Astrology: July/August 2009
July 2009
Jollean Schaffer
Cancer: June 21 – July 21
A stunning revelation at the beginning of July requires research and collaboration, especially around the 10th if you want it to make a real difference. From July 7th – 22nd, your life can change in an instant. Be the change you want to see. August begins with a challenge between love and power. Love does not mean control. Talk it out from the 3rd – 7th. From the 10th – 25th, be cautiously ambitious. You are preparing the way for a new beginning. If you don’t understand your motives, you may be surprised at the outcomes. Deep research on the 13th – 17th helps you be forewarned and forearmed. Frustration on the 18th is momentary. Travel is good from the 21st – 24th. From August 25th, you stand your ground and express yourself with extra strength.
Leo: July 22 – August 22
Hidden agendas are July’s theme. If you aren’t sure why you do what you do, look for clues around the 7th. You’ll find them in the way you care for yourself. Do you give yourself the best or do you drive yourself to do more, be more, have more? No judgments here — simply observe and learn. On the 10th, relationship is most important. Your partner wants transcendent love — the courtly love variety where goddess and god are equals. On the 22nd, you are shocked into a heart opening which gets stronger from the 27th – 31st. This theme continues into August and peaks around the 6th. A friend or political situation is in crisis around the 10th. It’s easier to help if you don’t do it alone. Join your resources with the larger community and see some real change by the 19th. After August 25th, pay attention to your real feelings. If they aren’t good, get some healing.
Virgo: August 23 – September 22
July is busy. The overriding issue is romance versus friendship. Is there a conflict or does one enhance the other? This is especially powerful around the 7th. The important thing is to ask the question, not to answer it. From the 11th, you are expected to be the juggler who keeps all the balls in the air. Breathe, ground and center — you’ll amaze us all. Someone is extremely agitated around the 21st. By the 27th it’s clear that a rational approach is the best medicine. If you fear the monster under the bed, yet see no monster, rest assured the monster lives within. August 1st offers insight into the love/friendship dilemma, as do the 10th and 25th. It’s a summer theme. Pay attention to dreams on the 5th. Insight comes if you have ears to hear. Relationship anxiety on the 18th arises out of extreme expectation. Reality is actually so much more pleasurable than the ideal. It’s OK to feel good, which is clear by the 22nd.
Libra: September 22 – October 22
You know how to create an atmosphere by the way you look and by the way you relate to people and places. Use these innate and creative talents to promote yourself in July. Frustrations on the 6th give way to exciting self-expression on the 7th – 13th. Keep your eye on the ball on the 21st, when it seems everyone else is looking out the window. You’ll be glad when you are acknowledged for your particular brand of genius on the 27th – 30th. Spend some family time during the August long weekend. It may extend to the 5th when, no matter the condition of the world, you and your friends have something to celebrate under the full moon. Be kind on the 17th. You don’t have to but what goes around, comes around. Set goals for the next 12 months on the 20th. Don’t set them in stone, just clarify your intentions — even if it’s only to yourself. Be a leader from the 25th. Family needs arise again around the 26th.
Scorpio: October 23 – November 21
Expectations are high around the 1st. Your partner is not optimistic on the 6th. You want an argument because you feel like s/he is bringing you down. Wait a few days and you might see things differently. So will s/he. Expectation is the mother of discord. You learn something shocking around the 21st, which may cause you to change your plans. This makes more sense from the 27th – 31st. August 1st requires deep and intelligent communication. Someone is listening. Frustration on the 10th is alleviated on the 13th if you listen to the wisdom of the elders. Make a habit of this. Support your love of a particular subject through teaching, writing and or reading on August 22nd. Your insight is valuable to yourself as well as others.
Sagittarius: November 22 – December 20
Sagittarius is dualistic. It represents visionary optimism, which some call faith. Less known or acknowledged is its propensity for despair which comes from lack of vision. 2009 has been particularly challenging in the optimist corner and rich in reasons to despair. If you’re the optimistic kind of Sagittarian, July is a month to secure your ideals with authentic intellectual support. Learn all that you can; if this includes travel, all the better. If you’re the despairing kind, seek the teaching or experience that shows you nothing less than the value of life. If life is good, then difficult times are no excuse to lose faith. From the 11th, step up to the relationship plate. Speak out for love from 26th – 31st. August 1st – 19th requires hard work and optimism if you are to achieve new goals after the 20th. Whether personal or professional, the last week of August requires a profound understanding of life’s give-and-take — be it financial, emotional or intellectual.
