Feeling Our Way into Cancer Season.

Happy Winter Solstice for us in the Southern Hemisphere and a Happy Summer Solstice for those in the Northern Hemispheres; either way, it is a special time, signifying the beginning of winter in the south and the beginning of summer in the north, celebrating the changing of seasons, the light and the dark.

As we experience our shortest day in Australia, we begin an ascent upward, moving out of the dark and further toward the light. As we do this, today we also move out of Gemini season and into Cancer Season. Here in Australia, Cancer season beckons us to go within, stay indoors, nurture ourselves and others, connect with family, and move away from the heady experience of Gemini and into the more feeling realms of Cancer. These next few days, as we approach the upcoming full moon in Capricorn, we should be able to access deeper parts of ourselves and our spiritual natures as we have a lovely aspect with Jupiter before it turns retrograde on the 22nd. I will have much more to say about the upcoming full moon in the next few days.

Jupiter is still transiting in the sign of Pisces but will now move backward and move back into the sign of Aquarius on the 29th, where it will stay retrograde until October and then begin its move back into Pisces. When planets are retrograde, we internalise, look within, access deeper parts of ourselves. Combined with the sun now in Cancer, this time is about going within, recharging our batteries, nurturing ourselves and nurturing our spiritual practices. This is an excellent time to focus on your biological or chosen family, attend to those little home maintenance or renovation projects, cook some delicious meals, and overall nurture ourselves and others.

Cancer by nature is a beautifully emotional, sensitive, nurturing energy whose focus is very much on looking after others; it is the sign of the archetypal mother, protective, caring and willing and able to defend the family. The moon rules Cancer, and like the moon, it is changeable; it ebbs and flows like the ocean's tides. It can be moody, sometimes broody, but at its essence, it is all about honouring the divine feminine energy in all of us.

Enjoy the Cancer season by spending time with your family, honouring the mother or mother role in your life, thinking about your ancestors and the long line of women who came before you. Commit some time to self-love and nurturing, allowing yourself to feel emotions as they arise in you and allow yourself some time to rest before we step into fiery Leo season on July 23rd

New Moon Solar Eclipse in Gemini

New Moon Gemini- Solar Eclipse. June 10th 8.08 pm Aust Eastern Standard Time

We recently experienced the lunar eclipse in Sagittarius. I hope many of you got to witness this spectacular event and took the opportunity to release any belief systems that were no longer working for you. Two weeks later, with this solar eclipse and new Moon in Gemini, we are entering a phase of assessing and reviewing possible new ways of thinking of taking in new information.

What you have let go of as a belief system during the Sagittarius lunar eclipse now requires new

information. This solar eclipse in Gemini is all about further processing to collate the information you may need to develop new learnings that can later settle into new belief structures to serve you more beneficially.

This new moon solar eclipse sees both the Sun and the Moon in the mutable air sign of Gemini sitting directly next to the ruler of Gemini, Mercury, but Mercury is retrograde. This will slightly temper down the intensity of all this Gemini energy and provide the opportunity to do a lot of mental processing and evaluation about something you may have wanted to start. However, now you need to assess whether you have been thinking things through properly, to re-evaluate, reassess and review whether you have let go of some of the belief systems that could have been holding you back and what new thinking is going to serve you from here.

As much as new moons are about fresh starts, this one may feel like there is still much re-evaluation to be done during this solar eclipse. Perhaps something you have thought or some information you have been working with, you discover is not exactly as you first thought, and therefore you need to restart and make a second attempt.

This is still very much about Gemini energy, which is all about communication, listening skills, activity in your daily life, socialising, writing, speaking, connecting, learning, and our overall mental and sometimes nervous energies. Gemini is a dual sign, and Mercury is retrograde so on the one hand, you may be feeling propelled to begin a new mental activity or projects, but on the other, you discover further information that can potentially cause a pause, a slow down, a review.

During this solar eclipse, we also have Gemini energy in square to Neptune in Pisces, and this may place of veil of confusion over things. Neptune, on one level, can dissolve and confuse, and this aspect may make it harder to have genuine clarity in our mind. Where we may be craving detail and facts, Neptune makes it much harder. We could find ourselves at risk of not hearing what is indeed being said, receiving unclear instructions, getting information that is not exactly as it seems. So be extra aware of this. As much as you may wish to move forward on new projects, especially mental projects, or anything at all requiring detail, Neptune here is saying sorry... not quite yet.

On a higher level, Neptune represents our intuitive, imaginative and spiritual selves and knowing, so it could be very prudent to, rather than push against this energy, surrender to and trust that the unknowns and the timing will be right when it is right. Neptune will be hiding some of the details needed for proper new start energy during this time, so it could be very wise to simply sit with the fact that you don’t have all the details yet; you don’t have to figure it all out yet. This energy will pass, and by the time the Sun moves into Cancer and makes a trine energy to Neptune, things will become much more apparent.

