JUNE 2021 GLOBAL ASTROLOGICAL OVERVIEW

 

Mercury, currently in Gemini, moved retrograde on the 29^th of May, and stays that way till the 22nd of June.  It has and will certainly bring delays, blocks, confusion, misinformation and uncertainty in terms of messaging, not least re pandemic information and travel guidance. This will continue to be the case for much of the month. On many levels, when Mercury is retrograde it demands a rethink, rather than a stubborn, blind and often pride driven push forward, despite that push often not being logical.

Jupiter visits each sign for about a year, every 12 years, and he is now temporarily and so sensitively in Pisces from May 13^th till late July, but he will then later return to complete his work in Pisces twice more, before he finally moves away from Pisces in late December 2022.  His journey through Pisces in this 12-year cycle, therefore, is very unusually interrupted by a short return to Aquarius, then a 6 month visit to Aries, before returning to finally complete his task in Pisces, in the last 2 months of 2022.  I feel that this quite unusual meandering of Jupiter, is to make us all aware quickly, of the healthy balance humanity needs to address and achieve of necessity, between compassion, emotion, spirituality and the heart (Pisces), science, rationality, realism and innovation (Aquarius) alongside the power of the ego and the principle of survival (Aries).

 Negatively, from Pisces Jupiter can bring some over idealism and delusion over realities and an overenthusiasm about celebrations, notably re the demise of the pandemic. This is understandable, but combine confusion of messaging with over idealism, and some red flags are likely. Invisible spread of disease, or merely insistent spread of rumour or fantasy, is classic of the downside of Jupiter in Pisces.

Jupiter in Pisces is however wonderful for the power of all the arts and for spiritual concerns, but in extremis, it can create delusion, illusion and misguided conclusions.

 It is certainly true that many people in many countries, have vaccine fear and an out of proportion belief in its great potential harm. Jupiter in Pisces certainly underlines the potential power of an overactive imagination and spread of delusional information and fake news. Jupiter in Pisces can however be so positive when positively connected to the power of the heart, compassion and caring, not least re the preciousness of nature and our planet.

Saturn is concurrently in Aquarius now (science/humanitarian concerns) from last December till early March 2023, is however strutting forward magnificently in terms of his task (Saturn) of rolling out the vaccine availability so well in so many countries, but the current Pisces input can also simultaneously cause an irrational response in many...including a potential unrealistic idealism about our complete ability to now happily grasp unhindered freedom from restrictions.

 Pisces is a sign ruled by ruled by Neptune, God of the sea, and is also co ruled by Jupiter itself. Currently and rarely, Neptune is still moving through his home sign of Pisces (2012-2026 and only every 165 years), so now, with both the rulers of the sign traversing it, there is a double powerful influence of Pisces on humanity. This combining brings, among other things, therefore a great longing in humanity for the joys of being near the sea, even for many, a desire to live near the sea and it will drive many to want to travel to be near the oceans. Positively, it will also put much emphasis on the need to protect the seas/oceans from further damage by humanity.

 It is notable that Boris Johnson has Saturn continuing to conjunct his part of Fortune in his chart (every 30 years) till the 19^th of this month and indeed it has been hovering there since the end of April. It will notably be exact around the 11th of June, and his luck then is likely to be a little challenged, and uncomfortable stuff will likely catch up on him, especially as Uranus from the 12^t of June, will also be squaring the same point (every 42 years). This brings left field, unexpected eruptions to his plans, and disruptive outcome of unwise ventures.

 The 6^th sees Mars oppose Pluto on a global level, this has potential for anger, violence and rather primaeval power struggles and abuse of power on the globe and indeed we all need to be aware then of tensions potentially rising in our personal lives as well. The USA and Jo Biden may be acutely aware of this power around that time. Biden also has a powerful, rare Uranian transit opposing his Mars for the first half of this month. This can bring unexpected upsets in his professional path related to the erratic behaviour of others… and he will also need to look before he leaps.

 Also, around the 3-7^th will be a time for all of us to remember that the truth of information given and received, will be very hard to detect and ascertain, as Mercury squares up to Neptune then. Sleight of hand and plain potential deception and confusion is in the air. We all need to be careful and try to be clear in given and received information… especially as Mercury is also retrograde then, ensuring that frustrating chaos can ensue, and nothing is as it seems.

Around the 13^th/14^th the Sun also squares up to Neptune when much smoke and mirrors will be in the global ether.  Things will not be as presented.

 The 23^rd/24^th sees Venus oppose Pluto. This brings passion and intensity and can be very enthralling and hold potential for the power of personal desire to dominate and cause abuse of power and control issues. All that matters is motive with Pluto. If the motive is genuinely for the greater good for all, Pluto can be magnificent and healing. However, if it is for personal selfish gain, it can be a power that is destructively coercive, both in personal experience and on a political stage.

 The ongoing clash (square) between Saturn and Uranus continues. This has been especially in manifestation, related to Covid, i.e., the clash between disciplined caution (Saturn) and freedom (Uranus).  The signs they are in, point strongly to the clash between the realities and constraints of science and epidemiological facts (Aquarius), versus the need for the freedom to unleash the economy (Taurus).

This current planetary global conflict of energies has been operative since last April, and is continuing erratically till next September, when it eases, but then recurs strongly from November this year, till around February 2022. This time span will bring some tricky problems for politicians around paths forward and resulting frustrations for many.

 There is a Solar eclipse on the 10^th at 19 degrees of Gemini. A solar eclipse can augur especially well for the birth of the new. It favours all born around June the 10^th.

The full Moon falls on the 24^th at 3 degrees of Capricorn and is often a little eruptive in terms of outpourings of repressed problems that can bring some inevitable endings of chapters, or at least, a clearing house of issues, that need to be left behind. This will potentially personally impact most those born around June 25^th and December 25^th. It can of course, be just a mild and private wake up call.

 Globally, a full Moon can cause some outpourings of natural eruptions in nature, or some potential socio-political crises in certain countries, where tensions have been quietly rumbling.

 

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