JULY 2024 Predictions

July is bringing us home, in a sense. “With a new moon in Cancer forming a helpful alliance with sensible Saturn, the theme for early July is constructive new beginnings and long-lasting progress. Whatever we start around the new moon on July 5 will be blessed with auspicious energy, enabling our projects and ideas to take root and generate long-term success. This is an ideal time to start a new health plan, for example, because your good intentions should stay in place rather than fizzle out after a few days or weeks. Identify an area of your life you want to change for the better, and set a plan in motion on or just after July 5 to make it happen. Past successes or failures don’t matter; keep in mind that the days around the new moon offer you the best chance of success. After that point, the energies become more abrasive and restless as Mars conjuncts Uranus in Taurus. This aspect still points to progress, but with an element of discord before things move forward. Mars and Uranus, a rebellious combination, seeks to bring about much needed change; it just goes about it without diplomacy or gentleness. Expect a rash of impulsive energy with people more rushed and less patient than usual. Even with this sense of frustration in the air, beginning a new and innovative idea or project you can channel your energy into, shouldn’t be a problem. This aspect favors dynamic action that brings about creative change, especially if it benefits society and allows people to express themselves more freely. This aspect isn’t the best for peace on the world stage, as it can provoke angry, impulsive, and destructive responses. We have to hope that tensions between warring countries do not escalate during this time and that the soothing influence of Venus on Uranus and Mars will act as a peacemaker and diffuse destructive anger. In our personal lives we can increase the chances of peaceful outcomes by being more conscious of our anger and frustration, and work to diffuse these emotions. Keep in mind that the highest expression of a Mars-Uranus conjunction is breaking out of stagnant patterns and outdated situations so that you can move unfettered through life in a dynamic, creative, and inspired way. Look to see where you’re stuck in life, and take action to blast through it.”

“Mars leaves Taurus and moves into Gemini during the full moon on July 21, forming a perfect and incredibly powerful trine with Pluto in Aquarius at zero degrees. This very potent moment favors empowerment and transformation. As Mars and Pluto link up at zero degrees Gemini and Aquarius, respectively, a very intense full moon feeds into the Mars-Pluto dynamic. The full moon is at the very end of Capricorn (29 degrees), closely conjoined by Pluto, so Capricorn, Cancer, and Leo should especially feel the intensity of the moment. Neptune is also at 29 degrees Pisces, and Uranus is close at 26 degrees Taurus. This all makes for a real hotbed of cosmic energy when things might come to light or conclude. This full moon of completion and clarity means we might finally get to see the truth and know the way forward, but the process could feel intense. Many things will come up for healing, and the associated feelings will surely be cathartic and positive. Be prepared to briefly go through the wringer, but be assured that you will come out on the other side renewed and transformed.”

“To conclude, July is an interesting mix of constructive new starts, powerful transformation, and exciting breakthroughs. Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind is that things are not meant to stay the same. The more we cling to how things were, the more difficult we will find these times. Allow yourself to experience whatever the universe wishes you to experience, remembering that the status quo leads to stagnation and discontent; just standing still isn’t really an option. You must move on, or a disturbance will come. If it does, see it as a sign that you need to travel forward. If you can be honest about what this is, July’s dynamic energies should help you make progress.” The alignments of the planets are moving us forward as the year progresses, assisting us in personal evolution, as we go through these changes.

*** The above information was quoted or paraphrased from Donna Taylor’s magazine article, “Constructive New Beginnings”, Sedona Journal of Emergence, July 2024; with added comments from: Trish Forsyth Voss. *** The information below was quoted or paraphrased from Mary Elizabeth Hoffman, magazine article, “Discover a Sense of Home”, Sedona Journal of Emergence, July 2024, with added comments from: Trish Forsyth Voss. ***

