A Huge Week Ahead!

Hey everyone, this is Adam Elenbaas from Nightlight Astrology. Happy Monday, everybody. Today, we're going to take a look at a huge week of transits ahead. This is arguably one of the busiest and most dynamic weeks of astrology that we've seen for the entire year. If you don't count some of the most intense pieces like eclipse season or some of the big outer planetary or slower moving planetary action, say, Jupiter-Uranus, conjoining, or Jupiter-Saturn squaring if you just take the month-by-month kind of blow by blow everyday astrology. This week of July may be one of the busiest and most dynamic periods of the year.

Next week is also very busy. So I thought what we would do to start this week is basically just we will just unlike I just want to look at all of the things that are happening today and try to touch on each of them and try to put together a little bit of a story about all of them collectively. As the week goes on, we will look at each of them individually. So that is how we are going to approach this. So, let me put the real-time clock up for starters. And oh, you know what? I jumped my intro before we got into it.

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Okay, now let's look at this week of transits to come, which is just nuts. So, alright, there are a couple of things that we can see at the beginning of the week. First of all, we're just after a new moon. So this new moon, this moon cycle, is a very busy and dynamic moon cycle. And really, over the next two weeks, as we build toward the full moon, we're going to be seeing back-to-back weeks that are just nutty. This week is a building week; everything is building this week. So, the things that are coming are that Venus is going to oppose Pluto. And that's happening later this week, and we are building into it as the week goes on. And then Mars and Uranus are getting together. That's the beginning of next week.

And then by the end of next week. We also have a full moon, and then the sun will oppose Pluto. So it is just super packed. Let's look at how this goes, day by day. So this week, to start the week. It's Venus building into the opposition with Pluto, which you will really start feeling on July 11. That is Thursday of this week. You'll see that Venus enters the zero degree of Leo opposing Pluto at one, and then if we go forward one day, you'll see that by Friday, July 12, Venus is directly opposing Pluto.

So Thursday, July 11, opposing Pluto, Friday, July 12, opposing Pluto. Now, if we go into the weekend, here's where things get pretty gnarly. We are then going to see a Moon in Scorpio. So, the moon goes into the sign of Mars. And as it goes into the sign of Mars, we see Mars conjoining Uranus. And that will actually take place on Monday the 15th, so about a week from right now. As that conjunction is coming through, we will have the Fallen Moon in Scorpio opposing it, and that will take place by the 16th. What I find so interesting about the two events is that they are so intimately connected through rulerships.

Mars-Uranus conjunction in Venus's sign right as Venus is coming off in opposition to Pluto, you can't disconnect those events, or the Moon in Scorpio is usually a little bit more tumultuous an interesting journey for the moon, in the sign of its fall in Mars's sign while it's opposing Mars, right, so these, this little window of events is very intense. And so we have the opposition coming through on the 16th from Mars to Uranus, and the moon is opposing Uranus and Mars on the 16th. Back it up a day, and you get Mars-Uranus conjoining on the 15th, and then back it up to the 12th, and you get Venus opposing Pluto.

So, from the 12th to the 16th. It is just completely action-packed. And then next week, we'll get together, and we'll be looking at the fact that by late in the week, by Saturday, July 20. Right, and if we go forward just a little bit, actually, I think it will finally be perfect by the 21st, Depending on where you are in the world.

So then we get a full moon on the 21st in Capricorn and a second Full Moon in Capricorn. Mars, of course, will ingress into Gemini, which is interesting, hitting a trine to Pluto. And then simultaneously, Mars will be coming off a trine to Neptune as well and then hits the trine to Pluto. And then, the sun skips over into Leo and opposes Pluto. So it's just like, Yeah, I mean, this is one of the busiest transit periods of the year, one of the most dynamic transformative windows of time for the year. So what do we make of this? Today, what I want to focus on is the development of Venus opposing Pluto, followed by the full moon, which is not the full moon by the Moon in Scorpio opposing the Mars-Uranus conjunction.

So, I want to focus on one particular angle today. And let's remind ourselves the Venus-Pluto opposition comes through Thursday and Friday. And then, by the way, the moon will be in Libra during that time. So the moon is in the sign of the balance, a place of karmic harvest like that, the place of judgment, the place of reaping what has been sown. And if there's any sign that is related to the sort of report, you know, the worldly level of karma and judgment and of balancing of the scales of justice. It is Libra. So we have the moon on this Friday. Moving into Libra while Venus opposes Pluto, Thursday and Friday, the 11th, ended into the 12th, and what I see there is a reckoning in loving relationships.

