Aquarius Monthly Horoscope July 2018

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Aquarius (Born January 21 to 30) and Aquarius Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Aquarius:

July 2018 Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until July 22nd:

The Sun continues to spotlight your solar sixth house. This is a busy period that finds you tending to many different details of your daily existence--your work, various projects, organization around the home and office, your daily routines, and health matters. Your ego may be especially tied up in the work you do, so that you are proud and more creative than usual in your job. You may be in the position to take charge in your work, or to take charge of your health and diet. Sometimes this cycle relates to increased activities involving pets. You seek to perfect your skills or methods now, and you focus on the parts that make up the whole now in order to improve your daily life. As a result, you can be more critical than usual, but this process is necessary for you to sort out what works for you and what doesn't.

From July 23rd forward:

The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".

You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 10th: 

Venus continues her trek through your partnership sector. Meaningful and harmonious relationships--both social and romantic--define you during this cycle, affecting your mind, body, and soul. Financial or social success may come to or through your marriage partner at this time. Special attention to and from a partner is in focus, and flattery works to your advantage! Give to a partner exactly what you would like to receive just now. It's not about you right now--it's about someone else close. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. You have a greater need than usual for contact and exchange with an intimate partner. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections.

From July 10th forward: 

Venus graces your solar eighth house now. During this cycle, a financial boost is possible, or you may gain financially through your partner. A deep and intimate connection made now could be revitalizing and even healing. You are more inclined to want to smooth over differences in a partnership concerning the sharing of power, intimacy matters, finances, and other emotionally-charged topics. Intimate relationships are intensified now. Either you or your partner want a deeper union.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

All month: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar seventh house. You can be especially aware of your "audience" in your communications now, which tend to be diplomatic and respectful during this cycle. You may be encountering an especially chatty or communicative partner, or meeting youthful, talkative people.

At this time, you love to hear others' opinions and perspectives, and it's an excellent time to do so. Others can spur on your own thinking and decision making processes now, simply by offering another perspective. You are thinking a lot about others, a partner, and relating in general, and in some cases perhaps worrying over these things.

Mercury is retrograde from July 25/26 to August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding intimate and financial matters, as well as communications with children or romantic partners, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's not a good time to file your taxes or apply for a loan. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything for the time being. Speculation and gambling are not advised right now either.

Occurring in your solar seventh house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations and one-on-one communications. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on the choice of words instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, try not to over-react to what your partner has to say. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to reflect upon your negotiation skills with the goal of improving them. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to activate your solar first house, supplying you with added energy to apply towards personal goals, and a more assertive and direct approach to the world in general.

This is an excellent period for physical training and exercise of any kind. The desire to be self-sufficient and independent is especially strong now. You are far less tolerant of being restricted by or dependent on others, and this is a good time to identify your personal strengths and take positive action to rectify situations that may have previously felt frustrating or repressive.

You might be especially attracted to personal challenges, and seeing just how far you can push. However, be careful not to push yourself (and others) too far.

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of communication, siblings, neighbors, acquaintances, and transportation. Communication or transportation might take a hit somehow, making it harder to get from point A to point B, for example, or involving missed meetings, delays and red tape, challenges with studies, or mechanical breakdowns. There can be frustration with self-expression or impatience with social niceties.

From June 26-August 12

Occurring in your solar first house now, this Mars retrograde cycle is very up close and personal! The ways that your survival instincts have served you to date may not seem to be as effective, or you might be feeling cautious and withdrawn in a general way now. You might find that you are second-guessing yourself, and this is a natural process as you reassess how you've been going about meeting life and reacting/acting, which may need some polishing! It's a good time for refining these things. Your personal initiatives and confidence are affected. Perhaps you are less confident about your effectiveness and more cautious about sharing yourself with others. Personal initiatives might need to be put on the back burner, or you could show less enthusiasm for them. You may be a little tired and more accident-prone during this cycle, so be sure to rest up.

You are also examining the way anger has helped or impaired your life and coming up with new ways to manage it. In the process, you can experience some real frustrations. The end result, ideally, is a much-improved "you." It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea now. How you assert yourself and how you go about going after what you want out of life are up for review now.
Watch for unacknowledged or buried desires driving your behavior.

