WEEK OF July 10 – 1 6, 2023
Home sweet home comes into the spotlight this Monday, July 10, as activating Mars darts into Virgo and your domestic fourth house until August 27. Want to spruce up your space? Do you keep putting off necessary repairs—or could Chez Gemini simply stand a little improvement? Whatever your home-related goals—from knocking down a wall or just hanging new artwork on it—you won’t be lacking in motivation. And once you get going on the mission, you’ll generate plenty of momentum. Industrious Mars might inspire you to turn a spare bedroom or unused nook into a home office or yoga “studio.”
Warning: Because the red planet can make you a bit TOO eager to get going, pace yourself so you don’t burn out before it’s done. Map out a project plan and meet with qualified workers before you start tearing out fixtures. If you do hire anyone, get the estimate plus everything that is and isn’t covered in writing, including “punch list” work after the job’s complete. If your nest is already Instagram-worthy, invite people over to enjoy it! Host one of your legendary dinner parties where guests won’t want to leave—and when they eventually do, they’ll be abuzz with inspiration.
Something to stay mindful of: While you’re sure to have some heartwarming moments with your nearest and dearest between now and August 27, conflicts with relatives and roomies could go from simmer to boil. When you START to feel your jaw clenching, call a timeout and step out of the fray. Working in close proximity to others could be equal parts exhilarating and exhausting over the next seven weeks. On the one hand, there’s a strong likelihood of connecting with like-minded, creative people who share your intellectual and cultural interests. At the same time, certain other people in your life may become overly demanding, forcing you to erect firm boundaries or create more space to mitigate the pressure you’re feeling. Just watch the tendency to abruptly cut the cord with someone, which you have been known to do when you’re annoyed.
On Tuesday, your cosmic custodian, expressive Mercury, wings into your outgoing third house—the one associated with your sign—joining charming Venus in her lively Leo party. With the mental messenger planet here until July 28, the message is clear: It’s time to lighten up! You have planetary permission to pursue all those fascinating subjects (and people) that are lighting up your gray matter. What others call being a dilettante YOU call being eclectic! No Gemini worth their smoked salt would let “herd mentality” limit their thinking or behavior. This Mercury phase is a perfect time to dabble in new activities, enroll in a full-day workshop, hit the industry-mixer scene and pop into different clubs, organizations and studios.
If you’ve got a message of your own to publicize, call upon your augmented Gemini gift of gab and do some live appearances on social media—or maybe record a podcast or write something that could go viral. You’ve got a lot to say, Gemini, and lucky for you, people are always intrigued by your stockpile of fascinating facts.
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