6/21/23 ✨ Summer Solstice & Cancer Season
✨ Happy Mercury Day!
SUN IN GEMINI | MOON IN LEO
AFFIRMATION OF THE DAY: My body is my home.
🪐 MAJOR TRANSITS:
☀️ SUN ➡️ CANCER ♋️ (7:58 AM PT)
It’s time to come back home. With the sun in the sign of the crab, we can embrace our inner mama bear. We’re more focused on the our home environment than the outside world over the next month. It’s no surprise summer is known as home improvement season! But Cancer season isn’t just about our physical surroundings- it’s also about the family we’ve created and the bonds we’re nurturing. We enjoy taking care of others and making them feel safe and comfortable.
THE MEANING OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have been celebrating the abundance of daylight through rituals and traditions. As the sun reaches its highest point in the sky, this is a day to celebrate the energy and vitality we receive from the sun every day.
♊️ MERCURY SEXTILE ♌️ MARS AND ♌️ LILITH AND ♈️ CHIRON (all day)
Messenger Mercury is perfectly positioned between a conjoined Mars and Lilith on one side and Chiron on the other. Supportive angles on both ends ask us to mentally process our deepest desires as well as our trauma in order to heal, reclaim our power, and take confident action. It could feel like puzzle pieces are coming together now. Aha moments are possible and mental blocks have the potential to clear. We might even realize how we’ve been holding ourselves back from experiencing all that life has to offer us. But fair warning- a possible side-effect of this transit is harsh communication. Be sure you’re speaking from your healing rather than your wounding.
🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘 🌑
THE MOON:
🌒 WAXING CRESCENT MOON IN LEO ♌️
The moon takes center stage in Leo! Our emotions feel dramatic over the next couple days. We’re nurtured by being witnessed by others. Creativity and authentic expression can help us process our emotions.
♌️ MOON SQUARE ♉️ JUPITER AND QUINCUNX ♓️ SATURN (7º) 6:00 AM PT
An activating square between the moon and Jupiter makes us overly optimistic and eager for adventure. We’re more likely to throw our plans out the window and fly by the seat of our pants. An awkward angle to Saturn only makes it that much more difficult to stick to structure and be responsible. Be careful not to overdo it today!
♌️ MOON CONJUNCT ♌️ VENUS (14º) 8:00 PM PT
Passion ignites as the moon meets Venus in Leo tonight. Our emotions are infused with love and affection. We’re more likely to express our feelings- maybe even in bold or dramatic fashion! Reaching for our wallet to buy something fabulous is possible too. Tapping into joy now can light the way for the coming weeks.
✨TRANSITING IN THE BACKGROUND (within a degree)
♉️ JUPITER SEXTILE ♓️ SATURN, ♌️ MARS CONJUNCT ♌️ LILITH, ♌️ MARS TRINE ♈️ CHIRON
✨ TSJ’S TAKEAWAY:
As we bask in the sun of the Summer Solstice, we also welcome Cancer Season! Cultures around the world have celebrated this pivotal day in our annual cycle for thousands of years, honoring the life force energy and abundance the sun provides. Cancer Season asks us to allow the warmth of summer into our homes and our bodies. The next month brings an opportunity to nurture ourselves and create a safe space for others to do the same. Mercury is perfectly situated between a conjoined Mars and Lilith and Chiron today. Our deepest desires and most sensitive wounds can be realized under this supportive aspect. These aha moments can help us take empowered action, but fair warning- a sharp tongue is a possible side effect! The Leo moon squares Jupiter, making it easy to go overboard! Spontaneity is calling! Tonight, the moon meets Venus, bringing through passion and love as we settle into summer.
