A spoonful of sugar - BitchScopes for July 18-25

I think this will be an interesting week on a personal level. That Capricorn Full Moon last Wednesday was a bit harsh. Capricorn is no nonsense and no bullshit, and it didn’t pull any punches showing us where we need to improve in order to move ahead. This week, there’s a good amount of internal conflict, and bumping into values that we hold which are at odds with the goals we are trying to achieve. Some of us are going to feel a little “put upon” or burdened by our soul work or our life’s calling. The Sun and Mercury move into Leo, which stimulates our pride and playfulness, for better or worse. This week in the battle between work and play, work is likely to lose.

There’s a lot of nurturing and compassion and even activism that wants to happen, but those things are bumping up against a sort of crisis of self esteem. Chariklo, the wife of Chiron, is about self sovereignty and compassion, but she is in difficult aspects this week. We have a couple of tough Pluto aspects, and then we have Mars being eclipsed by the moon. This is called an “occultation”, and in this case, the willpower of Mars is temporarily “eclipsed” by our feelings, represented by the moon. Mars is Taurus is “debilitated”, but also incredibly stubborn and willful. That energy is blocked by the moon, also in Taurus. It is an internal crisis. Mars’ energy is softened by the moon, and we are forced to take a look at how we use our personal power and leadership - do we try to control others? Or do we use our powers for good, and do we have compassion, even for our opponents?

I’m tapping into Capricorn to deliver messages that you need to hear, whether you like them or not, because these are not “SugarScopes” (though a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!) But I am softening the message with excerpts from the poetry of Hafiz, because he is romantic and joyful and hopeful and lovely!

ARIES - Ambition is a good thing, until its not. Let go of the need to constantly be the first and best and most amazing and beyond reproach perfectionist. Because guess what? You’re not actually any of those things in the bigger picture. You can be an amazing leader if you put your powers to good use. “Little by little, you will turn into stars. Even then, my dear, you will only be a crawling infant, still skinning your knees on God” (Hafiz)

TAURUS - Sometimes in the quest for unshakeable security, you can be a little rudderless, exploring every avenue that looks remotely promising. But then you dig in your heels and have difficulty admitting you’ve gone down a crummy path. Don’t be afraid to put things in reverse and recalculate your course. “Now, begin to rain intelligence and compassion upon all your tender, wounded cells and realize the profound absurdity of thinking you can ever go anywhere or do anything without God’s will”. (Hafiz)

GEMINI - Knowledge is power, but focus gives your power depth and reach. On the quest to satisfy your ever mental and intellectual itch, you can run the risk of becoming a know it all, and a master of nothing. The trick is to master your own mind, and its no easy task for a Gemini. Sometimes you have to force your mind to be quiet by listening to something louder - like nature, or your lover, or your heart! “Pulling out the chair beneath your mind, and watching you fall upon God” (Hafiz)

CANCER - Selfishness is one of the most challenging things most Cancers must learn. You have to hold back some of all the goodness you sprinkle out into the world and give it to yourself! You probably were not taught to do this, so you have to learn. If you don’t, you can become a shriveled and depleted shell. “I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being!” (Hafiz)

LEO - Creative people can get easily bored, and when there is not something to tackle in their own lives, they can focus too much on what’s going on in other people’s lives. Make sure you have a strong creative outlet … maybe more than one! It doesn’t have to be complicated, it just has to scratch your itch to create and emote and express and to play! “God is trying to sell you something but you don’t want to buy. That is what your suffering is: your fantastic haggling, your manic screaming over the price!” (Hafiz)

VIRGO - Virgos can struggle so much with perfectionism, and yet many of them don’t recognize that in themselves. It is so much a part of the fabric of who you are, you can’t really see it. So trust people when they tell you it is enough, it is good, you are enough, you are worthy… those are the truth. “...a hundred sweet promises and those heroic vows no one can ever keep. But still God is delighted and amused you once tried to be a saint” (Hafiz)