The day after the solar eclipse, Mars moves from the sign of Cancer into Leo. Mars in Cancer may have had our emotions in full drive, where we could have reacted or overreacted to things that would usually not bother us so much, and our overall energy could have been rather sluggish. Now in Leo, Mars is much happier, and our will, passion, creativity and overall energy drive will increase. However, we will need to be aware that Mars is and will be in opposition to Pluto around the time of the eclipse, so any power struggles that we may have been dealing with in our lives could fire up at this time. Make sure you are clear in your listening and your communications, and be aware once again that you may not have all the facts and you may not have all the answers.

Exacerbating this energy is the second Saturn in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus aspect for the year. The first occurred in the middle of February this year. This time, Saturn is also retrograde, so this dampens this energy slightly, but this is still a clash both collectively and individually regarding our need for stability, security and certainty and our need for individual expression, freedom and breaking through outdated structures and rules. We can feel increased frustrations by restrictions and limitations placed on us, both individually and collectively; however, we will still need some structure to avoid complete chaos. Being actively creative with these energies can bring rise to new and rebellious ideas that we embed into our daily world. It is about finding a balance between structure and freedom, stability and rebelliousness. No doubt, this is uncomfortable energy, especially for those with strong chart placements in the signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. These are all fixed signs that don’t budge easily, and one may feel as though they are working at cross purposes.

June is a big month astrologically, but with this new moon solar eclipse, I recommend moving more slowly than you usually would with lots of Gemini energy around. Take your time, and allow your intuition to help you, knowing that things will become clearer by mid next month.

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Mercury Goes Retrograde in Gemini. May 29- June 20th

For the second time this year, Mercury turns retrograde and this time in the sign it rules, the mutable air sign of Gemini

What does this mean?

Basically it appears as though Mercury is moving backward in the sky. On a symbolic level this means the areas Mercury usually rules over, such as communication, intellect, connection and technology don’t function in their usual way. These areas are now more internalised.

On a practical level mercury moving retrograde can place a serious disruption on how we manage and deal with these aspects on a daily basis. However Mercury retrograde also offers us the opportunity to reflect and internalise this energy rather actively use it. We are really given the opportunity to review, reconnect, renew, and learn, so it is certainly not all bad, it is about re adjusting expectations on our mental capacity.

Mercury retrograde offers us opportunity to access more of our intuitive mind rather than logical mind. It is a particularly potent time for heightened dreams, so take note of what your dreams are telling you during this period, there are often messages delivered to us in our dream states now.

Gemini as an energy is all very mentally active, always moving, sharing ideas, connecting, communicating and thinking. Gemini likes to be busy. Mercury going retrograde now will affect Gemini and the other mutable signs, of Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces the most significantly with the addition of Virgo as it is also ruled by Mercury. This is a period where the mental thought structures may become easily scattered, disorientated and less likely to focus with the same degree as usual. Therefore its a great idea, if you can, to offer some leniency to the expectations you place on your mental faculties and have a break from really strenuous mental work, if you can.

Gemini is also incredibly active, running around piecing things, people and connections together. During this period the running around is less likely to bring the results you need.

When Mercury goes retrograde, we need to be aware that what we wish to communicate may feel restrained or potentially be miscommunicated. I encourage you therefore to ensure your messages are well thought out, clear and understood by the recipient.

Technology can frustrate us more than usual with Mercury retrograde. This is the period in which your lap top decides to have a malfunction, the software you rely on suddenly has glitches and you experience delays in all manners of transportation. I highly recommend checking your car is in good working order at this time.

Being aware of these energies can lessen our frustration as we are certainly in line to experience all kinds of unexpected and unplanned events, the best advice is to attempt to just go with the flow of it all. If you have had travel plans, these may be seriously disrupted, especially if you are currently living in Melbourne, Australia. We literally went into lock down as Mercury turned retrograde. Make sure you allow for flexibility if you can and allow a little more time either side to get to and from your destination.

If you can avoid signing contracts at this time, it is advisable. If you can not then ensure you go over the fine print again and again and ask plenty of questions.

On June 10th Mercury being retrograde in Gemini will be heightened as we experience a solar eclipse conjunct Mercury.

This will be an excellent time for second chances and pursuing new opportunities. I will write more about this specifically at the time.

Meanwhile, make sure you consciously remember where you parked your car, put your keys and back up your files. Above all, listen carefully and make sure you really understand what is being communicated to you and that you equally communicate your messages as clearly as you can.