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There’s a quote you’ve probably heard: “Know thyself.” It’s one of the oldest spiritual instructions in the book. But in a world that’s always shouting over our inner voice, it’s easier said than done. So how do we do it? How do we come to know ourselves as living, feeling, evolving beings? We begin by noticing how we feel. Not how we should  feel. Not how we want others to think we feel. But how we actually  feel. And that’s where The Moon comes in. 🌒 The Moon and the Wisdom of Feeling In astrology, the Moon rules the emotional body. She reflects our moods, our needs, our instincts, our habits, our longings and the parts of us that feel soft, vulnerable, and unseen. She is our inner world. Your Moon sign in your birth chart describes how you relate to emotion: What you need to feel safe. What nurtures you. How you respond when life hits a tender spot. Whether you reach for comfort, or withdraw, or explode, or freeze. Some people are naturally attuned to their inner landscape. Others were never taught how to be with their feelings and maybe even learned to distrust them. But whether we’re aware of them or not, our feelings are always speaking. The Moon teaches us to listen. 🌀 Why Feeling is the Way In We often think healing starts in the mind. That if we just understand something, we’ll be able to fix it. But most of what shapes us lives deeper than the mind. Our patterns. Our fears. Our longings. They live in the body. And the body speaks through emotion. Most of us were taught, whether directly or subtly, that emotions were something to get over or get past. We were told to stop crying, to calm down, to be quiet. We learned that anger made us bad, sadness made us weak, and fear made us too much. From a very young age, we were trained to suppress. To smile when we didn’t feel safe. To stay silent when something hurt. To pretend we were fine when we absolutely weren’t. And we did it because we had to. Because love, care, and survival often depended on it. Because being accepted felt safer than being authentic. And so began the journey of avoiding our feelings. But those feelings didn’t go anywhere. All our pain and trauma, our disappointment, shame, grief, and rage, it doesn’t disappear just because we don’t talk about it. It lives in the body. In the nervous system. In the tissues. In the emotional, mental, and spiritual layers of our being. Whether the conscious mind remembers or not, the body does. This is why the Moon is such a powerful guide. She helps us feel what we’ve pushed down. And She reminds us that we can only move forward by first being where we are . In any real healing journey, there’s no skipping steps. We have to acknowledge what is. We have to allow the sadness, the rage, the heartbreak, the fear. We have to make space for those long-held feelings to be felt — fully, honestly, safely — so that something new can enter. Because until we’ve done that, until we’ve met those deeper layers, we’ll keep recreating the same experience . Even when life offers us something new, we may not be able to receive it. Not because we’re broken, but because we’re still expecting the old wound to be re-opened. To change the story, we have to feel the one we’re still carrying. 🌗 The Moon is Always Moving — and So Are You One of the most beautiful things about working with the Moon is that She doesn’t stay stuck. She moves through the whole zodiac every month, spending 2–3 days in each sign. As She travels, She touches different parts of your chart and activates different emotional themes. Some days you’ll feel steady. Other days, tender. Some days, irritable or raw or nostalgic for no clear reason. That’s not you being “too emotional.” That’s you being attuned to something ancient and real. That’s the Moon moving through your life. When we begin to track this — to notice how we feel on different days and compare that with where the Moon is — we start to see patterns. We learn that we’re not broken. We’re cyclical. Like the tides. Like the seasons. Like the Moon Herself. 🌕 Your Natal Moon and Your Personal Blueprint Your natal Moon  — the Moon sign and house placement you were born with — tells you a lot about your emotional world. It’s your emotional fingerprint. Are you a Moon in Aries person who needs independence to feel safe? A Moon in Pisces soul who feels the pain of others as your own? A Moon in Capricorn who struggles to let emotion show , but feels everything just as deeply? Where She sits in your chart (the house) tells you where  these emotional patterns tend to show up — in your home, your relationships, your work, your family dynamics. To learn more about your natal Moon by sign and house read this . And just like a tide that always returns to shore, the Moon returns to Her own sign in your chart each month. That moment is like a mini emotional reset  — a coming home to yourself. Tracking your monthly lunar return  (when the Moon returns to the same sign and degree She was in when you were born) can be incredibly revealing. Over time, you’ll see themes. You’ll start to understand how your emotions move, how to support them, and how to ride the wave rather than getting tossed around. 🌑 Why This Matters So often, we think we need to do more  to change our lives. But what if the real work is to feel more? To slow down enough to notice what’s alive in us — and to trust that those feelings are part of a deeper wisdom trying to guide us. Feelings are not a weakness. They are not a distraction. They are feedback . And when we learn to feel without being overwhelmed, without numbing, without running — we begin to heal. We begin to integrate. We begin to know  ourselves. That’s why this work matters. Because when you know yourself, you stop abandoning yourself. And when you stop abandoning yourself, you begin to live in alignment with the truth of who you are. 🌙 An Invitation You can start this work anytime. All you need is a little curiosity and the willingness to listen. Start by noticing how you feel each day. Track the Moon’s sign. See what comes up. Ask: What part of me is being stirred right now? What might this feeling be pointing to? If you don’t know your natal Moon or your rising sign, I’d love to help. 💌 Send me your birth details (date, time, and place) and I’ll send you a picture of your chart and a short overview to get you started. Astrology isn’t here to tell you who you are. It’s here to help you remember. Let’s follow the Moon home. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

What if your life isn’t yours? What if the story you call reality—about love, power, worth, fate—was never chosen , only inherited ? Hand-me-down beliefs. Hand-me-down limits. Hand-me-down lies. This is how it is. This is what you are. This is all you get. No. These are not truths. They are stories. And the story is a spell . LOOK CLOSER Everything begins with a story. Not just books. Laws. Money. Borders. Gender. God. The rules. The roles. The cage. You were told what life should  be. What love should  feel like. What dreams are too big. What wants are too much. They didn’t always use words. Sometimes it was silence. Sometimes it was shame. Sometimes it was love laced with fear. You breathed it in. And it became your truth. But it isn’t. It’s a lie. A spell . And it’s not even yours. THE SPELL Be good. Stay small. Wait your turn. Don’t speak too loud. Don’t want too much. Don’t remember who you are. Because if you did  remember—everything would burn. And be born again . WORD IS A WEAPON In the beginning was the Word. Not sound. Not thought. Word. Words create. Words command. Words curse. Words bless. Every thought you repeat is a ritual. “I’m not enough.” “I’ll always be alone.” “This is just life.” These are not harmless. They are invocations . They are orders you give to reality. And reality obeys . You are not thinking them. They are thinking you. They came from outside. Handed to you by parents who didn’t question theirs. By a culture that needs you asleep. By media that profits off your fear. It is not accidental. There are forces in this world that feed on your powerlessness. They thrive on your numbness, your hopelessness, your passive scrolling. They know if you ever stopped believing what they told you— You would wake up. And it would all collapse. THE PROGRAM You are born pure magic . You were never meant to feel this powerless. Look around: We’ve been programmed. Fed a story from birth about who we are, what matters, what’s possible. Not by accident. Not by mistake. By design. Every system is a spell: School trains obedience. Media trains fear. Work trains self-betrayal. Religion trains guilt. Advertising trains lack. Politics trains division. Keep them busy. Keep them scared. Keep them small. Distract them with endless choices that don’t matter. Feed them narratives that loop. Give them just enough hope to keep going. Just enough fear to keep them in line. Why? Because it works. Because you are magic . And if you ever remembered that, If you ever took your story back— It would all fall apart. So they make sure you don’t. They hijack your imagination. They flood your screen with noise. They sell you fantasies of freedom while quietly teaching you to forget that you were free all along. Keep them scared. Keep them distracted. Keep them busy. And tell them this is freedom. It isn’t. It’s control . TAKE IT BACK You don’t have to fight. Just stop believing. Say: I see it. I see the lie. I see the spell. And it cracks. You don’t need a war. You need clarity. You need to choose. Stop consenting. QUESTION EVERYTHING Every belief that hurts. Every voice that shames. Every limit that tightens. Ask: Who gave this to me? Who gains if I believe it? Who am I if I don’t? Don’t ask in theory. Ask in blood. Ask in bone. Ask in breath. Ask like your life depends on it. Because it does. THE RETURN This isn’t self-help. This is resurrection . You are not broken. You are not behind. You are not lost. You’ve been under a spell. And you are waking up . The real you is not waiting. They are buried. Under layers of conditioning. Under “should” and “sorry” and “be realistic.” Dig. Remember. Reclaim your Word. ENOUGH Enough obedience. Enough shame. Enough shrinking to survive. You came here to create . Right now, with every thought, every belief, every breath—you are casting your spell. So ask: Who benefits when you doubt yourself? Who profits when you play small? Who wins when you disappear? And then ask: Who would I be without this story? Stop being the story they gave you. Start being the one you came to tell. THE TRUTH You don’t need more faith. You need less illusion. You don’t need saving. You need remembering. You were never powerless. Only programmed. And the program ends the moment you stop repeating it. So stop. The program ends the moment you say: NO. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1 Author’s note : don’t listen to me either. This is just another story . A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you are new to astrology read this first. Jump to section: Introduction Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Rising Sign Forecasts Keeping the snake alive Book a one-to-one reading 'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can  do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here . My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel  that. To give you a way in. To open a window of possibility. What might this transit feel like? Where might  it show up? What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if  you’re paying attention? Read it like a weather report. L et the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.' Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here . 🍄 Astroweather | 7–13 July 2025 🌍 Big Picture Theme: The Future is Cracking Open Uranus, The God of Awakening, spins into Gemini this week (7th of July) for the first time in 84 years. This isn’t just any shift — it’s a generational pivot. The God who has been rattling the roots of our lives in Taurus now steps into the sign of ideas, language, and connection. This is electric. Unsettling. Full of possibility. But like all true Uranian moments, it may not arrive in a way we expect. This is revolution. A sudden gust of wind, a glitch in the system, a whisper in the back of your mind that says, “You’re not meant to do it like that anymore.” Learn more about Uranus here . And on Thursday (10 July)  we also have a Full Moon in Capricorn , illuminating what has grown solid and ripe — or what’s become too rigid to evolve. It’s a reality check. A bright light on the bones of what’s been built. 🔮 WEEKLY THEMES TO WORK WITH: Readiness for Change : Are you holding on to something that’s already over? Rewriting the Narrative : What stories are keeping you stuck? Truth and Rigidity : Are your beliefs serving your growth — or limiting it? Opening to Insight : What downloads are arriving when you’re not trying? Facing the Fear of Freedom : What would you do if nothing was stopping you? Authenticity is key: Where can you be more you? And where are you holding yourself back? Your Weekly Snapshot ✨ Monday Uranus enters Gemini Within:  Something in you may feel restless. Antsy. Maybe even irritable. But dig deeper — is it actually the voice of your deeper self calling you forward? Without:  Expect sudden news, digital hiccups, or strange conversations that spark new ideas. Watch the headlines for tech, education, or AI shifts. This is a taste of the future. ⚡️Theme: The wind changes direction. Can you feel it? ✨ Tuesday Mercury’s Shadow Begins to Show Mercury is slowing down now. The next retrograde officially begins on 18 July , but we’re already in the shadow  — the stretch of sky Mercury will cross again, in reverse, once He turns around. The shadow isn’t just prelude. It’s the beginning of the story. You might already be noticing it: messages going astray, tech being temperamental, crossed wires or déjà vu moments. These little glitches aren’t here to irritate us. They’re here to orient us. To draw our attention to what might need review. Within:  Notice where you’re feeling friction. Where things aren’t quite landing. This is your first whisper from the God of Communication. Something wants to be rethought. Reworked. Reclaimed. Without:  You may see more small mix-ups in the world around you. Travel issues. Delays. Confusion. But also — unexpected reconnections. Ideas circling back. Stories that want a different ending. Mercury retrograde isn’t a punishment. It’s a pattern. A cycle of re-alignment. Today might be the first signpost. ✨ Wednesday Moon in Pisces Within:  There may be an urge to escape the tension building ahead of the Full Moon. Don’t numb out. Let yourself feel. This is the grace before the storm. Without:  Watch for confusing signals or emotional undercurrents in conversations. Something is brewing just below the surface. ✨ Thursday Full Moon in Capricorn (18°50) Within:  What are you building your life on? This Full Moon could highlight where the structure supports your growth — or where it’s become too tight. Expect revelations around work, responsibility, or boundaries. Without:  In the world, we may see major headlines about governments, corporations, or leaders reaching breaking points. Something long-held may come to a head. 