July 2018 Newsletter
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... a long newsletter this month as July is a busy month with the second eclipse season for the year, Mercury stationing retrograde and Mars reaching the midpoint of His retrograde cycle on the 27th
Blessings
Christine Rothwell
0438 730 133
Email: christinerothwell@outlook.com
Website: www.christine-rothwell.com
Contents
July begins with Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto all retrograde while Chiron joins them on the 6th and Mercury on the 26th.
Note: All the dates below are for Australian Eastern Time.
Retrograde Movement of the Planets
Mercury moves retrograde on July 26, joining Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Neptune and Pluto, all in their retrograde phase, emphasizing the process of review and reflection.
If you are feeling stuck, the retrograde energy may be challenging you to ask yourself WHY? The planets would suggest that you are trying to move forward in an old dysfunctional way that your soul is calling out for you to change.
Retrograde motion of the planets can offer us a new angle or perspective on our life and gives us the opportunity to break free of old limiting beliefs, patterns and behaviours that we often don’t notice until we face blocks, delays, frustration. See if you can sit quietly and discover a new way forward that is more compatible with you inner truth.
The current retrograde patterns provide us all the opportunity to see how we utilize the energy of:
July Eclipses
The solar eclipses in July and August are both also super moons, the name given to lunations that occur when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth in its cycle, also known as the lunar perigee, amplifying the intensity of the eclipse.
Solar Eclipses are potent new moons that can only occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth align within 10 degrees of the transiting nodes of the moon. All eclipses can herald a crisis but they also provide the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start again. Eclipses tend to be neutral energetically but they function to bring to the surface whatever has been buried, hidden and repressed.
The time before a solar eclipse is often a time of low energy when we are called to honour the dark of the moon process of letting go. If you have been able to see what needs to be released [and have done some work to release your blocks, forgive and grieve] then you are in a good position to take advantage of the new moon energy that comes after the eclipse and set a conscious intention to make a new start, especially in the area of your life represented by the house where the eclipse has taken place.
All lunation’s [new moon and full moons including eclipses] have a powerful effect on the earth’s electro-magnetic field that can also affect our personal energy fields. Eclipses intensify this effect and the disruption they produce can create the opportunity to reorganize these fields in a more coherent way. It is possible to see where we are sabotaging or connecting with our soul’s desires and align ourselves with our inner truth. Meditation and quiet self-reflection allows both the space for the messages from our soul /unconscious to be heard and the stillness needed to align with the creative / re-organizing potential of these celestial events.
The New Moon on July 13 is a new moon / supermoon and a solar eclipse which falls close to 20 degrees of Cancer. The eclipse forms a kite formation which comprises a grand trine with Jupiter and Neptune while Pluto is in a tight opposition to the Sun and Moon, suggesting that Pluto is a powerful theme at this eclipse.
Pluto is also at the mid-point of His retrograde phase, potentially highlighting our shadow and fear based patterns around power, control, trust and betrayal. Through the illumination of these patterns, we have the opportunity to gain more insight and awareness so we can work at letting them go.
Blessings
Christine Rothwell
0438 730 133
Email: christinerothwell@outlook.com
Website: www.christine-rothwell.com
Contents
- July Overview
- Consultations and Gift Certificates
- 2018 Astrology Classes
July begins with Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto all retrograde while Chiron joins them on the 6th and Mercury on the 26th.
Note: All the dates below are for Australian Eastern Time.
- July 6: Chiron stations retrograde
- July 11: Jupiter stations direct
- July 10: Venus to Virgo
- July 13: New Moon / Solar Eclipse in Cancer
- July 23: Sun to Leo
- July 26: Mercury stations retrograde
- July 27: Mars opposition the Sun
- July 28: Full Moon / Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
Retrograde Movement of the Planets
Mercury moves retrograde on July 26, joining Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Neptune and Pluto, all in their retrograde phase, emphasizing the process of review and reflection.
If you are feeling stuck, the retrograde energy may be challenging you to ask yourself WHY? The planets would suggest that you are trying to move forward in an old dysfunctional way that your soul is calling out for you to change.
Retrograde motion of the planets can offer us a new angle or perspective on our life and gives us the opportunity to break free of old limiting beliefs, patterns and behaviours that we often don’t notice until we face blocks, delays, frustration. See if you can sit quietly and discover a new way forward that is more compatible with you inner truth.