Capricorn: December 21 – January 19
All things financial concern you from July 1st – 7th. People expect that you know the ropes. It’s confusing if you just think about money, but it comes clear if you think about values. Knowing what you truly value clarifies everything, especially on the 10th. It may be summer when everyone is meant to be lazing around, but you are extremely busy from the 11th. Whether it’s work or play, give it all you’ve got. Your primary other has an unexpected moment around the 21st. Be helpful and positive from the 27th – 31st. August speaks to the power of love and the love of power. Get serious about where you stand on these issues on the 1st and 26th. Wrong information or bad communication spoils the waters on the 10th and 18th, but good intentions can override bad feelings. Intention is the driving force behind manifestation around the 20th. How do you want to invest your time, energy, money and love?
Aquarius: January 20 – February 17
One of life’s greatest mysteries is the simple truth that we are all the same, and yet we are all different. It’s so Aquarian! Celebrate diversity on Canada Day. Look for commonality on the 4th. Accept that you are caught between a rock and a hard place on the 6th, and expect release on the 10th. Adventure calls to you from the 11th. Romantic love or children disorient you on the 21st, but from the 27th – 31st all that was heavy becomes light. August is your month to embrace others, especially on the 5th. Love is impossible from the 10th – 18th, but nonetheless, fascinating. Whether it’s a new person or an old one, you move ahead with greater ease after the 20th. Pay attention to shadow as well as light around the 26th. Ignorance or denial is never a viable excuse if things go wrong.
Pisces: February 18 – March 19
Life is like a novel. It has themes and they recur. What are your themes? Is character destiny? Things go on behind the scenes from July 1st – 6th. This could be creative genius or self-undoing. Listen to your inner voice. Be creative, expressive and confident from the 7th – 10th. You are concentrating on relationship around the 20th when you should be focused on love. Putting the cart before the horse only slows things down. Wise advice from a family member is offered from the 27th – 31st. Take it. From August 10th – 19th, your house is a mess, no one understands you and yet somehow it all works out. Don’t let meaningless irritants sour your life. They vanish as quickly as they come if you don’t attach. Prepare yourself from the 20th for whatever awaits you at work. A brilliant revelation is yours on the 21st. You could get support for it after the 25th, but don’t go looking in all the wrong places. Be strategic and thoughtful from August 25th - 28th. It’s not flattery you need, it’s investors.
Aries: March 20 – April 19
All the dreams and goals you long to reach have a price. It’s just the way it works on Planet Earth. There is no other game in town. Reconcile yourself to this and it all gets easier after the 10th. Rise to the occasion on the 15th and be pleased to discover how much support you have from the 16th – 20th. We are all in for a rude awakening from the 21st. Maybe it’s our absurd expectations about how much a person can accomplish in one day. It’s not worth burning out, no matter how it feels in the moment. Optimism returns on the 27th – 31st. Be social around the 5th of August. Summer doesn’t last forever. By the 10th you are overwhelmed by details. Hire someone to help you — that’s what technical support is all about. This theme continues through the 19th. Asking for help relieves stress. Make hay if the sun is shining from the 20th – 25th. After that, you are expected to support the family. Not forever, but for now.
Taurus: April 20 – May 20
We all live several lives in one. We start out with one perception and it changes through time. We are the same, yet we are constantly changing. Keep this simple truth in mind from July 1st – 6th when your outrageous expectations are challenged by the simple limits of matter. Good ideas are yours for the making from the 16th – 21st. Dream the big dream from the 27th – 31st. The limits of matter still apply, but you are no longer so limited by them. Love is everything on August 1st. Don’t say anything in a moment of passion that you don’t mean. If you do, however, you can explain all on the 3rd. Romance is not as important as balancing the budget on the 10th – even if your true love doesn’t understand. Clever brilliance is yours around the 20th, when words and feelings merge and you are easily understood. Challenges to your brilliance occur around the 25th. Take on all comers. The power of the word is yours.
Gemini: May 21 – June 20
We are awash in a sea of words. They run around us like mice at a crumb fest. What makes the heart beat faster? Is it something clever or something profound? Don’t answer until you have thought it through. This is the age of the sound bite. It was invented by a Gemini, no doubt. Do what you must with words, but your words have more power after July 11th when they arise from a place of deep aspiration and self-expression. Put effort into communicating on the 21st. Much more is revealed by what you say than you think, during the last week of July. August 5th shines a spotlight on your particular perspective. Go below the surface of your thoughts and more people will get what you are saying from the 13th – 19th. Finances are an issue from August 25th. What starts off badly ends up well by October if you don’t panic. So don’t panic.
