June 17, 9:37 pm PT (Your time)
Whimsically floating through satiny clouds, Luna, our web-weaving Highness, draws alongside Sol. With a silver-tongued Hermes as their chaperone, this month’s royal vows breeze eloquently. Giving voice to a new tale, the celestial marriage of the Sun and Moon is celebrated on the versatile playground of the Twins. Illuminated words ignite the animating spark in the game of life.
Mercury, camouflaged by the blinding beams of the Sun, whispers entrancing words with a living breath that enlivens the soul. Under the beaconing Sun’s rays, Hermes longs to unbosom the hidden dimensions of language, for personal truth is best found in the poetic union of the great “out there” and the innermost subjective experience.
How does the world speak to you? When you carefully observe your surroundings, do you see how the outside world numinously corresponds to your inner world?
That the dawn of this lunation cycle blurs the boundaries of the personal is compellingly broadcasted by Neptune’s square to the royal couple. Connecting the ebb and flow of an other-worldly emotional landscape, the water ballet of the Fishes lets our awareness dance effortlessly into a shared imaginal realm.
The Moon, always acting as an emotional antenna, spongily picks up the enigmatic radio waves from a distant oceanic world. Neptune’s divine discontent finds dry facts and practical communication intrusive. Even Saturn’s controlled abstractions are forced to take a backseat in the Piscean rowing boat as the God of Orderly Contemplation stations retrograde hours before the New Moon. If the protective layer of self-discipline and apparent control wears off, Saturn might transform into a Mad Genius, splitting the sea of consciousness to reveal a path we didn’t know existed.
An otherwise buoyant Jupiter picks up the off-course trails of Saturn through a sextile aspect on June 19. While faithfully grounding Saturn’s metamorphosis in firm Taurean Earth, Jupiter is not averse to engaging in a new adventure and expanding his horizon.
Eccentric doesn’t bother me. ‘Eccentric’ being a poetic interpretation of a mathematical term meaning something that doesn’t follow the lines – that’s okay. – Crispin Glover (Jupiter in Taurus sextile Saturn in Pisces)
Steeped in mystic grace, Neptune’s sirens can sing anybody into a sacred trance, but don’t be fooled. Nothing is what it seems. While keeping illusions at bay, allow subtle truths to gently flow in by reaching beyond mere literalism. People’s words are bulging with messages from the Soul, and, whether they know it or not, they are guided by something larger than themselves. Dare to have real conversations that honor our magical breath yet beware of oversensitive backtalk brought on by people’s blind devotion to an ideal.
The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones. - John Maynard Keynes (Sun, Moon, Mercury in Gemini)
Gemini’s exhilarating field of tomfoolery generates the oxygen needed to breathe life into trailblazing ideas. The fresh Gemini Air swirls away any old clutter to make way for sparkling conceptions. In a tight rapport with graceful Aphrodite in Leo through an exact sextile aspect, Mercury’s inspiration is imaginatively entwined with the spirit of artful creation. Expressing great curiosity, Mercury fuels Venus’ fire, yet his erratic mental energy tends to blow directionless.
Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars. - Gwendolyn Brooks (Sun, Moon, Mercury in Gemini)
When everything keeps changing, our actions can seem so futile. Gemini planets can be productive, provided you can juggle a myriad of things all at once. If you’re used to following an organized schedule, flexibility is calling you. Some help is offered by Mars’ fixed focus through a whole sign sextile aspect to Mercury. However, the combined spontaneity of Mercury and Mars implores us to live in the moment!
Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise. - Gwendolyn Brooks (Mercury conjunct Mars in Gemini)
With a golden tiara proudly placed on her tantalizing locks, Venus radiates love, pursuing Mars’ ardent flame through the Lion’s lair. Both nocturnal planets are intrinsically driven by the senses. In a cosmic tango, their love story ignites bold expressions of passion. On a merry-go-round of affirmation and negation, the inability of Venus to catch up with Mars reinforces a rousing tension between them.
Short-lived obsessions and subsequent frustrations are lurking around the corner. One way to deflect fiery energy that's too intense to handle is physical exercise, as Venus in Leo purifies the body while Mars channels its excess force directly through raw muscular power.
Consider this…
The Sun is about to reach his closest point to the polestar, thereby announcing the looming Solstice on June 21. The Solstice chart shows the Moon in a benefic enclosure as she separates from a square to Jupiter and conjoins Venus in Leo. Mars, closely aspected by both Mercury and Uranus holds a vibrant promise of a significant breakthrough. This blessed new beginning ushers in a period of liberating insight and self-confident growth.