Exceptional Times Hold Great Potential
The June 2006 Forecast
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The Planetary Events grid now appears at the end of the forecast.
Past forecasts
Sometimes it seems that the universe has a sense of humor. “Kinky Boots”, a British comedy-drama film that was released this spring, brought a grin to my face when I realized
how perfectly it brings Uranus in Pisces to us in living, dare I say iridescent, color. Uranus
is the unexpected, the eccentric, the maverick — the kinky things in our lives. Pisces rules the
feet. So when “Kinky Boots” hit the theatres, I delighted in the cosmic joke I was privy to. (I highly recommend the movie, by the way.) We will be feeling this theme in our lives during June
as perhaps the dominant one, but even though Uranus is often the noisiest kid in the class, it will
have to raise a huge clamor to compete with the other planetary kids in the classroom this month.
A new planetary highlights grid summarizes what we will experience:
Activate Planet/Position
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Dates Activated
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Our Experiences
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Uranus (about 14° Pisces)
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June 3, 5, 10, 17, and 19
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living outside the box, even if
it seems foolish and self-sacrificing to others; breaking
free of old beliefs and
behaviors; do you dare
release the past and build a
breath-taking new future —
do something crazy, daring,
and original?
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Pluto (about 25° Sagittarius)
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June 1, 4, 11, 16, and 19
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the point of no return (on the
16th) in transforming our life
so we live in truth and
meaning; knowing the truth,
do you have enough faith in
yourself to commit to what
you’re aching to have?
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Mars/Jupiter/Saturn/Chiron
(about 9° Leo/Aquarius)
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June 4, 6, 7, 15, 18, 19, and
20
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a conventional way of seeing
things keeps us stuck; letting
go of that opens new doors;
life is better than you think;
once you know that your
wounded perspective is the
problem, do you dare to solve
the problem and be happy?
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Uranus and Pluto: Mutation Versus Evolution
There are two forces of change in the universe, one swift, random, and unpredictable; the
other slow, total, and inexorable. The former can be likened to mutation - quick, random and free
of outside influence. This is precisely the way that we experience Uranus’s energies. The more
that we can “seize the day” when Uranus is active, the more we can harness the fires that are
activated. Two images come to mind: The first is grabbing the lightning bolts thrown from Mt.
Olympus. If we can do that, we have mastered this energy. We have to be quick and completely
present in the moment to see its true potential. When we do, we will flow perfectly with the
prevailing energies to harness Uranus’s quick, electrical energies.
The other image that can be associated with Uranus is breaking free from a cage. In the
marvelous book, A Gift from Daniel (Karen Alexander), they talk of each of us as living in a cage
of our own thoughts and preconceptions of how things are. The cage is built up of all the beliefs,
conditioning, attitudes, and cultural mindsets that we accept in the process of incarnating and
growing to adulthood. To be fully alive, centered, and happy is to be optimally creative; to do
this, we have to be truly responsive in each moment to whatever impulse comes our way. This is
to live at the perfect balance point between yin and yang, between chaos and order (risk and
safety, etc.).
Pluto, on the other hand, is more like a volcano or earthquake. You know it’s there; you
know it’s going to blow sometime. Although it can’t be seen until the very moment it occurs
(although there are plenty of rumblings and foreshocks before the big event), there is much
happening that is hidden beneath the surface. Pluto’s change is logical, it is total, and it cannot be
avoided. It is a matter of when, not if. The key to Pluto is to be as truthful with ourselves as
possible, then to face what is revealed; next, we must let go of what has become obsoleted by
your new version of reality as we create the forms to embody the new meaning that we have
discovered. Frequently, we dig our own grave by a) ignoring or burying the truth; b) hiding from
it once it is revealed; c) holding on to the past for dear life; and d) stepping away from the
courage, creativity and foresight to put the new forms in place. With so many steps to the process
and so many places we can go astray, it’s little wonder that we face so many challenges in
making changes. Yet, we can rest assured that, no matter where our abilities fail us, Pluto’s
energies will redirect us back to the path of truth and meaning until we get it right.
Uranus, we could say, trans-mutes us — lifts us up and out of the old energy into an
incredible lightness of being. Pluto trans-forms us — takes us through the down and dirty and
leading us to cleanse all that is manifest around us until all we carry with us is meaningful. We
are experiencing both of these energies this month. Pluto reaches the halfway point of its yearly
cycle on the 16th. This is a culmination, like a Full Moon (could we say a “Full Pluto”?). If we are
fully embracing Pluto’s directives for our life, we will be busily changing the forms in our life
where Pluto is being felt. For instance, let’s say it’s triggering changes in prosperity and wealth.
