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Here's a bit from Susan Miller's July Astrology

Zone Letter, <a href=http://astrologyzone.go.com

target=new>http://astrologyzone.go.com</a><br><br>We are

now entering a fascinating month, complete with three

eclipses on July 1, 16, and 30, and a Mercury retrograde

period that extends from the <br>start of the month

through July 17. This cosmic activity will offer us a

chance to look back, to assess where we have been, and

to reset our compass <br>for the future. Eclipses

arm us with fresh information and usually bring

feedback on situations that we either took for granted or

were not seeing clearly enough for any

reason.<br><br>For the past two years, we have had eclipses in the

signs of Leo-Aquarius. We still have one last one

coming on July 30. However, the universe is now <br>in

the exciting process of turning the horoscope wheel

to emphasize Cancer-Capricorn. Even if you are not

one of these signs, you still have <br>Cancer and

Capricorn somewhere in your chart. Of the three eclipses in

July, two of them are partial solar eclipses (new

moons--suggesting <br>beginnings) that will arrive on July 1 and

30. The other one is a total lunar eclipse (full

moon--suggesting endings) in Capricorn on July 16. The <br>sectors

that will light up in each of our charts will bring

new conversations and opportunities to

grow.<br><br>These eclipses are milder than the ones we experienced

in 1999 and 1998. In fact, certain Pisces and Virgos

may be surprised to find themselves in very lucky

situations in the first half of the month (especially

concerning romance, creativity or child-related issues). The

same might be true for Sagittarius at the end of

July.<br><br>Precisely how you will feel during these eclipses is

described in detail in your July forecast. If you know your

rising sign (also called the <br>ascendant), read your

report for that sign too, along with your Sun sign. Both

reports taken together will present an accurate picture

of what the future holds for you. In effect, we all

have two charts, which explains why all members of a

sign aren't alike. If you don't know your rising sign,

that's okay too--many people find the reports helpful on

a Sun sign-only <br>level.<br><br>As a rule,

eclipses occur every six months in the same sign for

eighteen months, always in pairs consisting of a new moon

and a full moon, and two <br>weeks apart. The next

two come in Cancer-Capricorn on December 25, 2000 and

January 8, 2001. After that, there will be four more in

Cancer-Capricorn <br>before completing the series: June 21, July

5, December 14 and December 30, all 2001. By time we

arrive at 2002, the future eclipses will again shift,

this time to Gemini-Sagittarius.<br><br>While we don't

quite know why eclipses can sometimes exert such a

powerful influence when situated in a prominent place in a

chart, technically we do know that solar eclipses create

disruptions and distortions of the Sun's <br>energy field. We

also know that in astrology, the Sun rules our sense

of ego or identity, and it is directed at prominent

males in the chart. Leo is <br>ruled by the Sun, so

solar eclipses--in any sign--tend to be felt a bit more

powerfully by Leo than other cosmic activity. Generally,

solar <br>eclipses also have a wider and longer realm

of influence than do lunar

eclipses.<br><br>Regarding the moon, science tells us that this planet has

no light of its own, so it reflects the light of the

Sun. In astrology, the moon rules <br>memories,

emotions, dreams and intuition, and all prominent women in

one's life. A full moon usually makes us all a bit more

emotional than solar <br>eclipses. Cancer is ruled by the

moon, so Cancer tends to react more strongly to lunar

eclipses in general, no matter what sign the eclipses

<br>happen to fall in. In July this is doubly true because

the lunar eclipse mid-month is in Cancer. Science

tells us that during a lunar eclipse, there <br>is a

complete absence of infrared electromagnetic waves

normally emitted by the moon--t