“July opens with cosmic equinox energies on July 1, influencing the month with a grand square in the cardinal signs: the Moon’s nodes (north in Aries, south in Libra) squaring Cupido in Capricorn, and the Sun, Hades, Kronos, Venus, and Mercury in Cancer speaks to the energies of home, belonging, community and family. Seeking to discover a sense of home base is paramount throughout July, setting the stage for all tomorrows. The Moon and Mars in Taurus on the Taurus point of avatar on July 1, brings dreams, visions, and opportunities for alternative directions, devoid of aggressive conflicts or behaviors, and in alignment with the wisest and best interests of all beings. Portals, portents, and options will appear in rapid succession, requiring one to stay in the present moment to take full advantage of them, to one’s greatest benefit in alignment with the soul-heart’s destiny. Mercury in Cancer square Chiron in Aries brings revelations of alternative ways of seeing, perceiving, and healing the wounds of the soul and psyche associated with care, love, home, family, belonging, and mother energy (or the lack thereof). Too much ‘love’ — in the form of smothering, dominance, control, or restriction — is equally as devastating as the absence of that kind of love. Placing the relationship within the soul-heart and inner truth center makes it possible to have more balanced relationships with all others outside the self, in all times, spaces, and dimensions. The wide air trine between Pluto in early Aquarius, Admetos and Jupiter in Gemini, and the Moon’s south node in Libra, portends things to come that are vibrationally necessary to attain and maintain the harmony, balance, flow, and decisiveness that empowers the manifestation of creative beauty, balance, and harmony in 3D on Earth. This is an opportune time to reactivate, realign, and bring creative endeavors out of storage from times past and expand on alternative ways to express these now with a vision toward their future alignments with the soul-heart in balanced reciprocity with the cosmos.”

“With the Moon and Mars in Taurus conjunct the Taurus point of avatar headed toward a conjunction with Uranus in Taurus — the Moon by 6:00 am PST and Mars from July 14 to 19 — dramatic changes are on the horizon. When attuning to one’s inner truth center and following that guidance, these changes can happen with freewill choice, flow, support, and abundance. Resisting these powerful change energies — which are directly related to one’s present location, relationships, and connections and how they align with balanced reciprocity — will manifest as sudden and disruptive changes seemingly brought about by outside sources. When aligned in balance with one’s surroundings, inner-truth-center guidance will be available to act accordingly within the flow of changes necessary in the wisest and best interests of all, avoiding sudden traumatic or disruptive situations and experiences. On July 5 at 2:57 pm PST, a new moon in Cancer is surrounded by a stellium of other planets — Hades, the Sun, the Moon, Kronos, and Venuus — all in Cancer. Attention will be brought to individual and collective misalignments, to assist in making necessary adjustments. With the exact conjunction of Mars and Uranus in Taurus from July 14 to 19, incredible portals, halls of records (personal, planetary, and cosmic), will open, signaling a time when the human kingdom has committed to act as a conduit for anchoring this harmonizing cosmic energy into the Earth plane. Those open and aligned with this great work will find themselves drawn to specific places and people during this juncture of cosmic energies as families of choice come together across the globe. On July 21 at 2:19 am PST, the second consecutive full moon in Capricorn brings a rain of caring compassion of balanced reciprocity to a peak. With Mars in Gemini trine Pluto in early Aquarius and the Moon in late Capricorn, a bounty of revelations and new hope, directions, and ways will be revealed in the minds and hearts of all beings. With the Moon in late Capricorn trine Uranus in late Taurus and Mars in very early Gemini, individual and collective subconscious ego motivations will make themselves known, marking a crossroads for many members of the human kingdom. Some will part ways with those to whom they no longer align. This will hold no judgment or blame, but just a true following of one’s inner truth center in his or her wisest and best interests, now and in the future. July’s energies create a pull of the soul-heart’s destiny, strongly imploring all to communicate, experience, and explore their care, love, passion, and heart with all beings throughout the cosmos, including Earth and all her inhabitants. Experiencing this passion brings great joy, purpose, balance, and harmony into all aspects of life. Gratitude empowers these energies, amplifying what one honors, respects, and cares for in all aspects. Energetically feeding love, abundance, and appreciation rather than fear, worry, and concern, attracts people, beings, and energies of like mind, soul, and heart into harmony and partnership in all times, spaces, and dimensions. In light, love, wisdom, truth, and timing, namaste.” We, humanity, are undergoing a ‘change in consciousness’, and as we do, we are seeking and discovering our sense of ‘home’ this year (and in the next few years), and placing ourselves in the places we need to be, to fulfill our purpose in this time. Namaste.