New Moon on July 14 at 21°59’ Cancer at 2:43 am PDT. This New Moon is about seeding a renewal of responsibilities around family & community. This includes providing a safe space through compassion and empathy. At a greater level, it is embodying the collective humanity as one family.

Venus moves into an exact square with Uranus at 04°18’ Virgo/Gemini on July 13, 2026. This comes about 10 days after the Mars-Uranus conjunction of July 3/4. This square between Venus & Uranus may give us a glimpse of the potential of the greater, very rare Basket formation and mini-Grand trine.

Coming up on July 12, we will experience a Mercury-Sun Conjunction at 20°42’ Cancer at 6:25pm PDT. This is about the halfway point between the Retrograde point and the Station Direct point of Mercury's retrograde cycle, which will end July 23rd. Nurturing, Compassion and reflection are amplified.

Barbault's Basket and the Mini-Grand Trine for July July is a much talked about month for this upcoming period with Pluto, Neptune and Uranus coming into an exact double sextile or mini-grand trine. This Barbault's Basket only happened 2 other times in the last 2,000 years.

Today, July 7, 2026, Neptune stationed retrograde at 04°25’ Aries. This is a still point and a moment of pause for humanity. The station point for Neptune is about 2 days, but the center of it was at 3:54 am PDT. At the time of the station point, Saturn is exactly 10° away from Neptune.

Astrologically, The United States' Solar Return (birthday) takes place on July 5, 2026 at 3:47am EDT using astrologer Dane Rudhyar's version. This 250th year is in a long span of time with a Pluto Return and more. The astrology shows it to be a major intersection for the nation.

Tomorrow, June 25, 2026, the Sun will be in an opening square Neptune at 04°22’ Cancer/Aries. This is an early signal that Neptune will soon station retrograde or direct. In this case, since it is an opening square, Neptune will station retrograde. This happens on July 7.

The Sun reaches the northernmost point from the celestial equator on June 20/21. This year, it is on June 21 at 1:24 am PDT. This is the June Solstice is also the point where the Sun reaches zero degrees of Cancer. Each time at the June Solstice, this appears at the hand of Orion.

On June 17, 2026, Venus is in opposition with Pluto at 05°07’ Leo (Venus)/Aquarius (Pluto) at 1:38 pm PDT. The conjunction between the Moon and Venus (Moon occults Venus) will occur at 05°06’ Leo at 1:28 pm PDT. The power of the people through self-love is expressed here.

Our next New Moon takes place on June 14, 2026 at 7:54 pm at 24°03’ Gemini, which is near the June Solstice point (where the Sun would be on June 20/21). This is a time we can connect with our creative/imaginal energies and see the possibilities beyond any limits we've placed on our minds.

Venus enters the sign of Leo in June 13, 2026. After leaving the warm embrace of Jupiter in the evening sky, Venus is moving into a sign that will help us all shine brightly by bringing the energy of the radical, radiant vision carrier archetype alive.

The advent of Uranus ingressing into Gemini back on April 25th has been a foreshadowing of this upcoming square to the Lunar Nodes at 02°42’ (Gemini/Pisces/Virgo) on June 12. We can inquire in this transit as to how we are adapting to the rapid shifts technologically but also in the mind.

I spent time with Venus & Jupiter last night in the linimal space of twilight as the light faded last night, June 9. Venus & Jupiter will still be prominent lights for more days to come in the early evening. I hope many get to witness this & spend time with these cosmic spirit guides for humanity.

After the Big Show of Venus and Jupiter on June 9, the Crescent Moon conjuncts Saturn the morning of June 10 at 12°58’ Aries. This conjunction is about the ongoing expression of how Saturn is helping Aries get more focused on what needs to be built and what to defend.

Venus conjuncts Jupiter on June 9th. The conjunction will happen at 25°46’ Cancer 12:59 pm PDT and squares Eris at 25°48’ Aries. This traditionally, beneficial conjunction will exhibit some strong and truthful qualities from Eris, disrupting and bringing in deeper reality into our consciousness.

