Earth farthest from sun on July 4

Bottom line: Planet Earth reaches its most distant point from the sun for 2016 on July 4. Astronomers call this yearly point in Earth’s orbit our aphelion.

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The Wisdom of Buddha

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Consulting the Psychic 8 Ball

Query:

Will we have a good week?

I be darned, let me pick myself up out of the floor and we will continue, lol!

Your Ancient Symbol Card Reading for the Upcoming Week

 
Past Influence that will impact your life are waning.

Ancestors

Ancestors represents the ongoing influence and remarkable contributions those who came before us have made to our state of being. Ancestors also reminds us that sometimes old wisdom is the best wisdom–especially when events are moving in ways we do not understand. Ancestors can bring comfort to a shaken spirit. It is a card of warmth in the sense that it reminds us that the spirit of past generations remains with us and can be called upon for guidance at any time.

Present Influence that will have an impact on your life are very strong

The Lotus

The Lotus represents the spiritual self in its purest form. It reminds us that for most achieving a well developed spirituality is a journey which can be long and arduous. The spirit of the Lotus is not of our secular world, and the presence of The Lotus suggests that what is needed can be found by exploring your relationship with the Universe not as a physical entity pursuing material gain, but as a divine soul in need of celestial sustenance.

Future influence whose impact on your life are growing and will be very strong this week.

The Western Dragon

Unlike the beneficent Easter Dragon, The Western Dragon is a symbol of totally unleashed destructive power that is set upon anyone who crosses the Dragon’s path. The Western Dragon also hordes treasures that should rightfully be ours, and whose absence deprives us from being complete. The challenges set before us by the Western Dragon are truly prodigious, because they denote a force whose sole intent is not simply to keep us from moving forward in our lives, but to usurp all that we have previously gained as well. What is even more disturbing about the force behind the Western Dragon is that it may well indicate primal forces in ourselves so powerful that they do in fact turn us into our own worst enemy.

Your Ogham Symbol for Monday, July 4th

Beith, or Beth, corresponds to the letter B in the alphabet, and is associated with the Birch tree. When this symbol is used, it is representative of new beginnings, change, release, and rebirth. In some traditions, it also has connections with purification.

Birch trees are hardy. They’ll grow just about anywhere, including on bare soil. Because they tend to grow in clusters, what may be just one or two seedlings now can be practically an entire forest in a few decades.

In addition to being a sturdy sort of tree, the Birch is useful. In days gone by, it was used for infants’ cradles, and is still harvested today to make cabinets and furniture.

From a magical perspective, there are a number of uses for Birch. The branches are traditionally incorporated into the construction of a besom, and are used for the bristles. Use the white outer bark in ritual in place of paper or parchment — just be sure you only harvest the bark from a fallen Birch tree, not a living one. Ancient herbalists discovered that various parts of this tree can be used for medicinal purposes. Bark was once brewed into a tea to fight fevers, and the leaves were used alternately as a laxative and a diuretic, depending on how they were prepared.

Beith Correspondences

Mundane Aspects: When this symbol appears, it means it’s time to get rid of all those negative influences you’ve been carrying around with you. Figure out what things are bad in your life, which relationships are toxic, and find a way to leave them behind.

Instead of being dragged down by the negative, focus on the positive things you have in your life, the blessings and abundance. Use these things as a focus, rather than the harmful or damaging ones.

Magical Aspects: Consider the property of renewal and rebirth, as demonstrated by the Birch. Use this as a tool for spiritual and emotional regrowth, and developing your own ability to regenerate where there has been emptiness or devastation.

Daily Witches Rune

July 4th, 2016

The Rings

Keywords: Love, relationships.

Meanings: The Rings is the rune of love and when it is the leading stone, it is a positive answer to your question. It is very much a rune of relationship and can indicate engagement, marriage or a new/renewed relationship. It can also indicate the need for a fresh approach to an existing relationship.

Your Rune Reading for the Upcoming Week

The Past That Will Once Again Emerge
Gebo

Gebo represents the coming of gifts and favors. While each are usually positive events, they often carry obligations with them. Gebo often represents strong bonds such as deep friendships and marriage

The Present Circumstances You Will Find Yourself In
Dagaz

Dagaz represents the fresh light of a new day. You are close to making a breakthrough. You have the will to change whatever you deem necessary. You may see the world with absolute clarity at this time.

A Glimpse of The Future
Elhaz

Watch for hidden traps. Look for holes in your defenses and fill them.

Get A Jump on Tomorrow…..

Your Daily Horoscopes for Tuesday, July 5th

Aries

Your inner world and family or domestic life continue to be at the top of your list these days, dear Aries, and the confidence you derive from your support system now can carry you far. Conversations with those closest to you can be especially compassionate or inspiring. Thinking and communicating can be heavily influenced by your dreams and intuition, and ideas are coming together in almost magical ways. Do what you can to take a detour from the usual routines, as this can really get the creative juices flowing.

Taurus

This can be a day of interesting news, connections, and communications, dear Taurus. Meetings with people may be unexpected and serendipitous. Conversations with friends can be inspiring and there is likely to be a real sense of camaraderie and support derived from your interactions. You are likely to be in a giving mood, not necessarily with material things, but with your time and “services”. People are recognizing you as a true and valued friend, and this can feel good. Your desire for an ideal friendship can be strong as well, and you have a real tendency to see others for their better qualities. Perhaps you’re wearing the proverbial rose-colored glasses today, but not in a destructive way!