LIBRA - The work of trying to make everyone happy is not only exhausting, it is Sisyphean…you’re never gonna get that rock up the hill and make it stay there. It is noble and beautiful to try to please people that love you, but you also have to love yourself. So every day, be still and listen to your own heart and what it wants …I can guarantee it does not want to feel burdened and broken by the feeling of falling short of the perceived expectations of people who don’t appreciate you! “If a naive and desperate man brings a precious stone to the only jeweler in town wanting to sell it, the jeweler’s eyes will begin to play a game…he will not want to reveal the stone’s true value, but to hold the man captive to fear and greed while he calculates the value of the transaction.” (Hafiz)

SCORPIO - Some of the heaviest shit you will ever carry is the grudges you hold. What people don’t realize about you is how soft your underbelly is and that is why you are so self-protective. Remembering how you’ve been hurt is natural and a means of preventing future pain; but every so often you might review the list and start letting go of the ones that you can. “But the moon cannot hold a grudge. It still stops by some nights and leans over this gentle earth, as over a crib, and gives a full, wet kiss. For the moon knows that God is always amorous.” (Hafiz)

SAGITTARIUS - You are a truth teller, and you can sometimes exaggerate the importance of a particular point of view. The unfortunate truth is that most of this life is lived in the gray area, not the black and white you prefer. Challenge yourself to explore the gray area. “Forget every idea of right and wrong any classroom ever taught you. Because an empty heart, a tormented mind, unkindness, jealousy and fear are always the testimony you have been completely fooled!” (Hafiz)

CAPRICORN - Next to the words “No nonsense” in the dictionary is a picture of a Capricorn. Actions must have meaning, and wasted time and energy are terrible things. Embracing “art for art’s sake” could be good medicine for you. Challenge yourself to do something that has no purpose whatsoever! “Zero is where the real fun starts. There’s too much counting everywhere else!” (Hafiz)

AQUARIUS - An Aquarius that is “too emotional” is like an “honest politician” - very unlikely, very rare, and maybe non existent. Aquarians do struggle with various aspects of the languages of the heart. Sometimes you can blow off other people’s feelings too. Listen when people are expressing themselves to you, and spend time connecting with your heart rather than your head, at least once a day (I do this during my morning shower). “How does it feel to be a heart? For all I know is Love and I find my heart Infinite and everywhere!” (Hafiz)

PISCES - You are a deep and profound soul, and y’all are often hard to figure out. In my experience and observations, Pisces often have a hard time figuring themselves out too. They are shapeshifters, and as such they sometimes struggle to find their own identity. I never met a Pisces who didn’t NEED a large amount of laughter in order to keep themselves in their body. Laughter is magical medicine. Take your vitamins every day “What is laughter? What is laughter? It is God waking up!...It happiness applauding itself and then taking flight to embrace everyone and everything in this world…it is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!” (Hafiz)

PLANETS THIS WEEK

SUN → Leo
MERCURY → Leo
VENUS - Cancer
MARS - Taurus
JUPITER - Aries
SATURN - Aquarius
URANUS - Taurus
NEPTUNE - Pisces
PLUTO - Capricorn
CHIRON - Aries

CHARIKLO - 
CHAOS - Gemini
N. NODE - Taurus
CERES - Cancer
PALLAS - Gemini
JUNO - Pisces
VESTA - Pisces
LILITH - Cancer
ERIS - Aries
SIRIUS- Cancer



TRANSITS THIS WEEK

18 July
Mercury conjunct Ceres
Pallas square Vesta
Mercury opposite Pluto

19 July
Sun opposite Pluto
Mercury enters Leo

20 July
Mars sextile Lilith

21 July
Occultation of Mars by the Moon
Sun conjunct Ceres

22 July
Sun enters Leo
Mercury quincunx Vesta
Mercury opposite Chariklo
Venus trine Vesta

23 July
Mercury trine Jupiter
Jupiter sextile Pallas
Venus quincunx Chariklo
Mercury sextile Pallas

24 July
Venus square Jupiter

Full Moon in Capricorn - BitchScopes for the week of July 11-18

Wow, the sky is busy this week. The goddess asteroids, which have been a bit quiet for the last few weeks, are back in action. I said a few weeks ago that when they re-emerged they would have a strategy, and…late last week Biden signed an executive order in an effort to protect abortion rights. Its scope is limited and temporary, and is not enough by some standards, but it is a step in the right direction. You can read a well summarized article about it here: https://www.vox.com/23200938/joe-biden-executive-order-abortion