Overview Horoscope:

July 2018 Aquarius Monthly Horoscope Summary: Nudges to take charge of your work, routines, or health are in focus this month, dear Aquarius. A Solar Eclipse occurs in your sector of self-care programs, daily routines, and work on the 12th, allowing you to wipe the slate clean and start anew. As a result, you have all the motivation you need to make essential changes, and this can be about reorganizing your life, eating and exercising better, managing your time more productively, and working on the details of work, projects, and plans. Committed relationships may be a little distant or complicated from the 26th forward. Your public image begins to elevate as Jupiter turns direct at the top of your solar chart this month, and the work you do now can help improve this opportunity.

Sound energy is with you for solving a work problem or straightening out misconceptions regarding your chores, health, and duties in July. There can be a project, plan, or goal from your past that you're excited about reviving. Others are seeing your work or services in an especially favorable light. You enjoy helping others, and people tend to be grateful for it. You're enjoying activities and projects that bring intrinsic rewards.

Attempting to push ahead new initiatives is not advised for now with Mars retrograde in your sign all month. Mars will be retrograde until August 27th, in fact, although it will leave your sign mid-August. This is a time for handling details that may have been missed in the past, reorganizing, clearing up clutter, and attempting to bring more or better structure to your daily life.

With Jupiter's direct motion from the 10th, you are easing back into a power period for work, recognition, and promotion that lasts until November. Professional and reputation matters gain clarity, slowly but surely. Although it can take a bit of time to get back on track, you are likely to see gradual improvements in these areas. Motivation to pursue a particular course or path, and possibly a business venture, increases in the coming months. While this month and the next are not ideal for new beginnings, you can make significant headway in business or other projects already in progress.

Tensions this month tend to relate to a frustrated drive for independence, slowdowns in communications, and relationship ambiguities. Mercury is in your partnership sector all month, and this suggests you seem to need others' input to jumpstart your own thinking. From the 25th, Mercury is retrograde in this sector, however, and with Mars in your sign and retrograde, you may very well reach an impasse with a significant someone or experience other forms of misunderstandings or delays. Especially around the 4-5 and 25-26, watch for impatient communications and a self-destructive way of shooting yourself in the foot. Also this month, you could be wrestling with something from the past or insecurities that undermine your performance, which results in occasional choppiness.

From the 9th, you have Venus in your solar eighth house forming especially supportive aspects, however, and you can be especially motivated or enthusiastic about research, a relationship, or passion projects. People are intrigued with you and drawn to you. Someone might entrust you with a secret or show their trust in you in other ways. You might want to take the time to go over financial matters if you can, as your judgment is excellent. Bonding happens less through what's said and more through friendly gestures, goodwill, and generosity of spirit. This can be a good time for inspiring faith in your relationships and for coming to peaceful agreements about money, power, and sharing with a partner, ex-partner, creditor, or debtor.

The Sun moves into your partnership sector on the 23rd, and your social life assumes more importance to you. Just two days later, Mercury turns retrograde in this same sector, and things may seem slow in the relationship department.

The total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th occurs in your sign and can bring big epiphanies. This eclipse may serve as a cosmic push to change gears in a relationship or to get in touch with your relationship needs. Your true feelings about someone or a matter can emerge powerfully now. It can be a tricky time, however, as the eclipse aligns with retrograde Mars in your sign. There can be difficulties keeping your cool, or you may be feeling blocked and at a loss about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes for the time being. You can discover strong feelings and desires now that urge you to make changes. Avoid pushing matters, but pay attention to strong emotions that emerge now.

A Venus-Pluto aspect occurs at the time of the eclipse, serving to increase its impact and influence, and fortunately, it's an excellent aspect for exciting your interest and passion in a project or relationship. A consuming but pleasant endeavor can be motivating and rewarding now.

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Aquarius (Born January 31 to February 9) AND Aquarius Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Aquarius:

July 2018 Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

All month:

The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.

It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 19th: 

Venus continues her trek through your partnership sector. Meaningful and harmonious relationships--both social and romantic--define you during this cycle, affecting your mind, body, and soul. Financial or social success may come to or through your marriage partner at this time. Special attention to and from a partner is in focus, and flattery works to your advantage! Give to a partner exactly what you would like to receive just now. It's not about you right now--it's about someone else close. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. You have a greater need than usual for contact and exchange with an intimate partner. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections.

