7/20 (Tue). Chiron, which has been dipping its toe into Piscean waters since 4/20, retreats back into Aquarius today. (It will reenter Pisces on 2/8/2011, settling in for over seven years.) Alternative healing, unconventional wisdom and a maverick approach that suits your unique talents will be supported for almost 10 months!
        With the Sun quincunx Neptune, your divine source and creative inspiration are eager to connect with you! Will you make the adjustments needed to connect with them?

7/21 (Wed). Some kind of health challenge is possible with Saturn quincunx Chiron. But with Saturn still (barely) in Virgo, the challenge might be mental. (The words of the Na'vi shamaness from Avatar, as she meets Jake Sully for the first time, come to mind: "We will see if your insanity can be cured.") This is a good time to examine what insane (e.g., unsustainable, life-destroying or inappropriately self-centered) concepts remain unquestioned in your own mind.
        But there's another even more significant Saturn event today: his reentry into Libra! He made an advance inspection 10/29/09 through 4/6/10 before retrograding back into Virgo, but now he's settling into Libra through 10/5/2012.
        Unto itself, Saturn in Libra can highlight the challenges in problematic relationships so that issues can be resolved or the relationship released. But he can also, metaphorically speaking, add rooms or whole new levels to relationships with solid foundations. Focused work and discipline are rewarded in the areas of relationship, finance and creativity during this period.
        From a broader perspective, Saturn's entry into Libra marks the arrival of the most powerful astrological alignment of our lifetimes!
        This aspect pattern is called a "T-square", a triangle made up of one 180° opposition and two 90° squares. The opposition is made up of Saturn(tradition, old structures) on one side, and the conjunction of Jupiter (hope, new beginnings) and Uranus (revolution, paradigm shift) on the other. And all three planets square Pluto (transformation, death and rebirth).
        This T-square has been building for the last couple of months. It will be powerful through 9/21, and especially potent today through 8/12. That's when all these planets are in cardinal signs, representing new beginnings, and will be dubbed the "Cardinal Climax."
        Its basic message? The modification or destruction of old structures that have outlived their usefulness, and their replacement by necessary new paradigms. (One example: the urgent need to rapidly transition to clean energy technologies, as evidenced by the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill.)
        This T-square is a wake-up call to the Aquarian Age. This new era's higher possibilities include awakening, rapid enlightenment, appropriate use of technology, routine intuitive guidance, and each person's unique talents serving the common good. I have witnessed a new Golden Age being born on the inner planes, and believe that it will soon manifest physically. The main question is how rough we're going to make the transition! (Hint: start with "Love your neighbor as thyself.")
        To navigate this T-Square successfully,  release anything and everything that does not serve your highest need. This includes objects, concepts and people. Consider yourself a work in progress, and strap in for an unprecedented roller coaster ride of accelerated evolution and rapid personal transformation!
        Your old ways of being in the world may no longer work. At such times, your most reliable source of guidance is your own intuition. Strengthen your "divine GPS" now, so that you can easily receive its crucial turn-by-turn directions when it counts!
        And don't expect a return to "normalcy" once this T-square breaks up. Uranus and Pluto - the two planets who brought us the 1960s during their conjunction - are ushering in a new round of revolution, radical change and extraordinary breakthroughs as they square each other thru 2015. Consider the current T-square a warm-up for this mind-boggling period of light-speed change and mass spiritual awakening.

7/22 (Thu). Whatever the weather, it's a sunny day: there are three significant events today, and they all involve our solar system's fiery furnace!
        The first, Sun quincunx Chiron, basically adds energy to yesterday's Saturn-Chiron quincunx. So read the 7/21 entry if you'd like a refresher.
        The Sun also enters Leo today, the sign that it rules. This radiates the energy of leadership, creativity, performance and entertainment.
        Finally, a Sun-Saturn sextile provides plenty of energy for industriousness, accomplishment and endurance.

7/23 (Fri). To all of yesterday's Sun events, add a trine to Uranus today! This energy supports letting your unique individuality shine for all to see, and increases your receptivity to intuitive flashes.
        Your "Eureka!" moments are additionally empowered by a Mercury-Uranus biquintile.
        Finally, Jupiter turns retrograde today through 11/18. This is a good time to contemplate the meaning of life and make plans for foreign travel and future adventures!

7/25 (Sun). Today's Jupiter-Pluto square, in Aries and Capricorn, is part of the Cardinal Climax discussed in the 7/21 entry. Unto itself, however, it can provide tremendous power for new beginnings and new hope! There's a danger of overreaching under this energy, however, so make sure that any grandiose plans you're planning to carry out are achievable. Widescale destruction is another possible interpretation - which can be good if the thing being destroyed has outlived its usefulness, and can be replaced by something better!
        There's a Full Moon today at 9:36 PM (3° Aquarius). You can use it to look at how you're doing in terms of developing, embodying and freely expressing your unique gifts and talents. Are you using them selfishly, or using them in a humanitarian spirit to help others?
        This Full Moon is receiving strong aspects from all of the Cardinal Climax planets: a trine from Saturn, sextiles from Uranus and Jupiter, and a semi-sextile from Pluto. Since most of these are "soft" connections, they make it possible for you to work with these intense and transformative energies more easily. Under these stunningly powerful energies, resisting change can make you feel helpless and overwhelmed; embracing it will help you feel inspired and powerful!
        This Full Moon's Sabian Symbol is, "A deserter from the Navy stands suddenly aware of a dawning truth: freedom is never the result of compromise."
        Let me preface my interpretation by saying that it is in no way intended to dishonor those who have chosen the path of military service. I honor and respect those who bravely risk their lives in order to defend their country.
        In this context, the Navy represents any large, powerful and tradition-bound institution which perpetuates delusional thinking. (Oceangoing activities are ruled by Neptune, whose dark side includes fog, confusion and deceit.) The deserter is doing the right thing: breaking away from blind acceptance of groupthink and seeing the world from a new, more realistic perspective.
        Our deserter is realizing that "freedom is never the result of compromise." If our current global civilization desires freedom from the looming catastrophic consequences of our current path of environmental devastation, then it cannot compromise on one key point: the still largely unquestioned premise of continuous growth must be abandoned. The current corporate and national growth paradigms must be replaced by sustainability models. If we continue consuming more resources each year than can be regenerated, the consequences will be horrific beyond our capacity to imagine.
        On a more personal level, ask yourself what you need to "desert" in order to achieve the freedom that your soul is calling for. The coming Golden Age will be characterized by each person following their own intuitive guidance, with order maintained more by synchronicity than hierarchy. Why not choose to be one of the forerunners, and start living your own Golden Age right now?