The Moon transits into Cancer Monday and Venus in Cancer squares Jupiter in Aries. You may find yourself feeling a little more sensitive than usual under these energies. Insecurities may feel more pronounced as well. Some may feel particularly unsupported. Certainly the combined energies of the Cancer Moon and the Venus/Jupiter square make for a complex emotional landscape to start the week. Be patient with yourself now, be patient and tolerant with the people in your life. Try not to indulge any anxiety based suspicion or paranoia. Try to maintain perspective when expressing your feelings to others, try to maintain perspective when others are expressing their feelings to you. Be prepared to detach from desire for overindulgence as a means of avoidance from feeling. Allow yourself to flow through the day experiencing all the emotions that arise in you and not latching onto and dwelling on the ones that are rooted in core fear and injury. This would be a good time to focus on the love that is present in your life.
Duncan de la Montagne The bright bold vitality of the Sun bursts forth now as it enters Leo, the Fixed Fire element sign that it rules. This is a time to get excited about participating in the experience that is life. This is a time of forming future goals. It is a time of self manifestation, of self promotion for some and of public self expression for all. Everyone is at least a little bit of an extrovert when the Sun passes through the sign of Leo. This is a time of gatherings and celebration. Allow yourself to indulge in festive pleasures throughout the four weeks of Leo Season. And yes, there may be drama. In fact it is likely there will be drama emanating from the more self-focused and/or ego challenged among us. Watch for over-exaggeration from some, particularly over the next ten days while Mercury transits Leo as well. Do not allow yourself to fall victim to the devious manipulations and machinations of others with an agenda. Do not take all the messaging that comes your way as gospel now. Be sure to do your own due diligence before coming to a conclusion about whatever controversy may rise around you or before jumping into an opportunity or deal. While the Sun is in Leo consider the narrative you are weaving in your own life now and whether it is the right narrative for you.
Duncan de la Montagne The Full Super Moon in Capricorn is exact at 2:27 PM EDT today. Pluto retrograde is adjacent (6 degrees away at precise moment of lunation). The energies of this Full Moon in Capricorn stimulate new awareness of your origins, who you truly are, where you are really from. This Full Moon is all about authenticity. It will have you questioning direction. Whether you are headed where you really need to go, or whether you are simply moving toward something because some part of your psyche has been programmed to move you in that direction. This Full Moon can have you transforming on fundamental levels and changing the course and direction of your life in profound ways. It is a strong manifesting Moon that can have you taking greater power in your life. This is a purging Moon. You will find you have awareness of elements and patterns that cause you to struggle. You will find you have the willingness and the ability to move on. This Full Moon sextiles Neptune, which will have many rejecting what they now clearly see does not serve them in the spiritual area of life. Many will feel compelled to reject controlling religious dogma and seek alternate spiritual paradigms. This Moon has the potential to trigger harsh conflict in situations where strong power dynamics are at play. Change of a more difficult nature may be what results here; but ultimately this change will stimulate growth, growth that benefits you in your journey.
Duncan de la Montagne. The Moon transited into the bold, ego-driven, Fixed Fire sign of Leo Thursday night at 8:40 PM EDT, just in time for Holiday Weekend. Leo is a festive sign so most people will be up for fun and certainly many will be enthusiastically expressing themselves in a variety of manners and degrees over the next couple of days. Today Mars, the planet that governs our outward expression of energy, forms an exact square with Pluto. This is where things get tricky. This is a volatile aspect that can unleash dangerous and destructive energies. Pay attention to what is going on around you. Power struggles can easily explode into violent fights under these energies. There is increased likelihood of accident or misadventure now. Take no unnecessary risks. It's definitely a time to curb over-sensitivity and keep your ego in check. Your temper can flare easily now and reactivity can lead to impulse and action you later regret. Those who keep it light and easy will enjoy the best experience under these energies. Those who slip into uber-competitive aggressive self-focused mode however will be agents of chaos who cause a negative experience for others and ultimately a bad experience for themselves. Have fun, but play nice and stay spiritual!
Duncan de la Montagne There is a New Moon in Cancer on June 28 at 10:52 PM EDT, Black Moon Lilith is conjunct. Let this New Moon be about a commitment to human rights for women in the present and in the future.
Plant seeds of desire, will and intent toward creating of laws and societies that ensure that women always have the right to choose their life and the right to choose an abortion if that is the right health and life choice for them. Plant seeds that will lead to a true separation of religion and state. Plant seeds that will lead to equal pay for equal work. And plant seeds for harassment-free workplaces where women can work in peace and dignity. Let this New Moon in Cancer be the beginning of something better than that which has ever existed before. Now is the time to demand true justice for women, and to settle for nothing less than true justice. Duncan de la Montagne The Sun has entered Cancer. It's Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, there is more light on this day than any other day. The celestial energies drip with mystical Water magick. Honour the Goddess of abundance now. Chant your incantations. Cast your spells of love, harmony and inner well-being. This is a season of the soul. A time to nourish and nurture yourself and your loved ones, be they human, canine, feline or other. This is a time to take time for pet projects. This is a time to gather with your clan, to tell your stories and sing your songs. A time to feel the warm summer wind in your face and a time to dance round the fire all the night long. Life is meant to be sweet and easy when the Sun transits the sign of Cancer. The Sun will inhabit the sign of Cancer until July 22.
