WEEK OF July 10 – 1 6, 2023
Your summer is off to a lively start thanks to the arrival this Monday, July 10, of action planet Mars into your hyper-social third house until August 27. If you recently put your social-butterfly wings in cold storage, it’s time to dust them off and take them for a test spin. Kindred spirits will flock to your flame during this biennial popularity spike, so widen the radius of your inner circle to allow new friends in. Hey, more really can be merrier! And with the great people you already know, don’t be shy about playing entertainment director. Your inner culture maven feeds on stimulation, so load up your calendar with outdoor concerts, road trips, beach jaunts and picnics. The third house also rules platonic partnerships, and during this creative cycle, a lucrative collaboration might get sparked. Keep an open mind, Crab: The person you team up with could be a colleague, a neighbor or even a sibling!
But don’t get so carried away with exciting new synergy that you don’t see trouble brewing. Mars is the warrior planet, and it won’t take much to throw a tentative situation into an official hot mess. As quickly as a new connection heats up, you could be locking horns with someone in your squad. A small (or previously unacknowledged) grievance with your sister, old pal or someone in your building could suddenly become tough to manage AND emotional. Commit to finding a way to peacefully co-exist this summer, no matter what, and invest your efforts in helping collaborations flow with positive momentum. (Hey, you’re only one Crab. Everyone else must do their part, too!)
The third house rules your local environs, and antsy Mars here could make you restless. Commence the search for a place a bit beyond your zip code and nearby parameters. If you get into any kind of commuter lifestyle, keep a bag packed with your essential creature comforts so you always have a piece of “home” with you on the road. And for Cancers, familiarity breeds contentment.
On Tuesday, you can wave goodbye to expressive Mercury, who’s spent the past several weeks in your sign. Now the messenger planet bolts into Leo and your second house of finances and security until July 28. You may become reacquainted with your more pragmatic and traditional side during this “show me the money” phase. You’ll have a sixth sense for finding ways to increase your bottom line—without working 80 hours a week.
During this Mercury transit, your powers of analysis will be in rare form, and you might gravitate toward people who are savvy about their investments and may even invite you into one of their business opportunities. But don’t accept the first appealing offer you hear. Listen to the details, read the fine print—and don’t apologize for your scrutiny. It’s far better to know where you’re headed than wind up somewhere you weren’t prepared for.
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