Quarter Moon occurs September 1rst in the communicative air sign Gemini. This week we will want to socialize, network and generally have fun also while Venus trines Neptune the Labor Day holiday will feel like a real vacation. The New Moon arrives September 8th in the analytical earth sign Virgo. Time to get back to work and analyze plans and projects see what is worth keeping. New ideas may take some time to work out as Mercury is still retrograding. The First Quarter Moon occurs Sept. 15th in the enthusiastic fire sign Sagittarius. We feel the exuberance of this lunar energy and can start to look towards new horizons. Sagittarius inclines us towards new adventures. The September Full Moon is known as the Harvest Moon. This Moon in the fire sign Aries stirs our impulses to charge ahead with our ambitious. This Moon follows the Autumnal Equinox as the Sun is now in Libra ushering in fall season. This lunar full moon energy is best utilized if we look at our individual efforts and harmonize within the collective will to serve the many and not the one.

The stars incline us towards energy; they do not dictate the outcomes as we have free will to choose the best course to take as the patterns of energy reveal themselves depending on our level of consciousness. Remember the old adage which states; "It is a wise person who knows the stars and a fool who is ruled by them".

Peace and Blessings Yahaira