Mars’ entrance to Taurus on July 4 offers motivation to chase your educational ambitions. This is an excellent time to travel to new places, taking in the sights and sounds of a different culture. On the same day, Mercury enters Cancer, helping you communicate with a variety of people. Find common ground through nostalgia or by discussing childhood experiences which shaped your dreams. The Capricorn full moon on July 13 stimulates fears of failure. You may worry that exposing your creative gifts will set you up to be ridiculed. Instead, embrace the talents that set you apart from your collaborators. True allies will celebrate your strengths!
Venus enters Cancer on July 17, making you popular amongst friends. You can reach compromises in group projects by appealing to others’ feelings and sensitivities. After Mercury enters Leo on July 19, an artistic or spiritual project begins to percolate behind the scenes. However, Chiron stations retrograde on the same day, suggesting that you reframe a story you tell yourself around a perceived lack of power and personal autonomy. By building trust in yourself, you’ll notice changes in how others engage you in intimate relationships.
The sun then enters Leo on July 22, making your social life quiet in the month leading up to your birthday season. During the July 28 Leo new moon, reflect on how you access joy and inner peace. Your intuition should be your north star in the year ahead. Jupiter stations retrograde on the same day, generating setbacks in situations where you’ve pooled your resources with another person. Until December, avoid placing your financial well being into someone else’s hands without doing your research first.