Summer 2025

Spring ends and summer begins on the 20th of June as the Sun exits Gemini to enter the Cardinal Water Sign of Cancer [10:43 PM EDT] at the Summer Solstice.  The sun has reached its maximum day of daylight in the northern latitudes.  The Solstice chart imprints the influence for the season with much of our attention likely devoted to home and family matters, attention to detail, and the likelihood of our personal desires being blocked in favor of the collective rather than the individual.

With the Sun Jupiter in Cancer configuration, we may hear of the housing market picking up, plans for new housing developments, and even new financing programs that assist in making housing more affordable.

The US is a Cancer nation, and this season can see increased patriotism, American exceptionalism, and the suggestion of impending recession giving way to US economic expansion.

The 22nd of June has Mars sextile Jupiter and the Sun square Saturn.  Focus on repairs, maintenance, and renovations to our home might have us busy and keep us from enjoying our personal choices.  Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, and other home improvement companies could see an uptick in sales, and tariffs or no tariffs are unlikely to matter.

There is a greater pride in our living environment, in our community, and in our nation during this latter part of June and into July.  Recreation and travel may have to wait as we attend to our personal space and polish our environment.

The Sun square Saturn on the 22nd of June is followed on the 23rd by the Sun square Neptune.  Both days caution against grandiose schemes and outlandish actions.  Mcmansions were not a misnomer for smaller often tasteful homes being replaced by gargantuan monstrosities ostentatious and oversized for the plot of land they occupied.  Hopefully, people learned their lesson and with any home renovations they don’t intend to match or surpass the Taj Mahal.

With the Saturn and Neptune in Aries we cannot discount the possibility that renovations and home building don’t repeat the pattern.  As the saying goes: “Money doesn’t buy class.”

Saturn and Neptune in Aries can give a feeling of both restriction and confusion regarding personal identity with the liability of overdoing to assuage any deep inner feelings of impotence.

On the 24th, the Sun conjuncts Jupiter, and we could look to put our mark on our personal environment by engaging DIY projects, planning staycations, and feeling a burst of patriotism.  What we need to be careful about is any tendency towards overexpansion and overconfidence.  The ‘overs’ can get the better of us under the expansionary Jupiter influence.

The season of a year truly begins with the New Moon in that Cardinal Sign, and for summer the Cancer New Moon when the Moon and Sun are conjunct occurs on the 25th [6:32 AM EDT].  This New Moon has the Sun Moon conjunction conjunct to Jupiter with a sextile to Mars in Virgo and a square to the Saturn Neptune conjunction in Aries.  We may be gung-ho with our summer projects.  Our stamina can be strong and our ability to push ahead unstoppable.  It would be wise for us now and then to stop and evaluate what we’re doing and where we are going and to be certain that we are still on track and haven’t veered off course.

A key factor during these times of volatility with its turbulence and unexpected shifts and changes is to blend our determined persistence with our willingness to think outside the box.  By drawing upon moments of revelation, we can surmise a best practices approach by utilizing innovative methods and by listening to the muse likely to guide us in right direction.

The 26th of June gives us both the brain and brawn to dramatically advance our interests.  We have the flashes of genius and startling insights with Mercury sextile Uranus and the dogged resoluteness that the Sun sextile Mars provides.  Perhaps we are gaining more fire in our belly, a disposition enhanced by Mercury exiting Cancer on the 26th to enter Leo [3:09 PM EDT].

The Cancer Stellium with its powerpack in the Water Cardinal Sign ends as Mercury exits Cancer, and we pick up more fire as Mercury enters the Fixed Fire Sign.  We may be less reticent in our expressions, more willing to state our truth.  Any shyness or passivity could give way to our finding our voice and expressing it.

In its early transit of Leo, Mercury trines the two Aries-transiting planets, first on the 27th when Mercury trines Saturn, and then on the 28th when Mercury trines Neptune.

We might be looking at engaging creative projects that truly speak to us.  Activities that reveal our talents may be engaged.  We are no longer interested in merely being one in a crowd.  We want to stand out, take center stage, and express our uniqueness.

If we are considering new endeavors, this is a time when we have a strong ability to strategize, draw upon creative visualization, and take our imagination through the conceptual steps of planning, implementation, and ultimately manifestation.  With sharp foresight and a willingness to develop the most appropriate format, we could devise the expeditious means to accomplish our goals.

We do need to stand in our truth, feel committed to our intentions, and not be swayed by the naysayers who might come forward on the 29th when Mercury opposes Pluto.  Not everyone is likely to approve of our plans or our strategies. 

