July 4–10 | Fireworks, Activation & Healing 🎆❤️🩹
- Sarah Brynteson
- Jul 3
- 12 min read
Good morning and Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate! 🎆
Many will be celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America today with fireworks, gatherings, and bonfires. If you are looking for a sweet treat to make, I shared my Gluten Free Rice Krispy recipe earlier this week — it takes less than five minutes!
Grab the recipe here:
For us personally we tend to stay inside today. Our dog Max is terrified of the noise, so this holiday really is more about comforting him than anything else! We have tried everything from CBD treats to vet recommended products. The only thing that has truly helped is Rescue Remedy on his treats. It is a flower essence that calms him down — kind of makes him a little loopy and smiley — and very calm. You can find it in the natural food area of most grocery stores. Just be sure to look for the paw print on the box because that one is pet safe. The people version is a tincture made with alcohol. I have linked what we use in the picture below. ⬇️
We put 5 drops on a porous treat like a Milkbone and in his water too during a bad thunderstorm or when we know fireworks may be coming. It truly helps. 🐾
As the week goes on, do not forget to register for the Cancer New Moon Circle on Saturday, July 11 at 11 am CT / 9 am PT / 12 pm ET / 5 pm London. This will be the last New Moon before Eclipse Season begins. More info on everything involved is below. 🌙
Opportunities to connect and registration information for the events below can be found in the Link to All Things.
🌑 New Moon Circle — Saturday, July 11
⏰ 9 am PT | 11 am CT | 12 pm ET | 5 pm London
We will gather for the Cancer New Moon Circle to slow down and work with this lunation intentionally. This is where we go deeper with the chart, the timing, and the invitations — together. Use the Link to All Things to register and closes 1 hour before it starts. 🌙
🌟 Deeper Dive Series — July 2026: Sun & Your Leo House
📅 Saturday, July 18, 2026
🕒 9 am PT | 10 am MT | 11 am CT | 12 pm ET | 5 pm London
Understanding and working with the Sun and what is activating the Leo part of your chart. This may be especially helpful as the Solar Eclipse will happen in the sign of Leo next month! This is part of the Between the Moons Membership at the Full Moon Tier and is also open to 13 drop-in guests for $45.
All Registrants Receive:
A PDF guide on the Sun and resources to help with understanding
A replay of the recording available to download for lifetime access (for a limited time)
Live Attendees Also Receive:
A 5–10 minute personal mini consult — I will pull up your chart and share what energies may be coming through for you during Leo Season
Simply fill out the intake form with your time of birth, location, and birthday so I can have your chart ready
Other participants may be experiencing similar energies, so hearing different approaches can be valuable for everyone!
Now for the Cosmic weather of the week!
Cosmic Weather for the Week - July 4–10 | Fireworks, Activation & Healing 🎆❤️🩹
Note for all times listed in it will be CT due to where I live. Please convert to your time zone!
With so much Mars Activation energy happening this weekend decided to share the full week. If you want next weekend delivered to your email 👉 Click here to subscribe to my newsletter and receive the start to the weekend — plus a 15% discount on your first consultation with me.
✨ July 4-5| Mars activation with a Pisces Moon
I wonder how many of us may wake up at 1 am CT or have trouble falling asleep tonight. At 1:07 am CT Mars and Uranus will meet up for the first time in Gemini — and just 23 minutes later the Moon shifts into Pisces. Later in the day Mars will make a beautiful aspect to Neptune, before a trine with Pluto on Sunday. Let's break it all down. 🌙
The Moon first.
Under a Pisces Moon we can feel dreamy, want to take things slow, and go with the flow. With Mars interacting with Uranus and Pluto this weekend I do advise you to watch your triggers and have a plan in place for how to deal with them should they pop up. Under a Pisces Moon it is easier as a collective to get overwhelmed — and when we do, sometimes we look for an escape. That can look like watching movies, napping, scrolling through socials, or even using substances to check out. My only caution is to do so in a healthy way and remember to set limits for yourself as needed. Since this is a Water sign, going swimming, being near water, drinking it, or simply going with the flow as much as possible may all help. 💧
Now for all of this Mars energy.
In our charts Mars represents our drive and determination, and Uranus is the planet that awakens all things — and does it his own way. Putting these two together could feel like personal fireworks to go right along with the ones lighting up the sky. 🎆
This is happening at 3° Gemini in your chart and may feel like sudden breakthroughs, extra energy that needs to move, possibly surprising news — most likely in the headlines rather than your personal life — or even the urge to break free of something that has felt stagnant or restrictive. The area of life this may show up in relates to the house that 3° Gemini falls in for you.
Some ways to work with this energy:
💪 Move your body. Whenever Mars is involved, this is one of the easiest and most effective things you can do.
✍️ Write down the insights, even if they do not make sense right now. They can come in a flash and you may want to revisit them later.
