Astrology Forecast for June 2013 - Sign-by-Sign

Astrology Forecast for June 2013

For Everyone

June’s chart tells us we have arrived at a new starting point. The period of testing and preparation are over. A time of difficulty is ending. There’s always a catch, though. Fulfilling the opportunities opening before us will mean squaring our personal circles, or doing something we have always wanted to do but never thought possible. Like overcoming a lifelong case of stage fright, or surpassing our personal best. You’ll succeed if you’re willing to wrestle the occasional demon, or angel, along the way.

Sign-by-Sign

GEMINI (May 20 - June 19) ~ Professional goals, working conditions, and opportunities for financial growth and self-betterment are dovetailing. It will take time and effort to make it happen. You must support your boss’s agenda, which means added work and compromise. But basically your goals and your boss’s, coincide. Things look good. However, potential supporters are making big changes; their lives are in flux. They can’t commit. There are also interminable quarrels over how to proceed. Your best bet is to tend your own garden, for now . . . and your boss’s.

CANCER (June 20 - July 21) ~ The transition that’s coming blends deep spiritual and psychological progress with professional and financial advancement. It’s a major life reorientation. You’ll also need to introduce a whole new you to the world. Expect challenges from partners and allies. They expect the old you, and they’re dealing with life changes of their own. Despite a sometimes argumentative, dismissive reaction from preoccupied friends, the new you will eventually grow on them and your new perspective will benefit them. For now, though, get used to explaining yourself.

LEO (July 22 - Aug. 21) ~ Leo has exciting plans for the future. Opportunities are arising. Leos have leverage. Pieces are lining up like proverbial ducks. But you will need focus and an unusually peaceful mind to make it work. Many people in your life are experiencing life changes, too, just not as smooth as the one you are experiencing. Disruptions overflow too often into your life. Support friends and associates. For the foreseeable future, though, you’ll be forgiven for prioritizing your own goals and insulating yourself from the turmoil.

VIRGO (Aug. 22 - Sept. 21) ~ The world is a daunting blend of challenges and opportunities, right now. Solutions for others involve lots of juggling. For Virgo, the challenges and opportunities are arranged more conveniently so they can pursue their goals more directly. You’ll also have the time and space to complete the necessary adjustments gracefully. Best of all, the key for Virgo is something Virgos do better than anyone: thinking things through thoroughly. This rare combination of circumstances will let Virgos make a vital life change in comparative peace.

LIBRA (Sept. 22 - Oct. 21) ~ Librans love harmonious relationships and they’re good at tuning up disharmonious ones, but they’ll have their hands full in June. Change, especially in financial and professional areas, is disrupting new alliances and old. Even soft words can trigger big overreactions. However, relationship difficulties will be balanced by opportunities for personal growth. Chip away at relationship issues, but focus strenuously on self-development. Paradoxically, the spaces opened up by tensions in close relationships will make room for experiences that ultimately strengthen and deepen all your relationships.

SCORPIO (Oct. 22 - Nov. 20) ~ To most Scorpios, the world looks like it’s in a blender set on high. Also, Scorpios, are . . . well . . . feeling their age. I can see why they might think they’re at a disadvantage. In fact, they are well-positioned to guide events wisely, and benefit from them. This advantage will persist, even increase in coming months. More, Scorpios will feel entitled to exercise their power on their own behalf. They can and should retake control of their own lives to once again set their own course.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21 - Dec. 20) ~ With personal finances and workplace politics both threatening to get completely out of control, I can see why Sagittarians would be apprehensive. But this is one of those times when attitude really counts. The facts on the ground can be turned to your advantage. They can become stepping stones to a much more secure and rewarding position. Abandoning a few outdated, self-defeating attitudes will quickly lead to greater self-confidence and an almost instinctive ability to successfully navigate the tense and turbulent currents around you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 21 - Jan. 18) ~ Capricorns could experience June as an outstanding success or a nerve-wracking ordeal. It depends on which of June’s events you focus on. True, June will be fraught with contention and dissension, particularly among family, friends, work associates and other key alliances. Your administrative and diplomatic skills will be sorely tested. June will also begin a remarkable Capricorn success story. You can move a complex and ambitious plan decisively forward. Only Capricorn could pull this off. So don’t let your trials will eclipse your triumph.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 19 - Feb. 17) ~ Aquarians are both idealistic and practical, but the idealistic (i.e. impractical) side often dominates. Nowadays, Aquarians are feeling especially driven to manifest both their idealistic and practical sides, to make idealism self-supporting. They’ll have to trade their occasionally combative, crusading style for a more mellow, personable one. And they’ll need to blend their idealistic and spiritual attitudes with more than a modicum of business sense. It’s even harder than it sounds. However, the planets are now supporting just such an ambitious makeover