But let’s keep in mind the metaphor of ‘crabs in the bucket’.  As a crab tries to get out of the bucket, other crabs pull it back down. 

If we look to change, transform, and embrace our optimum by seeking to better our life, there are liable to be people who try to dissuade us, want us to stay in our current conditions, and even pull us down.  We have the fortitude to go our own way especially with more Fire in our belly.

July begins with us assuming a ‘can do’ attitude and with a skittishness that would dampen any narcissistic tendencies and prevent us from going overboard in our actions or our decisions.

Early July may have us in a recreational mode as we head towards the long holiday weekend of Independence Day on July 4th

The July 4th weekend could be a time of parties, celebrations, and serendipitous encounters. The 4th has Venus conjunct Uranus just before Venus exits Taurus to enter Gemini [11:31 AM EDT]. Neptune turns retrograde [5:34 PM EDT].  Change is in the air with the likelihood of serendipitous encounters of bumping into people who provide interesting insights or startling revelations.  We could make adjustments to our appearance, to our environment, all with adding more panache to our life.  We may embrace the spirit of ‘variety is the spice of life’, as we engage various people of different backgrounds, different cultures for momentary interactions but not stopping or staying too long with one particular person or in one specific place.

Venus in Gemini sextiles both Aries-transiting planets of Saturn and Neptune on the 6th, adding to the weekend’s gaiety and desire for doing this, doing that, all with a sense of fully engaging the ‘dance of life’

This first weekend in July can be a spectacular time for us to fully enjoy ourselves and engage any number of activities and events but with the caveat that we keep a watchful eye on our monies and finances.  It would be too easy for us to get caught up in the good times and negate the costs involved.

July 7th allows us to pare down the assortment of personalities we could have encountered over the weekend.  Venus trines Pluto, and our interests move from rapid-fire interactions with any number of people to a concentration on the truly meaningful friendships in our life.  We separate out the acquittances from true friends and focus on those people with whom we have a special connection.

Since last year with Pluto’s entrance into Aquarius, we have experienced major Sign changes.  Both Saturn and Neptune exited Pisces and entered Aries.  Jupiter exited Gemini and entered Cancer.  And now on the 7th of July, Uranus exits Taurus to enter Gemini.  We are living during transformational times, a paradigm shift from sequential, linear reality into asequential reality where things can happen in the most unexpected manner. 

We are on the threshold of a revolution, a technological revolution, and the entry of Uranus in Gemini is likely to accelerate the process of this revolution, already given evidence to by the development of robotics and the early stages of artificial intelligence [AI].

These are not times for those fixed in beliefs, rigid in attitude, or weak in spirit.  It is time for the spiritual warrior in each one of us to step forward and embrace radical change.  We are transitioning from the Fourth Dimension into the Fifth Dimension where space – time collapse into the NOW with past, present, future all NOW.

The Capricorn Full Moon on the 10th when the Sun opposes the Moon [4:37 PM EDT] suggests we be resourceful, wise stewards of our resources.  We might consider what is important in our lives, and those things that are needless distractions or demand too much of our energy.  Clearing our path would allow us to move ahead unencumbered by either our past or our present stuff.  Increasingly, we may want to be highly effective with the least expenditure of energy.  We could feel a sense of squeeze of any fat or excess in our life as we embrace a sentiment of being ‘lean and mean’, cutting to the core, focusing on the essentials, and ridding ourselves of the extraneous.

The 13th of July has Saturn turning retrograde.  Both Aries-transiting planets of Saturn and Neptune are now retrograde and provide the filing down of narcissistic tendencies.  Things may take longer than we would like, but instead of being frustrated by delays, we can see extenuated time to complete matters to be a time to tweak, fine tune, and make truly solid our path forward and the projects we have engaged.

The 18th has Mercury turning retrograde for its three-week cycle until August 11th when Mercury turns direct.  With every Mercury retrograde Murphy’s Law of ‘whatever can go wrong could go wrong’ is in effect.  All three of the Fire transiting planets are now retrograde, taking the edge off any tendency to one-upmanship and grandstanding.  We might also briefly feel as though the fire in our belly has been dampened. Mercury sextiles Venus, and our relationships can improve as we take a more collaborative approach to our interactions and have a conciliatory attitude towards the interests of other people.

