The June New Moon comes just after the Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere) while Moon is transiting Gemini and Ardra nakshatra. New Moon arrives on June 23rd at 20:31 Mountain time, inviting in powerful changes and uprooting for the waxing cycle to come.

Four planets transit Ardra nakshatra at the time of the new Moon- Mars, Sun, Mercury and Moon. The unpredictable Ketu gives his gaze, promising change and release. Mula is on the Eastern horizon. Both constellations are notorious for challenges and change. Expect shifts with support, stability and grounding. Stay rooted and grounded as much as possible. Let your pelvis be a resource for this awareness. Your lessons will come in big waves, through powerful change and release. Storms can bring great learning so pay attention to the way your storms show up and what they are here to teach you. Something important is breaking free. Let it go.

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The June New Moon comes just after the Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere) while Moon is transiting Gemini and Ardra nakshatra. New Moon arrives on June 23rd at 20:31 Mountain time, inviting in powerful changes and uprooting for the waxing cycle to come.

Four planets transit Ardra nakshatra at the time of the new Moon- Mars, Sun, Mercury and Moon. The unpredictable Ketu gives his gaze, promising change and release. Mula is on the Eastern horizon. Both constellations are notorious for challenges and change. Expect shifts with support, stability and grounding. Stay rooted and grounded as much as possible. Let your pelvis be a resource for this awareness. Your lessons will come in big waves, through powerful change and release. Storms can bring great learning so pay attention to the way your storms show up and what they are here to teach you. Something important is breaking free. Let it go.

The constellation of Ardra is Rudra's domain. As the storm god, he brings power and force, potency and strength. He offers momentum, and transformational energy through the emotional body. Rudra brings big emotions- especially through grande emotional body waves, tears, anger and sadness. This energy is your power and if channeled properly, can support forceful changes- for better or worse- as well as destruction and successful attacks. The symbol of this constellation is a tear drop.

Transformation, release and instability are a powerful part of this coming cycle. Find your grounding cord and hold on. Relationships become a challenging part of this change process, but will provide much growth, wisdom and teaching. Pay close attention to the messages arriving, the mirrors you are looking at, and how the wisdom arrives. With this big release taking place, there is potential for an all new support system to replace it. As you let go of relationships and change your inner dynamic, clarify what you need in order to feel safe, grounded and supported. This is not a time to take risks or be careless. Be careful, cautious and intentional with choices and actions. Go slow and steady.

Destructive and aggressive forces are at play in the weeks ahead. Be mindful of your part in this process. Release challenging emotions in healthy, conscious ways and try not to take your challenges out on others. Take responsibility and accountability for your own feelings. Create healthy boundaries and honor your needs for safety, security, trust and stability. Find ways to get your needs met with skill and conscious awareness.

Read more about what to expect with June's transits.

Solstice occurs on June 20th at 22:24 Mountain Time. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the longest day of the year in terms of daylight, also called the Summer Solstice. In the Southern Hemisphere, on the other hand, it is the shortest day of the year and is known as the Winter Solstice. Solstice comes from the Latin words sol, meaning Sun and sistere, meaning to come to a stop or stand still. On the day of the June Solstice, the Sun reaches its northernmost position, as seen from the Earth. At that moment, its zenith does not move north or south as during most other days of the year, but it stands still at the Tropic of Cancer. It then reverses its direction and starts moving south again. The opposite happens during the December Solstice. Then, the Sun reaches its southernmost position in the sky - Tropic of Capricorn - stands still, and then reverses its direction towards the north. Read More About the June Solstice.

Just after the Solstice, Saturn retrogrades back into Scorpio on June 20th at 22:33 Mountain Time, returning to his enemies sign and the powerful depths of the 8th sign of the zodiac. Saturn will transit Scorpio another four months, before re-entering Sagittarius and Mula nakshatra on October 26th, for the remainder of his 2.5 year transit through this fire sign. Read more about Saturn in Scorpio.

Use this two part process to clear, release and transform old, stagnant mental and emotional body energies into space, opening and possibility. Start with the Tapping Meditation to clear big emotions and then move into the Creative Ritual in order to deepen your creation process and manifest more love, gratitude and nourishment into your life. Share your comments, questions and experiences below!

Step 1

Use this podcast as you tap through these points:

Karate chop point (side of the hand).
Crown of the head.
Eyebrow point (above the eye).
Side of the eye.
Under the eye.
Under the nose.
Chin point (crease of the chin).
Throat point (collar bone/throat chakra).
Heart point (center of chest).
Stomach point (above the navel).
Side body (nipple line at side of chest).

Tap six to ten times on each point and just keep cycling through the points. Repeat the phrases I use aloud. Notice any thoughts, stories, memories or emotions that emerge as you tap. These are important pieces to return to, do more tapping on, as a way to clear blockages. As always, if the words I use don't work for you, change them to support your process more fully.

