AV 5783: EVERYONE DESERVES JOY
The “9 Days” begin Rosh Chodesh Av July 19, and immediately the celestial cycles above reflect the terrestrial drama below. The Sun in Cancer trines Neptune/Rahav in Pisces; everyone and everything is extra sensitive. Mars/Ma’adim in Virgo opposes Saturn/Shabbtai in Pisces, highlighting the tension between actionable service and structured sacrifice. The Sun at the very end of Cancer opposes retrograde Pluto in Capricorn – haven’t we had this power struggle before? Mercury/Kochav in Leo trines Chiron, the Wounded Healer: it takes courage to speak the truth to power. All this between July 20-21!
Venus/Noga stations retrograde in Leo, and the Sun enters Leo on Shabbos Parshat Devarim, July 22. One’s relationship with children, and one’s own Inner Child, may experience vulnerability at this time, as energetically and epigenetically we walk through the narrowest part of Bein ha-Metzarim, alone together.
Tisha b’Av comes July 27, with the Sun in Leo and Moon in Scorpio, Mercury conjunct retrograde Venus in Leo, and inconjunct Neptune in Pisces. The Din of judgment hangs heavy, as we confront our collective and individual shortcomings. The double Fire-Sign blaze of Leo Sun and Sagittarius Moon on Shabbos Nachamu comes to burn away cycles of generational trauma. Mercury enters Virgo, inviting us to examine and analyze the ashes, looking for anything that wasn’t released.
A huge weight is lifted when Tu b’Av arrives at the Aquarian Full Moon August 1, with Mars trine Jupiter/Tzedek, and Mercury opposite Saturn. Even if your Inner Child is living inside a challenging body, let them dance. Everybody deserves joy! The latter half of Chodesh Av is for reconciliation and healing. The Sun and Retrograde Venus trine Chiron and square Uranus/Oron August 12-15, followed by the New Moon in Leo and Mars trine Uranus August 16. The open-hearted finds new solutions to old problems.