🪞Theme: What has stood the test of time? What needs to be restructured? ✨ Friday Moon in Aquarius Within:  A lift in perspective. You might suddenly see things more clearly — or at least differently. Great day for new ideas or connecting with like-minded souls. Without:  Social energy increases. There’s a buzz in the air. But it may also feel detached — less about emotional closeness and more about shared visions. ✨ Saturday Moon in Aquarius; nearing Saturn Rx Within:  A more serious mood may creep in. There’s wisdom here. Something wants a plan. Uranus is shaking things up — but Saturn still wants something to be real . Without:  Conversations may turn to responsibilities or long-term goals. Notice where people are drawing lines, or craving clarity. ✨ Sunday Saturn stations retrograde (1° Aries) Within:  Time slows. There’s a pause. Saturn, The God of Time, turns to walk backwards. This is a review period — especially around courage, leadership, and how we act on instinct. Without:  We may see delays, reversals, or re-evaluations around leadership, ambition, or authority figures. This begins a deeper internal restructuring. ⏳Theme: You can’t rush what needs strong roots. Rising Sign Forecasts ♊ Uranus Enters Gemini Journal prompts for clarity before the shift into Gemini (Monday 7 July) 🔥 Aries Rising Uranus enters your 3rd house Keywords:  Mindset, communication, siblings, your local world This could feel like someone’s opened a window in your brain and let a fresh wind rush in. You might start to question the way you think, speak, and share yourself with the world. Expect shifts in your daily routines, sudden insights, or changes in how you connect — online or in person. A revolution in how you use your voice. What to notice: The words that want  to come out. The ideas that won’t let go. The places you’ve been holding back out of habit. 🌱 Taurus Rising Uranus enters your 2nd house Keywords:  Money, values, self-worth, resources This is big. Especially if Uranus has already been rocking your identity (while in your 1st). Now, it’s time to shake up how you resource  yourself. How you earn, spend, and more deeply — what you believe you're worth. New ways of making income could appear. Old beliefs around scarcity might crack open. What to notice: Your gut reaction when someone offers you something. Do you feel able to receive? Do you feel deserving? 🌬 Gemini Rising Uranus enters your 1st house Keywords:  Identity, body, instinct, visibility You’re the main character in this shift. The God of electricity is dancing through you . You may start to change how you present yourself — not just outwardly, but deeply. This is a liberation of self, and it might begin with discomfort. Your body might want something different. Your soul might need a new name. Trust it. What to notice: Where do you feel confined? What no longer fits — even if it used to? Who are you becoming ? 🌊 Cancer Rising Uranus enters your 12th house Keywords:  The unconscious, hidden habits, dreams, healing Uranus moves into your dream world. And this may not feel loud — but it’s powerful. Expect shifts in your spiritual life, your sleep, your healing. Secrets might surface. Old patterns might crack. This is a chance to radically realign your inner world — and clear out the ghosts. What to notice: Strange dreams. Sudden emotions. The sense that something behind the scenes is changing — even if you can’t name it yet. 🦁 Leo Rising Uranus enters your 11th house Keywords:  Community, friendships, vision, collective movements What does the future look like for you? Uranus is here to shake up your long-term goals and who you align yourself with. Friendships may come and go. Groups and causes that once felt aligned may no longer fit. And new communities could appear — out of nowhere — that electrify your sense of purpose. What to notice: What you hope for. Who you’re surrounding yourself with. The future you actually  want — not the one you’ve been told to want. 🌾 Virgo Rising Uranus enters your 10th house Keywords:  Career, reputation, public life, life direction A new career path might beckon. Or the one you’re in might suddenly shift. Uranus is shaking the foundations of what you’re known for — and calling you to align your public life with your truth. It could feel destabilising at first. But this is your call to authentic success. What to notice: Are you building your life on your truth  — or someone else’s version of stability? ⚖️ Libra Rising Uranus enters your 9th house Keywords:  Beliefs, travel, higher learning, truth This is an awakening of the mind — and of your belief system. The truths you used to live by may no longer feel true. You might want to study, travel, or immerse yourself in something new. Radical shifts in perspective are likely — and they might open your eyes in ways you never expected. What to notice: Where do you cling to certainty? What belief are you being asked to release — and what wants to replace it? 🦂 Scorpio Rising Uranus enters your 8th house Keywords:  Intimacy, shared resources, death and rebirth This is deep. You’re being asked to face your fears around merging — emotionally, financially, spiritually. This could bring sudden shifts in relationships, in how you handle money with others, or in your deeper psychological terrain. Power dynamics may come to the surface — and ask to be healed. What to notice: Where do you resist vulnerability? What fears are trying to teach you something real? 🏹 Sagittarius Rising Uranus enters your 7th house Keywords:  Relationships, commitment, how you meet the other It’s time for new dynamics in love, friendship, and partnership. Uranus brings change — and sometimes breakups — but more often, it brings freedom. You’re being asked to relate differently. To choose connection from truth, not habit. Your relationships might surprise you now — in the best or most jarring ways. What to notice: What kind of love feels safe — and what kind of love feels real ? 🪐 Capricorn Rising Uranus enters your 6th house Keywords:  Work, health, routine, service The way you organise your life is up for review. This could show up in your job, your body, or how you manage your time. Uranus asks: Is this working?  If not, He’ll zap you into new patterns — often through little crises that reveal where your habits are outdated. What to notice: What systems are running in the background of your life? What’s breaking down — so something truer can take its place? 🌊 Aquarius Rising Uranus enters your 5th house Keywords:  Creativity, romance, play, children This is about joy — and reclaiming the freedom to express yourself. Uranus might stir your desire to create, fall in love, or take risks. Your relationship with pleasure is being awakened. But you might need to unlearn shame first. This is your invitation to be bold in your joy. What to notice: What lights you up? Where are you still dimming your light to be accepted? 🐟 Pisces Rising Uranus enters your 4th house Keywords:  Home, roots, family, foundations The ground beneath you is shifting — but it’s not random. Uranus is asking: Where do you belong?  This could bring literal moves, changes in family relationships, or a sudden urge to renovate your life from the inside out. Home isn’t a place — it’s a feeling. What’s yours? What to notice: What are you building your life on — and does it feel like you ? 🌿 Root Down to Rise This week does have a freshness to it. It may feel unsettling — like air moving through a room that’s been still too long. And the Full Moon in Capricorn only sharpens that edge. She stands as far from home as She can get. Opposite Her own sign. And yet She is not without strength. Capricorn offers form. Ground. A place to stand when things shift around us. And this is a week to root into that. To remember that the breath, the body, and the earth are always here. Always steady. We don't have to hold it all in our minds. We can let the land hold us too. Stephen Harrod Buhner reminds us of this in The Secret Teachings of Plants  — that the body is a listening instrument. That nature has its own language, one that doesn’t speak in words but in rhythm, resonance, sensation. He writes that the heart is an organ of perception. That it knows things the mind hasn’t caught up to yet. So if your nervous system feels a little stretched this week — soften into what is real. Let your bare feet touch the floor. Let your hands hold something warm. Let yourself be touched by the sky, the wind, the silence between things. Nature doesn’t rush to explain. It just continues. Growing. Shedding. Becoming. “The heart knows today what the mind will know tomorrow. The body listens when the mind will not.” — Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Secret Teachings of Plants Let that be enough for now. You don’t have to name the change. Just be with it. Rooted. And if you'd like a reading to look at where Uranus is speaking directly to you. Book in on my website. I’m available on Zoom  and at Essential Therapies  in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays. 🦋 A request - if you've enjoyed reading this (or not) and found it helpful (or not) please can you let me know in the comments or send me a message using this form: I'd really appreciate any feedback so that I can work at making this weekly forecast as useful and interesting as possible! And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Six The Descent Begins Now Saturn, too, turns to walk backwards. The God of Time follows Neptune’s lead — and together, They begin Their long return to the depths. Back into Pisces. Back into the mist. Not to lose the path, but to trace it more carefully. To tend what was left undone. This is not a failure. It’s not a detour. It’s the way of real change. The vision (Neptune) is only as strong as its foundations (Saturn). And sometimes, the foundations must be revisited. You may feel things slowing. Unravelling. Dissolving just a little. That’s okay. This is the part where the snake sheds another layer of skin — the part that didn’t quite fit. Ask yourself: What part of the dream still needs anchoring? What unfinished inner work is quietly calling you back? Stay close to the ground this week. Let yourself feel what still aches for resolution — not to fix it, but to honour it. The Snake is not asleep. She is listening. Preparing. Coiling in the dark, waiting for the moment to rise again. And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch . Like this forecast straight into your inbox every week? ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  each week plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. Come and take a look around the blog space and sign up here: Conversations with The Gods | Blog And as always, if you’d like to explore what any of this means in your chart, I’d love to support you in a reading. Online or in person at Essential Therapies. And just £90 if you subscribe! Bookings open in the second half of July. Come and sit with me. For those new to astrology: This forecast assumes a bit of an understanding of astrology and some practice at feeling into the energy of the moment to see how it's manifesting for you in your experience. If you are a beginner then it may not be easy to discern or feel, especially when the astrology is loud. So, a recommendation: If you are learning, then pick one of the transits - whatever feels most interesting to you - and take note of when it is happening. Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form   and give me your birth date , place  and time  and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me  and I'll explain it all to you! A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

I think I have a handle on Saturn in my chart. That I understand what it means to have a retrograde Saturn at zero degrees of Cancer in my 10th house: Restriction, responsibility, hardship, and lessons that come with time. I know it speaks to the emotional distance I felt as a child, to the fact that I never felt at home, or comfortable in my world. To how, while I may not have let it show, I always felt alone. Unseen. My thoughts and feelings hidden beneath a tough outer shell of independence and self reliance. But today, when a fellow astrologer asked me how it has translated in my life, I wondered. Do I have the answer to this question? I do have some  more answers: I’ve faced restrictions in my freedom to choose a career. To begin with I didn't have strong feelings about it. My deepest desire, had I been equipped with the emotional intelligence back then to express it, would probably have been to thrive in the steady and duty-full position of stay at home Mum. To work at building a structured and secure home from which to raise my large family: the four or more kids I'd always wanted. If I'd been forced to choose a job, then it would have been focused around my love of books and my unquenched desire to immerse myself in lives that bore no resemblance to my own. An editor at a publishing house perhaps. Or maybe the idea I'd left University with, with my very average 2:2 BA (Hons) in Psychology & Sociology in hand, to gain some much needed life experience before training as a Psychotherapist (I'd never have presumed I had the necessary depth of wisdom to impart at the tender age of 22). I'm fairly confident I would never have chosen where I've ended up, working for 20 years in the same lower management grade as a Finance Analyst, within the local government finance team that supports Older People's Social Care. Though perhaps, on reflection, that's exactly the type of job that Saturn in Cancer points towards? There is an overwhelming weight of restriction, limitation, and an enduring sense of being stuck, perhaps even imprisoned. By the circumstance of being single parent to my two children since they were very small, a choice I made when the confinement of a difficult relationship became too much to bear. And within the job itself; the quiet weight of doing an effective job in a position that doesn’t allow for much upward movement. But I think the real answer in how I perceive my Saturn placement depends on the moment I am asked. Perception matures as more of the symbol unveils itself. Things start to make sense, but just when I think I’ve grasped it, more of the mountain is revealed. Take now, for instance. What does that Saturn have to say about my intentional structured study in astrology since 2020? About the deep inner work I steadfastly committed to when transiting Saturn opposed my natal Saturn 7 years ago? Where is Saturn leading me? And does that change how I perceive His presence in my life? And what of my home and family? They are my driving force, which makes sense, given my Sun in Capricorn in the 4th. This placement speaks of that, too. Not to mention my Venus and Jupiter in Aquarius in the 5th. My limited experience of romance, of carefree love. How does that fit into the picture? It’s something I have yet to know in this lifetime, despite it being all I’ve ever hoped for and desired. The grand love, and my lack of it. Is that my retrograde Saturn in the 10th house in Cancer? Is all the challenge and restriction an illusion to break through? Could what seems like a boundary actually be a stepping stone to what lies beyond? Symbols The Snake We like to believe symbols are fixed. That once we define them, we know them. But symbols are not meanings to decode, they are living presences that shift, expand, and reveal themselves in layers over time . Take The Snake, for instance. A healer, a destroyer, a guardian, a threat. An agent of death and rebirth. The Devil himself. The same snake, yet cast in countless roles. Our astrological placements are no different. The moment we think we’ve grasped their meaning, another layer unfolds. Astrology, like The Universe itself, is a conversation , not a conclusion. And if we are willing to engage with it as something alive, rather than something to define, it has the power to transform not just our understanding, but our experience of life itself. The Mystery of Saturn Saturn Glyph Saturn in my chart isn't just a symbol to decode, a door to unlock what restricts me, or where my challenges and limitations lie - Saturn is alive, pulsing, breathing, shifting. Holding onto the mystery rather than reducing it to explanations allows me to stay in a state of wonder, connection, and openness. It frees Saturn to teach me what I most need to know in the moment that I ask. And reminds me that it's in that mystery, in the not knowing, that majesty lies. And that may also be a reflection of Saturn's place in my chart. Perhaps Saturn in also my inner mystic? Not the one who floats above the world, but one who has grown wise through endurance. The mystic who finds freedom not from restriction, but within it. Who climbs the mountain not to escape, but to see beyond it. Astrology Astrology isn’t about pinning down meanings but about deepening our conversation with the cosmos. The Gods, like The Snake, aren’t just symbols to interpret; they’re presences that move through our lives, continuously shaping and speaking to us in ways that go beyond language. There’s something profoundly humbling about this approach. It asks us to step back from the desire to control or define and instead listen - to The Snake, to The Gods, to the unseen forces that weave through our reality. It’s a shift from knowing about  something to being with  it. Astrology, like The Universe itself, is an endless unfolding. There’s no final destination, no point where we can say, ' Now I understand it all'.  