THE WEEK AHEAD IN ASTROLOGY LAND

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Hey, it's Jules. I'm back. Hello, heaps has, happened. I am coming to you from a studio, actually, my, my studio, which is next to my. New house that I've recently moved into. I've never actually had a studio space before. and it's awesome. It's so nice to have this adult area, which is just for me and my work. And yeah, pretty excited to be back. two things that I love a lot. solitude and doing my work. And so not having had the opportunity for either of those for the last month has been so interesting. And this is the first weekend where I'm back in the normal flow of things. And yeah, I just feel like I've been hanging out with myself like a, an old friend just came back from. Markets got some great plants and corn friers and dressed up as me. and yeah, feeling, feeling good, feeling very happy to be back here. It's so funny, like we're in the final day. I'm recording this on Sunday, the 10th of August, and. Tomorrow, Monday, the 11th of August is the last day of this Mercury retrograde that we've been in, in Leo, specifically since the 18th of July. and yeah, it's certainly not your classic LEO season because of this more internal, communicative self, let's say. Potent for a range of reasons, but not your usual Party time kind of energy. and it's just been so funny moving into a new space, having more space, being on land again, like having a front yard, a backyard, it's just. I've spent part of the weekend looking at furniture and rugs and ways to visually articulate myself within a new space. while that's like a great joy to be able to do, I've really noticed some of that. Pressure of articulating myself, like I wanna get it right. anyone that knows me very well, like mostly just immediate family, it's the level of, specificity that I maneuver through life within in a visual sense is, it's kind of a little bit insane probably. but the idea of me purchasing. Something and then living with it, it arriving and it just not hitting the mark, feels quite disgusting. and I think, you know, as I was thinking about this and, and what I wanted to talk to you about today, I, it may, that really makes me think of this combination of LEO season, which we're in now, and then. Virgo season, which we will enter into, in just under two weeks and where we'll have our eclipse cycle again, which is very exciting. I really wanted to be back in time to speak into Eclipse season,'cause this is gonna be a fantastic one. I think it's the only, New moon, solar eclipse that we'll have on the south node, and it's the only full moon and lunar eclipse that we'll have on the north node in PIs in this cycle of 18 months of eclipses. So there's so much that I want to discuss with all of you about that, but this, what I just referenced is. This combination of, here's me, here's what brings me to life, here's what makes me feel alive, which is the Leo, you know, on it is our son. it's ruled by the son and you know, for very good reasons, numerous reasons. your sun sign is. Deeply linked to your vitality, not just the physical. and the more that you are able to hang out in the things that bring you to life and to be doing the things that make you feel alive is, a huge, gigantic piece of being here. And then. Next door, the next world that we enter into is this refining process. This, yeah. Articulation of our expression, which is Virgo. What is the most refined way that I can do this? What is the most practical way that I can bring this thing to life? You know, this is a. A kind of gross way of saying it, but if you think of Leo as here, I'm doing my stuff. When we go into Virgo, we're essentially taking it to market in a way, and I don't mean marketing, but how can I best, actualize this package, this bring this into fruition in a way where. It's not just an eruption and then it's there, it's, it's grounded. It has legs, it has a life of its own. I've been working on or have had that almost like internal pressure of. I must, my expression must be true and it must be full power. full power me. And I don't wanna make a mistake. I don't want there to be any error, being back in the mountains, which. Is incredible for me and, my child. It's so grounding. But to be in a new space, you know, it's like you want to, I don't know. I want, I want, I want my, in my home to reflect the both of us and. I don't want it to be subpar, basically. But you know, I have a Virgo moon. This is the world that I live in. A lot of the time. I have to keep one eye on this part of myself'cause it can easily grow fangs. it's an incredibly useful part of my personality. It makes me very productive. I get a lot done and et cetera. But this is also. spying into what that south node in Virgo Energy can be like, which we all have playing out in our charts right now and have until July next year. But it's really going to come to the foreground again in just a couple of weeks when the sun begins to illuminate this archetype as well. Virgo, the sixth house works best when it's taking action. If there's no action and it's just analysis, then you know, it's a real headache. and you know, having had this time away from work, and I, I know I'm not alone in this. I've spoken to a few of my mates and peers, about this over the last week or two. It, there's a real questioning of, for me at least, like, why am I doing this? I need to get back to that. Why? Because I've had this time away. I'm needing to resub submerge myself in the essence of why I do the thing that I do. In this very Leo season kind of way too. As I spoke to you on The New Moon, for me, I've really had to acknowledge that my own creative life is a thing that brings me so much vitality, so much joy, I've been channeling that into my work and into my role as parents, for the same time