Gemini

You might be confident enough to reach for a goal that is just out of reach today, dear Gemini, or at least to dream of doing so. Taking little steps towards realizing a dream will be very satisfying now. Bringing a spirit of creativity and generosity of spirit to your professional life can be rewarding. Some of you might even learn of a pay increase or a boost in business. Certainly, business instincts are in good shape right now. Find ways to let your intuition engage today and you are likely to come to some interesting conclusions. You can be quite persuasive and able to paint yourself in creative ways – in effect, shaping how others see you.

Cancer

This is a good day for exploring ways to better present yourself to the world, dear Cancer, even if it’s as simple as a small wardrobe change. You continue to be in strong touch with your more spiritual qualities, and your tendency to express a greater level of empathy today can win you an admirer. Thoughts are lofty now, and conversations can be inspiring. You are persuasive in your communications. Sharing your big ideas with others can help fuel the flames of your own inspiration. This is also a time when you are expressing yourself with added charm and imagination.

Leo

This is another day for having more faith in your dreams, dear Leo, and there is a real sense that they may very well come true. You might easily influence others with your own beliefs. There is strong energy for work done behind the scenes and thinking done in relative solitude. The grand design behind recent events continues to unfold for you – this is an important week of self-discovery and significant “aha” moments. There may be a chance meeting or other serendipitous events that lead to wonderful ideas and a new way of looking at a matter that truly helps you to move forward. Helpful conversations can figure prominently.

Virgo

Circumstances are such that you feel inspired by, and have more faith in, your relationships today, dear Virgo. You are also believing in some of your fondest hopes and wishes, making this a fine day to dream up new ideas or to refine your current ones. You might stumble upon just the right information that gets you going. You are likely to be more understanding and accepting with a partner or special someone now, and this can help boost your relationship. This is a strong day for coming to agreements and connecting with a partner.

Libra

This is a wonderful day for dreaming up new and very creative ways to further your goals or your career, dear Libra. In fact, this week is powerful for these things. Putting a unique and imaginative spin on practical matters comes naturally right now. Your faith in your dreams will help you to make important adjustments to plans. Adding creative flair to your offerings may figure strongly now. Business thinking is also creative. The Moon’s move into your friendship sector midday can shift some of your focus to your social life and happiness goals.

Scorpio

You have a magic touch today, dear Scorpio, and can be quite persuasive. You do everything with creative flair right now, and your refined, accepting nature is very refreshing for those around you, effectively boosting your personal appeal. Do something with your ideas, whether this is as simple as sharing them with others (you can be inspiring right now), or if it involves creating a piece of art. A Mercury-Neptune connection today might also point to a romantic conversation. The Moon moves to the top of your solar chart midday, bringing your attention to goals and responsibilities.

Sagittarius

You can be in a dreamy mood today, dear Sagittarius, and many of your imaginative musings can revolve around your family or home life. The ideal setup is something you may be thinking about most – dreams are rich! In terms of turning your dreams to reality, aim to start little and then build upon it, as this is the most satisfying and usually the most successful way to chase a dream. This is important all week – get inspired, but keep in mind that the key to hanging on to your dreams is to set smaller, realizable goals as you pursue them. It’s a good day for coming to agreements, or, at the very least, coming to an understanding with someone and feeling stronger for it. Conversations with family take on a compassionate, creative tone.

Capricorn

Conversations today can be inspiring, dear Capricorn, mainly because it seems that others readily “get” your inner reality. This is a good week for expressing yourself with creative panache, and for others to pick up on the subtleties you are trying to convey, and this is peaking today. You may be drawn to the mystical, spiritual, fantastic, and magical right now. Sharing ideas with a partner may be satisfying. This can be a day of meditation in motion – you are likely to be busy but often very much lost in thought. Conversations with others can really get the creative juices flowing.

Aquarius

You are inclined to fantasize or idealize things today, dear Aquarius, but you are also quite willing to bring matters down to earth just enough that they are workable. Wild fantasies can be fine if you need to escape the duller moments of your life. However, you are looking for a more realizable dream so that if something borders on the impossible, you’re likely to give up on it quickly. Entertain the possible, but do allow yourself to add a small challenge to the equation. You can be more creative in your work or you might be adding practical details to creative projects today.

Pisces

You are in your element today, dear Pisces, and you are expressing yourself both comfortably and creatively. Generally, others are noticing you and appreciating your contributions now, particularly in terms of your ideas and perspectives. Today and tomorrow are strong for communicating your ideas and affections, for making romantic connections, for coming to agreements, and for dreaming up good plans and ideas. It’s a strong period for attracting a relationship.

If You Were Born Today, July 4

You have strong business sense, but you are also quite wise when it comes to people. You are independent, and although you’re attached to family and loved ones, you need to feel as if you are free in order to function at your best. You are creative and very clever, sometimes in a self-serving way, and have a youthful quality that remains with you throughout life. You need to avoid expecting inhuman things of humans! Many of you have a great fondness for history and research. Famous people born today: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ann Landers, Abigail Van Buren, Eva Marie Saint, Neil Simon, Bill Withers.

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

The New Moon in your Solar Return chart suggests that you will instinctively begin a new phase of your life this year. A decisively new direction has come about in your life. This can be an emotionally stimulating time in which you feel the urge to initiate and project, even if you are not quite clear about what you are projecting. Much of the energy in your life can have a magical quality to it as things are just automatically going in a certain direction. It is important to be intuitive at this time and allow the natural course to show you the way to the next step. Surprises (mostly very pleasant) pepper your year. New beginnings are in order, and you are bound to feel some level of excitement as the year unfolds.

