Friday’s New Moon kicks off an rather eruptive Moon Cycle as it stands opposite Pluto, the Great Transformer. Cancer and Capricorn symbolize the way we nurture ourselves (Cancer) and the way that is tangibly structured in the world (Capricorn).
What helps to remember about oppositions in Astrology is the old saying, ‘what opposes, exposes’. Because we have the Asteroid Eris in the mix, it’s likely to uncover those unmet desires that may be running the show without you even realizing they were there.
Eris represents the Goddess of Discord. She was the only one not invited to the party so she arrived anyway and stirred up a lot of trouble. They blame the Trojan War on her. So the message here is to do an inventory of those unmet or unexpressed desires that may be causing a lot of problems for you in relationships of any kind. There can be a simmering rage or resentment that may demand those around you pay for long neglected needs. Or it can show up as depression and apathy because those feelings were unable to be expressed for too long. The way you show up for yourself now is particularly potent.
When you do pay attention, you don’t have to unleash Discord on your surroundings. Good news! The Sun sits in the gate of ‘right timing’ underlining the need for a strategic pause before action. There is great wisdom and benefit from doing your inner work before you put anything into action. Why not avoid your own personal Trojan War? One of the most loving things you can give yourself is the gift of your full attention instead of automatic reaction or over reaction. Sit with those feelings, let them have center stage. What do they have to say now?
Keep in mind you are the adult in the room and the adult can just love without judgement. All those unmet, ignored or repressed desires can be owned without being acted upon now. It’s a good place to let the parade of planets oppose Pluto then move on to oppose Saturn, exposing as it goes. Get to know those desires and needs as who you are now, rather than the younger you. Once you do you may find they change shape and form entirely. Aren’t you curious to discover what’s really there?
You have so much more experience and wisdom here and now. Don’t cheat yourself of that hard won insight! When we rush to act on things as they break surface, it’s a self limiting reaction. Because if you take a small bite now, you won’t be as hungry for the full banquet that’s ahead. Rushing is a fear reaction to limit expansion. Pace yourself; own your desires, don’t be bullied into acting on them (or bully another to meet those needs)yet. The timing will arrive and you will feel the ease of it. Even the harder tasks or conversations will feel manageable when all the events conspire to help you accomplish good things. Imagine the power of mature needs expressed through you and into the world around you. How magical that can be… The Cards and Stars will help.
Thank you,
Lisa Greenfield
Time to revisit those young places inside of you, turn over the rocks of expectations and shoulds to find what is waiting for you to really see. This Moon cycle pulls long hidden secrets out of hidden places so you can lovingly give it your own attention. Attention that wasn’t available or possible when they first appeared in your life. Notice your stories around those wants and needs. Do you believe those stories, do they still fit or were they simply necessary to survive and belong? Your individual expression of you is linked to your desires. How you bring those into being is your life’s work.
We live in a big world filled with so many choices and possibilities it’s staggering. One way our young self navigates all those options, all that space, is to reject or oppose what we don’t want. Sometimes it is easier to know what’s not a fit then what does fit. If that’s where you start, fine. Just balance what you don’t like with what you do. When you reject something too harshly investigate. Fear of the expansion opposite that option is worth digging into before you move on to fast.
Allow others to embrace what works for them. The fearful feminine mind (in all of us) requires compliance in order to feel safe. Yet we don’t die if there are differing beliefs or views. It actually enriches the world we live in when we have space to find our spot in all those options. Gently, slowly find where you belong now by beginning with making room for all that is inside of you. Then you can share it and secure your ‘tribe’ or family of frequency.
July 10th Ten of Swords
This ten marks the end of one cycle, a rather destructive card, but it’s a mental state more than anything. The way you see things is changed, the light has gone on and there is no going back. You can’t unsee what you saw. Your world is the total of all you believe. When you change your mind, the world you’ve constructed shifts seismically in proportion to what you see. The Moon is opposite Pluto today so it highlights what we love and fear losing. That fear often creates rigid defenses in an attempt to save us from pain. That rigidity makes growth uncomfortable at best and impossible at worst.
Sadly, we miss much of what life offers when we hunker down behind the fortress of pain avoidance. Your security efforts need an upgrade. Let this moon cycle reveal where you’ve avoided one kind of pain only to trade it for another. The young place in you that didn’t realize your own power constructed those coping mechanism that have reached their expiration date. Thank those beliefs for what they offered and then start pulling what is useful out of the wreckage. Piece together a framework (Capricorn) that takes better care of all your needs (Cancer), including those desires that fall outside what you learned was acceptable. There’s a better way as an adult to creatively meet those needs that enhances your world and is worth the risk.
