Summer Solstice Horoscopes

June 20, 2024 - September 22, 2024

When the Sun enters the Cardinal Water sign of Cancer, it marks the Summer Solstice. In Tarot, the 2 of Cups represents the first decan of Cancer and therefore, the Summer Solstice. The 2 of Cups carries the energy of Cardinal Water. Cardinal energy initiates, and Water energy is receptive and flowing.

This new season brings us the usual shifts, transitions, and opportunities for releasing and manifestation that the “astroweather” always provides. However, there are two areas of the sky that should capture your attention, because this summer finds the Zodiacal archetypes of Capricorn and Pisces working together to help inspire us in new directions.

The Two of Cups symbolizes the Summer Solstice and the joining of forces.

As summer begins, we have two rare full moons in Capricorn, as well as Pluto re-entering Capricorn. The first full moon is at 1° of Capricorn just after the Solstice, initiating us to themes, past or present, that we are meant to work through this season. Pay attention to what is happening around you, and within you at this time. The second full moon is at 29° (the final degree) of Capricorn. This is a potent degree that was activated last summer when the nodes of the moon (where we experience the eclipses) squared Pluto at 29° of Capricorn. You may be approaching the end of a karmic journey or significant transformation, especially if you have planets or angles at or near 29° of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra,  & Capricorn). And in September, just before the Fall Equinox, retrograde Pluto will re-enter Capricorn and stay at 29° until it stations direct in October, and leaves Capricorn for the rest of our lifetime in November. 

So what does this all mean? The Capricorn houses in our charts are going through a final phase of transformation, which is now the rebuilding phase. The archetype of Capricorn centers goals and accomplishment, but what motivates us may be changing. Perhaps we are experiencing the dust settling after a significant period of inner or outer turmoil, and as a result we may finally feel grounded and powerful enough to start over and walk the new path that lay before us. If we have released what is no longer serving us, our path is clearer to navigate. However, if we are still clinging to things that we should let go of, then we will still experience loss in some form but it may feel out of our control. Plutonic transformation makes us face our fears in order to step into our personal power.

This summer also brings Saturn and Neptune retrograde in Pisces, as well as our first eclipse in Pisces since 2017, just before the fall Equinox. Think back to 2015-2017, and what throughline you may be able to find that helps to shape the narrative that is unfolding in the Pisces area of your chart. As we have been experiencing Saturn in Pisces since March 2023, we may be in the process of finally bringing form to something that is emerging from the depths. We could also feel like we are sacrificing something in order to grow in the direction that our intuition is guiding us. Either way, it’s not an easy process.

Pisces is an archetype that brings duality into our consciousness. This summer you could face having to make a decision that accompanies a crisis of faith. Resist the urge to surrender to self sabotage or escapism as a comfort. The Saturn and Neptune retrogrades will bring us back to reality, and help us stay grounded as we work through some of the residue that is still clinging to us from past experiences, and in Pisces, even in past lives. This may be a season when soul contracts are fulfilled and our focus and attention can now shift to the future. The partial lunar eclipse in Pisces can give us clues as to what still needs to be worked out.

The traditional markers that determine our sense of success may need to change, since Saturn in Pisces is helping us to see new ways to structure our reality. The rewards of working hard may shift from the material and tangible, to a sense of inner peace or satisfaction. The fruits of our labor may be ripening on a different tree, which is why we may be feeling the need to walk a new path. As we are understanding that so much of “reality” isn’t real, finding our place in the world can be confusing as we are experiencing so much uncertainty and collective grief. 

The houses in your natal chart that are ruled by Capricorn and Pisces are asking for your attention. Capricorn and Pisces offer a beneficial aspect, called a sextile, to one another since their elements are complimentary (Earth & Water). The Capricorn and Pisces houses in your chart are assisting each other in guiding you to where you need to be. Awareness is key, so I am offering special horoscopes this season that merge the life areas that will be activated for your sign.

Read your Summer Solstice horoscope based on your Rising sign (if you know it) or Sun sign if you were born during the day, or your Moon sign if you were born at night. Or all three! Take whatever resonates for inspiration on moving into this new season <3

Summer Solstice Horoscopes

Aries

Long term plans may have been thrown off course or completely derailed in the past year, resulting in you finding yourself in a entirely new place as this season begins. Or you may feel like an old part of yourself has died, and you are wondering how to begin again. You could be questioning not just where you are now, but also who you are. Going deep beneath the surface and unraveling the unconscious web of ways that you can get in your own way, and unpacking how those patterns originated and had you tangled, is a good use of your time this summer. Prioritize spending time with people that are willing to go deep with you. Start healing work on your own or seek a guide. Pay attention to your dreams and intuition to get back to the core of who you are through inner knowing, and you’ll find your way.

