from the chair: 25th June 2021: Full Moon in Capricorn, 25th Neptune retrograde, 27th Venus to Leo

Hi everyone!

The Solstice was a huge portal of change with a Scorpio moon, Mercury at a virtual standstill and Jupiter ‘stationing’/turning retrograde on the eve of the Solstice. The Solstice feels as though time stands still although that is not the case in 3d reality. In the interdimensional field, we are held in suspension, processing the changing energies of the Sun and its direction.

Old pathways dissolving, new ones emerging!

This Solstice felt like such a huge culmination, similar to a Full Moon completion as the turning point nature of the Solstice was brought home to us possibly physically and more than likely mentally and/or emotionally. Our closing of the door to old pathways will come to fruition at the Full Moon in Capricorn on 25th June.

Mind and heart alignment, makeover:

Our mental body has been undergoing a major upgrade being brought into alignment with the heart energy. Venus is leading the way as now back from her ‘out of bounds’ journey getting her own upgrade with releasing from and/or gathering the best of the past bringing it into new consciousness. She’s been and still is travelling in the sign of Cancer gathering heart knowledge from other times and places. She leads Mercury all the way through 2021 until the final days when they meet in Capricorn.

The Sun in Cancer is taking us forward:

Now the Full Moon ‘let go’!

It’s a time to honour the ancestors, the history and legacy of the earth and humanity. Time to re-set our foundations and pathway forward supporting our incoming focus of Cancer Sun and the ancestral memory reclamation and heritage. In the compost of the past we find rich pickings for the future.

24th June: Emotions running high

Moon's off again out of bounds

The Moon moved out of bounds early this morning at 17 degrees Sagittarius adding to the building of emotional energies arising from the Moon growing to its fullness, the peak arriving early tomorrow morning AEST.

The Moon will be returning to 'normality' on 27th June at 3 degrees Aquarius so taking us through the Full Moon experience in her out of bounds journey gathering new consciousness. Difficult to gather much in terms of clarity until we get through this Full Moon and aftermath...at least 3 days hence.

Head is not fully operational:

Our mental body is still adjusting to Mercury turning direct yet at a standstill waiting for clarity until the full moon when he gets moving again.

25th June: Full Moon in Capricorn at 4.39 am AEST at 3 degrees 28 Capricorn...out with the ‘old’!

Rising to the occasion: Ambition and tradition...working it out

The Capricorn Full Moon awakens our spiritual authority and command of our physical world asking us to release the loose ends and take the best of the past, the best of tradition and the saving graces of the status quo so we can start building some new foundations.

New foundations for our lives in a changing world:

Capricorn is the builder, filled with the desire to attain the top of the mountain, to be successful in the material world and to be acknowledged for such success. Respect and reputation in the world are two primary motivations of the Capricorn energy and thus the potential for the passionate ‘workaholic’ is born.

Claiming respect for ourselves and our lives:

Capricorn’s self-respect derives from the contribution to the worldly sphere in some form of industrious pursuit whether paid or voluntary employment. The focus now is passionate engagement in our new endeavours and all ‘draining’ sources of energy need releasing.

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater! Supporting our security!

The Capricorn Moon sits opposite the Cancer Sun both energies focussed on maintaining and building on security, valuing tradition and traditional ways.

Finding and reclaiming the best of ‘the past’...old dreams, ancestral powers and discarded dreams

We’ve all been so busy having a revolution to throw off the shackles of the past which limit our growth, that it’s been difficult to find the best of the past in our history. Well, now it’s time. In the past year or so, more and more people are finding out the value of feeling secure within our lives. The challenge now is embracing the risk of change while supporting ourselves as best we can.

A Full Moon brings something to a head, a culmination, a completion!

And yes the Full Moon brings endings, closure to something in our lives. It’s all emotion and can be emotionally overwhelming but in Capricorn we have a stabilising influence from the earth, the ruler of Capricorn and of Saturn the planetary ruler of Capricorn. At this Full Moon we’re at a culmination, at an apex of the mountain we’ve been climbing. Our reckoning is now.

Ambition, tradition and responsibility...the Capricorn themes!

What have we achieved in relation to the goal we set ourselves? What has been draining our energies as we continued to put in the hard yards when the goal has gone past its ‘use by’ date? The societal pressures have been heavily impacting our lives to the point of changing our lives often quite dramatically. This Full Moon will give rise to future decision making, changing our course and developing future goals to take us on and which will ignite the spirit.

Venus opposite Pluto: What a perfect indicator of our heart progress!

A balancing act of spiritual resources...the love and the money!
Venus rules love and money and is an indicator of our self-love, self-worth and the value we give to ourselves and our place in the world. She’s bringing in a new understanding and acceptance of our worthiness to be nurtured, loved and the feeling of emotional security as she travels through Cancer, the place of ‘belonging’.

Time to take our heart into the ‘goldmine’ of our rich inner resources:

The heart is the team leader for this expedition!

Pluto rules mining, deep transformation through symbolic ‘death’, big money in the world. As ruler of the underworld, Pluto asks us to dig deep to find our inner resources, true value, the rich treasure of our golden selves. Travelling in Capricorn, the sign of structure, systems, the status quo, government and business, we’re being asked to evaluate our place in the world, our current direction, our self-respect in relation to our current ‘employment’ of energies.

