This new week begins with an earthy Taurus Moon on July 9; encouraging us to keep our nose tight to the grindstone, and to the reality that we are building to secure. If we can pause and simply close our eyes for this moment.. breathe slowly and deeply… in order to smell the smell the […]
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Leo Decan 3 ~ Aug 13 to 22 (20º-30º)
DIVINELY RIGHT. They are always right, their rule is absolute, any challenge to their authority is seen as betrayal. Loyalty, loyalty and more loyalty. By golly are they devoted!
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Mercury’s Transit of Leo and Mercury Rx
Mercury enters Leo on June 28th/June 29th at 10:16 PM PDT/1:16 AM EDT. Information and communication becomes loud and proud. Dramatic statements and creative ideas will dominate. So will stubbornly fixed ideas.
Mercury in Leo can be the big mouth, the conversational narcissist or the wonderfully expressive storyteller. This is the transit that will encourage you to speak up about something you want to draw attention to. Great for promoting yourself or giving life to creative ideas that were previously hidden.
Mercury Rx
Mercury sill spend longer than usual in this sign due to its retrograde (from July 26th to August 19th). As always with a retrograde, this will be a period of reviews, second thoughts or questions. So the initial declarations or creative ideas will undergo a process of revision and delays. Mercury Rx in Leo can see you questioning if you’re really proud of this. It can also intensify any stubborn refusals to consider other opinions (Leo is a Fixed sign). However, the more you dig in and insist on your point of view, the more resistance you may experience. And finally, Mercury Rx can urge you to take a second look at an opportunity to go public with your ideas.
Note that Mars’ Rx in Aquarius (Leo’s opposite sign) will overlap with Mercury’s Rx. Although they won’t oppose each other while they are both Rx, the retrograde action across the Aquarius/Leo axis is significant. Mars Rx in Aquarius is the intensified or delayed push for liberation. Mercury Rx in Leo is the intensified or delayed Big Statement or creative idea. Remembering that the transiting North Node (the future) is in Leo and the South Node (the past) is in Aquarius, this suggests a concentrated period of time in which you’ll be urged to move (Mars) forward while speaking (Mercury) from a place of pride, power and open self-expression. I realize you can’t move forward immediately while Mars is Rx, but it’s helpful to look at the Rx period as a time to lay the groundwork for your eventual progress (when Mars stations direct).
When Mars and Mercury are both Rx, impulsive actions are discouraged. Think, and then think again, before you do something or respond with anger. And remember that Mercury in Leo is about words that draw attention. So consider who your audience is and what kind of attention you wnat.
Here are the aspects Mercury in Leo will make. Repeat aspects and Rx/direct stations have been bolded.
- June 21st: trine Vesta (22 deg Sagittarius)
- June 30th: square Uranus (1 deg Taurus)
- June 30th: trine Chiron (2 deg Aries)
- July 2nd: inconjunct Saturn Rx (5 deg Capricorn)
- July 3rd: conjunct the North Node (6 deg)
- July 5th: opposite Mars Rx (8 deg Aquarius)
- July 9th: square Jupiter Rx (13 deg Scorpio)
- July 12th: inconjunct Neptune Rx (16 deg Pisces)
- July 16th: inconjunct Pluto Rx (19 deg Capricorn)
- July 26th: Mercury stations Rx (23 deg)
- July 31st: trine Vesta (22 deg Sagittarius)
- August 5th: inconjunct Pluto Rx (19 deg Capricorn)
- August 8th: conjunct the Sun (16 deg)
- August 9th: square Juno (16 deg Taurus)
- August 9th: conjunct Pallas (16 deg)
- August 11th: square Jupiter (14 deg Scorpio)
- August 18th: sextile Venus (11 deg Libra)
- August 19th: Mercury stations direct (11 deg)
- August 26th: inconjunct Neptune Rx (15 deg Pisces)
- August 28th: square Jupiter (16 deg Scorpio)
- August 29th: inconjunct Pluto Rx (19 deg Capricorn)
- September 2nd: square Juno (24 deg Taurus)
- September 3rd: sextile Venus (25 deg Libra)
- September 3rd: trine Vesta (26 deg Sagittarius)
- September 5th: inconjunct Mars (29 deg Capricorn)
- Septmeber 5th: Virgo ingress
Notables
- July 3rd conjunction to the North Node: watch for a key message or messenger that points you in the right direction (your future)
- July 5th opposition to Mars Rx: Mars’ intensified actions or delays will challenge and motivate you to speak up. Actions will be at odds with words, and this may be an argument. But it will be a productive one.
