June: Man am I glad
to see you!! May was a real doozy that
took us for quite a ride. I sure hope
you had it smoother than I did.
Wow. While a lot of blessings
rained upon us, we really had some major kinks and plot twists tossed our
way. I know I had more than my
share. If you were trying to reach me
via my website email and couldn’t, I am now fully reconnected and all lines are
open for business once more. Little
comfort to know that I was hardly alone in the communication snafus as Mercury
retrograde handed out some tough stuff last month.
The days since the messenger planet turned direct motion on May 23rd are gracing us with a steadier path that continues with our entry into June. In fact, the cosmic gears are not shifting signs or motion until mid-month. Thank you Universe! Yet we will have enough challenging planetary angles to poke or prod us. Fortunately, there is abundant stability supporting us as we move into summer.
June opens with exactly this: super support and strength from three key
planets in earth signs. For starters,
Messenger Mercury is cycling through practical Taurus aligning beautifully with
Generous Jupiter and the lunar North Node (our directional calling) in
hardworking Virgo. These energies are
powered up by transformer Pluto in pragmatic Capricorn.
With their help, we will be given
the answers we need to our most confounding questions and problems. This incredibly realistic and deeply helpful alliance has bolstered us through most of May’s rocky road. We continue to benefit from the peace,
practicality, clear thinking and communication this magnificent trio affords. Where do you need to make a plan? Create a solid foundation from which to
grow? At home, in business, in your
health care practices and routines?
Anyone celebrating a birthday, anniversary or launching a venture between
mid-May through June 5th will have this stellar support backing them
up throughout the next year. The very
powerful help it offers us in whatever sectors of your chart it falls cannot be
overstated. Take advantage!
Another beneficial aspect as June opens joins Venus (love,
money and relationships) and the Sun (our will and identity). These two travel together until
mid-month. Venus casts a versatile,
engaging glow over our efforts and how we direct our energy. Simply:
it is like having a magic wand for two weeks. Of course the caution is: be really careful where you wave that wand;
be careful what you wish for and use the power wisely as this duo is part of a
very dynamic planetary formation.
These are mighty forces at work. From May 25-June 5th, we feel as though we are inside a boxing ring as five planets square off: Neptune (illusion), Jupiter/Lunar North Node,
Saturn (karma) and the Sun/Venus duo. It feels
like we are being pinched, cattle-prodded and squeezed through an altogether
too-tight passage. A suggestion: surrender and release. Go with the flow, wherever the current takes
you.
Remember: fighting
the current only pulls you under.
Surrendering and swimming with the
current’s flow, you will stay safe.
So how do we navigate this tricky landscape? There is a lot of illusion going on and especially illusion about control. Give it up.
Manage work, health care matters and the hard facts of life to the best
of your ability; control what you can and let the rest go. Applying force of will just will not work
right now. There is a demand for truth,
honesty, integrity, knowledge and answers. Find them. This is your work right now! And we have abundant resources supplying
information. Get as much information
about anything you plan to buy, invest in (including prospective
relationships…business or romantic), agreements, etc. Be wary of the “too good to be true” quality
to anyone or thing. The old adage that knowledge is power is the name of the
game now. Listen, really listen to what someone tells you. Venus/Sun in Gemini challenging Neptune in
Pisces is the ultimate spin doctor. We soooo want to believe…something,
someone, our prospects. And there are savvy people who are chatting us up and talking a great game. So just exercise caution. Before moving in with him/her, taking the
job, signing on the dotted line: know what you are getting into.
You may turn up details or information that you do not want
to hear or know about. But really?
Would you rather spend a lot of time or money on something or with
someone who is taking you in the totally wrong direction? The Mercury-Pluto-Jupiter/North Node earth
trio is an incredible helper here. So
please trust what the information is giving you. If you are uncertain, just keep asking
questions. Especially as Mars reverses
into Scorpio all month long, it places a detective hat on us. Prods us to dig deep. Find the
answers. Don’t stop until you feel
certain. Until you know for sure. Listen. Trust your gut and intuition now.
We can feel life shifting gears the week of Monday, June
13. Venus/Sun in Geminii are still traveling
together but no longer squaring off with Neptune/Jupiter/Saturn. Messenger Mercury moves into its home sign
Geminii really sparking conversation and a thirst for knowledge. You will really want to know what’s going on,
be in the thick of things, be happening:
No bystander energy is this! On
the same day, Neptune turns retrograde motion until well into November,
cleansing and healing old ways, habits, patterns and routines that are long out
dated. Neptune, especially in its home
sign of Pisces, signifies the soul. Bound
tightly to the Lunar South node (the point of release) we move through a very
deep clearing cycle. We are pushed to
purge now. Big time! Throughout the summer we experience the
effects of a giant soul cleanse. Think
of the next few months as a spiritual colonoscopy you may have avoided but can
no longer. What pieces of your life are
completely broken and in need of release or repair? What can you no longer dodge or hide?
Saturn in Sagittarius demands pure honesty, the truth and
nothing but the truth, as Neptune brings in the Tidy-Bowl men in white suits to
scrub everything down and wash away all the dirt. Meanwhile, Jupiter continues to provide
endless new healthy connections, details, alternative options to better our
lifestyles. This challenging troika
asks: is your job killing your personal
time and/or relationships? Is it time to
move on, move out of that suffocating partnership (business or romantic)? Are you living life as fully as you desire?
The trio really gives us life experience(s) we otherwise
would not pursue in order to realign our paths with our soul purpose: what we are here to do. If you
are off path, you will not be after this passage. Life events will force your
re-direction. The good news is
Jupiter/North Node will provide abundant resources to find our way ahead. When
harnessed effectively, the energies of June set us up beautifully to break us
out of ruts, fulfill our deepest needs.
It is a very challenging time for sure.
And as always: you have free
will. So you can go kicking or screaming
or embrace the opportunity to clean up your act.
Some self-nurturing wouldn’t hurt
as we make these life changes and on June 18th Venus enters motherly
Cancer, showering all the care we could ask for and use. This loving energy is enhanced three days
later as the Sun (our will and identity) shifts into Cancer on the annual
Summer Solstice June 21. It is no accident that the apex of the Sun, bestowing
the brightest, longest light and warmest days launches the vitally nurturing
sign of Cancer. Our basic needs since
birth: food, mom, home, and family dwell
within this deeply loving sign. Cancers are caregivers. Period.
They naturally nurture and grow what crosses their paths. Venus/Sun in Cancer now prompt us to take
care of ourselves first…and no it is not
selfish.
Your happiness (or
discontent) spills out into the rest of the world. Once you are replenished, then take care of those around you: loved ones, friends, community, the
world. Many people think of mothering
and nurturing as a passive act. Yet it
is the greatest action as it stems from
love.
To feed, teach, and care for another forms the invisible net that
sustains our planet and the creatures on it.
Cancer is feeling, emotion,
intuition. Our extrasensory perceptions
are heightened now through the end of June when Venus/Sun in Cancer aligns
beautifully with Neptune/South Node.
Follow your truth, what it tells you.
Then at last on
the final day of the month, Motivating Mars turns direct motion (finally) bringing our actions and
inspiration forward, out into the open.
And somehow, life just works well again.
Of special note:
My website: www.hilaryharley.com and the attached
email: hilary@hilaryharley.com are all back
in great working order! Please contact
me to schedule astrology readings or Reiki sessions. Mercury retrograde insisted on having its
way with me last month and I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that the
disconnect may have caused my readers and clients! I hope to hear from you soon.