

Whether you are retaining unwanted water or whether you are finding it difficult to let go of mawkish sentiments (or resentments), your pinscher-sporting inner Crab is reluctant to release anything (or anyone). Temperamental Cancer and the mood-swinging Moon are linked at the archetypal hip - lunar moodiness prevails. Home, family, legacies, roots and genetics are emphasized; unconscious emotional habits and routines are derailed (provocatively) and thus thrown into consciousness. Security is the aim and finding new formulas of comfort is the game.Expansive Jupiter dips his toes into fickle Gemini; expansion and fortune fluctuate, occasionally in helter-skelter fashion. Impish Gemini adds a suspenseful edge to the spin of the wheel of fortune - limber up! If you write fact or fiction (or merge the two with delicious caprice), if you present us with the news through a tense, excited smile, if you commandeer public transportation, if you are a messenger, if you are a sly publisher, then this Jupiter is made for you.
We experience two, that's two, Solar Eclipses this month. The Sun is eclipsed on the 01st and the 30th while Miss Luna experiences her own eclipse on the 16th. Ecliptic activity tends to render an "unveiling" effect. More than one cat is let out of the bag this month while chimeras loose some face.
Madame Venus pounces into Leo on the 13th; flaunt thy self extravagantly, extravagantly. Sharpen your upstaging competitive edges.
Mercury finishes his second retrograde cycle of the year on the 17th; waywardness pivots into more straight-ahead, streamlining channels. Emotions peel-out and move ahead (after much ado). Feuds bury hatchets and perhaps even don love beads.
We enter hearty and overt Leo on the 22nd. Meow. Opulence winks come-hitherly. Romantic notions smack their lips. The challenge: too many chiefs, not enough drones. This is the time of year when innocent youths pack a small bag and ride in a sweaty bus toward Hollywood (where they will collide with fortune and fame). Don't bite off more than you can chew; follow through on chaste and criminal intentions. The Solar Eclipse of the 30th coincides with warrior Mars' march into excruciatingly will-full Leo. The ego chortles at the aspect of compromise.
![]() Aries Life has a tendency to get under your skin as we move through deeper, deeper Cancer. Family and home situations are stirred with swizzle sticks of change. Additionally, your real inner self wrestles with your public persona. I'm placing a bet on the outcome of the wrestle-mania, and I'm putting ample dough on your real inner self. Your most poignant insecurities squeal with glee - pin them rather than ignore them. The Solar Eclipse on the 01st prods you into tossing many gauntlets while the Lunar Eclipse on the 16th re-arranges your public identity - either you strut-out a new particle of you, or your existing identity is suddenly interpreted in new ways; either way, you create a sensation. Mercury's pivot into forward motion on the 17th is good for finally exiting the obstacle courses that have been vexing you since 23 June. Our entry into robust Leo on the 22nd always lights a hearty fire under the ass of your ego - swagger with abandon; joust with windmills. The Solar Eclipse on the 30th coincides with Mars strutting into the confident and overt Lion; lead rather than follow; ain't no friggen mountain high enough; don a tiara; flaunt, taunt, wink; Persist. |
![]() Taurus Embrace the art of cartography. Whether you are literally blazing new trails or whether you are busting a groove in a warped map of your psyche, you are in a position of re-routing your life. Additionally, the emotional verve of Cancer combined with Mercury's retrograde motion movement through mid-month provides you with new, and initially uncomfortable, emotional routines. Through mid-month, set many balls a rollin', but don't expect instantaneous results; perhaps, you will benefit most from previously shelved ideas, notions and yens that you take-out, dust-off and finally prod into the Scheme of Things. Allow a few repressed gaskets to blow while Madame Venus is wading through emotional terrains of the Bull Solar Map. Our entrance into Leo on the 23rd ignites your confidence; conduct all negotiations from a throne; raise your eyebrow in rhythm with your pulsating worth. |
![]() Gemini Hot damn but your desire is dangerous. Our jaunt through Cancer has a tendency to elicit the needier portions of your psyche; vices, sordid and savory, snicker and pinch. Your planetary ruler, thinking, plotting and negotiating Mercury, is in awry retrogrademotion through the 17th; the recommendation is to be a present moment monger rather than clamping on to not-yet-achieved-absolute-outcomes; spontaneity offers more freedom of movement and less obsessive/compulsive hassle; you could also find your self colliding with desires that you didn't even know you had until you ran into them (or they ran into you). Self-reliance prevails even though co-dependent Cancer has you in a vice-grip. Our pounce into Leo on the 22nd socks some authority into your aura; decisiveness reigns - bite the bullet and drop-kick wavering and vacillation. The big news is expansive Jupiter's brief entry into cartographical Gemini; indeed, new routes, avenues and paths begin winking and waving fingers for the tread of your soul; you're moving, shaking, rattling and rolling. |
