Libra Libra

July 16 ~ July 30

Love, love, love. Who wants more of it? Go on—raise your hand. Mercury is moving through expressive Leo and harmonizing with Venus in fellow air sign Gemini as we head into the weekend. These two planets adore connection, and when they link up, everything feels a little lighter, brighter, and more naturally in sync. But love, as you know, isn’t always simple. Your ruler Venus is also entering a square to Mars in Virgo for the next two weeks—a tension that’s meant to stretch you. Midway through this passage, on Monday, July 21, Venus also squares the nodal axis, marking a symbolic crossroads. You’ve been here before—somewhere in the past, something stopped you. Maybe someone else’s needs came hollering louder than your own. And we all know what you tend to do when that happens. This Venus–Mars square is about leaning into the discomfort, pushing past the invisible curtain, and claiming the more that you’ve always longed for. You’ve been speaking more clearly about what you want and need —and because of that, the Universe is listening, responding, delivering. Remember: it’s your birthright to feel joyful for your own reasons—not because everyone else is okay first. The purest way to access that joy is to return to the world within— drinking from the spiritual well that never runs dry. A New Moon in compatible fire sign Leo on Thursday, July 24, offers both a reprieve and a reward. This lunar blessing forms powerful trines to Saturn and Neptune in Aries, reminding you that persistence pays, and devotion delivers. You’ve been doing the work. Now allow yourself to receive. You score when you surrender. When you let love in. When you remember that giving and receiving are meant to dance in rhythm.

“Joy isn’t the absence of pain. It’s the courage to feel something new. To not shrink when love finds you soft. To not sabotage the good. Healing means letting joy stay.” — Wild Woman Sisterhood

~ Alexander Popovkin