really for five years, and I am thirsty for more of my own creativity. I think part of the essence of Leo, right? Like part of the playful. the almost like childlike innocence, the aliveness of this sign is the freeform expression aspect of it. how will this be received? It's irrelevant. it's deeply, deeply irrelevant when you're in the purity of creativity. You know, that getting to be in the experience of doing the thing is the joy. and again, we have two more weeks of the sun illuminating this energy and, and, and. You know, the sun is always feeding us. Your son is there to always be feeding you, whatever that looks like to you. It's a really beautiful thing to be able to hone in on and understand what that is for yourself. I am here, I think as well, you know, we just had this full moon in Aquarius yesterday, less than 24 hours away, so we're here until Tuesday morning, Tuesday lunchtime, and so much of what that aquarium Full Moon is about is. Kind of a middle finger up to anything that gets in the way of us being who we are. And that could be our own thought forms, programming or patterning or. Thought loops that we have inherited or absorbed by osmosis through the hypnotic trance of social media, late stage capitalism, all of these things where it's like, how can I monetize my gifts? How can I sell my X, Y, Z? How can I explain this in a way that makes it the most palatable to X, Y, Z? Our friend, Virgo, for example, can't teach us some brilliant, all of the earth signs. Can't teach us some brilliant skills when it comes to practical intelligence, practical application, forging purpose, quote unquote, that heavy little word, but you know, when you're in the purity of doing the thing. You are getting to have the experience of the thing, and that is what is potent about the thing. hope that makes some sense. But for me personally, you know, like my diaries here and yesterday my questions were why do I do what I do? What can I subtract? And what can I add in for more potency, for myself. I firmly believe that if I am operating within myself. and living my life in a way that is potent to me, that transpires out into all areas of my life and all of my roles and obligations as well. It's kind of that simple. It just is then about having the, I'm gonna say discipline and devotion and commitment and focus. And stronghold over your own attention to be able to live your life in a way that is true to you. There are so many distractions that are. So cleverly created to take your attention. We all know this. And then we can all very easily slip back into the scroll. so what has been coming up for you during this Mercury retrograde? In Leo, because one of the themes that I'm certainly seeing is we're being called to, or we are naturally querying. What are the things that make me feel alive? What does it mean for me to. Singularly be me. What is the, that singular expression of me? something that I talk to my students and a lot of my clients about is like, whatever modality you are studying or practicing, what makes you, what makes your work attractive is your articulation of it. It's how it moves through you. Specifically with your stories, your coding, your lived experience, you know, it's not about how good you can parrot something that that makes one's work deeply unattractive. And we're all so aware of, we're think and and, and more keenly aware now of. Who's sitting in the manner of the thing in the actual full juice of the thing versus who's observing it and good at the parrot. What brings you to life and what are you being called to bring to life? Now, in this moment, in this season that you're in, you know, for a lot of us, there's been a lot of change or removal, subtraction. And you know, let's not forget, this is a year of the snake. You know, the snake is constantly, well, not constantly, but seasonally shedding its skin to grow into more of itself. It's important to have The subtraction aspect. The removal aspect. You know, I think it just leads to more self knowledge about, well, how do I wanna curate my life? What is the why? What am I wanting to bring to life now? And then how am I going about doing that? Total legend, and I'm sure you are, but I mean, in a creative sense, right? Like let's say you have an idea for a thing, you holding that idea is just 1% of, the whole play. You know, it is how you actualize that, how you bring that to life, the processes that you'll go through, the initiations that you'll go through. When you bring that thing to life, that is what will give it its legs. You know, it's not like. You can just siphon that idea and then put it into a machine and the machine will articulate it for you. If it did, it would be so lame. You know, I've read plenty of AI articulated things recently and you know, they all have the same kind of. Metallic stench. The other thing that I wanted to say, and this is we've still got 20 days left of this, so just under three weeks left of this, but it's worth noting that, Saturn is now retrograding. and is currently at one degree of Aries, and on the 1st of September it will dip back into Pisces. So for all of you who are in your first or second Saturn return right now, you're in that first wave of it because you have your satin in Aries. Just know that that is about to. end that first wave, and for all of us, this is an incredible confluence of that action orientated energy that, that energy that just kicks you into movement, kicks you into action. Being married with long range planning, practical intelligence. What are the moves that I'm gonna make here? It's the sprinter meeting, the marathon runner. So this is just an incredible and fantastic combination. And while we're in this last 12 days of Leo season while we're in fire, this is a wonderful time to be bringing things into life. And I'm sure that