June 2018 Planetary Influences

Last month, we had a huge impact - Uranus entering Taurus for the first time in 84 years! However, as we are moving into June, things are going to settle, and we are going to be able to slow down for a minute and reflect.

For the first week of June, we will still feel the Sagittarius’ Full Moon. This Full Moon will guide us to think bigger and to start focusing on what we need to improve in our lives. Communication is very important, especially during the first half of the month, and we may feel guided to really express our true feelings and ideas or start a creative project of some kind. This energy will be further amplified by the Gemini New Moon on the June 13th. This New Moon is going to be the perfect time to take action and to get things done.

The Solstice then follows on June 21st. This shift in seasons will help guide us as to where our energy needs to be. Following the Solstice, the most significant event of the month occurs on June 26th with Mars going retrograde until the end of August. Mars is a planet of energy and when retrogrades we really feel guided to slow down and to think before acting. During this period, we may have to go back over things and assess our actions, or even change our approach to certain things in our lives.

By the end of June, we will have a total of 5 planets in retrograde, including Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Neptune, and Mars, making the energy in the cosmos very slow and methodical. This slow retrograde energy will continue until August, and at one point we will have a total of six planets in retrograde. So much retrograde energy can feel intense, and we may be encouraged to focus or look on one particular area of our lives with great detail.

The month comes to an end with the Capricorn Full Moon on the 27th. This is a quite a powerful Full Moon. June is a beautiful month of stability, creativity, and self-expression, and if you make peace with yourself, take some time out for self-care, you are going to feel in sync and in harmony with the retrogrades and Eclipses on the way.