Back into the Heart of the Beast

Mercury retrograde is swallowed whole by the Sun in Leo, back into the heart of the beast on July 31. The planet of communication disappears and goes silent into the burning rays of the Sun, emerging after capturing an essence of the heart’s desire. Love language beyond words makes the heart sing. Inspiration is unlocked during this time, though pride and arrogance can flare. Nostalgia from the past connects to the present and future.

Mid-August (8-13), the sky is sans the element of earth with a Grand Air Trine, Mystic Rectangle and Kite, untethered to terra firma. Venus and Jupiter in nurturing Cancer merge together to amplify love and luck. 

Mercury ends retrograde August 11 coinciding with a harmonious Grand Air Trine between Uranus in Gemini, Mars in Libra and Pluto in Aquarius. Ideas and connection flow through action, power and innovation. A Mystic Rectangle with Saturn and Neptune in Aries, Mars in Libra, Mercury in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius also transpires. Epiphanies of idealistic brilliance are motivated by difficult circumstances.

Fresh out of retrograde, Mercury in Leo plays a key role in connecting the Grand Trine and Mystic Rectangle through a Kite. Mercury opposes Pluto as communication takes a power-oriented tone. Saturn and Neptune in Aries also connect these 2 patterns in which optimistic visions still carry on within challenging structures. Mars and Saturn receive one another to help with challenging dynamics of taking appropriate action vs. adherence to new unjust governmental rules.

A new moon in Virgo is on August 23. September 1, Saturn retrogrades back into Pisces followed by a 15˚ total lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 7. 

A partial solar eclipse occurs on September 21 at 29˚ Virgo opposite of Saturn in Pisces, close to the fall equinox on September 22. Unfinished business catalyzes to tie up loose ends, resolve issues and separate as needed. This eclipse contains 3 yods or “fingers of fate” and a Kite, a dynamic recipe for redirection.

Uranus retrogrades back into Taurus on November 7, as the caterpillar struggles back into its cocoon before fully transforming into a butterfly, navigating the complexity of the current times.