It keeps opening, revealing, and expanding, just as we do. The more we engage with it, the more it reveals, and yet, it never stops being mysterious. That’s the magic. Our chart is alive, evolving in meaning as we grow. A transit doesn’t just mean one thing, it meets us where we are, shaped by our lived experience, our personal mythology, our way of seeing and feeling the world. Just like The Snake, astrology isn’t something to be mastered but something to be lived with. Rather than something to pin down, our chart is something to be in relationship with, allowing its meaning to unfold over time. So when a fellow astrologer asks me how Saturn has translated in my life, maybe the better question isn’t ' Do I have the answer?' Maybe the real question is: 'What is Saturn speaking into my life now?' Saturn speaks to each of us in different ways, shaping our journeys through time, challenge, and quiet revelations. What is Saturn speaking to you? What mountain are you being asked to climb? If you feel called to explore your own chart - your own unfolding conversation with the cosmos - you can learn more about my work and book a reading with me here . ⭐ A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and occasionally nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you are new to astrology read this first. Jump to section: Introduction Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Rising Sign Forecasts Keeping the snake alive Book a one-to-one reading 'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can  do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here . My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel  that. To give you a way in. Not through jargon or abstraction, but through possibility. What this transit might  feel like. Where it might  show up. What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if  you’re paying attention. Read it like a weather report. What’s rising this week? What wants your attention? Where are the invitations? The frictions? The softening edges? Let the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.' Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here . 🍄 Astroweather | 30 June–6 July 2025 This is how we can work with the week ahead. Each day, The Gods are in conversation and if we choose to listen, their dialogues can fuel our own. The transits aren’t just cosmic events; they’re invitations. Energetic nudges to notice what’s stirring in us. What we’re feeling, what we’re repeating, what we’re ready to understand differently. This is the start of change through awareness. And we don’t have to do it alone. The Gods are here to guide us. They want to be in relationship with us. We can ask them for help. Start a dialogue . That’s what I did with Pluto and Mercury this morning. I asked what they were showing me and in the quiet that followed, I saw a part of my shadow I hadn’t recognised before. It’s humbling, this work. But it’s also deeply empowering. Because every insight brings us one step closer to freedom. One step closer to love. The kind that begins within, and radiates outward. Note: All the timings are for London (so British Summertime (BST) so adjust for your location. 🌿 Monday 30th June: The Hidden Conversation ✨ The Transit Today, Venus at 25° Taurus and Mercury at 5° Leo form an antiscia — a mirrored alignment across the solstice axis. You won’t hear this in most forecasts. It’s not loud like a square or sweet like a trine. It’s subtle. Ancient. A secret handshake across the zodiac. Antiscia speak of equal light  — a resonance, not a confrontation. A shared rhythm, not a direct exchange. But when the planets involved are Mercury and Venus — mind and heart — there’s a message here about reconciliation. 🌱 What’s the Backstory? Earlier in the year, Mercury and Venus were dancing close — tangled in retrogrades and messy beginnings. Think March. April. Conversations that went nowhere. Feelings that couldn’t find words. Old desires reawakened, then left unresolved. Now, they’re not meeting. They’re mirroring. In different signs, but under the same light. There’s something finishing itself — or softening. 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within — in our own lives: A sudden, quiet understanding of something that used to ache. Mental clarity where emotion once clouded things. The ability to let something be — not fixed, not forgotten, just… held differently. A shift in how we value ourselves, and how we speak to ourselves. This isn't necessarily about love — it’s about worth . The worth of your voice. The value of your silence. The right to feel what you feel, even when it doesn’t “make sense.” ✨ Without — in the world around us: You might hear from someone unexpectedly — not to reignite the past, but to acknowledge it. News stories might surface around reconciliations, apologies, or long-delayed truths being spoken aloud. You could witness gentle interactions on the street — someone stopping to help, or listening intently. A TV show, song, or scene might suddenly land with unexpected meaning — something old, but newly understood. Creatives — artists, writers, performers — may find stuck projects suddenly begin to flow again. 🧭 A Message From The Gods: This is a mirror, not a conversation. A moment to notice: not everything needs closure in order to shift. Sometimes, the echo is enough. Love doesn’t need to make sense to be real. And understanding doesn’t always arrive in words. 🌗 Tuesday 1st July: The Moon as Translator ✨ The Transit The Moon is our bridge — She moves quickly, circling the zodiac each month, touching each of The Gods in turn. She listens. Feels. And then brings their wisdom down to Earth. Into our bodies, our emotions, our homes, our days. She makes The Divine personal. Tangible. Today, She reaches Her First Quarter  — the halfway point between the New and Full Moon. It’s a moment of rising tension, a push to act. Something we planted  at the Cancer New Moon last week is now taking shape. But we might also meet resistance. Internally or externally. A wobble. A question. A need to adjust course. But there’s softness too. Because before She completes that square to the Sun, She makes a trine to Venus  — a harmonious exchange between our felt experience (Moon) and our sense of love, beauty, and worth (Venus). This is a moment to check in gently. Are we acting from love? Are we responding from a place of value — or from old fear? 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within — in our own lives: A rising energy: the sense that something wants to move forward. Emotional clarity about something we're building or nurturing. A question: Am I acting from love? Or from habit? From hope? Or from fear? A desire to honour both the need to do and  the need to feel safe. ✨ Without — in the world around us: A friend or stranger might name their needs more clearly — or ask for support they usually withhold. You might witness a moment of grace: someone letting someone else go first, softening in a moment that could have turned harsh. News stories may touch on care systems — parenting, social services, education — and the tension between doing what’s necessary and doing what’s kind. An advertisement or headline might land differently — reminding you what matters most. In the arts: works centred on healing, emotional truth, or the complexities of care may feel especially resonant today. 🧭 A Message from The Gods: The Moon listens. The Moon translates. What She hears from Venus today isn’t loud — but it’s deep. It says: Love is not a task, but a direction. A way to move forward, even when you’re unsure. 🌘 Wednesday 2nd July: The Conversation Continues ✨ The Transit The Moon continues Her journey — and today, She reaches out to Mercury  in a gentle sextile. This is an extension of the story that began yesterday. A thread running through the week — whispering through your body, your heart, your thoughts. If the Moon is our translator, then Mercury is the storyteller — the one who gives language to our experience. And when they work together like this, something inside us clicks . A thought surfaces. A feeling becomes speakable. An insight lands. We may notice that what we feel  and what we think  are starting to align. 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within – what we might feel: A readiness to speak what was unspoken. A softer internal dialogue. Emotions surfacing to be seen. ✨ Without – what we might notice: A conversation that clears the air, even if briefly. News about emotional wellbeing, mental health, or new forms of communication. Public figures showing vulnerability — and being met with understanding. A post, podcast, or book that puts into words exactly what you’ve been feeling. 🧭   A Message From The Gods: Mercury gives words. The Moon gives meaning. Today, they work together. 🌟 Thursday 3rd July: Venus at the Edge, Uranus Sparks ✨ The Transit Today, Venus reaches the very end of Taurus  — the sign She rules — and meets Uranus , the Great Disrupter, just as He too is preparing to move from Her sign where he's spent the last 7 years. This is a powerful moment. A tremor before a tectonic shift. Something old is releasing. Something new is calling. Venus at 29° Taurus is a Queen leaving Her palace — one last look around the garden before stepping into less familiar air. She’s deeply rooted here. Sensual. Earthy. Slow to change. But Uranus says: It’s time.  Not because you’re ready — but because something truer is waiting on the other side. This conjunction crackles with potential: unexpected awakenings around love, money, values, desire. It might not all be comfortable — but it’s honest. It’s the spark that breaks the trance. 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within – what we might feel: A jolt of clarity: this isn’t working anymore. Longing for freedom or truth, even if it disrupts the peace. A sudden craving for something real, not just familiar. Unsettled, electric emotion — pointing somewhere important. ✨ Without – what we might notice: Shifts in the markets — money and value in flux. Relationship shake-ups in the public eye — breakups, reconciliations, redefinitions. Strikes, protests, or disruptions tied to fairness or self-worth. Style, music, or art that breaks from the norm — avant-garde expressions of beauty and truth. 🧭   A Message From The Gods: Uranus breaks the spell. Venus asks: What do you truly value now? 🦋 Friday 4th July: A Shift in the Air ✨ The Transit After yesterday’s jolt today brings the change we felt building. Venus enters Gemini , leaving Her earthy home behind and stepping into the realm of ideas, questions, movement, curiosity. This is a shift in pace. In tone. In how we connect. Venus in Taurus wanted to feel safe, grounded, held. Venus in Gemini wants to talk. Explore. Flirt with possibility. And on the same day, Neptune stations retrograde  — calling us inward. Slowing the tide. Asking us to reflect on what’s been dissolving or awakening in us since March, when He first entered Aries. So while Venus lightens the air, Neptune pulls us into the water. It’s a delicate contrast — and a powerful moment to ask: Where have I been chasing clarity, when what I really need is to sit in the mystery? 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within – what we might feel: A lightening — desire for variety, conversation, stimulation. A tender ache — Neptune’s reminder of what’s still unclear or unresolved. A call to pause and feel rather than fix. Curiosity returning to something we’d left adrift. ✨ Without – what we might notice: Trends in fashion or art swinging from cosy to eclectic. News cycles highlighting disinformation or illusion — the fog of what’s real. Mixed messages in relationships or media — charm and confusion dancing together. A rising interest in story, poetry, dreamwork, or spiritual practice. 🧭   A Message From The Gods: Venus says: Ask the question. Neptune says: Trust the mystery. 🌊 Saturday 5th July: A Swell of Feeling ✨ The Transit The Moon moves through Scorpio  today and forms a trine to the Sun in Cancer  — both in water signs, both tuned to the emotional undercurrents of the week. This is a day to feel it all . Let the tide rise and move through you. We’ve just had the Sun and Jupiter separate  from their meeting — and Jupiter is now rising in Cancer, exalted, full of vision and growth and hope. But expansion isn’t always easy. It can feel like too much. A stretching. A flood. And in water signs, that expansion happens through emotion. Through the body. Through the soul. 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within – what we might feel: A mood, a memory, a melancholy — unnameable, but powerful. Longing for something deeper: connection, truth, belonging. The sense that emotion is movement — and you don’t have to hold on to it. ✨ Without – what we might notice: Stories in the news or arts that evoke grief, nostalgia, or emotional depth. Heightened sensitivity in those around you — tears closer to the surface. Public attention on care, loss, or trauma — and the healing that follows. A sense of emotional honesty emerging — people saying what they really feel. 🧭   A Message From The Gods: Let the tide rise. It’s carrying something out that no longer needs to stay. ⚡ Sunday 6th July: A Threshold Moment ✨ The Transit This is Uranus’s last full day in Taurus — a transit that’s reshaped our relationship to money, body, Earth, and security since 2018. But it doesn’t leave quietly. The 29th degree is a final test, a concentrated spark. And behind the scenes, a rare harmony forms: Venus connects harmoniously with Pluto and Neptune. This is deeper than it looks. It offers a moment of profound alignment. A chance to see what love, desire, beauty, and truth really mean to us now. As Uranus — God of disruption and liberation — prepares to shift signs on Monday, this gentle pattern says: You’re ready.  Even if the change feels sudden, even if you’re still unsure. Something has already been transforming beneath the surface. 🌸 What Might We Notice? 🌿 Within – what we might feel: A flash of knowing: I can’t pretend anymore. A willingness to release what no longer fits — with surprising peace. Emotional clarity around relationships, finances, or self-worth. The sense that change is coming, but you’re ready. ✨ Without – what we might notice: Breakthroughs or disruptions in the financial or tech world. Conversations around land, food, or climate justice. Unexpected endings — jobs, relationships, habits — that open new space. A rare softness in public dialogue — truth told with care. 🧭   A Message From The Gods: This is a threshold. Uranus clears what’s stagnant. Venus, Pluto, and Neptune align to remind us: you are ready. You don’t need to know what’s next to walk toward it. 