This can be a year in which you experience important turning points, or you could begin new projects or goals that have a long-term impact on your life.

This can be a busy year. Your communications are more colorful, and you have more impact with what you communicate. Your appreciation for art may deepen. You are also likely to present yourself well during this period of your life, and personal magnetism is great.

Neptune transits in harmony with your Sun from March 2017 onward. A higher purpose to your life is what you seek during this period, and you rely more heavily upon your intuition in order to achieve it. You could find that your intuition is subtly enhanced and that you’re often in the right place at the right time, probably because your hunches are more likely to be correct. You tune into your imaginative and artistic side. This is a good year for self-improvement programs or efforts. The need to “get away from it all” to find some peace and quiet now and again will be strong. A more sensitive – even mysterious -persona is projected this year, and this can attract pleasantly unusual circumstances (and people) into your life.

You are especially creative and expressive this year and your love life can be animated. You succeed best in fields or areas that allow you to make something beautiful, attractive, and/or entertaining. Personal magnetism is strong. You are playfully competitive and might win a major competition, if applicable. This is a good period for creative projects and joining with others in pursuing a common goal.

You are more sensitive artistically, your imagination is stirred, and you have an increased appreciation for subtleties. You are inspired and could even inspire others with your words. Some of your hunches could be prophetic. You are thinking more creatively, and express yourself with more sensitivity, compassion, and warmth.

You often have a way with words this year, and verbalizing your feelings can be enjoyable. You are able to handle people well, and negotiations are favored in general. This can be a good year for dabbling in the arts, furthering a creative hobby or craft, and exploring new artistic interests. Even so, there can be distinct advantages to working in some level of solitude this year as it can be too easy to become distracted on social levels, which can impact your productivity.

You may be attracted to people with artistic inclinations or to relationships in which there is an imbalance of power or a theme of saving or helping. The more romantic or idealistic side of your nature can emerge strongly now, perhaps inspired by someone you care about or someone you meet this year.

You have a strong need for affection during this period of life, and you tend to be especially generous with those you love. Watch for overindulgence in this respect, but enjoy the good vibes as well. You can do especially well working with people you love.

There can be a stronger inclination towards togetherness and sharing. You are taking more pride in your relationships. However, there can be some struggles with trust in a relationship this year. You might also experience compulsive attractions and attachments, or attraction to complicated love relationships. The need for deeper intimacy is present, but fear of this closeness may be just as strong. This energy may instead play out on the level of finances — there can be some tension over your personal finances, and/or the need to make a large payment that necessitates changes in your spending habits. Finances may be complicated. Power struggles with money are possible.

Watch for impatience or fits of temper that work against you this year. There may be changes in work schedules or life’s circumstances could challenge you in such a way that you need to change your goals or actions. This can also be a time when you tend to resist others and challenge them if they are trying to hold you back. Energy fluctuates this year. If you can avoid rash or impulsive moves, you could enjoy more courage than usual to do things that break the routine or clear the air.

Your unique manner of expressing and asserting yourself is in focus and appreciated this year. Suppressed anger is more effectively released in creative ways. Physical healing can help inner healing, and vice versa.

This is a period of new beginnings and fresh starts. The year ahead is strong for entertaining your more artistic or spiritual side. It is easier than usual to express your individuality in a manner that is true to you this year. Love and social matters can be up and down, but also quite magical at times. Personal appeal is excellent. New and interesting experiences are likely, but energy can fluctuate and impulsive moves should be watched for. This is a strong year for taking up interesting studies and for meeting people through learning endeavors.

2016 is a Number Two year for you. Ruled by the Moon. This is a year of potential companionship. It is a quiet, gentle, and mostly harmonious year that is less active than other years. Instead, you are more responsive to the needs of others. If you are patient and open yourself up in a gentle manner, you will attract both things and people. This is an excellent year in which to build and develop for the future. Advice – be patient, be receptive, enjoy the peace, collect.

2017 will be a Number Three year for you. Ruled by Jupiter. This is a year of sociability. It is a friendly time, when it is easy to enjoy life and other people. Focus is on personal freedom, reaching out to others, making new friends, and exploration. You are more enthusiastic and ready for adventure. It is likely to be a rather lighthearted year, when opportunities for “play” time are greater than usual. It’s also a good year for expressing your creativity. Advice – reach out, but avoid scattering your energies.

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Your Daily Horoscopes for Monday, July 4th

Aries

A New Moon in Cancer occurs this morning, dear Aries, bringing fresh energy into your life for personal and domestic matters. This is a time for getting into touch with your feelings and really learning from them. You might think of it as a time to reconnect with yourself. It’s a good cycle in which to start new home projects. You might also consider making resolutions to take better charge of, or better manage and organize, your domestic life. Home life has assumed more importance to you in recent days, but this New Moon now gives you the energy and motivation to take charge of it. Consider making long-range plans that truly suit what’s in your heart. In the short term, you might decide to reorganize or even remodel your living space or to spend extra time with family. Intuition is powerful right now. Try your best not to get caught up in who’s right and who’s wrong later today. If a difference of opinion becomes too personal, and you’re no longer feeling in good spirits as a result, take a deep breath and walk away.

Taurus

This morning, a New Moon occurs in your solar third house, dear Taurus, and this signals busy weeks ahead. This can be the green light for launching new projects, learning endeavors, and ideas. You have new energy for ideas, making valuable and happy connections, and improving your skills. Your curiosity is at a peak, and your desire to express yourself and communicate with others is also strong. It’s a good time for writing, beginning new courses, projects, and interests (or stepping up existing ones), speaking engagements, and making friends. Meeting new, unusual, and intriguing people is quite possible in the coming days and weeks. It’s a good day for enjoying others, but you might sense that a partner is retreating a little emotionally later today. You might experience blocks to your plans, and especially financial or business-related ones, although this might also have to do with fear and worry. Consider that these blocks are a cosmic push to refine your plans to more reasonable ones.

