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June 2024 in Astrology

30/05/2024 / adrian / 0 Comments

Uranus enters Taurus this month, staying in the sign until December, when it will retrograde back into Aries. The major shift will happen in March 2025, and then Uranus will remain in Taurus until 2031. With Uranus being a major mundane influence, this is an important change, specially on a economic level.

Keeping this in mind, this shorter initial venture from June to December will represent a preview of things to come. Uranus is all about shaking things up and change, Taurus is all about stability, dealing a lot with finances and the economy. The Uranus in Taurus years ahead will represent big changes in the way we deal with property and money.

On the shorter term, in the rest of 2024, we could see some economic shake-ups. A lot of volatility is possible from now until early 2025. I will publish more on Uranus in Taurus later on, but it is important to keep in mind that between now and early 2025, a lot will be in flux. As we will be between the Aries and Taurus, going between extremes.

Events in June 2024

01/06/2024 06:07 Mars in Aries
01/06/2024 10:36 Uranus in Taurus
- Uranus will temporarily transit Taurus from 01/06/2024 until 13/12/2024, when it will retrograde back in Aries. It will enter Taurus again in 18/03/2025 until around 2031.
06/06/2024 08:38 New Moon in Rohini 22°05’52” Taurus
12/06/2024 08:59 Venus in Gemini
14/06/2024 14:57 Sun in Gemini
14/06/2024 15:24 Mercury in Gemini
21/06/2024 21:08 Full Moon in Mula 06°55’33” Sagittarius
29/06/2024 02:54 Mercury in Cancer
29/06/2024 14:43 Saturn retrograde 25°13’46” Aquarius
- 15/11/2024 10:09 Saturn direct 18°29’19” Aquarius

Going back to June, the early portion of the month follows the big Taurus energy of late May, and things feel lethargic on many levels. The Taurus time of the year always seems a tad slow, and it is normal to feel more indulgent or outright lazy. It is not exactly fun, if you have a lot to do. But that is just the energy of this sign.

Early June has an exact Jupiter-Pluto trine, this aspect promotes a desire towards transformation, as well as opportunities for great improvement. This aspect is with us for the entire month of June, so this month is a great time for making needed changes in our lives.

Another Pluto aspect of early June is a square to Mars, in effect for the first half of the month. This aspect, on the positive, promotes a strong passion and urge to make practical change. On the negative, it can promote aggression and conflict.

Around the 14th, with most planets shifting into Gemini, we gain a lot of speed. It is a great time for communication, studying and tackling multiple tasks or projects. Gemini season favors any kind of communication project or study. Make the best of it.

However, interestingly enough, we have yet another slow down coming along. Saturn turns retrograde on the very end of June, and the weeks near Saturn changing direction always feel a tad slower, as the planet makes a marking presence in the skies while stationary. So, from around the 22nd of June until early July we could (yet again) feel lethargic or slowed down

Stationary Saturn shows important karmic moments. This doesn’t have to be a negative thing. It usually deals with making necessary changes, moving into the right direction and taking responsibility for our lives and desires. So the end of June can be an important moment of change.

The New Moon this month happens on Rohini nakshatra. This is a very passionate star, dealing a lot with creativity, glamour and opulence. With the New Moon conjunct Venus, this month we can be very focused on creating or seeking comfort. This is an excellent time to start home improvement projects, beauty treatments or really anything that improves our mood and comfort.

The Full Moon this month happens in Mula nakshatra. The name Mula literally means “root”, so this star deals a lot with going into the root of the matter. This is a great time to gain insight or depth into our problems, ideas and desires. Around the Full Moon, we can get shocking information or outright feel upheavaled in some way. We can feel a strong urge towards change.

Summary

Mundane

The two Pluto aspects this month to me point towards a moment of agitation. We can see increased conflict, or a hot summer, on a mundane level. Protests, riots and clashes are a possibility now.

Personal

On a personal level, the Pluto aspects of June, combined with the Full Moon in Mula show the ideal time for improvement and transformation. It is very easy now to understand why we have certain issues, why we have certain desires, and what exactly we need to change in our lives. This month can be a great moment of personal transformation, we should strive to make the best of it.

May 2024 in Astrology

29/04/2024 / adrian / 0 Comments

Away from the Eclipses of April, May feels much more settled. In many ways, this is a better moment to plan and push ahead than last month ever was. Similarly, May shows us moving away from some influences that were a very strong part of the end of 2023 and the first few months of 2024.