🌀 Closing Reflection The way The Gods speak to us is deeply personal. Some of us feel their whispers — the subtle shifts, the quiet invitations. Others are caught in something louder, more consuming. You might not notice the softness of Venus changing signs or the stillness of Neptune’s turn if you’re in the middle of a storm — or a miracle. When something feels big, all-encompassing, like it’s taking over your whole field of experience — that’s usually because one (or more) of The Gods is speaking directly to your chart. These are the moments that change us. Sometimes gently. Sometimes all at once. If that’s where you are — if you’re navigating something intense, beautiful, painful, confusing — and you’d like some insight, I’m available for one-to-one readings. This work can help you understand what’s unfolding and how to meet it with more clarity and strength. Because knowing the timing of the Gods doesn’t just help us make sense of what’s happening — it helps us walk through it with a little more grace. A little more courage. And a lot more self-love. You can book directly through my site. I’m available on Zoom and at Essential Therapies in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays. Let the week reveal what it needs to. I’ll meet you there. Rising Sign Forecasts 🌍 Uranus Leaves Taurus — Rising Sign Reflections Journal prompts for clarity before the shift into Gemini (Monday 7 July) ♈️ Aries Rising Taurus is your 2nd house  – money, possessions, personal income, and self-sufficiency. Since 2018, your relationship to money — and the idea of enough  — has changed. Perhaps your income became unstable, or you broke from inherited beliefs around security and worth. This final moment might stir up urgency or sudden shifts in what you value or how you earn. Journal prompt: What does real security feel like to me now — and how has that changed since 2018? ♉️ Taurus Rising Taurus is your 1st house  – body, identity, sense of self. This has been nothing short of a personal revolution. You’ve changed. You’ve had to break free from roles that no longer fit. Maybe it’s shown up physically too — health, appearance, energy. This last stand might feel like one more push to be unapologetically yourself. Journal prompt: Who am I now, and what parts of me am I still learning to embrace fully? ♊️ Gemini Rising Taurus is your 12th house  – retreat, isolation, hidden matters, unconscious patterns. Uranus here may have stirred up your sleep, your peace, your inner world. Old programming may have emerged — and you’ve likely had moments of profound spiritual insight (or chaos). This week, something unseen may shift or surface before Uranus moves into your sign. Journal prompt: What have I learned about my inner life — and what can I now let go of, softly and without fear? ♋️ Cancer Rising Taurus is your 11th house  – friends, community, hopes for the future. Friendships may have changed radically. Perhaps you’ve outgrown certain circles or found your place in unexpected communities. There may be a final spark this week — a reconnection or a release. Let it guide your next steps. Journal prompt: Which relationships and dreams still feel aligned — and which ones are I ready to bless and move beyond? ♌️ Leo Rising Taurus is your 10th house  – career, public life, reputation. Since 2018, your professional path has likely shifted in surprising ways. Roles, goals, even public identity may have changed. This final degree might stir up restlessness or the need for one last career pivot. Listen carefully. Journal prompt: How has my idea of success evolved — and what does meaningful work look like for me now? ♍️ Virgo Rising Taurus is your 9th house  – travel, higher learning, belief systems. Your worldview has undergone upheaval. What you once believed may no longer hold. You’ve likely felt the pull to explore, expand, or escape. This week might bring a new insight — or a reckoning with an old truth. Journal prompt: What belief or perspective have I outgrown — and what truth feels more like home to me now? ♎️ Libra Rising Taurus is your 8th house  – intimacy, shared resources, debts, and emotional merging. This one runs deep. You may have experienced shifts around trust, entanglement, and financial ties. For some, unexpected losses or windfalls. For others, lessons in vulnerability. If anything stirs this week, let it be an opening — not a threat. Journal prompt: What have I learned about sharing — my resources, my body, my fears — and what still feels tender? ♏️ Scorpio Rising Taurus is your 7th house  – committed relationships, contracts, one-to-one dynamics. Partnerships may have been rocky, exciting, liberating, or all of the above. Whether personal or professional, you’ve redefined what it means to be in true connection. This final day may bring clarity or closure. Journal prompt: What does partnership mean to me now — and how can I meet others without abandoning myself? ♐️ Sagittarius Rising Taurus is your 6th house  – work, health, daily rhythms, service. Unexpected changes in routine or health may have asked you to rebuild life from the ground up. What once seemed small — food, rest, time — now feels sacred. Something may stir this week that calls you back to better rhythms. Journal prompt: What does caring for my body and my time look like in this season of my life? ♑️ Capricorn Rising Taurus is your 5th house  – pleasure, creativity, children, joy. You’ve been waking up to joy in new, maybe disruptive ways. Creative blocks, surprises around children, or a redefinition of what lights you up may have all played a role. This week, notice what feels life-giving — and what doesn’t. Journal prompt: Where do I feel most alive right now — and how can I give more space to that? ♒️ Aquarius Rising Taurus is your 4th house  – home, family, roots, private life. Uranus may have shaken your foundation — literally or emotionally. Moves, family shifts, internal rewirings. You may feel a last flicker of instability or release this week. Let it pass through gently — you’ve already done so much. Journal prompt: What does home mean to me now — and what am I ready to build from here? ♓️ Pisces Rising Taurus is your 3rd house  – communication, siblings, short journeys, local environment. Your mind and voice may have changed radically. How you think, how you speak, how you process life. Sibling dynamics may have shifted too. This week could bring one last surprising insight or message — let it land softly. Journal prompt: What am I learning about how I speak, listen, and move through the everyday world around me? Final Exhale This is the quiet before the current changes. The deeper realignment before the outer shift. If things feel tender, or still unclear — trust that you are already in motion. You don’t need to force the change. Just keep listening. The Gods are with you. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”— Anaïs Nin Let the unfolding begin. 🦋 A request - if you've enjoyed reading this (or not) and found it helpful (or not) please can you let me know in the comments or send me a message using this form: I'd really appreciate any feedback so that I can work at making this weekly forecast as useful and interesting as possible! And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Five The Snake Pauses Neptune begins to drift backward now. His first steps into Aries lit the edge of a new dream — but before it can take form, He retreats, not in defeat but to reimagine. The snake coils inward. This is the pause before Saturn and Neptune meet. The vision must clarify; the structure must be ready. Stay in dialogue with both: the dreamer and the builder. Ask yourself: What shape could my longing take — if I trusted it was real, and gave it form? Let that question guide you this week. The snake is still alive. Just quieter. Listening. And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch . Like this forecast straight into your inbox every week? I’ve been busy behind the scenes these past few of weeks freshening up my website and giving my blog a bit of love. It’s all starting to take shape now and I’m excited to say you can subscribe  to receive this weekly forecast straight to your inbox. ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  each week plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. Come and take a look around the new blog space and sign up here: Conversations with The Gods | Blog (If you’re on your phone, scroll about halfway down the page — the sign-up box is nestled there.) Let me know what you think of the new layout. I’d love to hear from you! And as always, if you’d like to explore what any of this means in your chart, I’d love to support you in a reading. Online or in person at Essential Therapies. And just £90 if you subscribe! Bookings open in the second half of July. Come and sit with me. For those new to astrology: This forecast assumes a bit of an understanding of astrology and some practice at feeling into the energy of the moment to see how it's manifesting for you in your experience. If you are a beginner then it may not be easy to discern or feel, especially when the astrology is loud. So, a recommendation: If you are learning, then pick one of the transits - whatever feels most interesting to you - and take note of when it is happening. Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form   and give me your birth date , place  and time  and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me  and I'll explain it all to you! A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

Be your best self This isn’t about learning astrology to predict what’s going to happen. It’s about seeing what’s already happening and understanding why. Because your life isn’t random. It’s a map. And astrology helps you read it. I write this because I want you to stop giving your power away. To other people. To the past. To the idea that things just “happen” to you. They don’t. They’re happening from you. Through you. For you. The Universe is not separate from you. The patterns you live are written in the sky and echoed in your body. The Gods aren’t just out there. They’re in here too. Every planetary movement is a mirror. Every struggle is a message. Your chart holds the blueprint but you have to be the one to build something from it. This is for people who are willing to look at themselves. Really look. Not with judgement, but with honesty. Because when you start seeing clearly, everything changes. Your choices. Your relationships. The way the world meets you. Self-knowledge isn’t a luxury. It’s the starting point. If you don’t know who you are, you can’t change anything. But if you do then everything’s on the table. That’s why I write this. To help you remember that the answers you’re searching for aren’t outside of you, they never were. The chart is a tool. The Gods are guides. But the work is yours. About the Weekly Forecasts These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen. Because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can  do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here . Astrology isn’t about escape. It’s about relationship. Each planet, each transit, each aspect is an archetype playing out within you and around you. When the Gods move, they move through us. My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel that. To give you a way in. Not through jargon or abstraction, but through possibility. What this transit might  feel like. Where it might  show up. What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if you’re paying attention.   Because I’ve lived this. I was doing the inner work - shadow work, soul work, getting to know my ‘self’, whatever you want to call it - before I even found the language for it. Excavating old patterns. Facing the hard stuff. Sitting with the ache. And noticing how the outside world echoed the inside one. A conversation I didn’t know I was part of yet. When I found astrology, I realised I’d already been in conversation with The Gods. I just hadn’t known who I was listening to . Astrology didn’t save me. But it helped me stop wasting time trying to work out where I was. I could meet the day knowing something of the weather. Not just reacting but responding. To prepare. To walk with more trust. To orient.   That’s what I want these forecasts to do for you. Not to predict your week but to help you meet it . With awareness. With curiosity. With the courage to ask what’s really being asked of you. So read the weekly forecast. See what themes resonate. Notice where it lands in your own chart, your own body, your own life. And then stay open. Watch. Listen. Let the week teach you. You’re not alone in this. You never were. Why This Matters Now We live in a world that keeps us distracted. That sells certainty. That rewards performance over presence. Real astrology doesn’t promise control. It calls you back to relationship. To noticing. To self-responsibility. Because if you can read the signs, you don’t need someone else to tell you what they mean. You already know. We don’t need more predictions. We need more people willing to be awake to their lives. Willing to feel what’s real. Willing to change. How to Use This Forecast Don’t read the forecast like a horoscope. Read it like a weather report. What’s rising this week? What wants your attention? Where are the invitations? The frictions? The softening edges? Let the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to. This is a practice. A relationship. A dialogue between you and The Divine. A Note on Language Some of what I write might not make immediate sense. That’s okay. Astrology isn’t about decoding symbols in your head. It’s about recognising  them in your life. Let the words confuse you. Let them echo. Let them mean something later, when something lands and you remember what you read. This is a long conversation. Let it unfold. A Final Note I didn’t feel lost. I thought life just… was what it was. I accepted things. Made the best of them. Got on with it. I didn’t know I had a hand in it. I didn’t know The Universe was alive and responding. That magic and meaning were woven through every moment if I was willing to look. I didn’t know there was a pattern. A design. That I’d chosen this path. That it was mine. That I was walking it on purpose even when I couldn’t see where it led. But I see it now. And I want to walk it well. With presence. With honesty. With grace, when I can manage it. This is me offering what I’ve learned so far. Not answers. Not instructions. Just a hand on the thread. Take what speaks to you. Leave the rest. But stay with yourself. Keep watching. Keep listening. There’s more going on than you’ve been told. And you’re part of it. You always have been. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

