July 2020
July implores us to return our gaze towards the issues and goals we've been tending to in the last couple of years. It's time to wrap things up to slowly move us forward.
Saturn retrograde re-enters Capricorn on July 1st. Here, the planet of discipline and restrictions will spend almost 5 months finishing things up in the Capricorn area of your charts. This is about rebuilding and restrategizing all the structural changes that have transpired since December 2017.
A Lunar Eclipse (aka a potent Full Moon) occurs on July 5th at 13˚ Capricorn at 12:43 AM EDT. This is the final eclipse that will take place in Capricorn, a culmination of whatever began in the last 6 months, and moreover, the previous 2 years. This also marks the end of eclipse season, for now, at least until November 2020.
Mercury stations direct at 5˚ Cancer on July 12th, finally releasing clogged up words and buried down emotions. The collective mind slowly but steadily gains more clarity as we explore communal issues of security and governance.
A New Moon at 28˚ Cancer takes place on July 20th at 1:32 PM EDT. This time it is not eclipsed and therefore brings us back to simpler lunations. Something new starting in the Cancer area of your charts is also likely related to the Solar Eclipse we had back on June 20th.
And finally, the Sun enters its home sign, Leo, on July 22nd. Find out how this month's astroweather translates for you by reading your horoscopes below.
It's highly recommended that you primarily read the horoscopes for your Rising sign. If you don't know your Rising Sign, then you can read for your Sun sign. To figure out these placements, enter your birth date, location and precise birth time into an astrology app like Time Nomad or online at astro.com. For more information on how all of these play together, visit charmastrology.com.
ARIES
July kicks off with the spotlight on who you are and how you're different from others. This month is all about your individuality and identities. There's a wave of courage available to help you cut through any pretenses and masks you usually wear. It's an excellent time to express authenticity, even if it feels vulnerable. More structural assessments and revisions about your work continue to also be a focus. As you resolve and tie up loose ends in your work life from the last couple of years. New themes surrounding your home and family may conflict with the career moves you're attempting to make. Aim to keep your sense of independence as a guide while you make decisions this month, dear Aries.
TAURUS
There will be plenty of opportunities for you to work through your difficult memories and cut through their hold on you. It's a month of surrendering to any form of deep healing that gives you space and ability to be brave and resolute. If the muck that comes up is too much to bear and look at, remember to gather and recruit emotional support for company and affection. Sometimes you just need to be seen; nothing has to be said. Let the tenderness and hardness of July comfort you as you continue the meaningful search for stories and narratives that buoy you up towards a lighter existence.
GEMINI
July heats up your desires for social connections, and perhaps a need to sever ties with people who prove to be stagnant, toxic and insignificant. You will be empowered to form new alliances and community bonds that bring more excitement and motivation to your life. Initiate mutual aid support systems and organize with groups of people who share the same goals as you. It'll feel amazing to move through this month with a passionate purpose. Material and social resources continue to be themes you're exploring. Especially when it comes to issues surrounding your sense of worth and the perceived scarcity you're living through.
CANCER
Happy Birthday July Cancer bbs! This month is potent for bringing back the focus to major pillars of your life. Personal and identity issues come face to face with the ongoing structural concerns of your relationships. A balance between your needs and other people's continues to demand your attention. Also, you may experience general urgency and restlessness with initiating career-related action. Specific responsibilities you have in your committed partnerships are culminating this month. Relationship issues may be an essential point of consideration concerning the decisions you're attempting to make regarding your life path. Your finances and ability to support yourself also get highlighted mid-month and onwards. Overall, it's a month necessitating significant adjustments and labour-intensive growth.
LEO
Happy Birthday July Leo bbs! July repurposes and repackages old issues from the last couple of years. You will continue to balance the demands of your daily obligations and work projects with your need for retreat and rest. The reality of your daily work conditions will hit you in the face this month. Something's gotta change if you want to sustain and restore your health and wellness. As well, pay close attention to your internal landscape. How you feel on the inside most certainly shows up on the outside (and vice versa). There will be new adventures and learning opportunities to turn your life philosophies into actionable deeds. Keep your integrity as a basis for July's growth plan.