PISCES (Feb. 18 - Mar. 19) ~ Your drive for a more fulfilling lifestyle often puts you at odds with the world around you. Home has become a safe-haven where you too often retreat, avoiding the work necessary to build that better lifestyle. Under present conditions, it’s understandable. Wouldn’t it be great, though, if you could learn to engage the world with the same ease and warmth you bring to home life - without compromising your ideals? It’s the missing piece of the puzzle. Present planetary conditions strongly support exactly that goal.

ARIES (Mar. 20 - Apr. 18) ~ Aries is confronting opposition from the powers that be and family too. It’s all but overwhelming and there’s little you can do to prevail. The good news? When all is said and done, you will agree with the outcome. People will come to conclusions you can live with. You will find the new status quo quite agreeable. An irrational, disruptive influence is affecting relationships, especially with female family members, but it will bring healing in the end. Your budget will tighten in coming months.

TAURUS (Apr. 19 - May 19) ~ Taurus’s personal attitudes and their financial situation evolved significantly in recent months. The two processes followed separate tracks. But now, as both trends reach fruition, they are dovetailing, bringing you quickly to a major turning point. The new attitudes will fit neatly into the new livelihood. The new Taurus and a new livelihood will emerge more or less simultaneously, and successfully. The new livelihood will bring new social bonds and the new Taurus will bring new energy to old ties. Finances will improve noticeably.

The Astrology of May 2013 - High Voltage Politics

The Astrology of May 2013

 High Voltage Politics

Disclaimer

However, by now, after years of continuous intense astrological activity, every area of our lives is supercharged with transformative and disruptive energies. Each month seems to initiate processes that will take years to completely unfold; strata upon strata of transformative processes are unfolding simultaneously, each person and each nation responding according to their nature, adding to the appearance of chaos.

It's as if the transformative process has encompassed every area and facet of our lives. Everything is in transformative motion at once. As a result, there is turbulence everywhere we look and it masks the underlying meaning and direction of events.The main focus of events in any given month can be completely obscured by the overall turbulence.

I will continue to focus on the chief astrological narrative line, but acknowledge that it might be hard to discern that line in what is becoming the chaos of contemporary global events.

On the other hand, these charts remind us that the world is not descending into chaos. There is a fundamental, underlying pattern in world events and they have a direction.

Recap of April 2013

In April, a major stellium in the 6th house brought a release of difficult energies in the workplace and wherever people exchange goods and services for cash.  

Early in April, labor issues were in the foreground. Fast Food workers in the New York area carried out an unusual and courageous strike for higher pay. Several hundred service workers struck in the Chicago area later in April. Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary came up for consideration.

A Lunar eclipse, the first of three eclipses in April and May, occurred on April 25th. It coincided with a number of violent, catastrophic events. I believe the approach of hard aspects that will be exact in May also helped determine these events.

These violent and tragic events in the third week of April overshadowed April’s overall emphasis on workplace issues. However, at least one of these events, the catastrophic explosion of a fertilizer plant near Waco, TX, was, essentially, a workplace disaster and raised innumerable issues related to worker safety.

On an individual level, if my own experience is any indication, April saw many overdue on-the-job discussions with coworkers.

May’s Astrological Milestones

Let us next consider some of the astrological milestones in May.

• Mars in Taurus opposite Saturn retrograde in Scorpio, May 1. This is a potentially dangerous aspect adding a volatile, explosive component to the eclipse activity we are seeing along the Taurus/Scorpio axis - the chief financial axis of the Zodiac. This emphasis, overall, suggests major transformative events affecting global finances. I believe the approach of this aspect is partly responsible for the difficult or violent events in late April.