The highlight of the week is the full moon in Capricorn, which brings our compassionate, nurturing side in opposition with our steely determination. The influence of Pluto suggests our shadow will be illuminated, which means you’ll be triggered. Listen to your intuition and think outside the box to solve problems. Have you become overly hardened about some aspect of your life to preserve peace at work or at home? Release people who bring negativity to your life, and reflect on work-life balance. Allow yourself to feel the difficult feelings that may arise.

There are quite a few squares and quincunxes this week too - 36% of the transits listed are these kinds of challenges. There is also a theme of exercising independence vs. nurturing either ourselves or others. There’s a lot of sensitivity in the air, and not just from that full moon. On Wednesday, however, Mercury is “Cazimi”, which is a window of powerful, even magical insight and aha moments that occurs when Mercury is conjunct the Sun (but before it “combusts” and enters a wider orb and its weakened and then leaves conjunction). Your mind could be too busy this week, so make sure you are consciously monitoring where your thoughts are and training them to be non-limiting.


ARIES - While your thoughts are focused on home and family, your feelings will be pushed to the surface by this full moon and they are more oriented toward your career. Welcome to the opposition of a full moon. It is about finding balance to be a whole person. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you will find that the value you place on family is likely to win, at least at this time. Work on releasing guilt under this full moon - “Guilt is to the spirit was injury is to the body” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

TAURUS - You are entering a period of “coming out of your shell”. Your communication skills are great right now. Use them to put your thoughts and feelings out into the wider world, possibly by publishing something. It doesn’t have to be a “book”, and you don’t have to give a speech on a stage before hundreds. Start a blog, upload a youtube, or write some poetry. As Venus moves out of Gemini and into Cancer, you may notice yourself feeling more socially inclined as well. Work on releasing shame under this full moon - “Shame is like a vampire and can only thrive in darkness. Open the curtains and let the light heal you” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

GEMINI - Hello sexy time. Your thoughts are focused on all things body, and your feelings will draw you toward intimacy with someone (maybe yourself?). There is also a money message here, between earning and borrowing. Are you in balance? Let this moon guide you to more stability. As Venus moves from your sign into Cancer, the things you value will shift from defining your “self” to more grounded and embodied ideals. Work on releasing shame under this full moon - “Shame and guilt keep you curled up in the fetal position in your life. In this position you cannot walk or hug or feel worthy. Please stand up…you are loved” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

CANCER - While your thoughts are focused on your self, your feelings will be pushed to the surface by this full moon and they are more oriented toward relationship. Welcome to the opposition of a full moon. It is about finding balance to be a whole person. You cannot be an effective partner if you are not a well defined individual. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you will find that the value you place on developing your self likely to win, at least at this time. Work on releasing perfectionism under this full moon - “Some chaos is fundamental to creation. The road to success is rarely tidy and straight” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

LEO - Hello service. Your thoughts are pointed toward healing, and your feelings will draw you toward service to others. Because Divine Design is perfect, its not surprising that one of these often leads to the other. Service to others is a powerful way to heal yourself! As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you are likely to find more things that need healing. Work on releasing fear under this full moon - “You can’t just “let go” of your fear. You can, however, stare at it until it lets go of YOU” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

VIRGO - Creativity meets ingenuity. Your thoughts are focused on your hopes and dreams, and your feelings will allow you to draw on a deep reservoir of creativity to make your dreams closer to reality. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you may find that you are learning to value more than just a career, and feeling like you really want a calling. Don’t distract yourself from those feelings, but allow them to inform your thoughts. Work on releasing distraction under this full moon - “Are you SO busy, or does being busy just keep you distracted from things you need to feel?” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

