Planet Waves Monthly for June by Eric Francis
Aries (March 20-April 19) — Saturn entering your sign is the astrological equivalent of moving to a new continent, or, more accurately, the continent coming to you. New commitments, new responsibilities and a world of new possibilities will be open to you. Yet to allow this, you will, in a sense, need to forget who you were in the past, and let go of many methods, values and ways of life that have not served you. So you might think of this time in your life as an exchange process. And there are a few other elements operational here as well. Saturn can have a serious cast; Neptune has also recently entered your sign, and this is calling for some idealism and a bit of vision to go with your newfound capacity for achievement. Saturn is a taskmaster and a workhorse. The fuel it runs on is inspiration, and imagination. And now as ever, a modicum of faith is necessary. Another factor is that Jupiter is about to enter the home and security angle of your chart, and that means you must take the time, space and expense to live well. Your home must be a comfort zone, and a place where you are free to be yourself at all times. Many factors in your chart describe that experience per se — living boldly in your truth, even if you have denied yourself in the past. This will influence your relationships, and so you must summon the skill that comes least naturally to Aries, which is negotiation.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — The general direction of your existence is one of bold self-discovery. While often portrayed as an exciting outer journey where you meet lots of interesting people and go exotic places, that is something different. This is the kind that requires true courage and persistence: the inner experience, where you discover who you are without the encouragement or assistance of others. Since yours is among the most relationship-oriented signs of the lot, this will require a reversal of many of your usual tendencies. And at the same time, the whole direction of the world is to externalize everything, from thought to memory to imagination. You will need to resist this trend as well, and that may not be easy. There have been times when you got to know yourself quite well, and you benefit from those learning experiences every day. But at the same time, you tend to coast on them, assuming that things that were true about you in the past are still true about you today. This sometimes shows up as a kind of avoidance that you are ready to release. Your original instructions are now calling you to confront and experience your innermost being in bold ways, and to accept whatever you find as a fact of who you are. You will have the ability to make adjustments, though only after you take the step of total sincerity with yourself. Yes, you can do this, despite the challenges of self-acceptance in a world that only seems to encourage life in the Neighborhood of Make Believe.
Gemini (May 20-June 21) — Regardless of the state of the larger economy, you are set to experience a financial renaissance. Your finances run in cycles; this you know. It would be worth studying them, though know that Jupiter’s arrival in Cancer is the biggest and most generous planet arriving in the area of your personal resources. You have more than you may know, of many kinds of assets — particularly emotional capacity. However, you will only understand this intuitively if you work the territory. It’s easy to turn away, to keep walking, to keep scrolling, and to pretend that you feel no calling to take care of the world. Yet this value is innate to your nature; it’s the foundation of who you are spiritually. Therefore, give of yourself whenever you can. Stop and listen; take care of anyone in any situation where you know that no harm will come to either of you. Make your choices not on preference or prejudice, but rather on the basis of knowing that you are likely to be the only one who steps up. Yes, your astrology is calling you to be a warm creature in an increasingly chilly world. Other factors, present and upcoming, describe you as entering a profound phase of personal reinvention. The question is, what do you want to create yourself into? What are the principles guiding your building process? For most, the honest answer to that question would be “none at all.” But that is not your karma. Yours is a path of sincerity and service.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Jupiter and Saturn are said to be planets, but really, they are miniature solar systems. Between them, they carry most of the potential that we have in this life. They represent the principles of expansion (Jupiter) and structure (Saturn). Think of them as God’s hands on the potter’s wheel. Jupiter is the hand inside the pot, pushing it outward. Saturn is the hand outside the pot, making sure that it holds its form and offers some resistance to infinite expansion. And you are the pot on the wheel, who would spin infinitely and meaninglessly without the strength of cosmic guidance and intervention. Yet imagine, at the same time, that those are your hands who are shaping and forming you. Jupiter entering your birth sign this month is about your idea of yourself experiencing rapid expansion. This will influence all aspects of your existence, since you are the thing they all have in common. Saturn is entering your 10th place of mission, responsibility and reputation — which have in common the theme of taking action. You may be embarking on the most significant time in your life so far, and it’s best that you live that way. What seems impossible or unknowable today will come into focus and into reach in a short time. Saturn is 95 times as heavy and nearly 800 times larger than Earth. Jupiter is 1,300 times larger and more than 300 times heavier than Earth, and these planets will be working on you at the same time. You may not know your potential. All you need to do is use your imagination and stay out of your own way.