Gemini

New Moons give us a shot of motivation and take-charge energy, dear Gemini, and the one occurring this morning affects your finances, earning and spending power, sense of self-worth and value, and needs for comfort and security. All that makes you feel secure, safe, and comfortable comes under the rule of the solar second house, where today’s lunation occurs. If you have a budget that is now outdated, or if you have been getting by without one, this is a good time to work on a solid plan. If you are not ready for that, do what many successful people do, and that is track what you spend for enough time to get a good idea where everything goes. The results will surprise and possibly shock you. What you own and how much you own are things to consider, but this New Moon is about whether you are on top of things, in a managerial position in your own life story. You will have plenty of opportunities to improve your lot in life during this month-long cycle. You may be in an indulgent and generous mood today, but tonight, there may be a concern that brings you down to reality or a challenging decision.

Cancer

With this morning’s New Moon in your sign, dear Cancer, a blast of energy comes your way to make important changes in your life if you choose to harness it. This may be felt as a nice boost of confidence and/or a more dynamic approach to life. You are more noticeable and appreciated than usual. If you are itching for a change regarding how others view and receive you, this is a good time for a personal makeover of sorts. Educational, travel, and legal matters tend to be favored in the coming weeks. Later today, there is some minor but awkward energy with you. Try to keep your expectations reasonable and work on emotional self-control, while being sure to listen to what your feelings are telling you.

Leo

New energy is with you now for dealing with past or private matters, dear Leo, as well as for letting go of those things you no longer need. This morning’s New Moon motivates you to clear the decks. In the coming weeks, letting go of things, situations, and attitudes that no longer serve you well can be purging and ultimately very healing. This is a time for recognizing the limitations of past efforts, and ideally coming to an understanding of what needs to go and what should stay with you as you go forward. This will help make new beginnings later this month and in August easier and more empowering. A Mercury-Saturn influence tonight could prompt a more serious mood. Try to keep a low profile and avoid getting too worked up about what others are doing or thinking.

Virgo

Your social life and aspirations come into even stronger focus with the New Moon that occurs this morning, dear Virgo. New energy is brought to your friendships, group associations, humanitarian goals, and pursuit of happiness. This can literally mean new friendships in the coming weeks, but it can also inject new life into existing connections, or bring forth new knowledge that helps point you in the right direction. You’re looking at people, and your “place” among them, in a whole new light now and in the coming days. There may be opportunities to help people out, reconnect with an old friend or group, or begin new projects that bring you personal joy. This is also a good time for bringing a spirit of friendship and acceptance to a partnership. Later today is not especially easy for decision making. Worries or fears can undermine that process. Look for ways to assuage guilt about not getting certain responsibilities done, either by making a plan to handle them or by recognizing that you need to adjust expectations.

Libra

This is a time for seeing change in a positive light, dear Libra, with a New Moon occurring early today stimulating a forward-looking approach. It occurs in your professional or public sector, bringing with it new responsibilities, a new position for some, or emergence into the limelight in some way. Certainly others notice your performance more than usual now and in the coming weeks. You have a stronger impact now, but have the confidence to do your own thing as you meet your responsibilities and follow at least most of the rules. You may need to clarify things if your reputation has become confused. Your talents and efforts are recognized, or you could be feeling especially motivated to put special effort into your work. Goal setting is in focus now, and in the coming days, you’re seeing things quite clearly. While you may begin the day craving excitement and adventure, your focus can shift tremendously later today, when more serious, or simply practical, issues become pressing. You could be feeling quite stumped, sensing that you might have to make a difficult decision.

Scorpio

The New Moon that occurs this morning is in your adventure sector, dear Scorpio, and is a pleasant, gently motivating influence. New initiatives that deepen your understanding of your life’s purpose, and that renew your spirit, might be set in motion in the coming days. The desire to broaden your horizons through interesting and new experiences can be strong now. You want to do things differently, or do different things. Travel or educational pursuits might figure strongly now. Creative and romantic efforts can bring more joy. There can be a sudden urge to experience life beyond the normal routine. You may have felt a little restless in recent days, but now you are motivated to do something about it. There is a part of you that is feeling especially free and quirky tonight, and another part that is worried or feeling guilty. You may be wrestling with a decision, and while you may be a little too serious for your own good, this may be a prompt to do a reality check on plans.

Sagittarius

A New Moon occurs this morning, dear Sagittarius, and it can serve to motivate you to get closer and more intimate with someone in your life. Alternatively, it could stir up a strong interest in learning about your own needs, motivations, and deeper desires. It’s a great time to give up a bad habit if needed, as you tend to feel emotionally stronger and especially interested in making deep, lasting, and empowering changes. On a mundane level, there could be an experience that reminds you of, or alerts you to, the need to take charge of money owed, to you or to others. There is also good energy for family matters now and in the coming weeks. This is a strong time for your personal life. Later today, the need to be frugal or a reminder of a responsibility could undercut your good mood temporarily. Awkward energy in love relationships shouldn’t be taken very seriously now, as it’s temporary.

