July begins with Venus in its own sign Taurus, Jupiter and Sun in Gemini, Mercury in Cancer, Mars and Ketu in Leo, Moon in Virgo, Rahu in Aquarius, Saturn in Pisces.
July Transits:
Saturn retrograde in Pisces on July 12th
Sun in Cancer July 16th
Mercury retrograde in Cancer on July 18th
Mars and Ketu in exact degrees July 21st-23rd
Venus in Gemini on July 25th
Mars in Virgo on July 28th
Kalki Jayanti on July 29th
Full Moon in Sagittarius and PurvaAshada Nakshatra on July 10th at 14:35 MT + Guru Purnima
The transits are intensifying this month with a heated Ketu and Mars conjunct in Leo, multiple retrograde planets, and a stormy conjunction of Sun and Jupiter.
Saturn retrogrades in Pisces this month until the end of November creating deep emotional body clean up. The ancestors are asking you to show up, pay attention, and do the emotional labor necessary for lineage healing. This is a powerful time to strengthen your relationship with your ancestors and do your grief work. Have you grieved enough? Retrograde Saturn encourages clean up with bones, spine, structure, old and ancient things, grief, effort, consistency and manual labor. He loves weight lifting, yoga, meditation, physical body strength, all things that come from the earth, and integrity. Put in the work and you will get the results. As he transits Pisces, all things 12th house enliven and ask for your effort. This includes ancestors, marriage, solace, spiritual development, and travel.
Mercury retrogrades in Cancer on the 18th until August 11th. Mind and emotions ask you to awaken your boundaries, heart wisdom, and emotional body intelligence. There will be another layer of emotional body clean up taking place in tandem with Saturn retrograde this month. Two water signs are creating an invitation to feel more. You must feel to heal. Use this cycle to listen to your emotional body and let it move, release, flow. Mercury loves to clean up matters of the mind, nervous system, communication, creativity, commerce and all things money related.
An interesting conjunction of Ketu and Mars continues to intensify. This is a fiery, combustible, even explosive combination. Sudden changes with the masculine, ego, father, and power take place in the coming months. This can be a dangerous combination with unpredictable results. Digestion, solar plexus, and upper gut are extra sensitive. Expect imbalances with pitta, agni and inner fire. Avoid spicy foods, ulcers, and be careful of food poisoning. Watch for outbursts of anger, aggression, and violence. Although the tendency is to go fast and act quickly, remember to pause, slow down, and be extra mindful of your action steps through the end of July.
The Kali Sarpa Yoga breaks on July 23rd as Mars crosses over Ketu and passes him. All planets have been hemmed in by Rahu and Ketu for months now. Moon has been weaving in and out of this dynamic occasionally breaking the high tide. The waves have been extra high as a result of this combination. Mars will move into Virgo on the 28th, leaving behind the trigger of Ketu. Expect some increased balance and integration to occur after July.
Venus spends the month of July in its own sign of Taurus, creating some beneficial harmony, connection, and resources. Build relationships through women, money & nourishment. Focus on improving food, mouth, wealth, and material stability. Root, ground and create beauty!
Full Moon + Guru Purnima occurs on July 10th at 14:35 MT while Moon is navigating PurvaAshada nakshatra.
“We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we splash into something that forces us to find a new course.” – Arthur Golden
Full Moon and Guru Purnima occurs in Purvashada nakshatra and Sagittarius. This constellation is ruled by Apas, the water goddess, and is considered fierce- supporting harsh actions, choices and decisions. Venus rules this portion of the sky, which aligns with relationships, creativity, the feminine and life force energy.
Guru Purnima is considered the fullest full Moon of the year, dedicated to gurus and teachers who bring you wisdom, guidance and support. This is a powerful Full Moon to honor your guru, teachers, and those who have supported your dharmic path- including your ancestors!