Taurus

You may have recently experienced a crisis of faith that could have you questioning everything. You might be grappling with a shifting perspective that feels uncomfortable to face, but avoidance will only promise more discomfort, confusion, or hurt. The people who you currently find yourself in alignment with can give you valuable insights on how you want to prioritize your peace. Don’t be afraid to let go if hanging on doesn’t feel right. This summer, you may also be confronted with the reality of what it takes to achieve your goals and aspirations through experiencing limitations in your current approach to getting what you want. Remember that these are opportunities to think creatively and empower yourself through taking a new course of action, especially if what you want to do is retreat.

Gemini

You may be feeling an increased need for solitude to help you process how much you’ve changed since experiencing some form of loss. This can be grieving a dream career, a past version of yourself, a project, a relationship, or even a place that you used to live. Rebuilding will require trusting not only the process, but also other people. Merging with others can be scary, but as you are being tested know that the lesson is that you cannot, and should not, do it all on your own. This summer, dip your toes into the waters of co-creation by sharing ideas, resources, drive and energy with those around you to help breathe new life into your world building.

Cancer

You may find that soul contracts are ending, and with that awareness you may be entering the new season feeling lighter and more focused on your own needs than the needs of others. You may be feeling empowered by prioritizing yourself for once, and practicing new boundaries that protect your energy is the medicine you need this season. Expanding your mind through travel, spiritual experiences, or even learning something new will help provide much needed inspiration for new directions of growth as you are navigating the world with a more stable and secure sense of self. Clearing out old connections to make way for new ones will be essential this summer.

Leo

Transforming how you take care of your physical and mental health has been a long but rewarding journey. These changes may have you tapping into your willpower and therefore, your personal power. If you have not been adjusting your regular habits to prioritize wellness, know that it is never too late. This summer, you may experience tests and triggers that tempt you to revert back to old ways of coping that no longer serve you if you do not stay mindful. Grounding yourself in routines and rituals that bring you back to yourself will help you stay productive and centered as you manifest abundance this season. Understanding who you are helps you forge healthier relationships that are more in alignment with your personal evolution. Opening yourself up to deeper connections may also help to anchor (and reward!) you in your healing process.

Virgo

Your creative process has been undergoing a transformation over the past several years. What inspires you now should be more in alignment with who you are becoming, and therefore what you create is a refection of your true self. This is the time to start sharing your work and gifts with others, and through that process many doors of opportunity may open themselves to you. Relationships and building connections may be at the forefront of your consciousness this summer. Armed with a refined sense of self-awareness and boundaries, this new season can bring in many people that will test how far you have come in relating to others. Remember to stay true to your authentic self and protect your energy as you navigate new spaces and faces.

Libra

You are entering this new season stepping into a phase of rebirth. Either through a new addition, transition or loss you have been through a lot in your personal, home and family life that has forever changed who you are. After going through so much, and possibly feeling depleted physically and emotionally, you may find that it’s necessary to tend to your health, by refining the routines and rituals that keep your body and life running. Starting slow, by tapping into your intuition for information on what you need is a good start. Pay attention to your dreams. Take lots of time for solitude as you recoup and prepare for the exciting changes coming that are centered around creativity, self-expression, healing and love.

Scorpio

The ways that you think and communicate are under construction. You may have experienced recent situations that have changed your perspective on many things. If you are feeling thrown off course, as even your immediate surroundings may have lost their sense of familiarity, try your best to find grounding in the understanding that sometimes things need to change. You may be emerging from a phase where protecting your peace has been a priority, but you cannot heal in isolation. Your greatest gifts involve going deep and facing fear. Sometimes breaking out of our shells can feel scary or vulnerable, but this summer the medicine is to find empowerment in experiencing joy. Tapping into pleasure and creativity this season will help you reconnect with yourself, and you will find meaning in experiences that open you up, even when you want to close yourself off.

Sagittarius

The things that you once thought were important may have turned out not to be. The standards you used to set for yourself may have also changed in tandem with this new awareness. This summer there is an invitation to be softer with yourself, and turn off that inner critic that may be telling you that you don’t have enough or that you are not enough. You may feel the call to revamp your home space, nest or even build an alter to connect with ancestors to feel safer and more secure as you tap more into what “home” means to you. Or, you may even move to a new place entirely that feels more in alignment and supportive of who you are now. Attachment to material success may be challenged, and inspiration will have to come from deep within you.