Capricorn

A New Moon occurs in the sign opposite yours this morning, dear Capricorn, and this brings a strong awareness of those things that are out of balance in your life, as well as of your relationships with others. For some of you, there could be a new start or new energy in a partnership, and for others, a brand new alliance. Someone in your life could need more support or attention and you may need to put your own plans on hold. It’s time to strengthen your relationships, to negotiate, to compromise, and to strike up deals. This can also be a strong time for communications in one-on-one setups. Responsibilities have a way of nagging at you later today. Your instincts to wait out a certain decision are apt to be correct. Even though you may feel confident, others around you seem to be resistant and wary of new ideas.

Aquarius

A New Moon occurs in your solar sixth house this morning, dear Aquarius, making the next couple of weeks ideal for launching new work projects and personal health or fitness programs, or for bringing renewed energy into existing ones. You can be filled with a desire or need to take better care of yourself, and the best way to do this right now is through improved daily routines. There may be new priorities or tasks in your work, job offers could emerge, or you could find new ways to organize and improve your daily life. While you have a lot of motivation now to start a new, don’t let this feeling push you to set unrealistic or unattainable goals. Pace yourself, get the plan right, and then move forward when you feel it’s the right time. This is also a potentially good time for monetizing your talents. Practical details can use some consideration, and a Mercury-Saturn influence with us tonight is likely to remind you of this.

Pisces

The New Moon occurring this morning is an especially creative and/or romantic one for you, dear Pisces. This is smooth, natural, playful energy for self-expression in the coming days and weeks. Doors might open for you on romantic or creative levels. This is a cycle for starting new hobbies or reviving old interests, getting creative, and starting fresh in a romantic relationship or with dating in general. Follow your heart, not the crowd. This is not a time for a rigid schedule, either. Even so, you are maintaining some air of mystery, as only Pisceans seem able to do without appearing aloof or cold. Tensions might arise with someone over issues of sharing and intimacy later today if there is a feeling of imbalance. It can be difficult to choose the right words or the right approach to fulfill your own needs as well as to satisfy someone, but try not to fret over simple timing problems.

Your Monthly Horoscopes for July 2016

Aries

This time of year generally brings a bigger focus on home and family life for you, dear Aries, as the Sun moves through your solar fourth house until the third week of July. This year, Venus and Mercury are here as well (until the 12th and 14th, respectively), and you’re likely to feel especially domestic. It’s a time for making memories with family and special people in your life. It’s certainly a more introspective time for you, and your ruler, Mars, in your solar eighth house all month reinforces this theme even further. Even so, as July progresses, you’ll focus more and more on ways to have fun, break out of routine, and express yourself in special ways.

New insights, ideas, and plans emerge on the 4-6 related to your personal or domestic life. You are taking more pride in your home and/or family, and it shows. It’s a strong time for talking through problems with people you love, or those you live with. You might arrive at an interesting and useful view of your personal history. You’re less concerned with public approval or meeting societal expectations this month, and this can be very strengthening – you need this now. You are more interested in making creative changes in your personal world. Career and responsibilities do need some attention, of course, and they’re likely to emerge around the 6-7 and 19th. Your know-how can be in demand, particularly around the 18-20.

There can be good news or more clarity in your financial life this month. Work moves along more smoothly. Energy levels increase. For some of you, your intimate life is also picking up speed, or you have a stronger sense of who you want, and what you want from your relationships.

As the month advances, you emerge from your shell. More and more, you are working with what inspires you and gives you energy. This is a wonderful month for rebuilding your strength and confidence. It’s a charming, attractive period for you, particularly from the 26-31, although also a potentially impulsive time as well. Watch for speaking before thinking on the 29th in particular. Surprises are in store, and they’re pointing you in new directions. New hobbies, creative outlets, and love interests are possible now. This is a time for making pleasant connections.

Taurus

The first half of July is especially strong for communicating, learning, and collaborating, dear Taurus. The fog over a relationship is lifting, and increased clarity about where you stand with others is empowering. You can begin the month quite busy and in demand, but mostly pleasantly so. You may be dealing with more than the usual emails, texts, paperwork, phone calls, and errands. It’s not always easy to concentrate, but you’re keeping busy and mentally stimulated now.

The 4-6 can be a great time for birthing ideas, especially revolving around information systems, communications, and learning. You could begin fresh or doors can open to you related to connecting and commuting – a new way of communicating or transportation can emerge now. Relationships with siblings, classmates, friends, and even neighbors can improve.

Opportunities arise to get out and about and in contact with interesting people. While you can enjoy this in many ways, as July advances, you’ll begin craving a more focused and slower pace. Home and family are a stronger focus. Increased pride in your domestic life can stimulate you to make pleasant changes and improvements. Love can be found very close to home, perhaps even in the neighborhood.

Matters concerning higher learning, travel, or legal affairs can reach a head or turning point around the Full Moon on the 19th. This is also a great time for solid progress with a home, real estate, or financial matter. An unexpected opportunity for travel may present itself, or new opportunities to further your education could arise. The people that you meet tend to stir you into new ways of thinking. You can take an idea to the bank or a project comes to a satisfying conclusion.

You may be turning to a partner to take the lead this month, or you are attracted to especially confident people. Relationship ups and downs are possible, but you can also feel more involved and in the know, which is a good place to be. Changes in your family dynamic or home life are necessary, and may be a long time coming. Watch for temper tantrums or communicating impulsively around the 29th, but be sure to embrace change, progress, and improvement from the 26-31.

Gemini

Inspired business ideas, new interests, and increased motivation to take care of health and work are themes this month, dear Gemini. You have a strong need to settle in, address comfort and security issues, and enjoy the more predictable side of your life in the first half of July. A desire to build your “nest” is with you, and opportunities to do so abound. While finances are subject to ups and downs, you’re nevertheless likely to come out ahead. There is more pride in what you own and what you make, so that it’s a good period for thinking about ways to improve your business and/or home life, for asking for a raise, and for taking care of valuables. Patience is a real virtue now.

