Are things breaking down?
This week, Mercury has quite the adventure, squaring both Mars and Uranus in Taurus on Tuesday, July 26th through Thursday, the 28th and opposing Saturn in Aquarius on Sunday the 31st.
This energy will be most impactful and felt if you have personal planets or points between 15-25 degrees of the fixed signs (Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, and Scorpio).
Otherwise, you might notice it in others around you, your community, the world at large, or maybe not at all.
Not all Astrology impacts everyone the same.
Mercury
rules over communication, the mind, marketing, technology, the market place (think stocks, shops, and trade), as well as local transportation.
Mars
is the God of War and therefore rules over conflict and all things sharp. Mars wants to sever and separate. Mars is also our energy, drive, and how we take action.
Uranus
is planet of discord, chaos, and upheavals; innovation, revelation, and revolution. Uranus has the goal of ultimate freedom and independence.
With these 3 coming together in harsh aspect between Tuesday - Thursday this week, there are a few possibilities:
the breakdown of technology/appliances/transportation modes
sharp words/a sharp tongue/accidentally letting something mean slip
conflict with others
unexpected news/conversations/messages
accidents (be more cautious this week!)
innovative and new ideas that you want to urgently take action on
conflict (either inner or outer) between the houses that have Leo and Taurus on the cusp (those topics)
arrogance/strong need to speak your mind/strong impulse to be independent and seek freedom
mental breakthroughs
major ups and downs in the stock market
Saturn
is the planet of boundaries, limitations, responsibility, hard work, challenges, isolation, and things that take time and age. With Mercury in Leo opposing Saturn in Aquarius, the following are possibilities:
being told no
putting up a boundary with someone or someone putting up a boundary with you
being given harsh feedback
feeling mentally isolated or like an outsider
working on a project of the mind that is long and arduous (like writing!)
an authority figure establishing rules you don’t like
engaging in a difficult conversation
being stopped on a journey
speaking up against something old and outdated
difficulties presenting in the Leo and Aquarius houses (the topics these houses rule over)
Thankfully we have the Sun forming a helpful trine to Jupiter the same day.
Trines are easeful aspects that are of the nature of Jupiter, meaning they provide opportunity and good fortune. This could lessen the impact of Mercury’s interactions with Mars, Uranus, and Saturn, meaning that perhaps something wildly unexpected happens that feels difficult or will take a lot of effort, but there’s a silver lining to it or something good comes out of the chaos.
Or it could simply reflect an opportunity coming through in a completely different area of life. After all, both challenging and good things happen in the same day all the time that don’t have anything to do with each other.
All of this astrological activity this week is building up to the Mars Uranus conjunction in Taurus on August 1st…
which, thankfully, is receiving a sextile from peace-making Venus in Cancer, the planet that rules Taurus and is therefore in charge (which helps!)
This suggests that although things might be difficult this week; although we might have arguments; although things might be breaking down… peace and unity can ensue; things can actually end up being better than they were previously; we’ve upgraded something that was broken or wasn’t totally working before; breakthroughs and innovation may be the ultimate result.
This doesn’t mean everything will be easy or that we’ll have only rainbows and butterflies.
No. Hard work is still necessary. And we may encounter obstacles along the way, especially on August 7th as Mars squares Saturn.
Often when we have been stagnant or have been feeling stuck, we need a little nudge from the cosmos. That’s what these next 2 weeks are reflecting: Nudges that will push us to our edge where we are finally willing to change something- to get us out of our habits that perhaps have been self-sabotaging.
When 2 immovable forces come up against each other, something’s gotta give. And with Venus sextiling the Mars Uranus conjunction, there’s an easier way through- be it the support from a friend, a female figure in your life, or from family (Venus is in Cancer, a sign about family).