Capricorn

This summer sees a culmination of a transformation process that has been underway for quite some time. Whether on the inside or the outside (or both!) you are not who you were even a year ago. Many things may have contributed to this evolution, but your shift in perspective and the way that you think have been unraveling threads of unconscious needs that have been bubbling to the surface to be revealed. The idea of putting the new you on display for the world to see could feel vulnerable, but you are meant to be seen in this moment. No matter how scary it may seem, stepping into your personal power is a process and you have fought hard to be where you are today. This is your time to shine.

Aquarius

You have been undergoing a transformative process of death and rebirth this past year, and this summer finds you at the final boss level of mastering all of the ways in which you have historically gotten in your own way. You are finally tapping into your personal power, and a part of that process has been getting to the core of your personal and generational wounds. Staying focused and committed to your healing process is the key that will continue to unlock many doors of opportunity for the new you to step through. This moment is setting you up for finally building the world that you desire, and any tests or limitations that find their way to you this season are reminders to open yourself up to new levels of self-love and self-acceptance. Be proud of who and where you are. For you in this moment, the journey is the destination.

Pisces

Your hopes and visions for the future are undergoing a transformation. What you thought you once wanted is in the rear view, and even if you don’t quite know where you are headed yet, recent changes and upheavals have occurred to bring you more in alignment with where you are meant to be going. This summer, remember that community is key. Pisces loves to merge with others, and learning from experiences where you can lose yourself in co-creation may be just the connection to self and Spirit you are looking for. New friends and lovers may hold the keys for inspiration as you correct course. Your healing process is to go with the flow and trust that the Universe has your back.

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Jupiter in Gemini

May 25, 2024 - June 9, 2025

In Astrology, Jupiter is the planet that brings the energy of expansion, growth and abundance to wherever it is transiting in our birth charts. Jupiter represents wisdom though lived experience, and invites us to expand our consciousness and worldview by opening ourselves up to new opportunities for growth. Jupiter rewards curiosity, generosity, exploration, deep introspection, social outreach, listening to our intuition, and tapping into our spirituality. 

Jupiter moves in cycles of 12 years, and the last time Jupiter was in Gemini was 2012-2013. What narrative was unfolding for you at that time? Can you notice any patterns emerging or themes resurfacing that take you back to that phase of your life? Look to the houses that are ruled by Sagittarius and Pisces in your natal chart, as well as the house that holds your natal Jupiter, for keys that can help you unlock the meaning of this moment, and heighten the potential of working with this energy.

Read your Jupiter in Gemini horoscope based on your rising sign (if you know it) or Sun sign if you were born during the day, or your Moon sign if you were born at night.

Jupiter in Gemini Horoscopes

Gemini

Jupiter is opening you up to a new cycle of change and reinvention. This is a phase of rebirth and renewal, and you will use the wisdom gained over the course of the past several years to make things happen. This is a year of taking initiative and starting new endeavors that are more in alignment with who you are becoming. Major gains and advancements are yours for the taking, just remember that change starts with you.

Cancer

Jupiter is offering you a chance to heal wounds from the past or even break generational curses. This is a time to develop your creative, spiritual, and psychic gifts that will help to heal you. You are on the precipice of a significant leveling up next year when Jupiter enters Cancer, but the past cannot come with you. Remember that rejection is protection.

Leo

Jupiter is helping you to reevaluate your long term goals and aspirations, and figure out how you can finally achieve your dreams. Opportunities for growth and progress can come from other people. If you feel lost as this transit starts, connecting with others and building community will help you course correct and realign you with your higher purpose. There will be lots to celebrate this year, especially if you share your success with others.

Virgo

Jupiter is positioned at the top of your chart, and this transit can mark a peak experience that is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. Opportunities that come your way will be the direct result of past efforts made that have helped to build your reputation. Jupiter asks that you act in good faith, and you will be rewarded. Remember to enjoy the ease, softness and flow of this transit with gratitude for this phase of growth and development.

Libra

Jupiter is directing your focus to expanding your world view. You may be offered opportunities to travel and explore the world outside of your immediate surroundings. From pursuing higher education to psychedelic experiences; practicing meditation to starting a cult; any efforts made to tap into the higher mind during this Jupiter transit is recommended. To help unlock your full potential, see how far following a more spiritual path will take you this year.

Scorpio

Jupiter is taking you to the depths, where you may have feared going before. Jupiter is bringing resiliency and healing to the most intimate and personal areas of your life. If you’ve been grieving, the energy may soon shift. Things may fall away, but that is to create space for what you need now that you have changed. Letting your guard down and sharing yourself with others may be the medicine you have been needing. Jupiter can help you deepen existing relationships or find new connections that can be healing or transformative.

