Jupiter conjunct Uranus

Uranus entered fire sign Aries last month. In the first week of June, Jupiter also moves into Aries, and the two conjoin in the first degree of the sign. This fortunate pairing favors pioneers, inventors, innovators, revolutionaries, and those who are willing to take a gamble. With Saturn still opposing this pair, your new ideas have to have some grounding in reality, or they won’t work. Problems come when you buck the trend just to be different, without a real reason to do so. The downside of Jupiter is exaggeration, and the downside of Uranus is stubborn contrarianism. When planets are in early degrees of new signs, we are like pilgrims landing in unfamiliar territory. We haven’t seen this much power in the sign Aries for a while. Aries brings force, guts, initiative, competitiveness and courage to the table, as well as selfish behavior, ill-considered risks, and foolish machismo. Temper courage with wisdom and seek the advice of experienced people before you bet the farm.

Cardinal T-square

Three planets are approaching 90 degree angles to each other. (See the chart below, with the Cancer Sun at the 4th corner, completing a rare Grand Cross.) Cardinal signs take action. The problem is that we have 3 different agendas here, pulling us in different directions. A special message for the type-A personalities among us: make sure you rest. There is so much excitement in the air, that we tend to get caught up in it and burn ourselves out. Take some time to reflect on why you are doing what you’re doing, and to figure out which responsibilities you can delegate to someone else. Take charge where you must, and let go of it where you can.

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Mars enters Virgo

Mars has been in passionate fire sign Leo for the past 8 months, because of the long retrograde. (Normally, Mars spends two months in a sign.) After such a stretch, it may be a relief to move out of this dynamic energy, and into practical Virgo. When Mars is in Virgo, think before you criticize about how you are going to say things. And watch your diet. Our guts tend to be more sensitive– especially if Mars is in Pisces in your birth chart.