Duncan de la Montage There will be a Full Moon in Sagittarius Tuesday June 14 at 7:52 AM EDT. Full Moons are intense energy portals, ideal for ritual and magic. The Full Moon in Sagittarius wants you to feel your passion, to explore it and express it. This Supermoon in Sagittarius has us all looking to the horizon and thinking big. Hope and optimism are key Sagittarian qualities and this Full Moon brims with both. If you want it, go after it. You really have nothing to lose. This is your life, the only incarnation of your spiritual being you will ever have awareness of. This Sagittarius Full Moon beckons you with bright silvery beams of celestial light to move toward dreams and authenticity, to make the most of your life. Full Moons are a time when certain things that were obscured or hidden are exposed or revealed, and certainly this Full Moon lunation will hold its share of revelations, both positive and negative, particularly given the aspects it forms with both Neptune and Saturn. Some will have to deal with embarrassment or shame now as behaviors and indiscretions they hoped would stay secret are brought to light. Ultimately the square with Neptune and the sextile with Saturn will pry you from stagnant states of being. The energies of these aspects will challenge your core truths and beliefs, pushing you to grow and change in the ways that you must. When the energies of the Gemini Sun and the Sagittarius Moon combine in this way the result is a fusion of rational thought and spiritual wisdom, a powerful force that can help you overcome anxiety and insecurity. You are able to find perspective that makes change and risk less daunting. Surrender to the inspiring fiery mutable energy of Sagittarius now and commit to your most daring dreams.
Duncan de la Montagne Mercury transits into Gemini, one of the signs it rules, at 11:27 AM EDT on Monday June 13. Alignment occurs when Mercury joins the Sun in Gemini, we feel more in sync. We are all living our own version of Gemini energy while the Sun transits Gemini and now our thoughts, mental processes and communications are aligned with the energy of the Zodiac Season. Everything moves fast under these energies. We seek information. We crave change. Our thoughts jump from concept to concept, from idea to idea. We are fascinated by anything that is new. We dive in, but in many cases jump out just as quickly. Focus can be a challenge, but for the disciplined much creative and communication work can be accomplished now. People who need stability can find this much Mutable Air Energy disconcerting. Others though will find themselves exploring new activities or career paths or planning exotic vacations. The dark side of all of this Gemini energy is slipping into a judgmental mindset which of course causes internal mental suffering to us and most often does more harm than good out in the world. Mercury will transit Gemini until July 5.
Duncan de la Montagne The Moon transited into the Fixed Water sign of Scorpio at 4:41 PM EDT Friday, taking us from light Air to heavy Water. We will all be in our feelings, emotions, passions and obsessions over the weekend. Mercury in Taurus trines Pluto in Capricorn now, infusing further passion and intensity into the cosmic energy mix. The Mercury/Pluto aspect takes each of us deep into the mysteries of our own life and into what lies below the surface around us. Pertinent information will be revealed now. Some revelations will be more welcome than others, but each will be important to you. Be ready to receive. This is a good energy space for research, strategizing, making power plays and manifesting ambition. An exact Venus conjunction with Uranus in Taurus can bring a surprise into our love or sex life now, for better or for worse. Such is the sometimes serendipitous but always unpredictable nature of the planet Uranus. An exciting prospective lover may profess their interest now. You may find yourself on the receiving end of a spicy proposition, or expressing your own desire to explore the realm of kink to someone. You may receive a surprise visit from a lover or loved ones. Unexpected money may fall into your lap or a surprise opportunity may manifest. Finding yourself in the right place at the right time is often a key element in how Uranus/other planet aspect energies manifest. On the flip side, particularly if you have afflicted Natal planets connecting with the conjunction, you may find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with all that implies.
Duncan de la Montagne With the Moon in Leo where it forms a perfect sextile blend with the Gemini Sun this is the most festive weekend of Gemini Season 2022. These are very social energies designed to get us out
in the world having fun with our friends and our families. The only real risk now is getting caught up in the moment and going too far. Well, okay, awkward over-sharing or bad late-night karaoke could also be pitfalls for some today. Saturn stations retrograde in Aquarius at 5:47 EDT PM this evening. Don't let that put a damper on your weekend though, it will take a while to see and feel the effects of these slow somewhat limiting Saturn energies. This retrograde transit will affect your Aquarius planetary placements and the areas of life governed by the House Aquarius rules in your Natal Chart over the next five months. This may take you into your past or bring the past into your present or bring confrontation with power be it a person or an institution. Change may be forced upon you but if that is the case it will be for the best, though it may take a while for you to realize it. Duncan de la Montagne |