July 11th Seven of swords
The battle in our minds continues today as Mercury moves into Cancer for the next three weeks. The planet of airy ideas, and plenty of them, can feel weighted down at first as the feeling waves of Cancer have your mind swimming. This placement highlights right timing, too. It takes time for the tide to go out on those things that are finished before the tide comes in on what’s new. Don’t rush to decide anything until the cycle has had a full turn. Instead harness your mind’s eye to notice what has gone unseen by you, about you. Give it a job to do, remember it’s your servant NOT your master.
Give all the stories space, don’t settle on any one thought being true until it stands up through a full cycle of emotional tidal waves. The stories your mind serves up will reveal your strengths, because fear always goes to work limiting (by lying about ) our greatest strength. It is those strong spots that cause us to expand. Which is why fear works so hard to have us doubting ourselves and what that world can offer. Your desires are meant to find an outlet. They may need sculpting in order to bring out the best of them, but that’s just another place for you to exercise your creativity. Doubt your doubts, create rather than react, find those who want to play there with you.
July 12th Prince of Wands
We have some help this morning coming up with creative ways to meet our needs while we connect with others in a way that honors their needs, too. The only downside can be an impatient ‘me first’ energy with Moon and Venus in Leo. Courage is a good thing, timing matters. Rushing is often a trauma response, a way to jump in before we talk ourselves out of a big step. Breathe into the ‘hurry up’ energy and pause. You can hold the tension, the courage will rise in you to meet the challenge. Adjustments will help get things going and those are easier done sooner rather than later. Which is why slow is the best speed, no matter how urgent the drumbeat is to go, go, go. Others can add to the beauty of your creation, if they are given room to add to it.
July 13th Justice
Ah, this is the day your soul waited for. Today the Virgo moon opposes Jupiter to expose all of your dreams to the light of day. Stay grounded, give all of them space but not equal space. The shadow can have a back seat, so what you own no longer owns you. This helps keep power struggles to a minimum. Venus and Mars meet up in Leo and it’s a big, old spotlight on where your brave heart (Leo Moon) gets help from the attractor factor of Venus.
Don’t panic or push back yet if the offering isn’t exactly what you wanted. Instead see the opportunity to shape it, help it take form with your input. When you stay open to what’s offered it can expand your dreams into a bigger arena. Fear rejects anything outside the carefully constructed image of what’s okay. Creativity says, ‘what can I do with that?’ Practice playing there. The card Justice highlights harmony and balance. Don’t worry if fear keeps trying to reject what’s outside the boundaries of your familiar world. Just keep shaping it, find new meanings. There are many different ways to see anything that happens. Look for the one that feels best to you and who you are now.
July 14th The Devil
The Moon opposes Neptune this evening. What opposes exposes, so look for where you lie to yourself rather than face the facts. We do that to avoid pain and then blame whoever fails to live the illusion, when we participated by lying to ourselves first. We need to see what is truly there so we can work with it. Our illusions are a lighthouse to steer by, they are not the destination. So let those illusory wishes give you a bigger understanding of what you want and then you can play with what is to get where you really want to go. Don’t waste time beating yourself up or blaming another. Gather insight, then put it to work to help you shape what you truly desire.
July 15th Six of Pentacles
A healthy balance between self and others is important today. If it feels off, give that attention. Where do you give in order to get? Where do others do that? This transactional space is the smallest emotional risk. Because it has clearer definitions and measurable exchange it can feel less frightening. And if you wish to enjoy a bigger world you need to learn to go beyond that transaction. Where do you wisely give of yourself without worrying about where it comes back to you? When you can give and trust the Universe will bring what you need to you, at the right time, you make your world safer with that action. It also helps to receive without feeling the pressure to give in return, other than a heartfelt thank you. Trust timing and flow to help balance any and all exchanges when you give from a free heart.
July 16th Eight of Pentacles
What we send out in the world will come back to us. This is a mixed blessing today as our wounds may show up in the form of disagreements that highlight the unloved parts of us. When we don’t honor or know ourselves, those shadows can shape some uncomfortable exchanges. If that happens today, go within. Before you speak up or lash back, spend time with yourself. When you are grounded first, the interactions change completely.
