New Moon on Monday Astrology

NEW MOON ON MONDAY ASTROLOGY

By Adeline Leigh

All sorts of echoes from the past will be washing up over the next few days as Mercury switches to reverse motion and Neptune returns to Aquarius for one last hurrah.  Don’t fault yourself if you feel like you’re a step behind this week, we all do.  Remember the Grand Cardinal Cross?  It’s back.  Mars moves into Cancer overnight Tuesday to Wednesday triggering the whole thing all over again.  By now we’ve acclimated to the stress a bit, but remember: Mars is active, aggressive energy.  Watch for whatever issues that have surfaced for you so far this summer to be amped to new levels in the coming weeks.  The bright side of that is it will force many of us to start working toward a resolution instead of just waiting for the trouble to pass. 

Mercury goes Retrograde tomorrow night at 8:50 pm (pacific daylight time).  By now many of us are well versed on Mercury Retrograde:  don’t take it too seriously but make a lot of plan B’s.  Mercury will be travelling backwards through Leo for much of this current retrograde, so watch out for drama queens all over the place and try to keep a lid on your own histrionics.  Remember that there’s a creative solution for almost every problem that pops up, and you’ll probably be able to find it.

Lots of people will be testing their luck this week.  This isn’t necessarily a bad thing as long as you’re keeping it respectful.  Rewards rarely come without risks and there’s opportunity right now to make whatever chances you take reap results that last for a long time to come.   Neptune returns to Aquarius just before the weekend for a final six months before moving back into Pisces in February of next year.  Pay attention to what you’re dreaming about. 

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ARIES

Watch out for picking fights you have no way of winning.  Your Mars ruler moves into Cancer where it will be challenging all of the outer planets for the next few weeks.  Aries is all about action - but remember your impulsive side too.  Stop and think about why you’re doing what you’re about to do before making any moves and you can avoid sparking wildfires.  Concentrate on what you have to do to get your own situation back together instead, and you’ll find you have way more patience for the small stuff.

TAURUS 

Use your words.  As much as you might just want to sweep them under the rug, there’s no avoiding talking about the big issues this week.  Think of it less as a chore and more as an investment, and you might even find yourself looking forward to some important conversations.  You’re not a big fan of any kind of conflict,  but remember:  things are liable to get misunderstood all over the place right now with Mercury in Retrograde.  Say what you mean and mean what you say.  Just try to do it gently. 

GEMINI

Bearing the brunt.  Watch out for short tempers and shallow judgments all over the place this week as your Mercury ruler makes an about face from Virgo, a challenging sign.  Others might be taking all sorts of things out on you but at least you’re not taking it personally.  You’re more able to see people’s true motivations right now, and that’s helping you understand the whole story.  If you’ve missed a detail somewhere that’s causing you grief, trust that there’s plenty of time coming up this month to go back and set things straight. 

CANCER

You’re looking for good times more than usual, just make sure it’s not all about burying your head in the sand.  These are the right days to live it up for a bit, as long as you can remember what’s ahead of you.  You’re more than ready to deal with absolutely any challenges, as long as you’re keeping your eyes open while you have some fun.  Look the other way and reality might hit you hard as soon as next week.  Mind your basic responsibilities and you’ll earn your right to a well-deserved respite.

LEO

You have more time than you think.  You’re staying busy and productive, but there’s something you feel like you’ve left undone.  Double check your details this week, but don’t confuse awkward anxiety for unquestionable intuition.  You might have left the iron on, but it’s not going to burn down the house.  Don’t let any worries interfere with the fun that you’re actually having right now.  You have the ability to balance equal parts work and play this week, and doing just that will help you feel like yourself all over again.  Just keep moving. 

VIRGO

Watch out for false starts.  Make sure whatever it is you’re striving for is really the thing that you want to be doing.  The best place you can put your energy right now is toward improving the talents you already have.  The more you stick to your genuine interests and strengths, the more you’ll be helping the rest of us. Remember that when you’re feeling frustrated.  If you can focus on the good stuff, the next weeks will have you redistributing your energy in ways that will help you accomplish whatever you set your mind to. 

LIBRA

You’re starting to pick up momentum.  Now that Mercury’s going Retrograde, it’s a good time to review what you’re doing right and where you still might need some help.  There’s plenty of support out there for you, should you choose to accept it.  You’re in a place right now where you’re able to attract all kinds of people and situations that believe in you and want to back you up.  The support could be emotional, financial, or both - but in any case it’s going to help you start seeing that you’re finally on the right track. 

SCORPIO

Choose your own adventure.  All you have to do right now is keep your eyes on the details and stay true to yourself.  You know more than anybody that spending valuable energy on the things you’re not invested in just tires everybody out in the long run.  Look at the reasons behind why you’re really getting involved in this week’s big situations and make sure they’re really worth the effort.  You want to be experiencing as much as you can these days, just remember what you do and don’t experience is completely up to you. 

SAGITTARIUS 

You have everything you need.  Look to all of the times you’ve been forced to be resourceful in the past, and remember how well you always get through.  Chances are you’re pretty excited right now to have the chance to show the rest of us your MacGyver side.  If, on the other hand, you’re letting the worry trip you up, then it’s a good time to surround yourself with as many things as possible to do.  Keeping busy this week will help you understand just how much you can accomplish when you believe in yourself. 

CAPRICORN

You’re finally moving forward again, just in time for Mercury Retrograde.  Take your usual care in double checks and balance, but then give yourself a break and come hang out. The knowledge you’ve earned about how to make it through certain sticky spots will be even more powerful once you start sharing it with the rest of us.  Watch out for plenty of opportunities this week to take some important relationships to a whole new level.  The alternative involves closing yourself off to big possibilities simply from a fear of getting too close. 

AQUARIUS

Pay it forward.  Think about all ways you rely on the world around you everyday and what you can do to be there for the world when it needs you right back.  Aquarius, typically the most detached of all the signs, has learned a thing or two about truly connecting over the past few years.  As Neptune returns to your sign for a final six months, you’ll be asked to prove this to the rest of us.  The more you can do for other people this week, the more you’ll start to understand about yourself. 

PISCES

Man up.  You’re reacting to a certain situation in one of two ways:  either you’re facing it head on, with complete confidence that you’ll be able to master the lesson it’s trying to teach you – or you’re hiding away, too scared the risks aren’t worth the rewards.  If the second option sounds more like what you’re up to, know this: you have every resource at your disposal to get through the challenge.  You’re about to see that the more you can be straight up with the whole story, the more you’ll start to free yourself.