Week of 3-9 June, 2012

Welcome to June and the first working day of the month!


The Moon continues to be in Aries and the sky is a nice blend of sunny with cloudy passages. The Aries Moon suggests that assertive action, enthusiasm and perseverence we will make headways in business and in our private lives. The first cloud at the horizon is...a piece of cake, considering we, mere mortals survived with flying colors the barrage of challenging aspects during this past and very turbulent month of May. Mercury trines visionary Neptune (12:19PM PDT) and then a few hours later, rock-solid Saturn (6:23PM PDT). We MUST combine sensitivity to others with practicality, if we want to move ahead. 
These two aspects are a prologue to the upcoming flowing trine created by Saturn and Neptune, becoming exact on June 11 and July 19 following their first 120-degree contact back on October 10, 2012. Saturn and Neptune in harmony, just eight days from now, will bring forth vibes of idealism, religious fervorand deep spirituality to our destiny making ideas (Saturn) (Neptune, water signs) ow for an unusual coalescence of clear thinking, practicality and responsibility with idealism, religious fervor and spirituality. More about this aspect next week.
Also today (Monday, Monday!!! like the song) the Sun squares Chiron, the Wounded Healer (10:27PM PDT). We have a chance to bring some levity into harsher details of our own reality and heal with just a tad larger dose of optimism. The Moon in a beautiful 60 degrees to the Sun will help us all inject light, love and good will in everything we do. Strive to be on your best behavior with significant others in order to be a healer rather than a trouble-maker. 
A void lunar uncertainty zone in Aries starts later in the day until 8:55AM PDT tomorrow morning when it glides into stable, practical, no-nonsense Taurus. Now THAT would be the stabilizing, solid time to make decisions and undertake changes.


Here are the main transits this week:


On June 3, Venus enters Cancer
Gracious Venus opens our hearts in equanimity as she leaves talkative Gemini for nurturing Cancer. Ideas are less important than feelings when you show your loved ones how much you care. Are you in a relationship? Venus traveling through this homebody sign is a perfect time to leave the busy world behind and spend quiet time at home together. Single? Make sure you let friends and family know how you feel! Venus will be in Cancer until June 27. The time is now for beautifying your abode, changing those dreadful curtains from Aunt Clarisse (they shouldn't have been in your home to begin with!), try recipes (literally and figuratively) that warm your heart and mind and look, really look and see all the love that surrounds you from people and a benevolent Universe.

On June 7, Neptune takes a turn backwards joining the retrograde Pluto (through September 20) and Saturn (through July 7/8)
We were already on a path of healing old wounds and reevaluating goals and commitments. Neptune will add a touch of fateful spirituality and a powerful dose of dream-making potential to the mix. 
Just a word of warning though, Neptune is known for its poetic ...licenses, so to speak:) and if you get your head in the clouds too deep, reality will come and bite you sooner than you think. The rule to obey: if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. It is YOU who has to decide what is an impractical dream and what is the dream of a lifetime. The latter is to be acted upon, pronto!


On June 7  Mars squares Neptune and quincunxes Saturn, as well. Here we go again ! The heavy Hitters face off in a super tense aspect with Warrior Mars. Add the Quincunx=unexpected to the mix and here you have a recipe for confusion...for now.
You can eventually reach your destination today (if you insist to get there TODAY!), but with these confusing aspects, you'll need to keep your eye on the ball or you'll just end up swimming around in circles! Mars is currently transiting through Gemini (travel, communication, media), which means you're not exactly at a loss for ideas. But what will you do with those ideas? Others may be unresponsive right now, you can't connect with people you need to, or perhaps you're having trouble connecting with the people you need to see. Use this time to regroup and rework some of your best ideas.

On June 8, Bonjour New Moon in Gemini! AND Jolly Jupiter joins her bringing abundance on all levels: more ( and better) ideas, numerous projects, lots of conversations and fresh outlooks and plans. If this new Moon falls in the second house of your birth chart, you may even find some extra money in your pocket! Just keep in mind that yesterday's Mars-Saturn-Neptune aspects are still operational, so this is not the most clear-thinking time! Still, new Moons mark new beginnings, and this is certainly one for you. Educate yourself about what will benefit you most, then create a plan. If you know the exact house in your birth chart this new Moon occupies, invest in the area of your life represented by that house.

Until next week, as I always say, live, love and learn.