Astrological Insights: June 16 - 22, 2025
Greeting the Solstice and Connecting to Our Dreams
**Before we explore the current astrological landscape, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be sending you an email in a couple of days announcing a suite of new offerings here on Substack. I can’t wait to share this next evolution of my work with you.**
With the Jupiter/Neptune Square a highlight of the week, watch for a spell of idealism to infuse the climate. While it’s important to dream big, to imagine what is possible, stay grounded with your ideals, so that you’re not caught in an undertow of disappointment or disillusionment. That’s not to say to abandon ship when it comes to envisioning a better life and/or a better world. In fact, this week provides us the opportunity to cast our net of hope and imagine what it can collect. It’s just that in that process, don’t lose sight of what it would take for it to manifest—the resources, the time, the co-incidences—as those are often essential to having yearnings, longings, and aspirations made manifest.
As Mars begins its stay in Virgo on Monday, we may get some help in this matter. When the planet of action winds its way through this systematic sign, we are reminded of the importance of paying attention to the mundane details. We can find ourselves more driven to organize and classify, to craft plans that honor form and function. Virgo reminds us to stay close to the ground and not lose the forest for the trees as well as how tending to each individual tree helps the forest to flourish. Mars will be in Virgo through August 6.
On Friday we greet the Solstice, with summer beginning in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. This marks the beginning of Cancer Season, a month in which we’re called to tend to our emotions, connect to those we consider family, and hone in on what has us feel at home.
As the weekend unfolds, and the Sun and Saturn square off, we’re reminded of the importance that strong foundations and hard work yields. A No may help us to know something more deeply, showing us where a plan is premature and needs more time and dedication until it can reach its full potential.
xxStephanie
Astrological Highlights
June 17: Mars enters Virgo
June 18: Jupiter/Neptune Square
June 20: Sun enters Cancer
June 22: Sun/Saturn Square; Mars/Jupiter Sextile
All days reflect Eastern Daylight Time (- 4 hours GMT)
Photos: Milad Fakurian via Unsplash
Dreaming in the Here and Now
How are your dreams these days? Some people find that during intense and chaotic collective times, their dreams become more activated, vessels through which they connect to and work through their emotions, fears, and concerns related to world events. Like they do for our feelings/insights about personal issues, our oneiric visions can help us tap into what stirring in the depths of minds related to world events and social pressures. We can actively work with our dreams through dream incubation to gain more insights into how to orient, including how to take actions that aligns us to stand for our social and altruistic values while considering our desire for feeling safe/secure.
On Wednesday, I made an appearance on the Seattle lifestyle show New Day NW to talk about this topic, I chatted with the host Kelly Hanson about why our dreams are important, ways to better record and remember them, how to do dream incubation, what recurring dreams means, and much more.
You can watch our conversation in the video above. And if you want to dive more deeply into dreams, check out my book The Complete Book of Dreams, which goes into great detail about all these subjects and more.
Stellar Guidance Astrology Sessions
If you’re looking to access personalized insights to help you navigate the now, I’d love to do a Stellar Guidance Session with you.
Using your astrology chart as a touchstone, we’ll explore your innate strengths as well as growth edges so you can further understand ways to live a more fulfilling life. I will also call forward insights gleaned from astrological timing techniques such as transits and progressions to help you better understand the opportunities, challenges, and life transitions you are moving through as well as the choices you may be currently facing. Through the language of astrology, you will access greater self-awareness and self-compassion.
Drawing from my experience as a life coach, I will hold a space to allow you to feel seen and heard while also catalyzing your discovery of actions steps to draw you closer to your goals and visions. I will bring my experience as a family constellations facilitator to our session, helping you to perceive and free yourself from generational patterns that may have been eclipsing your freedom of self-expression.