LIBRA - The classic home vs. career quandary is in your face. While your thoughts are on career, your feelings are at home, perhaps with people you miss. Welcome to the opposition of a full moon. It is about finding balance to be a whole person. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you are likely to have a realization that work is a means to an end, rather than a thing to live for in and of itself. Work on releasing frustration (which is just energy without a goal) under this full moon - “Evolution doesn’t happen by chance, it happens by change, and change happens by choice” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

SCORPIO - Hello expansion. While your thoughts are focused on the great big world outside, which feels out of your control, your feelings can draw your attention to your immediate surroundings and things that you do have control over. Once you cultivate a sense of safety within yourself, you can go out and expand your world. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you are likely to feel more ready to get out there. Work on releasing self criticism under this full moon - “People who call you crazy are just unwilling to embrace life at the same speed as you. Or…maybe you are crazy. Can you love and accept yourself either way?” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

SAGITTARIUS - Hello intimacy. Your thoughts are focused on things you share with others (including yourself), and your feelings are focused on your personal body and resources that are solely yours. Also, are you in financial balance? Let this moon guide you to more stability between what you keep and what you offer. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, your relationships may naturally deepen. Don’t worry about how things will happen and just allow things to flow. Work on releasing control and worry under this full moon - “Worry is exhausting and causes wrinkles. Ask instead “what could go right?”’ (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

CAPRICORN - Happy full moon to you! This is an opposition between the Sun (your drives) and the moon (your feelings). While your thoughts are focused on your current relationships (which include business relationships), your feelings are asking you to not push your own needs aside. This full moon is likely to shed light on the latter, making sure you don’t leave your self behind on the road to commitment. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, relationships with others gain more weight and focus. Work on releasing your resistance to change under this full moon - “The thing you hold on to the tightest and assign the greatest importance to…the thing you cling to the tightest, is often the thing that you need most to let go of. ” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

AQUARIUS - Hello habits. Healing often requires a change in our habits, our surroundings, and our routines. This full moon illuminates what is in your closet (your shadow) that needs to be purged. This could be secrets you keep, or habits you are ashamed of. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you are likely to find some inspiration for changing things that will lead to healing. Work on releasing fear under this full moon - “What holds you together? Fear? Success? Expectations? Responsibility? What if you let yourself “fall apart”?” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

PISCES - Hello thinking outside the box. You very much want to do things that are creative, but this full moon might remind you to reassess your hopes and dreams so that your creative endeavors are pointed in the right direction. Once again you are being guided to more play. Heal and embrace your inner child. As Venus moves from Gemini into Cancer, you may find that you are learning to value creativity with purpose rather than as an act of rebellion, or art for art’s sake. There’s nothing wrong with any of that, but you may feel a slight shift. Work on releasing self judgement under this full moon - “What are you relentlessly pursuing in life that you are certain will make you feel accomplished and satisfied? What if you stopped chasing it, and let something come TO you…what might happen?” (from my “Sweary Spirituality” Deck #2)

SUN - Cancer

MERCURY - Cancer

VENUS → Cancer

MARS - Taurus

JUPITER - Aries

SATURN - Aquarius

URANUS - Taurus

NEPTUNE - Pisces

PLUTO - Capricorn

CHIRON - Aries

CHAOS - Gemini

N. NODE - Taurus

CERES - Cancer

PALLAS - Gemini

JUNO - Pisces

VESTA - Pisces

LILITH - Cancer

ERIS - Aries

SIRIUS- Cancer


11 July
Mercury square Chiron

12 July
Ceres square Eris
Sun sextile N. Node
Venus trine Saturn

13 July
Full Moon July 22 at 21° Capricorn 11:37 am PDT
Mercury sextile Uranus
Neptune trine Ceres
Sun trine Juno
Venus sextile Eris
Venus square Neptune

14 July
Mercury sextile N Node
Mars sextile Vesta

15 July
Venus quincunx Pluto
Mercury trine Juno

16 July
Sun conjunct Mercury
Sun quincunx Saturn
Mercury quincunx Saturn
Mercury square Eris

17 July
Sun square Eris
Pluto opposite Ceres
Mercury trine Neptune
Sun trine Neptune
Venus enters Cancer

18 July
Mercury conjunct Ceres
Pallas square Vesta
Mercury opposite Pluto

Why so Sirius - BitchScopes for July 4-11

Okay so here we are in July, a little more than halfway through 2022.  This month is supposed to be gentler than the last couple.  I feel a little jaded by the political events of the past few weeks/months (years?). But as usual, I’m trying to find the glittery silver lining in this dumpster fire. There is some juicy stuff happening this month in the stars. This week we have Mars entering Taurus, Mercury entering Cancer, and Pallas entering Gemini. So that looks something like, digging our heels in, talking about our feelings, and having genius insights. 