Part 2

1) Using craypas, paints or pencils, create an image of the space you've created through this tapping meditation. What does this "space" within you feel like? Create an image that expresses this feeling using colors, textures and shapes. Allow 10- 20 minutes at minimum for image. Title your image.

2) Use your image to inspire a movement exploration. Let your body move in response to your "space" image with an intention of creating more inner awareness. What sensations emerge for you during your dance? What messages? Allow 5 to 10 minutes for this movement exploration. I encourage you to extend this time frame as you recycle this process.

3) Harvesting. In your journal answer these questions:
I am, I want, I need, I sense, I feel, I imagine.

What deeply nourishes me? What no longer nourishes me?
Where do I feel support in my life? Where do I need more support?
What am I opening to? What am I closing to?

Sun shifted to Gemini on June 14th, at 17:38 Mountain Time, joining Mars in this sign of creativity and transformation. Retrograde, sandhi Saturn gives his direct gaze seven houses away as he transits the gap between Sagittarius and Scorpio at less than a degree from the edge. Saturn will move back into Scorpio on June 21st. The door is wide open right now between depth and insight, change and focus. Get clear on your intentions. Structural instability is provoking deep inner and outer changes. Ketu also gives his gaze to Gemini, which brings quick insights and swift, sudden changes.

This month long transit of the Sun will require that you get into right-relationship with your inner authority, source of power and wisdom. Who and what are you sourcing from? How much of what you do and say is rooted in your inner wisdom? How much is just what you've been told or conditioned to believe?

In the coming days, start resourcing from your ancient roots, the places within you that know beyond knowing. Source from your inner wisdom and deepen your sense of self trust and intuition. There is a possibility to heal old wounds with the masculine and find a new set point, a new balance- inner and outer. What must be let go of in order to make space for this new way?

Relationships are the guru for you right now. Seek balance within self and relations with others. Find the middle way, the integrated version of giving and receiving. Use your creativity and courage to restructure, reshape and create new structures, support and stability. What is helping you feel more balanced, integrated and whole? Where does this feeling arrive in your body? What messages can your body share with you?

The June full Moon arrives on Friday the 9th at 07:09 am Mountain time, while Moon is transiting sidereal Scorpio, Indra's domain, Jyestha nakshatra. The waning cycle to come ushers in storms and battles within the mental and emotional bodies. Deep transformation and upheaval are taking place within the psyche and soul. How are you working with this inner change process?

Jyestha nakshatra is ruled by Indra, king of the devas (gods). A thunderbolt is his weapon of choice, as he rules the release of rain and opens the flood gates within the clouds. As the king of the gods, he is always in powerful alignment with dharma and right action. On a physical body level, he rules prana, life force energy. Using your life force energy in skillful ways, channeling it properly, is also dharmic. Sensory control and not succumbing to over stimulation is important as Jyeshta increases sensitivity on multiple levels of the bodies. Indra performs the battles for Rudra, the storm god, so conflicts are often synonymous with Indra and this constellation. You may notice a battle between emotional and mental bodies, good thoughts and bad thoughts, self and others, inner and outer. Conflicts occur within the dynamics of polarities.

This waning Moon cycle ahead is a reminder to attend to duality with mindfulness and skill. Anger and aggression can emerge, causing tension, transformation and creative force. Slow down, find steadiness and grounding. Don't push or force your self or relationships. Get clear on your boundaries and needs. Are you pushing past a need? An inner boundary? Anger is often a result of not staying true to either a need or a boundary. It's time to clarify and strengthen desires and intentions.

Rudra, the storm god, brings his ferocity this month as multiple planets march through this challenging and powerful constellation. Mars sits in Gemini on the ascendant at the time of the Full Moon- bringing duality, pluralism and the potential for opposing forces to merge and create new forms. Transformation is required in the coming weeks and throughout the month. Do you surrender to this change process or fight against it?

Relationships are at the root of the storm. Upheaval and storms bring the awakening and potential for new growth. Look for needs showing up that you may have missed previously. What are you noticing are the essential ingredients for your safety, stability, grounding and integration? This coming cycle doesn't bring the stability you seek, however as uprooting arrives and your ungrounded needs rise to the surface, it can help you derive some clarity moving forward. First we must identify what is not working, in order to harvest what we do need moving forward.

Seek inner transformation. Confront inner conflicts and bad habits that keep you stuck in perpetual battle with yourself and others. There is an extraction process taking place, however for many this will be through "beating you into submission" until the messages and clarity come. Do you really want to keep suffering? How much more struggle do you need?