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — The issue of longterm planning has become complicated for all of us, and you need a guiding principle. Fortunately, Saturn making its long-anticipated move into your fellow fire sign Aries will provide you with the basis for that. The message here is to use time wisely. This calls for planning and flexibility. People really struggle with this — it’s important to know when to change your plans rather than cling to them; and when to stick to a program even when there is temptation to veer. The question is: what is your motivation? What do you want? What is guiding your decisions? Too often it’s a petty agenda that undermines your sense of your potential. And more often than that, a confined, narrow view of yourself that turns the world into a place of limited possibilities. If you find yourself wondering what is possible, and thinking not so much is, consider that the determining factor is who you think you are. Yet this would be the more conscious version of the scenario; the less conscious and more probable feeling is that of going in circles and not seeing the repetitive pattern. You simply have to get out of your own way. Part of mastering planning and flexibility means knowing why you are making any particular decision. You must have a vision for what you want, and who you want to be. And this is calling for looking well above who else said what, did what, or thinks what.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — You seem to be caught in a contradiction between where you’re at and where you want to be; between your sense of what is possible and your worst fears. Saturn in Aries describes being contained by your circumstances. This potentially involves shared financial conditions associated with a relationship. Yet Jupiter is about to arrive in Cancer, which describes many ideas, including collaboration. The result could be frustration: much that you want, yet limited space to maneuver. Jupiter is saying rather boldly, you must be true to yourself. And you must take your space in the universe. Yet this will not amount to good karma if you abandon your commitments to others. So you’re in a situation where you must think in terms of ‘whole system’. It works out that your personal truth is closely related to your sense of community and your emotional bonds with others. Once again, you are in a situation that calls for negotiation — and identifying common ground and mutual goals. Then there are the places you need to be supported; and there are the places where you can support others. Between and among this all, there is plenty to go around: time, resources and willingness — though you must lead the way. That means putting your integrity first and placing a higher value on necessity than on desire. I don’t mean abandoning desire, but rather seeing it in its proper context; and working with your limitations rather than against them.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — Jupiter enters Cancer this month — your 10th, and one of your most powerful houses that describes your drive to achieve something real. This has not happened since 2013 and before that, in 2001. The top line and the bottom line and every other line say: you must think boldly. You must think large. Your reach must exceed your grasp, as you aspire to what you’re not certain you can attain. Jupiter is full of potential, though you must make it real through taking action. And this would best be based on a vision you hold, something you can imagine so vividly you know it must be true. I know it’s difficult to be aspirational these days, as we all become increasingly lost in the maze and matrix of digital existence. There are no maps and no guides, though one thing that is sadly becoming apparent is that the realm of synthetic thought evades feelings and sensory experience. ‘Intelligence’ is a total human experience. If we can say one thing about the life you want to create, it’s about the human dimension and the physical world. For you, this will always come back to caring for people. To have Cancer on the midheaven angle is about experiencing a calling, and then doing what feels right. Study the cycles of how this has developed for you over the past few Jupiter cycles. This one is special — active collaboration is essential to meaningful success. Seeming limits are your best friends.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — Jupiter’s change of signs later this month (on June 25) represents you opening up your horizons and taking a broader view of your life and the world. Of course, how you see and think of the world says something important about ‘your life’, and describes the circumstances where you find yourself. I suggest starting with seeking an actual view of the horizon, whether from a high place, or from the shores of an ocean or large lake. You want an unobstructed perspective so that you can consider the possibility that creation encompasses much that does not yet exist. Jupiter entering your fellow water sign Cancer also encourages a more spiritually-centered approach to life (compassion and seeking the wisdom of your inner teacher) than a transactional one (measuring life and love using a this-for-that approach). Spiritual does not mean better. It does mean sincere. Proving right and wrong are popular and always futile. Seeking understanding is always productive. You have been drowning in the transactional approach for quite a while, and something more enlightened is called for. Yet this will require you to take a more empathetic approach to yourself and the people around you. Step back from the idea that you can take anyone for granted. Consider what you owe to the world and to the people around you for your considerable success and privilege. You might not see things that way, though I suggest you give it a whirl and notice what comes to the surface.