** Look For The Gifts! **
“Inside every problem lies an opportunity!” - R. Kiposaki
No matter how carefully we plan our lives, difficulties can occur. They may be minor or major, but they seem to show up just when things are going well! And that's not a bad thing! Problems are an important and necessary part of our growth and our learning curve. We need to see them as opportunities rather than obstacles and let them help us understand, improve and empower ourselves. By looking for the messages, meanings and positives when undergoing life's complications we have the ability to emerge stronger, more self aware and wiser.
When things go wrong it's easy to slip into feeling frustrated, trapped, depressed. We've all been there. But by gently shifting our perspective and asking “What am I being taught by this predicament?”, we can find the constructive lessons at the core of a troubling situation.
This Solstice month is the time to help yourself view problems as opportunities – finding the “gifts” or lessons that each experience (good or bad) can teach us. By utilizing this mindful approach in dealing with difficulties we become more adept at handling them with less stress and more enlightenment. With the Matariki New Moon in Gemini, Mars in Aquarius going Retrograde and an infusion of Cancer/Leo energy we are able to embrace any challenge as an exercise for overcoming personal hardships! In the weeks ahead we can experience positivity by feeling more in control of our lives, our actions and our attitudes!
What Astrological details are ahead that we can utilize for greater empowerment this month? Here's your Motivational Astrology forecast for June:
13 June (12 June in U.S.A.): Mercury goes into Cancer – What's Shaped You? In our quest for understanding who we are and what our lives are about, we often reflect on what we were taught, our upbringing or family input. These certainly contributed to who you have become, but what really has shaped you is your personal experiences, trials, triumphs and lessons you've learned on the road of life. The meaning of your life is what you make it. Now is the time to honor your personal makeup – nurture your needs and applaud the person you have become. By appreciating your inner strength as well as outer accomplishments, you take responsibility for the unique and individual spirit that YOU have created!
14 June: (13 June in U.S.A.): New Moon in Gemini – Matariki Magic! Sharing individual as well as communal knowledge, creating better communications with those we care about and embracing new ideas is the highlight now! This new Lunar light signifies beginnings – and in the sign ruling thoughts, ideas and conversation (Gemini), we begin an inspirational period of greater connection and understanding with those in our lives. This is also the time to celebrate the magic of Matariki, the Maori New Year! Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades, which rise in the heavens at this time, heralding the start of a new year! Traditionally Matariki was used to determine the coming season's crops. A warmer season and a more productive crop yield was indicated by how bright the stars were! Allow this wonderful occasion to assist you in sharing your thoughts, knowledge, experiences and insights with others, and in receiving the same from them!
14 June (13 June in U.S.A.): Venus goes into Leo - The Power of Self Belief!
Positivity starts with you – your thoughts about yourself, your perceptions of who you are and the belief in your potential! With Venus in Leo this is certainly the time to honour your individual beauty, creativity and self expression! Appreciating your personal talents, in all their forms, helps you to be more aware of them and what you can share. Don't look to others to establish who you are, what you should think, how you should live or how you are valued! Remind yourself of all that you have lived through, learned, and accomplished and the things that make you truly special! Hold yourself and your dreams in high regard – then go out and live them!19 June (18 June in U.S.A.): Neptune in Pisces goes Retrograde: Intuitive Reflection! As the planet ruling dreams and creativity starts its Retrograde motion on 19 June, in its ruling sign of Pisces, we are encouraged to honor more of our spiritual awareness, artistic inspiration and intuitive insight! Greater appreciation for the beauty around us as well as within us is highlighted. We-are-all-one compassion is emphasized along with further need for humanitarian expression. Readdressing ways to embrace greater sympathy, empathy and universal understanding is emphasized and encouraged. Neptune will be Retrograde until 25 November 2018 and will continue its journey through Pisces until 31 March 2025.
21 June: Sun goes into Cancer:Solstice Celebrations! Honour the start of this new season by enriching your connection to others, joining with those you care about and encouraging a feeling of greater nurturing all around! As we celebrate the Solstice be mindful of how you can cultivate greater feelings of support, kindness and love for those in your life - and for yourself! Join together with those you care about to celebrate the Solstice by paying more attention to security issues, emotionally and physically, as well as greater respect and care of one another. This is a favourable period to dismiss past hurts, create a sacred space in your home, cook a meal to share with others, do some self-care pampering or cuddle with your kitty!
27 June (26 June in U.S.A.): Mars in Aquarius goes Retrograde – Back-peddling Action! With the planet symbolizing our actions, assertiveness, desires and drive now starting it's “backward” crawl in the sign of Aquarius, we're encouraged to reinforce, regroup and rework the way we handle situations. Mars Retrograde (occurring about every 2 years), can be like energy inverted inward – prompting us to cultivate greater patience, humility, consideration and courage in our lives. This cycle, lasting now until 27 August, asks us to consider the repercussions before acting, watch our tempers, be mindful of impatience, don't jump to conclusions and perhaps “fix” old problems now so we can advance forward later. It's a time to have extra caution when embarking on major “energetic” endeavours – like a new job, new relationship, or moving into a new home. Most of us are familiar with the more frequent Mercury Retrogrades – when we need to be careful of miscommunications – but with Mars “back-peddling” we need to be very aware of our actions, find positive outlets for any frustrations, slow down to pace ourselves, strategize our plans and adopt more of a “wait and see” perspective rather than bounding ahead into fresh situations.