From July 19th forward: 

Venus graces your solar eighth house now. During this cycle, a financial boost is possible, or you may gain financially through your partner. A deep and intimate connection made now could be revitalizing and even healing. You are more inclined to want to smooth over differences in a partnership concerning the sharing of power, intimacy matters, finances, and other emotionally-charged topics. Intimate relationships are intensified now. Either you or your partner want a deeper union.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until July 6th:

Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.

You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.

From July 6th forward: 

Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.

Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.

Mercury is retrograde from July 25/26 to August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding intimate and financial matters, as well as communications with children or romantic partners, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's not a good time to file your taxes or apply for a loan. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything for the time being. Speculation and gambling are not advised right now either.

Occurring in your solar seventh house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations and one-on-one communications. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on the choice of words instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, try not to over-react to what your partner has to say. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to reflect upon your negotiation skills with the goal of improving them. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to energize your solar twelfth house now. While Mars occupies the twelfth house, asserting yourself in a direct and straightforward manner can be difficult. This is largely due to a feeling of not being in touch with what it is you want or desire just for the time being as you reassess your goals and needs.

This lack of direction and self-knowledge should prompt you to look within to learn about your desires. It is likely that you will be much clearer when Mars reaches your first house. For the time being, take some time for rest and give your ego a break.

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of communication, siblings, neighbors, acquaintances, and transportation. Communication or transportation might take a hit somehow, making it harder to get from point A to point B, for example, or involving missed meetings, delays and red tape, challenges with studies, or mechanical breakdowns. There can be frustration with self-expression or impatience with social niceties.

From June 26-August 12

Occurring in your solar twelfth house during this period, your spirituality, private life, gut instincts, and intuition are affected. Perhaps you are not as confident about your hunches. Private affairs and solitary work might need to be put on the back burner, or you could show less enthusiasm for them. Trusting your gut instincts may become an issue. Vague fears and anxieties need to be dealt with. Obsession with private matters or concerns about the past could be part of the picture. Your desire nature can be rather complicated now, and it can be difficult to find direct routes to satisfaction. Old resentments, hurts, and waves of anger can resurface. There can be lowered vitality, likely due to emotional frustrations and exasperation. It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea now. This is a time for learning about how your mental health impacts your life.

Overview Horoscope:

July 2018 Aquarius Monthly Horoscope Summary: Nudges to take charge of your work, routines, or health are in focus this month, dear Aquarius. A Solar Eclipse occurs in your sector of self-care programs, daily routines, and work on the 12th, allowing you to wipe the slate clean and start anew. As a result, you have all the motivation you need to make essential changes, and this can be about reorganizing your life, eating and exercising better, managing your time more productively, and working on the details of work, projects, and plans. Committed relationships may be a little distant or complicated from the 26th forward. Your public image begins to elevate as Jupiter turns direct at the top of your solar chart this month, and the work you do now can help improve this opportunity.

Sound energy is with you for solving a work problem or straightening out misconceptions regarding your chores, health, and duties in July. There can be a project, plan, or goal from your past that you're excited about reviving. Others are seeing your work or services in an especially favorable light. You enjoy helping others, and people tend to be grateful for it. You're enjoying activities and projects that bring intrinsic rewards.

Attempting to push ahead new initiatives is not advised for now with Mars retrograde in your sign all month. Mars will be retrograde until August 27th, in fact, although it will leave your sign mid-August. This is a time for handling details that may have been missed in the past, reorganizing, clearing up clutter, and attempting to bring more or better structure to your daily life.

With Jupiter's direct motion from the 10th, you are easing back into a power period for work, recognition, and promotion that lasts until November. Professional and reputation matters gain clarity, slowly but surely. Although it can take a bit of time to get back on track, you are likely to see gradual improvements in these areas. Motivation to pursue a particular course or path, and possibly a business venture, increases in the coming months. While this month and the next are not ideal for new beginnings, you can make significant headway in business or other projects already in progress.

Tensions this month tend to relate to a frustrated drive for independence, slowdowns in communications, and relationship ambiguities. Mercury is in your partnership sector all month, and this suggests you seem to need others' input to jumpstart your own thinking. From the 25th, Mercury is retrograde in this sector, however, and with Mars in your sign and retrograde, you may very well reach an impasse with a significant someone or experience other forms of misunderstandings or delays. Especially around the 4-5 and 25-26, watch for impatient communications and a self-destructive way of shooting yourself in the foot. Also this month, you could be wrestling with something from the past or insecurities that undermine your performance, which results in occasional choppiness.