Right off the bat this week we have a conjunction of the Sun and the star Sirius. Sirius is sometimes called our “spiritual sun”. So this conjunction can be a time of spiritual renewal and recharge, and goddess knows we need it! We can gain a sense of clarity about our purpose and path.

There’s quite a bit of raw potential in the stars right now in the form of creativity, problem solving, and just raw energetic resources. This is a good time to do some planning for the short and long term future, as well as just getting work done.

There is some possibility for relationship tension and general insecurity. But Mercury is very active this week and making some great connections that will enhance communication.

Much of the energy is happening in Cancer (Sun, Mercury, Ceres, Lilith, Sirius) so that’ll be the focus of your scopes this week.



ARIES - Hey Aries! All the Cancerian activity happens in your 4th house of home and family. You could be receiving some significant downloads in regards to your family, ancestry, generational trauma and patterns, and things of that nature. You might get some flashes of insight about your parents that help you understand them better. Communication with your family, or the people you live with, should be smooth for most of this month. I don’t rule out events regarding your actual house or living arrangements, though it is less likely. If you are looking for a place, don’t overlook people you know who have connections.

TAURUS - Taurus! Mars moves into your sign, which could provide needed motivation and drive. It might just be the drive to nap, but hey, that’s part of why we love you. All the Cancerian activity happens in your 3rd house. Communication is highlighted this week anyway, and the 3rd house rules communication. This house also rules siblings and neighbors and social activities too. So you may have some communication breakthrough with a sibling, or be nominated to chair the neighborhood watch program. Problem solving will be a natural inclination for you this month, so take advantage.

GEMINI - Hey! My people! (quirky check in:  How many beverage containers are around you right now? How many post it notes? hee hee. )  The Cancerian activity lights up your 2nd house of earned income. This could possibly be a lucrative week for business, so don’t rest on your laurels too much. You should take advantage of this week/month to do some financial planning. Maybe redo your budget and you might be pleasantly surprised. Your already sharp mind might receive some really good downloads that give you a needed leg up in business or money matters, or maybe a new spiritual business path. Pallas moves into your sign, and she’s a brilliant strategist already; so paired with your mental acuity, you stand to have some lightbulb moments.

CANCER - Well it's Cancer season, and this week has your energy all over it. The sun is in your 1st house of self, and so is Mercury. It is natural to have self on the brain during this time of year. You often don’t put yourself first when you should, so accept this invitation from the universe to focus on you. You could have some epiphanies about yourself and how you operate in the world. Communication is strong for you right now, although because you are a water sign, feelings are likely to color your thoughts and words. That is perfectly healthy! Happy Birthday!

LEO - Meow, Leo! So, the Cancer action happens in your 12th house. The 12th house is always deep and frankly, weird. It’s shadowy and messy in there. It’s like going in to the storage unit you’ve been renting for 10 years but haven’t been inside in all that time. So you may find yourself having some deep psychic insights and dreams that are meaningful (or just weird nonsense. The unconscious mind has to purge, as it can’t hold everything indefinitely.) Your communication may just be with your shadow, and that is important work. Do what you can leading up to your birthday and then you can get your rawr on.

VIRGO - I love this month for you. The Cancer activity takes place in your 11th house of hope and dreams and the people who help you get there. You could have some revelations about the people that are (or are not) in your court. Maybe relationships have changed. Are you in alignment witht he dreams on your vision board (or in your head)? As we change, goals and friends change. So this is a great time for you to sort of take inventory and reassess your vision board so it aligns with who you are today.