• Mars in Taurus trines Pluto retrograde in Capricorn on May 5 (GMT). This aspect is essentially supportive, but it will add Mars/Pluto energy to a period already supercharged with explosive Mars/Pluto/Saturn energy. It could make things either worse or better, depending on the situation. Perhaps difficult situations (Mars v. Saturn) will catapult us into more favorable ones (Mars trine Pluto).

• Solar Eclipse in Taurus, May 10th. Another release of force along the already hyper-stimulated financial axis.
  
  
  

• Uranus in Aries Squares Pluto retrograde, for the 3rd Time, May 20th. This square is the third in a series of seven extending from June 2012 to March 2017 (the next one is in November).

• Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius, May 25th. This third eclipse in a series of three, hits the Gemini/Sagittarius axis.  This is the main political axis of the Zodiac. Expect major political and ideological realignments. With the Sun in Gemini in the 3rd, in the sign and house of grassroots politics, expect a further dramatic increase in the level grassroots political activity.

May 2013 - Overview

Business as Usual Interrupted

May thrusts us across an important threshold in the transformation being powered by the Uranus/Pluto square (exact seven times from mid-2012 thru spring 2015).

The ongoing debate over what used to be generally accepted, core political and economic assumptions will escalate further. Sweeping political realignments will set the stage for fundamental change.

The Embodiment of Uranus Square Pluto

The key to May’s chart is a set of aspects between Saturn, Pluto, Uranus and Venus. This configuration is especially intense because sign and house cusps line up to within a few degrees, placing all the signs in their natural houses.

Taken as a whole, May’s chart shows a revolutionary spirit, a transformative current, flowing through the entire social structure and permeating all events.

Let’s look at each point in this configuration separately. It’s best not to draw any conclusions until the end.

• Uranus in Aries in the 1st House squares Pluto retrograde in Capricorn in the 10th. This square indicates an intense, classic clash between individuals and authority.

As before (see June 2012, when it was exact for the first time), the Uranus/Pluto square is imbedded in a larger structure that channels its power into a process of comprehensive social transformation. It will affect all the channels through which power typically flows in society. Revolution will be in the air.

When all is said and done, Uranus in Aries in the 1st House lends the chart a predominantly Aquarian tone.

The Yod Itself

The Uranus/Pluto square is linked to a Yod, made up of Saturn retrograde in Scorpio in the 8th, Pluto retrograde in Capricorn in the 10th, and Venus in Gemini in the 3rd.

• There is a Saturn/Pluto sextile at the base of the Yod. Saturn and Jupiter retrograde are in mutual reception - by Sign and House. Saturn, the planet of discipline, order and austerity, is in the House of collective resources and power. It sextiles Pluto, the planet of power as such, in the 10th house of administrative or governmental power.

This sextile is the very picture of high-level, wide-ranging, in depth deliberations over fundamental political and economic issues.

• Venus in Gemini in the 3rd house of community is quincunx Saturn in Scorpio in the 8th.

This indicates a strong inclination, and/or inescapable need, to consider the needs and preferences of communities and local groups during these high-level negotiations.

• Venus in Gemini in the 3rd house of community is quincunx Pluto in Capricorn in the 10th. This placement is all about the bonds of affection and loyalty that bind political and economic entities together.

This quincunx indicates an inclination to question the loyalties that have allowed gross imbalances of power and wealth to develop in society and a desire to make adjustments.

This Yod will energize tensions between social classes and between all levels of social organization - families, neighborhoods, cities, states, regions, central governments and international alliances. It will also activate tensions between capital and labor, church and state, between the races, and between established citizens and immigrants, and so on.

Yod + Uranus/Pluto Square + . . .

The Yod sets up endless debate over rights, duties and obligations within society. The Uranus/Pluto square disrupts relations between individuals and authority.

Combined, considered apart from the final aspect in the structure, the Uranus/Pluto square and the Yod would produce a chaos of competing, isolated individuals clashing interminably over fundamental questions, unable to achieve consensus. The picture is not a pretty one.

Doubtless we will witness some of this chaos of ideas and emotions. But there is one more aspect in the configuration that changes the entire picture.

Yod + Uranus/Pluto Square + Venus/Uranus Sextile

A sextile between Uranus in Aries in the 1st House of the individual and Venus in Gemini in the 3rd House of community completes the circuit. This final link in the chain of aspects turns a potentially anarchic influence into a transformative one.

