183 | Cancer Solstice, Jupiter and Saturn: Better Driving Through Sextiles!

This week, the Sun enters Cancer and reaches its Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Jupiter and Saturn make their first major aspect since their Dec. 2020 conjunction. The Sun takes a magic carpet ride but is diverted by a North Node wakeup call. And April answers a Listener Question about how to integrate the astrology you hear in podcasts, like this one, into your daily life. Plus: Farmland quilts, the cobbler’s shoeless children, and feeling safe in an unsafe world.

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[1:12] Jupiter sextiles Saturn on June 19th (8:53 AM PDT) at 07°12’ Taurus and Pisces.  This is the first major aspect Jupiter and Saturn have made since they conjoined on the Winter Solstice, December 21st, 2020 at 00°29’ Aquarius.

[2:47] Jupiter-Saturn aspects in general are about how we calibrate the urge to expand with the need to be cautious and deliberate.  We are driving with one foot on the gas and then one foot on the brake, coordinating back and forth between the two. Episode 61 covered the 2020 Jupiter-Saturn conjunction.

[5:26] The Sun enters Cancer on June 21st (7:58 AM PDT). This transit marks the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

[6:09] We planted seeds at the Aries Equinox, gathered resources under the Taurus Sun, and cross-pollinated during Gemini season. Now, as the Sun enters Cancer, we sit in the nest and wait for things to hatch.

[9:02] Mercury sextiles Mars on June 21st (8:23 AM PDT) at 18°39’ of Gemini and Leo.  Put ideas into dramatic and creative action!

[10:10] On June 23rd (8:55 AM PDT), the Sun makes a sextile to the North Node of the Moon at 01°56’ Cancer and Taurus. The Sabian symbol for the Sun at this sextile is 2 Cancer, A man on a magic carpet hovers over a large area of land.  The Sabian symbol for the North Node is 2 Taurus, An electrical storm.

[12:09] A sextile aspect represents an opportunity, invitation, or a thought. It brings benefits if you make an effort to take advantage of opportunities. Use the reflective quality of Cancer season to get more perspective on what is available.

[13:22] Moon Report!  There are no major lunations this week, so let’s focus on the Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods.  On June 20th (2:43 PM PDT), the Moon in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn.  It will be VOC for 21 minutes before entering Leo (3:04 PM PDT).  This is the first time the Moon in Cancer has made an opposition to Pluto since March 3, 2023.  This is a time to go back and visit some emotional patterns that we might have thought we had worked through and gotten past.

[15:14] On June 22nd (10:00 AM PDT), the Moon in Leo squares Uranus in Taurus.  This kicks off a VOC Moon period that lasts for 17 ½ hours (!!!). The Moon enters Virgo on June 23rd (3:35 AM PDT).  Ask yourself during this VOC Moon period, “Am I willing to risk feeling uncomfortable in order to pursue my passion?”

[17:00] The Moon in Virgo trines Pluto in Capricorn on June 25th (3:54 PM PDT).  It will be VOC for just a little over a half an hour before entering Libra (3:57 PM PDT).  Think less about being perfect and more about being helpful.

[19:09] Listener Edna asks about how to integrate the astrology you hear in podcasts into daily life.  You may want to consider an astrological journal such as the Honeycomb Collective Astrological Almanac. Check out April’s Working with the Moon workbook as well - free at each New Moon for subscribers!

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