"A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living."

—Rudolf Steiner

The implications of last Wednesday's Cancer New Moon (3:31 AM PDT 4° Cancer) begin to come to the surface this week but the true genius of our ideas isn't yet developed to the point of complete clarity. Some ideas still seem too far 'ahead of their time'. Our need for the support of others is obvious but the forming Venus-Uranus conjunction, completing on Friday, has us skeptical of any attempts to force us to 'fall in line'. In Taurus, Venus and Uranus stubbornly resist conforming to societal requirements. The conjunction is both erratic and electric, encouraging the [...]

"He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires."

—Sitting Bull

Both the tense Mars-Uranus square and the challenging Jupiter-Saturn square complete at the beginning of this week. Both squares are important, suggesting a crescendo of ego tensions and challenges to our ability to honestly and directly express our individuality while maintaining a connection to deep tradition and our 'family ties' — how ever we perceive our 'family'. The squares bring the culmination of lessons related to [...]

"I've got a dream I want the world to share
And castle walls just lead me to despair

— Castles in the Air - Don McLean

The nervous excitement and intellectually driven idealism of last Monday's Gemini New Moon (May 26th, 8:04 PM PDT 6° Gemini) keeps us stirred up this week. A Venus-Chiron conjunction, followed up by the sextile of Venus to Jupiter increases our boldness, urging us to share our vision with others. However, the nervous Gemini energy can be quite destabilizing. The challenge is keeping track of the actual 'facts' and finding ways to stay grounded. The powerfully independent and rather self-sufficient Aries energy in this environment [...]