Assertive individuals (Uranus in the 1st) join with like-minded members of the community to form coherent politically active groups. (Venus in the 3rd).

Groups then join with other groups, ultimately revitalizing the social power structure. The same would be true in commercial, religious and secular organizations, across the board.

Worldwide Transformation of Societies

The social contract is about to be rewritten, with all the excitement and turmoil such things always entail.

Given present trends, top-down governance, favoring the powerful and the wealthy, will give way to governance in which wealth and power are far more fairly distributed.

Add Two (More) Eclipses and Stir Gently

May’s eclipses tell us that we will cross a political and economic point of no return. The error of our old ways will become painfully obvious enough to spur genuine change. Attitudes will shift even more strongly in favor of immediate social and economic reform. However, as will all the other events we have discussed in recent months, this process will not take place overnight. It will be yet another long-term transformative process among others now unfolding.

Sign-by-Sign Astrology Forecast for May 2013

Astrology Forecast for May 2013

For Everyone

In May, we will find ourselves swept down a new road with only minimal preparation. We just have to trust that countless small decisions, made over a long period of time, often on the fly, have prepared us. The planets are taking things into their own hands. The world will work by different rules. It will suddenly respond better to sharing, consensus-building and cooperation, for example. Progressive views will be more welcome. In the meantime, until you get it figured out, prepare to be surprised.

Sign-by-Sign

♉ TAURUS ~ (Apr. 19 - May 19) Taureans are putting themselves on a new footing, aspirationally, socially, and financially. Changes in Taurus’s financial situation make this change necessary and also help make it possible. This departure from your old life takes place amidst a rapidly evolving social and economic context. Fortunately, the planets have lined up to help Taurus find the right partners. Others are making similarly comprehensive changes. Your efforts to manage the details of this difficult and fateful transition will yield especially useful insights. Others need to hear them.


♊ GEMINI ~ (May 20 - June 19) All the changeful things in this fast changing world seem to run through Gemini’s life. More so because Gemini possesses a special charm and an aura of prosperity nowadays. The issues are evolving rapidly and the first answer you give will not be the last. Second-guesses are inevitable, but things are important and you’ll need to be involved. Offer your honest, heartfelt opinion. You’ll be delighted at the influence you can exert on the process. People will even take your personal wish list seriously.

♋ CANCER ~ (June 20 - July 21) Events are moving fast. Emotions are turbulent. Priorities are conflicting. Thoughts are confused. Events are affecting your support systems. Cancerians are hard-wired to create and maintain support systems; planetary influences have been strengthening those instincts. Recent experience has honed your ability to combat determined opposition. Your intuition is well-supplied with relevant insight. Your confidence is high. However, you have no direct leverage. Your skillful behind-the-scenes efforts could be all that keeps dubious “reforms,” some well-intentioned, some not, from dismantling the support systems you’ve built.

♌ LEO ~ (July 22 - Aug. 21) Most Leos probably realize by now that they have an enviable degree of influence over today’s difficult, complicated and seemingly unpredictable events. This influence, though potent, is indirect and occasionally causes consequences of the unintended kind. Your influence is especially effective in May, and if you make the wrong choice, things can go wildly awry. To insure the best outcome this time around you might have to take a detached approach and oppose the inclinations of your superiors. Depend more on principles and ideals.


♍ VIRGO ~ (Aug. 22 - Sept. 21) Virgos need to make as accurate an estimate as possible of the effect rapidly changing circumstances will have on their long-term financial goals. As hard as it is to get an accurate reading on events now, things will continue to evolve. To reach your goal, you will need to re-calculate periodically and adjust your trajectory accordingly. Defend your plans; push back against pressures from higher ups, but be realistic. Virgos can still count on their ability to guide events in the direction they prefer.


♎ LIBRA ~ (Sept. 22 - Oct. 21) May is a fateful month for Librans. You might feel at a disadvantage and uncertain of which direction to take. You might also feel like someone is forcing your hand.  However, you have a lot of bargaining power and surprising influence over the outcome. Don’t hesitate to call on this leverage, even when confronting determined opposition from those more powerful. Their hand isn’t as strong as everyone thinks and your views carry more weight than you realize. The concessions you win will benefit many.


