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The week brings new invitations from the inner planets Mercury and Mars as they shift into new signs, entering a new space, opening a new path forward and calling new parts of us to emerge from within.
Mars enters Virgo
As a planet moves through the constellations of the zodiac, the way it expresses its essence is shaped by the sign it is in.
In astrology, Mars stands for will, motivation, direct action and passion. It is our inner fire that propels us in the direction that fuels and nourishes our ambition, our desire and our forward movement.
Virgo has the wonderful ability to see purity and wholeness wherever she looks. It encourages us to create the environment, set up the rituals, the details, and the organized planning to allow that wholeness to unfold.
While in Virgo, Mars’ raw passion and urge for action are grounded. Passion and drive are aspects of human nature that are instinctive to all of us. During this transit we are offered the combination of passion with sound action, ambition with strategy. It is the convergence of daily steps towards our dreams and the refinement of how we harness our inner fire and ambition. Virgo’s gifts bring containment and careful mapping to the fire of Mars.
From July 10th to August 27th we are invited to review our desires, goals and ambitions with judgement, practicality and attention to detail. The fuel that drives us forward can be used in the most efficient and targeted way to translate our desires into a tangible and lived reality.
Mercury in Leo
A day after Mars opens a new chapter in the grounded sign of Virgo, Mercury makes its transition into Leo.
Mercury rules the mind, communication, thinking, learning and information processing in our immediate environment. Curious and practical, Mercury is nurtured by learning, sharing, conversing and adventuring through all the knowledge and information available in our vast existence. When Mercury moves into a new zodiac, this sign becomes the lens through which we think, perceive, process and communicate.
Leo is ruled by the sun. Like the sun, it is here to shine, express, and bring warmth, love, and vitality. It is bold, generous and sincere. The lion represents our confidence, our identity, our passions and our journey to become more of ourselves.
As Mercury and Leo come together on July 11th, passion is ignited in our spiritual sphere. Clarity about what we are meant to shine and a sense of excitement that wants to seep into our reality by July 27th. There is a need to share and express in a way that conveys the enthusiasm, warmth and joy that reside within us. Mercury in the golden kingdom of Leo is an invitation to learn about the self, to celebrate the self so that we can then express the self.
Your invitation
Despite the differences in transits this week, there is some common direction in transits. Ruled by Mercury, Virgo strives for practicality, refinement and organization in everyday life. Mars and Leo each embody the essence of passion, desire, expression and movement fueled by the spark of fire.
Virgo refined. How can you refine your Martian fire—your ambition, your actions toward your dreams—to move in the service of your vision?
Leo fills you with yourself. Is your inner fire being channeled in ways that support you, your direction, your body and others?
This week is filled with desire and expression, passion and ambition, all in the service of self-embodiment. Are you moving in a way that reflects your personality, harnessing your unique spark and harnessing your fire in a way that gets the most out of what you put into it?
It’s time to start a different daily ritual, routine, and long-term plan to support yourself in achieving your desires and the practical planning, refinement, organization, and objectivity that will enable you to get there to find. How can you bring your unique desires and expression into your direction and vision? Does your direction agree with you?
Learn about astrology’s influence on your life, including astrological events, the lunar cycles, your sun and moon and the rising signs, how journaling can help you connect to the current influences, and more with Jordane Maree on Girl and Her Moon.
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Jordane Maree is the founder of Girl and Her Moon, a platform and community exploring the soul through the lens of astrology, tarot and energy healing. She is an author, intuitive astrologer, energy and soul guide and host of Girl and Her Moon, The Podcast. She is inspired every day to be the mirror for you to see all of who you really are, you in all your infinite abilities, in full development, in infinite possibility and love.