Jollean Schaffer is a practising astrologer in Toronto. She would like you to understand that Sun Sign astrology has its strengths and its weaknesses. Take it lightly; use it as you will. Consultations (416) 424-3079. Visit her website at www.lighttravels.com/JulieSimmons
A stunning revelation at the beginning of July requires research and collaboration, especially around the 10th if you want it to make a real difference. From July 7th – 22nd, your life can change in an instant. Be the change you want to see. August begins with a challenge between love and power. Love does not mean control. Talk it out from the 3rd – 7th. From the 10th – 25th, be cautiously ambitious. You are preparing the way for a new beginning. If you don’t understand your motives, you may be surprised at the outcomes. Deep research on the 13th – 17th helps you be forewarned and forearmed. Frustration on the 18th is momentary. Travel is good from the 21st – 24th. From August 25th, you stand your ground and express yourself with extra strength.
Leo: July 22 – August 22
Hidden agendas are July’s theme. If you aren’t sure why you do what you do, look for clues around the 7th. You’ll find them in the way you care for yourself. Do you give yourself the best or do you drive yourself to do more, be more, have more? No judgments here — simply observe and learn. On the 10th, relationship is most important. Your partner wants transcendent love — the courtly love variety where goddess and god are equals. On the 22nd, you are shocked into a heart opening which gets stronger from the 27th – 31st. This theme continues into August and peaks around the 6th. A friend or political situation is in crisis around the 10th. It’s easier to help if you don’t do it alone. Join your resources with the larger community and see some real change by the 19th. After August 25th, pay attention to your real feelings. If they aren’t good, get some healing.
Virgo: August 23 – September 22
July is busy. The overriding issue is romance versus friendship. Is there a conflict or does one enhance the other? This is especially powerful around the 7th. The important thing is to ask the question, not to answer it. From the 11th, you are expected to be the juggler who keeps all the balls in the air. Breathe, ground and center — you’ll amaze us all. Someone is extremely agitated around the 21st. By the 27th it’s clear that a rational approach is the best medicine. If you fear the monster under the bed, yet see no monster, rest assured the monster lives within. August 1st offers insight into the love/friendship dilemma, as do the 10th and 25th. It’s a summer theme. Pay attention to dreams on the 5th. Insight comes if you have ears to hear. Relationship anxiety on the 18th arises out of extreme expectation. Reality is actually so much more pleasurable than the ideal. It’s OK to feel good, which is clear by the 22nd.
Libra: September 22 – October 22
You know how to create an atmosphere by the way you look and by the way you relate to people and places. Use these innate and creative talents to promote yourself in July. Frustrations on the 6th give way to exciting self-expression on the 7th – 13th. Keep your eye on the ball on the 21st, when it seems everyone else is looking out the window. You’ll be glad when you are acknowledged for your particular brand of genius on the 27th – 30th. Spend some family time during the August long weekend. It may extend to the 5th when, no matter the condition of the world, you and your friends have something to celebrate under the full moon. Be kind on the 17th. You don’t have to but what goes around, comes around. Set goals for the next 12 months on the 20th. Don’t set them in stone, just clarify your intentions — even if it’s only to yourself. Be a leader from the 25th. Family needs arise again around the 26th.
Scorpio: October 23 – November 21
Expectations are high around the 1st. Your partner is not optimistic on the 6th. You want an argument because you feel like s/he is bringing you down. Wait a few days and you might see things differently. So will s/he. Expectation is the mother of discord. You learn something shocking around the 21st, which may cause you to change your plans. This makes more sense from the 27th – 31st. August 1st requires deep and intelligent communication. Someone is listening. Frustration on the 10th is alleviated on the 13th if you listen to the wisdom of the elders. Make a habit of this. Support your love of a particular subject through teaching, writing and or reading on August 22nd. Your insight is valuable to yourself as well as others.
Sagittarius: November 22 – December 20
Sagittarius is dualistic. It represents visionary optimism, which some call faith. Less known or acknowledged is its propensity for despair which comes from lack of vision. 2009 has been particularly challenging in the optimist corner and rich in reasons to despair. If you’re the optimistic kind of Sagittarian, July is a month to secure your ideals with authentic intellectual support. Learn all that you can; if this includes travel, all the better. If you’re the despairing kind, seek the teaching or experience that shows you nothing less than the value of life. If life is good, then difficult times are no excuse to lose faith. From the 11th, step up to the relationship plate. Speak out for love from 26th – 31st. August 1st – 19th requires hard work and optimism if you are to achieve new goals after the 20th. Whether personal or professional, the last week of August requires a profound understanding of life’s give-and-take — be it financial, emotional or intellectual.
