Taurus Taurus
July 16 ~ July 30
There’s a wide-open Universe within you just waiting to be discovered. With Saturn just reversing direction in Aries and Mercury doing the same on Thursday, July 17, in Leo, you’re being given permission to turn in, slow it down, and create space for more presence, for others and for yourself. It’s about feeling into the love again, and redecorating your inner sanctuary. It may be too, that you find yourself in fix-it mode – beautifying your space, organizing your world, or enjoying time in the garden. Expansive Jupiter in Cancer is lighting up your house of short trips and communication, so the urge to explore – both physically and mentally be felt in full. Ideas are percolating and expressing yourself will feel to flow more naturally now. Mercury will be retrograde until Aug. 11, and will not leave Leo until Sept. 2, when it enters fellow earth sign Virgo. Early in the cycle, your ruler Venus in Gemini harmonizes with Mercury in Leo before entering the weekend, setting the tone for good news, enjoyable conversations, and pleasing environments. It won’t take much to bring a feeling of ease. Relish in it. Be grateful for the sweetness where it shows up. Because as we pull into next week, Venus squares Mars in Virgo, initiating tension between desire and duty for close to two weeks. On a simple level, this could look like deciding, only to realize halfway through that it’s a bigger job than expected. Fortunately, with Mars in a mutual earth sign Virgo, you are more than ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work – it’s just a matter of pacing yourself. A New Moon in Leo in your house of home on Thursday, July 24, brings renewed inspiration to both your physical space and your inner landscape.
By then, your efforts – both inside and out – should start to reflect back to you with heartwarming results.
~ Alexander Popovkin