Fasten your seatbelts! This month we have a rare transit of Venus on the Sun on June 5 and 6, we have a Lunar Eclipse on June 4 and the first of 7 long awaited squares of Uranus and Pluto.
We will all be feeling this turmoil, but mostly Geminis, Sagittarians and those of us with personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars) or the Ascendant at 6 to 15 degrees of Aries, Libra, Capricorn and Cancer. Also those born between 1962 and 1969 during the Uranus/Pluto Conjunction. These are the people who will catch on fire with the energy of the Uranus/Pluto square. It would be interesting to do a survey to find out how many of that generation is involved with the Occupiers.
Neptune turns retrograde on Jun 4. Saturn turns direct on the 25th of June. Venus turns direct on June 27. But these are a piece of cake compared to the previous items.
Dates to Watch:
June 1 – Mercury Conjunct Venus. All you want to talk about is love and money. OK, are you under loved or underpaid, probably both, but do you have to tell us all? Should we alert the media?
June 3 – Mercury Trine Saturn. Now is the time to make long range plans especially about your career. Does anyone really have careers anymore?
June 4, 2012 – A Lunar Eclipse at 14 Sagittarius/Gemini. This eclipse is conjunct Venus and Square to Mars. This is all about give and take in relationships. Are you a demure little roll-over-and-play-dead little girl or a milk toast kinda guy or are you aggressive. You may not know which way to go during this eclipse especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 11 to 17 degrees of Gemini, Sagittarius and Virgo. For more on the May and June eclipses, see my blog. For all Lunar Eclipses it is best to let go of old dreams before we pursue new ones. Education and travel could be interrupted. An eclipse in Gemini leads us to question everything and Sagittarius can give us a new spiritual direction.
Neptune Retrograde at 3 Pisces until Nov 11, 2012. We can revive our meditation practice and realize that all spiritual inspiration comes from within. A time to look inward to see what needs to be healed.
June 5 and 6 – Venus exact transit of the Sun. This alignment only happens 4 times every 243 years. In North America we will be able to see at least a portion of it on the early evening of June 5 at 6:04 PM to 6:21 PM. We will see Venus as a black dot crossing over the Sun. Be sure to take precautions when viewing the Sun, check The Sky and Telescope site. I consider Venus the planet of values, maybe this aspect will wake us up to what is really valuable in our lives.
The ancients worshipped Venus in her dual aspect. Venus now is an Evening Star known as Vesper, ruling gentle wisdom. Once she crosses the Sun she becomes the Morning Star on June 13. As the morning star she was known as the Warrior. You can see what type of Venus you have by looking at your chart to see if your Venus placement is before or after the Sun. Adam Gainsburg has been doing a lot of research and tracking the Venus cycle. Also, read Eric Francis interpretation of the Venus transit as Embracing the Solar Feminine here.
Jun 7 – Mercury enters Cancer until June 25. Mercury doesn’t like being in a water sign because he is going to have to start talking about his feelings, ugh! Sometimes we just clam up during this period. We feel safer that way.
Sun Square Mars at 17 Gemini/Virgo. Temper, temper. Put your angry energy into working out at the gym.
Jun 8 – Mercury Trine Neptune. Our minds are on the finer things in life. Visit a museum
Jun 11 – Jupiter enters Gemini until Jun 27, 2013. The planet of excess and expansion will be in Gemini for one year. In Gemini, Jupiter expands the mind and increases our options for the future. Gemini gathers too much data and during this year, we may get buried in information. Go on a media fast. On the bright side it can bring abundance into your life especially if you have planets or the ascendant in Gemini. But, on the other hand, abundance can be overweight. So watch your diet.
Mercury Square Uranus opposite Pluto. The Uranus Pluto square is exact on Jun 24 and having Mercury involved in this square today makes us scared stiff of that square. That is all we seem to be thinking and talking about. Our nerves could become over stimulated. Also, we may start to look at life from a different perspective.
Jun 13 – Sun Trine Saturn. A day to get down to business and working with elders.
Jun 19 - New Moon at 28 Gemini. Set your intentions. This is the start for the coming month. Include learning new things this month, read, study, go to school.
Jun 20 – Mercury Square Saturn. Don’t find your self at logger heads with others. Practice love not war.
