Morning Star: Astrology for the week of July 9 to July 15, 2018
Monday, July 9, 2018 This morning the Moon still saunters through Taurus as Mercury in Leo and Jupiter in Scorpio perfect in square. Jupiter turns direct tomorrow. So, of course, his energy packs a little extra potency. Plus, relevant to this day, Mercury will enter his retrograde shadow. He officially turns retrograde at midnight on 7/26 just ahead of our lunar eclipse on 7/27. But, the prelude to themes we will be crossing over until Mercury walks out of his shadow in September begin today. Mercury in Leo and Jupiter in Scorpio in square can be loud. There are pitfalls such as grandiose speech, over-thinking, fear mongering/obsession/verbal bullying. But, at its best, Mercury and Jupiter in aspect has a strong sense of humor, is entertaining, and can also be quite focused. This perfects at 5:14 AM and overlays the busy brain/mouth theme for the day. At noon, the Moon makes an uncomfortable square with her ruler, Venus in Leo, before reaching Void status. She remains Void for less th...