Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse @ 4 degrees Aquarius Buck Moon or Hay Moon July 27, 2018 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT/2:22 p.m. MDT/4:22 p.m. EDT/ 8:22 p.m. UTC *conjunct retrograde Mars *conjunct South Node Eclipse *opposite Pallas Athena *square Uranus *sextile Chiron Keywords/themes: community v. self, social justice warrior, individual purpose within the collective, community action, goal, creative inspiration, collective changes Emotional Attunement: agitation, annoyance, restlessness,

Few goddesses honor the archetypes of both lover and warrior quite like goddess Freyja, also spelled Freya and Freia. This solar feminine deity comes from the Norse word for “lady” and we have her to thank for our word Friday, aka Freyja’s Day. In Norse traditions, people called on Freyja to invite more love into their lives, and for them love and war weren’t so separate. Freyja was said to be the most beautiful of the goddesses, though not just a pretty face, she was also t

NEW MOON & PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE @ 20 DEGREES CANCER Thursday, July 12 & Friday, July 13 7:49 p.m. PT/ 10:49 p.m. ET/2:49 a.m. UTC Opposite Pluto Opposite Black Moon Lilith Keywords/Themes: Home, family, emotions, below the surface, depth, primal feminine, great mother, hidden below, unconscious, subconscious, attachment needs, empowerment & upheaval, regeneration Emotional Attunement: Sadness, nostalgia, jealousy, shame, guilt, resentment, vulnerable Collective Consciousness

Retrogrades often evoke worry for many, though they are some of my fav astrological events. As a planet appears to move backwards, with it we often get a do-over or time machine effect (read more about in another post). Understanding astrological happenings gives us opportunities to prepare for certain energies and keep an archetypal eye out for their influence. In July both Mars and Neptune join Saturn, Pluto, and Jupiter in retrograde. It's also important to remember that a