This new Moon (joining of Sun and Moon) is conjoined with the asteroid Ceres, the great Mother of agriculture and fertility, as well as Venus, the goddess of Love and Connection. This is such a beautiful energy for us. Take full advantage and spend time with yourself this week before you go out to celebrate the Birth of our Country.
Aspects this new Moon:
Venus in Cancer is opposite Jupiter retrograde in Capricorn: Create opportunities in the world to enjoy yourself to the fullest. But use your senses – don't overwhelm them with too much eating and drinking. Don't drown out the delight by overindulgence. Venus met up with Jupiter on February 1, 2008, starting a cycle of beauty, elegance and grace – gifts of the feminine spirit to our dark and ugly world. Let's continue to nurture those qualities in ourselves and in our creations.
Mars conjoined with Saturn in Virgo: Mars enters Virgo on July 1st, and meets up with Saturn on Thursday July 10th. Leaving behind the drama of Leo, Mars slows down, maybe even frustratingly so, as it comes to the end of its cycle. Mars and Saturn are like senex and puer – the old and the young coming together.
Mars and Saturn last conjoined at 9 Leo on June 18, 2006, beginning a new cycle which is ending now. The sabian symbol for 9 Leo is: Glass blowers shape beautiful forms with their controlled breathing. This is a degree of craftsmanship, of breathing life into our creations, of building beautiful forms from our imaginations. These last two years have called many of us to put our energies into creating a vessel so we can help heal the world. When Mars meets up with Saturn this month, look at the form you have created for your talents. Now take it into the world!
Mercury in Gemini trines Neptune/Chiron in Aquarius and squares Uranus in Pisces. Mercury is within a degree of its retrograde station from last May 27th, and is ready to continue its journey. Neptune and Chiron communicate the collective story and Uranus opens us to other dimensions – the collective unconscious. Listen to your intuitions, your visions, your dreams.
I will be writing a dreams and astrology blog for Astrology.com (msnbc & iVillage) starting in mid-July. I'd love to hear your dreams, which I'll use in my blog and on my dream show (which will be up and running again soon.)
I'm beginning with the recurring dreams of our childhood. If any of you want to share those dreams with me, please send me the dream and your understanding of it and how it's affected your life. I will not use names.
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