High tides and low blows: July 2025 horoscopes for every sign
Welcome to July star seeds and the oceanic, homebound feels of Cancer season.As we embark on the month ahead, we will do so amid some interesting Astroweather.
We spend the majority of the month under the tidal influence of Cancer, a sign that has historically and in the kingdom of memes been reduced to the archetype of a prickly, nostalgia drunk, huffing their ex’s hoodie crybaby.Yet, in this quote, often and erroneously attributed to Charlotte Brontë, we are reminded, “Crying does not indicate that you are weak.
Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”To be alive is to be present for pain, and our vitality is tied to our ability to feel each notch of the spinning wheel of the human experience and to respond in kind and in cry; at times snot-nosed, flush-faced, raw throat and wet cheeks to that turning.Cancer reminds us that everything hurts and nothing lasts, but also that all art and meaning are mined from that beautiful, fatal truth.No one gets out alive, but we can choose to feel every footfall on the road to the end.
July plays host to a retrograde parade with Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Chiron all slowing their proverbial rolls this month.When the planets slow down, we are asked to follow suit, to turn our attention inward and spend time reflecting and course correcting.
On July 4, Neptune, our planet of hopes and haikus, delusions and drugs, wishes and watercolor painting, goes retrograde in Aries, asking us if we are building or burning our dream.On July 7, Uranus, our planet of inspiration and upheaval, leaves the plodding pastures of Taurus for the amphetamine hot air balloon of Gemini.
Gemini rules language and Uranus the bold and the bizarre, setting the stage for all kinds of curious communion and eccentric expression to transpire.On July 10, we welcome the Full Buck Moon in Capricorn, highlighting the polarity between intimate connections (Cancer) and external ascension (Capricorn).On July 13, Saturn, our daddy plane...