Stellar Insights: June 19 - 25
Hello, Solstice!
Here are some insights about the opportunities and challenges that this week’s astrology may offer. May they help you make the most of this moment. Remember that if you would ever like to see how the planetary movements are inspiring you, based upon your personal astrology chart, we can explore that in a Stellar Guidance Session. (Know that if you live in the Seattle area, you can opt for an in-person session, which I do from my office in the Pioneer Square neighborhood.)
I was just having a conversation with a client about freedom and structure, and how while on the surface they seem to be antithetical, that in fact they can be powerful allies. Having a reliable container and a trustworthy form can give us the grounding we need to confidently explore new territory. Connecting with guidelines as well as guardrails can expand our sense of possibility. Knowing what lives in the landscape of No can allow us to further define and discover all that exists in the realms of Yes.
And while this conversation was germane to her astrology chart and her life, I’m thinking that these principles are actually quite apt for reflecting upon this week, given that on Monday we have the sweet sextile between freedom-oriented Jupiter and structure-revering Saturn.
Consider how the desire for learning (Jupiter) can help you achieve your goals in a reliable way (Saturn). Reflect upon how having design principles and realistic aims (Saturn) can assist you in expanding your world as well as the potential of your life (Jupiter).
Wednesday brings the Solstice, an auspicious moment in which we celebrate turning points. In the Northern Hemisphere, we honor peak light and the arrival of summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, we welcome in winter and connect to the zenith of darkness. We usher in a new season and a new way of connecting to our energy and the rhythm of nature.
Whether we are greeting summer or winter, we are all embracing the advent of Cancer Season, a time in which we extol roots, home, belonging, and the experience of being part of a clan or family (those of choice and/or those of origin). We want to feel fed and we want to feed others. With Cancer ruled by the Moon, it’s a month in which emotionality reigns and cyclicity becomes more of our instinctive tone and tempo.
As the weekend—and the Mercury/Neptune Square—approaches, we may find our minds infused with longing. Whether it’s a pining for things/people you miss or a yearning to allow your thoughts to drift and wander, leave some room for the tidal pulls and see where they gently take you. Open to the poetic, the symbolic, and the imaginative. Allow your gifts of subtle perception to help you see connections that exist that you hadn’t seen before. Tap into your dreams and your intuition, seeing how they can fill in some missing pieces of a puzzle you’ve been trying to solve.
Wishing you a stellar week!
xxStephanie
Astrological Highlights
June 19: Jupiter/Saturn Sextile
June 21: Sun enters Cancer; Mercury/Mars Sextile
June 25: Mercury/Neptune Square
All days reflect Eastern Daylight Time (- 4 hours GMT)
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