LA LUNA

We are in the deep dark of the New Moon in Cancer. The air is ripe with possibility and promise. Wishes whispered in the dark come true; cakes are baked with love and emotions ebb and flow. Release is finally ours.

Cancer is often associated with home, roots, family and values. Donna Reed with a pristine apron baking pies and arranging flowers lovingly comes to mind. Unfailing generosity, huge forgiving hearts and sweet kisses are often hallmarks of Cancers.

Tear, moody outbreaks and needy clannish behavior have also been associated with the sign Cancer.

I have to say that I have seen all of these behaviors with Cancers. However, I have to say that I have always found Cancer’s to be tenacious, shrewd and most importantly, staunch survivors. Cancers can weather the worst kind of storms and live to tell the tale.

Being a Cancer Sun with a number of Cancer friends, I observe our behaviors as if under a microscope. Often, in this wild world that we live in, the values that Cancer’s hold dear seem outdated and silly. However, Cancers understand that it takes a village to make it through this life. My Cancer friend created a yearly thanksgiving dinner that happens the day after, just for our group of friends that have become a family of sorts. This has been a Godsend for those that have nowhere to go for the holidays.

The world we have lived in up until recently has been one of fast paced communication, ruthless behavior where the big guys get away with everything, and short attention spans.

The planetary shifts of the past few years are starting to phase out that way of being. The intense Cardinal Crosses of the past 4 years has focused on that.

Saturn in Libra 2009-2012= reconstructing relationships and partnerships in authentic experiences that are fair and true

Uranus in Aries 2011-2018= change and inspiration; a wake up call to do the impossible; break down of the status quo

Pluto in Capricorn 2008- “the Great Transformer” revamping and changing the structures in our lives as well as any kind of societal constructs

Now Jupiter is in Cancer and is exalted as well; this is a boon from the universe. It is only fair; in these past years of the Cardinal Crosses, there haven’t been any long term planets in Cancer to balance things out, so Cancer has take the brunt and the weight of the madness of the world. Cancer has acted like Atlas, bearing the weight of the world.

Now it’s time for Cancer to get a break.

I know, if you aren’t a Cancer you are probably asking, “what does this have to do with me?”

My little grasshopper, where Cancer lies in your chart is the place you probably have had to bear unspeakable pressures in silence. Wherever Cancer is in your Solar/Natal chart, this is the part of your life that has had to be neglected in order to take care of the other parts of your life that have demanded attention. Chances are, there’s been a lot of being able to barely stay afloat.

Now that we have the New Moon in Cancer joining Jupiter we really get a good taste of that Grand Water Trine and now we can begin to feel Jupiter’s presence in a part of our lives that we had to count as dead and buried awhile ago.

You have the freedom to imagine anything and everything. What really matters the most to you?

Now is the time to pay attention to it and love it into reality.

THE REALNESS

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Saturn is back from his long, leisurely retrograde period that began back in February. I would like to say that this Saturn retrograde had made your life marginally easier than before, but with all this planetary stuff going on I would be lying. Nope… but if you are living on planet earth, the chances that each and every one of you is going through crazy soul rocking changes is high.

Saturn coming direct on July 8^th (day of the New Moon in Cancer) merely ups the ante. Feelings have been running high and hot for a while, with one day ripe with breakthroughs, and another day were everything feels as if it’s falling apart. At times its as if we are floating or rocking through life. The days of ease are now over, no matter how hard we fight it or how tight we tuck into a soft robe and clutch a large glass of wine.

What we need is a hard dose of reality, and Saturn is going to do just that. Saturn will also give us stability.

Oh, wait. Saturn is currently in Scorpio. Scorpio can’t help but stir things up. Scorpio will never sit quiet in a corner unless she’s plotting your demise.  Scorpio is intense. 

Now Saturn isn’t here to bust your chops or make your life a living hell. Saturn needs you to understand that you probably aren’t working hard enough, aren’t living up to your true potential and need to fix some stuff in your life.  Wherever Saturn falls in your chart or in relation to your Sun sign, that is where he is kicking your chair and making you stand at attention. Saturn wants you to be realistic about your life; he just can’t stand to see us waste ourselves on things, pursuits and habits that are false and damaging.  The harder you resist him or try to ignore him, the more he’s going to rattle your cage until you listen to him and agree. Saturn is obsessed about time, and chances are will make you freak about how much time you have wasted in your life.

Now that he is back in action, just do yourself a huge favor and listen to him. Saturn will let you know how bad you are doing by taking away the things that weaken and diminish you.  Saturn will show you the flaws in any plan by giving you endless setbacks. Whatever in your life that is stilted and painful Saturn is there. Pay attention, Times a wastin’.

July Forecast-HOLD ON

The Summer of Transformation is upon us, even if we are ready or not.

This past June…It was a nice sweet ride, wasn’t it? We ended June on a lovely note, with 4 heavenly bodies in Cancer, and that awesome Grand Water Trine happening…making life just seem so much sweeter and easier then we have had in so long.

We need times like that, to remind us that life doesn’t have to be all struggle.

July, on the other hand will grant us the lovely gift of getting it all off our chests. No nicey-nice conversations or handholding. The universe wants us to vent our spleen, and to get it all out on the mat. You have something you need to deal with? Issues that you have chosen to sweep under the rug? Get ready for it all to be aired.

