Written by Lisa E Zimmerman
The Sun is in the final degrees of Cancer, with Mercury Retrograde in Leo through Aug 10, inviting you to reevaluate your Self-expression and how you’re showing up. Aside from the usual Mercury Retro tech glitches and mixed messages, it’s time to release old attitudes, ideas and ways of communicating that no longer honor, serve or resonate with your Evolving Self. Release your old stories and practice speaking as your soulful Self rather than through your programming.
July 19 – Sun square Chiron. You may experience an old wound and integrate a familiar (protective) identity by awakening to a new level of awareness, and access the courage to change that sets you free. Anything that limits your Self-expression – fear of rejection, conformity, a need for approval – holds you hostage. This goes with Mercury Retro in Leo. Liberation is joyfully being your Self, without mental editing or apprehension.
July 20-22 – Mars conjunct South Node in Virgo. The call is to drop the need for perfection, knowing all the steps in advance and over-reliance on the mind. The South Node is what you’re being asked to move on from – and in Virgo, it’s an analytical obsession with details, process, or being overly busy. Mars in Virgo on the S. Node can create frustration and burnout by exerting so much effort into every little thing that you miss the big picture. Or maybe there’s something else you’re meant to let go of in the way you’re operating. Go within to ponder what that might be…
July 21 – Venus square the Nodes of Fate. Are your values, relationships and desires in conflict with your growth and evolution? The North Node is in Pisces, experiential sign of Being, Oneness, intuition and compassion, is where you’re being called to.
If your values or desires are in conflict with your soul, if you live in your mind or are attached to perfection, you are operating from programming that is Not You. Deconditioning is needed to detach from old patterns so your Authentic Self can emerge. Learning to trust your intuition and embrace the preciousness of who you truly are will alter your perspective and release you from indoctrinated beliefs about your Self and the world. This is a journey worth pursuing…
July 22 – Sun enters Leo. This radiant Sun joyfully expresses in its home sign and craves recognition, appreciation and calling the shots in some domain, whether personal, in community, or a public role. Leo is a performer, which is perfect if you’re an actor, professional presenter, or visible in some way. ‘Tis the season to let your light shine by boldly expressing yourself – and if you are called to lead, step up and take your place. It’s also a reminder to play – and if you’ve forgotten how, it’s time to recover your childhood delights and get in the game again.
July 23 – Sun sextile Uranus. This stimulating aspect invites you to express yourself by opening to genius or revolutionary ideas from within and around you. New leaders are emerging and you may be one of them – or you may be shifting who you align with and listen to. There’s a whole new generation of emerging way-showers with innovative ideas, new messages and visions for the future. Allow yourself to shift beyond your old routine, come out of hiding and explore new edges. It’s that time. Uranus just arrived in Gemini and doors are opening to new worlds.
July 23 – Venus square Mars. Mars (actions) is conjunct the S. Node and Venus (values) is squaring Mars and the Nodes. Mars is adjusting and Venus is realigning as well, both in response to the Nodes. There’s so much going on in this configuration, but the solution is to tune in to your Inner Guidance to feel the higher expression of anything that is stuck, stale or non-working. This isn’t about linear solutions that you figure out mentally. You are required to rise to a new level of awareness and Being, guided by your heart and soul.
July 24 – New Moon in Leo @ 12:11pm PDT. The New Moon in Leo is usually time for new beginnings, but with Mercury Retrograde, we’e in a process of review and pressure, because of heavy Pluto in Aquarius opposing the Sun and Moon in Leo. You can expect power struggles, upheaval or major change, either personally or globally. It may expose hidden agendas, manipulation or covert actions, so tread mindfully and watch your (Mercury Retrograde) words.
As Pluto opposes the New Moon, Saturn-Neptune trine the New Moon, restructuring in a supportive way (Saturn) and activating dreams or confusion (Neptune). Uranus is sextile the New Moon, offering a radical twist, insight or unexpected pathway that leads somewhere new. All this is tremendously fertile and dynamic, so let’s see how it plays out.
What you do depends on where you are in your process. If you are already involved in a new project or direction, see what comes up for you, but if you’re seeking a new beginning, this is a time for attuning, brainstorming, clearing and making adjustments to prepare to move toward your vision.
Write your intentions after the Moon is New and embody the position of the leader in your life, rather than reacting passively to circumstances. You have more creative potential than you may know.
May you be filled with light and love. I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 🌷
“Great masters neither want nor need your worship. Your greatest gift to them and yourself is to emulate their divinity by claiming your own.” ~ Alan Cohen
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“Stop trying to be ordinary. There is nothing special or desirable about being ordinary. In fact, it is totally unacceptable. You are an extra-ordinary being who must go into motion, into movement so that you will draw to yourself the equivalent of yourself. You have become an energy field that magnetically draws you to that which you are.” ~ Jack Boland
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“Leadership is less about what we know and more about what we’re willing to discover.” ~ Diane Branson
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“The more you learn to operate in the world based on trust in your intuition, the stronger your channel will be.” ~ Shakti Gawain
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Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️