The week ahead sees the Moon move through the Full, Disseminating and Third Quarter Phases. It’s also a time of adjusting focus, as Jupiter and Venus change signs (into Cancer and Leo respectively). Mercury starts his next retrograde, or backwards cycle, prompting review.
The Moon: Your Mood
Last weekend’s Full Moon helped shed light on a key area of life. The Full Moon fell at 2 Capricorn, so consider topics associated with the house that holds 2 Capricorn in your chart.
Specifics aside, this week is about observation, and then adjusting your focus in response to new awareness.
The Moon’s phases change from maximum light, which brings insight and clarity, to the disseminating phase, where it’s important to share what you’ve learned or experienced. This is like distilling wisdom, where you extract the essence of what’s happened and share it with others. Even if your intention is just to open up, what’s shared inspires those around you.
Towards the end of the week the Moon moves into the dynamic third quarter phase, in which you’re called to make changes based on the insight and wisdom you’ve uncovered. Next weekend is a time of reorientation, as you seek to align the external circumstances of your life so they better match your internal intentions.
To find out how your chart is activated by current planet cycles, book an astrology consult this July.
Adjusting Focus: Planets on the Move
Jupiter makes his annual sign change on Wednesday, waving good by to cheeky, chatty and sometimes scatty Gemini, and diving into the nourishing waters of Cancer. This is an air – water shift by element, and indicates movement from the head into the heart.
As Jupiter changes signs, one area of life now returns to a new normal, while a different area of life opens up. Since Jupiter is the biggest planet, your attention will noticeably shift from one subject, topic or theme onto another. I’ll be exploring Jupiter’s cycle in Cancer in detail in an online lecture this July. For more info, or to book, pop over here.
Venus also changes signs this week, entering Leo on Thursday. Venus is ready to take centre stage, and get noticed for her beauty, efforts and talents. Romance comes with a side of diva now as everyone gets better at expressing what they want. Luxury and the performance arts are in focus, as are the relationships prominent leaders have with women.
Mercury doesn’t change signs, but he does change directions, beginning his next retrograde on Wednesday. This means decisions need extra time and it’ll pay to review the fine print. Delays work out in the end, so try to be patient as everyone attempts to finalise the facts.