Keeping The Snake Alive A Devotional Path to the Saturn–Neptune Conjunction at 0° Aries Something is stirring. A long, slow movement in the sky. A whisper in the dark. A snake uncoiling deep in the roots of who we are. In February 2026, Saturn and Neptune will meet at 0° Aries - a conjunction so rare it hasn’t happened in this sign for thousands of years. This moment marks the end of one world and the beginning of another. But it won’t arrive in a flash of lightning. It’s already begun. Quietly. Subtly. Underneath. This is not a post about what will happen out there . This is a devotional path. A slow unfolding. A conversation with two living Gods: Saturn, Lord of Form, and Neptune, Lord of the Formless. Together, They are the body and the spirit. The bones and the breath. The map and the mystery. This thread is not about prediction. It’s about presence. Over the next 37 weeks, I’ll be walking with these two archetypes, feeling into how They show up in life, in body, and in dreams. Each week, I’ll share a prompt or reflection to help you do the same. We’ll explore how Saturn lives in you - the places where you carry weight, where you work, where you build, where you are tested. We’ll explore how Neptune breathes through you - your longing, your illusions, your visions, your connection to something bigger than this moment. We’re not here to interpret the Gods. We’re here to remember they’re real. The Snake is not a metaphor. He is alive. She is sacred. The Snake moves between the worlds - the seen and unseen, the real and the imagined. The Snake teaches us to shed, to feel, to trust the slow turning of time and the invisible hand of the divine. This thread is an invitation to keep The Snake alive . To stay with the vision. To listen for the shape beneath the story. To build a life that holds both structure and soul. To remember who you are. You don’t need to understand everything. You just need to stay close. Stay open. The Gods are speaking. They are not symbols. They are alive. And if we are willing to walk with them, week by week, we will find that They are not separate from us at all. They are within us. They are us. As above, so below. As within, so without. Let us begin. Read the essay that inspired me: The Snake Is Not A Symbol The Work of Devotion The Gods Each week, we will walk with Them. Sometimes Saturn. Sometimes Neptune. Sometimes both. We will learn Their voices, not through textbooks, but through presence. Through feeling. Saturn  tests. He contracts. He delays. He demands discipline, responsibility, maturity. But He also protects. He blesses what we build slowly. He teaches us the sacredness of limits, of form, of integrity. He teaches us where are limits stand and encourages us to push beyond them. He stands between the known and the unknown. Neptune  is the beyond. Neptune is the unknown. He dissolves. He enchants. He lures us toward beauty, divinity, and longing. But He also deceives. He washes away what is false. He draws us back to Source, not through control, but surrender. Together, They are not opposites. They are the sacred tension between the visible and the invisible. The mountain and the mist. The skin and the soul. And at Their meeting point: The Snake. The Snake Is Not a Metaphor In ancient Greece, the serpent was sacred to Asclepius , God of healing. It moved between the underworld and the waking world, whispering in dreams and shedding its skin as a sign of rebirth. In Mesopotamia, the snake was entwined with the tree of life. In alchemy, it devoured its own tail in a circle of endless becoming. The Snake teaches us that nothing is ever truly gone. That endings are beginnings. That death is part of the cycle of transformation. That healing requires descent. And that to evolve, we must shed. The Snake lives at the threshold of worlds. And so do Saturn and Neptune . This thread is your invitation to honour them. Not as ideas. But as living, breathing forces. As presences shaping your days, your dreams, your challenges, your longing. You may not “know” Them. But They know you. A Path to Remembering Each week I will offer a small doorway - a thought, a prompt, an image - to keep you close to the unfolding. You don’t need to understand astrology to walk this path. All you need is the willingness to feel. To notice. To let yourself be changed. These Gods shape us both within and without. They are the forces that mould the world and the soul alike. By walking with Them consciously, we do the most sacred thing a human being can do: we remember who we are. Because that’s the task, in the end. Not to rise above life, but to become it . To live fully. Embodied and divine. Structure and surrender. Work and wonder. Saturn and Neptune. This is the long road. The slow descent. The sacred remembering. The Snake is stirring. Let us keep it alive. 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week One The soul doesn’t shout. It whispers. But if you lean in, you’ll hear the breath beneath everything. This week, begin simply. Don’t go looking for grand signs. Just notice what won’t leave you alone. The thought that lingers. The feeling that returns in quiet moments. The ache that isn’t loud, but steady. This is the snake stirring. Not a problem to be fixed. Not a puzzle to solve. But a presence to sit beside. Reflection prompt: What part of you is still alive beneath the surface, even if the world told you to forget it? Try: Lying on the ground. No phone, no book. Just your body against The Earth. Let Her remind you what it means to belong here. 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Two Feel the Gods Where They Live in You Last week, we met The Snake. The sleeping serpent. The quiet current beneath it all. We began to trace the long, slow approach of a once-in-a-lifetime union: Saturn and Neptune, together at 0° Aries , in February next year. This isn’t a moment. It’s a movement. And it’s already begun. So how do we work with it? This week, we begin with a simple prompt: Where do Saturn and Neptune live in you? You don’t need to know the technical language to feel them. Just ask yourself gently: Where am I being asked to grow up (Saturn)? Where am I being asked to let go (Neptune)? 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Three Letting Go of What’s Already Gone This week, you might feel something leaving. Not in a loud or dramatic way. More like a slow unravelling. A soft disinterest in what once mattered. A quiet knowing that something’s over, even if no one said it out loud. Neptune dissolves. Saturn structures. And between them, a new world is being shaped by absence. 🌀 Can you stay present with what’s leaving—even if you don’t know what’s coming next? It takes courage to remain open in the void. To not fill the silence with noise. To let the old version of you slip away without trying to call it back. This week’s invitation: Notice what’s fading. Not to fix it. Not to stop it. But to honour it. To make space. Something beautiful is being made in the clearing. But first: we let go of what’s already gone. 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Four Making the Invisible Visible “As within, so without. As above, so below.” It’s a lovely phrase—but it’s more than that. It’s instruction. A quiet map. A way to live in right relationship with both the spirit and  the soil. This week, She asks: 🌿 What if you began to trust that what you sense inside you is real? Not just real in a spiritual sense. Real in the world. Real in your hands. Real enough to shape something around. We’re so used to dismissing what’s subtle. A fleeting feeling. A quiet longing. A nudge we can’t explain. But Neptune is strongest in whispers. And Saturn teaches us how to build slowly, faithfully, even when the vision is foggy. This is not the week to ignore the signs. It’s the week to write them down. Sketch them out. Make room for them in your day-to-day. 🌀 What small act could turn your intuition into structure? 🌀 What dream deserves a container, a date, a place on your calendar? 🌀 What inner feeling needs an outer gesture? This week’s invitation: Notice what you’re sensing—and give it shape. Let the energy move through you into something you can touch. A meal. A conversation. A notebook. A choice. That’s how we keep the Snake alive. By weaving what we feel into the fabric of the day. “The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.” — Rainer Maria Rilke “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Jung An Invitation If you’d like to explore what this conjunction means for you —where it lands in your chart, how it’s already stirring something within, and what Saturn and Neptune are asking of you—I’ll soon be offering Saturn–Neptune insight sessions . This isn’t a predictive reading. It’s a conversation. A deep listening. Together, we’ll look at how these two Gods live in your chart and how they’re inviting you to grow, soften, and align with a life that feels more true. You can book online here  or get in touch if you’re not sure whether it’s right for you. These sessions are available via Zoom or in person at Essential Therapies in Sidmouth. Come and meet The Snake in your own story. Come and remember what you already know. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

“ Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.'” — L.R. Knost Cancer Season Give, and take Care — The Sun in Cancer The Sun doesn’t just shine. He shows  us who we are. In astrology, The Sun is the part of us that wants to be . To live fully. To know ourselves, and to be known. He is the steady flame at the centre — our spirit, our life force, our vitality. Right now, from June 21st to July 22 (London time), He is travelling through Cancer — the watery temple of The Moon. This isn’t His usual territory. It’s softer here. More tender. He’s not here to blaze. He’s here to warm us gently. To light up what we feel. To help us come home to ourselves. Cancer is where Spirit steps into matter. The place where life begins. Where memory lives. Where we long to be held and to hold. The God of Light steps into the realm of care — and we are asked to do the same. This is a season of giving  and taking care . Not just of others — but of ourselves too. What might we feel? This time of year opens the doors to deeper feeling. It’s not always easy — old memories surface. Longing stirs. We might find ourselves craving comfort, or connection. Or solitude. Or space. The Moon rules Cancer, so we are more influenced now by Her rhythms — we may feel more sensitive, more intuitive, more changeable. That’s not a flaw. It’s a call. Let yourself feel . Let yourself need . It’s okay to be soft. To be unsure. To not know. This is a season that teaches us how to love without hard edges. Themes of Cancer Season: 🌊 Feeling your way  — Let your emotions guide you, even if they don’t make sense yet. The answers aren’t always logical. They’re felt. 🏠 Home and belonging  — You might be drawn to your roots, your family, or just the feeling of safety. What does home feel  like to you now? 🛁 Care and comfort  — Cook nourishing meals. Tend to your space. Take long baths. Turn your home into a sanctuary — inside and out. 🌕 Memory and reflection  — This season is ruled by The Moon, keeper of memory. Let the past rise if it wants to. It has something to show you. But don’t live there. Let it pass through. 🦀 Boundaries  — Like the crab, you get to choose when to come out of your shell. Protection isn’t avoidance. It’s wisdom. 🎨 Intuition and creativity  — Dreams speak louder now. So does your body. So does art. Tune in. Let what’s hidden find its way out. Working with the Season: ✨ Slow down. Don’t rush. This is a time for presence. ✨ Be tender with yourself. Even your ‘too muchness’ is sacred here. ✨ Let yourself receive. Let others care for you too — the world needs your softness, not just your strength. ✨ Honour your feelings — all of them. They are messages, not mistakes. ✨ Create space for connection — whether that’s with your people, your past, or yourself. A question for the season: What would it look like to truly care for yourself as much as you care for everyone else? The Sun in Cancer through the Houses 🌞 Cancer Season Horoscopes  🌿 Read for your Rising Sign When astrologers talk about rising signs, this is why: your rising sign (also called the Ascendant) sets the layout of your whole birth chart. It tells us which areas of life are being lit up as the Gods move through the sky. It’s the lens through which the current season unfolds — not just in theory, but in your actual lived experience. If you don’t know your rising sign, you’ll need your date, time, and place of birth  to work it out. ✨ Send me a message with those details and I’ll send you a digital picture of your birth chart and a little overview of your rising sign to get you started. You can request one here: This season, The Sun moves through Cancer — the sign of care, home, memory, and emotion. Read on to see where He’s shining His light in your life, and how you can work with the energy of the moment. Let it be personal. Let it be real. Let it be felt. Ancient House Topics ♈️ Aries Rising | 4th House Come home to yourself. This season lights up your foundations. Tend to your inner world. Clear out what no longer belongs — both emotionally and literally. Family matters may come into focus, or memories from the past. You’re being invited to reconnect with your roots and create a sanctuary that supports who you are now, not who you used to be. What kind of home are you building inside yourself? ♉️ Taurus Rising | 3rd House Speak what you feel. The season opens your voice — not the polished, planned one, but the soft truth underneath. This is a time to write, talk, reconnect with siblings, neighbours, or those you’ve missed. Let your thoughts flow like a stream. And notice what feelings are hiding behind your words. What are you ready to say that you’ve been keeping in? ♊️ Gemini Rising | 2nd House You are worth the care you give. Cancer Season asks you to nurture your relationship with money, time, and energy — not from a place of scarcity, but from deep self-worth. This is a beautiful time to invest in what sustains you. What brings comfort, peace, and real value? Let the answer guide your choices. Where can you offer yourself more security? ♋️ Cancer Rising | 1st House You are the season. The Sun is lighting up you  now. Let yourself be seen. Let yourself grow. This is your time to reconnect with your heart and remember who you are underneath the roles you play. Shed the shell that no longer fits. Let yourself be new. What version of you is ready to emerge now? ♌️ Leo Rising | 12th House Rest. Retreat. Replenish. This season isn’t about being out there — it’s about what happens when no one’s watching. Dreams speak louder now. So do memories. Let yourself drift. Take time to feel into what’s ending, what needs to be released. You’re preparing for your own rebirth next month. What needs quiet in order to be heard? ♍️ Virgo Rising | 11th House Let yourself belong. The Sun is moving through your house of community, connection, and hopes for the future. Reach out. Let your people see your softer side. And if you don’t yet have your people — this is a beautiful time to call them in. Who feels like home, and how can you show up for them? ♎️ Libra Rising | 10th House Lead with care. Cancer Season lights up your public life — career, calling, reputation. But this isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about leading from the heart. You’re being asked to show up in a way that feels aligned with who you really are. Care is your superpower. What would it mean to be seen for your softness too? ♏️ Scorpio Rising | 9th House Let your heart guide your path. This is a time to expand — not through force, but through emotional truth. What do you feel  drawn toward? Travel, study, spiritual insight — whatever takes you closer to meaning. Let your inner compass be your guide. Where are you being called to explore — inside or out? ♐️ Sagittarius Rising | 8th House Feel it all. Transform. Cancer Season asks you to go deep. Into your psyche. Into your desires. Into the places you usually protect. It’s okay to need. Okay to let go. Okay to ask for help. Healing lives here, if you let yourself open. What are you ready to let go of — or receive — on a soul level? ♑️ Capricorn Rising | 7th House Let love in. This is your season for relationship, in all its forms. Whether you’re partnered or not, this is about how you relate . Let yourself soften. Let yourself listen. Let yourself need others — not from weakness, but from deep wisdom. How do you show care in connection? And how do you receive it? ♒️ Aquarius Rising | 6th House Care is practical magic. The focus now is on your daily life — your routines, your work, your wellbeing. This is a time for nourishment, not just productivity. Feed your body. Support your nervous system. Create habits that actually feel good to live inside. How can you make your everyday life more kind to your heart? ♓️ Pisces Rising | 5th House Feel into joy. The Sun lights up your inner child. Your creativity. Your capacity for love and play. This isn’t about being ‘good’ — it’s about being real. Honest. Open. Tender. Create something from your heart. Say what you feel. Risk being seen. Where in your life is joy trying to bloom? ☀️ If you’d like to explore what Cancer Season lights up in your chart — where The Sun is shining now — I offer personal readings both online and in person at Essential Therapies, Sidmouth. Come and discover what The Gods are whispering to you . Let’s sit with the sky, together. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

