"To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust."

— John F. Kennedy

Jupiter completes a highly optimistic, inspirational trine to Neptune and an activating, powerfully transformative opposition to Pluto on Monday of this week. An innovative, intellectually expansive Jupiter-Uranus sextile completes the following day — fully completing the coordinated interactions between Jupiter and the three 'Outer Planets'. The completion of Jupiter's coordinating aspects coincides almost exactly with an intensely activating [...]

"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted."

— Lao Tzu

Even though the Moon wanes in light, there is still plenty of intensity to process this week, beginning with a Mars-Pluto trine. Mars makes the final connection — the trine to Pluto — with the 'Big 3' (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) on Sunday. But when the Moon arrives in Aries the following day, on Monday, we're likely to actually see the 'lid coming off', as the journey of Mars through Gemini assumes a powerful 'direct action', communication platform. Intellect is stirred in dramatic fashion — the retrograde Mercury notwithstanding. There is extraordinary courage to challenge [...]

"He believes too much, and he knows too much. That's what we call mad."

— Theodore Roethke

This week begins with the Sun's arrival into Cancer — the Summer Solstice. The Moon reaches Libra about 12 hours after the Solstice, marking the 1st Quarter lunar phase. The activated 1st Quarter Moon forms an intellectually stimulating Grand Air Trine with Uranus and Pluto that is followed up by an opposition to Neptune. We reach important breakthroughs in our pursuit of the 'intellectual/emotional integration' that has been required in order to make the most of the current lunar cycle that began with last Sunday's Gemini New Moon (7:53 PM PDT 24° Gemini). The Sun's arrival into Cancer helps to integrate the 'intellectual curiosity' of the lunar cycle with the emotional security concerns that are drawing our focus as Mercury slows down to [...]