 Why? Mercury is Retrograde in Cancer until the end of the month, Venus in Leo is in a Square with Saturn in Scorpio; Saturn often wags his finger at what he considers to be extravagant behavior, and Venus is Leo will tell Saturn to shut up; The Sun in Cancer will have an opposition with powerful Pluto; but the Sun in Cancer has Jupiter and Mercury as back up; the Sun will not be cowed by Pluto’s authority.

Does this resonate with any of you? Remember, as is above so is below.  What this planetary mash up has to offer us is freedom from the foot on your throat, and perhaps a much-needed wake up call about the matters in your life.

Now, Venus/Sun/Mercury/Jupiter tend to be benign, while Saturn/Pluto are the baddies of the planetary family. There won’t be huge fights or intense fireworks; a simple and consistent NO is what will create the greatest resistance against any power plays, and allows time to figure things out.

What this does do for us is to make us stop being complacent; remember, squares and oppositions happen to create action and movement.

We have the first half of the month to plan and figure out how our life needs to be changed and how to gain control of our lives. When Mars joins Mercury, Jupiter and the Sun in Cancer on July 17, we begin to see a boost and results in the plans that we hold most dear.

The end of the month rounds up with a party. A congrats, if you will. Mercury goes direct; the Sun goes into Leo with a Full Moon in Aquarius close behind. Creativity, independence and the desire to shine will rush through us all. When Venus moves into Virgo on July 22, we are able to temper our wild desires with practicality.

Things are moving fast; you won’t get whiplash. Believe it or not, we are all ready for the next step in our evolution.

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

Don’t be silly. Dreams do come true.

Let’s manifest some stuff. Let’s make some dreams and wishes come true.

 Remember that penny you threw in the fountain way back when? When you made that wish it was done carelessly, and you were sad it didn’t come true? I’m not scolding you. However, often when people make wishes or plans for the future there is a level of laziness, of not being clear on what they really want their dreams to look like. Then nothing happens.

Ahem.

Welcome to the New Moon in Gemini. Step right up, dreams coming true is the business of this particular New Moon.

What we have for this New Moon in the business of bringing things into fruition is the ever present Neptune in Pisces in a square to this new moon, along with a lovely but powerful water trine from Saturn in Scorpio, Neptune in Pisces and Venus/Mercury in Cancer.

Neptune in Pisces in a square to this New Moon makes action happen. Above all, Neptune is in the business of acknowledging dreams and their fruition. It’s a good time to wish and dream hard.

However, the star of the show is how Mars links up to this New Moon.  Mars is all about  results, and making things happen.

Before you blow out candles on a cake, throw a coin in a fountain or wish upon a star, be clear about what you want to happen. Take some time in the next day or so to decide what you want, then make a powerful wish followed up with a fervent request. The Gemini New Moon meeting up with Mars will help things happen.

Even though we are a few days after this new moon, we will still feel the effects enough to be able to make a wish and see it come true. You have a full 7 days after the New Moon to make magic happen.

Get to it.

Starstruck Autumn: INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN

Starstruck Autumn: INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN: "Like a dream you try to remember But it's gone Then you try to scream  But it only comes out as a yawn ...

INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN

"Like a dream you try to remember

But it's gone

Then you try to scream 

But it only comes out as a yawn

When you try to see the world beyond your front door"

_"Pinch Me" Barenaked Ladies

There are some of you that might be enjoying these days of change and ease. Some of you may have eyes like refugees, still shuddering from devastating change. The glimmer of PTSD may hover over you and yours…

No matter where you are, you know that things have changed. Some people love this period of things being wide open and anything is possible energy. Then some just desperately want something, anything to anchor themselves to.  Then there are those of you who may have begun a great big change and are now stilted and immobile after that first wondrous rush of energy.

No, you aren’t going crazy. (Well, some of you may be a bit out there, but never fear)

Things are more quiet now... the onslaught of daily upsets is suspiciously absent. This alone can make us feel out of sorts. Never the less, most of us still have our guards up.

Blame it on Neptune. Blame it on the ongoing, endless Cardinal Squares. Yup, it's all their fault we may feel this level of inertia and confusion.

I wouldn’t worry about any of this too much.  The universe is stubborn, and isn’t done with us yet. 

Neptune is the Planet of the subconscious, all things spiritual, intuition, inspiration and dreams. Neptune in Pisces acts like an invisible cord of primordial spirituality that connects us, no matter your background or beliefs. Neptune can also reveal that pesky monster in the closet, and can show that he’s as scared of you as you are of him. Well, Neptune is going retrograde and will be moving away from the earth, then moving back towards us in a astrological dance from now until November. What this means is that whatever lessons that fall under Neptune’s domain that you have had to deal with over the past 6-7 months will be shoved right back at you. Nope, whatever you haven’t dealt with in this time frame needs to be cleaned up. Chances are it has to do with matters of connecting to others and your spiritual life. However, Neptune also really enjoys showing you where you are full of crap and have been delusional.

Since we have a soft Grand Water Trine between Venus/Mercury, Neptune and Saturn happening on June 7^th (combined with an approving nod from the usually spooky Pluto) we will have the space to handle this gap that we are in. Maybe we will get insights. Maybe we will solve that years long feud with an old friend. Maybe we will, for a moment, experience true peace.  The world will continue to change and shift, in ways good and bad. However, this transit combined with the Neptune Retrograde may provide for you the very thing you need the most; faith in yourself.