The current retrograde patterns provide us all the opportunity to see how we utilize the energy of:
- Mercury – our mind – how we think and communicate
- Mars – the action principle – how we act and react
- Jupiter - our faith, optimism and confidence.
- Chiron – our ability to reconcile opposites and come to terms with our physical and emotional wounds and integrate this with our spirituality. Where are you stuck in your wounds and unable to let them go? How might this serve you in some perverse way? Are you ready to let go an attachment to being the victim?
- Saturn - calls us to claim our authority, take responsibility for our current situation and avoid the blame game. He can activate our Inner Critic but also challenges us to create strong, healthy boundaries. If we fall flat it is Saturn’s way of goading us to take CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION.
- Neptune – our ability to surrender our ego and open to the imaginal, spiritual and transpersonal realms. Do you listen to your intuition and have some way of accessing the guidance that comes through the symbolic realm of images and feelings?
- Pluto - challenging us to reflect on self-mastery, embrace our fears about letting go our personal will, let go ego based power and control and surrender to our Higher Self / Divine Will.
July Eclipses
The solar eclipses in July and August are both also super moons, the name given to lunations that occur when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth in its cycle, also known as the lunar perigee, amplifying the intensity of the eclipse.
Solar Eclipses are potent new moons that can only occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth align within 10 degrees of the transiting nodes of the moon. All eclipses can herald a crisis but they also provide the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start again. Eclipses tend to be neutral energetically but they function to bring to the surface whatever has been buried, hidden and repressed.
The time before a solar eclipse is often a time of low energy when we are called to honour the dark of the moon process of letting go. If you have been able to see what needs to be released [and have done some work to release your blocks, forgive and grieve] then you are in a good position to take advantage of the new moon energy that comes after the eclipse and set a conscious intention to make a new start, especially in the area of your life represented by the house where the eclipse has taken place.
All lunation’s [new moon and full moons including eclipses] have a powerful effect on the earth’s electro-magnetic field that can also affect our personal energy fields. Eclipses intensify this effect and the disruption they produce can create the opportunity to reorganize these fields in a more coherent way. It is possible to see where we are sabotaging or connecting with our soul’s desires and align ourselves with our inner truth. Meditation and quiet self-reflection allows both the space for the messages from our soul /unconscious to be heard and the stillness needed to align with the creative / re-organizing potential of these celestial events.
The New Moon on July 13 is a new moon / supermoon and a solar eclipse which falls close to 20 degrees of Cancer. The eclipse forms a kite formation which comprises a grand trine with Jupiter and Neptune while Pluto is in a tight opposition to the Sun and Moon, suggesting that Pluto is a powerful theme at this eclipse.
Pluto is also at the mid-point of His retrograde phase, potentially highlighting our shadow and fear based patterns around power, control, trust and betrayal. Through the illumination of these patterns, we have the opportunity to gain more insight and awareness so we can work at letting them go.
Cancer New Moons always evoke strong emotional currents and invite us to reflect on family, the past and our emotional connections and bonds and with the eclipse energy it will powerfully stimulate the Cancer archetype and all things ruled by this watery and emotional sign. Besides the Plutonic themes mentioned, this eclipse may present us with a crisis relating to our:
This is a potent time to ask ourselves what nurtures us and
If your birthday is five days either side of the solar eclipse it could mark the end of a period of difficulty. It will be very empowering to set new intentions for your life and create a small ritual to honor this event.
The Full Moon on July 28 is a total lunar eclipse at close to 5 degrees of Aquarius. Lunar eclipses are caused by the Earth’s shadow falling on the Moon and are visible anywhere it is dark. As this eclipse falls at 6.20am along the eastern coast of Australia it should be visible [certainly here in Melbourne] as long as there is no cloud cover. The eclipse is conjunct Mars retrograde [which will oppose the Sun the day before] and square to Uranus, suggesting a major trigger point for reactive behavior, but also the potential for insight into old patterns of reactive behavior that need to change. Try not to react, but reflect on what needs to change and how you can work with this in a way that does not create chaos for yourself or others.