Begin again. Softly. Gently. Powerfully. The Moon is not just a rock in the sky. She is the keeper of rhythms, the ancient pulse that pulls at the tides and the tears alike. The Moon has always been our guide. Long before we had clocks or calendars, She marked the rhythm of time. Her phases were the first way we learned to tell stories about beginnings, endings, and everything in between. She is change. She is memory. She is the light that moves through darkness and the darkness that holds the light. In astrology, The Moon represents the soul’s inner tides: our instincts, emotions, and the felt sense of life itself. She represents the body. She is memory and mood. She is the Inner Child and the Great Mother. She is the part of us that feels before it knows. That responds before it thinks. That remembers what the mind forgets. The Moon is a symbol of The Goddess Herself. The keeper of cycles, of birth, death, and rebirth. In the dark phase of the Moon, we enter the sacred void. This is the realm of Hekate, of Persephone, of the inner Mysteries. A place not of endings, but of unseen beginnings. And this is The New Moon. When the sky is dark and The Moon disappears from view, something ancient stirs in the stillness. It is not a time for action. It is a time for listening. For planting seeds in the fertile dark. To work with the Moon is to work with the soul. When we follow Her rhythm, we come into deeper harmony with ourselves, with nature, and with the greater unfolding of life. 🌚 What is the New Moon? The New Moon is the moment when the Sun and the Moon meet in the same sign. It marks the start of a new lunar cycle. The sky may be dark, but the potential is brimming. It’s not a time of outward activity or full clarity. It’s the still point. The mystery. The sacred void. This is the soil beneath the surface, the place where something new takes root. In this space, we don’t need answers. We need intention. The New Moon invites us to begin again with presence. What are you longing to feel? Who are you ready to become? What part of you is stirring, asking to be seen? 🌀 Why Follow the Moon? Because She mirrors our becoming. Because She teaches us to trust cycles. Because She reminds us: it’s okay to ebb. It’s okay to rest. It’s okay to start small. When you follow the Moon, you begin to see your life not as a straight line but a spiral. Always unfolding. Always returning. Always growing deeper. ✨ A Simple New Moon Ritual You don’t need anything fancy, just your presence, a quiet moment, and the willingness to listen. But if you want to make it sacred, here’s a little something to try: 🌑 New Moon Ritual: Seed & Soil Create a sacred space.  Light a candle. Burn some herbs if you wish: mugwort , lavender , or sage . Or infuse your space with essential oils: rosemary is good to clear the mind, frankincense brings spiritual clarity. Let this feel like a moment set apart. Get still.  Close your eyes. Place your hand on your heart. Take a few deep breaths and drop into your body. Let the world go quiet. Reflect.  Ask yourself: What am I ready to release from the last cycle? What am I calling in now? How do I want to feel this month? Write down what comes. Be honest. Be bold. Be soft. Set your intentions.  Choose 1–3 simple intentions. Write them in the present tense, as if they’re already happening. “I receive love easily.” Let them come from the heart. Bury the seed.  You can fold the paper and place it under a stone, in your journal, or literally bury it in the soil. Trust that what’s planted in the dark will grow. 🌒 Then what? Watch The Moon grow. Let Her waxing light remind you to keep showing up for your intentions. Each phase has its magic. Each one is a step in the cycle. You don’t have to rush. The Moon doesn’t. 💗 Want to go deeper? I offer personal readings to help you align with the Moon’s journey in your own chart. Book a session with me online or in person at Essential Therapies in Sidmouth. And if you don’t know your Moon sign, or your rising sign yet (that’s the key to unlocking your lunar house). I can help with that, too. You can also subscribe to my blog to receive weekly forecasts straight into your inbox, with extra insights just for subscribers. A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you are new to astrology read this first. 🌿 Astroweather | 23–29 June 2025 As Within, So Without The week after the Solstice is always tender. A turning. A soft new start. Learn about the Solstice: Solstice: A Moment of Pause We’ve entered Cancer Season. The Sun has crossed into the waters of The Moon, and with Him, He brings a change in pace. The light starts its slow retreat. We begin to notice what’s been neglected. What needs tending. What calls for care. Read more about the opportunities of Cancer Season: The Sun in Cancer: June 20th to July 22nd And this week is dense with divine conversation. The Gods are busy. The air is thick with meaning. But this is not about knowing all the technicalities. It’s about noticing . What’s stirring in you? What’s showing up around you? Astrology teaches us that life is not random. The ancient Hermetic principle— as within, so without; as above, so below —reminds us that the movements of the heavens echo in our hearts, minds and our environment. And vice versa. When you start tracking the sky, you start tracking yourself. You learn to spot patterns. You catch the stories mid-sentence. You see how your experiences are happening for you. You become an active participant in your life, rather than just a character being dragged through the plot. This is the magic. This is the dialogue with The Gods. Let’s begin. Note: All the timings are for London (so British Summertime (BST) so adjust for your location. 🌞 Monday 23 June Sun square Saturn (Sunday evening) & Sun square Neptune (early morning) Moon in Gemini | Balsamic phase This moment is echoing the crossroads Jupiter faced last week ( remind yourself about the Jupiter Saturn Square here: Saturn & Jupiter: In Pursuit of Step by Step Progress ) . Now it’s the Sun—our core self—caught between Saturn’s weight and Neptune’s mist. The God of Structure says, prove it . The God of Mystery whispers, lose yourself . And somewhere in the middle, you’re trying to remember who you are—and where you were going. This isn’t a crisis. It’s a recalibration. Saturn wants truth. Neptune wants surrender. The Sun wants meaning. And you? You might just want clarity. Within: You may feel pulled in two directions—one part of you focused and ready to commit, another unsure whether the path you’ve chosen is real, right, or yours at all. There’s tension here between responsibility and longing. You might question your purpose. Or your progress. That’s okay. This is a moment to pause and ask: what matters most?  Not what looks impressive. Not what others expect. But what’s true, even when the lights dim. Even when it’s quiet. Without: People may seem vague, disconnected, or preoccupied. Plans might shift or feel uncertain. Some will double down on structure, others will drift. You may sense both happening in the same conversation. Be patient with delays and miscommunications today—they’re part of the atmosphere. But also watch for sudden clarity in the fog. This is a day for listening—not just to others, but to the deeper pulse within. ⭐ Let the questions breathe. You don’t need all the answers yet. “Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.” — Rainer Maria Rilke 🌞 Tuesday 24 June Sun–Jupiter Cazimi (afternoon) Moon in Gemini | Balsamic phase A New Light Dawns Today brings a special moment. The Sun meets Jupiter in what astrologers call a cazimi —an exact conjunction, where a planet sits in the heart of the Sun. Jupiter is lifted up. Purified. Illuminated. He dies and He is reborn. His message is renewed. This is the start of a new Jupiter–Sun cycle—a seed moment for growth, expansion, and wisdom. And it’s especially potent because Jupiter has only just entered Cancer, the sign where He’s exalted. He’s home here. He blesses what nourishes. What shelters. What brings us back to ourselves. Refresh yourself on Jupiter in Cancer here: A God On High: Jupiter in Cancer This cazimi carries a quiet knowing that things can begin again. That you’re allowed to want more—and that you don’t have to chase it. You can let it grow slowly, from the inside out. Within:  This will likely feel like a good day. A lucky day. With enthusiasm for life, overflowing zest and joy, goodwill and generosity. A birth of something hopeful, even if you can’t quite name it yet. What truth are you ready to live by? What’s ready to grow? You may feel more open-hearted, more willing to believe in yourself again. Let that warmth in. Without:  People may seem more generous, chatty, or inspired. A sense of what's right and true for all may prevail. It’s a good day for connection, planning, dreaming bigger. Something might fall into place—something that shows you you’re on the right track. 🌑 Wednesday 25 June New Moon in Cancer 11:31am Moon conjunct Jupiter, sextile Mars The Seed Beneath the Soil The Cancer New Moon arrives full of potential. This is the start of a cycle that wants to grow slowly, with care. It's not about chasing. It's about anchoring. Rooting into what you truly need. Read more about New Moon's and how we can embrace them to anchor into the moment and set intentions for the lunar cycle ahead here: New Moon Magic Within:  This is the real  new beginning. A Cancer New Moon infused with the optimism of Jupiter and the motivation of Mars. It’s not loud—it’s quiet and rooted. What new intention wants to take seed around home, safety, family, care? You might feel tender, but stronger for it. This is a beautiful moment to start a new rhythm. Without:  Look for signs of renewal—fresh starts in relationships, the clearing of a space, a new recipe, a kind gesture. The world may feel more alive with feeling. Watch for emotional waves—but also clarity in what you need next. 🌑 This New Moon in Cancer is a quiet mirror to the Cancer Full Moon we had back in January (10th). Think back to that time—what was illuminated? What needed care? What felt raw or tender or true? That Full Moon may have shown you where you were still carrying unmet needs… or where you were being called to soften and belong more fully to yourself. Now, six months on, this New Moon asks: 💭 What’s grown since then? 💭 What needs replanting with better soil? 💭 What kind of life are you nurturing beneath the surface? 🌞 Thursday 26 June Mercury sextile Uranus 09:30 BST Mercury enters Leo 20:09 BST Moon in Cancer Voice Rising The God of Communication meets the God of Surprise—and this time, they’re speaking sweetly. Mercury and Uranus form a sextile (of the nature of Venus), opening the door for flashes of insight, unexpected news, or sudden clarity. It’s the kind of energy where ideas drop in sideways—but make perfect sense. Later, Mercury moves into Leo, shifting our thoughts and words from soft, internal waters to something brighter. More expressive. More brave. This is the beginning of a new way of thinking—and speaking—with heart. Within: You might feel mentally sparked today. A solution arrives out of nowhere. A truth clicks into place. You’re beginning to see a bigger picture—and your part in it. There’s an inner nudge to share, to create, to let your voice be heard. Start small. The point is not perfection—it’s authenticity. Without: People may speak with more flair today—or blurt things out they didn’t plan to say. Conversations could take a surprising turn. A text or idea might land just when you need it. Uranus fosters authenticity—you may notice people being more willing to be their weird selves—loudly! Stay open. This is a good day to listen for the unexpected truth… and to let a new kind of courage find its words. 🌞 Friday 27 June (my sister's birthday 🎂) Mercury trine Saturn Moon in Leo (from 06:05 BST) The Words That Hold Weight Today brings a grounding influence. Mercury, God of Thought and Speech, forms a trine to Saturn, the God of Structure and Wisdom. This is a supportive aspect—solid, steady, clarifying. The kind of day where your words can land with meaning. Where what you say (or decide) has staying power. Within: You might find it easier to focus today. Thoughts feel more coherent. Emotions settle into something you can work with. This is a good time for making a plan, committing to a decision, or saying something that matters. There's an invitation to speak from your centre—not to impress, but to be real. Without: People may come across as more thoughtful or serious. Conversations might slow down, but they go deeper. It’s a great day for problem-solving, contracts, writing, or honest talks. Expect clear boundaries, quiet authority, and the kind of dialogue that builds trust—not noise. 🌞 Saturday 28 June Mercury trine Neptune and beginning to oppose Pluto Moon in Leo A Day Made of Mist and Music Between the Dream and the Depth Today Mercury trines Neptune whilst starting to face off with Pluto. It’s a complex meeting of mind, myth, and truth. The air is thick with story, memory, vision. Something is trying to be revealed. But you’ll need to stay present to hear it properly. Within:  This is complex. Mercury—the God of Thought—stands between the dream (Neptune) and the truth (Pluto). What are you telling yourself? What do you not  want to admit? Be curious about your own thinking. Are you seeing clearly—or through the fog of old fears? Without:  Themes of power, secrecy, or illusion may surface. People might project. Or confess. You might witness a moment where someone’s truth cracks through the surface. It’s not comfortable, but it’s real. Stay grounded in what feels true. Music, film, story—these might hit a little harder today. It’s easy to get swept up. Just make sure you stay anchored in your body. 🌞 Sunday 29 June Mercury opposes Pluto (exact) Moon in Virgo and joins Mars (enters 11:44 BST) The week ends on a note of truth. Mercury—the God of the Mind—stands across from Pluto, the God of the Underworld. This is a moment of revelation. A confrontation, perhaps. Words become powerful. Silence, too. Something hidden may rise to the surface now. And while it might feel intense, it’s also liberating. Because once truth is seen, it can’t be unseen. And that clears the way. Within:  This is the truth-telling. What did you uncover this week about yourself? Where do you need to speak with more honesty—or more care? It’s a potent day for clearing mental clutter, but also for naming what’s been festering under the surface. Without:  You might witness big reveals, power struggles, or conversations that shift dynamics. But there’s also space for repair, for getting to the heart of things. Pay attention to what people say between the lines. 🌌 In the Background Uranus at 29° Taurus This is huge. Uranus is in His final days in Taurus—a sign He’s shaken up since 2018. The ground is still rumbling. If you’re feeling the urge for change, the restlessness, the sense that something fundamental is ending—it is. Something new is coming. But this week, feel into what you’re ready to leave behind. 