*WEEK OF JULY 23, 2017*

Figure 2 Mercury and ethical consumerism Each time you buy something, you send a signal to the seller that its process worked. You create demand for the item and, by extension, promote the ways it was made. Were you to purchase the item and then see it made in front of you, you would probably feel differently about it. Mercury (the planet of commerce) moving into Virgo (the planet of conscience) this week will highlight the moral and ethical parts of commercialism.

Complaining to those who are not in a position to fix the situation is ineffective and a bad habit to fall into. But to air a grievance to the one who can rectify it may not only solve your trouble this week; it could bring a level of awareness that helps a lot of other people, too. You’ll be an advocate and maybe even a hero.