Celestial Courier - Weekly Forecast 07/22 - 07/28 2024
- Jul 21, 2024
- 7 min read
Updated: Jul 30, 2024
July 22th - July 28th 2024
We kick off the week carrying out the energy released during the Full Moon in Capricorn that happened on Sunday (07/21). Moon is a signifier of our internal flows and moods; how we receive and internalize experiences. In its Full phase, it indicates a moment of externalization of our subjectivity and imagination. Experiences become more emotionally intense.
In Capricorn, it amplifies circunstances and perceptions linked to long-term security and stability. We've sown new beginnings by connecting with our deepest roots during the New Moon in Cancer (07/05). In the Full phase, we are harvesting ways of material accomplishment to satisfy the emotional and psychological demands that we accessed in the New phase.
The Sun enters Leo on Monday (07/22 - 08/22) during the early hours of the morning. The star king arrives in his only home sign and returns to his throne. Sun indicates vitality, conscience, authority and personal power. The Sun's transit in Leo reveals our lights; we illuminate experiences with our unique presences and perceptions. Strengthens self-expression and creativity, intimate connection with the processes that make us act authentically.
Venus in Leo and Jupiter in Gemini were in sextile during the Full Moon, intensifying processes of socialization and cooperation around common beliefs and values. The planets gradually move away, but the good “atmosphere” tends to persist throughout the week.
Mercury enters the sign of Virgo on Thursday (07/25 - 08/15). The sign of Virgo is ruled by Mercury, its activities are favored here. Communication, rationalization, logistics, learning and commerce are some of his responsibilities. Virgo offers an immense capacity for observation, analysis and discernment. It enables major tangible transformations through adjustments in "details" that normally go unnoticed.
Mars advances in the first degrees of the sign of Gemini, bringing its energy and disposition to the mental plane. We create strategies and take action to deal with communication, mental organization and learning. Adaptability and versatility in carrying out each activity. We use mental energy to go beyond momentary sensations and perceptions. This transit also requires more caution when communicating, words tend to be more inflamed and warlike.
Monday - 7/22
The day dawns with the Sun having just entered the sign of Leo! (07/22 - 08/22) The emotional and psychological energy carefully nurtured in Cancer is alchemized in the Fixed Fire of Leo. The heart indicates the paths that structure and stabilize our vital force in the midst of so many emotions. Leo establishes momentum in desire; it dramatizes the emotions experienced in the previous sign.
Moon in Aquarius, seeks nutrition and acceptance in the socialization and mental structuring of the collective. Imagination, memory and nutrition at the service of the community. The personalization indicated by the Sun in Leo is tempered by this Moon, which focuses on less individual processes.
Venus in Leo is also stressed by the Moon in Aquarius; Venus' search for pleasure and well-being based on individual criteria needs to negotiate with the vastness of the collective. Venus seeks emotional authenticity and the satiation of her most conscious desires while the Moon seeks to understand the context in which these desires arise; how much it carries collective standards and paradigms.
The Moon also finds Jupiter in Gemini in a trine indicating facilitation in growth and learning processes. Jupiter has an expansive nature, striving to include more perceptions; allows many distinct views to coexist and builds a larger, broader picture. This quality favors the socialization and social integration that the Moon in Aquarius seeks.
Mars, also in the sign of Gemini, forms a trine to Pluto in Aquarius. This aspect produces greater intensity and depth in our actions and strategies. It enables an investigation into the depths of our motivations, defense mechanisms and survival strategy. Both in Air signs, it enhances mental organization and sharing of perceptions that emerge.
Tuesday - 7/23
Sun in Leo reaches Pluto in Aquarius by opposition. Intense, deep and visceral perceptions about the strength and potential of the collective organization directly affect our sense of identity, authority and personal power. Brings awareness to the negotiation and integration of our personal desires and ambitions with the dreams and needs that come from collective coexistence.
The Moon remains in Aquarius in the morning in opposition to Mercury in Leo. Our logic and inner order are in tension with our moods and emotions. Communication and exchanges become more difficult during this period, requiring a more holistic approach to avoid emotional distress.
At the end of the morning, the Moon enters Pisces, bringing greater emotional and instinctive connection. Imagination and moods disperse like a beam of light passing through a prism. Pisces offers the Moon emotional adaptability based on the connection with psychological, emotional and symbolic patterns of the collective. Jupiter, ruler of the sign, moves in Gemini indicating great curiosity and the search for intellectual expansion.
