July 2013

ARIES 

You seem to be going back and forth on an issue that's calling for a firm decision. The more decisive you try to be, the more it seems like there are two irreconcilable sides of the story, each with its own seemingly valid point of view. The more you try to please everyone, the more obvious it becomes that you'll never be able to do that. I suggest you not burn yourself out doing this. You probably already know the reality of the situation, not from rationalizing or arguing one side of the case over the other, but because you simply know. What you're really waiting for is the courage to take action, whether that means declaring an end to something, or committing to it more fully.

TAURUS

It's time to set boundaries with your family, which really means organizing your life the way you want. I suggest you identify the center of your life: the element about which you're the most passionate, or the place where you most dependably tend the fires. Then ask yourself how you feel when you imagine your family—be it parents, spouse, partner or children—knowing that's the thing you care about so deeply. Do you perceive support or reticence? Do you feel better about yourself, or do questions come up? How you think that others feel about you is a good picture of how you feel about yourself. It's more complex than you may think, though you do seem determined to get to the heart of the matter.

GEMINI

You're at the most important juncture of the year when it comes to sorting your financial priorities, and getting clear about how to be more financially successful. I suggest that the first thing you do is recognize your potential. Your earning capacity has expanded significantly in recent weeks, and you need to be clear about that so you can take advantage of it. Yet there's another ingredient that will help unlock your potential, which is sorting through everything you were taught about money as a child: whether it's a good or bad thing, whether you deserve any and for what activities, the impressions that adult relatives made on you, and so on. This may be ancient history but it's information that is useful and indeed essential to work with now. 

CANCER

Jupiter has returned to your sign for the first time in nearly 12 years, and I trust you've already started to notice some of the pressure coming off, and your world expanding just a bit. Jupiter is providing you with a kind of cushion that will create some open space around you and deflect random objects, and give you access to additional resources. Now that you know this, I suggest you relax a little and see what happens. Try doing that Cancerian thing and eat real food, take care of the plants, and get enough sleep every night. There has been a frenetic quality to your life the past few months, as if you've been driven by some kind of invisible psychic force. Take some time and notice how much you've accomplished. That'll give you a clue of what's to come.

LEO

Match your actions to your innermost thoughts. From our earliest days we are trained to split our personalities: to say one thing and do another; to feel a certain way and act against our feelings; to violate our intelligence or intuition; and many other examples. One beautiful thing about the astrology of July is the close relationship between your deepest sentiments and your choices and actions. It would seem you have no interest in hypocrisy—only in acting from your values with the utmost sincerity. This is the course of action that will feel the best because it's a reflection of who you actually are. All those options about choosing anything to the contrary are vastly overrated.

VIRGO

You have no control over how you're perceived. You have some influence, but in truth, people believe what they believe and they often see based on their beliefs. Meanwhile, you're a person on a mission—and from what I can tell, you're entirely sincere. Part of taking up anything larger than yourself, or acting in ways that benefit others, can be the perception that you have some other motive. I could go over all the rationales behind this, but you probably know them. I suggest that you not let anyone's opinion of you, or their perceived opinion, influence your dedication. Persist for just a little while and soon enough the simple reality of the situation will be obvious to everyone.

LIBRA

You tend to leave an impression on others that is more austere and conservative than you may think. There's a certain reserve around your sign, a reticence to reveal too much, and your astrology is illustrating just such an inner discussion now. You seem to have some compelling reasons to stay silent—and some even more compelling reasons to reveal something specific about yourself. Which is the correct impulse? Well, which haven't you tried? What are your concerns about consequences? Are they just fears, or are they realistic? One of the main qualifications for leadership is sincerity. Were you to choose that path, what would you want to reveal? Not be compelled to reveal out of some moral dictate, but want to reveal because you will feel better and stronger for doing so?

SCORPIO

You may be spending too much time pleading your case or arguing for your cause than is necessary. That would include negotiation or studying various points of view. People in your life are more likely to do what's right based on the fact that it's actually so rather than based on any rationales that you may present to them. I would propose that if you accept and believe what you know to be true—especially what you know to be true for you—that others will be much more inclined to do so. If you find yourself debating anything, ask yourself whether you really believe it, and what basis you have for doing so. Be bold about questioning yourself—and about responding.

SAGITTARIUS

You may find it easier to clear the hot air out of the room now that Jupiter is in Cancer—a sign that's cooler, more inwardly seeking and oriented on feelings. You've learned a lot about yourself with Jupiter moving through your opposite sign. Its new placement is less about what is said and more about what is done. People demonstrate their feelings, their caring, their sincerity through their actions. Words can deceive easily and often do so; it's more difficult to deceive with actions. Now you need to tell the difference, both in terms of what you do and what others do. Let your actions and the actions of others do all the talking.

CAPRICORN

It's been a long time since you were cut a break. You've been so driven and so restless in recent years, you might count it a miracle if anyone could keep up with you, or understand you, or feel the kinds of pressures and enforced changes that you've been going through on a fairly regular basis. Your relationships can now consciously provide a cushion of safety for you. Yet whether you see and feel this will depend largely on your emotional orientation. I suggest you relax a little. Give people the benefit of the doubt about whether they understand you or are capable of seeing your point of view. You don't need to push yourself or others so hard. Get the feeling of being at home wherever you are, and you will feel like that a little more every day.

AQUARIUS

Yours is the sign of the water bearer, and that water has to come from someplace. Some of the sage descriptions of your sign encourage you to fill up your urn so that you have something to give to others when called upon to do so. Jupiter joining many other planets in the water signs is a reminder to pause, fill up and strengthen yourself. To do this, however, you will need to make a conscious choice to trust, and to question your many reasons not to trust. This time in your life only seems to be about the authority you have over your own life and to some extent your responsibility for others. It's about relaxing into an exchange, and having the faith to receive what you need when it's offered to you.

PISCES

It takes a lot to let go of control on this planet right now, whether it's actual control or the illusion thereof. You have compelling reasons to do that, most significantly your peace of mind. But in order for this to be sincere, you need to replace control with something else. The one-word description of that “something else” is faith—though that too may be challenging for you at times, and it's nothing that you can contrive. What I suggest you replace it with is an experiment in how far your creativity can get you. If you see a problem, a puzzle or a conflict, try having faith that your creativity can turn it to something positive for everyone, then give it a try. Your results will speak for themselves.

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