We should then be very actively pursuing the fulfillment of new ways we’ve perceived to earn
wealth and prosperity based on what’s meaningful to us. Your Plutonian experiences this month
will tie into events on or around December 15, March 14–17 and 29, and April 16.
Melting the Bars on Our Cage
Uranus, on the other hand, is just 1/3 of the way through its yearly cycle. This is the point
where we learn the ways we need more freedom if we’re going to live a meaningful and happy
life. (Both planets are about creating more meaning.) We encounter the challenge now, and we
set our plans for the next five months. Whatever new endeavors you decide to undertake around
mid-month will likely take five months to accomplish. (This in contrast to the projects that you
already have in progress under Pluto’s cycle, which will naturally complete at the beginning of
September.) If we’re in a cage of thought forms until Uranus breaks us free, it may be more
helpful to think of our Uranian process as melting the bars rather than breaking the bars. Melting
is a much more graceful process and experience, as well as being more in keeping with the sign
that Uranus is in — the watery, oceanic sign of Pisces. Melting is accomplished through
persistent, indirect action rather than direct, confrontative action. Melting takes the struggle and
fight out of the process, and whenever there is struggle or fight (conflict), a reaction pattern is set
up that delays overall progress. So let’s melt our troubles away. To illustrate the way this can
work in real life, let’s say that a serious rift arises in a relationship because you need more
freedom in the relationship. Melting the bars of the cage would be to be open and honest about
your needs, yet not to press them. Instead, you can stand firm in the fact that you need this greater
independence but move
slowly toward the new level
of freedom you seek. This
gives the other person time
to adapt, and it avoids the
struggle that trying to
“break free” abruptly may
generate. What occurs on
Uranus’s schedule this
month ties in with events on
or around March 1st.
Let the Games
Continue
Despite Uranus’s
and Pluto’s milestone events, it’s hard to imagine how much we’ll feel them in the midst of
Mars’s clang and clatter. (See the chart at left.) Once it enters Leo on the 3rd, there’s a heating up
process that will reverberate back to last summer, to events starting around the end of July. You
will notice profound and direct correlations, but now the emphasis is more on manifestation and
accomplishment. (If you want to see how it applies in your own life, look at your
journal/appointment calendar to refresh your memory of what was going on then. Next, correlate
those event with what you’ve been working on and accomplishing since. You’ll see a dramatic
connection and a just-as-dramatic change!) However, we could get caught up in a perception that
others are creating obstacles for us, when what we need to recognize is that all they are doing is
narrowing our choices for us to point us in the right direction. There’s always another
alternative, and even if it seems as if the door closing is what was the exact right thing, if it isn’t
happening, it’s time to turn our resources in another direction. If we try to maintain a situation
that does not flow of itself, we devalue ourself. That doesn’t mean to give up on something that
is still open to cultivation, but rather to recognize when a matter is truly closed and move on
without regret or rancor.
Much of this planetary pattern has to do with letting go of seeing things in a conventional
way, because this pattern leads us to think that things have to be a certain way. This way is
usually based on old ideas and traditions rather than the new ones that are created in the moment
and truly responsive to the needs of the present. Letting go of conventional ways of seeing things
is the first step to breaking through the obstacles we may experience through this energy pattern.
We are likely to experience irony now. That is, the things we were trying to accomplish
from last August through the fall can now be accomplished, but in an entirely different way.
Ironically, we will be presented with alternatives that we could not have conceived of at that
time. Now a whole new vista opens before us to the extent that we’ve been able to let go of old
thought patterns and ideas. The first step is to let go of old ways of seeing ourself. As these
blinders drop from our eyes, we begin to see our true potential. Then the true potential of any
given moment is more fully revealed to us at the time because we are not limited in our self-beliefs.
Mars to these planets will test us, and those tests may come in the form of opportunities
or seeming opportunities. You get to decide if they are right for you to pursue, to negotiate their
terms. By setting your course according to your goals and intentions, you’ll filter into your life
just those opportunities that are right for you. Keep in mind that not every enterprise that presents
itself will be right for you. This time will also test your ability to navigate the waters of the new
reality that you have been creating for yourself — one that will become a firm foundation next
year. You will benefit by testing the waters yourself very thoroughly in whatever way you can.
The more you learn your new environment, the better your foundation will support you in the
years to come.
The foundation you are creating is one that you will be called upon to rely on for at least
several years. This time of energetic flux holds unparalleled potential for growth and
development.
