Summer Solstice

The elegant gateway to paradise in the mountains opens wide at the Summer Solstice on June 21st, with the Sun entering the sign of Cancer. Once more in the heavens the great wheel of the year, the most ancient of circles, rotates forward.

In the heavens the emphasis of starry direction is now in the archetypal female sign of Cancer. Women and creativity are being celebrated celestially. With a big group of planets in both matrifocal Cancer and also in patriarchal Capricorn, we are all striving to find a balance internally and externally.

Aries- The first sign of the zodiac, the ruler of the dominion of spring, greets the advent of the solstice. The gateway of summer brings ideas and projects into your life. With so much happening everywhere for you and around you, balance is a big theme for you this season.

Taurus- Summer arrives in the mountains and suddenly you are living outside as well as in, with patio parties and adventures with children. You will find that you are able to multitask during the month ahead, as you juggle the complexities of life with the grace and expertise of a Taurus.

Gemini- Venus, the creative goddess of romance, is visiting Gemini, as you are soaring into your new astrological year. The planet of fortune, Jupiter, continues in your opposite sign until the end of the year, so you continue to find yourself active, attractive and in demand this summer.

Cancer- Happy Birthday and Happy Summer Solstice to the Moon Children! On the 21st of June the Sun enters your sign. The direction of destiny is in your sign for the year ahead as well. You are ready to move your future forward, building on the foundation that you have carefully built.

Leo- The lions of the heavens are always under the shining direction of the Sun, now brilliant at the Summer Solstice. You are ready to hold court and start the festivities for all of your followers. Romance and travel are especially favored for you over the course of the summer.

Virgo- Opportunities arise for resourceful Virgo over the course of the season ahead. The sign of the Moon Children, now in the center of the stars, will allow the big picture of your career direction in the future to come into focus. Remember to enjoy the summer sunlight as well.

Libra- Your skill in negotiating and in maintaining balance on the high wire of life will be called upon during the month ahead. The tug of war between planets in feminine Cancer and directive Capricorn, now activated both within and without in our culture, requires your expertise.

Scorpio- July looks like a month that is designed astrologically just for you. You have the know how to work with the two signs currently attempting to find balance in the stars, creative Cancer and dedicated Capricorn. Opportunities arise for you and you know how to develop them.

Sagittarius- Resources have become available for you in a number of areas and you know what you want to do with them. The year opens up for you with the Summer Solstice. Your guide, Jupiter, continues in your sign, his favorite, all year long giving you the go ahead in life.

Capricorn- Cancer brings summer to the world, and you bring winter. You are currently in a phase that is requiring you to process your past. You are also attempting to balance all the corners of your busy life as well as the complex issues manifesting in the culture around you.

Aquarius- You want to bring your intricate comprehension of reality into manifestation. Over the next seven years you will have the opportunity to present your innovations onto the world stage. The current cultural clashes will provide the foundation for change that will welcome you.

Pisces- All of these planets in creative earth spirit Cancer and in dominant worldly Capricorn find the synthesis that they are searching for in the knowledge of intuitive Pisces. The month ahead provides cultural comfort for the sign of the fish, swimming in the summer sunlight.

Karen Anderson is available for readings at 303-258-7258.