♏ SCORPIO ~ (Oct. 22 - Nov. 20) Changes are occurring in your neighborhood that you personally find acceptable, for the most part. But things aren’t as simple as they first appear. Many friends will be affected and their preferences must be taken into account. Any concessions that must be made to satisfy them will probably not be onerous. It’s important that you be true to your principles throughout and that everyone involved respect that. This will guarantee a better outcome and change the way others regard you, in a good way.


♐ SAGITTARIUS ~ (Nov. 21 - Dec. 20) Sagittarius is cleaning out their psychological and spiritual attic, making room for a new vision of the future. At the same time, they are building a new financial framework that will give them power to manifest that vision in the real world. Let this vision of the future be influenced by the those you love or it your future will be a lonely place. But envision a livelihood that will allow you to work for the general good, also, or you’ll find it unsatisfying.

♑ CAPRICORN ~ (Dec. 21 - Jan. 18) Capricorns see the need for change; they just aren’t sure this is the right change. Friction between yourself and change-minded associates is a constant; the threat of destructive confrontation ever present. The stars strongly recommend that you give family, friends and subordinates the benefit of the doubt. You’ll be able to live with what they come up with; a lot of it will meet your own highest standards. You’ll gain respect as part of a team seeking constructive reform, principles and reputation in tact.


♒ AQUARIUS ~ (Jan. 19 - Feb. 17) The issue you’re facing has serious real world consequences for yourself and others. Too much about it troubles and annoys you, making detached consideration impossible. Even if you could be objective, it’s too complicated. It defies rational analysis frustrates intuitive insight. You can’t just stand by and let it resolve itself; the chances of a screw up are too great.  Meanwhile, the clock is ticking. Engage those involved in an informal, relaxed setting. Leave seriousness at the door. A playful approach will yield breakthroughs.


♓ PISCES ~ (Feb. 18 - Mar. 19) Your conscience and your intuition are aligned and free of outside interference. You know the right way to go. You give reliable voice to everyone’s innermost thoughts about the situation. You can speak calmly and confidently in a noisy debate; others find your words compelling. That much is easy. The problem is, you don’t have much leverage over anyone’s situation. The hard part is making a solid connection between the ideals you espouse and the realities people face. This connection is the secret ingredient.


♈ ARIES ~ (Mar. 20 - Apr. 18) You’ll have to jump in with both feet to keep your plans for the future on course. You can benefit a lot from the second-guessing sparked by mention of your ambitions, but only to a point. Your strength comes from firsthand knowledge of the immense pressures at work. You know in your gut which ideas will withstand these forces and which won’t. The stakes are high. Don’t sign off on anything unless it passes your reality test. And don’t let anyone seize the reins.

The Astrology of April 2013 - Fusion Reaction

Astrology Forecast for April 2013

Fusion Reaction

Recap

Since December, the charts have been about individuals wrestling the world into more livable shape.

March’s chart asked us to adjust our most important personal bonds to better suit economic realities and our own long-term financial needs.

April

In April, there is an intense energetic focus on the 6th house. Generally speaking, the 6th house governs those relationships that make life economically possible, for us and those who depend on us.

In April, our aspirations for a better future will collide with the realities of today’s workplace, and vice versa. We will need to make fateful economic decisions in turbulent and confusing circumstances and act upon them.

Troublesome Stellium in the Sixth House

Chiron, the Vertex, the Arabic Lot of Accusation, Neptune in Pisces, and Nessus in Aquarius are all in the 6th house. Chiron and the Vertex are closely conjunct.

The 6th house supports the clear, practical mode of thought required in the workplace. “Clear” and “practical” is not how I would describe the influences affecting the workplace in April.

Pisces and Aquarius at Work in Virgo

Pisces sets on the cusp of the 7th house but occupies most of the 6th House.

Pisces governs our connection with Spirit. Spiritualizing Neptune governs Pisces and is presently in spiritualizing Pisces.

Such an overwhelmingly spiritual force will create highly problematic conditions in the normally practical, down-to-earth 6th house. 

Mercury, Chiron and Virgo, at home in the 6th house, like well and carefully defined terms with a dash of inspiration. They help maintain the needed balance and order in a place that is prone to imbalance and disorder. Chiron adds the inspiration that keeps it all from becoming drudgery.