Now, why say love and relationships? Venus can pertain to any kind of relationship. Venus could be speaking to a sister, a friend, or someone with whom there's an expectation that you get along because you have some kind of established relationship that's important. Sometimes, that's a co-worker, or it's a good friend, or it might be a sister or a family member. But Venus pertains to any and all of our relationships first and foremost. And most specifically, Venus is often about lovers, a lover, or a partner like that.

So, the moon going through Libra is extra significant because we have the South Node placed there right now. The moon is kind of highlighting this release of old karma, the crystallization of insights related to events, and the sequence of events that have a lot of history behind them. That's what the South Node tends to activate. So the Moon in Libra is suggesting a moment of karmic balancing, of karmic reckoning, for what for relationships, because simultaneously, we see Venus opposing Pluto.

Now I could see, just like in the most generic general sense, that what we're really figuring out is the balance of power, the give-and-take issues of reciprocity, how reciprocal is this relationship, every relationship should have some kind of recipe like reciprocal dynamic I give, and I take, you give, and you take. And there should be a sense that what we're taking, what is being taken, is what we're giving, right?

So, it's ideally rooted in generosity, which is one of the key things that Venus in Leo cares about. Venus and Leo are so loving, generous, and quick to give. You know, as a native Venus in Leo, I feel like if there's any planet in my chart that comes, I don't know, that comes to mind when I think about where the stance of donation-based work comes from.

There's a long history of that in Nightlight, in our school, and in our company, that we always try to make things affordable for me. And I was raised with a, as you know, my father's a Leo moon. And I just saw that spirit of generosity a lot in him growing up; he's a very generous person. And I just feel like yeah, that's that's Venus in Leo, Venus. Leo loves to give love, and sometimes, in a truly unique fashion, I love to give love so that people think, how great are you? Oh, how generous Are you? Like, oh my god, you're so you're so amazing because of how giving you are.

So there's always maybe a little bit of that, too, right? But the point is that Venus in Leo has so much to do. One thing that can offend Venus and Leo very easily is a sense of I give, I give, and I give, and they or he or she or whatever take and take and take. And it will eventually get to a place for Venus in Leo, where Venus and Leo say enough. Enough is enough.

Now, Venus opposing Pluto could be that moment, that moment where the karmic balance has to be leveled out, and you have to say I cannot keep giving to someone who keeps taking; I cannot keep dishing out what isn't what you know when someone isn't really thinking about me and dishing out in return.

Now, Venus in Leo can be very subtly low-key, as the kids like to say, a taker, you know, and even though it appears like they're generous, they're really taking. And so there could be a reverse kind of lesson where Venus opposing Pluto and the balancing of relationship karma has to do with being like, you know, look, there are their secret selfish motivations that you are, you have to get in touch with. You have to see where the generosity Act is an ego act, and that might come up because someone doesn't think that what you have to give is so lovely. You know, where you're, you're like, Oh, look at how amazing I am. Look at what I have to give you know, and people are like, that's really just about you.

There can be some ego blows for Venus and Leo to another, and you know, there are so many different ways of turning the jewel right, but there's another one. And that is the question of whether this relationship acknowledges my individuality. Right, Venus and Leo are so interested in loving things that are unique, that are precious like a gemstone; look at that beautiful Ruby, you know, that sapphire, that emerald, it's unique, it has a unique color and cut, and Venus and Leo loves things that are beautiful and like utterly unique, like, even it's funny I've like I've actually noticed in myself as a Venus in Leo that like my wife likes to go antique shopping sometimes. So we go antique shopping.

I always tend to gravitate towards some very beautiful, interesting item. And I look at it, and I go, yeah, look at that. That is so interesting and beautiful. And I always think it's probably about ten bucks, and it ends up being about $15,000 or something crazy. And I go like, Oh, wow, you know, I feel like I have a knack for spotting things and antique stores. They are really interesting and beautiful, but they are incredibly expensive. And I never think they'll be that expensive, you know. So, I have expensive tastes or something in that respect; I guess there's a Venus in Leo.

But the point that I'm trying to make is that Venus in Leo, as a quality that we may be experiencing, has to do with whether or not people see you as the emerald, as the rare precious, high-priced item, you know. And it's very important for Venus and Leo to feel treasured, to feel highly valued, right? And sometimes that's vain. And there's ego there. And, and so again, could there be some ego death, that is a part of the karmic balancing and relationship, look, you're not more important than anyone else, you're beautiful, but like, you know, everyone is, and everyone kind of has a high price tag in God's eyes, you know what I mean? Like, so just chill yourself.

But if you're in a relationship, and someone doesn't look at you as precious and beautiful, they don't see you, they're not connected to the individual, you will often feel alone, or you'll feel, you know, alienated or dissociated or not seen or not loved or not cherished. And what you're really looking for when you're Venus, and Leo is someone that looks at and goes like, you're a high ticket item, like you're like, that's something I might even pull out the credit card, you know, make a bad mistake to take you home. That's the antique item, right?