Moon squares Mars in Gemini indicating a certain tension between our actions and our moods. Mars in Gemini seeks more logical and mentally ordered expressions while the Moon engages with experiences from an instinctive and emotional place. Despite the dissonances, they share the search for change and adaptability in situations.
Wednesday - 7/24
Moon continues to swim through the Mutable Waters of the sign of Pisces! Aspecting Jupiter and Saturn throughout the day, indicating a greater focus on social and collective issues. The oceanic imagination and immense empathy associated with the sign of Pisces applied to dilemmas and issues that go beyond our own lives and our bonds; we try to imagine beyond!
The square aspect to Jupiter in Gemini indicates tension between our perception of expansion and growth and our moods. The emotional and imaginative nature of Pisces makes it difficult to organize idealizations and grandiose visions into communicable mental and rational structures that Jupiter seeks through the sign of Gemini. We seek language to communicate what has yet clearly emerged in our consciousness.
Saturn, co-present in the sign of Pisces, brings realistic perceptions to the Moon. Realism does not interest the Moon in Pisces, it prefers to imagine and fantasize escapes from the suffocating limits of reality. Moods become more melancholic; imagination is limited to what is most tangible. On the other hand, it offers us resilience and patience to face the lasting challenges involved in our dreams.
Thursday - 7/25
Full Moon remains in Pisces until late morning, when it reaches the sign of Aries. The moods become more vivacious and pulsating; we connect to our instinct. We respond to our emotions with initiative and instintive action. Mars, ruler of Aries, moves in Gemini indicating movements and strategies based on rationalization and mental articulation.
Mars in Gemini sees the Sun in Leo by sextile; indicates possibilities for harmonizing our ambitions with our actions. We bring personality, originality and self-expression to our movements; possibility of conflict and friction around these issues as well.
Moon in Aries sees Sun and Mars during Thursday, forming positive aspects. The Moon's disposition and mood supports the execution of the aspirations and strategies of the other two planets. Our emotional energy also feels nourished and cared for when engaging in these activities.
Mercury enters Virgo (07/25 - 08/15). Virgo is the nocturnal domicile and exaltation of Mercury. Mercurial activities (communication, rationalization, logistics, learning, etc.) are favored and become more efficient at a material level. We are able to analyze processes more easily, see the parts that make up each “whole”. Processes of closure, change and regeneration are also favored; especially our ability to ritualize them through habits and routine.
Friday - 7/26
Friday is marked by favorable aspects between the Moon in Aries and the benefic planets, Jupiter and Venus, indicating good moments of socialization. Benefic planets facilitate and enhance processes based on inclusion; by allowing themselves to connect and participate, they access more experiences, knowledge, resources, etc.
The enthusiastic energy of the Moon in Aries finds outlet through interpersonal (Venus) or group/collective (Jupiter) dynamics in alignment with our values, beliefs and morality. We focus on what makes us most like each other, even in the face of Aries' individualistic energy.
A great Friday to enhance dynamics with those who strengthen your spontaneity and autonomy.
Saturday - 7/27
Moon in Aries remains off course, without forming aspects to the other planets. The day starts without much direction after a busier Friday. In the afternoon, the Moon enters the sign of Taurus, Moon's exaltation. Imagination and moods driven by the physical body and its sensations.
The Moon's entry into Taurus indicates a greater connection with the material universe, especially through the physical sensations of the body. Its nature inclines us towards pleasurable, safe and comfortable experiences for the physical body. Small activities that bring greater body awareness can be very useful for regulating moods.
Mercury in Virgo will be in trine to the Moon. This aspect provides mental organization and adaptability to our imagination and moods. Communication, exchanges and negotiations involved in our pleasure and physical well-being are also favored.
The Moon reaches the Sun in Leo by square indicating the beginning of the First Quarter phase of the lunation. The emotional and psychological energies revealed during the Full Moon withdraw and we focus on absorbing and internalizing what we experienced during this cycle. We also begin to prepare internally for the next New Moon (04/08) in the sign of Leo.
Sunday - 7/28
On Sunday, the Moon remains in Taurus, without forming many aspects. The day has a “ruminant” quality; We allow ourselves to experience safe and comfortable pleasures but we don't move very far towards new experiences. Entering the Last Quarter phase favors reflections and insights into what has unfolded since the New Moon (07/05).
Saturn in Pisces sextiles the Moon at night and brings greater awareness with one's own energy and attention. This aspect can feel drive us towards a more "serious" approach. On the positive side, it can be a great time to organize your week or carry out activities that require more patience and persistence. Saturn's energy is restrictive but also carries with it great potential for material achievement; long lasting ones.
