Starcodes reading for the week of July 19-25, 2024
We have two astrological stories running this week, one a deep rumble, the other light and summery. On that bass note, we’ll want to know who’s in control, what they’re doing, and how much control we have in our own life as we approach a full Moon in Capricorn on Sunday and the Sun approaches an opposition to Pluto on Monday. This is true in family dynamics or national politics.
It’s clear how these patterns are unfolding in our political arena, how about in our own life. Where do we need to feel more empowered, more in control of our life, less tossed about on the waves of outrageous fortune.
We’ll see an installment in a story that questions our priorities in the face of extremes, a story that started at the end of June when Mercury opposed Pluto – about the time of the presidential election- intensified last week as Venus opposed Pluto – as an ear was tipped by a bullet – and completes this year’s chapter as the Sun enters Leo and opposes Pluto on Monday. These Pluto oppositions to the personal planets occur once a year, this year as they occur so close together we get a real Plutonian narrative, a story of power plays in politics and a farewell to often beloved public figures.
Last week’s Uranus-Mars-fixed star Algol conjunction is still lingering in its effect. Algol is mythologically connected with losing one’s head or the beheading of a leader whether metaphorically or quite physically. It occurred in an earth sign, a pattern can also be synchronistic with plate tectonic shifts, earthquakes, and experiences in our life that can feel like minor earthquakes as our world shifts. With the Sun, Venus, and Mercury all in Leo forward, the story can play against weather, which feels like special effects for a strange movie.
With all the heaviness in politics and climate, we need to tap into the week’s second agenda-finding a moment of joy. We still need to eke out our summer’s renewal. It’s essential, not frivolous, for us to rest, heal, and rejuvenate, to take a moment off and absorb beauty during Leo season. Build resilience, nurture creativity, savor ripening fruit, and strengthen community.
That waxing Capricorn Moon infuses competence, competition, determination, and willfulness into the milieu this weekend. As Mars leaves Taurus and enters Gemini on Saturday it can soften our communal stubbornness but add spice to conversation and debates.
The Full Moon early Sunday morning asks us to look at our work-life balance and assess what makes us feel safe and cozy at home versus what powers our concrete life goals. We could feel strangely competitive or controlling patterns in our ordinarily comfortable social relationships and see some spectacular competence where real emergencies call for. But this phone also asks us to look at the ruthlessness of people attempting to achieve their goals no matter who they step upon.
The Moon shifts to Aquarius Sunday through Tuesday morning and brings a more collaborative air. Pay attention to the larger community – what people need and want out there in the world. Some information may shock us or help us change our mind as Mercury squares Uranus, nudging us to find a new vision and take fresh action as the Sun trines Neptune and Mars trines Pluto.
We enter high summer as the Sun enters Leo on Monday. Our job now is to shine in the best ways possible while keeping an eye on political grandstanding, honor the heart in one another without indulging in melodrama. The river of life calls us.
A sensitive Pisces Moon from Tuesday through early on Thursday brings us back to our heart. Mercury enters its own sign of Virgo on Thursday, the Moon enters active Aries and together they hint of the next chapter of our work.
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Friday, July 19: Watch for two dueling energies, the waxing Capricorn Moon can bring a generalized discontent and wants to accomplish, complete, or manipulate others into doing it for us. Note a strong political torc. The rest of the planets may want us to just take the day off and relax, particularly near the water, as Mars sextiles Neptune. Take an opportunity to let go of an anger or ongoing argument and heal a connection.
Moon square Neptune 1:58 AM, Moon enters Capricorn 2:13 AM.
Saturday, July 20: Projects call, so do mountain passes, our garden, other personal goals in the wilder world; that Capricorn Moon has plans for us. Tonight’s full Moon asks us to look at any tension between prioritizing our and personal comfort opposite long term ambitions, work that defines our lifetime. We need both –a balance. Mars enters Gemini and helps us let go of recent anger but can heat up ongoing debates. Watch the rhetoric. Tonight has a wild edge as the Moon trines Uranus, we won’t want to miss the action.
Mars sextiles Neptune 9:17 AM, Moon sextile Saturn 11:15 AM, Mars enters Gemini 2:43 PM, Moon trine Uranus 11:52 PM.
Sunday, July 21: Notice carefully what agreements you enter into for the next few days, neither back off nor overcommit as the Moon conjunct Pluto in Aquarius. Balance personal needs and those of the group; be fair to both. Afternoon brings some fascinating aspects, tune into the positive threads. Venus sextiles Jupiter and can open the heart, stir creative process, so go meet new people at the arts festival. We could change our minds or deal with shocking information just before dinner as Mercury squares Uranus. Drive and speak thoughtfully. Evening offers a new vision or great narrative as the Sun trines Neptune and Mars trines Pluto.
Moon opposes Sun 4:17 AM, Moon sextile Neptune 5:26 AM, Moon enters Aquarius 5:42 AM, Moon trine Mars 6:28 AM, Moon conjunct Pluto 7:14 AM., Venus sextile Jupiter 2:43 PM, Mercury square Uranus 4:20 PM, Sun trine Neptune 9:25 PM, Mars trine Pluto 9:47 PM.
Monday, July 22: We enter high summer as the Sun enters Leo. The day could bring another event or installment of an ongoing story that started at the end of June when Mercury opposed enters Leo and opposed Pluto, continued last weekend when Venus opposed Pluto and completes a chapter or reveals the pattern as the Sun opposes Pluto. Depression swirls in with the joy of life; we don’t need to make it any worse than it already is, but we do need to really see the patterns. Let’s not let people jerk our chains nor manipulate others, but instead live life to the fullest.
Sun enters Leo 1:44 AM, Moon trine Jupiter 2:44 AM, Moon opposed Neptune 3:38 AM, Sun opposed Pluto 11:37 PM.
Tuesday, July 23: Morning could feel discombobulated as we adjust from recent changes. Let this dust settle before making decisions. Catch up on emotional processing or just spend the day being tender with one another as the Moon enters Pisces. We can prickle easily in uncomfortable situations or feel our emotions jerked by offhand comments as the Moon squares Mars. Life feels safer when we care without trying to fix one another.
Moon square Uranus 1:46 AM, Moon opposed Mercury 3:58 AM, Moon enters Pisces 7:22 AM, Moon square Mars 10:35 AM.
Wednesday, July 24: Although it ca be easily to feel overwhelmed, go gently and savor summer under this sensitive Pisces Moon. Mercury in Leo encourages good storytelling; think back on the best moments rather than make the melodrama worse. Remember the taste of peach ice cream. Mid-afternoon, tend practicalities and follow-up on contracts or callbacks as the Moon squares Saturn, then put feet in water and rest.
Moon square Jupiter 4:46 AM, Moon conjunct Saturn 2:31 PM.
Thursday, July 25: The moon enters active, rebellious Aries and we get busy. Keep an eye on the headlines, though it may be hard to figure out what’s going on or who’s telling us the truth as Mercury quincunx Neptune. Expect a wild note in the weather. Later on, listen for early hints of future work as Mercury enters Virgo. Some anxiety about the future can make it hard to stay present; chew on that future but stay in the present moment where change can actually happen.
Moon sextile Uranus 3:19 AM, Moon conjunct Neptune 8:31 AM, Moon enters Aries 8:52 AM, Mercury quincunx Neptune 9:59 AM, Moon trine Pluto 10:13 AM, Moon trine Sun 2:28 PM, Moon sextile Mars 2:35 PM, Mercury enters Virgo 4:41 PM, Sun sextile Mars 8:32 PM.
Provided by Heather Roan Robbins www.roanrobbins.com