The 4-6 is especially strong for insight into money and business matters, as well as for wiping the slate clean and moving forward with a new and improved plan or budget. This is also a strong month for improved motivation for pursuing work and health goals. Blocks lift and projects are moving ahead.

Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into your communications sector on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd, respectively, gradually stimulating a need to branch out. More transportation options might open up, and for some, you enjoy, or create, more free time to get out and about. Relationships with siblings, acquaintances, classmates and neighbors improve and can be a source of happiness. There can be more success with studies or new interests that inspire you. Opportunities to find love may very well come through schools, your own neighborhood, the phone, or online with your ruler, Mercury, and Venus, the planet of love and your romance ruler, aligning in your solar third house.

Even so, competitive or independent activities are generally favored over cooperative ones this month. Work can be demanding but also motivating. Conflicts with co-workers may arise, but if you tame impatience and attempt to work independently at your own pace, their likelihood decreases. The 26-31 is strong for making friends and enjoying new experiences and interests. However, watch for impulsive communications on the 29th.

Cancer

This is a month for moving your personal projects and interests ahead, dear Cancer. You can pretty much count on increased vitality and personal appeal. While you may have been making everyone else in your life happy lately, now it feels quite natural and necessary to take care of your own needs. Clashes in values or conflicts over money may be issues in July, but money matters improve overall. It’s a strong month for making an investment or for clearing some debt.

July is an important period for personal influence, goal-setting, and finances. The New Moon on the 4th launches a period of increased personal power and charisma. You are bolder than usual and motivated to pursue what you want, and to prove your value as well. There may be job offers and opportunities, and some of you could be receiving significant gifts or bonuses. Generally speaking, things are playing in your favor.

The 5-6 can bring a great idea to fruition. Illumination of an important idea or plan can come now. You’re in a solid position for setting a new goal or for beginning a new project, as well as for presenting an idea.

This is a strong period for educational matters, communications, learning, and publishing. People are not only hearing you, they’re “getting” you, making it easier to express yourself without the need for many disclaimers. Word of mouth can be helpful in your professional life.

Romantic and creative energy runs quite high in July, and while this can be fun and exciting, this heightened energy can also serve to frustrate you at times, especially around the 3rd, 13th, and 29th. Conflicts or stand-offs with others can occur during these periods. However, most of the month you are more likely to make this energy work for you, and particularly on the 6th, 10th, and 16-17.

Be cool around the 19th, when emotions can be wacky and relationship drama is likely. Surprises are in store in a close relationship. You might also reach a turning point in a partnership, and a decision about whether to make it official and merge your resources can be a pressing matter for some. You may be tempted to indulge yourself with a big purchase.

The energy of the 26-27 can stimulate a financial breakthrough. Opportunities to advance business and financial goals can arise now. You might also be asserting your independence in surprising ways – if others have been confining or criticizing you, this can be a time when you defend yourself and demand fairer treatment. This is a powerful time for discovering new business ideas or improved methods of getting things done.

Leo

The first couple of weeks of July tend to be quiet for you, dear Leo, at least on the surface of things. Try to treat this period as a time for gathering your energies and for closing important projects and endeavors – even a relationship for some of you.

You can be rather withdrawn until mid-month as you prepare for a new astrological year and build up your energy reserves. Personal charisma runs high, however, and love matters are strong. A relationship may benefit from some anonymity or time spent under the radar now. Your private life is especially animated in July. There are some loose ends to tie this month. Those endeavors, and possibly relationships, that are private or behind the scenes tend to figure strongly and thrive. The 5-6 is excellent for research of a financial or business strategy – it may be something that you’ve come up with in the past, but now deserves special attention. People from your past could be involved now. Someone could confide in you, a secret might emerge, or you can have an epiphany about a past event or relationship. Your romantic life becomes considerably more straightforward after the 12th, or at least your wants and desires from romance are less complicated.

Family life can also be quite lively. Living arrangements and conditions can be clearer. You may need to watch what you say around the 13th and 29th. You should also guard against hasty or impatient actions, which can make you more accident-prone. Your mental energies are quickened from the 14-31 while Mercury is in your sign, favoring any task that involves getting your point across effectively!

As July progresses, it can be as if you are awakening from a slumber with planets, one by one, emerging from your privacy sector and moving into your sign. By the 14th, Mercury and Venus are in your sign, and others are really taking note. You’re speaking up more often and can find yourself in demand. This is a fabulous period for charm and attractiveness. The 22nd brings the Sun into your sign, and the four weeks following that date are strong for new resolutions, an updated image, and personal power.

The 26-31 is a strong period for you, but it can also be an emotional and impulsive time. Try not to overdo it! You can be rebellious, innovative, and progressive. Publishing, promotion, education, and travel are especially favored.

Virgo

July is strong for feeling a comfortable level of forward movement, dear Virgo. Conversations open up this month, and you stand to either make a new connection that lasts in the long term, or to enhance the bond of an existing one. Projects begin to gain some momentum. Your social life is lively and seems to go your way for the most part. While the desire to be with friends is strong this month, however, be careful that you don’t over-commit in the process, as you’re likely to feel the weight of your obligations later in July if you do. Be helpful and involved, but avoid the tendency to forget your own needs in the process.