🌀 Closing Reflection There’s so much magic in noticing. The sky mirrors us—and we mirror it back. When we pay attention, we remember that we are part of something greater. And that even our smallest feelings are part of the bigger story. This week is a gateway. Let it speak to you. Let it show you who you’re becoming. And if you want help understanding what these transits are awakening in your  chart, come and book a reading. I’m available on Zoom and at Essential Therapies in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays. You can book directly through my site. The Gods are talking. Are you listening? Rising Sign Forecasts 🌑 Cancer New Moon 25 June 2025 | 4° Cancer | 6:31am (UK) A New Moon is a monthly reset. But this one feels bigger. The Sun and Moon are both embracing Jupiter—God of blessings, vision, and growth. This is a new beginning soaked in potential. It’s happening in the sign of Cancer, where The Moon feels most at home. So this isn’t just any beginning—it’s one that asks: Where do you belong? Where are you safe? What do you need to feel held? Each of us will feel this New Moon differently, depending on which house Cancer rules in your chart. And that house tells you where  in your life the seeds want planting. Use the reflections below to anchor your intention. And consider marking the moment with a small ritual—something to bring the energy into the body, into the day. Read more on New Moon rituals here: New Moon Magic ♈️ Aries Rising Cancer in the 4th House – Home, Family, Roots Forecast:  There may be movement in your living situation, or a deeper emotional shift around what you call ‘home’. A family conversation could open new doors. Reflection:  What does home mean to me now? What am I ready to nurture—within my space, or within myself? Ritual:  Clean a corner of your home and light a candle there. Speak your intention aloud to the walls. Invite the energy of care to stay. ♉️ Taurus Rising Cancer in the 3rd House – Mind, Communication, Daily Life Forecast:  Fresh insight may arise in your thinking. A conversation or message might shift how you see yourself—or someone else. Reflection:  What stories am I telling myself each day? What small thought patterns could I shift to feel more supported? Ritual:  Write a short letter to yourself, as if you were a dear friend. Read it aloud and keep it somewhere visible. ♊️ Gemini Rising Cancer in the 2nd House – Value, Worth, Money Forecast:  Opportunities for financial or emotional abundance may arrive—especially where you’ve been undervaluing yourself. Reflection:  How do I treat myself when no one’s watching? What would it feel like to invest in myself like I matter? Ritual:  Buy yourself something nourishing—nothing flashy, just something that affirms your worth. A good meal, a soft soap, a moment of stillness. ♋️ Cancer Rising Cancer in the 1st House – Self, Body, Identity Forecast:  This is your personal New Year. You may feel a shift in how you’re seen—or how you see yourself. Jupiter asks you to grow into who you really are. Reflection:  What version of me wants to be born now? What part of me needs permission to take up space? Ritual:  Look into the mirror with kindness. Say one thing you love about yourself. Then go for a walk and notice how the world reflects it back. ♌️ Leo Rising Cancer in the 12th House – Rest, Surrender, Spirit Forecast:  A whisper from the unconscious may come through dreams or intuition. This is not a time to push. Honour what’s unseen. Reflection:  What needs to be released before I begin again? Where can I soften control and lean into trust? Ritual:  Take a long bath or sit in silence with your eyes closed. Let a word, image, or feeling arrive—and write it down as your guide for this new cycle. ♍️ Virgo Rising Cancer in the 11th House – Community, Hopes, Belonging Forecast:  A long-held dream may start to feel possible again. Someone from your community might surprise you with support. Reflection:  Who sees me as I truly am? What dream feels too tender to speak—but wants to be shared? Ritual:  Light a candle and name one wish out loud. Then message someone you trust. Connection is the key to momentum. ♎️ Libra Rising Cancer in the 10th House – Purpose, Visibility, Vocation Forecast:  A new beginning in your work or calling. Something may be shifting in how you’re perceived—let it be aligned with who you truly are. Reflection:  What kind of impact do I want to have? Am I allowing myself to be seen in the right ways, by the right people? Ritual:  Set a small intention related to your work or public self. Write it on paper and place it where you start your day. ♏️ Scorpio Rising Cancer in the 9th House – Meaning, Faith, Learning Forecast:  A philosophical or spiritual renewal is taking root. It might come through travel, study, or an inner revelation. Reflection:  What belief has quietly expired? And what new truth is ready to rise in its place? Ritual:  Read or write something that uplifts your soul. Let your mind stretch into a new horizon. Mark it by drawing a symbol to represent your next step. ♐️ Sagittarius Rising Cancer in the 8th House – Intimacy, Trust, Letting Go Forecast:  Emotions run deep. This is a healing Moon—especially around past grief, trust, or power struggles. Reflection:  What am I ready to release control over? Where can I let myself be held—not by force, but by faith? Ritual:  Burn or bury something you no longer need—a fear, a habit, a belief. Let the act be gentle. You are safe to let go. ♑️ Capricorn Rising Cancer in the 7th House – Relationships, Reflection, Union Forecast:  New beginnings in relationship. Someone may enter—or re-enter—your life. Or you might commit to showing up differently. Reflection:  What kind of relationship am I ready to call in—whether with another, or within myself? Ritual:  Set a table for one or two and eat with intention. Invite the spirit of sacred relationship to join you. Presence is the prayer. ♒️ Aquarius Rising Cancer in the 6th House – Work, Health, Daily Rhythms Forecast:  A gentle shift in your habits. You may begin craving a routine that actually supports you—not one that just keeps you busy. Reflection:  What small act of care can I repeat each day to build a life I love? Ritual:  Choose one daily ritual to begin this week—stretching, tea, ten deep breaths. Keep it simple. Make it sacred. ♓️ Pisces Rising Cancer in the 5th House – Joy, Creativity, Romance Forecast:  A spark is reigniting. A creative or romantic part of you is waking up again. Let it. It’s okay to want what you want. Reflection:  What brings me alive? What creative impulse have I pushed aside for being too frivolous—or too important? Ritual:  Do something just for the joy of it. Dance, paint, play. Let your inner child lead. Say yes. ✍️ Self Work | Journalling with the Gods Journalling isn’t about writing something beautiful or wise. It’s about meeting yourself . It's how we catch the threads of what we’re feeling before they drift off into distraction or disconnection. It’s a space to be honest, unfiltered, unhurried. This week, the astrology is rich. Big shifts. Soft beginnings. Quiet reckonings. The perfect time to pay attention—not just to what’s happening out there, but to what’s stirring in here . The Gods are speaking. Let’s speak back. Below is a journal prompt for each day of the week to help you stay in dialogue—with your inner world, with the sky, with the unfolding story of your life. 🌞 Monday 23 June Prompt:   Where am I feeling resistance or uncertainty? Can I name what feels heavy—and what illusion I might be clinging to? 🌞 Tuesday 24 June Prompt:   What do I believe in when I’m at my best? What would it look like to live from that belief today? 🌑 Wednesday 25 June Prompt:   What kind of care do I truly need right now—and how can I give myself permission to receive it? 🌞 Thursday 26 June Prompt:   What truth am I ready to put into words? 🌞 Friday 27 June Prompt:   What am I ready to see—beneath the story I’ve been telling? 🌞 Saturday 28 June Prompt:   What vision or dream is calling to me lately? What would it feel like to take one small step toward it? 🌞 Sunday 29 June Prompt:   What mental clutter do I need to clear? What story or thought pattern is no longer helping me grow? 🌀 Remember You don’t have to answer perfectly. You don’t have to reach a conclusion. Just let it come. Let yourself be witnessed by the page. Even if you don’t feel “spiritual” or think you’re doing it “right”—you’re showing up. You’re listening. And that’s the work. And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Four Making the Invisible Visible “As within, so without. As above, so below.” It’s a lovely phrase—but it’s more than that. It’s instruction. A quiet map. A way to live in right relationship with both the spirit and  the soil. We’re walking the long path toward the Saturn–Neptune conjunction in February 2026, where the dream meets the discipline. The boundary meets the bliss. The mystery gets a skeleton. The Snake is still winding Her way toward that point. She’s still whispering. This week, She asks: 🌿 What if you began to trust that what you sense inside you is real? Not just real in a spiritual sense. Real in the world. Real in your hands. Real enough to shape something around. We’re so used to dismissing what’s subtle. A fleeting feeling. A quiet longing. A nudge we can’t explain. But Neptune is strongest in whispers. And Saturn teaches us how to build slowly, faithfully, even when the vision is foggy. This is not the week to ignore the signs. It’s the week to write them down. Sketch them out. Make room for them in your day-to-day. 🌀 What small act could turn your intuition into structure? 🌀 What dream deserves a container, a date, a place on your calendar? 🌀 What inner feeling needs an outer gesture? This week’s invitation: Notice what you’re sensing—and give it shape. Let the energy move through you into something you can touch. A meal. A conversation. A notebook. A choice. That’s how we keep the Snake alive. By weaving what we feel into the fabric of the day. “The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.” — Rainer Maria Rilke “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Jung And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch . 🦋 A request - if you've enjoyed reading this (or not) and found it helpful (or not) please can you let me know in the comments or send me a message using this form: I'd really appreciate any feedback so that I can work at making this weekly forecast as useful and interesting as possible! A final note, I’ve been busy behind the scenes these past few of weeks freshening up my website and giving my blog a bit of love. It’s all starting to take shape now and I’m excited to say you can subscribe  to receive this weekly forecast straight to your inbox. ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  each week plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. 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Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. 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In the early hours of the 21st of June (London time), The Sun stands still. That’s what the word solstice  means: sol  (Sun), sistere  (to stand still). And that’s what this moment invites from us too. Stillness. Presence. A pause and an opportunity to stand still and feel into where we are, and to notice what’s changed. This is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. The light is at its peak. And The Sun, God of life force and illumination, takes His throne at the gate of Cancer. There’s something sacred about this edge, this threshold moment where the outer light is fullest, and yet the turn inward begins. A hinge in the year. A tipping point in time. We think of summer as the season of bloom and celebration, and of course it is. But the solstice also carries a kind of hush. A holy silence. A chance to feel what is ripe in your life. And what’s ready to be harvested. It’s not just the start of summer, it’s the beginning of Cancer Season . And Cancer is not concerned with outward show. Cancer is the womb. The memory. The tide that returns you to yourself. This is a call to soften. To tend. To come home. You might feel more tender than usual right now. That’s not a weakness; it’s a sign the shell is cracking open. That something new is forming inside. Let it. Let this solstice remind you that your emotional world matters . That safety is sacred. That family, chosen or otherwise, is a form of holiness. That you don’t need to do more. You need to feel more. Astrologically, there’s a deeper current running underneath this year’s solstice too. Saturn and Neptune are squaring off in Aries, calling time on illusions, asking what’s real. And The Sun and Jupiter are now in Cancer together, The Great Benefic in the sign of care, longing to expand something rooted. Something true. This is a moment to check in with what you’re building. Does it have foundations strong enough to hold your soul? Are you honouring your need for nourishment as much as your need for growth? Let yourself be lit from the inside this season, not just by the outer Sun, but by the quiet warmth of home. Of love. Of knowing who you are. ✨ Solstice invitation : Light a candle. Sit in silence. Ask yourself: What is ready to grow in me now? What is ready to rest? ✨ Where is the Solstice calling you home? Here’s a place to restart—for every Rising Sign: ♈️ Aries Rising  – The 4th House : Come home to your roots. Reconnect to the place or people that hold your history. Your private life matters. Make space for it. ♉️ Taurus Rising  – The 3rd House : Rebuild how you speak to yourself. Reclaim your voice. The small daily things—your rhythms, your rituals—are where the magic is. ♊️ Gemini Rising  – The 2nd House : Your value is not up for debate. Let this be the season you root into enoughness. Grow self-worth that doesn’t need external proof. ♋️ Cancer Rising  – The 1st House : You are the beginning. This is your new year. Tend to your body, your energy, your sense of identity. Start again as you truly  are. ♌️ Leo Rising  – The 12th House : Rest. Dream. Let yourself be held by something larger. You don’t need to be “on” right now. This is a time for healing and retreat. ♍️ Virgo Rising  – The 11th House : You don’t have to do it all alone. Let yourself be supported by your community. Make space for shared dreams and sacred friendships. ♎️ Libra Rising  – The 10th House : A new chapter in your public life is beginning. But it must be rooted in truth. What do you  want to be known for? Start from there. ♏️ Scorpio Rising  – The 9th House : This is your reminder that there’s more to life than what’s in front of you. Say yes to the path that’s calling. Feed your spirit. ♐️ Sagittarius Rising  – The 8th House : You are not too much. Let yourself be seen in your depth. This is a season for intimacy, for emotional truth, for real transformation. ♑️ Capricorn Rising  – The 7th House : Relationships are your mirror now. Let them show you what needs softening. Tend to the bonds that matter most. ♒️ Aquarius Rising  – The 6th House : Come back to your body. Nourish it. Let care be a practice, not a punishment. Rebuild your relationship with routine. ♓️ Pisces Rising  – The 5th House : Let joy matter. Let love lead. Say yes to creativity, play, romance. This is a season to express your heart without apology. 🌞 Want to know what The Gods are whispering in your  chart? Book a reading with me and we’ll explore the conversations unfolding in your sky—right now. This is a potent moment to realign, reimagine, and come home to yourself. I offer in-person readings on Thursday evenings and Saturdays at Essential Therapies in Sidmouth, and Zoom sessions if you're further afield. Book online or get in touch if you’re not sure where to start. Let’s open the map together. 📍 Book your reading here 📨 Or email me at jennifer@conversationswiththegods.com A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.