As I’ve said on my yearly predictions, the first 5 months of the year had a strong influence of Saturn and other karmic points. So these were months where we dealt a lot with old wounds, hurts, slights and issues from the past. It was a strong time for internal work, and understanding ourselves better. Now we get into the external part, so it is much more about expressing ourselves and fixing things.

Events in May 2024

01/05/2024 03:30 Jupiter in Taurus
02/05/2024 12:20 Pluto retrograde 07°54’30” Capricorn
- 11/10/2024 22:59 Pluto direct 05°26’21” Capricorn
07/05/2024 23:22 New Moon in Bharani 23°50’19” Aries
10/05/2024 09:23 Mercury in Aries
13/05/2024 05:13 Sun Conjunct Uranus 28°54’26” Aries
14/05/2024 08:24 Sun in Taurus
18/05/2024 04:01 Mars conjunct Rahu 19°21’19” Pisces (effect 08/05-28/05)
18/05/2024 14:45 Sun Conjunct Jupiter 04°06’36” Taurus
18/05/2024 23:13 Venus in Taurus
23/05/2024 09:53 Full Moon in Anuradha 08°43’24” Scorpio
31/05/2024 02:45 Mercury in Taurus

May starts with Jupiter entering Taurus. It will stay in this sign until May 2025. Jupiter is the planet of luck and opportunities. In Mundane Astrology, it signals the yearly hand of the clock. Transiting in Taurus, it shows that the coming year is all about material and tangible issues.

I won’t talk too much about this, as I already made a full text on Jupiter in Taurus. But the year ahead favors anything practical. This is not a time to dream, or to get inspired, or ponder and philosophy things. This is a time for action, practical steps, things that we can feel and touch.

The month also starts with Pluto going retrograde, as such, there is a strong Pluto energy in the early portion of May.

Pluto represents: Power, control, manipulation, secrets, obsessions, revenge. Big money, big government, big powerful institutions. Sex, corruption. Related to the energies of Scorpio and the 8th house.

On a mundane level, this Pluto influence deals a lot with unhinged action by those in power. Aggression, quarrels, disagreement are all things on the table. Similarly, efforts of censorship and manipulation could intensify now.

Going along for the ride, for the thunder of Pluto, this month we have Mars also on fire. We ended April with Mars in Pisces, transiting closely to Neptune, a fairly calm (albeit confusing) aspect. In May, Mars will conjunct Rahu exactly on the 18th, with this aspect influencing most of the month.

Mars gets intensified by Rahu. This aspect promotes violence, excesses and vicious trends. As well as desires for vengeance.

On a mundane level, this aspect can specially indicate a time of intensified aggression and conflict. Repression and suppression of protesters, violent events, public quarrels, are some examples of what can happen under this influence.

On our own lives, we might see people getting more angry, or more easily riled up.

The New Moon this month happens on Bharani nakshatra. This star deals a lot with rebirth. Specially on a New Moon, this is a time of rising up or getting out of our shell, becoming something new.

On a Mundane level, Bharani also deals a lot with vengeance, which will go along with the themes already seen by Mars and Pluto.

The Full Moon this month happens in Anuradha nakshatra. As that is the star of agreements and friendship, this can be a time where we understand better some associations or partnerships. Secret or underhanded deals might be understood now through this lens.

Summary

Mundane

This will be a turbulent month, specially media-wise. A lot of the stories circulating this month will tend to be scandalous or incendiary. Anger sells, despair sells, what else can I say?

A lot of the problems this month will exist solely as that, stories on a screen. Both the Solar and Lunar Eclipses happened in nakshatras that deal with media, manipulation and distortions. So this is a strong time for stories that rile people up.

On a tangible level, however, this can be a time for aggression, repression and anger. A lot of aspects this month point towards that.

Personal

On a personal level, this month is a great time for gaining clarity. April had a lot of fog, with the Eclipses and Mercury. Even understanding where to go or what to do might have been hard for some. May clears the air and it is easier to understand things now.

The forceful aspects of the month, on the positive, give us strength to fight and develop things. This is a time for action, going after things and doing the work. Avoid dwelling on anger, hopelessness and despair. Focus on what you can change and improve instead.

The New Moon is specially a great time for a rebirth, making a pact, coming into new terms with life. In fact, right after the New Moon, we will have some very lucky days. The Sun will be exalted in Aries and the Moon will be exalted in Taurus, between May 8th and May 10th. This is a time of luck and prosperity.

Similarly, the rest of the month is a good moment to gain clarity and push forward with things, starting fresh with the new cycle of Jupiter.