Highlighted Aspects this Week:MON: Mercury quincunx Neptune
WED: Sun sesquiquadrate Chiron, Mercury quincunx Pluto
THU: Mars sesquiquadrate Neptune
FRI: Full Moon 3:42am PDT, Venus retrogrades into Leo
SAT: Sun quincunx Neptune, Saturn goes direct 10:52pm PDT
SUN: Mercury trine Uranus, Mercury quincunx Chiron
WE BEGIN the week adjusting to recent events and new information that has challenged our thinking, our plans, and our perceptions. With Mercury currently in the fixed sign Leo, it may be hard to let go of our attachment to how we had thought life was going to unfold. But a Mercury-Neptune quincunx on Monday tells us that we need to move beyond wishful thinking and instead move into a place of trust and allowing.
Two days later, we have another aspect requiring us to make mental adjustments. A Mercury-Pluto quincunx on Wednesday challenges the Leonine desire for immediate answers, as things may turn out to be more complicated than we thought. We may need to do more research or delve more deeply into the mystery as we seek the solutions to current issues.
ON THURSDAY, we'll be working with a Mars-Neptune aspect that asks us to see beyond our emotional reactions. Mars is currently in Cancer, so we are naturally predisposed to a certain amount of defensiveness, especially if we feel our security is threatened in some way.
Cancer the Crab doesn't usually like to feel uncomfortable emotions like anger, and so can sit on its feelings until they build to a boiling point. But Neptune, representing the spiritual/heart-centered perspective, teaches that being assertive doesn't have to mean being aggressive. As we work with the Mars-Neptune sesquiquadrate on Thursday, we'll get best results if we can be both direct and caring.
THE AQUARIUS FULL MOON occurs early Friday morning in the Pacific time zone (at 3:42am PDT). This is the second Full Moon in July, which makes it a "blue moon" by modern definition. It's somewhat rare to have two Full Moons in the same calendar month -- hence the saying "once in a blue moon" when something occurs infrequently. Over the next 20 years, we'll have about 15 blue moons, which is an average of one every 16 months.
The Sabian symbol for the location of this Full Moon (at 8 degrees of Aquarius) provides this image for us to meditate upon:
"Beautifully gowned wax figures on display: The inspiration one may derive from the appearance of Exemplars who present to us the archetypes of a new culture."
ASTROLOGER Dane Rudhyar's interpretation of this symbol helps us focus on the potentials of this Full Moon:
"We are at the stage of vision: new forms are revealed to the consciousness. The wax figures are impersonal forms. The gowns constitute a static presentation of ideal patterns. They herald new collective developments."
This Aquarian Full Moon is time for us to open our minds to new possibilities, to envision new futures, and to meditate upon the ideal that we want to embody -- both for our own benefit, and to benefit the collective. This theme is reinforced by the Mercury-Uranus trine that is a part of the Full Moon chart and is exact next Sunday.
BY NEXT WEEKEND, we may be feeling in a very different place than we are right now. As I write this on Sunday, July 26, the influence of Uranus is very strong, due to the planet starting its retrograde (backward-motion) phase today.
When a planet changes direction, we are usually more aware of its effect in our lives. Uranus, as the Great Liberator, brings unexpected changes and the opportunity to choose greater freedom and flexibility.
Right now, we may be able to relate well to what Jim Maynard writes in his yearly astrology calendar about Uranus: "The old must be shattered before the new can come, but we are often fearful of new, unknown ways and reluctant to let go. Uranus makes us let go. It shakes us loose!"
OVER THE COMING WEEK, there is a "changing of the guard," as Saturn takes over as the planet in charge. After being retrograde since March 14, Saturn comes to a standstill next Saturday and then begins its forward-motion phase.
Saturn is quite different from Uranus in influence. Where Uranus liberates and shakes up existing forms, Saturn consolidates, brings something into form, and requires us to take responsibility for our manifestations.
If we've done our work during this five-month Saturn retrograde phase -- if we've examined our deepest needs and the fears that have been holding us back -- we can use this week and next to gain clarity on what we need to do next, in real-world terms. We can also use Saturn's influence, as the planet picks up speed over the coming weeks, to concentrate our efforts and let go of activities or commitments that do not support our higher long-term goals.
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