Week Ahead Transits: 17 - 23 June

Week ahead transits 17 - 23 June

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Sun = 23° 36’ Gemini – 03° 08’ Cancer

Moon = Scorpio – Aquarius

We shift from airy, light Gemini into deeply compassionate Cancer as this week opens with the ingress of Mercury and Venus into Cancer. The nourishing waters of this Cardinal sign begin to take hold. Mercury and Venus align to welcome the idea that curiosity and care go hand in hand, one can’t exist without the other. In order to care for someone or something, you must be willing to learn and commit to understanding. Mercury and Venus play out a story that has been ongoing since early June, opening us up to a new narrative. This becomes more true as the Sun also enters Cancer this week. With personal placements and luminaries swimming in the sea of the Cancerian waters, we are reminded what it means to be refreshed, renewed and reborn. It is time to submerge ourselves and fully take a swim.

Cancer is ruled by the Moon, as it reminds us to sit in the ebb and flow of life. But more, to build a home and shelter in the tidal changes. Similar to the Moon, there is a mystery and familiarity to Cancer that is so poignant. Through Cancer Season, we go through quiet changes, evolutions and illuminations. We feel the gravitational pull toward one thing or another, and are drawn to a path more than pushed into a direction. With the Crab being keenly intuitive, we are told to trust our instincts in the process of making decisions now.

Because the Moon is so important, we pay attention to this week’s story arc of the Moon. It moves through Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and enters Aquarius at the week’s end. All of this culminates, quite literally, to the Full Moon in Capricorn on June 21st. It is the first of two Capricorn Full Moons this year, speaking to distinctive boundaries and the edges we will flirt with this season. The Moon in Scorpio starting the week wants us to dig deep, feel into the world around us. As it moves to Sagittarius, we illuminate and share what we found in the depths. Once the Capricorn Moon arrives, we are encapsulated in the fullness of the lunar cycle, only to be released and carried on the winds of the Aquarius Moon.

Neptune casts a thinly veiled fog over the week. It squares both Mercury and the Sun, having life feel a bit nebulous. We are moving through a bit of a haze, not sure where we are going, but enamored and enticed all the same. Neptune’s ask is to be attuned, trusting the process and knowing when to have faith. It is dreamy, casting a creative spell over us and likely inspiring us to see the world from a new perspective. If you feel extra sleepy, energetically low, or have vivid dreams, we have Neptune to thank for that.

Monday 17th

The Moon in magnetic Scorpio brings emotions to the forefront. It helps connect us into Mercury’s newly minted stay in Cancer and asks that we put vulnerability first. With the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune all in Water signs, we are leaving the airy realm we’ve been in the last few weeks. Watch where Cancer sits in your chart, as the Mercury and Venus conjunction will show up and the Full Moon later this week will illuminate what needs your care.
Mercury square Neptune at 12:40 am, Mercury enters Cancer at 2:07 am, Mercury conjunct Venus at 5:42 am.

Tuesday 18th

The Moon and Saturn trine stabilizing our emotions and bringing clarity to feeling after the cloudiness of the Mercury/Neptune aspect from the day before. There is less urgency and more desire to ground. We can actualize what we feel into reality and find the words we need to express our inner worlds to those around us. Vulnerability prevails.
Moon trine Saturn.

Wednesday 19th

The void period is short, as the Moon in Scorpio trines Neptune in Pisces before resting and entering a new sign within only nine minutes. Then, we turn our attention to adventure as the Moon moves into Sagittarius. There is a craving here, a hunger that we can’t quite explain. Perhaps it is because we are in the liminal space between two seasons now. Cancer season will start the following day and we know more is on the horizon. Take stock of what you have learned over the last few weeks and commit to nourishing that as the Sun changes signs soon.
Moon trine Neptune, Moon void 9:19 am to 9:28 am, Moon enters Sagittarius 9:29 am.

Thursday 20th

The Sun moves, and with it, so do we. A new season emerges, as we exit the Mutable Air energy of Gemini and enter the Cardinal Water of Cancer. The Solstice blesses us with a chance to illuminate and renew. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, we are delighted by the longest day of the year and kissed in solar radiance. For those in the Southern Hemisphere, we are brought to the shortest day, calling ourselves into our inner sanctums. Either way, there is magic in the moment and desire to be present in that magic. The shift between the seasons is notable and is only furthered by the glorious Full Moon that will shine in the skies on June 21st. We begin in release.
Sun enters Cancer 1:51 pm.

Friday 21st

The Moon finishes its stay in Sagittarius and quickly ushers us into the realm of the Full Moon in Capricorn. We go from expansive discovery into a place of stabilizing and grounding into what we’ve found in that discovery. The day is marked by the first of two Capricorn Full Moons. This one speaks to the fluid nature of Saturn in Pisces. Structures are flexible, malleable. We can mold them into what we desire and hope for. Mercury in Cancer and Mars in Taurus sextile, bringing passion and energy to our ideas. Manifestation is intention plus action, it’s more than thinking about something, it’s what we do to bring it to life. With so much Earth and Water energy present, there is a clear abundance that can’t be ignored. What are you bringing to culmination and illumination now? Consider that it may materialize at the next Full Moon in Capricorn on July 21st.
Mercury and Mars sextile at 9:22 am, Moon void 3:58 pm to 4:08 pm, Moon enters Capricorn at 4:09 pm, Full Moon exacts at 6:08 pm.

Saturday 22nd

After an illuminating Full Moon, we are brought to a point of sitting in that energy. The Moon spends the day in Capricorn allowing us to deconstruct and rebuild. The Moon opposes Mercury telling us that old narratives need to be released to allow new stories to unfold. However, it can be hard to retell a story in a new way, especially if we feel attached to it. It is ok to reimagine. Perspective shifts when we stop holding onto the past.
Moon opposite Mercury.

Sunday 23rd

The Moon finishes its time in Capricorn before bringing us to Aquarius in the evening. Before the changing of the guard, the Moon reaches out to Uranus and Neptune. Sudden flashes of insight can feel liberating and exciting. We can crave connection and a need to be unrestrained. The Moon/Uranus trine helps us bridge the feelings we get from the Moon’s entrance into Aquarius. To be radically vulnerable is revolutionary in a world that discredits emotions. Allow yourself to indulge in that need for intimacy and free yourself from tired societal narratives. What’s best for you isn’t always what is deemed 'correct'.
Moon trine Uranus, Moon void 8:05 pm to 8:13 pm, Moon enters Aquarius at 8:14 pm, Moon conjunct Pluto.

*Keywords: Voc = Void of Course Moon, NN = North Node, SN = South Node, rx = retrograde

Written by Anthony Perrotta