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — Your solar chart is bursting with the potential for achievement. The only catch involves your motivation. Within that general heading I am including your reasons for taking action, and the crucial matter of whether you’re being true to yourself. And how do you know that? If you find yourself rationalizing — that is, making excuses — you may have an issue to check out. If you find that you’re hung up on the details of something rather than seeing the bigger, wider goals, you may have an issue. If you’re seeing only greatness or the grand scheme and ignoring the annoying details, stop and make an inquiry. We all know that emotional and sexual drives have led people to accomplish seemingly great things. In your professional life, the best motive is getting the job done for its own sake. That means not trying to impress anyone for personal purposes. Focus your attention inward on your relationship to the task at hand. In your intimate life, share everything that you have: you can afford to be generous with your time, your resources and your emotional presence. This involves being warm and loving when you are offered something, rather than taking it as an entitlement. People are generous with you, and you may notice that they are becoming especially accommodating. Receive these gifts by sharing what you have and moreover, who you are.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — Jupiter enters your opposite sign Cancer this month, and that looks and feels like people around you being more emotionally available. You may find yourself in one of the most supportive environments in many years. Yet you will only experience that up to the capacity of your ability to exchange and receive love and attention. A great many relationship scenarios involve an uptake deficiency (a kind of celiac of the soul). And then there is also another struggle, which is a tendency to be cheap with one’s emotions and attention. This way they (or you) don’t give anyone the ‘wrong idea’, that you might actually care — and then they will want more from you. Keep your ears on and other senses open to this potential and do what you can to go the other way. The softness, the innate caring that animals feel for their young, and the willingness to be mutually supportive — these are all being systematically subtracted and eliminated from normal experience. In Japan, there are ‘cuddle parlors’ where men can pay to spend a few minutes being held by a woman. While we’re asking why that must be, help the world by being the furry mammal that you are. Offer what you want or need, when you can. Stay around people who understand the loving nature of sharing food. Cook for yourself instead of ordering in or eating out. All of these suggestions involve the exchange of nourishment and feelings, which are slowly becoming “not a thing.” But they are, and we can’t live without them.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — While Aquarius is usually considered the sign of the brain, you are emotionally sensitive, and your body needs special care. Just in time, Jupiter is making its move into Cancer, calling you to take a mature approach to nourishing yourself. The first thing to evaluate is your work environment. Your ideal workspace is connected to a kitchen, so you can keep an eye on the stove at all times. If you work in someone else’s business, do what you can to cozy it up, and make sure that your food during the workday is wholesome (and bring plenty to share). More significantly, you know that your work must benefit others directly (which sadly is not the story of capitalism). And if you feel your job is lacking in this respect, look for other ways to serve humanity. I don’t mean “working for charity”, but rather being supportive in your immediate environment. You must be able to see or at least know about the results so that the whole exercise is not an abstraction. Then there’s one other thing, which is speaking the truth every time you open your mouth. This is no longer an option for you. It’s no longer a luxury, or an inconvenience. Reality as you know it to exist must be the basis of your thought and your speech. Existing in the Neighborhood of Make Believe has been a greater temptation. Honesty for its own sake will feed and strengthen you, and set an excellent example.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Any decisions you make through late May into June are likely to be works in progress. Numerous major planets are moving in your favor, and their effects will manifest in a series of stages through July. And while this will seem to carry you along, you want to guide your ship in the direction you truly want to go. Make every decision consciously, as if it really makes a difference. We are all being overwhelmed with how fake and meaningless and transient everything is. I suggest you resist by focusing on what means the most to you, and grounding your attention right there. Your current astrology is greatly enhancing the principle that what you focus on increases. It will surely increase within you, which is the part of the universe that you have the most influence over. Yet those same things will also increase in the world around you. The most beautiful message of the many sign changes now underway is that you contain your own creative power. You are the visionary of your life, and this is not some mystical thing. It’s as practical as can be, and you will see this the more you experiment with your own possibilities. Even if things have been the same way for a long time, you can now intervene in your own life path and make the changes that are so long overdue. Look around at your world and decide right now what needs to go, and what you want to invite in.