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I can hear the roar of a crowd in the distance and the call of an announcer saying, “Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!”  As I mentioned last week, Uranus, the planet of change, rebellion, and awakening has entered Aries, the sign of self-assertion, aggression, creativity, and anger.  How this will play out in each individual depends on the individual, but we should all be aware that we will need very quickly to learn how to express ourselves in a new and different way from what we have done previously… this is the nature of Uranus.  What we have done so far has worked as much as it is going to for us, and now we must up the ante.  The world has changed drastically in a very short period of time and we must keep up with the changes if we are going to survive, to thrive, to excel, and to be happy.

Jupiter and the Moon will both join Uranus in Aries in the early hours (EST) of June 6.  If you are out late Saturday night, please be careful and try to keep a cool head on your shoulders.  Jupiter magnifies everything is touches, and with Uranus and the Moon in Aries, there will be many people who are combative, rebellious, or unable to control themselves.  This will be an evening of fights and rowdiness, so try to stay out of the fray as best you can.  Of course, the Moon will be in Aries until late Tuesday, so even if you stay in Saturday night, you cant hide for three days!  For that matter, Jupiter and Uranus will be in Aries through the summer until Uranus retrogrades back into Pisces in August, so this advice is good all summer!  Just remember that the intense need to express yourself that you feel boiling up inside like lava ready to explode is also bubbling up in all of the people around you.  We cant all blow at once!

Managing ourselves is going to be a bigger challenge than usual over the summer.  Those of us who are timid to express our needs will need to become more vocal and those of us who are already vocal about our needs may need to tone it down, or at least find a more appropriate way of sharing.  Circumstances we cannot imagine are going to test our personal limits and our understanding of where and how we fit into this world. I am also reminded of something my therapist once told me:  Just because we have a need to express ourselves doesn’t mean that anybody else cares.  When I first heard these words, I thought to myself, “Well, then what is the point?”  The point is that we must honor our own need to express ourselves, but we cannot expect the rest of the world to drop everything in order for us to do it.  The point is not being heard, it is the expression.

Mars is at 29 degrees Leo through early Monday June 7th opposing the conjunction of Chiron retrograde at 0 Pisces and Neptune retrograde at 28 Aquarius.  These two planets have been sitting together for over a year now, and I have repeatedly mentioned that their proximity to each other could represent a time to heal some old wounds that hold us back, or a time when we make our issues worse by clinging onto fantasies, dreams, or ideas that aren’t real, or at least not sustainable.  Mars has been in Leo since October, much longer than his usual 6 week visit in each sign, giving us time to get clear about what is most important to us.  Leo rules the heart and this is a metaphor for those things about which we are passionate.  When times are tough and we cannot rely on our usual support systems, or relaxation techniques, we must be clear about what is important to us so that we don’t waste our time and resources on the things that are inconsequential.  With Mars at 29 Leo opposing both the planets of wounds (Chiron) and the planet of illusions (Neptune), we will see how well we have done with this task of separating the wheat from the chaff.

Once Mars moves into Virgo on Monday, our attention will shift to the details of life, to our health, and to our coping mechanisms.  There is a  great deal of bad news in the world right now, from the Gulf, to Korea, to Gaza and beyond.  These are long term issues with no easy solutions.  How will our routines need to change?  How will our health be affected?  How will we cope with these issues?  In addition, by Wed June 9, the opposition of Mars to Chiron and Neptune will also be part of a t-square with Mercury at the apex at 29 Taurus.  A t-square occurs when one planet is square to two other planets, who are both opposing each other.  Mercury rules communications, Taurus represents resources, and with Mars opposing Chiron and Neptune, we will get more information than we want about how our resources have been compromised with reference to the Gulf oil spill.  There may lots of bad news this week, in fact, so rather than shooting the messenger, we should all be focused on 2 issues: how to respond and how to manage the ongoing crises.  Of course, we will all have our personal issues to contend with, as well, so once again, we are called to express that which is true, that which we can stand by, and that for which we are willing to fight.

This is all leading us to the Gemini New Moon on June 12th at 22 Gemini.  Gemini is ruled by Mercury and it governs information and dialogue.  Mercury will be in the sign of Gemini and still involved in the t-square with Mars, Neptune, and Chiron.  Mercury will also be quincunx to Pluto, which will dredge up some secrets that someone has been keeping.  All eyes and ears should be on government leaks and corporate disclosures/coverups.  On a personal level, we will all be downloading new information at a rapid pace.  Not all of this information will make us happy.  Now more than ever, we will need to process quickly and accurately.  If this leads to action, then pay attention to the details.  Rash outbursts with no forethought are easy, but not necessarily productive, although they may satisfy our needs to explode, to vent, and to well…. fight.  I am not saying this is the right or the wrong thing to do, I am just asking you to be sure about whatever actions you take.  As I hope we have all learned from BP: You cant just take it back and say I’m sorry.

with love

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