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This week we can realize when we’re being too forceful and when we should really ease up on our grip. This Tuesday, the full moon eclipse in Capricorn is next to Pluto, which I relate to Gollum from Lord of the Rings: Pluto is the planet that corresponds with obsession and jealousy, clinging to legacy and power, and not being able to share with anyone else. It’s greedy as hell! Eclipses correspond with fated events and irreversible changes. The energy of any eclipse is a force of nature. With the full moon meeting Pluto, the planet of the underworld, we sit with dark, Plutonian themes like possessiveness and the taboo. We get a powerful glimpse of fate and understand the greater, subliminal patterns of power at work in the world.
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While Pluto in Capricorn wants to seize the ring of power and authority, Venus in Cancer wants to feed their loved ones everything in the kitchen—another approach to authority. Since Venus is facing off with strict Saturn and dark Pluto while harmonizing with nebulous Neptune, we can evaluate the ways we say no while still taking someone else’s feelings into consideration. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. Saying no can be an act of kindness—it’s tough love!The planet of love and pleasure, Venus, faces off with structural Saturn on Wednesday. This requires a balance between our need to be taken care of and our responsibilities. Be realistic about your time constraints: Evaluate what works, practically, in your relationships. People can see the world from a glass-half-full perspective, but this transit is helpful in understanding how you and others can work better together.Venus also faces off with the planet of secrets, Pluto, on Sunday and compromises must be made in order to re-evaluate our dark-sided feelings. Relationships are intensified and manipulation can present itself. Stay on your toes, don’t try to control everything, and treat everyone with respect—including yourself!There is a romantic, whimsical element at play that can help ease this intense and brooding energy: Venus connects with mystical Neptune on Thursday, encouraging us to escape the drudgery of responsibility through emotional connection. This can be a saving grace that allows us to empathize with others, and to understand where they’re coming from instead of trying to force our agenda on to unwilling people. Override the need to control others by putting yourself in their shoes.
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Mercury retrogrades into Cancer on Friday, where it will retrace its watery points from the end of June, around June 26 to be exact. Conversations or things you thought were already taken care of will come back around for you to re-do and perfect. Mercury retrograde is actually great—sit back and enjoy the extra time it gives you! Accept when things are out of your control and watch your life get way easier.The sun meets retrograde Mercury on Sunday, bringing a moment of clarity during a time that’s typically confusing and hard to pin down. If you believe everything happens for a reason, then Mercury’s meeting with the sun will bring a greater truth about the direction you’re headed and the ways you should revise your schedule to make space for your purpose.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
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Leo (July 22 - August 23)
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
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Libra (September 22 - October 23)
Scorpio (October 23 - November 22)
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Sagittarius (November 21 - December 21)
Capricorn (December 21 - January 19)
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Aquarius (January 19 - February 18)
Pisces (February 18 - March 20)
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