JULY 29-31: EXCELLENT SCORPIO MOON

MOON REMAINS IN LIBRA until 5:30pm EDT on Saturday, July 29 when it goes VOID OF COURSE until 8:23pm. See July 27 for more Libra info. Actions initiated during the V/C evening period tend not to work out as planned. It's best to use this time for inner creative work or planning future actions. MOON ENTERS SCORPIO at 8:23pm where it remains until Monday, July 31 at 7:10am when it goes VOID OF COURSE for the rest of the day. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon in Scorpio Sextile Pluto in Capricorn. This Moon is in a very advantageous relationship with its ruling planet Pluto which indicates that actions initiated during this period tend to have EXCELLENT resolutions. Pluto/Scorpio's archetype is strong now suggesting that resources, especially those of others, offers us benefits. This makes it a great time for purchases or investments. Just make sure you know when to sell! This Fixed Water sign reflects a highly emotional time that is driven to delve deep into the unconscious mind for hidden wisdom. This is a great time to begin psychoanalysis. It's also a great time for solving mysteries and doing research. Be conscious of any desire for control over situations from you or another. Be willing to negotiate. Because Scorpio/Pluto also reflects sexuality, we may experience power struggles in this arena. Stand up for yourself. 

NOTE: MERCURY will be going RETROGRADE on Saturday, August 12 at 9:01pm EDT. This Scorpio Moon is one of the last Excellent periods before the Retrograde goes into effect - the following Sagittarius Moon being the last Good period. Remember, the three days before and three days after August 12 (August 9-15) will be the trickiest days while Mercury is settling into its Retrograde period - the advice is not to take any important practical actions during this time. TAKE ADVANTAGE of these Scorpio and Sag periods to set things in motion (and complete them, if possible) before Mercury does its thing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRlGDQfBTZ4

SCORPIO SCENE: Elle, 2016; Director: Paul Verhoeven. This is an extremely provocative and controversial film adapted from the novel, Oh... by French author Philippe Djian. It tells the story about Michelle, a successful video game entrepreneur, who is shockingly raped. It is her response, however, that shocks us perhaps even more dramatically than the violation itself. Isabelle Huppert won a Golden Globe for her performance in this role, played as intellectually detached as perhaps only the French can deliver. The whole film is Scorpionic, focused around issues of control - particularly sexual control. It is not a film for tender souls, but it sets up a complex scenario where the audience is given responsibility - or control, if you will - to evaluate for themselves actions taken. She represents the ultimate strength and will of a woman who takes care of herself, takes back her power in her own style. According to both Verhoeven and Huppert, it is not a general statement about morality or violence; it's a story of one character and her conscious choices. I won't give away any more about the narrative; I will say, true to the Sextile to Pluto, she is successful in her goal to honor herself. While this image reflects the aftermath of the violent act, the scene chosen here is not violent; it's a dinner scene in which she matter-of-factly sets up the story.