Hey USA: The fireworks come early this year. July 1’s square of Mars in Aries to Pluto in Capricorn at America’s natal Pluto Return point is a tinderbox waiting for a spark. Mercury’s trine to Saturn and square to Neptune July 2 indicate confused communications between previously reliable institutions and societal structures. The level of external chaos and uncertainty is pushing each of us to find our own sure footing during this sea change.
The Full “Supermoon” in Capricorn July 13 with Venus trine Saturn, Mercury square Chiron and sextile Uranus brings a cold clarity to your absolute must-haves—and therefore, illuminates everything that must go to achieve maximum flexibility (and portability!) in the face of changing times and reapportioned realities. If you’re not traveling light, you’re going nowhere fast.
“Wounded Healer” Chiron stations retrograde July 20, and Jupiter’s retrograde begins July 29, both in war-like Aries. The heartbreaking cost of America’s addiction to violence is laid at the doorstep of political pharaohs who would rather see their firstborn die than restrict access to assault weapons.
In the final hours of July 2022: Behold, a phenomenon not seen since 324 BCE, during the days of Alexander the Great: Mars, Uranus, and the North Lunar Node conjunct at 18/19 degrees Taurus. Square to Saturn in Aquarius, and echoing 2021’s three Saturn/Uranus squares, what we’re about to open the energetic door to is nothing less than an utter and complete shakeup of whatever was left of the firm foundation we the people thought would stand forever.
On the timeline of history, we can point and say: “We are here.” Epochs and eras, cycles and sub-cycles ebb and flow, but you, the individual—all you have that lasts forever is your own soul, and the love she makes. Cherish and nourish it.
This article appears in July 2022.