Pisces and Neptune, by contrast, render things abstract, idealistic, otherworldly and indistinct. The inspiration they provide tends to be of the unrealistic variety.  

People will yearn for escape from the rigors of work. Work relationships will lose clarity and transform in ways that are difficult to understand or to control.

April’s eclipse will nonetheless render decisions made in April irreversible.

In some workplaces, April will bring chaos, in others it will reset the balance between management and labor, between work and home. Overall, it will remind the world of its need for labor unions to represent the interests of the working people.

Aquarius is on the Cusp of the 6th House, home of Virgo, Mercury and Chiron.

Aquarius instills ideals of brotherhood and sisterhood and the motivation needed to realize those ideals. On the cusp of the 6th house, Aquarius will intensify the idealism instilled by Pisces, further disrupting the atmosphere of the workplace.

This Aquarius/Pisces/Virgo energy is conducive to reform. But it also inclines us to unrealistic thinking.

Material and Spiritual Foundations Shake

Aquarius, Pisces and Virgo (ruler of the 6th house) make for a highly paradoxical energy combination. Spirit confronts matter directly, throwing our world view into disarray.

We experience spiritual and material turbulence and a clash of economic and spiritual needs.

Our willingness to take risks for the sake of a better life will peak. Nothing will seem as obvious or clear to us as it once did.

Point by Point in Pisces

Chiron is in Pisces in the 6th house.

Chiron breaks down barriers between the personality and the Soul and builds connections between them.

Chiron transforms through the power of insight and inspiration or through illness and injury.

Chiron is placed in a house where it is strong (the 6th), but a sign in which it is weak (Pisces). Pisces is Virgo’s opposite sign. Their dynamics are in direct conflict. Hence, Chiron will manifest strongly, but not always in the kindest, gentlest or most efficient way.

Catalyst

The Vertex is in Pisces closely conjunct Chiron, in the 6th House, placed near the Descendant, a very sensitive point in the chart.

The Vertex is a catalyst. It ‘synergizes’ events that trigger needed adjustments.

The Chiron/Vertex combination in Pisces is so strong it is unlikely that we can avoid disruptive, uncomfortable encounters in the workplace.

The Ghost of Misdeeds Past Haunt the Workplace

The Lot of Accusation (point of substance) is in Pisces in the 6th House, close to Chiron and the Vertex on one side and Neptune on the other.

The Lot of Accusation marks a point of great personal vulnerability or karmic liability. It can bring accusations, blame or suspicions that we find upsetting, hard to deflect and must confront alone.

A feeling of personal responsibility for past wrongs will affect our judgment and spark ‘adjustments’ in relations at work and with those who depend on us economically, or vice versa.

Economic misdeeds that negatively affect working people will be revealed, again.

Emotional Minefields

Neptune is in Pisces in the 6th House.

Combined with Chiron, the Vertex, and the Lot of Accusation, the influence of Neptune appears ever more dark and complex.

Their influence will combine with Neptune’s to dredge up shame, embarrassment, guilt and suspicion. The Vertex can create events that give expression to these troubling and potentially dangerous feelings.

Shared Guilt

Nessus is in Aquarius on the cusp of the 6th House.

Nessus points to serious culpability or karmic debt forged by collective misdeeds. This guilt can manifest as bad conscience, chronic illness or, for example, protracted legal difficulties.

Here, Nessus triggers consequences of past failings at work or in our dealings with those who relied on us financially, or on whom we relied. And it makes everything we just said about Chiron, the Vertex and the Lot of Accusation more so.

All Told

Essentially, then, April brings us a collision of expectation and reality in the workplace. It also dredges up bad feelings from the past - old grievances, old guilt.

There will be difficult and revealing emotional confrontations on the job.

Labor and management relations will become increasingly problematic. More workplace tragedies are possible.

A Point of no Return

There is a lunar eclipse in Scorpio on the 25th.

The lunar eclipse will trigger both long-awaited and unexpected crises. Economic decisions made and actions taken during this turbulent and confusing time will be fateful and irreversible.  

In my view, this eclipse will further strengthen progressive voices as it moves us further beyond the conservative-friendly planetary placements that dominated the last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.