Listen for messages and clarity that give insights about relationship needs- both with yourself and others. Dig deeply into your heart and get your facts straight. What is awakening in your emotional body? What does this share with you about your needs for clarity, certainty and and comfort? The wisdom you are seeking comes through cracking open. Be willing to release, shed, destroy, create, transform and break free of your old illusions.

Just after the full Moon, Jupiter goes direct in Virgo at 07: 53 am Mountain time. The guru, teacher and guide will now be moving in a forward direction. Virgo is not his favorite sign, and his direct motion will support some ease and pressure that has been building for many months. Retrograde planets intensify the implications of a transit. Healing, creativity, communication and digestion begins to move in a more forward motion now. Read more about this transit.

June brings an unusual amount of storm energy to the surface, sparking multiple layers of Rudra to be activated for the majority of the month. As Mars, Sun and Mercury all march through the constellation of Ardra during the month of June, the wrath of the Storm God is enlivened. These transits culminate at the end of the month with a new Moon in Ardra nakshatra on June 23rd. .

Mars moved to Gemini on May 26th, but shifts into the second constellation of this air sign on June 5th. Mars is the warrior planet, synonymous with action, doing and force. Ardra brings big, powerful, forceful energy- so be aware of the power in your actions until June 25th.

On June 14th, Sun moves to Gemini and will enter Ardra on the 21st. Swift moving Mercury moves to Gemini on June 18th and into Ardra on June 21st as well. This creates a tight conjunction of Mars, Sun and Mercury for the latter half of the month. The mind will be extra heated and aggressive. Expect anger and rage to surface. What is the underlying need of your anger? What is your anger really sharing with you about your deeper needs?

Retrograde Saturn gives his direct gaze to this powerful and aggressive planetary combination until he shifts back into Scorpio on June 21st. Ketu gives his gaze as well, increasing frustrations, sudden explosions and release. This impact on the multi-planet Rudra effect will provoke an increase in violence, quick change, powerful expressions and forceful actions. This is a time to be extra methodical, careful and cautious. Use your power wisely.

The constellation of Ardra is Rudra's domain. As the storm god, he brings power and force, potency and strength. He offers momentum, and transformational energy through the emotional body. Rudra brings big emotions- especially through grande emotional body waves, tears, anger and sadness. This energy is your power and if channeled properly, can support forceful changes- for better or worse- as well as destruction and successful attacks. The symbol of this constellation is a tear drop.

This month will require working with the emotional body in very conscious and intentional ways. There is a tendency towards excess aggression and emotional pain. Big waves of undigested grief will need to be put into creative actions and channeled into communication, creativity and self expression. Give your emotion a purpose. Seek right-relationship with your emotional intelligence. Upgrade your emotional skills and don't let feelings go unnoticed. Avoiding and neglecting your emotional body will increase sudden explosive responses and increase challenges. Ask your self daily: What is my emotional body sharing with me? What is it letting me know I need right now?

Gemini increases the creative activation possible as three planets move through Rudra's stormy territory of the sky. This is the sign of lovers- two opposing energies coming together and giving rise to a third energy. There is creativity and possibility in this sign. It connects to the hands, self expression, communication, the Arts and courage. Notice in your jyotish chart where Gemini sits. This is where the powerful force of Rudra will be activated this month. How can you channel this powerful energy effectively and thoughtfully?

Aries: Find ways to channel your big emotions into self expression and the expressive Arts. Step into your courage and use it on a whole new level.

Taurus: Self express and speak boldly- but be mindful of how you use your powerful voice. Once words are spoken, they can't be taken back.

Gemini: You may feel extra hot headed this month. Stay cool and find ways to release emotions, pressure and steam consciously. Keep your head cool.

Cancer: Release emotions, grief and losses. Let death be a powerful force of change and transformation. Allow Spirit to contain you.

Leo: Gains come with big releases and letting go. What are you making space for right now? What has to be let go of first before you have room for it?

Virgo: Channel the immense power available into your life offering. Step into your gifts and share in noticeable ways. Be seen- but try to make it be in positive ways.

Libra: Consciously leap into your power and purpose. Align your big emotions with your dharmic path and inner truth.

Scorpio: Don't get sucked into the underworld- as compelling as it may be. Find ways to come to the surface. Transform and transcend.

Sagittarius: Relationships bring big changes and transformation, emotions and heat. Find your needs in the midst of the storm. Stay grounded.

Capricorn: Digest and release grief and big emotions. Heal and process stuck, resistant feelings. Tap into deeper needs and avoid bad habits and conflicts.

Aquarius: Align with your power and gut intelligence. Trust your instincts and digest the big emotions showing up. Let them guide you towards your power and inner knowing.

Pisces: A storm is rumbling through your heart and home this month. Batten down the hatches. Purge, release and acknowledge the waves. Find your shore.