The week starts quietly, with no major aspects until Thursday, one of which involves Mars who turned retrograde last week at 9 degrees of Aquarius. This means that Mars is apparently moving backwards through the heavens, and it also means that he’s on a go slow. In the whole of July Mars will travel only 6 degrees, moving from 9 to 3 degrees of Aquarius, and this is a big part of the backdrop to the rest of the summer…
What’s Happening this Week?
The week starts on a swell of exuberance as the Benefics come together by square – Monday 25 June
Venus 13 Leo square Jupiter 13 Scorpio 18.20 BST
The most pertinent message here is to be aware of excess or over the top situations…
Uranus is in the news this week as it’s Summer Solstice time – when the Sun (Sol) appears to stand still – but there’s little time for letting the grass grow under your feet as the first aspect is to this Lord of surprises:
Thursday 21 June – Spring Equinox Sun ingress Cancer 11.06 BST
Saturday 23 June – Sun 2 Cancer sextile Uranus 2 Taurus 06.59 BST
This indicates that new cycles and especially those related to Cancerian issues (home, property, family, children and care) could hit the floor running. The sextile aspect is a harmonious one so changes should be for the better…
We’re moving on – or are we? In the background we have the action planet Mars slowing right down in the early degrees of Aquarius, getting ready to turn retrograde in two weeks time, so whatever your plans do take things steadily. It’s not the time for “full steam ahead” and something is about to switch direction, or not go in the way that you had anticipated…
What’s Happening this Week? We have two dominant themes unfolding at the moment and both are exact midweek, starting with the Sun – Mercury conjunction that falls square Neptune – Wednesday 6 June Sun conjunct Mercury 15 Gemini 03.03 BST Mercury 16 Gemini square Neptune 16 Pisces 15.09 BST Thursday 7 June Sun 16 Gemini…