Newsletter | July / August 2009 | July Horoscope
Holistic Living is pleased to feature a monthly horoscope by U.S. astrologer Sioux Rose. With 30 years of experience, her columns have appeared regularly in numerous US and Latin American publications. From 1986-1995, she hosted the United States' only live cable-TV program devoted to astrology in the Florida Keys and has also taught courses in tarot, numerology, and western astrology at various Community Colleges in Florida. Go to www.siouxrose.com for more information.
ARIES
Each July brings the sun to your chart’s domestic sector where the dynamics of family life (along with the state of the home itself) come under scrutiny. Upping the ante on these concerns, a solar eclipse takes place in this sector on the 22nd. Eclipses tend to change things around, often summoning endings that eventuate in new beginnings. Ruler Mars crosses Taurus, your financial sector, until the 12th when it progresses onto Gemini, your zone of influential communications and key correspondences. Mars prompts you to develop new sources of income, or better promote yourself. Plans jell on the 9th-10th, while innovation guides your efforts on the 18th-19th. A relative makes heavy demands on you (your time) on the 22nd. Romance brings surprises on the 28th-29th. The sun enters your pleasure-oriented 5th house on the 23rd to rouse your interests in romance, recreation, and personal hobbies. Indulging in pursuits close to your heart leads to a renewed sense of optimism.
TAURUS
The sun energizes your 3rd house of communication, short trips, and education (from traditional as well as unorthodox sources). Sun and moon merge for a solar eclipse in this sector on the 22nd. Unexpected news may radically alter your plans. Circumstances in the life of a cousin, brother, sister, aunt or uncle may profoundly shift. You make wise decisions on the 9th-10th, but must think “outside of the box” on the 18th-19th. Your inner resources (in additional to personal assets) are challenged on the 21st-22nd. Ego-driven Mars begins the month in your sign empowering your personal desires; but it shifts to Gemini, your money sector, on the 13th hastening you to fight for personal security. You learn something important about love and commitment on the 28th-29th. By this time the sun progresses into Leo, realm of the heart, where it stirs domestic matters. What really matters most to you is harmony in the home in spite of lofty ambitions.
GEMINI
Each July returns to the sun to your chart zone of personal finance. Moneymaking and investing dominate your thoughts. However, a solar eclipse jars your income sector on the 22nd and it points to change in the way you earn income, or perceive your assets. Your sign is gifted with a capacity for innovation, and when one road is blocked, you are challenged to find another route to your ultimate destination. Pioneer-spirited Mars enters your sign (for its first visit in two years) on the 13th to catalyze and support such efforts. Practical good sense guides you on the 9th-10th, while a bold willingness to try new approaches asserts on the 18th-19th. Ruler Mercury races ahead of the sun to enter the sunny sign of Leo on the 15th (with the sun following on the 23rd). The lively sign of the lion inspires your creativity. Your spirits are lifted as you indulge in social activities and seek out interesting events in your locale. A loved one may disappoint you (by marking stern boundaries) on the 21st-22nd; however a new, therapeutic way of experiencing the meaning of commitment is felt on the 28th-29th.
CANCER
The gift of the sun’s empowered rays head your way in the season intended for your personal renewal. Your idea of security is wedded to past circumstances, yet you must now relax your grip somewhat. That’s because a powerful solar eclipse asserts in (and through) your sign on the 22nd; and eclipses portend major changes. Ego-driven Mars begins the month in Taurus where it prompts social interaction; but then it enters your reclusive 12th house (Gemini) on the 13th where it compels you to spend more time listening to your inner self (soul). Actions taken precipitously can push away the very thing you seek. A new phase of self-knowledge asserts. You can trust your pragmatism on the 9th-10th, and will learn something radical (intentionally or otherwise) on the 18th-19th. Since you’re apt to feel isolated and alone on the 21st-22nd, make sure you have some light-hearted funny DVDS on hand to offset this bleak mood. The realization unfolds that you are part of something greater than this world, and connected to a guide, angel, or the great spirit. This spiritual revelation feeds your soul on the 28th-29th and provides you with the peace that strengthens your resolve to meet the matters at hand.
LEO
Your psychic reserves (not to mention physical stamina) tend to be low the weeks prior to your birthday. Pace yourself and turn off the world in order to contact the “still small voice” within, otherwise the solar eclipse in your sector of “self-undoing” can foster precipitate moves that work against your best interests. The sun energizes your karmic 12th house (where the eclipse culminates) until July 23. Mars begins the month in your career sector pushing you towards ambitious goals. Then it shifts gears to enter Gemini on the 13th where social events and invitations warrant your interest. Wisdom guides your efforts on the 9th-10th when you’re intended to take a lesson from the past and implement it to suit current events. Important personal insights (along with novel developments) emerge on the 18th-19th. A cherished plan or goal may encounter a setback on the 21st-22nd; while love has something to teach you on the 28th-29th. Your sense of omnipotence will begin to return with the sun’s entrance into Leo on the 23rd.
VIRGO
If your work colleagues are also friends, then as the sun stirs your sociable 11th house you recognize new ways to work with others to further shared goals and intentions. Since a solar eclipse rocks your 11th house on the 22nd, an unexpected new aspiration may emerge. You also see an associate in an altogether different light. Mars enters your professional sector on the 13th and on account of your penchant for efficiency you demonstrate that you can fulfill the tasks/duties of two employees. Patience pays off (in terms of helping goals reach fruition) on the 9th-10th, whereas innovation guides on the 18th-19th. Saturn is nearing the end of its two-year transit of your sign, but not before it squares off against Venus on the 21st-22nd. You are either forced to notice a major imperfection in a love-interest, or recognize that you can’t keep spending money like you have your own printing press. When the sun enters Leo on the 23rd, it’s time to kick back, lay low, and take your own “inventory.”