The Sun enters Leo on the 22nd [9:29 AM EDT] giving us more Fire and a desire for summertime re-creational activities and pleasurable events.  We can feel as though our physical energy and spirit are reignited.  Our creative juices are flowing, and we may consider ourselves at the top of our game.  Putting our personal mark on our activities and involvements could have us sensing a thrust of energy as we bask in the sun and our own personal warmth.

The 23rd of July has the Sun sextile Uranus and Venus square Mars.  We may want to explore a new trajectory or take an altered approach to our usual engagements.  Intention without proper planning can have us moving ahead without clear direction or an itinerary of where we are going.  Movement for the sake of movement can be appealing.  We just need to avoid going around in circles with little to show for a great expenditure of energy.

The fourth week of July has all three of the transcendental planets — Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — influencing the Sun and our sense of being.  This would be a time for us to keep out of our own way, have our antennae up, and keep in mind the affirmation that ‘god and the higher forces often have far greater plans for us than we could have imagined for ourselves.’

The truth to these times of serendipity with asequential reality in force could be especially evident with the Leo New Moon on the 24th when the Sun conjuncts the Moon [3:11 PM EDT].

This New Moon configuration impacts the next two weeks up to the Full Moon on the 9th of August.  The New Moon signature has the Sun Moon conjunction triggering connections to the transcendental planets with the New Moon trine both Saturn and Neptune in Aries, sextile Uranus, and opposed Pluto.

Magic is afoot with the opportunity to have our head in the clouds while our feet are firmly planted on the ground.  This is a time when we may feel solidly rooted and expand our reach beyond our usual grasp.  What we need to avoid would be either getting complacent or overly self-assured.  Even if we assume that we are the ones triggering good fortune, the reality is more likely the energies operating and the ways they are operating largely to our benefit if we maintain humility and an appreciation for a rather remarkable, albeit startling, process.

This two-week period may be replete with technological innovations, rapid advances in new tools, and a greater sense that we are going through a multi-faceted revolution taking us from where we have been into an exciting new dimension of being.  A revolution is upon us both an external technological revolution and an internal awakening and ascension in consciousness.  We do need humility and a willingness to be co-creators with the universe unfolding rather than trying to engineer and control what is happening.  If we get in our own way, as might occur with the Sun opposed Pluto on the 25th, we could suffer severe consequences.  Why go there when the natural unfolding, while tumultuous and turbulent, can lead us to far better places and spaces than we could possibly imagine?

Venus exits Gemini to enter Cancer on the 30th of July.  The two ‘good guys’ of the planetary realm, Venus and Jupiter, are both in Cancer.  We might feel that our home is truly our castle, and we might either look to buy a castle or to fix up our own castle.  Real estate sales may be strong, whether the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates or rates stay relatively high.  Much of our attention can revolve around home and family.

July ends with the Sun conjunct Mercury on the 31st.  Although we still have a lot of summer left, we might feel as though the summer is winding down and that our normal routine might pick up again in mid-August or shortly thereafter.  Fun can be on top of our mind as we close out July.

We come into August liable to have a chip on our shoulder with a sense of feeling put upon.

The 1st of August has Venus square both Saturn and Neptune both in Aries.  Relationships might be dicey with our feeling squelched.  Whether the cause of frustration is our family, friends, significant relationship, we may feel encumbered by our past and by our responsibilities.  It might seem as though everyone wants a piece of us.

Although not a big proponent of hiding out, I would suggest taking alone time for ourselves during this first weekend of August.  The Sunday may be better, even brighter, with some people making amends for bad behavior.

Mars exits Virgo and enters Libra on the 6th [7:23 PM EDT].  Mars is in Detriment in Libra with our physical energy susceptible to discord and disharmony.  We want to make nice with everyone, sometimes with a hindrance to our own personal interests.

The push – pull between ‘me’ and ‘you’ can be strong on the weekend of August 8th through the 10th when Mars opposes Saturn on the 8th, and Mars opposes Neptune on the 9th.

Relationships can be problematic at this time with the push pull between one’s personal interests and the interests of someone else.  We need to be diplomatic in our interactions and not force an issue of suggesting to other people ‘go your own way.’

There are some fortunate aspects during this second weekend in August with Mars triggering an Air Grand Trine by Mars trine Uranus on the 8th and Mars trine Pluto on the 10th.

In the midst, we have the Aquarius Full Moon on the 9th when the Sun opposes the Moon [3:55 AM EDT].

This is a weekend that could prove reminiscent of paraphrasing Henry Wordsworth Longfellow’s poem that when this weekend is good, it can be very, very good; but when it is bad, it can be downright horrid.

