Mars in Capricorn

There is also a tight conjunction of Exalted Mars and Ketu occurring in Capricorn right now and into the next few weeks. Mars and Ketu will be in exact degrees on June 13th. There is a lot of heat and power in earthy Capricorn right now. Volcanoes are likely.

Mars is the warrior planet and Ketu brings restructuring. Expect sudden changes and unexpected events. Explosive actions, emotions and choices can happen. Stay grounded, be methodical and avoid rash decisions and choices. Notice if you are pushing or forcing outcomes. Slow and steady wins the race- and prevents burns. Channel this powerful energy into positive, life supportive change. Align your action steps with your dharmic path and that which sustains and supports.

Mars is in its sign of exaltation now. Normally a two month transit, Mars will be in this earthy sign for six months! (May to November) During this transit he will move through Capricorn with the restructuring planet Ketu, retrograde on June 26th, then go direct on August 27th, to finish out the journey on November 5th.

Mars is powerful and transformational in this transit and will be especially influential for those who are heavily influenced by Mars natally.

As the warrior planet, Mars is an effective action taker and doer. This transit will bring a surge of power and energy- for better or worse! Be mindful of your actions, choices and decisions. Acknowledge your anger, power and force. Are you using this in a life supportive way? Mars is the karma yogi and can support you in carrying out your dharmic path. Align with his support to get positive results.

The negative side of Mars is warlike and combative. He can be aggressive and forceful, making rash decisions with unfortunate side effects. Watch the rajasic tendency over the coming months. Avoid spicey foods, excess caffeine and stimulants. Try not to overwork or get lost in your goals. Align with your deeper intentions and don't lose sight of the bigger picture.

This cycle is excellent for clarifying goals and desires, taking bold action and stepping into your power and purpose. Put action behind your dharmic desires. Move into right relationship with your path and focus your direction. Be clear and direct. Aim higher and ask for more. Just don't forget to readjust along the way if necessary!

The conjunction of Mars and Ketu will bring restructuring to the tenacity of Mars over the coming months. Watch for sudden outbursts of anger, destructive tendencies and getting lost in the moment. Taking time for rest and rejuvenation will be essential. Workaholic tendencies will need to be tempered with unplugging, meditation, rest and relaxation. Unleash your adventurous nature and try not to get stuck or stagnant in your approach. If you aren't getting the results you want, readjust and try something new.

On a global level, let's hope that the juvenile warlike behavior being displayed in our leadership, doesn't turn into rash behavior that brings dire consequences. Anything we can do to voice our desires for peace should be expressed loudly and clearly!

Mercury in Cancer

Mercury has moved out of its own sign of Gemini and into sidereal Cancer, joining Rahu and Venus here. Ketu and exalted Mars give their gaze. Mercury represents the mind or mental body as well as all things communications, creativity and commerce. Mercury in Cancer (which is ruled by the Moon) causes some tension between mind and emotions. Can you decipher what is thought and what is feeling?
As Mercury touches the shadow node Rahu in the coming months, the mind intensifies. Ketu and exalted Mars add extra intensity and sudden shifts, actions and choices.
The Mental body may not be clear and could feel shadowed, overwhelmed and disconnected during this transit. Watch for intensified mental body illusions, uncertainty, cravings and strong desires. Temper sudden changes with grounded, sound choices and decisions. The imaginal may feel out of control. Emotional body waves may strengthen. Stay grounded in the body as much as possible. Use breath and movement to get out of the mind. Meditate and spend time in nature. Green and water will go along way to soothe the mind. Keep the mind cool.
In this cycle, seek deeper nourishment and honor your needs for comfort, safety and stability. Home, heart, mother, land and property matters may fluctuate and force your attention. Work on your trust issues and strengthen the connection with your heart. Get out of the mind and into the wisdom of your emotional body.
Mercury Transits are usually less than a month, however this transit is extra long due to Mercury's retrograde motion. Just as Mercury touches the edge of Cancer at 29 degrees on July 25th, he will retrograde back through Cancer until August 18th. Mercury will then be direct, finishing up this transit in Cancer on September 2nd.
Notice where Cancer lives in your Jyotish chart. What house is this? These are the themes Mercury will highlight for you in the coming two months. Remember that Rahu intensifies whatever he touches. The mind will need your gentleness in the coming days. Focus on finding the Middle Way and release cravings and desires.

Deep uprooting takes place in the coming cycle as the Sagittarius full Moon arrives in Mula nakshatra. On June 27th at 22:52 MT, the Moon will be at its fullest. Where are you feeling full in your life? What needs to be pulled up by the root and released? The next two weeks support a deep release, transformation and change. In this process, healing and new possibilities arrive. Are you actively making room for something new to arrive?

Mula nakshatra is the first constellation in Sagittarius, notorious for creating chaos, upheaval and sudden changes. Symbolized by a bundle of roots, this nakshatra brings the kind of release that comes from the root. It's not surface or mundane. Major life changes- inside and out- occur with this lunar constellation. There are three gandantas in the zodiac and Mula is one of them. These gaps between water and fire signs are notorious for creating deep psycho-emotional body shifts. Whatever is released will make room for new awareness, more clarity and life supporting choices. However, don't get lost in the chaos of the change process. What is clearing? What new insights and awareness have emerged? Don't be too hasty to fill the space being created. Linger in the opening and be intentional.

Nirrti, the Dark Goddess, rules over this portion of the sky. She is married to adharma, that which goes against dharma. The chaos and calamity that can be produced with this constellation, can pull you away from right action and a clear path. Often people under the influence of this constellation will endure deep hardship, only to eventually find the spiritual awareness out of all the immense compost. Notice where you are making life too hard. Does it really need to be such a struggle? The way you use your challenges is the key to your awakening. Find the Middle Way- the path of least force. Re-align and re-commit to your dharmic path. Are you on path or making choices that keep you disconnected and further from your purpose?

