June 2011
Astrology Overview
June 2011 carries some very interesting energy as we encounter 3 eclipses in 6 weeks and We move into the 6th month of a number 4 year which makes this a 1 month of new beginnings for us all. This is the month when things will begin to move with eclipses, Saturn moving Direct in the sign of Libra and a stronger sense of purpose for most of us.
Some of the uncertainty seems to be closing down, and we are ready to eliminate the old stories of who we were and move into the NEW story of who we are now and who we are becoming, leaving fear and indecision behind.
Happy birthday to you Sun Signs in GEMINI and CANCER folks
Ancient birthstone for June is the EMERALD, which is about truth and fidelity
Junes Flowers are the Honeysuckle and Roses
Use the Colors of White for Purity and Green for Prosperity and Healing
USE ALL RED STONES this month to garner power, protection and help lend courage and strength to the body and will.
Although the energy of fire is still strong in the sky the theme of the first of this month is much about Taurus dedicated to helping us restructure life, and the last encouraging us to move more inward and explore healthy self care as well as more powerful connections to our own intuition.
We begin the month with a dark of the moon magical energy of creation and manifesting what you most desire on June 1st until 2:09pm PDT when we have a New moon Solar eclipse at 11 degrees of Gemini as the sun and moon join to create a Time of growth for us all.
Gemini energy is about ideas and this new moon brings in many options as it utilizes the energy The south node (old stories) and the sun and moon gathering together. Eclipses ask us to eliminate, and shift the past, so old stories during the next 4 weeks will cease to carry the importance to you and you will be allowed to clean your energetic story slate if you choose?
Eclipses are always balancing energies and with them now in Mutable signs, you will find more options. But please remember I always advise to please do as little as possible between eclipses as the dice seem to be in motion on the roulette wheel of the sky. But this year of course, we have something else unusual with 3 eclipses within a 6 week period.
On the 3rd Neptune newly entered into Pisces merging energetically with Chiron the wounded healer begins its backwards (retrograde) motion and going within for answers will give you a tremendous advantage this next 6 months. Neptune the planet of spiritual love, universal connection and illusion as well as vision is retrograde in the sign of Pisces until it moves back to Aquarius August 4th retrograde…. Neptune will not move direct until November 9th in the sign of Aquarius and move back again into Pisces Feb 3, 2012 and remain in the sign of Pisces then until March 30, 2025. So, expect this Neptune retrograde to be a once in a lifetime adventure as this planet of illusion shifts gears for all of us teaching us new ways of envisioning and creating from visions, dreams and inner connections. Aquarius is Air (ideas) and Pisces (water) intuition you know.
Neptune retrograde asks for us to realize how what we are thinking, speaking and believing affects the Whole. And that we are a part of the whole creating it moment by moment, thought by thought. What we do just now is not only just affecting us but we.
Jupiter (expansion) and Uranus (Change) in Aries are surely pushing most of us to move faster than we might be comfortable with and with Uranus and Saturn in Opposition squaring Pluto in Capricorn we are still a bit in the rougher earlier of the year energy. Expect that by August 13th much of this energy will dissipate and meanwhile use it to begin to really create new relationships especially as Saturn moves direct on the 12th and some of your questions about others will surely be answered over this next 6 weeks.
Expect plans to be subject to Lots of interesting adjustments during this time and realize that the universe is drawing with pencil and constantly erasing as soon as it puts down a new idea. Using this time constructively you will come out of this eclipse season with TONS of new ways of doing things, better, faster and Easier. Being adaptable and remembering this time is not about endings, or even beginnings, but information, reconnections and rethinking will enable you to utilize this energy to its maximum potential.
On the 15th at 1:14pm PDT we have a full moon LUNAR eclipse with the sun in Gemini at 24 degrees and the Moon in Sagittarius at 24 degrees, and expect there will be lots of ideas and people very comfortable with giving you their own personal professional opinions this month. Lunar eclipses are always Full moon times and we are now asked to Eliminate and with Gemini and Sagittarius the idea would perhaps to be eliminate the OLD stories and old beliefs in order to open on July 1st for a NEW MOON Solar eclipse at 10 degrees of Cancer as we are asked to open to New ways of self care and recognizing our own intuitive powers with this new moon eclipse.
Keeping this in mind, do not create more stress for yourself by trying to convince people of your own personal views. I am reminded of one of my favorite sayings. “DO not try and teach a pig how to fly, it will frustrate you and really tick off the pig and wow hasn't this been the year for it?”
On the 16th as Mercury moves into Cancer we begin to feel the energies shifting as on the 21st we will enter Summer officially at 10:17am PDT as the sun enters Cancer and the balance of day and night is upon us again. This will be the longest day of the year and this is the celebration of the coming of the light. Summer solstice is when we invoke protection, strength, and clarity with our wishes and prayers and receive all of the above.
The Sign of Cancer is about Nurturing, safety, and security. Cancer energy most of all requires us to be kind, gentle and speak softly to be most effective with others. Also, We are asked at this time each year, how we are taking care of Self, are we honoring and connecting to ourselves and giving equal energy to Us that we are to Others? Nurturing is only available when you have it to give, so be nice to yourself this month also as you realize that after the Sun leaves Gemini on the 21st and Moves to Cancer you will need a bit more tlc for yourself also.
So, take Care with what you say, and think now as you more and more recognize you are the Creator Mars the planet of action moving to Gemini on the 20th seems to encourage the eclipse energies and new ideas and contact should abound for us all. This month you should expect significant karmic contacts, so be out there and ready to meet your next step friendship, work, or relationship by just opening to a new vision for yourself.
I wish you the most wonderful June of your life and wish that you would set that intent for yourself. All that has to happen to make it happen is to BELIEVE and FEEL it and to stay positive and truly realize that YOU are the CREATOR. Which is what this month is all about. And in my world, this is what this entire incarnation and us showing up at this special moment in time is about.
Namaste
Carol Barbeau