JUNE 2008
Zodiac Mood of the MonthA fun loving bunch of the Sun, light hearted Venus and chatty Mercury in Gemini gets the first two weeks of June off with a real swing. Mars in fiery Leo only adds to the snap, crackle and pop in the mood. There'll be lots of passionate enthusiasm in the air. Then a few upheavals appear courtesy of the Uranus square on the 13th as surprises pop out in the open and unexpected turns of events require immediate decisions. Pluto from the 14th reverses back into Sagittarius for its final stint of five and a half months. It was around from the mid 1990s to this January then shifted over the cusp into Capricorn so this is its farewell swan song. It will bring back a few unresolved issues to allow them to be sorted out once and for all. The Pluto opposition to the Gemini Sun is the first hint of tensions and differences of opinion that haven't been around since last December. Thereafter everything should soften with the Sun and Venus moving into sensitive, home loving Cancer for a few weeks. Though Mars will lose its flamboyant drive slightly with a confusing Neptune opposition on the 21st and an intense, slow moving trine to Pluto on the 30th.
Planetary Hits
| 3: | New Moon in Gemini= new beginnings |
| 4: | Sun in Gemini sextile Mars in Leo = energetic, dynamic, flamboyant, outspoken |
| 6: | Venus in Gemini sextile Mars in Leo = passionately enthusiastic |
| 7: | Sun conjunct Mercury in Gemini = in mental overdrive, talkative Mercury conjunct Venus = harmonious, sweet words. |
| 8: | Mercury sextile Mars = argumentative, direct |
| 9: | Sun conjunct Venus = romantic, indulgent, charming, sociable. |
| 12: | Venus square Uranus = flirtatious, rebellious, insecure emotionally if too possessive. |
| 13: | Sun square Uranus = excitable, sudden surprises, fast reactions. Venus trine Neptune = romantic, daydreamy, kind. |
| 14: | Pluto retrogrades into Sagittarius till late November = strong opinions, delays in travel. Sun trine Neptune = kind, vague, low energy |
| 18: | Venus opposition Pluto = charming, manipulative, jealous Venus into Cancer till July 12th = home loving, emotionally self protective. Full Moon in Sagittarius = pulled in two directions. |
| 19: | Mercury Direct = communications flow through faster. |
| 20: | Sun opposition Pluto = tense, challenging, pressured. Sun into Cancer for four weeks = home loving, emotionally sensitive |
| 21: | Venus sextile Saturn = cool emotionally, charming about practical matters Mars in Leo opposition Neptune = panicky, sense of failure or low energy. |
| 25: | Sun sextile Saturn = practical, sensible, good for hard work and planning |
| 27: | Uranus retrograde in Pisces till late November. |
| 30: | Mars in Leo trine Pluto = power struggles, achievements take immense effort. |
JULY 2008
Zodiac Mood of the Month
The Sun is in creative, ambitious, though family oriented Cancer till the 22nd so the mood will be self protective, bringing a tendency to cling to what is familiar. With Jupiter oppositions to Venus, the Sun and Mercury there will at times be an over expansive air with more being promised than can be fulfilled. However Mars moving into hard working Virgo on the 1st for six weeks will bring more realism, a slightly nit picking tendency to find fault. When it meets a tricky conjunction to Saturn on the 10th there will be delays, perhaps some accidents, some passive aggressive reactions with simmering resentment then outbursts of irritation. Thereafter Venus flits into sociable Leo for a few weeks with the Sun following suit on the 22nd. Even Mars recovers its good humour on the 26th with a buoyantly energetic trine to lucky Jupiter. Venus drifts out of the month on a romantic though perhaps unrealistic Neptune opposition.
Planetary Hits
| Jul1: | Mars into Virgo till mid August = hard working, good for specialised tasks, details. |
| 3: | New Moon in Cancer = new beginnings Venus opposition Jupiter = sugar sweet, indulgent, insincere. |
| 5: | Mercury square Uranus = flashes of inspiration, outspoken |
| 6: | Mercury trine Neptune = creative, kind, vague Venus trine Uranus = emotionally excitable, flirtatious |
| 9: | Sun opposition Jupiter = over confident, promise more than can deliver, lazy. |
| 10: | Mercury opposition Pluto = intense conversations Mars conjunct Saturn in Virgo = irritable, accident prone, setbacks. Mercury into Cancer till July 25 = talking emotionally, biased, creative. |
| 12: | Venus into Leo till August 4th = sociable, flamboyant, showy |
| 14: | Mercury sextile Saturn = serious, sensible. Sun trine Uranus = inpsired, sudden surprises, release from tension |
| 15: | Mercury sextile Mars = outspoken. |
| 18: | Full Moon = pulled in two directions |
| 19: | Mercury opposition Jupiter = confident, exaggerates |
| 22: | Sun into Leo for four weeks = playful, sociable, good for self promotion Mercury trine Uranus = inspired, lively chats |
| 26: | Mercury into Leo till August 9th = dramatic gestures, colourful way of speaking Mars trine Jupiter = energetic, lucky, confident. |
| 29: | Sun conjunct Mercury in Leo = talking in overdrive. |
| 30: | Venus opposition Neptune = romantic, dreamy, disappointing if expect too much. |
STAR CYCLES: HEAVENLY WINDS - Dates.
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| Jupiter | | From December 18th 2007 into Capricorn for a year = good for ambitions, money, status. |
| Saturn | | In Virgo from September 3rd 07 for two and a half years = hard working, serious about health. |
| Uranus | | In Pisces December 2003 till 2010/2011 = revelations and new insights into creativity, spiritual beliefs and psychology, disinclination to face difficulties. Operates like Uranus transitting the 12th house so psychological upsets, surprises which bring anxieties, no deeper understanding of causes of events. |
| Neptune | | In Aquarius 1998 till 2012 = supposedly about enlightened humanitarianism and the universal brotherhood of man, though more likely bringing uncertainty about the future, old scientific attitudes being undermined, social values being eroded. |
| Pluto | | From January 26th 2008 into Capricorn for sixteen years (with a slight reverse into Sagittarius June to Nov 08) = complete deconstruction and reconstruction of global economic and commercial structures and systems, as well as major changes in way in which governments work. In past times of Pluto in Capricorn (approximately every 250 years) there was territorial domination on a grand scale by charismatic leaders and ultimately a time of culture, learning, justice and prosperity. Reverses briefly back into Sagittarius from mid June 08 to late November 08 which brings up strong views, religious intolerance, arguments about education, difficulties travelling long distance, self righteousness - everything we've seen since the mid 1990s. Thereafter it stays in Capricorn till 2024. |