LIBRA - Am I crazy (rhetorical, thank you.) or do we talk about your career a lot? Well we are talking about it again. This week’s Cancer activity happens in your 10th house. Communication is really favored in your work life right now. If you have any presentations to make or interviews, or things up for publishing, the timing is great! You may have some unexpected aha moments in regard to your spiritual path, or work/side work that is a bit more soul-centered. You can have both a traditional job and a job that fulfills your soul needs. Chances are you’ve been sifting through some old feelings and wounds, so you may be feeling a bit tender. Be kind to yourself as you heal. Healing is not easy and pretty and tada…it’s painful and yukky and hard. But it is worth it! You are worth it! You deserve a life of joy.

SCORPIO - I feel like your inner fire is coming back to life. It never went out, but I do feel as though you’ve been trudging more than skipping, and that the fire has been a bit dimmer. Hide it under a bushel, no! Good for you. This week’s Cancer action takes place in your 9th house. As that fire awakens, you are likely to want to experience more of life. Travel might be on your short list. Also, if you’re feeling bored, this is a great time to infuse your spirit with some new energy and information. Take a class, learn a language. Go to a workshop. It doesn’t need to be practical or job related. It just needs to sound like fun.

SAGITTARIUS - This week’s Cancer energy is floating around in your 8th house. The 8th house is quite deep and asks you for commitment to the process. Intimacy is a key word here. You must know yourself intimately before you can share yourself fully with someone else. If there are painful issues coming up for you, know that you are safe to process them. You might also have some sudden insights about money, or loans, and decide to pull the trigger on something financially.

CAPRICORN - Hey Cappie. Your 7th house of relationships is activated this week by the Cancer energy. You may experience better communication with your partner (barring any difficult aspects in individual or synastry charts), or have some major breakthroughs or insights about something in the relationship. There is some relationship tension floating around in general, but this week looks to me like whatever it is, you get through it intact. The 7th house also rules professional partnerships, so if there is something you need to say to your work people, communication is favored for you right now!

AQUARIUS - Hey weirdo! Routine? Schedule? What are those strange words? Aquarians are generally pretty loose when it comes to routines, and with school being out now, you may feel a bit wobbly, intellectually. Find a routine and get yourself grounded into it. It doesn’t need to be rigid. This week’s Cancerian energy is in your 6th house of health and habits. You should find organization and mental tasks easier than usual. If you don’t, don’t force it. But I would encourage you to try to get some kind of daily routine going, even if its just a good sleep and wake schedule. If you have any health concerns, this week you might get some answers and insights about what’s going on.

PISCES - Hi fishy fishy! “Why are you sleeping?!” (it’s a quote from Finding Nemo). Wake up and get your hands on some joy! Your 5th house is activated by the Cancer energy this week, so children, joy, play, romance, and fun are all highlighted for you. Play can be very therapeutic and you might receive some valuable psychic insights if you engage in some non intellectual, non spiritual activities. Just play with something because it's fun and it feels good! Ease up on yourself a bit - you deserve joy!

WORD CLOUD FOR THE WEEK

PLANETS THIS WEEK

SUN - Cancer
MERCURY → Cancer
VENUS - Gemini
MARS → Taurus
JUPITER - Aries
SATURN - Aquarius
URANUS - Taurus
NEPTUNE - Pisces
PLUTO - Capricorn
CHIRON - Aries
CHAOS - Gemini
N. NODE - Taurus
CERES - Cancer
PALLAS → Gemini
JUNO - Pisces
VESTA - Pisces
LILITH - Cancer
ERIS - Aries
SIRIUS- Cancer

TRANSITS THIS WEEK

04 July

Sun conjunct Sirius 
Mars sextile Chaos 
Mars enters Taurus 
Mercury enters cancer 
Mercury sextile Mars 
Pallas enters Gemini 

05 July

Mercury conjunct Chaos 

06 July

Venus sextile Chiron 

07 July

Mercury trine Vesta 

08 July

Sun square Chiron 
Mercury square Jupiter 
Mercury conjunct lilith 

09 July
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10 July
Venus square Juno 
Saturn quincunx Ceres 
Sun sextile Uranus 

11 July

Sun sextile north Node