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The first full week of July starts of with a busy planetary schedule. The Sun is square Saturn on Monday. Ego challenges authority. Self expression challenges humble restraint. The early morning hours see the Pisces Moon trine Mercury and then quincunx Venus. Dreams and emotions interplay. As the Moon is quincunx Venus pre-dawn discomfort regarding finances of affairs of the heart may find you tossing and turning. In the early afternoon a lunar trine with Jupiter heralds a more generous mood, possibly an interest in philosophy or foreign climes. By dinnertime the Moon’s sextile with Uranus followed by a conjunction with Neptune then sextile to Pluto opens the imagination and a restlessness to make deep changes in your status quo. With tonight’s late night aspect between the Moon and Mars, the restlessness could turn into impatience or even agitation.
Tuesday Neptune turns retrograde to do the backward dance for almost the rest of 2026. Remember retrogrades are about review. Where Neptune is in you own chart will govern where this plays out. Matters of spirituality, idealism, and on the flip sign of the coin, escapism or addictions will find us taking a second look. The Moon conjoins Saturn just after lunchtime. Watch out depression or feelings of limitation. The upside could bring an emotional discipline to get something done that’s been on your plate too long. The Moon is square the Sun this afternoon. This is challenging our innermost needs with our ego’s insistence reinforcing the earlier lunar contact with Saturn.
Wednesday the Moon us square Mercury just before daybreak. You could awaken with a worry on your mind or with the telephone ringing. By mid afternoon a lunar trine with Venus brings some pleasant diversion. Maybe a friend invites you out for a late lunch or you engage in a flirtation. The Moon moves into Taurus this evening to square Jupiter. The temptation is to engage the hedonistic side of both planets. Overeating or overindulging in other ways may be too tempting to resist.
Venus enters Virgo on Thursday to change up the mood where love and money are concerned. The open hearted and open purse Leo gives way to a much more conservative and thrifty month to come. The Moon is square Pluto in the wee hours. Dreams could be transformational or disturbing.
Friday the Moon is sextile Mercury around daybreak. Remember Mercury is retrograde, so don’t get your hopes up too much, but it could help you to remember something important or to bring back an important communication. Tonight the Moon, now in Gemini is square Venus and sextile Jupiter. The warning is to go ahead and indulge in that small expenditure or romantic fling. Jupiter’s got you covered.
Saturday looks amazing with a plethora of benefic aspects starting with the Moon making a conjunction with Neptune just into the early hours of the morning. This could jangle your sleep or reveal a shocking bit of information. Because the Moon quickly makes a sextile with Neptune, I will say that this can be a flash of insight or imagination about how to transform something in your live. The Moon is trine Pluto within an hour! The Moon conjoins Mars by breakfast time. It’s Action with a capital “A” Due to the nature of the Gemini Moon, it may be s sharp tongue. Please count to 10 and don’t say something you will regret. The Moon sextiles Saturn by dinnertime. This is an aspect of level-headed thinking and serious, solid communications.
The Moon enters Cancer on Sunday. The Sun conjoins Mercury. Some astrologers think that this signals a lightening up of the Mercury retrograde energies since it is half way through. I’m not so sure that I ascribe to the theory, but let’s be optimistic.
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