Words Come Bursting From Our Hearts And Throats! Venus Sextile Mars; Mercury in a Yod with Pluto and Neptune; Moon in Libra.
Daily Horoscope for Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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Somehow I missed the news of 5 people being stabbed while tubing down a river in Wisconsin over the weekend. They were all in their 20’s except for a young man, 17, who died from the wounds. The other four were taken to the hospital. The suspect was picked up at a river bank, after being spotted by a witness, and is in custody.
This incident is like a textbook definition of Mars (rules violence and cutting/stabbing) and Uranus (rules unexpected events) coming together, and a really terrible one at that. I knew that we would hear about some awful things in the news after this transit, unfortunately.
Hopefully, nothing that drastic has happened in your own life.
Yesterday, I also heard from people I know, about pets in the hospital, water heaters suddenly leaking explosively, dryers refusing to dry clothes, trees being uprooted from storms, as well as, sudden job offers! What did you hear about that was a surprise?
I didn’t sleep much last night, I tossed and turned and had a dream within a dream, something that has only happened to me a few times…
Today the Sun in Leo is finishing its trine to Jupiter in Aries and making a sesquiquadrate over to Neptune in Pisces—our dreams are something to pay attention to and write down if we can. Their meaning may not be clear right now but may make sense later.
The Moon is in Libra now, so relationships and partnerships come into the light; it’s a good time to pay attention and nurture them.
The Moon is also making a sextile over to the Sun today, so that is a nice aspect that may drop some opportunities in your lap.
Mercury is making an auspicious aspect to Neptune and Pluto called a Yod, this is known as “the finger of God,” and is a powerful aspect that points to Mercury at its apex. Mercury is the messenger, so this is a very powerful message coming in quickly from the Universe that has to do with our spiritual survival. It creates a change, a separation, or a need to let go of old ideals and old programs that come up. It may be something in your personal life or it could be something we hear about in the news.
This aspect is interesting today considering the news about speaker Nancy Pelosi possibly traveling to Taiwan and the Chinese government threatening violence if she does so. It’s like the bravado of Mercury in Leo, and the amped-up war energy of Mars in Taurus conjunct Uranus, on steroids. I don’t know what will happen regarding this issue, it just fits the transit so well, I think we need to pay attention to it.
On a positive note, Venus in Cancer is forming a sextile with Mars, Uranus, and the North Node in Taurus—this is good, it creates a pacifying effect on all the intense energy. Venus and Mars being in a sextile, bring this energy closer to home, in a passionate way, and amps up the energy around relationships and love— just like the moon at this time.
Venus and Mars won’t be in another harmonious aspect until October, when Venus will make a trine to Mars in Gemini, right before Mars goes retrograde. So this is a little window of opportunity to be like Def Leppard and, pour some sugar on your relationships and hope the sweetness lasts until then!
The card for the day is:
Shaman of Swords
Look at this amazing illustration! This card represents combining the feminine Yin energy (the red flower, symbolizing passionate emotions) with masculine yang energy (thought and intellect expressed by the wind) together in a strong way. It means to speak the truth from your heart.
I find this passage from the Motherpeace guidebook by Vicki Noble, very interesting:
“The Shaman of Swords speaks out of necessity. Her words come bursting from her heart and throat. She could be a speaker against war. The blue stream of thought rushing from her mouth represents the voice of the higher mind—words from the source of wisdom. The speaking of this spiritual truth is the means to her ascent. It takes her up the ladder, into free space. She is a symbol of the active “animus” of a woman expressed in action.” (pg. 220)
I would love to hear your thoughts on this, please leave them in the comments!
As always, I hope this horoscope and card reading are helpful!
Until tomorrow,
AstroMommy
Today’s horoscope was brought to you by: The Moon in Libra, sextile the Sun in Leo; Mercury in a Yod with Neptune and Pluto, and Venus sextile Mars, Uranus, and the North Node in Taurus.
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Today’s card was pulled from the Motherpeace Round Tarot available on Amazon here and the Guidebook.