Astrology Forecast July 1 – 7, 2024

This week’s astrological highlights include Neptune going retrograde, Mercury moving into Leo, and a Cancer New Moon on Friday.

With all these changes happening this week, we may want to be mindful and pay attention as our moods and energies shift almost daily.

Luckily, the week starts off with a sensible Taurus Moon today, allowing us to maximize our productivity before things become both intensly introspective and contemplative, yet also expressive and dramatic, starting tomorrow.

This aspect provides a grounding and stabilizing influence today, fostering a calm, balanced mindset that encourages practical action and a more pragmatic focus. Use this lunar influence to establish a routine for the rest of the week, organize your schedule, and take care of outstanding financial matters.

Tomorrow is the most cosmically significant day of the week, as both Neptune goes retrograde and Mercury enters Leo.

Neptune’s retrograde will encourage introspection and a reevaluation of our dreams, delusions, assumptions and beliefs. Over the next five and a half months, until December 7th, the veil between reality and fantasy will thin, leading us to confront truths we may have avoided until now. It will be a time of inner exploration, uncovering hidden motivations and dispelling unrealistic expectations.

As Neptune retrogrades in Pisces, those of us who are more spiritually inclined will feel more introspective and experience a heightening of our intuitive abilities, urging us to be more mindful, reflect on our spiritual practices, and seek deeper meaning in our lives. Since Neptune rules Pisces, this retrograde will enhance Piscean themes such as intuition, imagination, and emotional sensitivity. This influence may also cause those who are highly sensitive to feel confused and emotionally vulnerable, requiring conscious self-care efforts to stay grounded and navigate one’s inner worlds with care.

Mercury entering Leo will make our communication and thought processes more confident and expressive until July 25th. This transit encourages boldness in speaking and sharing ideas, often with a flair for creativity and the dramatic. We may feel more inclined to take center stage, seek recognition, or express ourselves with enthusiasm and passion.

This influence can enhance public speaking, storytelling, and persuasion. But it can also lead to a tendency toward egocentricity or stubbornness. Be wary of people who are prone to malignant narcissism during this time, as they may display some of their toxic communication traits in a more pronounced way when Mercury is in Leo. Be mindful of your interactions with them and be prepared to navigate or even avoid their attention-seeking behavior, constant need for admiration, and tendency to dominate conversations by sucking the air out of the room.

The Moon glides through Gemini Tuesday through Thursday, inspiring our imaginative and social qualities. We may be more inclined to chat than work as we connect with others on an intellectual level.

The Cancer New Moon on Friday will create a nurturing and emotionally restorative atmosphere, making it an ideal time for self-care, family activities and reconnecting with loved ones. This influence encourages introspection and emotional renewal, providing an opportunity to set intentions related to personal growth, home life, and emotional well-being. We may feel more inclined to spend time at home this weekend, engaging in comforting activities and strengthening our bonds with family and close friends. It’s also a perfect time to reflect on personal needs, establish new habits that promote emotional security, and create a comfortable, harmonious environment.