Creative energies abound as we move deeper into July. The creative flow offers new ideas and opportunities – if we're able to ride the wave of these new energies. Mercury retrograde is in effect until August 7, slowing things down a bit, but with Uranus heading back for another meet-up with Pluto, it's a time to expect the unexpected. Mercury is also getting into the mix, forming a volatile t-square with the Uranus-Pluto square. Solar flares are another ingredient in the transitioning energies.

This is an ideal time for a personal retreat to get yourself reoriented. It's time to attend to matters at home base, eat healthy, meditate, read a good book and whatever feeds your soul. Regardless of how the next few weeks shape up for you, chaos will be the order of the day. As the old energies of the past come up against new, more expansive energies, expect some shake ups as the energies merge and attempt to reorder themselves. It's impossible to have change without some turbulence; this is likely to be the pattern of things for the next few years to come.