This year may have proven to you that financial security was not just a dream but also a possibility that was well within your grasp. Ever since Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, entered Cancer and your second house of earned income last June 2013, you were under remarkably positive vibrations for financial reward. You may have found you could command an impressive salary, or if you are self-employed, you were able to attract some of the very best clients who were willing to pay you top dollar. You were such a money magnet that you may have been able to negotiate with your bank for an attractive mortgage or a home improvement loan, as two examples. If you were starting a business, investors were interested in your ideas, and chances are, you were able to raise the money you needed to get started. Within this marvelous period, you may have been able to pay down debt and still have money left over to acquire some long-desired luxuries.
Nevertheless, if you feel you could have done better in the financial department, this month you will have a second chance to score a victory. The new moon that occurred June 27 will open up financial opportunity for you one more time before Jupiter heads to another sign mid-July. You will have to be quick to make appointments and come off courageous and confident to ask for your due. Ask for a raise in the first week of July, if possible, and if not, by Monday or Tuesday of the following week. If you are self-employed, pitch new clients, and give the green light (including a commitment for funding) for a new product or service that you feel has huge profit potential. In astrology, the beginning date is vital, for it is when you plant the seed. Do it in early July, avoiding some cosmic storms on July 4 and July 8, and with the proper nurturing, watch your seedlings grow sky high.
Once Jupiter moves to Leo on July 16, this great benefic planet will light the very house “owned” by Gemini, namely, the house of communication, transportation, and negotiation. These are talents most Gemini are given in abundance, and now with Jupiter, the planet that gives us “more” of anything we could ever want or imagine, now moving into your third sector, you will have the ability to spin your talents into gold. You may work in publishing, Internet, broadcasting, or telecommunications, and write, edit, publicize, sell, do marketing, write code, translate, are an actor, or do anything related to communication in other fields, but these are the areas where the golden nuggets will lie in the months to come.
Your most fortunate day of the year will be July 24, when Jupiter will meet with the Sun in Leo and light up all the areas just listed. Schedule a meeting, interview, presentation, or contract signing for that day, send in your finished manuscript, or launch your new cell phone or software app. The next day that will also deserve a gold star will be July 26, the new moon in your communications sector, perfect for launching new projects with the aim of making good money. Launch publicity or advertising campaign, ask your publisher to debut your book or e-book, or unveil your new app within the ten days that follow that July 26 new moon.
This month, Mercury will no longer be retrograde, so you will see a quickening of your pace. Mars will make a move into a new sign for the first time since December 7 - Scorpio - a time when you may now address all sorts of health concerns and perhaps also redouble your efforts to get sleek and fit. This trend will extend from July 25 to September 13, and represents the time you can make the most impressive progress on health matters. Start by scheduling all routine screenings you’ve not done yet this year and ask your doctor her advice about how to best to increase your fitness in a sensible, stable way. Having Saturn in this same house will help you trim down and lose weight if that’s a goal. At the same time, you will be very busy at work with many projects, so a vacation seems out of the question in July and August. Your work may be seasonal, so you may have expected this news. Be happy you are in such demand.