LIBRA
The sun energizes your career sector, so you now can attract the limelight, or gain a favorable impression from a boss or authority figure. It’s also a strategic phase for assessing your long-term goals. A solar eclipse impacts this sector (on the 22nd) and it can change substantial elements of your professional profile. Energetic Mars enters Gemini on the 13th to provide you with enhanced communications power, call it the magic of persuasion. The 9th-10th are excellent days for planning, while exciting developments arise on the 18th-19th. You may have to contend with a major critic on the 21st-22nd; but if your ego can stand up to the critique, you learn something vital. The sun progresses on to Leo on the 23rd to fire up your sociable sector. Find common ground with others so as to work together towards shared objectives. That process bears fruit (or exceptional creative output) on the 28th-29th.
SCORPIO
As the sun triggers your 9th house of long-distance travels, if you can’t get away, you will probably correspond with persons far from home. Sometimes the 9th house rouses legal matters, however it also strengthens educational goals (and resolve). A solar eclipse on July 22 tweaks this sector; so make sure you’re not doing anything quasi-legal. Mars begins the month in your partnership sector where it can trigger arguments; but then it enters Gemini on the 13th drawing joint financial matters into prominence. Practical good sense guides your actions and decisions on the 9th-10th; but be prepared for unexpected developments, or a need to explore new methods, on the 18th-19th. You’ll probably feel a financial pinch on the 21st-22nd. It can prompt you to reach higher professionally. In fact your career sector comes to life once the sun enters Leo on the 23rd. Venus makes splendid aspects on the 28th-29th guaranteed to teach you something marvelous about the relationship between love and generosity.
SAGITTARIUS
It’s believed by spiritual sources that what you give away makes space in your life for what is next. The sun activates your 8th house, the zone of endings, new beginnings, and personal rebirth. It is also the chart arena associated with all forms of joint financial enterprise including legal obligations including taxes and child support. As you give, you open the door to receive. That is a spiritual law. And in case you’re not paying attention, an eclipse rocks this sector on the 22nd, added to Mars, the warrior, crossing your zone of partnership (beginning on the 13th) where it can agitate close ties if mutual agreements are not respected/honored. Wisdom guides on the 9th-10th, while you spontaneously come upon an inventive solution (or approach) on the 18th-19th. Someone lays down the law (or marks stern boundaries) on the 21st-22nd. When the sun enters Leo it enlivens your philosophical side. You may feel the urge to fly away, lest romance surprise you on the 28th-29th with its own ticket to ride!
CAPRICORN
July inevitably springs your partnership sector to life. You’re made more aware of the dynamics that animate the tie; and if harmony is not forthcoming, you’re prompted to find ways to restore it. If you have not been paying attention to that necessity, a solar eclipse to this sector on the 22nd definitely sparks renewed interest in what it takes to maintain (or create) a satisfying union. Mars begins the month in Taurus where it enhances your sensuality and can bring you closer to your significant other; but this fiery planet progresses onto Gemini on the 13th to activate your health and work sector. You may be troubled by a chronic physiological disorder, especially if you’re not adhering to a healthy diet. You clarify personal goals on the 9th-10th, find innovative ways to further your interests on the 18th-19th, and deal with a troubling issue on the 21st-22nd. The sun moves to Leo on the 23rd to activate your capacity for rebirth. You learn something that revitalizes your outlook on the 28th-29th.
AQUARIUS
Your health and work sector is energized until July 23; plus a solar eclipse jars this zone on the 22nd. If you are not paying attention to your body’s nutritional needs, this eclipse may direct you to make therapeutic changes. It’s also plausible that your work or job duties will alter. Perhaps you’ve outgrown your present niche, or realize it’s time to upgrade your skills in today’s competitive marketplace. Mars moves into Gemini on the 13th to bring out your fun-loving nature. You’re drawn to romance and can find yourself flirtatious or even playing games. If your efforts are insincere, someone will call you on your behavior on the 21st-22nd when love-star Venus takes a hit from Saturn. Your ideas are dynamic and influence others on the 18th-19th. Once the sun progresses onto Leo, (on the 23rd) your marital sector comes to life and the dance of partnership, in all its variations, takes precedence. For all that you know relationships still have much to teach you.
PISCES
With the watery sign of Cancer governing your chart’s romance sector, you can get lost in another person, or certainly know the sweet sensation of having personal boundaries melt away (into other). July awakens this zone and stirs it with an eclipse on the 22nd. Your heart will feel the reverberations as either a child or romantic partner prompt you to learn (or face) something that you were able to avoid up until now. Warrior-Mars enters the dual sign of Gemini on the 13th to challenge you. As proves the case with all twin signs, you confront your own intrinsic duality by facing a significant choice. You can respond with kindness/unconditional love, or act from ego to create (or reinforce) separation. A freedom-loving mood opens the door to honest communication on the 18th-19th; but hurt feelings are difficult to avoid on the 21st-22nd. The sun moves into Leo to draw your attention to the work you love. Putting your heart into what you do (job-wise) helps heal feelings of wounded pride. A new understanding of love arises on the 28th-29th which may include a major “kiss and make-up” scene!
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