- Emotions and feelings
- Private life - family life
- Parent / child roles and responsibilities
- The past
- Our emotional security
This is a potent time to ask ourselves what nurtures us and
- Honor our feelings
- Review emotional attachments
- Explore patterns around codependency, playing the martyr and the victim
- Reflect on what home and belonging means for us
- Look at addictive patterns that fill an inner emptiness
- Explore new ways of feeling safe, nurtured and contained
If your birthday is five days either side of the solar eclipse it could mark the end of a period of difficulty. It will be very empowering to set new intentions for your life and create a small ritual to honor this event.
The Full Moon on July 28 is a total lunar eclipse at close to 5 degrees of Aquarius. Lunar eclipses are caused by the Earth’s shadow falling on the Moon and are visible anywhere it is dark. As this eclipse falls at 6.20am along the eastern coast of Australia it should be visible [certainly here in Melbourne] as long as there is no cloud cover. The eclipse is conjunct Mars retrograde [which will oppose the Sun the day before] and square to Uranus, suggesting a major trigger point for reactive behavior, but also the potential for insight into old patterns of reactive behavior that need to change. Try not to react, but reflect on what needs to change and how you can work with this in a way that does not create chaos for yourself or others.
Lunar eclipses tend to be more emotional and internal than solar eclipses. They stir up whatever is simmering in our subconscious and invite us to reflect and see things from another more objective [solar] perspective. Sometimes this may lead to the desire to act, but more often they are potent times for insight and illumination.
Lunar Eclipses [and all full moons] highlight a sign and house polarity as the Moon opposes the Sun. This eclipse falls in the Leo / Aquarius polarity and asks us reflect on how we balance these two energies. The Leo archetype encompasses the performer and the monarch [King and Queen] while the Aquarian archetype includes the rebel, the reformer, the humanitarian and the social worker. Leo’s challenge is to master the ego while the Aquarian challenge is to be a vehicle for reform and social change. This eclipse is asking us to find a way to balance our personal, ego based needs with those of others whether the others are friends, local community or the wider global community.
Mars Retrograde update
Mars moved retrograde on June 27 at 9 Aquarius 12 and will remain retrograde until August 28 when He turns direct at 28 Capricorn. He is currently shining more brightly in the evening sky than any time since His very close approach in the 2003 retrograde cycle. The peak of brightness will be around July 27 [the day before the lunar eclipse,] at the time of the exact opposition with the Sun when Mars is at His closest point to Mother Earth. Mars squares Uranus at this time, intensifying both the need for change but also the potential for reactive self-sabotaging patterns to erupt.
Key times in the cycle
Remember, used productively this is a time to
In short it is an INVITATION TO BECOME CONSCIOUS of how you are using your energy in a specific area of your life and to decide if you want to continue this pattern. The possibility exists for CHANGE and the BREAKING OF HABITUAL PATTERNS OF ACTION AND REACTION.
Here we have a choice to
Mercury Retrograde
Mercury moves retrograde on July 26 at close to 23 degrees of Leo and remains retrograde until August 19 when it turns direct at close to 11 degrees of Leo. Please be aware that the retrograde phenomenon is activated from the time that Mercury enters the loop to the time that it leaves: July 8 to September 2. The most chaotic times are when Mercury stations – the few days around July 26 and August 19 when Mercury adjusts to the change of direction.
Key dates / degrees
The whole retrograde phase is a potent time for reflection and review … a time when we can become aware of habitual beliefs and thought patterns and make the adjustments necessary to align our thinking with the person we are now. This is a great time to meditate, reflect, research, seek answers, sort out your paperwork, return calls and generally attend to all the things you have been too busy to do earlier.
Currently Mercury is still visible in the evening sky but he will disappear for about two weeks when he is lost in the blaze of the Sun from around August 3 to re-appear in the sky just before sunrise around August 15. In esoteric terms this is the most intense and powerful part of the retrograde process as this when Mercury assumes his alter ego as Psycho-pomp and Guide to the Underworld. In this role Mercury is associated with the Egyptian scribe Thoth, who has access to the Halls of Record [Akashic records]. It is during this phase that we may have our most powerful insights and shifts, peaking around August 9 when the new cycle begins at the Inferior Conjunction of Mercury and the Sun. Esoteric writers suggest that the retrograde phase of Mercury creates an opening that allows access to the wisdom of our soul and the wisdom of the Cosmos.
Remember, Mercury retrograde always provides us with the opportunity to free our thinking from habitual ruts and develop a more conscious set of mental attitudes and beliefs. Concerns may arise early in the retrograde phase but around the time the new cycle begins on August 9 when new solutions and insight may emerge. Sit with your insights until after August 19 when Mercury goes direct. The next few weeks are the time to express your insights and put new plans into action.
