How you doing? Here’s my July blog and it’s all about what happened yesterday when the Sun faced off with Pluto. An opposition so dramatic and intense that you will feel it for a while yet, as it heralds a time of intention and realisation. This is about setting up the changes so that they’re built on solid ground not shifting sands.
The reason I’m writing about it after the event is because in happened in what we call fixed signs – sun in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius – so the effects are a lot more of a slow burn. These are two signs that don’t like to be rushed or push through change.
Have you ever seen a Leo run for a bus?
Whatever your star sign, get ready for more oomph, spiritual growth, and standing on firmer footings.
This means that for all the signs, there’s time to integrate whatever comes to light, and plenty will, because of this celestial sign-post that can be a bit stodgy and uncomfortable (this is Pluto after all), but incredibly illuminating at the same time.
Let me break it all down by sign
Aries
It’s crunch time for a friendship maybe, Aries? This opposition might’ve made you re-think what you’re looking for from a one-on-one or a group of friends where there are power struggles and burly egos. Maybe you’re not looking for all the hassle any longer and would prefer some lighter social circles or is it the exact opposite? Are you craving something more meaningful that reflects how much you’ve evolved in the past few years? Sometimes, a power move can be all about letting go of the past. If this is not you now, there’s no reason for it to shape you any longer.
Taurus
This opposition is hitting you where it hurts. Like one of those good pains after the gym. Half of this opposition happens in one of the most sensitive parts of your chart, while the other is more concerned with your low-key rise to power, and a possible re-brand.What’s going on in your career right now? Are you languishing in another comfort zone? This is what you tend to do until you are the one wishing to initiate change. You won’t be told, and that’s a great trait to have in many ways under such a transit. Time to get empowered by the slogan ‘change is good’.
Gemini
You tend to know a little about a lot of things making you a social whizz on stilts. But this opposition might just see you on University Challenge. Yep, this is the time to think about higher education or any new learning. And while we’re on the subject, prepare to have some of your more stubborn beliefs and belief systems upended too. You’re even more open to new experiences and ideas now, and perhaps you will get the oomph you need to make that enquiry about re-training. Or is this about something more spiritual? Travel is well aspected too – the kind that can transform you and your world view.
Cancer
Permission to step aboard, Captain? Yes, but this ship is teaming with crabs! You crustaceans might be wee, but you can steer the ship with those pincers when you have a mind to. Where will it all end? Perhaps in the land of greater intimacy. As I’ve told you before, it’s through you knowing your worth that others come to as well. You tend to cling on to things, people, energies, old emotional debts, but perhaps it’s time to shake off as many of these as you can. Settling old scores is a fool’s errand, someone very wise once said. Maybe a Cancerian?
Leo
You’re in the spotlight once again and I can almost hear you whisper ‘how’s my hair?’. Fabulous, and even bigger by this light. But you might have to share some of that spotlight with others now, because it’s your relationships that come under celestial scrutiny. I’m talking romance, business, even frenemies, so that re-working of your network and zooming in and out of close connections all starts here for you Leo. It’s not survival of the fittest or any type of contest here, it’s finding the strength to ask for what you need.
Virgo
It’s all rather familiar to you, this energy. Daily routine, health and steadily steering the ship. All good solid Virgo fodder. But it’s not a case of better the devil you know. You need change and you’re willing to take the chance over burn out any day. You can give too much, and you can get so down and dirty in the details and your glasses so splattered with mud that you can’t see beyond your nose. This just isn’t you. That sharp intellect and sense of fun both need an airing and you need fresh air in your life. My advice is don’t confine yourself on that house on the hill. Get running up it and then roll down it! Perfection can wait!
Libra
I’ve noticed a lot of new astrologers talking about something I’ve been talking about for years: you being the only sign represented by an imamate object. Does that make you loving but detached? That’s up to you to decide. All I know is that this Sun-Pluto energy strikes up passion, longing, and perhaps some jealously and obsession too. I sense that you’re already picking out the right outfit for each mood. And talk about creative. This isn’t discussed often enough about your sign, just how artistic you are and how much this is a source of joy rather than you pinning so much on partnerships the whole time perhaps?
Scorpio
You’re a fixed sign too and Pluto’s your ruler, so this is going to affect you deeply and stir up some pretty deep stuff. Bet you’re sick of reading that everything’s always deeply flet with your sign, but you’re used to pot holing your way through life’s emotions. This transit is about your security and sense of belonging as much as it is about boundaries and how you deal with work vs home responsibilities and striking a balance that supports it all. And of all the signs, you can do this and still be home in time for tea and crumpets, leave no crumbs, and do the washing up.
Sagittarius
This isn’t about testing your limits. It’s about cutting through the din and maybe looking at the humdrum through new eyes? You can attach a fun element to most situations with your humour and while this still stands in the coming months, maybe, just maybe, you’re looking for something more. You are the searcher, the seeker, and while self censorship is not your thing, you might soon begin seeing some of the benefits of keeping your own counsel and holding onto feelings and processing them rather than expressing each and every one of them. Why now? Because your words carry the weight of lasting impact.
Capricorn
You’re not one for too much fuss. Some say you know your worth at work but struggle to in relationships and you don’t have to borrow this confidence if these planets have their way. It’s yours to withdraw and do what you want with. If you have a date with destiny, you like to look the part and be unruffled and cucumber-cool. But even you might feel a bit wobbly because of what’s going on here, and especially over money and building for the long term. It might be that in the coming months you set about refining material goals and investing in yourself a bit more than you have been doing. Yes, we must share our success and plans, but there seems to have been a lot of that lately, and perhaps at the expense of self.
Aquarius
This time it’s personal, but you’re no shark. You’re more dolphin. Smart and fun when you feel loved, even though you’re considered the most impersonal, detached sign of all. But with Pluto in your sign for a good 20 years, you will feel your way through life more profoundly. Are you bothered about the mirror life holds up and how others see you? Maybe a bit more than usual, but this has its roots in something deeply personal to you, so it’s a conversation you need to have with yourself rather than worry about the outside world. It doesn’t take a scientist to work this out, so maybe don’t over analyse and be more about all the feels!
Pisces
The pull and the push of this energy Sun-Pluto happens in a much quieter way for you, but no less hard hitting, if that’s what you want. Think of a wee fish swimming about wearing headphones as a distraction from that mundane wee tank. Some fish can fly, and propelling yourself out of deep seated spiritual and psychological wounds is possible if you’re sick of them calling the tune. Let your intuition guide you, and as you are perhaps a bit fatigued by being the filter for everybody else’s problems, it’s okay to not be always be at home for tea and sympathy. Get back to the fun side of life and give yourself a break.