Capricorn: December 21 – January 19
All things financial concern you from July 1st – 7th. People expect that you know the ropes. It’s confusing if you just think about money, but it comes clear if you think about values. Knowing what you truly value clarifies everything, especially on the 10th. It may be summer when everyone is meant to be lazing around, but you are extremely busy from the 11th. Whether it’s work or play, give it all you’ve got. Your primary other has an unexpected moment around the 21st. Be helpful and positive from the 27th – 31st. August speaks to the power of love and the love of power. Get serious about where you stand on these issues on the 1st and 26th. Wrong information or bad communication spoils the waters on the 10th and 18th, but good intentions can override bad feelings. Intention is the driving force behind manifestation around the 20th. How do you want to invest your time, energy, money and love?
Aquarius: January 20 – February 17
One of life’s greatest mysteries is the simple truth that we are all the same, and yet we are all different. It’s so Aquarian! Celebrate diversity on Canada Day. Look for commonality on the 4th. Accept that you are caught between a rock and a hard place on the 6th, and expect release on the 10th. Adventure calls to you from the 11th. Romantic love or children disorient you on the 21st, but from the 27th – 31st all that was heavy becomes light. August is your month to embrace others, especially on the 5th. Love is impossible from the 10th – 18th, but nonetheless, fascinating. Whether it’s a new person or an old one, you move ahead with greater ease after the 20th. Pay attention to shadow as well as light around the 26th. Ignorance or denial is never a viable excuse if things go wrong.
Pisces: February 18 – March 19
Life is like a novel. It has themes and they recur. What are your themes? Is character destiny? Things go on behind the scenes from July 1st – 6th. This could be creative genius or self-undoing. Listen to your inner voice. Be creative, expressive and confident from the 7th – 10th. You are concentrating on relationship around the 20th when you should be focused on love. Putting the cart before the horse only slows things down. Wise advice from a family member is offered from the 27th – 31st. Take it. From August 10th – 19th, your house is a mess, no one understands you and yet somehow it all works out. Don’t let meaningless irritants sour your life. They vanish as quickly as they come if you don’t attach. Prepare yourself from the 20th for whatever awaits you at work. A brilliant revelation is yours on the 21st. You could get support for it after the 25th, but don’t go looking in all the wrong places. Be strategic and thoughtful from August 25th - 28th. It’s not flattery you need, it’s investors.
Aries: March 20 – April 19
All the dreams and goals you long to reach have a price. It’s just the way it works on Planet Earth. There is no other game in town. Reconcile yourself to this and it all gets easier after the 10th. Rise to the occasion on the 15th and be pleased to discover how much support you have from the 16th – 20th. We are all in for a rude awakening from the 21st. Maybe it’s our absurd expectations about how much a person can accomplish in one day. It’s not worth burning out, no matter how it feels in the moment. Optimism returns on the 27th – 31st. Be social around the 5th of August. Summer doesn’t last forever. By the 10th you are overwhelmed by details. Hire someone to help you — that’s what technical support is all about. This theme continues through the 19th. Asking for help relieves stress. Make hay if the sun is shining from the 20th – 25th. After that, you are expected to support the family. Not forever, but for now.
Taurus: April 20 – May 20
We all live several lives in one. We start out with one perception and it changes through time. We are the same, yet we are constantly changing. Keep this simple truth in mind from July 1st – 6th when your outrageous expectations are challenged by the simple limits of matter. Good ideas are yours for the making from the 16th – 21st. Dream the big dream from the 27th – 31st. The limits of matter still apply, but you are no longer so limited by them. Love is everything on August 1st. Don’t say anything in a moment of passion that you don’t mean. If you do, however, you can explain all on the 3rd. Romance is not as important as balancing the budget on the 10th – even if your true love doesn’t understand. Clever brilliance is yours around the 20th, when words and feelings merge and you are easily understood. Challenges to your brilliance occur around the 25th. Take on all comers. The power of the word is yours.
Gemini: May 21 – June 20
We are awash in a sea of words. They run around us like mice at a crumb fest. What makes the heart beat faster? Is it something clever or something profound? Don’t answer until you have thought it through. This is the age of the sound bite. It was invented by a Gemini, no doubt. Do what you must with words, but your words have more power after July 11th when they arise from a place of deep aspiration and self-expression. Put effort into communicating on the 21st. Much more is revealed by what you say than you think, during the last week of July. August 5th shines a spotlight on your particular perspective. Go below the surface of your thoughts and more people will get what you are saying from the 13th – 19th. Finances are an issue from August 25th. What starts off badly ends up well by October if you don’t panic. So don’t panic.
Jollean Schaffer is a practising astrologer in Toronto. She would like you to understand that Sun Sign astrology has its strengths and its weaknesses. Take it lightly; use it as you will. Consultations (416) 424-3079. Visit her website at www.lighttravels.com/JulieSimmons