We could be a little ahead of the curve for some people, and other people may just want to put us down to elevate themselves.  Finding right connections with a bit of serendipity thrown in can open startling doors and wondrous opportunities.

If we get into a grudge match with someone, there might be no winners.

The three transcendental planets of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are all engaged.  Let’s recognize that during this paradigm shift, through which we are going, it is essential that we be open to receive and not get in our own way by trying to control everything.  The magic of these times is the asequential reality where things can happen quickly, dramatically, and unexpectedly without even a moment’s notice.

While the weekend of the 8th through the 10th of August may demand that we be astute and adept, there are two kite pattern indications in the Full Moon signature on the 9th.  We just need to rise above our egocentric personality and view situations from a higher perspective, an awakened consciousness, to take advantage of the opportunities and to meet the challenges for a most successful outcome.

Whether we soared with the eagles or crashed ground bound over the second weekend of August, the 11th of August allows for an easier blend of old and new as Saturn sextiles Uranus.  Mercury ends its three-week retrograde cycle [3:30 AM EDT].  Although things might be a little squirrely, as they often are when Mercury first changes direction, we could alleviate any sense of trying too hard, pushing too forcefully, and get back into the flow of transition and transformation.

Blending our experience with our curiosity would allow us to step beyond our comfort zone, investigate new ways of doing things, explore new trajectories and then begin a journey step-by-step from where we have been to where we are going.

The two ‘good guys’ of the planetary realm, Venus and Jupiter, embrace each other on the 12th of August as they find themselves exactly conjunct.  Times spent with family members can be pleasant interactions, and home fixups can add a sense of comfort and sanctuary to our environment.  The one caveat to this ‘feel good’ influence is to prevent ourselves from excess and indulgence.  It might be wise for us to rid ourselves of the outmoded and extraneous to have space for updated additions and any intended renovations.

The 14th of August has Mercury sextile Mars.  With Mercury more secure in its direct flow, we are able to engage brain and brawn to add fine touches to our appearance, our wardrobe, and our environment.  This would be a fine time for a personal makeover.  Our creative juices may be flowing, and we might want to stand out rather than fit in but without stepping on anyone’s toes.  This is a day when we could enjoy win-win situations with everyone looking out not only for their best but for the best of other people too.

This sextile dance between Mercury and Mars continues with the Mercury Mars sextile exact again on the 18th of August.

Under this Mercury Mars sextile during mid-August, we can find ourselves enjoying the most pleasant times of summertime.  Our creative talents and re-creational activities are at their optimum.  This period of August would be a most fortuitous time for us to vacation or to start new projects.  It comes at a time when many schools will be starting their school year, and colleges have orientation weeks.  What a splendid time for us to enjoy ourselves this mid-August time.

The Sun exits Leo and enters Virgo on the 22nd [4:34 PM EDT], followed by the Virgo New Moon on the 23rd when the Sun conjuncts the Moon [2:07 AM EDT].

Our focus may turn towards our routine life.  Whether we get back on track or still have days to enjoy summer vacation, we are aware that autumn activities and engagements are beckoning.  We can hear the whistle blowing, reminding us that it’s time for us to get back to regular involvements.

The 24th of August has the Virgo Sun square Uranus in Gemini.  We are on the threshold of a technological revolution, a time when things can change radically and rapidly.  What was, no longer is.  If we try to hold on to old methodologies and old tools, we might find ourselves left behind. Although we may not have the bandwidth to fully comprehend what is going on, it would be wise for us to keep abreast of the technologies being developed and the opportunities they provide.  We don’t need to know all the bells and whistles; only how technological advancements and their tools can benefit us in our life.   Afraid of the ‘new’ technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence, will not stop their progression.  And turning our back upon adaptation and adoption of technological tools would seem reminiscent to the beginnings of the industrial revolution when some people would have preferred sticking with manual labor rather than employing the mechanization of production.

Venus exits Cancer and enters Leo on the 25th [12:27 PM EDT], whereupon Venus trines Saturn on the 25th, followed on the 26th by Venus sextile Uranus, and Venus trine Neptune.

We may be looking at putting our best foot forward and giving an impression of our having it all together.  Social occasions can be fun gatherings and dramatic presentations and have reconnections with people we have known and also interesting, serendipitous encounters with people whom we feel fated to meet.

