Intuition or illusion?

How are you hanging in? The energy this past week has felt pretty heavy overall with all of the Squares we had between the Sun, Venus, and Mercury in Gemini to Saturn in Pisces and Mars in Taurus to Pluto in Aquarius. You can read more about my thoughts on those aspects here. Between what I personally experienced this past week dealing with these challenging aspects, as well as what some clients shared with me during astrology sessions, the energy has felt frustrating, to say the least. It can be a time of receiving difficult news, plans shifting, and circumstances blocking forward movement, despite our best efforts. If you experienced any of these themes the past few days, my heart truly goes out to you. It can feel hard to trudge forward and maintain an upbeat mindset when we experience loss and setbacks. 

We are midway through the current lunar cycle, which kicked off last Thursday with the Gemini New Moon, reaching a culmination point next Friday during the Full Moon in Capricorn. Today, the Moon is Square to the Sun and this aspect is commonly referred to as the “crisis in action” point of the 30-day lunar cycle. You might be feeling tension or pressure around any intentions or goals you initiated during the New Moon last week as you are tested today with how those intentions are being carried out IRL. My advice: trudge forward, while remembering to be gentle with yourself. The extra effort will pay off. And take breaks to rest, cry, or exert excess energy, as needed.

Tomorrow, on Friday, we have Mercury coming up to meet up with the Sun in a Conjunction aka Cazimi at 24 degrees of Gemini. Mercury will receive an infusion of energy by the Sun—the luminary representing light, life, vitality, and conscious awareness—and mental clarity and Gemini-themed busyness can be at it's peak! Be on the lookout for important news, exciting communications, and profound insights in the Gemini area of your Birth Chart.

However, it seems the clarity might not last for too long, as over the weekend and into early next week, we're building to more Square aspects, when both Venus, planet of relationships, money, and beauty, and Mercury, planet of communication, thoughts, and logic, form tense aspects to Neptune in Pisces at the 29th degree point. Neptune is the planet that represents dreams, fantasies, creativity, spirituality, intuition, and universal love. The shadow side of Neptune is confusion, delusion, seeing things with rose colored glasses, and escapism to avoid the harsh realities of life. 

There could be a fogginess in the air, we might be feeling extra drained, or perhaps be avoiding an important conversation or facing an important truth of a situation. Luckily, there will also be a Trine from Venus and Mercury to the Moon on that same day, in fellow air sign, Libra, offering us support and access to our inner emotional landscape. Similar to how I worked with the Sun, Venus, and Mercury Squares to Saturn last week, I like to look back to the dates the Conjunction between the planets took place to shed light on the overarching storyline playing out. Mercury was Conjunct Neptune on March 8, 2024 and Venus was Conjunct Neptune on April 3, 2024. The seeds were planted back then, centered around our hopes and dreams, a creative project, or spiritual path, and this Square aspect we are moving through now is the checking in point: What might need to be shifted, addressed, or course corrected? Is something starting to come to light?? The House you have 29 degree Pisces and 29 degrees of Gemini in your Birth Chart will offer further clues around themes and areas of life this is playing out for you.

Neptune has been moving through Pisces since 2011 and will enter Aries in 2025 for a Big Shift in energy. But in the meantime, Neptune is at this last degree point, a critical degree in the Zodiac Wheel, as it's the very last degree of the Zodiac before we reach 0 degrees of Aries and begin again. This culmination point at wherever you have 29 degrees of Pisces in your Birth Chart is of big importance right now. It can be a time where the veil is very thin. We have access to higher spiritual insights and our intuition can feel more pronounced than ever. IF we tap into it and honor the wisdom being revealed.

I think that's one of the “aha” moments I've had this past week in my own life, when I received some harsh, difficult news. News that felt very “Saturnian” in that there was nothing I could do to fix the situation or change it. The authority aka Saturn weighed in on things and BOOM, that was that. Decision made. Boundary set. Nothing could be done at that point to reverse course. However, my intuition had been nagging me about things for a couple of weeks and I was ignoring what it was telling me. Shrugging it off. Trying to push through what my mind was thinking, and not valuing the inner inklings whispering to me that something did not feel quite right. Had I honored my intuition when it was first speaking to me, perhaps I could have prevented the very outcome I found myself in this week. Sigh. And I think that's one of the important spiritual lesson of this time. We are being pressed to strengthen the intuitive gifts we all hold as spiritual beings. The mind is valuable, but our intuition is there for a very critical reason. Our intuition is softer, quieter, more subtle, and can easily be glossed over and dismissed. We can rationalize or bypass what the inner voice is trying to tell us. And later pay the price.

Other times, it can feel like life is throwing curveballs that simply don't make sense. Your mind and heart can't understand why things are happening the way they're playing out. It can feel like a cruel, cosmic joke, when we are faced with circumstances beyond our control. I think all of this Saturn and Neptune energy in Pisces can help us see that we are ultimately being protected or re-directed in some fateful way that we simply cannot see or understand yet. That things work out the way they work out for a reason, and it's only when you look back later that you begin to see why. There's a bigger plan in play beyond what we our minds can comprehend.

We'll have plenty of opportunities to practices flexing our intuitive muscles next week, as by next Monday June 17th, Mercury and Venus leave the airy, headspace of Gemini, and enter into the watery, nurturing, heartspace of Cancer, forming a Conjunction as they move into the sign and meet together at 0 degrees. Strong energy available for getting to the heart of matters in your love, money, and other significant relationships. Feeling emotionally safe and cared for (whether that's towards yourself or how you extend care towards others..) will be of upmost importance during this time.

 I opened up a few more spots for Astrology Readings for the month of June. Whether you're in need of a complete Birth Chart reading or just want to check-in on the current Astro Energy and how it's working with your chart and a specific area of your life, I'd be honored to support you. It definitely seems like a time where there's a strong desire for deeper cosmic understanding to help navigate these wavy waters.

I offer 30, 60, and 90-minute virtual readings.These readings are full of astrological insights and paired with my intuitive guidance. We'll meet over Zoom where I'll cast your charts and explain the astrological landscape “up” for you at this time—showing you the areas of life where you're being illuminated to grow and evolve, and offer insights into how you can best work with the energy. You'll get a recording of the session as well as detailed notes and dates for you to reference at any time—all customized to your natal Birth Chart.

 Wishing you an illuminative week ahead!

xo, Tiffany