for a lot of you. As we approach the final day of this, mercury retrograde in Leo, I'm sure a lot of you have been brimming on things that you're wanting to bring to life or have really been able to see where you are not bringing things to life that either no longer hold a charge or. You know, maybe there's some of that fear around being seen, which is classic Leo. You know, how will I be perceived? How will the audience receive me? You know, remembering that Leo is part of its journey is it's on a journey towards self validation. it learns how to. Be validated by its environment and part of its process of pulling back its power is self validating the self, which I think you know. It makes me think of electricity, but it's like having an electrical charge that you are running and it's your circuit. It's not a circuit that has to go through other people to be lit up and charged. You are charging that circuit yourself. With your own life force. That's potency. That's your potency. It's not, being deferential in your personality or the things that you're wanting to do in the world based off of what you think are the people like about you. Who gives a toss? When you get to the final days of your life, I highly doubt. That you placating what you think other people want you to be will be top of mind. You know, when you think back on your life, like, fuck, I was so good, applicating, others, I was so good at minimizing my own personality to fit into this place. Well done. Me. I highly doubt anybody. At the end of their days has ever said such a thing for very good reason. You know, it's the exact opposite. It's like, why didn't I go more into that? You know? I had, six weeks ago, two months ago that, while blooming workshop. And I've been thinking about it a lot, which is these incredible midlife transits and they are one of these periods in life, approximately 37, 38 to 44, where you really go, Hey bud, let's get on our track. You know, we're mortal. This is a finite experience in the physical sense? Like, are you doing the things that you're really wanting to do? I mean, I just, for me personally, yes, I'm at the tail end of those transits. but as me, I think about my mortality a lot. it's an incredibly motivating factor for me personally. And yeah. The last thing that I just want to touch on is something that we're in all of this week, which is beautiful. Venus is in that soft sign of cancer, not little, I don't mean that in a condescending way, conjunct Jupiter. So. That's deeply bountiful. and my Venus is in cancer as well, so I know what that one feels like. she's Such a softie. She really, I think, for all of us, because Venus is here right now. Part of her medicine is really making us aware of what our relational wants, needs and desires are on this emotional, inner safety kind of way. Like for me personally. My Gemini son, especially up there in the ninth house, can talk me into anything. You know, I'm sure I could, could have at one point talked myself into something like polyamory, which cool, if you are able to do it, I am. I would not be able to. I know myself enough now to know that that's the kind of thing I could just never, ever do. personally. I need to feel that. Deep safety on a, in a love loving sense for that crab element, for the vulnerability to really come to the foreground. I'll always be reading, am I safe here? Am I safe here? until I'm able to positively. concur on all the levels. Yes, you are. You can chill out now. so for all of us, we're in this beautiful venusian season of a deep in, intuitive felt in a clear, sentient way, in a felt emotional way, where really able to be tapped into. What do I need to feel safe and secure here? And that could be in anything, you know, not just relationally, but it's Venus. So it's certainly related to that. and also, you know, Venus is related to material and financial security. And here in cancer, you know, going full circle, it does come back to the home and having the. That, whatever, whatever your needs are, being able to live within an environment that naturally or in a cultivated sense meets those needs. You know, for me, it's sanctuary, it is beauty. It's incredibly, ridiculously important to me, It's not just about a specific color, it's about a specific tone of a color, et cetera. Jupiter always brings in meaning Jupiter and cancer is wonderful. I have an episode on this, if you haven't already listened, but Jupiter in Cancer Conjunct Venus. It's looking at, well, why? What makes this relationship meaningful for me? Or for those of us who are singular currently, what do I want? What makes a relationship a romantic relationship meaningful for me? What does it need to have to be providing me with a level of. Sustenance and Jupiter in cancer, that sustenance comes through meaning, and again, it's definitely related to what makes me feel safe and secure. Not in a way of like the external has to secure me in a, you know, part of the magic of cancer is like the self we have to self secure, but then be around people who are who. Can get over the velvet rope and, and are honorable, and trustworthy enough to get access to the inner sanctum, you know? That's very bountiful. And we could say certainly in a material sense, there's a lot of bounty there. it feels like a beautiful week, I think when. Tomorrow is the last day of the Mercury retrograde. Once that goes direct, Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning. I haven't looked it up. we'll really feel, you know, this last push, this last 10, 11 days of Leo season. We'll have a very different, feeling because it will be less internal. There'll be more playtime, you know? yeah. That's all I have to say. Thank you for your patience in my returning. It was an unplanned, hiatus and yeah, it's really good to be back. Hope you have a beautiful week.