You may be dealing with a setback, either in health or in your personal life. Take time to deal with this productively, avoiding the temptation of vice or risky sexual relationships. Money may be headed your way. Research your options for saving and investing. This turbulent phase can be best weathered by acting with caution and following your gut. Romance is in the air! Material pleasures take a backseat to more satisfying emotional ones.If you're not committed, now may be the time to try. Your main desire right now is to love and be loved.Cupid's ready with his bow and air, just around the corner. Work hard, party harder is the theme of the day.

Rewind! Did you recently brush off something "small and inconsequential?" Deal with it fast, Cap, or that mountain could balloon into a molehill. Today, as messenger Mercury, flips into a signal-jamming retrograde until August 11, you don't want to leave anything in the nebulous zone. Are you and that person you’ve been seeing REALLY exclusive? Is your account with that premium client truly secure? Get full confirmation, and, where appropriate, start drafting a contract that you can sign when Mercury corrects course in three weeks. Romantically, this retrograde could arouse intense emotions and even herald the return of an old flame! Exhilarating? Sure, but don't go courting drama just to keep life "interesting."