WEEK OF July 10 – 1 6, 2023
Ready, set, goals! You may not be able to take your eyes off the prize starting this Monday, July 10. Motivational Mars leaves your expansive ninth house and blasts into Virgo and your tenth house of ambition until August 27. Professional demands are likely to intensify, and you may not have much downtime for the coming seven weeks. If you’ve been waiting for a career growth spurt like this, this should give you the confidence to throw your hat in the ring for a position or client you’ve been dreaming about.
This esteem-boosting Mars cycle can turn you into a fierce competitor and help you be more assertive than usual. One planetary warning, however: Don’t forget the teamwork part! It’s all too easy for your indie-spirited sign to slip into “I’ll just do it myself!” mode, but as you’ve no doubt experienced, that just leads to resentment and burnout.
There are many positive qualities associated with ambitious Mars in this part of your chart—a visit that only happens every other year. So tap into those and be inspired to aim as high as possible with your aspirations. The ceiling can’t hold you now. What does your 2024 vision include, Sag—a position in a larger company? A partnership that’s the path to prosperity? Or if you’re an entrepreneur, could the Archer Empire use some refreshed branding? You want all your presentations and materials to reflect that perfect blend of sophisticated cool and quirky originality that’s your hallmark. One caveat: Warrior planet Mars can also add stress. Keep that hair-trigger temper of yours in check so you don’t torch any important bridges while getting things off your chest.
Luckily, you won’t be all work all the time for the next seven weeks! Your adventurous spirit gets turbocharged on Tuesday as curious Mercury joins Venus in Leo and your jet-setting ninth house until July 28. Are your summer travel plans already locked in? If not, see what last-minute deals you can score by being flexible. Reach out to friends in fabulous places and see how much they miss you. (Enough to host you for a week, say?) Honesty is your outspoken sign’s calling card, and it’ll be in evidence over the coming few weeks. You don’t have to mortally wound anyone with your truth hammer, Sag, but it is important to be as authentic as possible, especially in relationships that are getting deeper fast. Plus, pretending to be something you’re not won’t cut the muster under this Mercury transit. Life isn’t a popularity contest, so don’t fret if a few downer types aren’t attracted to your larger-than-life personality. You know who truly matters, and that’s where you’ll want to direct your affections.
Chomping at the bit to be your own boss? Mental Mercury could drop an audacious entrepreneurial idea and help you pull together the perfect team to get it off the ground. The ninth house also rules publishing and education, so your new project might be a novel or a workshop on your favorite subject. There’s no better way for a Sagittarius to raise your bottom line than by sharing what you love! Some of you may want to start small, but with your global ninth house lit up, why NOT launch a virtual course and reach people in the farthest corners of the world?
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