From the 9th, you have Venus in your solar eighth house forming especially supportive aspects, however, and you can be especially motivated or enthusiastic about research, a relationship, or passion projects. People are intrigued with you and drawn to you. Someone might entrust you with a secret or show their trust in you in other ways. You might want to take the time to go over financial matters if you can, as your judgment is excellent. Bonding happens less through what's said and more through friendly gestures, goodwill, and generosity of spirit. This can be a good time for inspiring faith in your relationships and for coming to peaceful agreements about money, power, and sharing with a partner, ex-partner, creditor, or debtor.

The Sun moves into your partnership sector on the 23rd, and your social life assumes more importance to you. Just two days later, Mercury turns retrograde in this same sector, and things may seem slow in the relationship department.

The total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th occurs in your sign and can bring big epiphanies. This eclipse may serve as a cosmic push to change gears in a relationship or to get in touch with your relationship needs. Your true feelings about someone or a matter can emerge powerfully now. It can be a tricky time, however, as the eclipse aligns with retrograde Mars in your sign. There can be difficulties keeping your cool, or you may be feeling blocked and at a loss about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes for the time being. You can discover strong feelings and desires now that urge you to make changes. Avoid pushing matters, but pay attention to strong emotions that emerge now.

A Venus-Pluto aspect occurs at the time of the eclipse, serving to increase its impact and influence, and fortunately, it's an excellent aspect for exciting your interest and passion in a project or relationship. A consuming but pleasant endeavor can be motivating and rewarding now.

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Aquarius (Born February 10-19) and Aquarius Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Aquarius:

July 2018 Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until July 12th:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar fifth house. This is a time when pleasure-seeking and creative activities come into focus and grab much of your attention. You are particularly personally charming in a spontaneous, natural way during this solar cycle. This is the time of year when you are ready to perform and to express yourself creatively.

This is a very playful cycle, when you are inspired creatively and emotionally. It's a good time for recreation, romance, connecting with children, and enjoying and performing the arts. Your ego is tied up in your children, romantic relationships, and creative output now, so that you can be especially proud of these people and things. You can also be over-sensitive about these matters if you feel you are not getting enough appreciation.

From July 12th forward:

The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.

It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until July 28th: 

Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.

From July 28th forward: 

Venus graces your solar eighth house now. During this cycle, a financial boost is possible, or you may gain financially through your partner. A deep and intimate connection made now could be revitalizing and even healing. You are more inclined to want to smooth over differences in a partnership concerning the sharing of power, intimacy matters, finances, and other emotionally-charged topics. Intimate relationships are intensified now. Either you or your partner want a deeper union.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until the 17th: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.

You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.

From July 17th forward: 

Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.

Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.

Mercury is retrograde from July 25/26 to August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding intimate and financial matters, as well as communications with children or romantic partners, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's not a good time to file your taxes or apply for a loan. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything for the time being. Speculation and gambling are not advised right now either.

Occurring in your solar seventh house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations and one-on-one communications. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on the choice of words instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, try not to over-react to what your partner has to say. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to reflect upon your negotiation skills with the goal of improving them. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to energize your solar twelfth house now. While Mars occupies the twelfth house, asserting yourself in a direct and straightforward manner can be difficult. This is largely due to a feeling of not being in touch with what it is you want or desire just for the time being as you reassess your goals and needs.

This lack of direction and self-knowledge should prompt you to look within to learn about your desires. It is likely that you will be much clearer when Mars reaches your first house. For the time being, take some time for rest and give your ego a break.

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of communication, siblings, neighbors, acquaintances, and transportation. Communication or transportation might take a hit somehow, making it harder to get from point A to point B, for example, or involving missed meetings, delays and red tape, challenges with studies, or mechanical breakdowns. There can be frustration with self-expression or impatience with social niceties.