28 June (27 June in U.S.A.): Full Moon in Capricorn – Supportive Structures! Full Moons represent culmination and with this Lunar light shining in Capricorn we're encouraged to build better foundations and greater security in our lives. This is the perfect time to release ourselves from things that don't support our growth - cutting out the cumulative clutter, time robbers and the money wasters that take up our time and energy. Use this cycle for sorting your stuff, getting back on track with budgets, empowering yourself with greater organization and taking charge of your goals. This is a great time to map out strategies for greater financial security and get things sorted when it comes to your work and ambitions. Full Moons encourage us to let go of whatever is holding us back in order to make us grow stronger – so ask yourself: “What do I need to eliminate to gain greater freedom?” As you release the unnecessary you build greater supportive structures in your life!
29 June (28 June in U.S.A.): Mercury goes into Leo – Creative Self Expression! One way we have of honoring our unique life path comes through our self expression. Our thoughts, views of life, philosophies and individual knowledge can be appreciated more now as we have greater opportunity to share them with others. With the planet of Communication in the sign of artistic articulation, we embark on a new 2 month cycle of better utilization of our creative knowledge, dramatic ideas and enthusiastic insights in order to advance our lives and celebrate our connections with others. It's a great time to get social, go with your gut and dare to be recognized for the sparkling spirit that YOU are! Speak up now with greater confidence, keeping your thoughts determined and definite, while sharing life affirming energy!
The Outer Planets stay in a sign for a longer period of time, so their effect on us is more gradual, but significant none the less. Here they are in their current positions:
Jupiter is Retrograde in Scorpio: As the planet representing expansion and opportunity continues moving “backward” in the Mars-ruled sign of Scorpio, we become more reflective, contemplative and introspective. Areas in need of revision and reevaluation come into focus - especially issues surrounding extravagance, hubris, wastefulness or greed. This can be a time when ego and self-pride may need some adjustments. From March until July, this Retrograde energy can be a favourable time for improving our outlook on abundance and “wealth” - mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. What are the important things in your life and what do you really value? Use this opportunity to bring to light the truth in many areas of prosperity and self worth. Our religious, philosophical and psychological thoughts, feelings and directions can now be reevaluated, helping us to gain further wisdom into ourselves. Ideally this cycle can bring us better understanding of our inner workings, our passions, our needs – offering us a change to grow into the best version of ourselves. Jupiter will be Retrograde until 9 July 2018 and in Scorpio until 9 November 2018.
Saturn is Retrograde in Capricorn: As the planet representing Responsibility and Structure is Retrograde (until 6 September), we're encouraged to reflect upon our fears, doubts and insecurities – exposing cracks in the foundation of our lives and finding the root element of what may be holding us back. As we emotionally and mentally investigate our inward issues we can uncover much about what undermines our progress. By getting to the heart of the matter we can focus more on solutions, gaining strength to surmount any challenge! This is an ideal cycle for realigning, reviewing and reconnecting with our true purpose, readdressing the steps that need to be put into place to achieve our goals. Saturn will be in Capricorn until January 2021.
Uranus in Taurus: With the planet ruling innovation, revolution and change now in Taurus – the sign signifying stability, assurance and safeguarding we have an interesting combination! For the next 7 years this unusual pairing signifies liberation from the customary way of doing things in favor of new methods and inventive techniques. For the next 7 years, Uranus will seek to shift the security-conscious/money-minded values of the Bull by remodeling the way we handle our resources, material wealth and financial interests. Shifting themes of how we view stability will certainly be highlighting our future, so expect change and be ready to adapt rather than fighting to hang onto the old ways! Uranus will be in Taurus until 2025!
Neptune in Pisces all month (Goes Retrograde on 17 June): While the planet ruling dreams and creativity continues slowly moving through its ruling sign of Pisces, we are encouraged to honor more of our spiritual awareness, artistic inspiration and intuitive insight! Greater appreciation for the beautify around us as well as within us is highlighted. As it goes Retrograde we are encouraged to feel and express greater “we-are-all-one” compassion along with further need for humanitarian endeavours. Readdressing ways to embrace greater sympathy and empathy along with universal understanding is highlighted. Neptune will be in Pisces until 31 March 2025.
Pluto in Capricorn Retrograde: As the planet of Transformation continues its long journey through this sober sign, and goes Retrograde (23 April until 1 October!) we get serious about making positive changes to ourselves and our world. The overall theme of this cycle is uncovering the misuse of power and authority to enable change for the better. It represents a major time of rediscovery, review and reconsideration that brings transformation to our society, government, world order and Mother Earth. It also pushes to think about the changes we want to make to our belief structures and our power as individuals and as a whole. This pairing will continue until 24 March 2023.
Chiron is in Aries: As the “wounded healer” moves through the sign of Aries, we have greater opportunity to overcome personal obstacles, revive belief in ourselves and our abilities and feel a greater sense of self worth. As we surmount challenges, we find greater empowerment, advancing our individual confidence while manifesting more of our goals.
Cheers to You and Yours for a Sensational and Serendipitous Solstice Season! You are loved and appreciated!
With Warmth, Heart and StarLight,
#gigiastrososnoski at #keeplookingup - #motivationalastrology
-GiGi Sosnoski
Keep Looking Up Ltd. / Positive Skies Ltd.
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