Julio 4/5: The Sun, Uranus, the Dumbbell Nebula and galaxy M61 indicate a conflictive, unstable and transformative atmosphere that must be handled with care. Venus, Supernova 1987A, Mercury and the pulsar Geminga provide some help, harmonizing the environment and focusing the mind on inner peace

July 4/5: The Sun is square Uranus and parallel to M27, the Dumbbell Nebula. A distance of 90° between the Sun and Uranus can be seen as a strong clash of personalities: it is a day in which empathy and togetherness simply won´t work much. On the contrary, the prevailing trend is to express a lot of freedom and a tendency to break with the established, to rebel and to experiment. Now the Sun begins to transit, through a parallel of declination, the Dumbbell Nebula (M27), which is a dying star that symbolizes  the tendency to develop powerful ideas. If you take this to an extreme, it is easy to fall into fanaticism or an exaggerated idealistic motivation. Be careful not to overdo your mind, whether in personal or ideological terms.

     Furthermore, Uranus is already forming a parallel to galaxy M61, suggesting a radical tendency that brings instability. M61 is a highly energetic galaxy in the constellation Virgo, in which six supernovae (!!!!) have been detected . Definitely, this carries an explosive and transformative connotation. This trend, in sharp conflict with the Sun can cause substantial destabilization in many personal and international situations. If you find that you have connected personally to this frequency, try not to put your hands on things to avoid being affected strongly by conflictive situations. Trying to correct things that are out of control today is like standing in the middle of the railroad tracks to stop a locomotive with just your willpower. You would end up completely flattened, so it is better not to get exposed to serious problems. But yes, in the international arena, it is very likely that this trend will reflect highly critical situations: we will be seeing them in the news.

     Fortunately, Venus is contra parallael to Pluto and in opposition to supernova 1987A. Given the atmosphere generated by the Sun square Uranus, this Venusian trend represents a blessing and salvation for many. The contra parallel to Pluto represents the necessary will to escape manipulations, either in terms of love, social, economic or employment issues. And the opposition with Supernova 1987A, one of the most recent and therefore most energetic,  indicates the peace needed to balance explosive situations or transformative processes, with all the agitation and discomfort that they represent. Yes, today it is possible to generate a little harmony within a turbulent environment, but this requires that we  connect consciously with this trend instead of being drawn into the vortex of manipulation and radical attitudes around. Let the power of Venus flow!

     Asteroid Ceres is in opposition to star cluster M71, at 150° from Neptune and at 45° from Pallas. This combination is ideal to fix situations where there has been disruption, abandonment, neglect, anything that needs a structured intervention for a substantial correction. Ceres, with her maternal and protective attitude, opposes M71, which is a very sparse star cluster that tends to negligence or a lack of discipline, just like Neptune. Pallas is the great corrective of Neptunian problems, thanks to her strategic and organized action. It is therefore an excellent time for giving maintenance to all areas that need it, do not postpone issues of this kind for another day!

     Mercury retrograde is at 30° from Pallas, conjunct the Eskimo Nebula, and parallel to Geminga. This trend, which will only last for about 24 hours (most of the trends that appear in the Galactic Guide last a couple of days or more), refers to remain silent, ignoring the outside. All this in order to concentrate on solving complex problems or developing creativity that can be equally complex, yet sophisticated and original. The powerful parallel between Mercury and Geminga represents silence, since Mercury is the planet of communication and Geminga is a pulsar or neutron star without emission of radio waves. As almost all pulsars emit radiation in the radio frequency, it is thought that Geminga just doesn't point its radio beams towards Earth, but astrologically this implies a lack of communication. It also means silence: do not speak in order to avoid pulling the external turbulence into your personal reality. The normal everyday Mercurial curiosity can be counterproductive in an environment like this, so do not stick your nose where you do not belong! Silence can be the best strategy...

     Mercury is talkative by nature, but today it must remain silent at times to focus creativity into the Eskimo Nebula, with which it makes an ecliptic conjunction. The Eskimo represents, as we have seen in other editions of the Galactic Guide, complex situations and sophisticated creativity. Pallas, meanwhile, opposes M9, a star cluster that despite being subject to strong gravitational pressures from the outside, on the inside it manifests great stability. In short, we must remain calm amid the storm, experience great inner peace and concentration while standing right at the hurricane's eye. Do not let yourself be strongy impressed either positively or negatively by the incoming information and news, whether they are terrible or sublime. The challenge today is to stay calm amid internal turmoil that will start fading as the weekend arrives.

     Will you be able of doing this? I bet you will, if you put yourself consciously in a position where you can contemplate reality without getting too involved in it. It is worth a try!


Carlos Duarte
Research Astrologer

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