Hi Friends,
We have a very restless month ahead. The energy seems to suggest creativity while we continue to grapple with uncertainty and a need to know. Surprises are certainly at the forefront in July as Uranus (planet of sudden change and breakthroughs) switches signs. Uranus has been in steady and slow-moving Taurus since May 15, 2018, causing our beliefs and the material side of life to change.
Uranus will move into curious Gemini which will ramp-up the energy of the mind and communication. Uranus in Gemini wants and enjoys change and like things that are out of the ordinary. During this transit we will find ourselves drawn to the strange and unusual. Adaptability and innovation and key as Uranus in Gemini pushes for intellectual and technological advancements, urging us to embrace transformation and explore new ideas. This is a month to stay open to unexpected opportunities.
Here are the Key Astrological Events in July 2025
Venus in Gemini (July 4, 2025 – July 28, 2025)
Venus, the planet of love, beauty, pleasure, and money, moves into Gemini, a mutable air sign known for its curiosity, sociability, and adaptability.
Neptune Retrograde in Aries (July 4, 2025 – December 10, 2025)
Neptune is the planet of dreams, spirituality, intuition, and illusion. Neptune retrograde in Aries asks you to examine your sense of self.
Uranus Enters Gemini (July 7 – November 7, 2025)
Uranus is the planet of innovation, rebellion, and sudden change, thinking outside the box. This transit emphasizes communication, technology, and intellectual breakthroughs. Expect groundbreaking ideas and new ways of connecting.
Full Moon in Capricorn (July 10, 2025)
This Full Moon illuminates your professional path, highlighting achievements or areas needing adjustment.
Saturn Retrograde in Aries (July 12 – November 28, 2025)
You may face delays or challenges that require patience and reflection. This is a time to address unresolved personal issues.
Mercury Retrograde in Leo (July 18 – August 11, 2025)
This retrograde encourages rethinking creative projects and self-expression.
Sun Enters Leo (July 22, 2025)
The Sun’s entry into Leo shifts the collective energy toward confidence, creativity, and self-expression. However, with Mercury retrograde overlapping; this Leo season takes on a more introspective tone.
New Moon in Leo (July 24, 2025)
This New Moon radiates confidence, creativity, self-expression, leadership and encourages you to embrace your unique talents and share them with the world.
Venus in Cancer (July 30, 2025 – August 25, 2025)
Venus in Cancer fosters deep emotional bonds, prioritizing loyalty, nurturing, and intimacy. Relationships may feel more sentimental, with a focus on creating a sense of home or safety.
As we begin July 2025 our curiosity about relationships and money matters begins to escalate as Venus enters Gemini on July 4. When Venus, the planet of love, beauty, pleasure, and money, moves into Gemini, a mutable air sign known for its curiosity, sociability, and adaptability. This transit infuses relationships, finances, and creative pursuits with a light, playful, and intellectually stimulating energy. Venus in Gemini craves variety, communication, and new experiences, but it can also lean toward indecision or superficiality.
This is a great time for meeting new people, engaging in lively conversations, or exploring new dynamics in existing relationships. However, Venus in Gemini can make commitments feel elusive, as the focus is on exploration rather than depth.
On the financial side, decisions may involve research, negotiation, or diversifying investments. Be cautious of impulsive spending on trendy or shiny things, as Gemini’s influence can scatter focus. However, Venus in Gemini sparks creativity through writing, storytelling, or intellectual pursuits. Social activities, short trips, and learning new skills are favored.
Our identity becomes front and center over the next few months as Neptune goes retrograde. Neptune, the planet of dreams, spirituality, and illusion, stations retrograde in Aries, a cardinal fire sign, on July 4, 2025. This retrograde prompts introspection about personal identity, desires, and spiritual alignment, urging you to discern authentic passions from ego-driven illusions. It emphasizes aligning actions with your true self while navigating Neptune’s potential for confusion or idealism.
This is a time to reflect on whether your goals reflect your true self or societal expectations. Aries’ bold energy encourages assertive spiritual growth. You’ll need to trust your intuition, but ground it to avoid Neptune’s foggy influence. This transit is Ideal for revisiting spiritual practices.
We can also find ourselves revisiting creative projects to uncover deeper truths, but avoid launching new ones due to potential confusion. Risks of self-doubt, escapism, and over idealization will be amplified by Aries’ impulsiveness. Grounding practices or spending time in water or near water will be essential.
