The Solar Eclipse in that part of your solar chart that pertains to hearth and home on August 12th will change your world. You could discover you have to move, that a loved one needs you at their side posthaste, or that there's a new member of your household on the way. In any case you won't hesitate to make the adjustments that you need to make to work with this surprise development. Now you may think that life will return to normal after all of this shakes out, but the planets say otherwise. You really are set to embark on an entirely different path.

It will be hard to give back something that flourished under your charge on August 5th. Maybe it's an animal that was put in your care or a property matter you were asked to manage temporarily. It's clear that you care more about this than the person who entrusted you with it but at the end of the day it's theirs and not yours. Last Quarter Moons are all about withdrawing energy because this is when the Moon is losing light as it heads toward the end of its cycle. It's always hard leaving a situation, but trust in the good that you did.

Your home life is changing. And with that changes your feelings of security, continuity, and rootedness. Perhaps you're saying good-bye to a loved one leaving the nest or hello to a new arrival. Maybe you're marrying, buying a new home, or pulling up stakes and moving on. It's important in times like these to focus on the future. It may appear frightening because unwritten pages always look so blank, but that's the point. The Stars are giving you this opportunity to reinvent your life and you shall as long as you give your imagination flight and side with your hopes rather than your fears.

How far will you go to get your way? It's a question worth asking when Jupiter opposes Pluto on July 20th. Jupiter is the planet of benevolence. Do things for the right reasons, even if you stand to lose, and you'll see everything work out in the end. Pluto, however, doesn't share that munificent view. Pluto believes that it's a dog-eat-dog world and that the ends always justify the means, no matter how questionable those means may be. It won't be easy having to choose between the high road or the low road, but then again that's what moral dilemmas are all about.

Venus/Uranus squares, like the one on July 13th, always bring rude awakenings. Normally this would stress you out, but the beauty of Uranus being in Gemini and not Taurus means that this is somebody else's problem and not yours. Don't feel guilty for being relieved. You did 8+ years of Uranus wreaking havoc in your life and it's because you know what it's like to go through this that you can offer solace and advice. Enduring the hurricane winds of Uranus and living to tell about it is no mean feat. Think of the knowledge you have to share as your way of giving back.

You were born under the industrious sign of Taurus which means that work, time, and money will always be your top priorities. It's easy to get caught up in the workaday whirl of appointments, deadlines, and meetings, but you also have to remember that you were born under the planet Venus and Venus is all about honoring and valuing those very human resources that enrich and support your life. So take time out of your busy schedule this week to check in with a harried colleague or to ask your manager how she's doing. Your genuine interest and heartfelt concern will be greatly appreciated.

People born under Taurus tend to define themselves by their responsibilities and obligations. Indeed fulfilling these in a timely manner before moving on to the next set of demands is what you do best; however, Jupiter in Leo will upend all of that by insisting you make yourself a priority. This switch in perspective from “beast of burden” to “king of the beasts” will surprise those who had long taken you for granted while delighting loved ones and friends who want the best for you. In some ways this may be as revolutionary as Uranus's recent transit in your sign but with much more appealing results.

You were born under a zodiac sign famous for giving peace a chance, but even you will have a hard time maintaining your cool when Mars enters the sign of Gemini on June 28th. Enough is enough as far as you're concerned and it's time to put an end to somebody who's been poaching on your intellectual territory or angling to come between you and a loved one. All it takes is a stamp of your foot and a snort to send this person running. Next time don't wait so long to protect what's yours. Some people like possessive types. It makes them feel wanted.

You'll want to keep your friends close and your enemies closer when Ruling Planet Venus forms an opposition to Pluto on June 17th. This introduces a dilemma that will test everyone's mettle. You won't know who to trust at first and to make matters worse, the people you trust won't know who to trust either. Yet what emerges as a result of all this will be a clear sense of who's in your corner and who isn't. This will allow you to separate the fair-weather friends from the true-blue ones and perhaps even see an old rival in a new and more favorable light.

Mergers and acquisitions are the order of the day when Venus conjoins Jupiter on June 9th. Good things always happen when the benefics get together in the sky, but Jupiter exalted in Cancer means you can expect big things. VERY big things. Maybe it's an upgrade in your social network, getting together with someone who brings a lot to the table, or finding yourself in improved circumstances now that the company you work for has been taken over by another. Seeing your world transformed so dramatically will take some getting used to, but considering the upturn in fortune it's a change you can grow to like.