Since Apas is the ruling deity of this portion of the sky, the inner waters, health and vitality are a powerful part of this star’s expression. Movement arrives, through flowing, fluidity and waves. This can be gentle or severe. What is your relationship with your inner waters? With the water ways of life? Symbolized by the tusk of an elephant, there is a connection with overcoming obstacles within this portion of the sky, while finding triumph. Ask for the support of Lord Ganesha, the remover of great difficulties on the path to enlightenment.
Use the coming weeks to transform challenges into resources, pain into healing, darkness into light. Allow yourself to be washed clean. Purify, awaken, seek transformation and renewal through the emotional body. Spend ample time in water, near water, surrounded by water. Detox gently, supporting release and letting go, while using your inner waters as a resource for this process. Sweat equity is required with PurvaAshada. Put in the effort and get results.
Allow your inner waters to wash your heart clean- which will be supported through tears and purging emotions. Clear and organize your home space, the outer temple. Bring more sattva (purity) to your environment. Allow Spirit to be a resource for gathering clarity, wisdom and support while setting intentions for your health, life and soul’s purpose for the coming cycles.
Go slow, be gentle with yourselves and others. Relationships are a powerful source of healing in the cycle ahead- especially the relationship with yourself. Love yourself enough to tenderly care for your inner and outer needs through respect, clarity and intention. Learn through being. Treat yourself with tender loving care and let this be your new baseline from which you act. Align with your highest ideals and move towards your desires. There is a call to action at this time. Stay true to your dharma and realign!
New Moon in Cancer and Pushya Nakshatra on July 24th at 13:11 MT
“Don’t surrender you loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can.”
– Hafiz
The month closes with a new Moon in the nourishing star. Saturn and Mercury retrograde increase the inward pull. Mars and Venus are poised to change signs, creating ending and closure. The Kali Sarpa yoga effect has closed and the big waves will continue to dissipate in the coming weeks. Notice if you feel a deep exhale in your body.
The July New Moon occurs with Moon in its own sign, Cancer, transiting Pushya nakshatra at the time of emptiness. Pushya nakshatra is ruled by Brihaspati, another name for Jupiter, giver of nourishment and powerful support through wisdom. This star supports balance through expansion and contraction, opening and closing. It is an important time to acknowledge grief, undigested emotions and struggles, while also gathering support, wisdom and clarity necessary for more nourishment in your life. Open your heart and clarify your emotional body wisdom.
Cancer is the sign of all things emotional body, as well as mother, heart, land and home. Watery insights and deep feelings emerge with this sign. Use the cycle ahead to be honest with your emotions. Clear and release undigested or stagnant grief. Gather support, guidance and wisdom for healing and transformation. Acknowledge boundary work and what needs are surfacing.
What needs to be restructured in your relationships so you can receive more nourishment? Where are you saying YES when you should be saying NO? What important wisdom is your emotional body trying to tell you? Be proactive and make sure your action steps align with your deepest nourishment.
Pushya nakshatra is notorious for bringing the nourishment. The coming cycle can support you with gains- if you make space for them. Your willingness to clear and purge your shadows and wounds, will allow you to hold the new and invite in more of what you need. Wisdom, guidance, universal support and abundance comes with Pushya nakshatra. It is a benevolent star that allows for needs to be met. However, effort and alignment are required. Remember that needs can not be met if you do not know what they are. It’s time to expand and ask for your big desires! Clarify needs, ask for your needs to be met, and be prepared to receive them. Your willingness to get clear will determine your capacity to attract, align and be more fully nourished.
In the coming cycle, gains and growth present themselves. Say yes to expansion, increase and resources that support and strengthen your deep sense of nourishment. It’s ok to ask for more of what you need. You are enough and you deserve the nourishment of life!
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The full Moon is a powerful time for ritual and harvesting so you can enhance your dharmic path and soul nourishment.
When the lunar tides are strong, you can feel more deeply- which allows for deeper listening. Your emotional body is heightened and feelings intensify.
This is a perfect time to pause, check and listen. The full Moon is ripe with intention and it’s a powerful time for planting seeds you want to grow in the cycles ahead.
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