Sagittarius

The wisdom that you have gained in the realm of relationships will finally pay off. Armed with a heightened awareness of red flags and new, improved boundaries, you are in a prime position to make healthier choices in your relationships. You will have an abundance of opportunities to connect with new friends, lovers, creative collaborators and clients this year. This is also a wonderful transit to celebrate, deepen and enjoy existing relationships. So have fun, but remember to take solo time to recharge so you can stay connected to your intuition and prevent social burnout.

Capricorn

Jupiter will guide you in creating a new and improved daily routine. If you’ve been struggling to eat healthier, move your body more, organize your living space or quit a bad habit this is an auspicious transit for gaining the motivation to make changes that benefit your mental and physical health. Things can also flow easier at work or you may also become a pet or plant parent. This year, you will have an easier time creating a healthy and sustainable lifestyle and living environment if that is what you desire.

Aquarius

Jupiter is highlighting your creative gifts. If you feel like you do not have any, this will be a year when you will discover them. Explore new hobbies, since your creativity will be off the charts! Paint, write, take photos, try new hair and makeup styles, perform, draw, dance, or engage with whatever creative outlet speaks to you. This is a transit that will also bring enjoyment and abundance in the realm of romance, if this is something you are seeking. Expanding your perception of attraction will take you far. This is also an auspicious transit for fertility and spending time with the children in your life, as well as healing your inner child.

Pisces

Jupiter is bringing peace and abundance to your home and family life. This is an auspicious transit to reconcile differences or resolve conflicts with family, especially parents, if that is something that you want. You may also see the expansion of your chosen family that you build on your own. This is also a good year for connecting with ancestors, your intuition and spiritual gifts. You may also transition into a larger or more comfortable living situation. Whatever the external circumstances, this Jupiter transit can bring you the inner peace you have been searching for.

Aries

Jupiter will assist you in finding new ways to communicate your ideas. Ideas for content creation, social media promotion or other forms of online outreach may come easier for you this year, and with positive results! You may also find meaning in teaching others what you know, by developing classes or workshops. Surrender to your curiosity by getting out and exploring your local environment, and you will find endless inspiration in the day to day. This is an auspicious transit for creating an altar or starting your own magical rituals. Buy a tarot or oracle deck and see where the messages take you as Jupiter seeks to open your mind in every day life.

Taurus

Jupiter may offer you opportunities for growth in your bank account. Past efforts at budgeting or refinancing may pay off and you are able to enjoy the fruits of your labor. This is also a good time to clean up your finances and reassess where your money is going if you feel the need. You may also redefine what abundance means to you. Your confidence will be through the roof after the recent glow up that Jupiter in Taurus brought to you, and you may be feeling the positive effects of moving through the world while knowing your worth.

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Step Into Spring

The Sun enters the Cardinal Fire sign of Aries on 3/19, marking the Spring Equinox and the Zodiacal New Year. We transition into this new season with all planets direct, giving us the green light to initiate change in any areas of life that have become stagnant or that we have outgrown. Winter reminds us of the importance of death in the cycle of life, and spring greets us with a sense of renewal as we are now able to fill the dead space with new growth. We engage in the tradition of “spring cleaning”, a ritual of release and clearing out, so we can invite new energy and experiences into our lives.

As spring begins, we are working with the potent energy of our first eclipse season of 2024. As we know, eclipse seasons can be chaotic. But the sense of chaos that we feel can be a result of our resistance to change. Change can spark fear within us, and sometimes our instincts may be to tighten our grip on whatever may be anchoring us in our present way of being. The past can be a comfort, but Aries season awakens us to the reality that we are here to take action and experience life with a sense of boldness, creativity and purpose that reflects our unique sense of self in the present moment. Cardinal energy doesn’t need a plan or a map, as it prioritizes the journey over the destination. My midheaven is ruled by Aries, and once I stepped out of my comfort zone, with no plan, things weirdly came together. You can’t know courage unless you face fear. The North Node in Aries wants us all to embrace this truth.

This spring also brings the beginning of a new Jupiter cycle, as the “greater benefic” will enter Gemini this May for the first time in 12 years. Jupiter is the planet that can bring forth  opportunities for expansion, growth, healing, and wisdom. Prior to Jupiter entering Gemini, it will conjunct the planet Uranus as it exits the realm of Taurus. Uranus is the planet of abrupt or shocking change, unconventionality, disruption, liberation, innovation, freedom, and the future. It is associated with electricity and its energy can hit like a bolt of lightning. Uranus was the first planet discovered after Saturn was believed to be the outermost planet and boundary of our solar system. With the invention of the telescope, we found new territory to explore. If Saturn represents  limits and boundaries, Uranus is all about breaking them. Fun fact-the week Uranus started opposing my 4th House moon from my 10th House, my bedroom ceiling caved in out of nowhere and my life changed forever. 