From June 26-August 12

Occurring in your solar twelfth house during this period, your spirituality, private life, gut instincts, and intuition are affected. Perhaps you are not as confident about your hunches. Private affairs and solitary work might need to be put on the back burner, or you could show less enthusiasm for them. Trusting your gut instincts may become an issue. Vague fears and anxieties need to be dealt with. Obsession with private matters or concerns about the past could be part of the picture. Your desire nature can be rather complicated now, and it can be difficult to find direct routes to satisfaction. Old resentments, hurts, and waves of anger can resurface. There can be lowered vitality, likely due to emotional frustrations and exasperation. It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea now. This is a time for learning about how your mental health impacts your life.

Overview Horoscope:

July 2018 Aquarius Monthly Horoscope Summary: Nudges to take charge of your work, routines, or health are in focus this month, dear Aquarius. A Solar Eclipse occurs in your sector of self-care programs, daily routines, and work on the 12th, allowing you to wipe the slate clean and start anew. As a result, you have all the motivation you need to make essential changes, and this can be about reorganizing your life, eating and exercising better, managing your time more productively, and working on the details of work, projects, and plans. Committed relationships may be a little distant or complicated from the 26th forward. Your public image begins to elevate as Jupiter turns direct at the top of your solar chart this month, and the work you do now can help improve this opportunity.

Sound energy is with you for solving a work problem or straightening out misconceptions regarding your chores, health, and duties in July. There can be a project, plan, or goal from your past that you're excited about reviving. Others are seeing your work or services in an especially favorable light. You enjoy helping others, and people tend to be grateful for it. You're enjoying activities and projects that bring intrinsic rewards.

Attempting to push ahead new initiatives is not advised for now with Mars retrograde in your sign all month. Mars will be retrograde until August 27th, in fact, although it will leave your sign mid-August. This is a time for handling details that may have been missed in the past, reorganizing, clearing up clutter, and attempting to bring more or better structure to your daily life.

With Jupiter's direct motion from the 10th, you are easing back into a power period for work, recognition, and promotion that lasts until November. Professional and reputation matters gain clarity, slowly but surely. Although it can take a bit of time to get back on track, you are likely to see gradual improvements in these areas. Motivation to pursue a particular course or path, and possibly a business venture, increases in the coming months. While this month and the next are not ideal for new beginnings, you can make significant headway in business or other projects already in progress.

Tensions this month tend to relate to a frustrated drive for independence, slowdowns in communications, and relationship ambiguities. Mercury is in your partnership sector all month, and this suggests you seem to need others' input to jumpstart your own thinking. From the 25th, Mercury is retrograde in this sector, however, and with Mars in your sign and retrograde, you may very well reach an impasse with a significant someone or experience other forms of misunderstandings or delays. Especially around the 4-5 and 25-26, watch for impatient communications and a self-destructive way of shooting yourself in the foot. Also this month, you could be wrestling with something from the past or insecurities that undermine your performance, which results in occasional choppiness.

From the 9th, you have Venus in your solar eighth house forming especially supportive aspects, however, and you can be especially motivated or enthusiastic about research, a relationship, or passion projects. People are intrigued with you and drawn to you. Someone might entrust you with a secret or show their trust in you in other ways. You might want to take the time to go over financial matters if you can, as your judgment is excellent. Bonding happens less through what's said and more through friendly gestures, goodwill, and generosity of spirit. This can be a good time for inspiring faith in your relationships and for coming to peaceful agreements about money, power, and sharing with a partner, ex-partner, creditor, or debtor.

The Sun moves into your partnership sector on the 23rd, and your social life assumes more importance to you. Just two days later, Mercury turns retrograde in this same sector, and things may seem slow in the relationship department.

The total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th occurs in your sign and can bring big epiphanies. This eclipse may serve as a cosmic push to change gears in a relationship or to get in touch with your relationship needs. Your true feelings about someone or a matter can emerge powerfully now. It can be a tricky time, however, as the eclipse aligns with retrograde Mars in your sign. There can be difficulties keeping your cool, or you may be feeling blocked and at a loss about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes for the time being. You can discover strong feelings and desires now that urge you to make changes. Avoid pushing matters, but pay attention to strong emotions that emerge now.

A Venus-Pluto aspect occurs at the time of the eclipse, serving to increase its impact and influence, and fortunately, it's an excellent aspect for exciting your interest and passion in a project or relationship. A consuming but pleasant endeavor can be motivating and rewarding now.

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