In this last week of August, the Venus energy engages the three transcendental planets of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto but first Venus connects with Saturn.  Old and new connections could all be relatively pleasant, although we might find ourselves sifting through our contacts or back up against someone who is less collaborative, possibly more belligerent, on the 27th when Venus opposes Pluto.

If we have been oblivious to the paradigm shift where we are moving from linear, sequential reality into asequential reality where things occur unexpectedly, almost magically, we might have an awakening on the 28th of August when Uranus sextiles Neptune.  With the two higher sensory faculties of revelatory insight and heightened intuition in play, we may experience an ascension in consciousness where we know, just know, without using the critical analysis of our reasoning mind.  We could even strip away the maya [illusion] of our everyday reality to gain awareness of higher dimensions more attuned to the vibratory realm of frequencies of pure energy. 

This is a time not to be lost nor tied down by our old belief systems.  By suspending judgment and being open to receive, we can gain extraordinary visions of true reality.  We have been living in the maya [illusion] in our society of post modernism, where the subjective supersedes the objective, fiction is taken as fact.   Times of startling insights and a sense of true knowing may be brief interludes in our everyday life but can be so jarring that once experienced can never be forgotten.

The way is ascension in consciousness no matter how long a circuitous route might take.

Much of September has the three transcendental planets of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto interconnected by orb with Neptune in Aries sextile both Pluto in Aquarius and Uranus in Gemini and Uranus and Pluto in trine to each other.  This is a month for us not to get in our own way, but to embrace instead the magic and wonder of these times.

As if having taken one step forward only to find ourselves taking two steps back, we enter September with a backward step as Saturn retrogrades back into Pisces on the 1st [4:07 AM EDT].  We might have felt that we were done with Saturn in Pisces when Saturn entered Aries at the end of last May, but evidently not.  Saturn will continue its transit of Pisces until mid-February of 2026 with a realization that there can be old issues that have yet to be concluded needing to be resolved.

Our anxiety may be ratcheted up as we grow ever concerned about the instability of our security with increasing evidence of the turbulence and volatility of these times.  Our emotions can hold sway but tempered by Mercury exiting Leo to enter its own Sign of Virgo on the 2nd [9:23 AM EDT].

With Mercury in Virgo, we have a better ability to seriously consider what is really going on.  Our critical analysis is sharpened, and we are more likely to take into account the specifics and not merely accept the appearance of a presentation.

While our reasoning mind is highly attuned, we need to recognize the backdrop in which we are operating.  We are living in a post-modern world, a time when the subjective becomes the objective, when opinion overrules data, and fiction believed to be fact.

This disconnect between true reality and consensus opinion may be seen on the 3rd of September when Mercury squares Uranus.  Not only are we dealing with specious opinion operating as legitimate fact.  We are also living during this paradigm shift where relativity reenforces the dramatic and radical changes of asequential reality with things occurring in a most unexpected manner, often with no apparent rhyme or reason.  

Mercury square Uranus is my least favored configuration for travel and communications.  Things can be ‘off’ with travel delays, increased accidents, and serious misunderstandings.  It’s an energy where what we see may not be what we get and demands that we be mindful and aware to unanticipated incidents that could foil the ‘best laid plans.’

Not only can our thinking be off on the 3rd, but the 4th with Mars square Jupiter could have us acting inappropriately with a liability of too much push and possibly pushing in the wrong direction.  “Mister Custer, I don’t want to go.”

We may need to tap on the brakes to slow things down, reevaluate what we are doing, and take time to temper our actions.

The 6th of September has Uranus turning retrograde through the end of January 2026.  Like Saturn and later this autumn Neptune retrograding out of one Sign and back into its previous transit Sign, Uranus will retrograde through Gemini and back into Taurus before turning direct and re-entering Gemini in the spring of 2026.

We are in for a good dose of recapitulation going back over issues that we thought we had put behind us.  Even though we might be insistent on moving aggressively ahead, the universe may have a better idea forcing us back over certain matters, addressing unresolved issues, and demanding that we clean up our act before we can advance unencumbered by our past.

The Pisces Full Moon on the 7th [2:09 PM EDT], when the Sun opposes the Moon, is a Lunar Eclipse with indications that we need to find balance between our professional life and our personal life.  Many of us are caught up in a workaholic mode or quite the opposite of just lazing around, but in truth we are asked to find and then maintain balance in our life between our external life of being in the mundane world and our inner life of spiritual character and development.  As the Christian Bible indicates: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 

On the 12th of September, both the Sun and Mercury sextile Jupiter.  With attention to detail and a focus on our long-term goals, we can expand our interests, all the while being astute to the wise use of our resources.  We might give thought to renovations that would ease our efforts and to streamlining our methodology.  We are seeking to act from our optimum without sacrificing our time or our monies.  It is time for us to work smarter rather than harder, all the while that we keep in mind that our efforts should also be appealing and intriguing.