So, um, but, you know, to the extent that you're in relationships that don't value or treasure you, you may find that it's time to leave that you're ready to find someone that does value you in the way you ought to be valued.

Now, on the other hand, Pluto and Aquarius suggest themes of death and rebirth with respect to themes that are more collective, social, and almost ideological. And so, you know, one thing that Aquarius can do for Leo is to say, you know, look at the ways in which you can find your meaning and value and worth as you identify with things that are bigger than yourself.

So, the ego dies for Venus and Leo again, right? It's, well, you know, have you considered that all you do is think about yourself, and you could be thinking about humanity, or you could be thinking about a collective movement or effort or concern or cause things that Aquarius is? It's very easy for Aquarius to think about.

The tension between individual creativity and the expectations and ideals of groups where your individual voice may have to, that's like the dimmer switch, has to be turned down because you need to be one of many. And so you got to turn your light down a little bit. So you can fit into some kind of group or collective with some collective vision. Your creative participation is important. But let's be real: there's a big difference between serving something collective and diminishing your individuality and serving something that's deeply individual and turning down the volume on collective expectations or the need to conform to something outside of your own creative genius. Like that's the tension, right?

So how do changes or challenges in relationships reflect that, you know, when someone wants you to diminish who you are creatively, in order to serve their ideas about how the world works, or how it ought to be if you know if people find you obnoxious because your individuality is somehow offensive to them, you know, that could come up under a Venus opposite Pluto and Aquarius. So tensions between individuality and collective collectivity tensions that come around the issue of self-worth and value and specialness, and an honoring or recognizing of your creativity, diminishment of the ego for the concerns of the collective, all of those kinds of things are happening with Venus opposing Pluto.

However, they are also happening in a way that is more karmic, more loaded, more transformational, and more intense than it otherwise would be. And that is because the moon will be with the South Node in Libra. Following this, just a few days later, Mars conjoins Uranus while the moon moves through Scorpio and opposes Mars and Uranus.

So whatever is happening between Venus and Pluto in relationships and these issues about worth or value, you know, one thing that a friend said to me recently that really made a lot of sense, as he said, I have a lot of friends who are married, he's a single guy, and he's older and has chosen that life because he's a bit of a monk. And he was saying, you know, what I see in my friends who are married often becomes a stressor in the marriage, which is an underlying competition of needs.

My needs are more important than yours, or I'm so mad at you because your needs always, you know, override mine. And there's these subtle power struggles that start to play out, as people resent each other and manipulate and move around each other to try and establish their needs as more important or sometimes just equally as important, you know, or they might be living with someone who tends to be very domineering. And their needs are always the most important. They don't listen to the other person. But like that, exchange, what do you do with that? One answer is that we shift out of the paradigm of, you know, feeling like we're entitled to our needs. I know, on the surface, that sounds kind of crazy because it's like, what are you telling me to put my own needs aside and just know?

But I mean, when we think that our life is meant to like when we think that we are meant to be alive in order to be satisfied, like I'm a consumer, and I expect that I like eating a good meal in the valley of the world, that this world satiate me and gratify me and that I'm, you know, in yogic speak, like, I'm the enjoyer. And when we take up that role, and sort of say to ourselves, like, I'm the enjoyer, that's what I am. And this world is designed to serve my appetites and to serve my need for pleasure, right? Like that. There's a way in which we're all like that all the time. And we don't realize the extent to which that is really warping how we see and value other beings and the world itself, right?

So, one of the things that can happen is that you know, okay, Venus and Pluto get together, and they oppose one another. And there's this kind of karmic reckoning moment, and that's a big deal is we're visiting again, questions about power dynamics, and reciprocity and subtle struggles that we face with respect to how much I'm valued, how special I am, but also like, you know, a struggle or competition of needs and expectations around having my needs met or fulfilled by a partner or you know, it is like a power struggle around whose needs are going to be more important on any given day or moment or how important ones when persons have been compared to the others over long periods of time or whatever.

So, right after all of that, we get the Moon in Scorpio in Mars's sign, opposing Mars and Uranus in Taurus. What does that do? Mars and Uranus together create a moment of break like they that is like break glass in case of emergency; you know that that is like the moment of the cutting of the umbilical cord that starts to define the process of individuation that is a moment of choice; it is a moment of action. And it is a moment that is compelled to cut or sever or to assert or to be very direct and aggressive in doing something doing what doing something in the fixed sign of Taurus with respect to pleasure with respect to relationship this is a Venus ruled sign. And then we have the full moon in Scorpio. I keep saying that we have the Moon in Scorpio in its fall opposing, so this is an emotionally cathartic moment of individuating within relationships that's coming right off the Venus-Pluto dynamic.

