LUNAR CYCLE – June 2021
By Heather Ensworth
This solar eclipse on June 10th follows the lunar eclipse on May 26th. It is a powerful eclipse with the new Moon and Sun next to Mercury, which is retrograde (from about May 31st through June 23rd). When Mercury is retrograde, it is a call to turn inward and reflect on our thoughts and perceptions and honor our intuitive ways of knowing. And the Sun, Moon and Mercury are in the sign of Gemini and are squaring Neptune.
A solar eclipse is a wake up call. The theme of this eclipse is that we need to be aware of how we think and process information and how we perceive what is going on around us (Gemini).
The Neptunian energy at work at this time may manifest in a variety of ways. If we are working with this time consciously, we can access the gifts of Neptune — increased intuition, inner guidance and a sense of being held in divine love and compassion. This eclipse is a part of Saros Series 5 North whose theme is the possibility of sudden insights, increased psychic awareness and creativity. However, if not worked consciously, the shadow side of this Neptunian energy may manifest in getting caught in illusion and in feelings of powerlessness and of being overwhelmed.
In this critical time of transition and transformation on the planet, we are in a struggle between darkness and light. There are energies on this planet who want to keep us caught in fear so that we can be manipulated and controlled. We are daily bombarded by information and misinformation in an effort to control our minds and manipulate our thoughts and actions.
This solar eclipse is calling us to wake up and remember who we are as humans. We are capable of consciousness and creativity beyond our wildest imagination. But if we give away our power and comply with the forces around us who are trying to control us, we will be on a path of disempowerment and destruction.
Mars is exactly opposite Pluto on June 5th and will continue to be in an opposition with Pluto until mid-June. So, this increases the intensity of this theme of power. If we align our will (Mars) with divine will (Pluto), we have a capacity to transform how we act and increase in alignment with our true selves and inner empowerment. The shadow side of this transit is the possibility of abuse of power, trauma, violence and reactivity. How we respond to these energies will shape our experience of this intense time.
We are also still very much in the energy of the Saturn/Uranus square and the struggle between those who are moving into the paradigms of the Aquarian Age and those who are trying to keep us locked into the destructive paradigms and patterns of the past (and of domination, discrimination, disconnection and destruction).
If we wake up, we are able to reclaim our consciousness and our freedom. Then, as we move into the time of the Full Moon, the Sun is in the sign of Cancer and the Moon in Capricorn. They are in a square with Chiron. It is when we awaken and come into awareness that we are able to more fully see our wounds and our individual and collective trauma patterns and then allow ourselves to heal. As we heal, we are no longer caught in our trauma patterns or easily manipulated by others. We are able to step into our fullness and into our gifts and live out our unique path and purpose on this planet.
Pluto is now in opposition to Venus helping us to transform our patterns in relationships as we see ourselves more fully and break out of the trauma patterns of the past. At the time of this Full Moon, the Moon is in the sky close to our alignment with the Galactic Center and is guiding us to be in alignment with our true selves and with the consciousness of the Cosmos. Mercury has now gone direct and is no longer retrograde, so we are able now to act on our thoughts and move forward in news ways that allow us to more fully step into the new ways of being of the Aquarian Age.
This is a powerful time to be on this planet. We are at a critical threshold point. If we awaken, we have the capacity to move into a higher level of consciousness allowing us to together co-create a new world. Or, we can stay caught in fear and in trauma patterns and give our power away and be on a path of destruction.
It is time to wake up and open to who we truly are — beings of light and love and higher consciousness.