A good time to: watch the disruption train leave the station as you sit and chill-out.

Challenges: Thinking that everything has to be set in stone.

Balance: Understanding that even stones don’t last forever unchanging.

Sidereal astrology, from an individual viewpoint:

Moon in Capricorn, laboratory process of Fermentation – emotionally reserved

Keywords:
Sun in Gemini – persistent, diffusive = adroit
Moon in Capricorn – changes, retentive = emotionally reserved – Cardinal Earth
Mercury in Taurus – mental, decisive = factual
Venus in Gemini – pleasant, diffusive = fickle
Mars in Libra – impulsive, unifying = controlled
Jupiter in Leo – fortunate, organizing = exuberant
Saturn in Scorpio – disruptive, solidifying = persevering

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Jupiter moves to 16 degrees Virgo (tropical zodiac).  At sundown, Jupiter is the really bright light toward the West.
Time to see the fortune in our new healthy habits.

All positions at noon, Mountain Time, USA

(Lights)
Moon                    Capricorn @ 28 deg.
Sun                       Cancer @ 01 deg.

(Rocky Midgets)
Mercury             Gemini @ 15 deg.
Venus                 Cancer @ 06 deg.
Mars                    Scorpio @ 23 deg. (Retrograde until June 29th)

(Gas Giants)
Jupiter               Virgo @ 16 deg.
Saturn                 Sagittarius @ 11 deg. (Retrograde until August 13th)
Uranus              …

On Monday, June 20^th the Northern Hemisphere will welcome the long warm days of summer with the celebration of the solstice.

The Summer Solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year. This is an occasion for us feel whether our own darkness and light are in balance or not.

This year, the Summer Solstice coincides with the full moon—both the sun and moon will be radiating us with their strongest energy.

The sun represents the ultimate masculine energy, and the moon symbolizes the beautiful divine feminine.

When we allow a natural stability of these energies within our own soul, then our journey feels more heart-centered and authentic, simply because we are honoring both aspects in ourselves.

This means that we aren’t trying to be something we aren’t.

June 22  MERCURY the messenger is active today making two {of course} major aspects. Mercury is a dual or hermaphroditic sign.

 JUPITER MERCURY and VIRTUE by Dosso Dossi  circa 1530’s 

MERCURY in GEMINI conjuncts VESTA, SQUARE JUPITER & North Node in VIRGO

As MERCURY rules both Gemini and Virgo it is an opportune time to think and converse about your highest goals, as symbolized by the North Node and expand and work out and on your ideas about your work, health, education, being of service and your daily routine.

At 15-16 degrees this aspect also squares Saturn in SAGITTARIUS and NEPTUNE in PISCES as well.

Are you truly following what you feel is your highest path of service in your work? Work is what we all do daily to earn our daily bread of which Virgo is very much a literally a part of, symbolizing the grains and the hard work to…