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There is an inherent sacredness to the week as we experience the homecoming of the Cancer season, take on the blessings of the summer solstice, and witness the union of Jupiter and Saturn in a sextile.
Jupiter Sextile Saturn
As the planets make shapes and angles to each other during their orbits, it can feel as if these planetary bodies are collaborating and inviting us into their shared intention. The same goes for a sextile, which is a 60 degree relationship between the locations of two planets relative to each other.
The union of Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky in a sextile is a harmonious collaboration worth celebrating. Jupiter, in astrology, is the planet that offers us hope. It shows us that there is always room for more: more love, more flow, more joy, more light, more growth, more potential. Jupiter invites us to imagine and dream, to lean towards our desires, and lean towards our future. He keeps us moving, growing and evolving.
Saturn, which has just turned retrograde, is a planet of stability and longevity, responsibility and practical action. Saturn keeps us tied to tangible reality, the laws of matter and the limitation of time.
When Jupiter and Saturn sextile together on June 19, they invite tangible progress, steady growth, and practical action toward our dreams. This is a beautiful atmosphere in which to reach for your hopes, wishes, and visions for your future and plant them deep in the ground beneath you.
Sun enters cancer | Cancer season begins
Astrology is based on a geocentric perspective. That is, it is based on our vision of the Earth. This relates everything to our human experience of the cosmos: what we can see, what we can feel, and what we can receive here in our bodies and on Earth.
From this human-centered perspective, the Sun moves through the constellations of the 12 zodiacs within one astrological year, spending approximately one month in each sign. The time spent in each sign is what we call an astrological season and is an invitation to immerse yourself in the invitations, energies, colors, intentions and the general essence of this zodiac. It is an invitation to witness where and how that zodiac lives within us and expresses itself through us. In turn, it is also our opportunity to know and nurture this part of ourselves.
As the Sun moves into the comforting waters of Cancer from June 21 to July 22, the Gemini season comes to a close and we will receive invitations related to healing, nurturing, safety, family and emotions.
Cancer is at home. Not just our physical home, but everything in life that is our home. Our family. Our culture. Our roots. Our body. Our beloved ones. Our comforts and security. Our favorite foods and childhood memories. That book we keep. Cancer is the sanctuary that lives within us and the sanctuary that we create around us. Cancer is our emotional world and offers the gift of sensitivity and heightened intuition.
As the Sun travels through the waters of Cancer, we are invited to return home: to ourselves, to our needs, to our loved ones, and to our bodies. It is an internal season, a private month. It is a moment in time to get back to what and who really matters to us, and to be nurtured and filled by those chosen things and people.
Summer Solstice
Within ancient cultures, mythology, and esoteric history, there has been an homage and celebration of solar cycles for as long as we know. This dance through which the Sun and the Earth move is one of the many sequences that allow life to exist: trees grow, waves break, time exists, and humans live.
When Cancer season begins, June 21 marks the summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice for the Southern Hemisphere. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words Sun (“Sun”) and to stop (“stay still”). On this day, for one astronomical moment in time, the Sun remains completely still, acting as a climax within this sacred dance of Sun and Earth.
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. Of the 365 days, this day has the most light. It is the portal of time and space that happens when the Sun and the Earth are as close as they will ever be in their dance. On this day, the Sun illuminates the most light it will ever have, and the Earth, and therefore we, receive the most light it has ever received. It is a peak of expression, fullness, strength, abundance, fertility, creativity, warmth, receptivity, and activation.
As the Sun stands still, we are invited to maintain that same stillness, presence, being, and reverence, for it is on this day and within this presence that we are offered the energy, wisdom, and insight that is shared through the sunlight. . We can allow it to support us in the next stage of our dance and the next season of our lives.
your invitation
As Jupiter and Saturn shine this week, explore the practical aspects of your dreams. Try taking responsibility for making them real and see how it fits and feels. Organize and plan how this future vision of yours could come true. This is a time to believe in yourself and remember your deep worth. Be realistic about your strengths and celebrate them. Be realistic about where you need support and organize it. Your invitation is to let hope feel secure once more and to trust yourself enough to pursue the dreams of your heart.
The days that follow this sextile bring a new beginning. As Cancer season begins and the summer solstice blesses us with its presence, trust and know that you are on the verge of something new. Cancer invites you home and to experience clarity about who you are and what matters to you. The Sun illuminates and opens a door to everything you need for your next chapter.
Learn more about the influence of astrology on your life, including astrological events, the cycles of the Moon, your Sun and Moon and rising signs, how journaling can help you connect with current influences, and more with Jordane dizzy in Girl and her Moon.
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jordan marie is the founder of girl and her moon, a platform and community that explores the Soul through the lens of astrology, tarot, and energy healing. She is a writer, intuitive astrologer, energy and soul guide, and host of Girl and her moon, the podcast. She is inspired, every day, to be the mirror for you to see all that you really are, you in all your infinite abilities, in full expansion, in infinite opportunities and love.