Love’s Labour’s Not Lost
If separation, seeming indifference, and obstacles seem to pervade your partnerships now,
don’t despair. Working through your issues will lead to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
I know it seems like a long way off, but it will be here in the wink of an eye: I’m talking about
the Venus-Mars conjunction that comes in October 25th. This is the ultimate coming-together
energy for relationship, and that’s where it’s all headed now. Hang in there! (This applies to all
relationships, not just love partnerships.)
Looking Ahead: Jupiter and Mercury
In early July, Jupiter ends its four-month period of backward (retrograde) travel.
Whatever endeavors you started around March 4 will be substantially completed by then.
Mercury’s next retrograde starts on July 4. Its thrice-yearly retrograde lasts only three weeks, yet
can bring many wondrous events to us during this brief time.
Waves to Ride
We’ve been stuck without the Venus-Mars and Mercury-Jupiter pairs to work with in
forming agreements with others for all of May. However, from the 3rd – 16th, a Mercury-Jupiter
harmony can be tapped with the help of a skilled astrologer. Beyond that, there are the eternally
present (for this year) harmonious tones coming from Jupiter-Uranus, the combo of innovation
and advancement. Science and technology breakthroughs, even if we’re not aware of them now,
are being created as we speak. We can all create innovations in our lives according to our own
needs and talents by tapping these energies.
These times are powerful for the positive results they can bring us if we know how to tap
the energies. The key is perspective. We lose when we get caught up in the details of the moment
and forget the big picture. That’s when we become emotionally involved and lose our sensitivity
to the openings that come during such a time as this. As noted above, the way that we think
things work is not what will work this time. The unexpected is in play; it can wipe away our
troubles in an instant, just as it can land them in our laps with speed and power. We leave
ourselves exposed to the misfortunes of the unexpected when we stray from our center/true self,
just as we can open ourselves to its benevolent effects when we are true to who we are in
attitude, action, and belief. Seize the day!
Planetary Events
Mercury and Venus are in rulership. Mars is in fall. Saturn is in detriment.
Mercury opposes Pluto ℞
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25°49' Gemini/Sagittarius
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June 1
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Mercury enters Cancer
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0°00' Cancer
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June 3
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Mars enters Leo
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0°00' Leo
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June 3
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Mercury squares the Moon’s
Nodes
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0°50' Cancer/Aries
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June 3
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Venus squares Saturn
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7°26' Taurus/Leo
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June 4
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Sun squares Uranus
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14°39' Gemini/Pisces
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June 5
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Venus enters Aquarius
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0°00' Aquarius
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June 5
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Sun trines Jupiter ℞
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18°49' Pisces/Scorpio
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June 9
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Venus squares Chiron ℞
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9°29' Taurus/Aquarius
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June 6
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Venus opposes Jupiter
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10°13' Taurus/Scorpio
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June 7
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Mercury quincunxes Chiron
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9°25' Cancer/Aquarius
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June 8
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Mercury trines Jupiter ℞
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10°03' Cancer/Scorpio
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June 9
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Sun trines Neptune
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19°43' Taurus/Aquarius
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June 10
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Venus sextiles Uranus
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14°42' Taurus/Pisces
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June 10
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Gemini Full Moon
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20°40' Gemini/Sagittarius
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June 11
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Mercury trines Uranus
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14°43' Cancer/Pisces
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June 12
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Venus squares Neptune
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19°40' Taurus/Aquarius
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June 15
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Sun opposes Pluto ℞
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25°25' Gemini/Sagittarius
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June 16
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Mars conjoins Saturn
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8°46' Leo
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June 18
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Mars opposes Chiron ℞
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9°06' Chiron
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June 18
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Uranus begins backward
motion (stationary
retrograde)
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14°43' Pisces
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June 19
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Mars squares Jupiter ℞
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9°26' Leo/Scorpio
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June 19
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Moon’s Nodes (Transiting
Eclipse Points) change signs
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0°00' Virgo/Pisces
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June 19
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Venus quincunxes Pluto ℞
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25°20' Taurus/Sagittarius
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June 19
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Saturn opposes Chiron ℞
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9°02' Leo/Aquarius
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June 20
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Mercury quincunxes Pluto ℞
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25°17' Cancer/Sagittarius
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June 21
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Sun enters Cancer
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0°00' Cancer
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June 21
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Venus enters Gemini
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0°00' Gemini
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June 23
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New Moon
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3°58' Cancer
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June 25
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Mars quincunxes Uranus ℞
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14°42' Leo/Pisces
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June 27
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Mercury enters Leo
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0°00' Leo
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June 28
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Sun trines Jupiter ℞
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9°02' Cancer/Scorpio
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June 30
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All dates are based on Pacific Time.
Blue = harmonious/Red or orange = challenging
Events in bold are more significant.