“One must choose in all things a mean, just and good. Error and confusion lie in the extremes.” Pythagoras
The Sun is in the busy, curious, sociable sign of Gemini now and we are just past the Sun opposing the Full Moon in Sagittarius on Sunday.
Mercury entered the domestic sign of Cancer on June 1st and will leave the sign on August 9.
Mercury will be in Cancer for a longer period this summer due to the Mercury retrograde period which extends from June 29 through July 23. The retrograde will occur entirely in the sign of Cancer.
Mercury can be more sensitive and psychic in this sign – more sensitive to the moods and feelings of other people. In the old texts they referred to psychic people as ‘sensitives” because they can have porous energy fields and feelings of others are often picked up on.
Mercury will be forming a challenging alignment with Neptune early this week. It’s best to be extra clear in communications. If there’s any question about texts or emails etc, double check them to make sure there hasn’t been some confusion. In general it can be a fuzzier time for thinking – best to avoid impulsiveness.
Mars is moving away from his volatile and explosive square with Pluto this week. Midweek he will square Juno, the asteroid of commitment as Mercury squares Neptune. Under this influence there can be a tendency to be stubborn and argue Best, though to refrain due to the potential for inaccuracy or confusion.
Thursday provides a welcome change to the end of the week as the Moon enters Aquarius and make a trine to innovative Uranus. This can break the spell of Neptune and lead us in a better direction – with fun and collaboration as Venus moves up to pleasure loving Jupiter.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”Two guardian angels bringing protection.”
Sabian symbols from Lynda Hill