A fairly jargon-y follow-up to last week’s transits, feel free to skip Paragraph 1:

So this is why I don’t make concrete predictions. Maybe someday I’ll git gud enough to be confident to call shots on a national news level, but I’ll give myself a little credit for sensing that things were about to pop around the Sun-Jupiter square. I’ve seen a number of more in-depth takes on last week’s astrology, (which, for posterity, saw SCOTUS first expand open-carry gun rights and then overturn Roe vs. Wade) including a compelling take on the moon’s in Taurus’ declination around the conjunction to Uranus by Bruce Scofield. For my part, I’ll note that this was the first Moon-Uranus conjunction to take place since Saturn went retrograde. So we had the powderkeg around body autonomy vis-a-vis pregnancy (Moon-Uranus) in a hostile relationship with the powers-that-be which have begun actively regressing. By Hellenistic aspect doctrine, Saturn is in the superior position here, too. So the wrong-headed retrograde planet prevails for now, and while my pride wishes I caught that last week, I probably also didn’t want to see it even in the event that I could have known.

Okay, we now resume our regularly scheduled programming.

The week begins in the wake of this new moon in Cancer. The Sun-Jupiter square is now exact. New moons have oft been coded with “new beginnings/new chapters,” and this one is tense. Jupiter is empowering individuals toward action, but it’s doing so with hostile doctrine. The moon, often representing the general populous, has a rough go of it in the coming days: today, she is rubbing up against Chiron in Aries, aka individuals’ insecurities, especially around their personal power and identity – basically, all the social media arguments from folks who all feel they have to weigh in on every little thing. That doesn’t only happen during Moon-Chiron squares, no, but expect a spike. There is also a sextile to Uranus in play, which might give offer a window to positive concrete change.

A couple other notable features to start the week off: Venus in Gemini is in an exact sextile to Jupiter in Aries, which sounds like low-pressure competitive fun. Could be a good entree to picking up a craft or just an excuse to play some games. On the flip side, we have Mars pulling into the late degrees of Aries, where it will make sextile to Saturn in Aquarius Rx and square Pluto in Capricorn Rx. I want to hope that this has something to do with corrupt people going down, but I think it is more likely to resemble a riot being quelled brutally.

Thurs 6/30 – More Moon weirdness; she moves into an adversarial relationship with Pluto in Capricorn, highlighting the impasse between the will of the people and institutional corruption. But both parties cast positive aspects to Neptune in Pisces Rx, meaning there is probably a healthy amount of disillusionment or delusion on both sides.

Fri 7/1 – The moon throws the spotlight on Jupiter in Aries. Auspicious for picking up empowering skills. Mercury moves into a tight trine with Saturn Rx, which may manifest in myriad ways, but is useful for actively restructuring thoughts, plans, systems. A positive relationship to Mars helps with the drive to make that happen. Also auspicious for thorough analysis. The retrograde component makes it feel like a retrospective, or a deep-dive on the classics. Mercury is also moving into a square to Neptune here, so there may be some brain fog to contend with, white noise to tune out, substances to avoid, but this mix also may provide the necessary artistic je ne sais quois.

Sat 7/2 – Volatility with the moon against, as she catches a square to Uranus and an opposition to Saturn. This could be a challenging day, full of landmines and blockages. Comfort foods/media/activities advised. Connect with what makes you feel like yourself in spite of it all.

Mon 7/4 – A Moon-Venus square doesn’t bode well for enjoyment of the holiday: Independence Day is cancelled. A weak Mars makes fireworks a dubious proposition, and it’s not great for willpower, either. A tight sextile to Mercury might mean it’s good for commiseration. So there is that.

Tues 7/5 – Mercury makes ingress into Cancer, and the dialogue may shift here. Stories of lived experience take precedence here and the voice of the people gets a little louder. More feminine voices, though that doesn’t mean they aren’t aggressive. Then again, Mars has also made ingress into Taurus, one of his laziest, most passive-aggressive and weakest positions. A good occasion to hunker down and get into the grind; plow fields, lay foundations. Not so great for taking down the final boss. Mars will be in Taurus until August 20th, then it will be in Gemini for the rest of the year due to his retrograde.