This activation will unfold over the next 22 months as a collective — almost two years — so it does not all need to happen at once for you personally. Take a breath. 🌬️
With this happening in Gemini, it could affect how information is shared collectively, how you communicate with yourself and others, or even your thought processes. People may change their minds rapidly — Uranus and Mars energy can absolutely be like that.
If you have thought patterns that do not seem to align with where you want to go, you may find yourself ready to release them. With the Last Quarter Moon approaching as well, this fits beautifully into the Moon cycle. The Capricorn Full Moon may have helped you identify what is not working — and this conjunction may give you the courage to actually do something about it. ❤️🩹
Not sure where 3° Gemini falls in your chart? Here is a quick guide by Rising Sign:
♈️ Aries Rising — Communication, siblings and local travel
♉️ Taurus Rising — Finances and material resources
♊️ Gemini Rising — Identity, body and self expression
♋️ Cancer Rising — Hidden matters, rest and behind the scenes work
♌️ Leo Rising — Friends, hopes and community
♍️ Virgo Rising — Career, reputation and public life
♎️ Libra Rising — Faith, wisdom and long distance travel
♏️ Scorpio Rising — Shared resources and transformation
♐️ Sagittarius Rising — Partnerships and contracts
♑️ Capricorn Rising — Daily routines, health and service
♒️ Aquarius Rising — Children, creativity and joy
♓️ Pisces Rising — Home, family and roots
For the full keyword breakdown, that lives inside the Between the Moons Patreon and Substack in the Monthly Calendar post. 🌙
Later in the day there is a beautiful aspect between Mars and Neptune that feels like an inspiration meets motivation moment. Maybe what sparked with the Mars-Uranus meetup becomes the jumping off point. Then on Sunday Mars makes a beautiful trine to Pluto. Put it all together and it feels like this — Mars and Uranus light the fuse, Neptune takes that spark and fuels your inspiration, and Pluto helps you transmute and transform it into something deeper and more truthful. 🔥
The caution? Do not exhaust your mind and body with all of this. Most of this energy is happening in Air Signs — so your head may be swimming with ideas. As I shared above, if things get hard slow down, take in some water — whether that is drinking it, a shower, a bath, or a dip in a pool or lake — and see what flows through you rather than trying to plow through it all. 🌊
✨ July 6 - 7 | Pisces Moon → Neptune Stations Retrograde + Aries Last Quarter Moon
The dream space may be very active as we move from Sunday into Monday with a Void of Course window from 12:21 am CT to 10:07 am CT. If it feels like a slow start to the week, this could very well be a factor.
✅ Great for: Meditating, Finishing up existing projects, Taking walks, Resting or napping, Creating a to-do list
🚫 Maybe skip until after the VOC passes: Starting something brand new, Making major decisions, Being hard on yourself 🤪
Over these two days things may feel frustrating for different reasons. We have a square between the Sun and Saturn on Monday and the Last Quarter Moon — Aries Moon square Cancer Sun — on Tuesday. My hope is that we can use this energy as further activation rather than frustration. 🌙
With the Cancer Sun square Saturn in Aries, there can be a tension between your core emotional need for security and the demands that life may be bringing. You may feel like starting something only to be met with roadblocks or delays.
How can you slow down and look at the situation in a different way or from a different angle?
If it feels overwhelming, how can you take something off your plate, ask for help, or find a practical way to solve it?
This energy may linger through the rest of Monday and into the next few days — so be gentle with yourself. 🌿
And then early Tuesday morning at 5:54 am CT, Neptune stations retrograde at 4° Aries — before most of us have even had our coffee. Neptune will be retrograde until December 12, 2026 when it stations direct at 1° Aries. During this time you may find yourself wanting to channel everything that has been activated this weekend into something creative, and your dreams may be speaking to you loudly too. The caution though? You may need to slow yourself down — maybe with a little help from Mercury Retrograde as well — in order to see the forest through the trees. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do with big energy is not act on it immediately but let it settle first. 🌊
As for the Last Quarter Moon — it can feel like a final push from the Full Moon energy we had last week. The Aries Moon wants to be impulsive at times, fiery, and driven to do things on its own. The Cancer Sun is seeking emotional security. It gives off I need you...now leave me alone vibes — which can feel both confusing and frustrating all at once. One way to work with this is to ask yourself — how can I pause and go with the flow rather than swimming upstream through rapids? Is there an emotional release that feels outdated and ready to let go of — something you may have discovered at the Capricorn Full Moon that is finally ready to be set free? 🌕
Overall, if things get hard — especially after the Moon moves into Aries — getting back to the basics and moving your body is the heart of what I believe helps most.
Can you go for a walk and talk through what is frustrating you — whether that is to yourself, a pet joining you on the walk, or with someone else?
Can you map out a plan of where you want to end up and work backwards from there — using a little Mercury Retrograde magic of rethinking and reassessing to help you get there?
Heads up — this energy carries into most of Wednesday as well, before the Moon moves into Taurus in the afternoon. So we have time to figure it out if we need it. 🌙
✨ July 8 -9 | Aries Moon → Taurus Moon + Venus changes sign
Another two-act day to start our Wednesday — we will have an Aries Moon until 3:30 pm CT when she moves into Taurus. There is only about a one hour and fifty minute Void of Course window in between to be aware of.
