posted July 05, 2005 01:36 PM              

Looks like a great week for extending your circle of friends and family and telling those loved ones how you feel about them. On the 6th, a new Moon in Cancer -- the gentlest of signs -- is sure to spark new emotional beginnings. And those emotions will just keep coming on the 9th, when expressive Mercury's conjunction with loving Venus puts us all in the mood to declare our affection. So get ready to enjoy some affection in return!
July 6: New Moon in Cancer

It's time for a new Moon -- and with it, the chance for a whole new beginning. This time out, the Sun and Moon will connect in gentle, emotional Cancer, giving you the chance to welcome someone new into your circle of loved ones. You may be committing yourself to your relationship in a new way, or perhaps you know someone who's making big life plans or getting ready to welcome a child. One way or another, your home or family will expand in nothing but the most wonderful of ways -- and your heart will too!

July 9: Mercury conjunct Venus

For the past three weeks, active, chatty Mercury and loving Venus have been carrying on an extremely flirtatious relationship -- and it's going to keep on going for at least the next week. They've already danced their way through emotional Cancer, which inspired us all to say exactly what was on our minds and in our hearts. At the moment, though, the two are in lavish, luxury-loving Leo. And this morning, they'll finally stop all that flirting and officially get together in a conjunction, the strongest astrological aspect there is. Even if you've managed to resist saying what's on your mind up until now, this meeting of heavenly minds will make it next to impossible to fight the urge -- so why try? Get it out. Tell the ones you love exactly how much you care. You can bet you'll hear something equally lovely in return.

All I can say is praise the lord

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Gemini sun, Cancer rising, Taurus moon

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A woman's head is always influenced by heart; but a man's heart by his head.