Mercury ingresses into Cancer on June 1, the sign where it will be retrograde between June 29-July 23. Mercury into Cancer helps to get in touch with our hearts. Mercury is in Cancer until August 9. It'll play a major role in the next 3 months with the Sun, the eclipse season & the Jupiter.

Today, May 28, 2026 at 8:02pm PDT, Venus squares Saturn at 11°59’ of Cancer/Aries. This is the first-quarter square from the original conjunction back on March 8th 2°38’ Aries. This is part of a longer cycle from 2025-27. This square contiues the astrological narrative that was seeded in Febuary.

My next in-person event takes place at the Salem Mystic Fair on May 30-31. I've be available for astrology readings along with a talk on Saturday the 30th. I'll be providing an update about the astrological impact in our lives and for humanity over the summer and beyond.

In one of the most important aspects of May, the red planet will square Pluto at 05°25’ Taurus/Aquarius at 9:02 pm PDT on May 25, 2026. This is the first 1/4 turn of the Mars-Pluto cycle that began on January 27, 2026, at 03°34’ Aquarius. It is a choice of sacrifice and conveniences in life.

The Sun will meet with Uranus for the first time in the sign of Gemini since June 17, 1948, prior to Uranus ingressing into Cancer the next year. This conjunction is on May 22, 2026 at 01°30’ Gemini at 7:26 am PDT. This aspect is a building up of the Uranus in Gemini era just getting going.

The Sun will ingress into tropical (temporal) sign of Gemini on May 20, 2026 at 5:36 pm PDT. In the sky, it is conjunct Pleiades which marks the boundary between Taurus and Gemini. During these days of Gemini, it may be of help in stimulating curiosity about the world, gaining perspective.

Venus ingresses into the sign of Cancer while Mars ingresses into the sign of Taurus, all on May 18. The two planets will then sextile 00°13’ Taurus / Cancer on the same day. This aspect will help us co-create a new space for compassion and tuning into our physical senses more consciously

Mercury will ingress into the sign of Gemini on May 17, a sign that is strongly associated with Mercury. Later on May 17, Mercury will conjunct Uranus at 01°14’ Gem. This is a time our minds, communications (and use of tech in various modalities) is more acutely felt.

46 Days Away - a Major Astrological Wave In a little over 6 weeks from now, Jupiter will move into Leo, Mercury will station retrograde, Uranus & Mars will conjunct, a very rare and special alignment of the outer planets & an eclipse season all within a 2 month period. That wave starts on June 29.

Mercury-Sun Conjunction with Ceres on May 14, 2026. This conjunction with the Sun at 23°48’ Taurus with Ceres close at 24°05’ Taurus. This is about how we value ourselves and being present. On the same day, the Moon conjuncts Mars at 26 degrees of Aries, adding a bit of fiery spice to the day.

May continues with a Mars-Eris Conjunction on May 12, 2026, at 25°34’ Aries. This kicks off the the strong energy of May 12-25. In previous times that Mars and Eris were conjunct, major events around the world took place. It is a time for the truth to be heard with tenacity.

The Last-Quarter Moon phase takes place at 2:10pm PDT at 19°14’ Aquarius on May 9 and is a signal that we are about a week away from the next New Moon (May 16 in Taurus). This current phase of the Moon (last-quarter) is shamanically seen as a crisis in consciousness.

The Next Important Period: May 12 - 25 We are currently in an intermediate phase before the next period get activated, which is May 12-25. It starts with a Mars-Eris conjunction on the 12th and Mars-Chiron conjunction on the 16th and ends with a Mars-Pluto square on the 25th.

The astrological symbol for the underworld, Pluto, is stationing retrograde on May 6, 2026 at 05˚30’ Aquarius. This stillness point invites us to consider within and for society: What is the shadow of all of what has been created? When have we truly faced the raw truth of what we want to create?

A potent square between Mars and Jupiter takes place on May 4, 2026 at 7:08 pm PDT. Mars will be at 19°30’ Aries and Jupiter at 19°30’ Cancer. Things that have been grinding away recently and taking their time to get done, this aspect may help us come into an opening to gain momentum.