July 15 2024

Monday, JULY 15

The Sun’s square to Chiron this morning can pull up insecurities and areas of vulnerability, possibly disruptively. We could too easily follow others’ leads because of self-doubt, to please them, or out of fear of asserting our desires. Alternatively, we might go to great lengths to prove ourselves or assert our individuality when a better approach would be to recognize feelings of vulnerability that people or circumstances are stirring.

With Mercury’s quincunx to Saturn also in play this morning, mental anxiety can interfere with making good, practical choices. There can be communication challenges or mental blocks. Doubts might slow down our movements and initiatives.

While this can normally be a helpful process as we take a break from pushing ahead to check in with our objectives, something bigger is in play: a Mars-Uranus alignment can overshadow this energy with impulsivity. It’s the final alignment of Mars and Uranus during Uranus’ current transit of Taurus, and there can be abrupt changes, choices, or decisions with money, valuables, possessions, ownership, and income, leading to a reshuffling of priorities or values. On a psychological level, this can be about boundaries, self-worth, and matters of respect.

This transit occurs approximately every two years, not always in the same sign, and when it does, we can experience a sudden desire to make things happen. It’s a powerful time for letting in change and ridding ourselves of attachments weighing us down. We are bold and assertive, willing to experiment, and hyper-conscious of a need to act independently.

The best way to harness this exciting but erratic energy is to act rather than react. However, it can be challenging to know whether our impulses come from genuine desire or if we are rebelling against restrictions. We should watch for rash decisions and impatience, which can lead to accidents or other missteps. With this transit, anger or rebellion can be sudden, unexpected, and erratic.