The Sun conjunct Mercury on the 13th continues with our efforts to strategize, plan, and implement a best practices approach.  We may seem to get more serious about our endeavors with a desire to achieve our goals in the most effective manner and an engaging presentation.

Relationships can prove close to idyllic on the 15th as Venus sextiles Mars.  Mars is in Libra, the Sign ruled by Venus, and Venus is in the sunny, bright Sign of Leo.  No one seems to be stepping on toes.  There is a more collaborative tenor to our relationships with much of the focus on enjoying ourselves and the company with whom we wish to share fun experiences.  Nothing could be finer.

The nineteenth century poet Henry Wordsworth Longfellow penned what has become a classic phrase: Into each life some rain must fall.”  And it may seem so on the 17th of September when Mercury opposes Saturn.  If we become hypercritical or fall into the victim pit, we could see everything from a highly negative perspective.  Nothing might seem right, everything wrong.  Such an attitude is liable to attract the very negative incidents that we might be fearing or anxious about.  While the liability of this day may be our falling into a depressive state, why go there?  Often, the worst-case scenario we imagine never occurs.  If we take a more positive approach to this day, we might be able to strategize and come up with a best practices approach to successfully realize our greatest ambitions.  We may have to deal with old issues and past matters, but by doing so we clean the slate and are ready to draw upon some of the finest energies this summer on Friday the 19th.

The 18th of September has Mercury exiting its own Sign of Virgo to enter Venus-ruled Libra [6:06 AM EDT].  The 17th had Mercury in Virgo opposed Saturn, and the 18th has Mercury in Libra opposed Neptune.  During these turbulent, tumultuous times of extreme volatility while we are going through this paradigm shift, we need to be cognizant of our own interests and those of other people too.  Many people are on edge, not having a great time of it, especially with the constant barrage of negativity from what passes as today’s news media.  It is important that we be gentle with ourselves and with other people, seek a nurturing collaborative approach to our relationships, and not make everything a struggle for survival with a win-lose scenario.

One of the best days of this summer season may well be September 19th with a kite pattern chart and Mercury creating an Air Grand Trine as Mercury in Libra trines Uranus in Gemini and Mercury trines Pluto in Aquarius.  Conversations can be scintillating and provide interesting insights regarding the way to go and how to proceed.  Relations could be highlighted with people encouraging one another to step off the ledge of usual patterns and soar with the eagles to greater heights.

The 19th of September also has Venus exiting Leo to enter Virgo [8:39 AM EDT] and in doing so triggers a Mutual Reception with Mercury, as Venus enters Virgo, a Sign ruled by Mercury and with Mercury in Libra, a sign ruled by Venus.  Both planets are accentuated and strengthened with the likelihood of drawing assistance from other people.

The entry of Venus into Virgo has Venus square Uranus on the 20th of September.  Relationships can take unexpected twists and turns.  We might encounter quirky characters or be cast in that role.  People may want to accentuate their uniqueness but may not be met with universal acclaim.  On the contrary, individuality might be all well up to a point but extending beyond accepted criteria could cast the person as a pariah.  Let’s avoid hypercriticism and allow people to just be.

The Virgo New Moon on the 21st, a Solar Eclipse, when the Sun conjuncts the Moon [3:54 PM EDT] creates a kite pattern chart with a Grand Trine in the Air Element and the New Moon opposed Saturn.  We could easily feel drained — physically, emotionally, financially.  We are coming to the end of the summer season and about to enter autumn, and we might come to realize some of the expenses we have encountered during this summer when we may have stretched beyond our usual parameters and explored new endeavors or began new involvements.  The New Moon influence extends through October 6th when we have the Full Moon.

We could fall back on old ways of doing things, recreate our identity based upon our past, and limit broadening our engagements by presenting ourselves from participating in new activities and adopting new identities of ourselves.

Just before the summer season ends and autumn begins on the 22nd of September, Mars exits Libra, a Sign of Detriment for Mars, and Mars enters Scorpio, a Sign Mars co-rules with Pluto.  Our passion is reignited, and we may feel less susceptible to the influence of other people.  We can be more determined and passionate in whatever catches our fancy.

Summer 2025… hot fun in the summertime…