Lunar Eclipses [and all full moons] highlight a sign and house polarity as the Moon opposes the Sun. This eclipse falls in the Leo / Aquarius polarity and asks us reflect on how we balance these two energies. The Leo archetype encompasses the performer and the monarch [King and Queen] while the Aquarian archetype includes the rebel, the reformer, the humanitarian and the social worker. Leo’s challenge is to master the ego while the Aquarian challenge is to be a vehicle for reform and social change. This eclipse is asking us to find a way to balance our personal, ego based needs with those of others whether the others are friends, local community or the wider global community.
Mars Retrograde update
Mars moved retrograde on June 27 at 9 Aquarius 12 and will remain retrograde until August 28 when He turns direct at 28 Capricorn. He is currently shining more brightly in the evening sky than any time since His very close approach in the 2003 retrograde cycle. The peak of brightness will be around July 27 [the day before the lunar eclipse,] at the time of the exact opposition with the Sun when Mars is at His closest point to Mother Earth. Mars squares Uranus at this time, intensifying both the need for change but also the potential for reactive self-sabotaging patterns to erupt.
Key times in the cycle
- Mars retrograde from Jun 27 August 28
- Mars opposition the Sun in Gemini on July 27
- Mars in the retrograde ‘loop’ from May 12 to October 9
- Mars retrogrades back into Capricorn on August 13 and remains there until September 11.
Remember, used productively this is a time to
- slow down and back off
- rethink strategies [especially if there are obstacles]
- reflect on WHAT you are doing
- reflect on WHY you are doing it
- reflect on HOW you are doing it
In short it is an INVITATION TO BECOME CONSCIOUS of how you are using your energy in a specific area of your life and to decide if you want to continue this pattern. The possibility exists for CHANGE and the BREAKING OF HABITUAL PATTERNS OF ACTION AND REACTION.
Here we have a choice to
- Blame others, hold onto our anger and resist self-reflection
- Look within to see what our Higher Self is trying to bring to awareness and gain clarity, perspective and objectivity that can lead to lasting change.
Mercury Retrograde
Mercury moves retrograde on July 26 at close to 23 degrees of Leo and remains retrograde until August 19 when it turns direct at close to 11 degrees of Leo. Please be aware that the retrograde phenomenon is activated from the time that Mercury enters the loop to the time that it leaves: July 8 to September 2. The most chaotic times are when Mercury stations – the few days around July 26 and August 19 when Mercury adjusts to the change of direction.
Key dates / degrees
- Exact dates: retrograde from July 26 to August 19
- Sensitive degrees 11 to 23 degrees of Leo
- Full time of influence: 8th July to September 2
- Time for insight: around August 9 when the new Mercury cycle begins at the Inferior Conjunction of Mercury and the Sun
- Time to act on new ideas / beliefs: August 19 to September 2
The whole retrograde phase is a potent time for reflection and review … a time when we can become aware of habitual beliefs and thought patterns and make the adjustments necessary to align our thinking with the person we are now. This is a great time to meditate, reflect, research, seek answers, sort out your paperwork, return calls and generally attend to all the things you have been too busy to do earlier.
Currently Mercury is still visible in the evening sky but he will disappear for about two weeks when he is lost in the blaze of the Sun from around August 3 to re-appear in the sky just before sunrise around August 15. In esoteric terms this is the most intense and powerful part of the retrograde process as this when Mercury assumes his alter ego as Psycho-pomp and Guide to the Underworld. In this role Mercury is associated with the Egyptian scribe Thoth, who has access to the Halls of Record [Akashic records]. It is during this phase that we may have our most powerful insights and shifts, peaking around August 9 when the new cycle begins at the Inferior Conjunction of Mercury and the Sun. Esoteric writers suggest that the retrograde phase of Mercury creates an opening that allows access to the wisdom of our soul and the wisdom of the Cosmos.
Remember, Mercury retrograde always provides us with the opportunity to free our thinking from habitual ruts and develop a more conscious set of mental attitudes and beliefs. Concerns may arise early in the retrograde phase but around the time the new cycle begins on August 9 when new solutions and insight may emerge. Sit with your insights until after August 19 when Mercury goes direct. The next few weeks are the time to express your insights and put new plans into action.