You can hear the wounded child in those in front of you, because you listened to yourself first. You gave your own wants and needs space to be without indulging them if they are having a melt down. Allowing is not acceptance. Go ahead and have an inner tantrum, scream it out if you want. You are responsible for your feelings and also how you express them. When you can feel it without verbally vomiting onto another, you’ve hit a major creative milestone. The more you practice this, the better you get at letting all of you show up to the party but only the adult you in the room shapes what you do.
July 17th Eight of Wands
Two eights in a row means a development you didn’t expect today, but one that is good news! The eight of wands is the card for a standing ovation. Since we are in the Moon Cycle of ‘right timing’ you may experience all the cosmic tumblers clicking in to place in a way you couldn’t foresee. With Venus trine Eris, a welcome release of old baggage may be a big part of the surprise. The Moon in Libra squares the Sun in Cancer and Pluto in Capricorn.
It’s a big step up in the world of self care and personal risk. It could be that we see where we are our own worst enemy in relationships at the same time we can let that pattern go. How good does that feel, right? When we believe we can have better, more loving exchanges we help bring those about. It gives you the patience to hold that place while others need a moment to shift out of young, wounded space to join you as powerful adults. Any grace we offer ourself we can then let others share as well.
July 18th The Sun
When the Sun rises, the light dawns. Fun is an important part of anything you create. When you open up to the lightness of life you have a gift that carries you through any dark days. Today’s aspects bring some of the hidden pockets of secrets out into the open. First reactions could be difficult, so plan time-outs for personal self care.
Pay attention to why you interpret things the way you do. What is the core fear and how you can work with that from a better place. Bring a sense of perspective to it all. You can do this, bumps aren’t the whole road, they are just part of what keeps it interesting. When we twist in into a belief that the world is out to get us, we hurt ourselves most of all. The Universe wants you to have your dreams come true. Dance with the details and be willing to be happily surprised at how well it all turns out.
July 19th Five of wands
The aspects today have us seesawing between wanting to share deeply and being afraid that what we share is not acceptable. First find the raw spots in you and give them some TLC. Feel into right timing for what you share and how you share it. Floodlighting is a young response to building intimacy. It has you spewing out your feelings without being able to validate your own tender places. It has a sticky sense of obligation that others often reject. Speak the truth in bites that you’ve thoroughly chewed first. Notice if another does this with you. Breathe into it all without reacting. Practice letting it be. This card is like a chick pecking its way out of the shell. The effort is not huge, but rather consistently knocks down obstacles one by one. There’s a bigger world waiting on the other side of resistance.
July 20th Strength
The aspects today move us into a breakthrough that feels marvelous and then into more little sticky spots this evening. Forewarned is forearmed. Ride the waves. There is true strength as you learn how to see obstacles as part of the adventure and they get smaller and smaller with each one. Self mastery is the goal here. This doesn’t mean you bully yourself or others into compliance with your wants and needs. Rather it means each exchange is a chance to bring more attention to who you are in total and how to put that to work shaping your world. Great strength allows for great receptivity. New ideas, relationships, pathways all open up when you are strong enough to bear the risk and make the choices that are best for you.
July 21 Four of wands
Happy homes and good relationships are the hallmark of this four in Tarot. Well done you. Eris goes retrograde with a lot of help from Mars and the Moon in Sagittarius. We can take responsibility for the forgotten, rejected or unloved parts of us and use then to inform us more fully about what made us who we are today. That’s a lot of work well rewarded. When we take the path of personal responsibility all our relationships improve. Discord is no longer waiting around corners to ambush us. Rather when it shows up we know how to respect our needs and so offer others similar consideration. Battles aren’t necessary, disagreements lead to stronger connections with ourselves and others. Now that’s good news…
July 22 Four of Pentacles
We have two fours in a row just as we had two eights in a row as we head into the Full Moon. They are even in the same suit only reversed order. When we ground things from our higher self (Four of Wands) we reap the benefits of standing on solid ground (four of pentacles). Two fours in a row also echoes the theme of solid relationships. The fact is that others are mostly a projection hook we pin our unhealed stories upon and then battle ourselves in the form of others.
Once we understand that, then conflict can always be addressed and healed within us. There is no need to fear others or our exchange with others. It doesn’t mean you won’t experience unpleasantness, because you will. The difference is in how you react and interact with it. You no longer feel at the mercy of anything outside you. What a relief it is to live that life, right? Gather your tribe of like minded friends and loved ones as each take their own road to personal responsibility and happiness.
