June 11 – July 10 ~ The Cosmic Download

Seek The Truth

Without Your Sword

Trust Your Heart

Will Open Doors

The sword in astrology is likely associated with the sign of Aries and the aspect of a square. It represents the masculine principle of extending, going outward, cutting the edge, separating, creating, and projecting will and creativity into the world. When Aries is balanced and expresses from the Heart—the Spiritual Heart—it directs its fire toward truth and the inner light. When Aries is unbalanced, it turns away from the inner fire and gets distracted by outer lights. This can distort truth and create confusion, anger, projection, aggression, and an intent to harm. William Blake spoke of the wonder of turning the Aries energy inward toward eternal truth:

“If the doors of perception were cleansed,

everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”

During this next astrological moon cycle, there is a lot of Aries energy with Saturn and Neptune transiting and being squared by Mars, the Sun, and Jupiter. This presents the potential for us all to choose the balanced expression of Aries: Seek The Truth Without Your Sword. Trust Your Heart, Will Open Doors.

It all begins with the Sagittarius Full Moon on June 11, squaring her own Lunar Nodes. This adds extra potency to the full moon and is called “the bending.” The Moon and Sun are positioned at the midpoint between two series of eclipses — the ones from February and March and those in the future in August and September. Time and space move both forward and backward. This is a fertile time to gain awareness of what we need to release and dissolve, as well as what we are journeying toward in our constant unfolding of the Spiritual Heart.

Mars squares Uranus on June 15– Leo to Taurus— along with Jupiter square Saturn—Cancer to Aries— that same day. Then, Sun squares Saturn on June 22 and Neptune on June 23— Cancer to Aries. All of this churning and intensity may ignite our consciousness outward, and one may seek the sword. This will likely cloud perceptions and create a greater need for karmic corrections. Live by the sword and die by the sword. Seek to yoke that Aires fire, and the squaring energy back to your every-loving Spiritual Heart. Trust. Seek the truth within. This will cleanse your perceptions and begin to lead you back to the infinite. Here you will find peace and resolution of the paradox. The sword will create more duality.

The Sun enters the sign of Cancer on June 20 to inaugurate the summer season, and now the light begins to wane and go inward for half the year. So the paradox goes and the light gently begins its journey inward. This is good advice to follow at this time- turn towards the inner light.

We receive more of this watery, nurturing, womb energy with the Cancer New Moon on June 25. This portal from the Solstice to the New Moon is a wonderful time to seek truth by turning inward, connecting with nature, reflecting, and engaging in self-study.

Venus moves into Gemini on July 4, coinciding with Neptune turning retrograde until Dec 9. Venus will also conjunct Uranus as this titan of unpredictability enters Gemini on July 7. Neptune will head back towards Pisces- the eternal, ultimate truth and unconditional love. This is likely the medicine we need after the squares. Fortunately, Venus shepherds Uranus into Gemini to introduce a softer feminine influence. Uranus was last in Gemini from 1942 to 1949—during WWII and the advent of the first computers. Uranus and Gemini are both electric, lightning, unpredictable, revolutionary, and revelatory.

What we need right now is kindness, compassion, tenderness, and forgiveness; this embodies Venus. Lay down the sword and rest in the heart; here you will discover peace. See you at the Capricorn Full Moon on July 10.