This is a big moment for karmic balancing in relationships, and it will cause shockwaves, and it will have a sense of like a reckoning kind of come up and the feeling that look, if you don't do something, pressures and circumstances and karma will force the issue right now. Or if you don't make a change, if you don't address something or act assertively on behalf, half of the changes that need to happen, you know, like, events will conspire to force the issue.

And the other way of looking at it is that if you are in a relationship where there isn't a sensitive, thoughtful, generous, give-and-take, your needs are as important as my own, and sometimes they're even more important than my own because I love you. And then the other person, in the spirit of generosity and reciprocity, says, Yeah, but your needs are more important than my own. Because I love you, it's like that, that story about the two people who spend all their money to give each other these things I forget that story, you know, the one I'm talking about, she sells her hairpiece, he sells his watch, you know, they give away these valuable things.

Anyway, the point is that if we can start thinking about reorienting the struggles that we have with each other around the balance of love and power and needs in relationships, we can start thinking about how to shift into a position of eager service to the people I love trusting that that spirit is also contagious, and, and the people that really love me when they see that and feel that will reciprocate. And then it becomes less about competing for our needs. And it becomes more about a friendly game of love, a friendly competition of love. That can be just as much what Mars and Uranus are about to do; we are about to create a little love revolution. And I'm about to start doing things to create a different way of thinking about or experiencing pleasure in relationships.

So I think that's the potential that I see in this right now. And the kinds of things that I've been experiencing, honestly, I've been thinking a lot about, you know, okay, what, like, it's just been coming up naturally, like, I'm not getting this or that out of this or that part of my life.

Counterintuitively, as Uranus happens to be on my ascendant right now, and Mars is going into the conjunction with Uranus, they're both on my Senate; I keep thinking, Well, how do I, rather than blaming this or that feature of my life, whether it's work or relationships, or friendships or family and going like, I'm, they're not doing this, or they're not being that that I need or want or whatever? How do I step toward these things with a different attitude, a different approach, and an attitude of how can I love more? Right? Without some secret thought about? Well, if I love more than, you know, then I'll get something for myself. No, it's just like, how do I just shift out of the selfishness of the problem into a different paradigm?

Maybe the paradigm is more about how, like, you know, our brain can't really tell the difference between giving a hug and getting a hug, between giving love genuine, heartfelt love and receiving it. It's like there's a little flower that's just pulsating in your brain and in your heart. When you do something genuinely heartfelt and enthusiastically loving for someone else you have, it's the same experience as if you're getting it.

I think that's incredible, and there is a need to receive. But I think that one of the revolutions in the air right now is how I change into being a giver. And trusting in the trusting heart when it gives an opens, and trusts that reciprocation will find a way of coming back to me, and I can't control that part of it, that good things happen.

You know, that's just the lesson over and over again. And I honestly think that's the lesson taught by so many spiritual teachers, from the Buddha to Christ; I really feel like Lao Tzu, I really feel like we have in our, in our, you know, in our culture right now, it's like, defend your own needs, stand up for your own sovereignty, you know, like, and I know, we know, what I don't hear a lot of is step forward, more into loving acts of service, generosity, and enthusiastic, you know, forms of love giving toward other people. In other words, like, Yeah, I mean, there might be, there can certainly be a point where you're like, you know, I'm neglecting myself or I'm becoming a martyr or something like that.

But I think that there's a lot more room than we think there is to grow radically more loving and generous and open-hearted. And moving into that often solves the things that we feel like we're lacking. And that other people actually show up in a lot better ways for us when we take that approach, rather than taking this kind of self-protective, self-righteous attitude of like, I'm being wronged, I'm not getting what I need, which is sometimes true, but it just strikes me as a more radical and interesting kind of experiment, to sometimes just step into love even more, especially when you're feeling like, you know, I'm not getting what I need here.

It's like, well, you know, sometimes the sad truth behind that might be that you get what you need when you give through love and not expectation, you know, that's a really hard thing to do. I'm not saying it's easy at all. And it becomes really tricky when we're living human lives where there's also this kind of, there's like a tit for tat, like algebraic justice thing on a level of karma that's going on because we are creatures that are trying to get our own, you know, and so it's, it's sort of like how do we rise above that and not get too entangled in it will also know it's sort of inevitable that we will.

Anyway, this has been all over the place. You're welcome. I hope you guys have a great day and that this was good food for thought. We're going to get into Venus opposite Pluto. as the week goes on. We're going to spend more time with Mars-Uranus again. And hopefully, we've built our way into a really deep understanding of these energies. Not only this week but over the past couple, is that it? Hope you guys have a good one. We'll see you again soon. Bye.