VIRGO
July wraps up themes around your own needs for pleasure over other people's expectations of you. This is nothing new. 😅 You've been balancing the conflicting priorities of your personal plan against the community you belong to for the last couple of years. This month introduces the possibility for collaborations and potential separations. You may struggle with fighting against inner demons as you wade through layers of untouched and unprocessed grief. You're better off doing the internal work of recognizing the painful past and integrating them into your current world. Unbridled joy may be hard to come by and you may find yourself frowning with the lack of pleasure in your life these days. Even more important to make commitments to have more of it moving forward.
LIBRA
This month serves as the beginning of the end of sorts, wrapping up all the changes that have transpired in significant areas of your life in the last couple of years...particularly around your history and future. Who you were, where you come from, who you're becoming and where you're going. There are big family themes in balancing their expectations of you and navigating your dynamics with them. Relationships can be potentially strained or energized, depending on the context. But what's expected is that you (and others) are likely to feel restless and impatient as you wade through your various partnerships. Focus on your friendships and people who support you as you integrate more changes up ahead.
SCORPIO
July resembles an epilogue of the multi-act play of your life that was the last couple of years. There are metaphorical and literal local and global concerns that continue to require your attention. The tension between your day-to-day life and your desires for far-away greener pastures comes to a reality check. Collecting information and its application to the bigger-picture will serve you well as a strategy to integrate the lessons you're learning. Don’t forget to step back and put things in perspective. Your health should also be a top priority, and any habits you wish to change may feel possible under July's skies, though not without some immediate bumps in the road. Focus on imagining the work you want to do in the world as you navigate this month, dear Scorpio.
SAGITTARIUS
July feels a lot like tax season... and is probably literally one in some places. This month audits your material possessions against your shared resources. You've been restructuring how you support yourself in the last couple of years. This month brings back last-minute follow-ups to your plans for a more long-term and sustainable financial future. While it will wreak havoc to your inclinations for pleasure and entertainment, it's likely best to keep a more disciplined approach to economically conserve. Creativity is not out of the game, however. So figure out ways to mutually support yourself and others as you explore novel and anti-capitalistic ways of enjoying yourself.
CAPRICORN
This month brings with it new information and events surrounding your home, family and lineage. This focus will serve as a fulcrum to help balance and perhaps bring necessary tension between the personal and relational issues you've been dealing with the past couple of years. Who you are and how you are with others continues to be a point to balance and figure out. Mid-month will bring some clarity around certain relationships, contracts and partnerships that have been on review since last month. Communication will ease up and flow better, giving you more room to explore other possibilities. Collaborations and shared values will also come up. Overall, a month paving the way for more growth edges.
AQUARIUS
July prompts a new and extended focus on the realms of communication and learning, as well as local concerns in your immediate environments. There will likely be tense dynamics springing up with neighbours, siblings, and extended relatives, so keep your cool and pick your battles. Overall, you're dealing with a wrap up of sorts between your daily work life and intimate internal world. Your health is a focus this month, and you may be called to start new habits and create psychological structures that support it. Boundaries can also be cognitive and emotional in nature. These include reframing your thoughts and feelings so that they ultimately promote your healing. Relationships will also be a highlight this month.
PISCES
This month is all about what you own and how it owns you. You may need to examine how your material attachments and financial stature reflect your sense of self. Are you hoarding items, or do you need to let a lot of things go? Either way, you'll be exploring novel ideas of decluttering and supporting yourself. Themes around creative self-expression, as well as community action, continue to require a balancing act. Some of your self-interests collide with the needs of the group, so you need to figure out how to compromise. There'll be a focus on your health and daily work schedule in July. Reorganize and restrategize your day-to-day life.
Charm Torres is a Dewdrop’s resident astrologer and has been a professional astrologer and tarot reader since 2017. She mixes modern psychological principles and ancient Hellenistic traditions in her astrology practice and is a board member of Astrology Toronto. Charm has been featured in Global News Online, NFLUX Magazine and Beside Online Magazine. Charm produces daily content on her social media channels aiming to make astrology accessible for all. You can find out more about her at www.charmastrology.com.