The New Moon on the 4th can bring new energy to friendships and long-term goals. This is a time for feeling personally hopeful and emotionally satisfied. Friendships might be renewed or revitalized. This is a good time to join groups or associations that interest you, but be careful not to overdo it, as later this month, you’re in need of extra privacy and rest. Venus, Mercury, and the Sun begin to drop out of sight – into your privacy sector – on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd, respectively. Take extra time to process and digest recent events in your relationships, with projects, and in your career. Get extra rest and treat any slow-downs as a sign that you may need more time to recoup or reconsider. You are beginning a period best used for emotional renewal, tying up loose ends, and laying low. The better you do this, the more prepared you will be for planetary activity in your sign in August and September.

Increased clarity about a love affair or creative matter can come around the Full Moon on the 19th, when buried feelings for someone are acknowledged for some of you.

Jupiter is now in its final leg of its journey through your sign (it finishes its transit in September), so take advantage of any opportunities that this happy planet provides you. The 1-2 and 7-10 are particularly strong for attracting both people and positive circumstances into your life. July is also good for bringing more organization and structure to your home life. Living life under the radar in the second half of the month can seem a little slow on the surface of things, but can also give you some extra breathing room for important self-discovery as well as much-needed rest and relaxation.

Libra

Your ambitions are stimulated this month, dear Libra, but you also enjoy contributing to a team or group effort, where you can also shine. Your support is rewarded, as others can come to your aid or inform you of an opportunity for personal advancement. With your strong involvement with friends, associates, and career, you will need to find a balance when it comes to attention to family, who will remind you of this around the Full Moon on the 19th.

The first half of the month is particularly strong for streamlining your routines, rewarding research, and high motivation levels for work and health. The New Moon on the 4th brings fresh energy for career and reputation matters.

July is also a month when inspiration comes suddenly, and you could pick up new, and possibly radically different, interests or goals at this time. Others continue to take notice of you more than usual, and it’s time to show them what you can do. Your performance is noticed. Look for distinct opportunities to advance your career interests or improve your social standing in the first half of the month. Some of you will enjoy increased recognition, an award, or even a promotion.

“Happiness” goals slowly but surely replace professional ones this month as Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into your solar eleventh house on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd, respectively. The 26-31 is very strong for your social life. There can be surprising happenings with friends or acquaintances and possibly a love relationship. Unexpected meetings or changes that point you in a new direction can occur now. Love requires emotional space and acceptance, and some of you could find love through or with friends. Networking can be in focus. Don’t hide yourself away at this time, but also be wary of overdoing your pursuit of pleasure.

There can be real rewards this month from helping others, volunteering, and other forms of service. Spirituality is strong and your innate compassion is highlighted. Money matters improve and even thrive, but do watch for impulsive spending.

Recognition and possibly increased remuneration for your work is very possible this month. It’s a time to shine your light. Be humble, but don’t hide your abilities. Physical and mental healing are also in focus. In just a couple of months, Jupiter, the planet of growth and expansion (and what some might consider luck) will enter your sign for a year-long stay. Choose this month and the next to become clear what it is you’d like to change, seek, and conquer.

Scorpio

The month begins spiritedly, dear Scorpio. Mars is now moving direct in your sign, and while it’s still moving relatively slowly, it’s picking up speed. Your independence and freedom are especially important to you in July, and your desire nature is very powerful. You’re much clearer about what you want and personal projects are moving forward. You may need to tone it down a little, but if you use this period well, you’ll have all the courage necessary to make your dreams happen. Your energy levels run high — sometimes too high –and your pioneering instincts are strong.

This is a time when you are more experimental, spontaneous, and adventurous than usual, and your need to “get away from it all” is strong. While you can be especially enthused with education or absorbed in special interests in the first half of the month, you might feel somewhat bogged down with responsibilities as the month progresses, so be careful not to take on more than you can handle.

The month becomes more goal-oriented as it progresses with Venus, Mercury, and the Sun moving to the top of your solar chart on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd. Developments in your career are mostly favorable, although they can sometimes clash with your strong need for independence and spontaneity. You experience more motivation to realize your business goals and might form alliances that further your professional goals. Around the Full Moon on the 19th, you can be especially busy and enjoy good news or contact with an old friend.

You have a bigger desire to define your relationships from the 12th forward, or to come to a deeper commitment. Your relationship status is a little more public or noticeable now. You are selling yourself in your career – it’s a time of more charm and influence, particularly around the 16th and 19-20. Business or money opportunities can emerge in the last week of the month. There can be recognition of your talents and skills.

Sagittarius

The first half of the month is rather introspective, dear Sagittarius, and quite valuable for picking up on things you might normally miss. You can get very special insight into an intimate relationship and/or your own intimate needs, particularly on the 6th, 10th, and 16th. Your perceptions are especially keen. You might also begin to look at long-term financial plans from a new and improved perspective from the 5-6.

You have all of the necessary tools at your disposal to make important changes to your spending and borrowing habits this month, particularly in the week following the New Moon on the 4th. It’s in fact a great time for devising plans and strategies, researching, studying a topic in more depth, and finding solutions to long-standing problems. There can be lovely support for career projects and goals. Finances deserve special attention, particularly shared money and property as well as loans and support payments. A refund, bonus, or loan may come through, or there can be an income boost for a partner.

Opportunities to break out of your normal routine abound and inspire as the month advances. An outward focus and more outgoing feelings are experienced as Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into your solar ninth house, on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd, respectively. Brush up on skills, study, and learn while your mind is a learning sponge. Energetically speaking, the month picks up pace. You’re likely to find the spirit and motivation to embark on unusual or different adventures. Even so, Mars spends the entire month in your privacy sector. While Mars is no longer retrograde, you’re still in a hatching stage – taking solid action on important matters should probably wait until after Mars moves into your sign on August 2nd.

