July Horoscopes

Astrology of July
Current Configurations
Past Months

Aries	Libra
Taurus	Scorpio
Gemini	Sagittarius
Cancer	Capricorn
Leo	Aquarius
Virgo	Pisces

July 2009

Current Astrology

	The Sun is in Gemini
	The Moon is in LibraThe Gibbous Moon is in Libra, Enters Scorpio 4:45 pm
	Moon Void of Course 7:53 am to 4:45 pm
	Next Mercury Retrograde Aug 23 - Sep 15

Current Configurations

by Henry Seltzer

July 7th Full Moon
This powerful lunation brings the restrictions and difficult limitations of Saturn to the fore by trine and sextile, and with the Moon in mid-Capricorn opposing both the Sun and Mercury in Cancer, emphasizes Pluto in early Capricorn. In fact, the Moon/Pluto midpoint almost exactly opposes Mercury, meaning that throughout this month we will become more conscious of the deep changes being wrought in the very fabric of our lives as the transit of Pluto through Saturn's sign of Capricorn — representing the structure of society — continues to unfold. This Full Moon period of time also emphasizes the triple Aquarius conjunction of Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron, now only minutes of a degree apart from each other and squared by Mars in Taurus. Mars also exactly sextiles volatile Uranus at this time, bringing his trickster archetypal pattern into the mix of energies swirling around us now. Venus has entered Gemini and there makes a quincunx or inconjunct aspect to Pluto, completing the picture for dramatic change and the recognition of change that characterizes the entire month.

July 15th Last Quarter Moon
This is traditionally the time when we contemplate the successes and failures since the beginning of the lunation three weeks prior, with a thought for what we have learned and what we can try to do differently as we absorb the wisdom of experience and prepare for the next cycle. In this event, Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron are further emphasized since aspected by the Sun and also Mercury in conjunction as they are also sextiled by the Moon in Aries. This is just as Jupiter slips past Neptune backwards and moves closer to problematic Chiron, representing the painful places within us that we can choose to either accept or reject, together with the potential joys of integrating what is after all an essential part of our nature.

July 21st New Moon
This is another powerful lunation, the third in six weeks, taking place in the final degree of Cancer. The Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron triple conjunction in Aquarius is once again emphasized, since the eclipse degree aspects this spiritual configuration. Jupiter has by now drawn quite close to Chiron in this beginning point in time for the next four-week cycle, so that the archetype of the Wounded Healer is therefore emphasized for this entire mid-summer timeframe. Jupiter with Chiron brings up the wound of the mis-placed belief system, and is characteristic of our times, when we have to struggle to find new maps of Spirit to replace the ones that are outmoded and dying now, overburdened by the institutionalized and currently irrelevant philosophies of the past. The transition we as a society are entering into might have something to do with one world and one Spirit as opposed to the nationalistic tribal religions that have dominated thus far. Uranus in Pisces is also aspected by this New Moon degree, indicating that we must look to our own unique inner guidance for the pathway out of the maze of failed traditions that we are currently traversing.