Astrology June 2019
Welcome to June & Gemini Season!
To start the Month, we’ve had some nice Aspects & hopefully, we’ve had a good couple of weeks. This continues until mid June, until we run into a fractious few days & I’ll focus this Months chat on the Planet Mars & go over some basics because He’s the one, in June, who’s going to be the most pinch & pokefull. I’m sure to be wordacious… in true chatty Gemini Season form. Making a cuppa before we get going is probably a good idea!
Mars Energy is the one we call upon when we need to get something accomplished. Depending on which Sign He’s travelling through, He tends to filter how we go about things. All of us have this Planet in our Birth Charts somewhere & the Sign our own “personal” Mars is in, dictates how we usually take action. He also describes how we react when we’re under pressure, teed off or cross! Of course we need him in order to get things done, He’s our drive & motivational force. When we’re left to our own device & can go about things the way we like to, He plays nicely & functions well. When He’s up to no good however, He can really cause issues. You may have heard me say that Mars is The God of War & thus He can be hot headed, impatient, controlling & pushy. You could not lead an army or conquer anything without some version of these traits. But as we’re usually striving for peace & harmony in our lives, we could do without Him going on a rampage!
Traditionally, He Rules the Sign of Aries, but there are as many Mars’s as there are Signs of the Zodiac. Aside from Aries, Mars tends to do well in the other Fire Signs of Leo & Sagittarius, as Mars is a Fiery Planet. In the Air Signs, Aquarius, Gemini & Libra, he gives Fiery action to the intellect; in Earth Signs, Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn, he lends himself to fiery practical action. In the Water Signs of Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces however, he struggles a little. Water is, after all, pretty much the opposite Element & Energy to Fire, so here, Mars on fire often creates big pots of boiling water. Water is representative of our emotions. Why am I explaining all this? Well, this Month Mars is in Water Sign Cancer & He’s about to Oppose, or challenge, both Saturn & Pluto, in Capricorn. We may be in for a fair few power struggles & get pretty emotional with it.
Saturn & Pluto are not typically nice guys. Especially not when they’re in Capricorn. They’re both hyper reality Planets & school of tough knocks graduates. All of us can attest to the past couple of years being um… challenging, whilst they’ve been in this Sign & in close proximity to one another. We’ve talked often on this blog about our structures coming under huge pressure & our lives all being transformed, often in difficult or unforeseen ways. There’s been a lot of fear. Fear of being left out, of loosing, of not having enough… of being vulnerable or exposed. That’s these two Planets. Under duress, Saturn will tend to create arctic conditions. He feels safer if He shuts down & shuts out. Pluto tends to become a little paranoid, to scheme & seek revenge, or to become manipulative. BOTH these Planets, above all, want Power, Control & to Have The Upper Hand…. the Final Say. Now, along comes Mars to stoke their fires.
From around the 14th of June, through til about the 22nd, He’ll be stirring Saturn & Pluto. This is an on off type of Aspect & it may tie back to an initial challenge in December 2018 through January of this Year. The good thing is that whatever comes up now is something you’re already familiar with, but of course, you’d rather NOT have to handle, yet again. If nothing was outwardly going on for you, it may have been internal conflict, some argument you were having with yourself. Mars was in Aries back then & I remember talking about a broad “Me Vs We” struggle. This time, with Mars being in Cancer, there can be battles with your own emotions. Parents or kids may factor in because Cancer is Ruled by Feminine/Matriarchal Energy (the Moon) & Capricorn, where Saturn & Pluto are, is seen as a Patriarchal force. He deals with Authority & the Family dynamic.
So Mars, who when aggravated, likes to find resolution through force, who is an all out Go Hard Or Go Home kinda Guy, is corralling the trigger happy Warrior in all of us. We may be susceptible to flipping out, loosing our temper, our patience & our balance. We’re challenged to hang on to our combustible Devil may care attitudes & strive to rock the higher, less shadowy side of all this. We’re tasked to be strategic & hold the correct balance between push & yield in tense situations. But we really might feel furious about it. I guess it’s a bit like playing on a see-saw in the middle of a mine field. Or perhaps juggling grenades! Luckily, where there is dark there’s also light, so lets look at the haute sides to the Planets & Signs involved….
Cancerian Energy is nurturing. It is, after all, the Sign of children, parenting & family. A strong Cancerian vibe is emotionally savvy, intuitive & protective. Though we have tough outer shells, we’re all soft inside! If we choose to take refuge & avoid wading out into drama filled currents, we can safeguard ourselves quite well. Cancerians are good at creating distance & observing, they’re patient & tenacious. With Saturn, He’s good at going back to basics, going by the book, being stead fast, logical, practical, cool headed & sensible. He never seeks to escalate things just for the sake of it. As far as Pluto goes, He can recognise an undertow from miles away, He can clearly see supposedly hidden agendas. He understands his own & others subconscious motivations & He can identify the source of pain trouble stems from. Good Pluto seeks to help process, transform & release the outmoded & non productive traits in all of us. Higher Plutonian Energy is powerfully non-flinching & healing.