Love might be found, or enhanced, through experiences and ventures far beyond the usual routine from the 12-14 forward. Even so, affectionate feelings can be complicated this month, particularly if you focus too intensely on problem areas. The second half of the month is a generally good time to schedule a vacation, if possible, or to leave your weekends free for mini-getaways. Educational, publishing, or travel opportunities can present themselves. The 26-31 is a strong period for creativity, love, communication, travel, and making connections.

Capricorn

Relationship matters figure strongly this month, dear Capricorn. Any lingering frustrations with a partner or concerning relationships can reach a head around the Full Moon on the 19th, but ultimately you’re turning over a new leaf and seeing nice improvements to your interactions this month.

Stimulating friendships and group activities, as well as increasing energy, are featured in July. Not only do you seem to need the energies and support of others, they are more dependent on you as well. Do your best to promote mutually beneficial relationships. You have plenty of cosmic support for getting relationships back on track. New insights come, particularly from the 4-6 with a New Moon in your partnership sector and a Sun-Mercury alignment there as well. This is a time for seeing relationships from a new angle. There can be much in the way of counseling, advice, negotiations, and business agreements going on now. Others may be looking for a commitment from you this month.

With Mars moving slowly but now direct, goals are becoming clearer and there’s a general sense that you can move towards them more straightforwardly. Jupiter is generally supportive this month, and this helps to lift your spirits and keep your mind focused on the more important things in life.

As the month advances, it becomes more and more favorable for emotional and material support, taking out loans, and refinancing. You might connect intimately with someone seemingly out of the blue, or there can be an unanticipated financial matter to manage. This is also a favorable period for sharing some of your deeper feelings with a trusted person in your life. July is a good time for repairing your relationships and for reminders of your need for closeness or companionship. The 26-31 is strong for talking about your needs – others are responsive and the usual barriers seem to drop. This can be an especially persuasive, charming month. While you may have been sticking to yourself more than usual in the past months, you now have plenty of opportunities to make right with important people in your life.

Aquarius

The month ahead is strong for more clarity and direction, dear Aquarius, particularly regarding career and life path goals. You’re also in a very strong position to pick up, resume, or step up health improvement programs. Work, health, and routine matters absorb much of your attention and time in the first half of the month, and you can be quite productive. The 4-6 is strong for fresh new beginnings on these fronts, as well as for gaining important insight into a work or health issue.

Doing your best work and taking pride in what you do are a focus for you now. Be careful that you don’t take on more than your share. Frustration can come to a head around the 19th, when the need for some quiet time can become apparent. This is unlikely to be a dramatic discovery – in fact, it can be quite heartening and pleasant. Bodies in your work and health sector reach out to, as well as gain support from, Jupiter and Mars. This points to increased motivation, sense of purpose, and ambition for taking care of your daily life. You could be digging up interesting information now, and research of all kinds can be very beneficial. Organizing the little things will go a long way towards a stronger sense of accomplishment. You can work longer hours than usual, or push harder in health and fitness routines. Career matters or relationships with those in authority are stimulating although sometimes rocky.

Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into your partnership sector one by one, on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd respectively, and your attention shifts from producing and tidying to companionship and togetherness. More and more, you seek out feedback and company. This begins one of the better periods of the year for partnering. Admirers are never short in supply. Certainly by the last week of the month, there is quite a commotion in your partnership sector. It’s a powerful period for your relationships, and spontaneity is important. Others bring surprises into your life. Be open to new ideas and stimulation, but experiment wisely and creatively. The 26-31 can be powerful for attracting or enhancing a close relationship, and for livening up your life with new ideas, feelings, and events.

Pisces

There can be many opportunities to enjoy and express yourself in creative ways this month, dear Pisces. Entertainment, hobbies, good times, and perhaps some romance in the first half of July. You are likely to find nice outlets for self-expression now, particularly through unusual, adventurous, educational, and creative activities. You have many interests.

Projects surrounding publishing and learning can move ahead this month. Energy levels are increasing and creative abilities are in great form. You have a taste for the exotic, adventurous, and perhaps speculative. Conversations are more productive now, providing answers to problems that may have previously divided you with Mars no longer retrograde and slowly but surely picking up speed. There can be an epiphany about, or new insight into, a romantic or creative matter around the 4-6. Conversations or information surfacing now can be pivotal. Much of July, you are especially companionable. You’re open to new experiences and enjoy exchanging ideas with others.

Venus, Mercury, and then the Sun move into your work and health sector on the 12th, 14th, and 22nd, respectively, and your focus gradually shifts to taking better care of your daily life, body, and work output. If your regular routine is less than satisfactory, this is a great time to begin to make changes, although the first week of August will be even better for lifestyle makeovers. Lay down the groundwork now. Good ideas and new methods can motivate you, particularly around the 26-31, although you’ll also need to battle some restlessness and perhaps impulsive moves. Sudden events or opportunities can push you in the right direction in your work or with health endeavors. Be open and willing to make necessary changes, but avoid overly hasty or rebellious actions.

You might find that people are increasingly more receptive to your ideas, beliefs, and opinions this month. Transportation, commuting, or travel problems may begin to iron out. Mars in your solar ninth house all month is mostly helpful and motivating, but at times it can stimulate some impatience or a feeling that the grass is greener somewhere else. Tame or feed your need for stimulation and experimentation in moderation, and you’re in good shape.