Once in Taurus, taking things slow and igniting your five senses feels like the move. Smelling the flowers, visiting a beach or waterfall, or simply getting outside and into your community may all feel really good. 🌸
If frustration shows up, remember the element the Moon is in is Earth. How can you come back into your body? How can you slow down and take things in? Can you go put your feet in the grass? Any of these may help. 🌿
On Thursday Venus, our planet that represents our relatinships, values and finaces moves into Virgo — bringing refinement and possibly a little healing along the way too. If this were a love language, practical gifts, simple acts of kindness, and thoughtful consideration would be right at home here. I personally have my Venus in Virgo so I will be having my Venus return sometime during her stay! 🌟
On the TikTok Live I will be doing on Thursday from 4–5 pm CT / 5–6 pm ET we will be talking about this move and what returns mean for us in general. If you are on that platform you can find me at @srbstars — and you can even register for the event to receive a notification ahead of time.
As a side note — I love that this transition happens under a Taurus Moon, as that is one of the signs Venus rules. It may just heighten the sensuality and earthiness that Venus can bring, with this beautiful Earth meeting Earth combo. 🌍✨
July 10 | Taurus Moon → 12½ Hour Void of Course → Gemini Moon
We enter the Void of Course window at 5:13 am CT and she stays there until shifting into Gemini at 5:41 pm CT. With this happening at the end of the work week it feels natural to finish things up — a great nod to the reminders at the beginning of this week's Cosmic Weather. ✅
Before that happens though, Venus makes a beautiful aspect to Chiron while many of us are still sleeping — and she is also opposite the North Node. It makes me wonder what we will be dreaming about when it comes to the topics Venus focuses on — relationships, values, and finances — and how we want to weave those into our future paths. Then in the evening the North Node makes a beautiful aspect to Chiron as well, which may have us leaning into our intuition around what needs to be focused on for our inner healing journey. ❤️🩹
When the Moon moves into Gemini at 5:41 pm CT things may feel like they are picking up speed — even though we are getting closer to the end of her cycle. Hanging out and having good conversations with the people who matter most may be exactly what we are drawn to as we close out the week. More about that energy next week! 🌙
✨ Final Thoughts
What a week to show up for yourself. We moved through some of the most activating energy we have seen in a while — Mars conjunct Uranus lighting personal and collective fuses, Neptune stationing retrograde inviting us to slow down and dream more deeply, a Last Quarter Moon pushing us toward one final release, and Venus moving into Virgo to close the week with healing and refinement. Through all of it the invitation has been the same — activate, yes, but also slow down enough to let it land. Move your body when things feel hard. Write down the insights when they flash through. Go with the flow when the current feels strong. And trust that the healing happening underneath all of this activation is just as important as the sparks flying above it. 🎆❤️🩹
The Cancer New Moon Circle is this Saturday, July 11th at 11 am CT — and this will be the last New Moon before Eclipse Season begins. I would love to see you there. You can register through the Link to All Things. 🌙
Until next week — keep moving, keep healing, and trust the process. ✨
With love and stardust,
Sarah
New Moon Circle
Cancer New Moon Circle
Saturday July 11 at 5 pm London/12 pm ET/9 am PT via Zoom
This New Moon Circle may be for you if you are:
Wanting to go with the flow of the moon cycle
Desire to see how it can apply to you personally through your chart
Noticing that your Sun, Moon, or Rising (or a bunch of planets) in Cancer, Libra, Capricorn or Aries as it may impact you differently than others during this Cardinal sign New Moon.
Learning about Leo Season as a whole. If you have planets in Leo, Scorpio, Aquairus or Taurus the Sun will be doing check ins with those.
Wishing to get a heads up on the energy you’ll have access to for the month ahead
During this event, you can expect:
Astrology terms spoken in everyday language
A little insight into Leo Season as a whole
Learning when and where the New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, and Last Quarter Moon fall in your chart (Note: If you don’t have a chart, no worries! It’s not required, but it can be helpful
Information on crystals and oracle or tarot spreads to honor the moon
Length:
About an hour or so, depending on questions. A recording will be sent after it’s processed, along with notes from the session.
How It Works:
Purchase your spot through the link below. It’s $35 to join us, or you can join the New Moon Level of my Between the Moons membership for $25/month, a $10 or 25% savings which ever you like to look at it best!
After completing your purchase, check your email for the Zoom link and a helpful packet to guide you through it.
Grab a notebook (or print the packet) and a pen, then hop online for the workshop! Come with an open heart and any questions you may have.
Download the recording: A link to download the recording that will be sent to you via email along with the New Moon Guide. Watch and rewatch as often as you like! Those in the Between the Moons membership also have access to the recording there, along with a special guide for the Full Moon.
Sign up closes 1 hour before it starts or when all spots are filled.
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