May the Goddess & God Bless You All
Christine
www.christine-rothwell.com
christinerothwell@outlook.com
2018/19 Astrology Classes
Please contact Christine for more information
First Year/ Beginners’
2018:Tuesday evenings beginning March 6
2019: Thursday evening beginning March 7
Second Year / Intermediate
2018: Thursday evenings beginning February 8
2019: Tuesday evenings beginning February 5
Advanced Group
Second Saturday afternoon each month, beginning February 10
2018 Calculation Exam Study Group
First Saturday afternoon of the month from March to August
Christine offers an in-depth psychological and mythological approach to astrology. These classes are suitable for those individuals who are wishing to learn more about themselves as well as those interested in becoming a professional astrologer.
Classes can be taken on a term by term basis and sound files are provided for any classes you miss.
First Year covers all the basics that you need to begin to understand a birth chart.
Second Year goes deeper into horoscope and looks at predictive techniques.
The Advanced Classes gives you the opportunity to integrate what you have learned through a seminar format that allows exposure to more advanced techniques and psychological perspectives.
Please ring or email for a brochure.
christinerothwell@outlook.com
Or
www.christine-rothwell.com
For more information
Consultations & Gift Certificates
Are available as:
Personal Consultations
Mail readings
Skype Readings
Telephone consultations
All consultations are recorded and will be sent to you via an email link.
Gift Certificates are available for most consultations.
AN INITIAL CONSULTATION explores the soul’s journey as revealed through the personal symbol of the birth chart. The focus is on the potential inherent in the birth chart and the challenges that need to be embraced in order to realize this potential.
Other readings available include:
In-depth Consultation: Two one hour sound files exploring both the soul’s journey [see above] and the year ahead.
Chart Up-date: The Year Ahead: Explores the year ahead from a psychological perspective.
Understanding Your Child: A wonderful gift for new parents and explores a child’s unique needs, motivations, potentials and challenges.
Relationship Analysis: Helps explain the dynamic between two people to facilitate their understanding of each other and their relationship.
Relocation: Explains how a different location may impact on your psyche. This can be helpful if you are thinking of re-locating and can be included with any of the above consultations.
Christine
www.christine-rothwell.com
christinerothwell@outlook.com
2018/19 Astrology Classes
Please contact Christine for more information
First Year/ Beginners’
2018:Tuesday evenings beginning March 6
2019: Thursday evening beginning March 7
Second Year / Intermediate
2018: Thursday evenings beginning February 8
2019: Tuesday evenings beginning February 5
Advanced Group
Second Saturday afternoon each month, beginning February 10
2018 Calculation Exam Study Group
First Saturday afternoon of the month from March to August
Christine offers an in-depth psychological and mythological approach to astrology. These classes are suitable for those individuals who are wishing to learn more about themselves as well as those interested in becoming a professional astrologer.
Classes can be taken on a term by term basis and sound files are provided for any classes you miss.
First Year covers all the basics that you need to begin to understand a birth chart.
Second Year goes deeper into horoscope and looks at predictive techniques.
The Advanced Classes gives you the opportunity to integrate what you have learned through a seminar format that allows exposure to more advanced techniques and psychological perspectives.
Please ring or email for a brochure.
christinerothwell@outlook.com
Or
www.christine-rothwell.com
For more information
Consultations & Gift Certificates
Are available as:
Personal Consultations
Mail readings
Skype Readings
Telephone consultations
All consultations are recorded and will be sent to you via an email link.
Gift Certificates are available for most consultations.
AN INITIAL CONSULTATION explores the soul’s journey as revealed through the personal symbol of the birth chart. The focus is on the potential inherent in the birth chart and the challenges that need to be embraced in order to realize this potential.
Other readings available include:
In-depth Consultation: Two one hour sound files exploring both the soul’s journey [see above] and the year ahead.
Chart Up-date: The Year Ahead: Explores the year ahead from a psychological perspective.
Understanding Your Child: A wonderful gift for new parents and explores a child’s unique needs, motivations, potentials and challenges.
Relationship Analysis: Helps explain the dynamic between two people to facilitate their understanding of each other and their relationship.
Relocation: Explains how a different location may impact on your psyche. This can be helpful if you are thinking of re-locating and can be included with any of the above consultations.