Editors Note: Anyone else feel like there is just SO MUCH going on this summer?  Mother Nature seems a bit angry, and the economy can’t seem to make up its mind, but we all have the ability to see the beauty in everything that surrounds us.  Read your horoscope for the month and see what positive interpretation you can create from whatever life has in store for you right now. ~Nitika~

Have you felt the stirrings of a new life, yet?  Last month’s paradigm shifting Jupiter/Uranus conjunction should have woken all of us up to greater potentials and aspirations.

While it is a huge adrenal shot, it is just a preview of things to come in 2012.  We mercifully have a reprieve of about eight months to go back and wrap up the last loose ends of our lives.

Uranus, after just a few shorts weeks at zero Aries, turns retrograde on July 5^th. While we will experience fireworks, they will be tempered with some restraint.

Jupiter, likewise, moves into retrograde motion on July 23rd, signaling a time when we should integrate some of the “lucky” opportunities, or expansiveness that has entered our lives since the beginning of the year.

On July 11th, we also continue working through our male/female, mother/father, inward/outward, home/career dichotomies.  A lunar (ending eclipse in Capricorn) brings light toward leaving our childhood, emotional attachments (Cancer) and moving toward more autonomy and authority (Capricorn).  And, the final installment of Saturn vs. Uranus (old vs. new, consensus vs. evolutionary, restricted versus far-reaching) takes place on July 26th.  This has been an ongoing story around where we clamp down and hold ourselves back versus where we seek to break new ground. With Saturn permanently ensconced in Libra as of July 22nd, we will be making new agreements and developing more permanent relationships with those who are our equals.

With the next few years of high octane astrological activity, the energy of breakthroughs and breakdowns (whether for good or evil) will take center stage. Enjoy this temporary summer respite of fallowness and release.

ARIES

Even if you still need to tie up some loose ends around your childhood and family, you’ve already gotten a taste of how spectacular your new life is going to be! You have been lit up from within and the only caution is to temper your directness with a little finesse because not everyone is as dynamic or straightforward as you are.  By truly showing your inner essence, a commitment will deepen or, if single, you may now meet the one who has true staying power to match your fire!

TAURUS

If you didn’t think you had a fairy godmother, last month proved that she is alive and well!  You may have received a lucky break that reveals that Source and you are one. Continue to clear out old thought patterns from childhood because your mind needs to soar higher.  And by now you are totally committed to making your life the best it can be and it shows in your healthy body and glittering mind.

GEMINI

Hopefully, you are aware that your life will be changing for the better.   You’ve gotten a glimpse of the new crowd you will be associating with over the next few years and they are a far cry from the past.  In these summer months of cleanup, notice how your parent’s view of you has affected your self-worth. Cut the cord with unnecessary self-deprecation.  You are either ready to commit further to the art project that is your life, or start over with a new slate.  Either way, you’re a genius!

CANCER

Some career upheavals or breakthroughs have set in motion a new professional trajectory.  The final results will arrive next spring.   In the meantime, you are intent on growing and leaving your past insecurities behind.  The sooner you move away from home (figuratively), the quicker your greater public role will come into view. Face forward is the only real way to go!

LEO

You may have a giant case of wanderlust and if resources allow, pack your bags.  If not, please note that this search for growth and exploration will be staying with your for years to come.  Right now, there may be a few niggling doubts and fears that are keeping you small.  They are truly illusory or just leftovers from your upbringing. They can be released for good and this epiphany leads to developing a stronger voice and writing presence.  Get serious with your words because people are going to be listening to and benefitting from your insights.

VIRGO

You may now have realized that you are seeking a greater intimacy with life and your partner.  Events last month may have sparked an awakening of your emotional/sexual nature.  You may likewise realize that certain old associations need to come to an end as they support your limitations rather than your newly found strength.  A more serious appreciation of what you have to offer solidifies/strengthens business and partnership alliances.

LIBRA

Who is that new person that has sparked your interest?  He may be very different from your normal type and that is exactly the point.  You need space and this independent spirit is pointing the way to a new freedom/closeness paradigm.  Your public role is changing as well and you are ready to move on from family sanctioned goals to your own individual path.  Everything in your life is up for grabs and rather than a recipe for sadness, it should be a cause for celebration!

SCORPIO

You may have instigated new work habits or lifestyle patterns last month. If your life doesn’t change immediately, no worries, there will be successful evidence early next year.  You’re still somewhat controlled by family/religious/societal mores and this month’s eclipse will reveal how inadequate these philosophies are to your future life. Commit to your new purpose and you will find that your mind, heart and soul will blossom exponentially.

SAGITTARIUS

Hopefully, you trusted enough to open your heart last month.  Whether an actual love interest or new attitude toward relationships, you are allowing a clear breeze of inspiration to waft through your life.  You still need to let go of the need to over-give and this month’s eclipse could help you end that pattern for good.  Commit to your pleasure and self-actualization, and the world will line up to support you.

CAPRICORN

After years of feeling stuck, you have a strong desire for change and release from the past.  Attempts to move away from family and upbringing have provided surprisingly easy.  You may still be locked in a pattern of co-dependence when it comes to relationship and this month’s eclipse will perhaps shed light on the new power dynamics in said alliance.  Be yourself and let the cards fall where they may.  You will end up on top regardless of the outcome!

AQUARIUS

What you say matters and it falls into the realm of brilliant.  An innovative idea or community project has the potential to change your life over the next eight years. Clean up wishful thinking and the desire to take care of others.  We’re all meant to be adults.  Whatever was taught to you by religion and consensus reality holds no water in the new world fast approaching.  You will be a spokesperson for this oncoming reality so face forward with courage!

PISCES

Definitely consider some of the new money making options that were presented to you last month.  While they may not bear immediate fruit, one of them certainly shows positive results by early next year.  Drop the love fantasies; there is no hero to save you.  Instead, open your eyes to your strength and emotional connective powers and you will magnetize a partner like you’ve never had before.  This one’s an equal and most certainly, NOT a mirage.