How to tell if the Dark Goddess is destroying your path.

As the Moon arrives in Sagittarius, it collides with Saturn currently transiting Mula. Saturn brings a certain compression to the Moon, restricting it. This grief Moon will force the emotional body to release past hurts, pain and emotions that have not been fully digested. Expect discomfort in the coming cycle as emotions are churned out, released and transformed. Keep life as simple as possible in the coming cycle. Less is more. Find your ground and come back to your body. A simple routine and lifestyle will be best at this time.

Read more about Saturn in Sagittarius.

Use this time to focus on relationships- with self and others. Who and what needs to be released in order for more stability, safety and support in your life? What emotions are your relationships bringing to the forefront? What needs to be digested and acknowledged more fully? The grief of past loss may be re-emerging. Can you honor the wisdom of your pain? What needs does your grief share with you?

1) Identify your grief.  If you could find your grief living somewhere in your body, where would it be? Lean in closer. Notice the sensations you feel with this grief in your body.

2) As you lean into the grief living in your body, notice if it has a color, shape, or texture. If this grief had a sound, what would it be? Let this sound out of the body until you feel complete.

3) If this grief in your body could share a message with you, what would it say? What does it need?

4) Create an image of your grief, using craypas, paints, collage, or any other medium that inspires you. Spend at least 20 minutes on this image- until it feels complete. Give it a title.

5) Spend some time with your grief image and let it speak to you. If your image could share a message with you, what would it say? Let is respond to these statements:

I am, I want, I need
I sense, I feel, I imagine

The June New Moon is in sidereal Taurus and Mrigashirsha nakshatra, the constellation of Soma, the immortal nectar. New moon is June 13th at 13:44 MT. Sun and Moon in Taurus receive gaze from the restructuring planet, Ketu. The emotional body will be feeling changes and release during and after the new Moon. Make good use of your emotional body wisdom in the coming weeks and honor the need for change. What needs to be released in order to make space for your deepest nourishment?

Use the coming waxing cycle to pull up the weeds in your heart and clear the rubble from your emotional body. There is some very old grief that needs to be healed and released so you will have room for more of what you need and want. Clear, release, purge and let go. Align with your highest truth and deepest intentions. Make sure your actions support and honor your inner wisdom. Seek dharma, right action and align with your life path and purpose. There will be more resources and support in this cycle to help you clarify your dharmic path. Are you paying attention? Stay receptive to possible opportunities and guidance to help you get your needs met in new ways.

The coming waxing cycle is influenced by the qualities of Mrigarshirsha, the constellation of Soma, a personification of the Moon, Chandra. This nakshatra is symbolized by the antlers of a deer, always growing, branching and out changing. Deer antlers have traditionally be used medicinally as well as for an aphrodisiac. Its nourishing qualities relate to Soma, the divine immortal nectar of the gods. Thus Mrigashirsha brings the possibility for deep nourishment, but only as a result of change, branching out and seeking new resources.

Reach for more. Ask for what you really need. Become what you want to be. Allow yourself to change and grow. Move towards the nourishment. Where are you playing small and cutting yourself short? What needs to change so you can actually get what you need? What nourishment is missing from your life? Gather resources and support to help you clarify your path. Start deserving and receiving!

There is a tight conjunction of Exalted Mars and Ketu occurring in Capricorn right now and into the next few weeks. Mars and Ketu will be in exact degrees on June 13th. There is a lot of heat and power in earthy Capricorn right now. Volcanoes are likely.

Mars is the warrior planet and Ketu brings restructuring. Expect sudden changes and unexpected events. Explosive actions, emotions and choices can happen. Stay grounded, be methodical and avoid rash decisions and choices. Notice if you are pushing or forcing outcomes. Slow and steady wins the race- and prevents burns. Channel this powerful energy into positive, life supportive change. Align your action steps with your dharmic path and that which sustains and supports.

Venus moves to Cancer on June 8th, joining Rahu here. The fiery combination of exalted Mars and Ketu give their direct gaze. Relationships feel the heat, pressure and restructuring. Feelings intensify and the emotional body may feel confused and challenged by uncertainty. Rahu brings questions to the surface as well as vagary.
Seek emotional body clarity and keep your inner waters moving and purified. Release hurt, pain and grief safely. You will be asked to deepen your self inquiry. What do you need in order to be nourished- in relationships, Home and heart. Are you moving towards the nourishment? Or away from it?!

Watch for overly rajasic tendencies in the coming days and weeks. The heat is on and the changes may be swift.

With Saturn now back in Mula nakshatra, restructuring, release and pulling up weeds is occurring on a core structural level. You may feel the ground moving beneath you. Seek stability, support and grounding. Keep life as simple as possible and don't over complicate things.

Use this time to move closer to your goals and gain momentum for your path and purpose. Clarify and focus your direction. Ask yourself: how bad does it have to get before I make life supportive changes?

1) Identify the strongest emotion you are feeling right now. If you could find this emotion living somewhere in your body, where would it be? Lean in closer. Notice the sensations you feel with this emotion in the body.

2) As you lean into this emotion living in the body, notice if it has a color, shape, or texture. If this emotion had a sound, what would it be? Let this sound out of the body until you feel complete.

3) If this emotion in the body could share a message with you, what would it say? What does it need?

4) Create an image of this emotion  in your body, using craypas, paints, collage, or any other medium that inspires you. Spend at least 20 minutes on this image- until it feels complete. Give it a title.

5) Spend some time with your image and let it speak to you. If your image could share a message with you, what would it say? Let is respond to these statements:

I am, I want, I need

What have you harvested from the wisdom of your emotional body?