Knowing all this, you CAN willingly start a *Positive* War against any of the things you need ample Fire Power to annihilate! What are your blocks? How are you being your own worst enemy? Tackle that & get moving. My favourite Mars Antidote Trick is to burn off any frustrating mental Energy via physical action. If you tire your body, you calm your mind. Start exercising (but DÓN’T over do it!) At the very least, if you’re mad? Go mad. Clean the house, sugar soap the walls, vacuum like a forensic investigator, cook up a storm, paint, wash the car, walk around the block or do whatever else strikes you as active. Keep your mind busy with something productive too. Mercury, Planet in charge of communications, is flitting through the chaos as well. The less said in haste between the above dates, the better. He moves into Leo, a far more Sunny placement, toward the end of June. Until, try not to buy into any bandied about fear mongering. The Media usually goes OFF under Mars & Mercury Aspects & sadly for us, it seems so many of our Authority figures these days are combative & conflict driven.
Though He’s turning Retrograde on the 22nd, the positive ongoing conversation Neptune is having with Saturn & Pluto is still holding & that’s a blessing. The Ruler of Pisces in His Home Sign is offering up some Novocain for our Souls! Though He can tend to make things a little foggy & unclear, one of His true talents lies in taking the harsh edges off things. He’ll be supportive & vibing very well with the Planets in His fellow Cancerian Water Sign all throughout June. Turn your home into a safe haven & eat good food. It sounds simplistic but absolutely go out of your way to nurture yourselves (& anyone you love!) to the MAX this month & probably plan to, throughout July as well.
The New Moon is in Gemini & it falls on Monday, June 3rd, at 20:01 @12 Degrees. In this case, the fresh starts we make are with regard to our thought… our minds! Logic & communication are Gemini strengths. We can sharpen our intellectual pursuits for the next six Months. Geminis love learning, their usual mode is to juggle & play with new ideas & concepts. This can be applied to the areas in your life which are governed by your Gemini House, but broadly, we all benefit now from a dose of clear thinking. It’s a great time to pick up some sort of study, as Gemini joins dots & expresses his opinions well. Whatever puzzles you have on your table, get stuck into unravelling & solving them with this New Moon. Start some research, do a workshop, start a new craft or reinvent an old, dusty one. Reorganise your storage spaces, spring clean the house, rearrange the furniture… create a vision board! Gemini LOVES to keep their hands busy, so get to it. As always with New Moons, you have a couple of weeks, until the Moon is Full, to enact your plans for best advantage.
The Full Moon will be illuminating us on Monday the 17th, at 18:30 @25Degrees of Sagittarius. Sadge is an optimistic Sign, always looking to head over the Horizon & see what lies there. What’s interesting is that Jupiter, Ruling Sign of Sagittarius, is not far off this Lunation & so everything is kinda extra. Above all, I’d say this Full Moon will glow up the Philosopher in all of us. I’d work the Energy by taste testing all our beliefs like dips on a platter. This way you can sample everything without having to commit to one single path or way of being. The actions of those around us are bound to bring up some questions about now. Use this time or any pressure that’s being exerted on you, to understand the bigger picture & see how you feel about it all now. So much has changed! Your perspective WILL have altered. Can you see how it’s honed & shaped you compared to how you were, this time last year? You’ve got a great chance to reframe everything under this Full Moon. Dismantle old beliefs & bust out a new truth. Food for thought anyway, & that’s what Sagittarius loves.
Before I go… Winter Solstice falls on Saturday the 22nd of June, so Happy Solstice Everyone!! Also, a quick heads up that we have Mercury going Retrograde next Month (8 July – 1 August) & we have Eclipses coming in!! Working this Mars Biz well will help us arrive in July with some gas left in the tank 😉
Our June Crystal is Sodalite as it’s suited to strengthening communication skills & connecting us to deeper philosophical principals. Sodalite offers us the ability to recognise patterns & in Gemini Season that’s an important step toward resolving any challenges. If we understand a pattern as a whole, it’s easier to solve. This Crystal sharpens our synapses & helps clear our impulsive reactions to fear or panic. Self esteem is bolstered with this Stone too. If you’re facing any situation in which you have a pattern of oversensitivity, defensiveness or an anxious response, carry or wear some Sodalite! It will help shift you to a calmer, more self assured & rational place.
You can find Sodalite in its many forms at Sacred Source & you can book a Personal Astrology Consultation or Tarot Reading with Tiana, or any of our other gifted Readers, by calling the shop on 9509 2421. We’re open 7 days.
