Astro Vibrational Tapestry Reportby Linda Berry and Starlene Breiter
The Strongest Vibration Today comes from Mars connecting with Saturn and Pluto (1*). You have a lot of energy today and tomorrow to focus on who you really are and what is your unique way of expressing yourself in the world. This is about your personal style or orientation to life and the ways you choose to express yourself. You are going to find that today you are inclined to just do what feels right to you without paying any attention to what other people expect of you. It is as if for this couple of days (this is a two day pattern) you just don’t care what other people think of your way of doing things. And by the same token, you aren’t worried about how other people might be acting either. Today and tomorrow you get your own form of a “Get out of Jail Free” card that says, “Forget about social expectations, I’m doing my own thing”. Enjoy being yourself!
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (in order of strength)
23 (0*) Focusing on one’s unique orientation to life and expressing that whatever the risks
30 (0*) Sharing harmoniously, playfully and creatively with others
The Mood of the Day
Venus in Virgo starts to form a sextile with Jupiter in Scorpio this morning at about 7 AM. Although this aspect does not peak until tomorrow it is strong and grows all day. This is a friendly energy, one that feels positive and light. There is a desire to do things that are creative and possibly out of the usual realm of things that you do. Enjoy doing something lighthearted during this time and explore other ideas or places that you have wanted to explore but have yet to get to, you will be in the mood to do this!
{The remainder of the aspects to mention today are aspects to the Moon. Moon aspects are more like moods, than life-changing alterations/situations. Since they are two planet Moon patterns they only last a couple of hours on each side of their peak times.}
The Moon in Scorpio comes to a trine with Neptune in Pisces at 3:39 AM. This is a sweet and possibly romantic energy. If you are asleep during this time you might get some lovely dreams. Be sure to journal them down if you do. Later in the morning the Scorpio Moon comes to a sextile with Pluto in Capricorn at 10:28 AM. This aspect can have some enlightening feelings surface. This can create an intense energy for the morning, but it is not necessarily negative. Passion is one thing that comes to mind, if you have something passionate to emote, then this may be a good time to do that. The last aspect today is when the Scorpio Moon comes to a square with Mercury in Leo at 4 PM. Here there is a restless feeling in the mind. Worry and stress may surface. If so remind yourself that this too shall pass.
Longer Term Vibrations that need to be considered. These are patterns that continue over an extended period of time and you may find that rereading this periodically will help you effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.} Cyclic Patterns we are experiencing at this time
Cyclic Patterns we are experiencing at this time
{Longer Term Vibrations also need to be considered. These patterns continue over several days and you may want to reread this periodically to help you more effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.}
The First Quarter Moon was on July 19 and will be influencing us until the Full Moon on July 27. It brings a strong sense of dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs. There is a strong need to change whatever is necessary to bring ones dreams and visions of life into reality. This week you have the opportunity to make connections between old sources of wisdom and new sources of wisdom coming from the exploration of new frontiers. There is help available to you if you will only open up and accept the help that is being offered. However in order to be able to receive that help you must do your part to build the type of world you want to live in.
We are in a new eclipse cycle starting with the Solar Eclipse on July 12. This will be followed by a Lunar Eclipse on July 27 and a second Solar Eclipse on August 11. Thus we are entering a full month of change. Be prepared to go through a series of changes involving new realizations about yourself and the world around you. This eclipse brings with it a feeling of focus and discipline touched with a certain obsessive compulsive feeling about getting done what you need to get done. The Sabian Symbol for this eclipse is “A prima donna singing” which encourages us to naturally express our gifts as they come up within us without the expectation of special privileges being given to us as some kind of right based on how special we are. If we demand special treatment it will distort our gifts as they are used to feed the ego, rather than being expressed as a natural part of us.
The Summer Solstice was on June 21 and this energy pattern will be influencing us until September 22 when the Fall Equinox occurs. The Summer Solstice is when the Sun enters Cancer and the Summer officially begins. With the temperatures we have been seeing a lot of places, it looks like the Summer has gotten off to a running start. This summer there is a strong emphasis on taking action that will benefit the community and bring peace and healing. People will not be willing to sacrifice their sense of what is right and ultimately meaningful but they will value operating in peaceful cooperative ways to achieve their goals. In the midst of all this it is important for each of us to take some time out to just be in the moment and relax and play in a creative way.
Retrogrades of personal planets:
Mercury will go retrograde on July 27 (23le26) and will turn direct on August 19 (11le32).
We are currently in the pre-retrograde shadow which lasts from July 8 to July 27. During this time period you need to check and double check and triple check things because you are more likely now to miss something and need to correct it. The post-retrograde period will be from August 19 to September 2. This Mercury retrograde is focused on whether you get caught up in the superficiality of appearances or you can learnt to expand your awareness of yourself and others to a point where you recognize your innate self-worth and the worth of other people and recognize that who a person is, is a lot more important than what they appear to be. Appearances can be deceiving and you are challenged to look at the deeper truths of each person you interact with.
Mars went retrograde on June 27(9aq13) and will turn direct in on August 27(28cp37). When Mars appears to go retrograde due to our position here on the Earth, the Mars energies are likely to go out of control if they are disturbed. In other words, anyone who hasn’t worked through their issues with anger and frustration may explode during Mars retrograde. There is also a shadow around the retrograde both before and after the retrograde period when the Mars energy may not work the way you expect it to work. The pre-retrograde shadow was from May 13th to June 27th. The post-retrograde shadow will be from August 27th to October 8th. In the post-retrograde shadow you will have an opportunity to rework your issues with anger and frustration and perhaps learn a better way of dealing with times when your actions get blocked by something or someone around you. The challenge of this Mars retrograde period is to see where you need to take responsibility for your life and your decisions rather than blaming others, to see what biases and illusions you carry within you that are distorting your reactions and to revise your understanding to see the deeper truths of each person as a unique soul and spirit of value.
The Daily Gemstone & Essential Oil
The essential oil suggestion for today is Frankincense. Frankincense helps to clear the energy and bring about a welcome and open space to wherever it is. It is also strongly connected to the Divine and is helpful for those wishing to manifest things in their lives.
The gemstone suggestion for the day is Amethyst. Amethyst will help to bring about creativity and awareness to the greater whole.
All times are given in Eastern USA time zone.
Namaste,
Starlene Breiter www.RockStarAstrologer.com
Linda Berry www.AstroSleuth.org