This year, the whole month of June is under the spell of the water element. Water is necessary for life. It is the empathetic bond that holds us all together and the nourishment that prompts us to move to a new way of being. The archetypical aspect of Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Neptune on the 11th unites Cancer (sign of home and family) with Pisces (sign of infinite emotion); this describes the feeling tone of the whole month as we navigate the distance between our personal lives and our higher values. Mercury turns Retrograde on the 7th and stays that way until July 1st. We are having the opportunity to correct past mistakes and to edit our own works. This Mercury Retrograde period starts in Cancer (the first water sign) and backs into Gemini (the first air sign). Digging through our past, we have a unique opportunity to link our head (Gemini) with our heart (Cancer); this balancing is necessary in order to advance spiritually.
The Full Moon is on Friday the 13th of June on the 22nd degree of Gemini/ Sagittarius at 12:12 AM EDT. Although the Grand Cross of Pluto /Uranus /Jupiter and Mars is still with us, since the end of April it has been easing up. And this lunation reflects this relaxing; the emphasis shifts to the Grand Water Trine involving Mercury/ Neptune/ Jupiter and Saturn. Water is empathy and this is a period of heightened feelings. Venus Opposite Saturn shows that we are still struggling with a sense of personal inadequacy; we are striving to earn love fearing both rejection and abandonment. These are universal human issues, distinctly being augmented during this time. Venus’s Trine to Pluto and Sextile to Jupiter shows us that actions based on faith can move mountains. And that True Love unleashed is an unstoppable force.
The Sun enters Cancer June 21st at 6:52 AM EDT. This is the Summer Solstice which describes the next three months of life. In this chart the Moon last crossed over Uranus and is applying to the Square of Jupiter. This shows that changes over the next three months will be spontaneous and that we are all apt to stretch beyond our limits. Retrograde Mercury rising before the Sun is Trine the North Node of the Moon in Libra. This indicates that we are under pressure to examine our recent past and hopefully find missing pieces of information; by this act of self-analysis we improve our way of being with others. Because the Sun is Trine Neptune in Pisces the general movement of culture will be one of reaching out for a higher ideal.
The New Moon is on the 27th of June on the 5th degree of Cancer at 4:09 AM EDT. With the Sun and Moon moving to complete the Grand Cross with Pluto, Uranus and Mars we are reminded that the very basic factors of our life are continuing to transform; where we live, our personal identity, our way of being connected to others, and our job are all rapidly altering. The New Moon’s close Trine to Neptune encourages us to grow emotionally. Through this pattern we move to a higher level of commitment as we broadcast our real values. This Lunar month is subtle but powerful; we will all be transformed during this period.