- August 8th conjunction to the Sun: an inferior conjunction that will illuminate a key piece of info about Mercury’s retrograde (this is the halfway point of Mercury’s Rx cycle)
- August 9th conjunction to Pallas and square to Juno: a pattern or creative idea (Pallas) will be put into words, but this will clash with a relationship commitment or agreement. Pallas and Juno will square each other exactly on August 11th, so August 9th-11th can be a tense time as partnership agreements are challenged. Both Juno and Mercury are in Fixed signs, so compromise may be quite difficult. While it’s important to stand your ground if you truly believe in something, beware of damaging a partnership because you simply refuse to listen to the other person.
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Venus’ Transit of Leo
Venus enters Leo on June 13th (5:53 PM EDT). Love, money, self-esteem and values are emboldened in the sign of pride and creativity. This is the transit to celebrate what you want and what you’ve got going for you.
Everyone has something they can be proud of – some area where they can shine. You attract the best because you know you deserve the best because you’ve got something to be proud of. Something you can spotlight. Maybe it’s your eyes, your cooking, your voice or your talent for ___. Whatever makes you happy.
Venus in Leo is about attention and appreciation (Leo must have that audience) but it goes beyond applause. Leo is also about dignity. Pride is a key word – do your relationships and values make you proud? Do you expect the best? What do you receive attention for? Distorted Venus in Leo grabs the spotlight because of drama and histrionics. Evolved Venus in Leo stays true to her core certainty that she does not have to grab what she wants, it simply comes to her because she deserves it.
Venus in Leo also loves to play – this is a transit of romance, sparkle and opulence. Why hold back? Leo’s fire is stoked by big joy. The only obligation is to yourself and your happiness.
Venus’s first aspects will be a square to Uranus in Taurus followed by a trine to Chiron in Aries. Uranus amplifies the sense of risk regarding what you want – do you dare indulge, spend or put yourself out there? Venus’ trine to Chiron suggests the answer is “yes.” Obviously, you want to use some caution (be smart about this) but a Venus/Chiron trine points to a courageous embrace of what hurts. Loving the wound. Taking the risk even though it may hurt. The ease of the trine won’t erase the pain, but it will make it manageable and offer release or acceptance. The audience loves you, wounds and all. You’re proud of your scars.
Here are the aspects Venus in Leo will make:
- June 14th: square Uranus (1 deg Taurus)
- June 15th: trine Chiron (2 deg Aries)
- June 19th: inconjunct Saturn Rx (6 deg Capricorn)
- June 19th: conjunct the North Node (6 deg)
- June 21st: opposite Mars (9 deg Aquarius)
- June 25th: square Jupiter Rx (13 deg Scorpio)
- June 27th: inconjunct Neptune Rx (16 deg Pisces)
- July 1st: inconjunct Pluto Rx (20 deg Capricorn)
- July 5th: trine Vesta (24 deg Sagittarius)
- July 6th: inconjunct Black Moon Lilith (26 deg Capricorn)
- July 9th: Virgo ingress
Notables:
June 19th to 21st features a conjunction to the Leo North Node and a Mars/Venus opposition. Venus/North Node is your desirable path forward; what you want and where you want to go. The opposition to Mars will add tension, which is not a bad thing – tension motivates you, and the conflict between action versus what you want can push you to go further or call it quits. Mars opposite Venus can indicate fiery chemistry via a demanding attraction, and the dynamic will be anything but harmonious.
Because the Nodes are involved, more is at stake- Mars urges you to step away from the past and Venus draws you towards the future. Transiting Mars/Venus oppositions are rare: the last one occurred on May 24th, 2016 (0 deg Sag/Gemini) and the next one occurs on November 9th, 2020 (15 deg Aries/Libra). In the Mars/Venus cycle this is a culmination – it can signal a result involving a relationship or any action/attraction dynamic. Detached/rebellious actions (Mars in Aquarius) challenge the desire to be proud, special, or to create something special (Venus in Leo). Ultimately, you want to move towards the North Node, so special wins. But the motivation lies in Aquarius.
The degree of this opposition is the degree where Mars will station Rx in Aquarius (on June 26th). This tells us that the opposition’s culmination will lead to Mars Rx’s review or redo. So the ending or turning point will not be absolute – Mars Rx says there will be delays and back and forth before the final result (when Mars direct passes over 9 deg Aquarius from October 8th to 9th).
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