Astro Alert: Mercury Goes Direct

This July, we’re tying up loose ends as Mercury and Venus, previously retrograde, are now opening up new perspectives on old problems during their direct motion. While Saturn retrograde in Capricorn reminds us that a little effort will go a long way, the Sun in Leo is on the search for fun. How will we integrate more of our past experiences this month, while also taking advantage of the joyful summer days?

From June 18 to July 12, Mercury retrograde in Cancer has been calling us back home in different ways: through childhood memories, family visits, nostalgia, or closeness with people who served as our nurturers at a point in our lives.

Between July 11 and 13, important events or insights could take place linked to family, childhood memories and conditioning, our physical home, and our inner sense of safety. Stay mindful of the thoughts and emotions that arise for you at this time and see how they link to what has been resurfacing in your life in the past month.

Around the 12th, it’s a perfect time to rest and to dream. Leave practical matters for another time if you can- we won’t be at peak efficiency, especially since Mercury’s direct station in Cancer brings the last wave of nostalgia and emotional release. Huddling together with loved ones and a little escapism might be just what we need these days. The good news is that Mercury retro mix-ups are finally done with! What new insights into old problems, perhaps linked to childhood, family, or home, has Mercury brought you this time?

Mercury in Cancer is about remembering and forgiving, going within to gain awareness of our needs, and then expressing them to others. Starting from July 12, we will be clearer about what we need from others and how we can ask for it, while also being aware that we’re responsible for our own feelings. If some of us have taken steps to heal a strained family relationship, finding common ground will be easier after Mercury goes direct.

We could get the feeling that we’ve integrated old experiences and tied up some emotional loose ends, ready to move forward with more empathy and gentleness for ourselves and for others. Until July 26, we’ll keep processing the past month’s experiences and perhaps choosing differently. Starting from August, we’ll be moving on for good after Mercury leaves his retrograde shadow.

ARIES

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in the area of home and family for you, after a month when you might’ve been reflecting on your past, your needs and your closest relationships.

Be gentle with yourself and with loved ones around the 12th (while establishing boundaries as well) and stay mindful if any clashes with authority figures come up in your life around the 14th-15th- they could reflect your need to have your feelings validated, but also prompt you to take responsibility for your reactions and to find healthy ways of venting your anger.

TAURUS

From around the 8th to the 18th, old wounds linked to faith, self-sacrifice or poor boundaries could resurface, perhaps some of them from past lives. Be gentle with yourself as you listen to your intuition and find out what is it that you need to heal and integrate.

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in the area of communication and learning for you, after a month when you might’ve been reflecting on your interests, your learning or teaching activities and your general way of relating to others. Find gentle ways of communicating around the 12th (remembering to establish boundaries) and stay mindful of contradictory discussions with relatives or teachers around the 14th-15th. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your own beliefs as well.

GEMINI

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in the area of finances, resources and self-worth for you, after a month when you might’ve been reflecting on your finances, your values and your relationship with your body.

Let yourself inspired at work on the 12th (while establishing boundaries for your time and resources) and stay mindful of (inner or outer) conflicts related to money, belongings or attachments around the 14th-15th. Make sure you’re looking for value in the right place and practice letting go when it’s needed.

CANCER

From around the 8th to the 18th, old wounds linked to work, authority figures or public image could resurface. Ask yourself what you need in order to express more confidence and courage on the world’s stage.

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on the way you speak your mind, learn and teach or communicate your needs to others. Your spiritual practice can be strong around the 12th, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with your partner or with an authority figure. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your own beliefs as well, nurturing yourself and validating your emotions even if others might not always do the same.

LEO

From around the 8th to the 18th, ask yourself what is it that you need for past wounds linked to religion, spirituality or to events that might’ve shaken your faith in life to be transformed into confidence and optimism.

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring inspiration and insight after a month when you might’ve been reflecting on your faith, your emotions, your boundaries, your ability to go with the flow of life. Let yourself inspired to pray, dream or create on the 12th and stay mindful of conflicts with co-workers or inner conflicts linked to the way you offer support to others around the 14th-15th. Make sure you’re setting boundaries and avoid sacrificing yourself. If you tend to be either too dreamy or too focused on details, there might be someone in your life who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

VIRGO

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of friendships, groups, social involvement and innovative interests such as technology or astrology, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on the way you fit in and on the kind of environments that help you the most.

Around the 12th, you could feel inspired to reach out to communities that suit your creative or spiritual interests, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with your partner or friends. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your needs and beliefs as well. If you tend to be either too emotionally detached  or too focused on your own needs (be gentle with yourself on this), there might be someone in your life who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

LIBRA

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of career, long-term goals and public image, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on your priorities and your path.

Around the 12th, you could feel inspired to get creative at work, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with your family, boss or co-workers. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your needs and beliefs as well. If you tend to be either too focused on performance or too passive when it comes to taking action (be gentle with yourself on this), there might be someone in your life who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

SCORPIO

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of higher studies, travel or spirituality, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on your beliefs and your aspirations.

Around the 12th, it’s a great time for loving-kindness meditation or any type of gentle spiritual practice, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with close relatives, teachers or guides. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your needs and beliefs as well. If you tend to be either too preachy or too easy to influence in your opinions (be gentle with yourself on this), there might be someone in your life who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

SAGITTARIUS

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of sexuality, shared resources, deep psychology and occultism, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on your deepest emotions.

Around the 12th, it’s a great time to send compassion and forgiveness to family members or to people who have hurt you, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with your partner (business or romantic).

This week’s message could be to find common ground with people who seem different and to be gentle with yourself as you work through difficult emotions. If you tend to be either too drastic or too permissive in your approach to life, there might be someone who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

CAPRICORN

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of relationships and partnerships, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on your most important connections.

Around the 12th, it’s a great time to have a heart-to-heart with your partner, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with important people in your life. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your needs and beliefs as well.

If you tend to be either too focused on performance and self-control or too easy to influence by your emotions (be gentle with yourself on this), there might be someone in your life who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

AQUARIUS

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of work and health, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on your mind-body balance, your daily routines and the gifts that you have to offer to the world.

Around the 12th, you might be feeling inspired at work, while around the 14th-15th it’s good to stay mindful of conflicts with co-workers or with close ones on the subject of daily responsibilities.

This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints, seeing beyond your inner critic and at the same time setting boundaries for your time and energy. If you tend to be either too critical or too permissive with others, there might be someone who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

PISCES

The week between July 12 and 18 can bring significant events in your life in the area of romance and creativity, after a month when you’ve been reflecting on your past romantic relationships and creative projects. It’s a time to express your joyful, loving inner child!

Connect to unconditional love and to your inner source of creativity around the 12th, enjoying the dreamy haze of the day and stay mindful of conflicts with your partner or with friends around the 14th-15th. This week’s message could be to find tolerance for different viewpoints while expressing your needs as well.

If you tend to be either too distant with others or in too deep (be gentle with yourself on this), there might be someone in your life who’s showing you the opposite side of the coin.

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