![]() Cancer While the rest of us are shuddering, cringing and twitching amidst Cancerian moodiness and emotional roller- coasterism, you'll probably chuckle and curse while amidst the many mood swings that surround you (now they know what it is like to walk in your shoes!). Right now your destiny is to exert your potent free will; make an impact rather than be impacted; cause knees to jerk. Mercury's awry retrograde motion through the 17th tests your patience, mutability and versatility; immediate results are laughable; Sure Things feature a laugh track; however, the upcoming season of Leo says that persistence and grit ultimately pays - you may wind-up taking a different route to get where you want to go, but you'll get there. Jupiter's movement into Gemini accentuates behind-the-scenes expansion in Life of Cancer. Whether you moonlight as a VJ in a club or whether you are the mysterious man or woman behind the curtain pulling all the strings, you are scheduled to trot toward new horizons (which means you'll leave a couple of outworn landscapes behind). |
![]() Leo Indulge in purification rites. Our jaunt through watery yet tenacious Cancer squeals for psychic enemas and purges, particularly where it is most difficult to wave a tattered white flag and let go. A Zen minimalist approach endows you with clean slates and squeaky clean, white Unknowns. Moan while shedding lost causes. Bite the knuckle, purge and then pursue at least one pounce of faith. The Cancer vibe can also render you temporarily invisible or at least misinterpreted; this stint of invisibility/misinterpretation is particularly perturbing for you theatrical Lions. It's a perfect time for someone to steal your identity and swipe your ideas, too. Mercury's pivot into forward motion on the 17th fixes the hitch in your get-along. Utilize standstills to escape to your favorite raving place or opium den (rather than blow blood vessels in predictable frustration). Shoot yourself out of a canon as we enter Leo on the 22nd; your ass shall be ensconced in the driver's seat again. |
![]() Virgo Our jaunt through Cancer is like a support group meeting. Everybody needs somebody, sometime. The question is whether you are the supporter, the supportee - or is that you don't like to ask for assistance? Until your ruler, thinking and negotiating Mercury, pivots out of awry retrograde motion on the 17th, you are apt to experience a Going Nowhere Fast Syndrome (a.k.a. Another Chapter of Spinning Wheels). However, retrograde activity enables us to resolve previously resolution-impaired situations on both the material and psychic planes. Your dynamics with friends are particularly pronounced during this Mercury retrograde cycle, whether you are a hermit seeking contact or a socialite seeking solitude. Expansive Jupiter dips his toes in Gemini and consequently you may find that you have the luxury and agony of options in regards to Purpose and Profession. Our movement into Leo on the 22nd swings open the doors of your vulnerabilities and insecurities; you may feel as if you are under a bell jar. Retreats and standstills are necessary cycles of life, affording one the ability to bounce back better (sans a limitation). Face a fear and then dance with it. |
![]() Libra The season of the Crab occurs at the zenith point of the Libra solar chart. Your visibility and authority are swinging spectacularly; and because you are so elevated you'll receive both lauds and lynchings (like any heavy weight in any arena or venue). Sneaky hard-ball and power plays are featured as we move through the sideways-moving Crab. Additionally, keep an eye over your shoulder while Mercury is retrograde through the 17th; previously hidden matter is apt to skirmish to the surface of life like an irreverent parade. You're exposed whether you want to make a spectacle out of your self or not. Business is the business of Libra as we trot (sideways) through Cancer - move, shake and quake. As your ruler, the ultra-attractive Madame Venus, enters Leo on the 13th, you're scheduled to draw-in, kismet-like, influential peoples; your own influence is packing quite a punch, as well. We pounce into Leo on the 22nd; the Lion encourages you to wrap-up those previously resolution-impaired endings. Jupiter's movement into Gemini accentuates Thinking Bigger - elevate your mind (and up the ante of your worth). |
