Honestly, the word that best captures the energy of
June 2025 is piston. I grew up in a mechanically inclined
household but still had to look up the meaning of piston. From the Cambridge
American Dictionary:
piston
noun
/ˈpɪs·tən/
an engine part, usually a short, solid tube or round, flat object, which moves up and down or forward and backward inside
a cylinder,
and causes other parts of an engine or machine to move
In short: The
piston causes the engine to move. Why
this word this month of June? Because we are the piston in the engine of life,
driving forward now. We are totally engaged this month. Every single part of us
is switched ON, working and in
continual, almost perpetual motion.
There is nary a cosmic pause, glitch, retrograde or eclipse disturbing
the energy or standing in our way.
Described in seasonal terms, by June 1st,
nature is fully blooming. Tree leaves are completely out; flowers are opening;
fruit is beginning to mature on the vine. And so are we.
Ripe, ready, like high noon under a full moon all at once.
May’s fiery threads continue into June. Four planets
now cycle through Aries and Leo as the month begins. These are innately
creative signs charged with inciting action. Aries instigates, is the veritable
initial spark that gets the fire going.
How this translates into our personal lives varies. Collectively,
June heralds a call to action. Our free will steers how we answer the
call. Yet all of us feel massive
motivation. To DO. To barrel forward.
To accomplish, to check boxes, to change.
Obstacles on our path ahead are seen and considered but will be powered
through, gone around, over or under. Nothing
will stand in the way of our mighty engine steaming ahead. Fully eight out of
10 planets cycle through fire and air signs during the first week of June. These do not take NO for an answer much less know the meaning of the word.
Not until Friday, June 6th do we come back to earth in any substantive way. Valuable Venus moves into its own sign of Taurus. She tussles with Pluto over old versus new ways of tackling the issues at hand, vying for practicality, the tried and true rather than different or alternative tactics.
Help is on the way just a few days later. Messenger Mercury shifts into nurturing Cancer the Crab on Tuesday, June 9th, joined the next day by Generous Jupiter on June 10th, marking a distinct pivot for our energy and how we move forward. The titans Jupiter and Saturn have been dueling since early April and continue to do so through mid-July. In Gemini and Pisces, the duo created a thick, hazy spin of smoke and mirrors, treacherous, deceptive, manipulative illusion to wade through.
Saturn has already shifted into Aries and now its
Jupiter’s turn to move on. Jupiter’s entrance into Cancer the Crab marks the
fourth of five outer planets changing sign within eight months’ time, a very
short stretch given cosmic movement. It’s been twelve years since Jupiter has
cycled through this maternal sign. The planet of abundance, prosperity and
expansion is considered exalted, or
especially effective in Cancer.
There is a reason that Jupiter, Titan of Abundance,
relishes its tour through Cancer. Where
modern life often relegates Cancerian energy to the back burner as passive,
Jupiter recognizes the legendary icon of compassion that Cancer really is: the cradle of civilization, the initial
nurturing impulse. Think Mother Mary, Mother Theresa or Quan Yin. Heaven knows, humanity needs every ounce of
this blessing and grace now. Jupiter
delivers.
The first, primal water sign of the zodiac, Cancer is compassion and care. The Crab rules home, family, the Mother and
mothering instinct, food, ancestors, housing, real estate, diet, breast and
stomach, our country of birth, psychological roots and biological
inheritance. In other words, everything from
your deepest subconscious patterns to how (or whether) you set the table, to
Aunt Betty’s pearl earrings.
As Jupiter enters Cancer joined by Messenger Mercury, both
challenge spiritual Neptune and taskmaster Saturn in Aries, feeding our
continous call to action. Yet in a
notably different way than May or early June.
Now, we seek nourishment, to assuage a nurturing yen related to house
and home, family, food, ancestors and nation, our homeland. Notice the difference in energetic
quality. If ever there was a time to get
things done and knock off your task list, this is it.
This momentous shift occurs as we approach the Full
Moon in Sagittarius on Wednesday, June 11th highlighting our grand
life adventure. The fiery Sagittarius
Moon searches for the truth, through learning whether academic or daily living,
exploration, travel and spirituality.
Full Moons represent culmination and fruition. Expect examinations and
tests now. Make sure you prepare and
study well.
It all comes down to how well you have integrated
life’s lessons. Full Moon tests are
nothing to fear but rather afford an opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of
a subject. What have you learned? That it
is better to forgive than to hold a grudge; better to tell the truth than to
deceive; better to honor your responsibilities than shirk them.
Reverberations quake and shake in the aftermath of the Full Moon. We are awakening, literally and metaphorically. Change agent Uranus is now in the final degrees of earthy Taurus. An uncomfortable pairing to begin with, Uranus and Taurus make for strange bedfellows. Taurus rules the Earth, what you can see, feel and touch. Taurus manifests. Uranus pivots, redirects and surprises. Uranus awakens. Their combined effect prompts us to realize what is truly of value, whether our time, energy, skills, talents, money or other resources are used wisely.
Enter the great ah-hah
moment.
Sometimes, it can take an earthquake or dramatic life
event to tear off our blinders. From
June 12th to 18th is such a time. Just as Uranus finishes in the
final degrees of Taurus, Motivating Mars concludes its tour through dramatic
Leo. Both Uranus and Mars are agitating,
unsettling and disruptive. They drive us
to pay attention. And boy, do they get our attention now.
When these two are at an impasse of epic proportions, expect the
unexpected. Watch for unpredictable,
sudden and seismic events. This is not
necessarily unhappy or unfortunate energy.
It can represent ground breaking discoveries and eureka moments. But it may also hold disruptive climate and
resource shifts.
Uranus-Mars continue their uneasy stand-off even as
the latter moves into Virgo on Tuesday, June 17th. The remedy is to pause and take a break from
anything holding you tightly in its grasp. In other words, stop worrying or
obsessing over that which you have little control.
A very good thing then that the Sun moves into Cancer
on Saturday, June 20th, marking the annual summer solstice while
joining Generous Jupiter. Together, the duo rush in where angels fear to tread. Every year, the Sun makes its annual
conjunction, or pairing, with Jupiter. In any sign, this pair is the one of the
most fortunate aspects in all of astrology. During June of 2025, we are very
blessed as they unite in nourishing Cancer the Crab. Help, guidance and assistance abound if we
only just ask.
The grace afforded by Jupiter and the Sun is further
enhanced by the New Moon on Wednesday, June 25th. The trio challenge Neptune and Saturn in
Aries, emphasizing the call to action underscoring the entire month. Moving deeper into the watery sign of Cancer,
we are called to tend to ourselves, our loved ones, and our home environments
with great care. Yes, we can lavish
money and resources where asked; but if we’ve learned anything this year, our
devoted time, energy and skilled attention are what is actually needed most.
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