Sabian Symbols: Lynda Hill www.sabiansymbols.com

The Moon: Capricorn 4

A GROUP OF PEOPLE ENTERING A LARGE CANOE FOR A JOURNEY BY WATER

This degree shows journeying with others. Each person brings with them their individual stories, their needs and wants. They come together to accomplish something, to set out for somewhere. To embark on a journey with a number of people is to embark on an emotional discovery, along with learning the rules of society about interacting with others. With cooperation, and everyone heading in the same direction, there can be great success. You may find episodes when different and separate aspects of your personality come together to explore where you’re going. The trick is, are you all headed in the same direction? Cooperation. A shared goal in sight. Being on a journey of destiny. Traveling or living together. Travels on the water. Rowing together. Workshops. Sharing destinations.

The Sun: Cancer 4

A CAT ARGUING WITH A MOUSE

This Symbol often implies arguing, taking on opponents regardless of size and the ability to win, and, sometimes, being unable to let things just be. Along with bullying, this can show bickering, which is time consuming, often immature and useless. What is the central issue around what's going on and what are the old values that require reassessment? There is an imbalance at work. There can be a desire to justify to the other what should be done and why. This Symbol can show a selfless advocate for the underdog; prepared to protect others. Try to stop useless mental monkey chattering. Turning the tables. David vs. Goliath. Hide and seek games. Being able to persuade others to one's way of thinking through constant to and fro thinking. Mind games.

25th June: Neptune retrograde at 23 degrees 12 Pisces at 8:21 pm AEST...we’re flying!

Until 2nd December

Undercover work: Arise spirit to the potential of our spiritual heights!

With Pisces, we’re always working ‘undercover’ with the mass collective unconscious, the history of all time as well as the elevated energies of divine inspiration, artistic expression which is guided by the higher consciousness.

Time for reviewing our hopes and dreams and finding some new ones!

Retrograde periods are instrumental in tapping into a bigger picture, a knowledge that comes from slowing, revisiting the past, reviewing our lives, our growth and our learning. In Pisces, we’re being given the opportunity at this time to link in with the current planetary forces of the Sun in Cancer and the aftermath of the Capricorn Full Moon release and recovery.

In the global, collective turning point: United we start creating new visions!

At this time in our planetary evolution, we are at a huge turning point bringing slow and gradual change to the way our world is working and/or not working, a turning point which is impacting all of us as the ongoing forces of the pandemic and its impact on social and economic status quo forces a change process. We are being impelled to change and to continue changing.

We’re dreaming the new dream!

We wonder what kind of new world are we creating and Neptune along with Jupiter both retrograde in Pisces is guiding us to new dreams, ideals, inspiration and potentials beyond our present existence.

27th June: Venus enters Leo at 2:26 pm AEST

Hearts reborn on the ‘path of heart'!

Until 22nd July

‘Love is a many splendoured thing’:

We find ourselves in a golden landscape of rich possibilities as we engage our hearts in the powerful energies of Leo, ruler of creative joy and fulfilment, promising fun and frivolity as we engage in the theatrical energies of the Leo stage. And we may ask how that can be when so much of the world is still dealing with the limitations of the pandemic.

Our creative heart is being awakened to new ways of living in joy:

Braveheart is leading the way for us giving us the courage and strength to keep forging ahead with the power of love in our hearts. That love of life brings optimism and hope, faith and trust that we the creative powers to explore new and passionate ways of living.

Passionate commitment supports focus and discipline to keep going!

All the Capricorn discipline in the world eventually runs out of steam without the power of the passionate commitment to a pathway. Without love and passion we live a lacklustre existence and eventually burn out.

Let’s go for gold:

New dreams are waiting for us in the Piscean sky!

And love of life and curiosity gives us the impetus to take a leap of faith beyond mainstream thinking and existence, to choose to live passionately devoted to our pathways.

The love and romance of life and childlike joy is on offer!

Now, as we sit in the in between world waiting for inspiration, it can be easy to give up with despair. Something new is getting ready to be born out of the current chaos and confusion. Trust this and take time to dream, imagine and listen to the heart. Venus in Leo uplifts us into the power of love and romance bringing us opportunities for us to experience the romance of life and restoration to the innocence of our childhood selves. It’s called fun!

Golden Oldies:

‘Feelin’ Good’ Nina Simone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3au4KM4xM Full Moon in Capricorn

‘I dreamed a dream’ Susan Boyle with lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeo86iOS0QU Neptune retrograde

‘Love is a many splendoured thing’ Andy Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ-vJI6jypM Venus in Leo

‘Fields of Gold’ Sting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM4nWq6mU9k for Venus in Leo

Upcoming Dates:

10th July: New Moon in Cancer 18 degrees 02 Cancer at 11.16 am AEST

16th July: Chiron retrograde 12 degrees 56 Aries until

That’s all folks! Hugs all around!

Feeling a little ragged after the last week of challenging transformational energies so bear with me if this update is a little light on the fancy extras.

I can only trust that the insights I’ve been getting this past week are lifting me beyond the past cycle of change I’ve been travelling for some years and am now preparing to take my first steps along a new pathway.

I am sure that many more of you are feeling in a similar vein as the old ways present the best from the past as we travel into the future. Common sense is the old wisdom embraced by our ancestors which supported their survival and growth. Yet, also the spirit of adventure, exploration and discovery was the stuff that carried them into new territory. We need both now in our current world crisis turning point.

We might feel awash emotionally with the presence of Jupiter and Neptune immersing us in the oceanic waters of Pisces, asking us to review, reconsider and explore our present place in the world in light of the broader, bigger picture of the social, economic and global climate of the pandemic. The Sun now travelling in the sign of Cancer brings us into more emotional energies, more reconnection to the past and to the ancestors.

Love and blessings as we roll on into the next few months, taking time to take a step back from time to time to reassess our needs, desires, hopes and dreams with the insight to know what has to go and what new ways need to be embraced and celebrated in a world of change and transformation.