![]() Scorpio Our jaunt through Cancer features policies and protocols that need to be agreed upon by the proverbial All. While negotiating Mercury is retrograde through the 17th you may find that you must ultimately agree to disagree; also, that which makes you salivate may tauntingly stall; you'll find corruption in the most unexpected places, as well - carry a mop for big clean-ups after stimulating purges. Your inner ideological fanatic is wringing her hands with glee - and, you'll face worthy opponents to your point of view while battlesome Mars is grooving through radical Cancer. As we enter Leo on the 22nd, your influence clambers toward an apex as if you are presiding over a parade while on a majestic float; wink and wave; toss photos of your self into the crowd. Expansive Jupiter's movement into Gemini suggests that you need to ask more questions and offer fewer answers. You'll see other sides of coins; you'll walk in someone else's shoes. |
![]() Sagittarius The good news is that your planetary ruler, expansive Jupiter, is dipping his toes into versatile Gemini. Curious Gemini is like a cat landing on her feet (bird in mouth); fasten your seatbelts for some stimulating adventure. Your relationship dynamics suddenly receive a few stimulating winds up their skirts. The bad news is that thinking Mercury is dragging his ass in retrograde motion through the 17th; Mercury retrograde cycles are vexing as they tie you up and down in situations that can't seem to be resolved with any immediacy; you're cornered in ennui until the 17th - go for a few cathartic primal screams. Additionally, our verve through Cancer accentuates karmic-like situations that grip onto the jugular vein; but, as Friedrich Nietzsche said "what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger." Once we pounce into Leo on the 22nd, your juices will be roiling anew and you'll feel as if there is a friggen' light at the end of the freakin' tunnel - go for a few more cathartic primal screams. |
![]() Capricorn Ah how people can get under your armor, under your skin. The season of super-sensitive Cancer invokes touchiness, perhaps even fits of defensive paranoia. Those who surround you don mood rings that are so active that they eventually crack while under such continuous duress. This is a fine time to show how much you care, whether you are tending to family members who feel ignored or whether you are wining, dining and scooping-up clientele old and new. Personal spinning shall take on a maternal edge; serve cookies to wanton children; caress abandoned kittens. A private aspect of your life may be publicly revealed, more probably while Mercury is retrograde through the 17th. Our movement into Leo on the 22nd brings you underground whether you are holing-up in a grotto for re-grouping purposes or whether you become involved in activities in the shadows. Jupiter's skip into Gemini opens up abundant options; decision-making can become a white-knuckling activity; be sure that behaviors are equal to lip services. |
![]() Aquarius The season of emotional Cancer can be confounding for objective Aquarians. WaterBearers would like to get on with the task at hand without a group therapy session, yet the watery and sensitive Cancer vibe puts you in the position of psychologist (and if Mercury's retrograde cycle through the 17th is frustrating enough, you could wind up in a strait jacket, as well!). Clients are slow to pay; the mail is lost; people weep with freakish excuses. All has a high-maintenance edge and if you don't take care of your health you could shatter apart and be put back together by those who lack a proper blueprint (or don't know how to read it). Our entry into Leo on the 22nd is followed by a Solar Eclipse on the 30th; your relationships go through quite an unveiling process; poise your self to be peeled like a grape. Jupiter dips his toes in Gemini, offering you creative versatility and expansive curiosity - be willing to oppose your own point of view and perception; sometimes it's wonderful to be wrong. |
![]() Pisces Carry a scepter, don a crown and dig your spurs into the meaty ribs of your steed; the season of Cancer invokes the regal side of Piscean life. Speak from the gut; shoot from the hip; pursue racy risks; exhort "yes, I am wearing rose colored glasses, damn it!" while giving form to dreams, anticipated and unanticipated; lead rather than follow; take a walk on the wild, noble side. The cup of your self runneth over - repression and self-censorship can be oh so hazardous to your health. Romance is riveting, however Mercury's retrograde motion in reticent Cancer through the 17th may elicit guessing-games amidst steamy yet ambiguous relationship dynamix. As we enter the robust Lion on the 22nd, your verve of generosity will be unleashed and exploited. You may feel like a dial-a-prayer hotline. Keep a masseur's phone number at your fingertips and indulge (amply) in self-care amidst so much other high-maintenance mania. |