July 2008 forecast for Aries  

July becomes a real turning point for everyone, Aries, because it comes right after the celebration of the summer solstice. Depending on the source you check you may find June 20 as the date of the solstice, and June 21 as an alternative date. Whichever date the solstice falls on, it begins the season of summer, which begins an interesting time in your reading.
 
Mercury was retrograde for most of June, which really sucked. The good news is it is over now, and has been direct for about a week and a half by the time we move into July. That means we can begin summer with full speed ahead. You may have found June to feel somewhat stagnant and slow-moving. That is what happens during a Mercury retrograde, but I found it to be nothing more than a mild nuisance. I really didn't experience too many communication flare-ups or foul-ups -- some minor computer issues, nothing major -- and otherwise an uneventful June. What I did notice, however, was I was doing a great deal of reviewing my recent past, and re-evaluating where I'd like to go when I move forward, and refocusing on how to make things happen. Notice the re- that comes before these words. That's a hint as to what you can do to muddle through a Mercury retrograde, so next time it comes around you don't feel as though you'd like to bury your head in the sand somewhere. Hopefully you found yourself to be introspective as well during the month of June, so let's take a look at July.
 
The season of summer is a good time to reap what you've sown. Hopefully you planted seeds in the spring and you are now seeing them come to fruition in the summer. You may have been cultivating some plantings since the fall season, even. This, of course, is a metaphor I use to infer creative endeavors you initiate in order to manifest what you want. Using the different seasons along with astrological events -- such as Mercury retrograde, or not -- to help you in your endeavors can ensure proper timing. For example, you wouldn't really want to try and initiate anything in the winter season, although this is an excellent time to be reviewing and preparing for new beginnings in the spring.

As you move into July, you seem to be dealing with a situation where someone has left your life abruptly. If this is the case for you, and you've either recently gone through a break-up, or had some sort of a falling out with a someone important to you, then I have some interesting news for you. It doesn't look as though it is over for good. This is showing more as a temporary break necessary for gaining some clarity and some needed time apart. Sometimes that happens in a relationship, and then there is a reunion. This is what I am seeing here, as one possible scenario.

Of course when all this went down, it was quite upsetting to you, and seemed as though your entire world fell apart. This was, however, a necessary collapse of a situation that just wasn't working well enough to be long-lasting. That doesn't mean it has to be over for good, just needs to be rebuilt in a way that does work for both of you. some changes needed to be made, but generally speaking the relationship itself was a nice one. There was a fond, mutual love and respect for one another, and you may have even been laying down a path toward marriage.

If your situation was not one that your personal relationship was affected, this can be a friendship or a work relationship with a boss or a co-worker. Rather than working toward marriage, this was a marriage of sorts in that you relied on each other for mutual support. Whether friends or business partners, you did not see eye to eye on many things, and something must have blown the two of you apart.

Someone did you out of a promotion at work, which was attached to a big raise. Or you did that to your work partner. If this was not a work issue but family, then there may have been an inheritance that you took from your sibling, or your sibling took your part from you. Something having to do with a large amount of money was what blew the two of you apart, but this is also what will bring the two of you back together. Alternatively, if money was the issue in a personal relationship bound for marriage, then you will have an opportunity to address that once more. 

It's been a while since all this went down, and now you find yourself simply focusing on what was good about this particular relationship, not bad. By mid-month you find yourself juggling all of your responsibilities yourself, and although you can do all that just fine, you begin to think about why. Why should you do it all yourself when you can have a perfectly good partner who knows you, can predict what you are going to say and do, and fills the gaps as you do for him/her as well. Sounds good to me, you were probably a jerk and now you need to make amends. I'm just kidding you, it always takes two to make and break a relationship, but it you only need one to make the first move toward healing.

Don't be afraid of reaching your goals for personal happiness. You can have it all, you know. You deserve to be happy just as much as the next guy, and you can achieve the realization of your personal hopes and dreams. Are you afraid of marriage? So what if you've been hurt before, use what you've learned in your mistakes and apply that wisdom to your new situation. And this doesn't necessarily have to be about a marriage relationship, as I said before, apply this where it works in your life. Are you afraid to say your sorry? Just go for it, forget all the bad stuff.

By month's end, you will find that this other person is very generous to you. If you didn't think you would be forgiven, you will be proven wrong. Of course, this goes both ways, if you are the one who needs to do the forgiving, you better swallow your pride and find some generosity for this other person. Don't throw away an opportunity for happiness or success, or both.

Good news is coming your way by month's end, and you will have your reunion and happiness from the past once more.

Don't forget to check back in August for your new monthly Tarot forecast!