Following May’s cosmic maelstrom, June begins with an abundance of grounding Taurus energy and the Moon in her own sign, nurturing Cancer. After being tossed about like a toy boat in a hurricane, feel the soft landing, like crashing on a giant foam pad after being hurled over the pole vault bar. Wow. Soak up the kind, if momentary, energetic waves offer.
It only gets better.
Friday, June 3rd, Messenger Mercury turns direct motion. Unleash all of your pent up energy. Sign contracts, book travel plans, purchase
big ticket items, namely cars, boats, houses or appliances. It’s
GO time! Take advantage of the
forward thrust to move projects ahead and plow through your to-do list. Not often a well-known aspect of Mercury, the
messenger planet rules commerce:
exchange and trade. I’ll give you this for that.
Mercury is transactional. For the past three weeks we had the
opportunity to reflect on the value of
our transactions, the ROI (return on investment) for our time, energy and
money. With its turn forward in earthy Taurus tightly joined to the lunar north
node, Mercury makes one powerful statement.
We take a stand. Dig our heels in. Speak up, loudly. This is no pushover
moment, in no minor way either, especially as Mars and Jupiter are bound
together in fiery Aries. No holds
barred. Think of someone who has been sidelined, dismissed or overlooked (possibly
abused) for way too long.
Three-two-one: BOOM! Another voice is distinctly heard from now. Your time to shine has arrived. Enjoy.
Watch impulsive moves and rash behavior. We are rarin’ to go now after the energetic
slog of May. But check yourself. Look before you leap and think before you
speak. Also: use caution with fire.
Take care with engines, stoves, fire pits and fire places, smoking materials,
barbecues. Make sure any fire or heat
related matter is extinguished before heading out or turning in.
When used impetuously, the energy at the beginning of June
is explosive. Truth bombs abound as well. Hopefully these are the only kind of
bombs dropped as Taskmaster Saturn turns retrograde on Saturday, June 4th. Most of us do not feel the gear shift of
planets beyond Mars. However it is worth
noting that the Lord of Karma shifting direction the day after Mercury turns forward underscores the importance of this
moment. For anyone off track or not
doing their soul work, the impact of this one-two gear shift makes them go sit
in the corner and think about their actions, words and deeds.
You can hear the wails seeping from every quarter but particularly
from those who do not understand the law of cause and effect: that actions do indeed have
consequences. “For every action, there
is an equal and opposite reaction,” states Isaac Newton’s third law of
physics, whether physical or
metaphysical, So...what have I done to deserve
this? Why me? And woe is me statements during the first week
of June will not supply easy answers; rather, in response, age-old sayings come to mind: the chickens have come home to roost; and,
most certainly: what goes around has
definitely come all the way back around.
As Saturn continues to challenge the lunar nodes, pushing
and pulling our attention (in fixed signs no less, stubbornly dug in), each of
us is called to reach deep, and deeper still than we have ever allowed or
wanted. Aquarian Saturn demands focus on
what is needed, what is best for
all. What has the greatest
beneficial impact for the most? While
the Taurus north node asks: how are we
going to pay for it all, are we getting the best bang for our buck and is it aligned with our current values? OR especially: what exactly are our values now? Meanwhile, the Scorpio South node purges what is
no longer relevant, including power struggles of a sexual or financial nature.
We bump into truth at every turn. It waits for us around each corner as we head
into mid-month and the full moon in Sagittarius. Sagittarius rules truth, freedom and the law.
It is no accident that the Supreme Court of the United States (the law) always
renders its rulings during the month of June when there is a Full Moon in
Sagittarius. Earthly and cosmic law are the same; even if they are known by
different names, the meanings and definitions are identical. As
above, so below… If you think you
can out run the law, any law, think again.
And the glaring spotlight of the Full Moon on Tuesday, June 14th
shines everywhere; the Sagittarian moon light gets behind the darkest
crevasse. Emphasizing communication, Messenger
Mercury enters Gemini precisely on the same day as the Full Moon. Even if you want to contain (or hide)
information, chances are that around June 13-15th, whatever wants to
be known will find a way out through leaks or mishaps.
Mercury rules Gemini, its home sign of information gathering
and sharing. We know Gemini by its
glyph, the twins but I tend to think of this glyph also as antennae: such as on
a radio or old television set with the “rabbit ears”. What often gets lost in modern, western
living is the equal duality of Gemini.
Information sharing, talking, and especially social media, dominates our
culture, often to our detriment. Whereas Eastern cultures place more value on
the information gathering aspect of Gemini: listening, hearing, thinking, and contemplation.
A gentle reminder that words once spoken can never be
retracted. Even the deepest, most
sincere apology may not undo words that cut like a knife. So it is vital under
the bright light of the June 14th Full Moon that we actually think before we speak. Think about your
audience, who exactly will hear your message, whether one person or a cast of
thousands. Think about how your words
might land on their ears or in their hearts.
Be especially mindful of vulnerable listeners: children, elderly, the sick, infirmed or
disabled. Tip the scales toward listening
and paying mindful attention rather than speaking. Follow radio talk show host Bernard Meltzer’s
advice:
“Before you speak, ask
yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is
helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what
you are about to say should be left unsaid.”
The Summer Solstice and the longest days of the year are
upon us Tuesday, June 21st, marked by the Sun’s passage into
maternal Cancer the Crab. Within her embrace, those in the Northern Hemisphere
lap up warmth and extra hours to play or make hay. Two days later, Valuable Venus shifts into
Gemini, loosely pairing with Mercury for the rest of June. The duo gives us maximum versatility and
adaptability to what life brings. Our messages and relationships are on point,
especially for those in the sales, marketing and media fields.
The tide turns on Monday, June 27th when
inspirational Neptune turns retrograde.
Generally speaking, we do not feel the gear shift of such far away,
outer planets of our galaxy. Although, it is worthwhile to note that you may
feel more soulful around the end of the month.
Water and music activities (any) are helpful. The shift of Neptune always sparks a reminder
that we are not in fact our jobs, nor our assigned or chosen roles in life
either; but rather we are souls who have come to learn and hopefully master lessons
in the school house called Earth. In the
crush of running around checking off our to-do list items and climbing the
ladder of accomplishment, Neptune’s gentle ebb says there really is, actually,
far, far more to life. Ask yourself,
what that might be.
Carefully hold potential possibilities close to you as very
next day, very late in the day is the New Moon in Cancer. She invites us to set intentions on
Wednesday, June 29th. Hand
write three to five thoughtfully considered goals, then plant them in the softening
earth; or set safely alight and scatter the ashes to warm summer winds. Nurture your dreams, your soul goals. Neither tough nor fluff but rather, dreams
are the actual stuff of which life is made.
Of Special Note:
I am thrilled to share that SPIN Magazine invited me to
write their first astrology column.
Included each month is your personal astro-sign forecast. Check out: www.spin.com;
Tune into my conversation with the inimitable Cathy Ripley
Greene on Mystical Messages podcast,
Friday, June 11th. Cathy
returns for another insightful discussion; on this episode we discuss the
higher octave of our physical senses:
touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.
Better known as the clairs, our
metaphysical senses: clair voyant, clair audio, clair cognizant, clair
sentient, may be developed and used to navigate our world in much the same way
as our physical senses. Cathy and I talk about how to recognize and cultivate
the clairs.