Our communications and ideas explode with possibilities on July 7 when Uranus enters the cerebral sign of Gemini. The last time Uranus was in Gemini was from 1939 to 1945 (World War 2). This means that the upcoming transit, which begins in this month and lasts until 2033, marks the first time Uranus has been in Gemini since the 1940s. The transit of Uranus through Gemini was also present from 1858-1866 during the American Civil War and 1774 – 1782, also during the American Revolutionary War.
During Uranus transiting Gemini, we are inventive, intuitive, and perceptive, and we’re unbound to tradition, allowing us to make progress. Uranus can bring sudden changes, shocking news or events, estrangements, changes of fortune, progress, new orders, and accidents.
In Gemini, Uranus is stirring up our ideas, learning, and communications. It revolutionizes our transportation and communication systems and sense of connectedness. There can be great progress and unpredictability.
During this 7 to 8-year cycle, learning and education can be disrupted, dramatically changed, or non-traditional. It’s a time that demands adaptability and open-mindedness. Information bites rather than chunks can be prevalent, and our communication styles, especially the ways we extend gestures and pleasantries, can change dramatically.
Ideas can spread very quickly and create dramatic change during this period. There can be more movement, migration, and busy-ness in general. Sudden changes in alliances can occur, along with disruptions in friend groups. Revolutions regarding air quality can be a much-needed revelation.
It can also be a time when we’re moving toward more gender neutrality, particularly in our communications. Fashion can become more non-gendered. Our relationships with siblings and neighbors can undergo a change. In education, there can be more of a thrust toward inventiveness and creativity or intuition. Changes or advances in our experiences of short journeys can be remarkable. Labor-saving devices and revolutionizing what and how we read, exchange and disseminate information, trade, transit, transport goods, can continue to develop, surprise, disrupt, and advance.
Staying open to change, being young at heart and being flexible can be in vogue. It’s a period of significant changes in social discourse and the seeking of freedom in and through communications and education. We’re breaking through inhibitions or taboos related to sharing ideas, education, and communications. Using words to shock or rebel comes naturally. We may lack follow-through, focus, and concentration. Nervous energy can also be extreme. It can be a time of liberation as well as disruption.
This month’s Full Moon in Capricorn will occur on July 10. To understand this Full Moon, we need to recognize that the Cancer-Capricorn polarity concerns the balance between the private life, domesticity, the need for a home base, and nurturance (represented by Cancer) versus the public life, career, reputation, and accountability (represented by Capricorn). Attachments and love are ruled by Cancer, while achievements and rewards/punishments are ruled by Capricorn.
In some ways, this polarity deals with the balance between unconditional love and conditional love. Cancer encourages us to value our home base and our roots, while Capricorn persuades us to consider our sense of duty and responsibility along public or professional lines. While Cancer may be content to be dependent, Capricorn urges us to be grown-up and responsible.
Cancer represents the origin, and Capricorn represents the goal. Neglecting either end of the axis will surely backfire on us. Ideally, a balance should be found between the two energies, and this is what the Full Moon invites us to do.
This Full Moon is about balancing our commitment to our career and family matters. Something has been building inside of us, and now is the time when the energy of the cosmos fairly demands that we let it out. Over the next two weeks, we will discover what this means for us. For now, we can’t sit on our feelings. We need to express them.
And speaking of goals and responsibilities, the ruler of Capricorn, Saturn, will turn retrograde on July 13. While Saturn is retrograde, we are more likely to refine and review our status, reputation, long-term goals, and responsibilities. This is the first Saturn retrograde since Saturn entered Aries in May 2025, although retrograde will return to Pisces on September 1st, 2025.
When Saturn goes retrograde in Aries, it marks a significant period of internal restructuring, personal discipline, and karmic reflection—particularly in areas ruled by Aries, such as identity, willpower, action, leadership, and independence.
This Saturn retrograde is a time when the planet of structure, responsibility, boundaries, and karma appears to move backward in the sky. Astrologically, it’s a time to reassess commitments, face unfinished karmic lessons, rebuild internal discipline, and slow down to fix structural weaknesses. It’s a time for inner authority to take precedence over external validation or societal systems.
We will begin to rethink our creativity on July 18 when Mercury goes retrograde in Leo. Mercury retrograde is often associated with communication mishaps, technological glitches, travel delays, and the need to revisit past issues. When it occurs in Leo, a fire sign ruled by the Sun, the focus shifts to themes of self-expression, originality, authenticity, and personal identity. Leo’s bold, dramatic energy can amplify misunderstandings or ego-driven conflicts, but it also offers a chance for introspection and recalibration in these areas.
