Today, the 24th of July 2014, is an 11 numerological day. 11 energy is the energy of community and collective. It is recognizing the unique contributions of each individual within the collective whole, knowing that each person brings something only they can bring to the big picture of humanity. Without their contribution – without their expression of their individual Light – the picture is not complete.
This day is a call for each and all of us to find the Leo Sun within us and allow ourselves to shine our brightest to the benefit of something bigger than any of us could do alone. We are being asked to recognize the contributions that our fellow humans make, but maybe more important, the contributions we have to offer to the world community that no one else can. Some of us will feel empowered to allow ourselves to be known fully today. Others of us may feel overwhelmed when we realize who we are and exactly what we are capable of.
That said, there is so much happening astrologically on this 11 numerological day that may assist us in fully stepping into the expressions of our brightest and boldest individual selves that it may be best to simply give you a rundown transit by transit.
This extremely active astrological day starts at 4:09a PDT when Venus in Cancer makes an exact trine aspect with Neptune Retrograde in Pisces (7°). There is a stronger-than-usual inclination to nurture your partnerships of all kinds, especially the ones you are emotionally invested in. This inclination is made stronger by the fact that Neptune brings an idealistic and visionary slant to everything it connects with. This trine could be a wonderful thing when it comes to assessing the possibilities for a partnership. You may be very present to the love you feel for others, and you may begin to have a shift in perspective around your relationship(s) as result. However, this Venus-Neptune Retrograde trine could also be an indication that you may be being deceived or taken advantage of by others as your rose-colored glassed may be extra strong when you are assessing your emotional investments. The person or people you are interacting with may recognize your determination to make the best of the connection no matter what, and they may give you “no matter what” to see just how far you are willing to take your idealism. It is important to allow yourself to be open to feeling the love in the air without allowing yourself to be fooled by it. Keep your feet on the ground while your heart and head are in the clouds.
The Leo 5 Sun is already shining a spotlight on whatever seem to be the biggest indicators of and opportunities for change. When it makes a conjunction aspect with Jupiter in Leo today at 1:44p PDT (2°), Jupiter will magnify that spotlight, making it a floodlight. For some of you, this Sun-Jupiter conjunction will reveal and/or present more opportunities than usual for you to take center stage and let others know what you have to offer that is unique and special. However, some of you may find that the Lights become too bright for you – there may be too much attention on you, and you may be overwhelmed by the response to your individuality. Under the influence of this conjunction in Leo, you may learn that not everyone wants to be a star, and today’s Sun-Jupiter conjunction may make this a day that allows us to find out both who really wants it and who can really handle it.
The fact that Mercury in Cancer squares Uranus Retrograde in Aries at 5:07p PDT this afternoon (17°) may bring forth a revelation of thoughts, ideas, or communications that allow you and others to find out just how deep “still waters” run. Emotions that have been kept calm and collected may suddenly and unexpectedly emerge in an “I need to honestly express myself’ verbal free-for-all. This likely outburst won’t be easy to express or hear, but it is necessary as this release opens the door for the healing that could come through the Water Grand Trine later this evening.
The Cancer Moon makes a brief but powerful opposition with Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn at 7:23p PDT (11°), which may have you protecting your own emotional investments as a way of balancing the effects of external changes with a bit more intensity than usual. The emotional impact of the major shifts that are occurring in the world is now hitting home for you, and encouraging you to “circle the wagons” to keep your loved ones close while maintaining a watchful eye on potential emotional threats.
The wagon-circling is only made stronger by the big event of this 24 hour period – the first Water Grand Trine of the 2014 Leo Sun Period. This one involves Mercury in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio, and Chiron Retrograde in Pisces (16-17°). At about 11:22p PDT, these three bodies will all be within 0.25° of each other, making this the closest orb these three will have. This is why today the day this configuration is at its most exact and strongest, though it will be felt from 22nd-26th July.
Working our way through this Grand Trine from the outside in, Saturn in Scorpio has been helping us develop the focus and discipline necessary in order to transform the emotional-spiritual support structures in our lives. We have been being called to emotionally and spiritually focus and discipline ourselves in the face of transformation since October 2012, and thanks to this configuration, we may get our first opportunities to put our deep transformation on display for others.
Chiron Retrograde in Pisces is giving us an opportunity to get in touch with our emotional woundedness. We may be extra sensitive to external events and how they influence our lives for better or worse. It is important for each and all of us to recognize that these sensitivities are personal in nature, yet are being projected and played out on a larger scale. This is where much of the drama is coming from and where much of the healing gets to happen – personal fears being projected and dealt with as reality when they are anything but real.
This is where Mercury in Cancer makes itself useful. The dialogue that opened up through its square with Uranus Retrograde in Aries finally brings forth the ugly truth that’s been hidden behind the curtain, and allows possibilities for healing to come forward. This isn’t to say this will be an easy process. It may not even be welcome by some. Yet it is important during this first Water Grand Trine to recognize who is ready to open and treat the wounds for healing and who only wants to twist the knives to make the wounds worse.
The Cancer Moon will also begin to enter trine aspect with the Water Grand Trine, entering 3° orb with Scorpio Saturn as the Grand Trine is at its most exact, gradually moving into exact conjunction with Cancer Mercury and exact trine with Pisces Chiron Retrograde for a few hours as we transition from the 24th to the 25th of July. This only adds more emotional sensitivity to the mix as the Moon is very much at home in Cancer – its sign of rulership. Maternal nurturing and protecting energy is at full force at the zenith of this Water Grand Trine, and as the Moon’s presence strengthens in its conjunction with Mercury, you may find yourself going to great lengths mentally and/or verbally to protect your emotional investments from the pain that may come as you pull back the curtains on your emotional-spiritual truths in order to allow them to heal.
It’s a very exciting astrological day! But remember – astrological events aren’t always days that major events manifest in the everyday experience of our lives. Sometimes, these major astrological aspects plant seeds for major manifest events to show up down the road. However, I get a sense that we’ll get a bit of both today – some big events and a lot of things set in motion.
Let’s courageously step out into our rightful places in the big picture and find out what happens together.
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~Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