Sun enters Cancer until July 22nd. This is the beginning of summer. Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon. We may find ourselves a little moody at this time and withdrawn.
Jun 23 – Sun Trine Neptune. Your idealism is stimulated. You can imagine some pretty big schemes, make sure they are realistic.
June 24 – Uranus Square Pluto. This is the first of two Uranus square Pluto aspects in 2012, and the first of seven over the next few years.
Future Squares:
8 Sep 2012 at 8 degrees Aries/Capricorn
May 20, 2013 at 6 degrees Aries/Capricorn
Nov 1, 2013 at 11 degrees Aries/Capricorn
21 April 2014 at 9 degrees Aries/Capricorn
Dec 15 2014 at 13 degrees Aries/Capricorn
March 17, 2015 at 15 degrees Aries/Capricorn
These are outer planets that move slowly so these dates are not when we will experience this square, we will experience it throughout this period. When a client has a series of transits like this, I tell them to pay attention to the first one and that will give them an idea of how the following transits will affect them. The changes from these squares started when Pluto entered Capricorn in 2008 and intensified when Uranus entered Aries in 2011. So we have seen some major changes in our world already. These two planets in these signs bring revolution, action, death and rebirth.
The square is waxing and waxing squares tend to create lasing change especially when they are in cardinal signs. The planet and humanity will not be same after these squares. How do we know? Well the last time Uranus was square Pluto was during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. And the beginning of this square was in the 1960’s when Uranus and Pluto were in a conjunction..
Jun 25 – Jupiter Square Neptune. Today we are optimistic, maybe there is an upswing in the stock market. Things look rosy, don’t believe it. This aspect is all about belief. Jupiter rules religion and Neptune rules spirituality. A good day to pray and meditate.
Saturn turns direct at 22 Libra. During the long retrograde period from Feb 7, 2012 our ambitions ran into a lot of snags. It was hard to get ahead or even to find a job. Now the momentum in those areas pick up. Look for opportunities.
Mercury enters Leo until September 12. Mercury stays in Leo extra long because he turns retrograde next month on July 15. Leo is a creative sign, you may be able to write or do other creative work during this time.
Jun 27 – Venus turns direct. Our social, romantic and love life picks up. Now you can make commitments, get married, whatever.
Jun 29 – Sun opposite Pluto at 8 Cancer/Capricorn. Some other person is trying to manipulate you. First recognize them and then avoid them, especially be alert if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 8 degrees of Cancer, Aries, Libra or Capricorn.
Sun Square Uranus at 8 Cancer/Aries. You could be restless and wired and make lots of mistakes today, stay calm. You feel especially crazy if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 8 Cancer, Aries, Capricorn or Libra.
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS
JUPITER is in Taurus until June 11, 2012. This month Jupiter will move from 27 Taurus to 4 Gemini. Now is the time to move ahead with your optimistic plans for the future, especially if you have the ascendant, Sun or Moon between 27 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio to 4 degrees of Gemini/Sagittarius.
SATURN is in Libra (structure, foundation, and responsibility) until Oct 2012. This month Saturn is moving retrograde from 23 to 22 degrees of Libra until Jun 25 when it moves direct. If you have the Ascendant or any personal planets at 23 to 22 degrees of Libra in your natal chart, you may be in store for some hard lessons around the issues ruled by the planet and the house the planet is in or rules. Libra rules relationships of all kinds and Saturn may ask you to take on more responsibility for how your relationships work.
URANUS is in Aries until 2018. This month Uranus is moving from 7 to 8 degrees of Aries. We all feel a need to rebel, we want more freedom and want to make some radical changes in our life. I believe in “cooperating with the inevitable”. If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, go on a long vacation, move, or make some major changes in your life.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. This month Neptune turns retrograde on Jun 4 and moves from 3 to 2 degrees of Pisces. A lack of focus, a sense of drifting or an inability to see a betrayal or disappointment until it's too late can be experienced by those of you with the Sun or Personal Planets at 2 to 3 degrees of Pisces. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams and spiritual insights.
PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023. This month Pluto is moving retrograde and is staying at 8 degrees of Capricorn. Everyone is feeling the urge to purge and to find his or her truth. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with Sun, Ascendant or personal planets at 8 to 9 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer.
Have a good month,
Janet Kane