🌀 WTF Is Going On in the Cosmos?

 

A Mid-July 2025 Survival Guide from The Astro Alchemist

Let me guess…you’ve been riding the emotional equivalent of a Tilt-a-Whirl blindfolded. One minute you’re grounding into your purpose, sipping your tea like a serene little soul goddess, and the next you’re rage-crying into your journal, wondering if everyone’s secretly plotting against you. (Just me? Didn’t think so.)

So what’s going on in the cosmos?  Let’s just say: it’s a lot.

🌊 Retrogrades Are Running the Show

We’ve entered what I lovingly call Retrograde Soup—a boiling pot of internal reckoning served with a side of delayed emails and existential dread.

• Neptune retrograde in Aries is making us second-guess our vision, our boundaries, and maybe even our grip on reality. Things feel foggy—but not in a cute mystical way. More like, “Is this intuition or am I spiraling?” The answer? Both.
• Saturn retrograde in Aries is dragging us through some serious self-leadership boot camp. Old wounds around identity, responsibility, and “who TF am I now?” are rising up for a cosmic inspection.
• And guess who’s packing their bags for a backspin? Yup, Mercury retrograde in Leo kicks off July 17. Expect communication drama, exes in your DMs, and that one text you should’ve never sent showing up with a vengeance.

This triple dose of retrogrades is asking us to slow the hell down, stop projecting our pain, and look within. It’s shadow work season, babe.

🌪️ Saturn + Neptune in Aries = Build Your Damn Dream… or Burn It Down

When Saturn (structure, discipline, tough love) meets Neptune (dreams, illusions, spirituality), we’re asked to get real about our desires. Are they grounded in truth? Are we building something that lasts—or just chasing glittery distractions?

This alignment is deep. You might be questioning your spiritual path, your commitments, or even your entire identity. (No big deal, right?) It’s a cosmic audit—what’s aligned stays, what’s fluff gets composted.

⚡ Uranus Just Entered Gemini… and It’s Zapping Our Brains

As of July 7, Uranus—the chaotic genius of the zodiac—entered Gemini, where it will chill (or more like stir shit up) for the next 7 years. Translation?

Your brain, your voice, and the way you communicate are all getting a revolutionary upgrade. Expect sudden insights, tech glitches, idea downloads from the ether, and maybe the urge to ghost everyone and start a podcast from your bathtub.

🌕 Full Moon Vibes: The Capricorn Thunder Moon

The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10 brought all the feels. It highlighted the structures (or lack thereof) in your life—especially around work, emotional labor, and what you’re building long-term. If you felt triggered, overwhelmed, or like you were being asked to boss up and cry at the same time…you weren’t alone. Welcome to the cosmic contradiction we call adulting while ascending.

🔥 Sun Opposing Pluto: Burn, Baby, Burn (Your Illusions, That Is)

July closes out with the Sun in Cancer opposing Pluto retrograde in Aquarius on the 25th. This is power dynamic central. Old control issues, fear of being seen, and shadow projections are coming to the surface so you can finally face them and free them.

Expect emotional intensity, revelations, and a strong urge to take back your power or reclaim the parts of yourself you’ve outsourced to people who didn’t deserve it.

🌱 So What the Hell Are We Supposed to Do With All This?

Glad you asked, love. Here’s your cosmic homework:

1. Slow. Down.

You are not behind. You’re in a deep internal recalibration. Stop measuring your worth in productivity.

2. Journal Like a Mystic on Fire

Get the rage, the grief, the revelations out of your head and onto paper. Don’t edit. Don’t spiritual bypass. Just purge.

3. Don’t Take the Bait

Whether it’s a passive-aggressive sibling, an ex testing your boundaries, or your own self-doubt—pause before reacting. Everyone is projecting. Stay in your lane.

4. Rest Is Revolutionary

Your nervous system is doing overtime. Rest is not laziness—it’s strategy. Drink your tea. Lay in the grass. Say no more often.

5. Let the Dead Things Die

Old dreams, toxic connections, limiting beliefs—they’re being pried from your grip for a reason. Let. Them. Go.

🕯️ Final Word from The Astro Alchemist

Yes, it’s heavy. Yes, the astrology is intense.

But this isn’t chaos for the sake of it, this is cosmic refinement.

You’re being reshaped into something stronger, wiser, and more aligned with your soul’s truth.

Let the feelings move through. Let the tower crumble if it must.

You’re not breaking, you’re becoming.

And when the dust settles?

You’ll be standing in the truth of who you are—soul-deep, battle-tested, and fucking unstoppable.

Want a personal breakdown of how these transits are hitting your chart?

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XOXO-

Jamie O.