The Tarot card that corresponds to Uranus is The Fool. In the Tarot the “Fool’s journey to enlightenment” is a metaphor for our spiritual development and growth. The classic Pamela Colman Smith depiction of The Fool has the image of a person with a very small bindle embarking on a journey, albeit very close to a cliff. This reminds us that everytime we choose to do something new we are taking a risk. There is not much packed in their bindle, and they have a companion at their side to bear witness to their journey. The Fool reminds us that we can't always be  prepared for change, and in order to step into our new selves, roles, or paths; we need an openness to learning that only comes from a relinquishing of control. 

Sometimes our world building creates a protective barrier that prevents us from experiencing other perspectives and realities that we need to integrate into our being. Uranus wants us to challenge the status quo, even if that status quo is one we created for ourselves. This spring is a time for reinvention, realignment, and renewal. So take a deep breath and embrace who you are becoming without fear. If you’d like to look to the Tarot for guidance, shuffle your deck and find The Fool. The card behind The Fool can give you insight into what to leave behind as you embark on this new journey, and the card in front of The Fool can help you identify what energy you need to embody or lean into as you walk this new path.

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Key dates:

Lunar eclipse in Libra 3/25

Solar eclipse in Aries 4/8

Jupiter Uranus conjunction 4/20

Jupiter enters Gemini 5/25

How I Use Tarot in Therapy

Those familiar with my therapy practice know that I am passionate about balancing “the clinical with the mystical”. I highly value evidence-based practices, but I am also aware that these approaches can be limiting or ineffective for some folks. As we are embracing the very real efficacy of “emerging therapies”, we are gaining an understanding of the value of tools that have been used for healing and improving quality of life, across time and cultures. Healing traditions similar to many currently popularized therapy practices including Internal Family Systems, Psilocybin Therapy and MBCT have been used throughout time by BIPOC and ritualists, and are just now being recognized by Western mental health practitioners for their effectiveness in treating a wide range of mental health diagnoses such as PTSD, anxiety and depression. As a seasoned therapist with over 16 years of post-graduate clinical experience, I have found that traditional therapy *typically* does not place explicit value in the healing power of incorporating the unconscious, creativity, spirituality and other “non-evidence based” methods into mental health treatment.

I love using Tarot with clients, when it is deemed appropriate, as an additional processing tool and effective way to track progress and shifts in perspectives over the course of treatment. Here are some ways that I have found Tarot to have value in the therapy space.

The Benefits of Incorporating Tarot into Your Healing Journey

• Tarot can help to strengthen your relationship with your intuition. 

• Tarot can help open up new ways of thinking, resulting in motivation to make different choices by confronting us with our unconscious patterns that leave us stuck. 

• Tarot can help us see things from a different perspective, that otherwise may not have emerged in traditional talk therapy.

• Tarot stimulates our brain as we are introduced with newly accessed information that we are then tasked to integrate into our conscious awareness.

• Tarot can help us identify and name emerging themes in our lives that we have been striving to access the language for, making uncomfortable feelings harder to avoid and therefore assisting us in making significant breakthroughs.

• It can help us piece together aspects of our past, present and future to help us see the bigger picture in moments of chaos or crisis.

• It connects us to our creativity, unconscious, imagination, spirit, and higher self. When all aspects of ourselves are activated, we can take action in our lives with more self-compassion, awareness and intention. 

• It helps us to “externalize the internal” and better sift through our thoughts and emotions, and help organize them in a way that makes sense and that we can work with on a practical level. 

• These are just a few examples as there are so many ways that Tarot can enhance your healing journey!

Can You Use Tarot as a Self-Healing Tool?

Absolutely! Tarot is a great tool to use for self-reflection, when you are working to strengthen your intuition, or to help find new ways to tackle a problem. The first step is to get whatever deck you feel drawn to. Study the cards, get to know them, pull them with friends, note what the imagery is bringing up for you, what symbols are you drawn to? Don’t overemphasize memorization. Take only what resonates from the guidebooks, as this is your practice and there is no “right” or “wrong” way to develop your relationship with the Tarot. 

If this sounds like something you are interested in exploring, consider booking a Guided Tarot Session with me!