The Cosmic Connection
Rising sign horoscopes for July 16 – 22
♈ Aries: Your desire for more playfulness, self-expression, and joy is amplifying. This change within yourself has a direct dynamic with your community, which may also change to align.
♉ Taurus: Expansion in your home and family life may introduce pressure in your professional life. The key to balance is to remain grounded in your authenticity and your heart in both areas.
♊ Gemini: Your thoughts, voice, and mindset are roaring with new inspirations. As growth happens, liberating yourself from restrictive perspectives and roadblocks will be necessary.
♋ Cancer: There’s a face-off between personal resources and assets and that which you share intimately, or contractually, with another. Protect yourself and don’t relinquish your power.
♌ Leo: Personal evolution is becoming at odds with a close friend, partner, or colleague. Do you feel supported? That’s a good indicator of the relationship’s strength. It’s your time to rise up.
♍ Virgo: “All the world’s a stage” is the ideal quote to remember at this time. In order to reach the depths of your unconscious and your audience, it’s imperative to enhance your vitality daily.
♎ Libra: As you begin attracting more heart-centered, inspiring community, finding the golden nugget is important. The stimulation of your own creativity and inspiration is the gift.
♏ Scorpio: Greater success in the public arena is lining up for you. However, the chapter of transformation in your private life is a longer story. Lean into the best vibrational match.
♐ Sagittarius: The learning curves in your life will be requiring a much wider swing. Knock it out of the park by welcoming new experiences and learning the lessons with deeper wisdom.
♑ Capricorn: An influx of prosperity comes with doing the work on yourself. The parts of you kept hidden are your gold mine. Excavate, shine, and your self-esteem reaps the rewards.
♒ Aquarius: You may notice yourself becoming more magnetic than usual. Be open to meeting new people who teach you important lessons about yourself. All relationships are a classroom.
♓ Pisces: Move your body and stimulate the energy in your body every day. Practices that engage your vessel and enhance spiritual connection are wonderful ways to achieve balance.
Weekly astrology summary:
Cue up the power dynamics! A very potent cosmic configuration occurs this week as the building face-off between jovial Jupiter in Leo and powerhouse Pluto in Aquarius becomes exact on July 20. Oppositions between planets, especially heavy hitters, create opportunities for balance. It’s a long game with slower-moving planets, and for context it’s helpful to go back to when the larger cycle between them began. Jupiter and Plutoclimbed mountains together, meeting up three times in Capricorn in 2020. They squared off in mid-May 2023, and now they’re opposing each other, balancing out light and shadow to stir something within us personally and collectively. No one alive currently has experienced this opposition! Hone in on the themes, reflect on the timeline, remember what was happening in 2020 and 2023, and retrieve the precious gems hidden just for you in this transit. This opposition will become more intense during the next full moon at the end of July.
The sun makes its grand entrance into the heart-centered Leo flames on July 22. Leo shines like the sun from the inside out with warmth, grace, and authenticity. Harness the beaming light and passion of the zodiac season to uncover your golden nuggets and hidden treasures! This week’s horoscopes are focused on the Jupiter/Pluto opposition; see the above horoscope for your rising sign for more specific insight and guidance. If you’re unsure what your rising sign is, you can email me at ursaalchemy@gmail.com, learn more in my tutorial video on my Ursa Alchemy YouTube channel, or cast your own birth chart for free on astro.com.
Ursula Duffy is a Professional Astrologer, Certified Aromatherapist and founder of Ursa Alchemy. www.ursaalchemy.com or ursaalchemy@gmail.com.
