This week really focuses around three transits, all communicating from Cancer, the temple of the Moon. An active week begins with a Full Moon in Capricorn on the 3rd of July, on the 6th, Mercury in Cancer aspects Uranus in Taurus through an easy going sextile, and on the 9th, Mercury intuitively transmits to Neptune in a beneficial trine.

The week begins with a bright, optimistic, but rational lunation, Full Moon in Capricorn. This industrious lunation comes on the heels of a Mercury Cazimi in the water sign of Cancer and a Venus Uranus square. The past week transits were heavily focused around interpersonal relationships. A lot may of been uncovered, personal disruptions ensued, new information discoverd. We may be asking on this Monday how do we integrate all the details? What are your new goals in relationships, how do we approach our heart and mind, how do we respond?

Earthy, cardinal, Capricorn Full Moon says we start at the beginnings, we lay out the facts and we work our way up the rocky outcrop. This week my Cancerian mind has been in a nostalgic nest, reminiscing on my years of rock climbing and mountaineering. Days were long, packs were heavy, routes were set, summits on a very distant horizon. The plan was laid out, beginning before the dawn we would set out and it was all broken down into workable segments. With the self-control and patience of a goat, my climbing partner and I began at the base of a mountain and worked our way up with an unwavering resolve to hit each segment by a certain time, summiting before summer afternoon storms, and returning to the safety of base camp by sunset. The last place you wanted to be caught was chained to the side of a mountain in a lighting storm, fully exposed with metal taunting Thor.  Of course it didn’t always go as the best laid plans, but there were many successes, many summits, there were also retreats, naps in caves, routes diverted.

This Full Moon in Capricorn asks for the same realistic preparation to move forward in any long term goal.  This lunation asks us for patience as we progress in calculated steps. Fully illuminated Luna asks us to channel personal responsibility and inner strength with the summit on the horizon.  What is the end goal and what is the most direct route or what is the most honest route for your expectations? Where does your base camp even begin and how high are you trying to climb?  Are you being totally honest of the shape your in, or do you need more acclimating, conditioning? Step wisely and watch for Uranian lighting bolts.

Mercury again steals the planetary play for the next week, no longer in the solar heart. Mercury, separating under the beams of a lunar Sun, reaches gently towards Uranus. This aspect may create an easier conversation, transmitting helpful solutions to last week’s discoveries. Mercury and Uranus can provide creative insight and unique, individualistic style.

By the end of the week Mercury and Neptune meet through another helpful aspect. Neptune has recently turned retrograde, and maybe we are reconsidering our own perspectives, our own personal philosphies. Maybe we are having a change of mind and heart, and a helpful bridge is constructed to address any misunderstandings. Both planets are conversing through water signs, directing us inward, towards the passive yin aspect of our lives. This is the working space of the Moon, and lends intuitive insights that flow with greater ease.

The Last Quarter Moon also winds down on the 9th in the sign of active Aries. Perhaps if we feel the energy bubbling, we continue to direct ourself inwards through active reflection, yoga, meditation, prayer. Keep your mind and heart turned inward and work with the healing notes being emitted in the darkening light of the Moon. Mercury has no problem switching gears, and submerging himself into greater depths of spirit, and being in the Moon’s protective shell, he may just prefer it.