Expect potential miscommunications, especially in romantic or creative contexts. Leo’s flair for drama might lead to exaggerated reactions or misunderstandings, so clarity and patience are key. Avoid major declarations or impulsive decisions, as they may need revision later. However, this is a powerful time to revisit creative projects, refine your self-expression, or reassess how you present yourself to the world. It’s ideal for journaling, rethinking personal goals, or exploring new ways to communicate authentically.
Since Leo rules romance and self-confidence, this retrograde may bring ex-partners or unresolved romantic issues back into focus. It’s also a time to reflect on how ego or pride affects your relationships. Be mindful of overreacting to perceived slights.
General advice during Mercury retrogrades is to void launching major projects, signing contracts, or making significant purchases (especially tech-related) during this period, as Mercury retrograde often brings unexpected changes. Double-check travel plans and communications. This will be a time for reflecting, revision, rethinking, and reconnecting.
On July 22 the Sun enters its home sign of Leo. The Sun is in Leo from July 22-August 22, 2025. In Leo, the Sun is proud, outgoing, and playful. The Leo Sun is intensely individual—not content with simply being just one of the team. It’s time to shine, add a touch of color and drama to our lives, and perform.
We’re blossoming– it’s a time when we want to enjoy ourselves and express ourselves. We are more generous and grand in our gestures and attitudes. On the shadow side, we can also be self-centered and vain. While the Sun is in Leo, we take the high road, and we’re very often motivated by the idea of gaining respect and affection. We more naturally express our joy, humor, and warmth during the Sun-in-Leo cycle. We also tend to take the lead or become the center of attention and activity.
The New Moon in Leo on July 24, 2025, will be a time for embracing creativity, self-expression, and heartfelt connections. It’s a cosmic reset, encouraging individuals to reflect on how they share and express love, as well as to foster new beginnings and set intentions. This New Moon, in the fiery sign of Leo, will ignite passions and inspire a desire to let your inner child run wild.
Here’s a more detailed look:
Leo’s Influence:
Leo, ruled by the Sun, is associated with confidence, creativity, and leadership. This New Moon will amplify these traits, encouraging individuals to shine brightly and pursue their passions with enthusiasm.
Heart and Solar Plexus:
The New Moon in Leo highlights the heart and solar plexus, suggesting a focus on self-love, self-expression, and authentic connections.
Intention Setting:
This is a great time to set intentions related to creativity, romance, and personal growth. Consider journaling, meditation, or other rituals to connect with the energy of the New Moon.
Renewal and Rebirth:
Like all New Moons, this one signifies a fresh start. It’s a chance to release old patterns and embrace new possibilities, particularly in areas related to love, creativity, and self-expression.
Our need for security and family is highlighted on July 30 when Venus enters the overly-sensitive sign of Cancer. This transit brings a focus on nurturing, emotional depth, and a desire for comfortable, loving relationships. During this time, Venus, the planet of love and beauty, will be in the delicate and caring sign of Cancer, which can enhance feelings of empathy and a need for emotional security.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Venus in Cancer:
This transit emphasizes emotional sensitivity, intuition, and a strong desire for close, intimate connections.
Focus on Home and Family:
Cancer is a sign associated with home, family, and the domestic sphere. During this period, there may be a greater emphasis on creating a comfortable and loving home environment.
Heightened Sensitivity:
Venus in Cancer can make individuals more aware of their own emotions and the emotions of others, potentially leading to increased empathy and a desire to nurture.
Need for Security:
This transit can also bring a heightened need for emotional security and a desire for reassurance and affirmation in relationships.
Emphasis on Care and Affection:
Venus in Cancer is likely to express love through acts of service, nurturing, and demonstrating care and affection.
Monthly Aspects, Transits, and Lunar Cycles
July 04 – Venus conjunct Uranus in Taurus
July 04 – Neptune Retrograde in Aries
July 06 – Venus sextile Saturn
July 06 – Venus sextile Neptune
July 07 – Uranus enters Gemini
July 07 – Venus trine Pluto
July 10 – Full Moon in Capricorn
July 13 – Saturn Retrograde in Aries
July 18 – Mercury Retrograde in Leo
July 18 – Mercury sextile Venus
July 22 – Sun enters Leo
July 23 – Sun sextile Uranus
July 23 – Venus square Mars
July 23 – Sun trine Saturn
July 24 – Sun trine Neptune
July 24 – New Moon in Leo
July 25 – Sun opposite Pluto
July 30 – Venus enters Cancer
July 31 – Sun conjunct Mercury in Leo
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Joseph P. Anthony
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