If you are new to astrology read this first. 🌿 Astroweather | 16–22 June 2025 Let it land in the body now. This week carries a quiet shift. Jupiter has entered Cancer. Mercury is here too. And now the Sun is on His way. The heat of spring starts to yield to something softer, something slower. The Gods are calling us inward. Not to hide but to come home. You may find yourself craving stillness. Or feeling like everything is suddenly too much. Both can be true. After a high-stakes start to the month, this week is a turning point. But transition can feel strange. Tender. Notice what’s ready to be received. What needs nurturing, not fixing. Rest. ✨ Transits & How to Recognise Them 🪞Monday 16 June 📍 No exact transits, but Jupiter square Saturn and Mars square Uranus are still very much active (from 15 June) Energy:  The aftermath. The echo. We’re still under the weight and stretch of Jupiter square Saturn : Expansion vs. Contraction Possibility vs. Limitation Optimism vs. Realism Vision vs. Structure The Yes vs. the No This has been amplified by The God of War in a tense conversation with God of Shock (Uranus). How to notice it: Within:  You may feel the tension between what you believe is possible and what feels realistic. Breathe. It’s okay not to have it all figured out. Without:  Delays, blocked plans, or reality checks might show up. Tech issues, scheduling conflicts, unexpected expenses, even in the small things these are Saturn's fingerprints reminding you to ground before you grow. On the macro this looks like control and oppression (Saturn) vs what is right, just and true (Jupiter). Conflict is inevitable. This conversation began in December 2020 and the extremes we all remember around vaccine mandates and lockdowns. Then, Their energy was fused. Now, it's more of a fight. Read more on this square and where this 20 year conversation began here: Saturn & Jupiter: In Pursuit of Step by Step Progress 🌿Tuesday 17 June – Mars enters Virgo Energy:  Precision over passion. Right action over reaction. How to notice it: Within:  You may feel a sudden urge to get your life in order—clean the house, make a list, get back on track. There’s energy here, but it wants to be used wisely. You might also notice more inner criticism—watch your tone with yourself. Without:  Look for moments of helpful correction: an edit, a diagnosis, a suggestion that stings but serves. You may encounter people who are more exacting, or find yourself suddenly frustrated with mess and inefficiency. Reminder:  Mars in Virgo says: Do it well. Do it with care. But don’t wait to be perfect to begin. 🌊 Wednesday 18 June  – Last Quarter Moon in Pisces  + Jupiter square Neptune Energy: A seismic shift. We’re moving past the storm of Jupiter square Saturn and stepping into a more spiritual—yet equally potent—dialogue with Jupiter square Neptune. It’s the difference between holding on and letting be. Between faith renewed  and spirit tested . Jupiter in Cancer is expansive . He’s huge, offering emotional nourishment, deepened empathy, the sense that all is possible . But Neptune might resist: What if this softens us too much? What if it’s illusion? This is the tension between hope and surrender. Between believing  and knowing . How to notice it: Within: You may feel a sense of inner tension between what you want to believe  and what life is showing you . Waves of longing. Disillusionment with the world. A flickering crisis of faith. Maybe you’re questioning everything—from the spiritual path you’re on to the stories you’ve built your life around. This is not failure. This is Neptune at work— peeling away the fantasy so the deeper truth can rise. And yet, there’s a fire here too. Neptune in Aries can bring a fired-up clarity , a righteous urge to defend what feels sacred. You may feel suddenly called to speak up, stand up, or call something out. But pause first. Feel it fully. Because Neptune is a slippery God—and not every cause that stirs your heart is what it seems. Ask:  Am I fighting for truth—or trying to make the world match my vision of how it should be? Without: Look around and you may see spiritual disillusionment playing out on the world stage. Exposés of corrupt leaders, splits in idealistic communities, fiery clashes between belief systems. People may seem emotionally reactive, fired up about causes—but without clear solutions. It’s a time of high drama, but also deep revelation . This transit can show up as: Activism rooted in compassion or  projection. Public takedowns of spiritual leaders or influencers. Movements turning against one another over vision, purity, or ideology. The danger? Mistaking your story for the truth. The gift? Clarity through compassion. Why it matters: This is the moment of spiritual integration . Do we collapse into cynicism—or wake up to sacred discernment? The world is pared back, not to nothingness, but to what actually matters . This conversation matters because it helps shape how we step forward. Jupiter is preparing to be reborn  through The Heart of The Sun on: Wednesday 25 June 2025. This is the point where the old Jupiter  dies and is reborn as the Jupiter who knows the depths of Cancer . Exalted, purified, and ready to serve as a beacon. It’s not this week—but this crucible on the 18th  is its precursor. 🌱 How to hold the week energetically Midweek (18 June): Be tender. Let the waves roll in. Ask: Is this what’s real—or worth reshaping?  Write it out. Cry it out. Contemplate: What inner vision is being clarified or dismantled? Leading into the cazimi (24–25 June): We prepare the ground. We grieve the shiny dreams that didn’t hold. We make space for true expansion . By the morning of 25 June, we step into a new version of trust—a Cancer-rooted faith that feels  more real because  it’s been tested. 🧠 Journal prompts 18 June:   What belief or spiritual hope is already losing its shine? What am I being asked to test or release? 25 June:   What part of me feels reborn today? What seed of soul-deep faith wants to be watered? This conversation is  bigger than personal growth—it’s collective. From the high-minded hopes of Jupiter–Saturn to the spiritual reckoning of Jupiter–Neptune, we are being called to choose depth over brightness.  And soon, that cazimi will baptise us into the truth  behind the expansion. 🌞Saturday 21 June (London early hours) – Sun enters Cancer The Solstice Energy:  The still point. The great turning. The longest day. And from here—we begin the return. In traditional astrology, this is one of the four sacred hinges of the year: the cardinal ingress  of the Sun into Cancer, ruled by the Moon. The moment the light reaches its peak  in the Northern Hemisphere. From here, slowly, the days begin to shorten. We don’t notice it at first. The fruit is still ripening, the gardens still swelling. But the shift has occurred. The Sun stands still. And then, He turns. This is the cosmic exhale . Not the end of light, but the beginning of its descent. 🜃 Archetypal Significance In Hellenistic astrology, Cancer is the place of the tropikos —the turning. The Sun, after rising and rising, now begins to fall. Cancer , ruled by the Moon, brings a change in tempo and tone. Where Aries sparked life into motion and Gemini scattered seeds of thought, Cancer gathers us inward. It is a sign of containment, protection, and nourishment. It brings the emphasis back to the inner world —the body, the memory, the soul. And so, in this archetypal shift: The Solar force —yang, active, visible—meets the Lunar matrix —yin, receptive, hidden. The Hero  comes home to the Mother . Action gives way to integration. 🌕 How to Notice It Within: You may feel sentimental. Tender. A little more tearful than usual. You might crave quiet, softness, food that feels like a hug. Memories surface. You remember who you used to be—and who’s held you. You might also feel emotional without a clear reason. That’s the Moon stirring. Ask:  Where do I need to be held? Where have I been trying to hold everything alone? Without: Children may be more reactive or needier. People retreat. Plans change. Everything softens. You might see people making home improvements, visiting family, or slowing down to connect with what matters. 🕯️ Marking the Solstice Stand in silence. Open the windows. Let the early light or softening dusk fall on your skin. Say a quiet thank you to the Sun—for rising, for warming, for growing. And then gently ask: What am I ready to turn toward now? What does the descent invite me to remember? This is not the end of the light. But it is a turning toward the deep . Toward nourishment. Memory. Home. Let the light you've been carrying gently settle in . 🌒 Energy of the Week This week begins with tension still in the air—but that’s not the whole story anymore. Something is shifting. The energy is softening, rounding its edges. This is a week of adjustment . Not because anything more dramatic is happening necessarily—but because everything has  just happened. We’re absorbing. Processing. Integrating. Let Mars in Virgo give your energy a container. Let Jupiter in Cancer remind you that your growth doesn’t have to be loud to be real. Let the Last Quarter Moon show you what can be released so something deeper can take root. 🌕 Journal Prompt What am I still striving for that could now be surrendered? Where am I trying to force clarity, when feeling it might be enough? 🕯️ Self-Reflection Ritual The Softening Run a warm bath or simply sit quietly with a cup of tea. Close your eyes and breathe into your belly. With each breath, say inwardly: I soften. I am safe. I let go. Let tears come if they want to. Let stillness rise if it can. Let yourself feel how far you’ve already come. This isn’t a week to chase the next thing. It’s a week to let your system catch up. To let the deeper truths of the journey settle in. Rising Sign Forecasts Here are your rising sign forecasts for the Jupiter–Neptune square  on 18 June 2025 , focused on how this tension may show up personally , depending on where it's landing in your chart. Each one highlights the house Jupiter is transiting (Cancer)  and the house where Saturn and Neptune are transiting together (Aries)  so you can recognise the two areas of life being activated. ♈️ Aries Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 4th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 1st House This square hits close to home. Quite literally. Jupiter is trying to grow your emotional security—roots, family, home. But Saturn and Neptune in your 1st are reshaping your identity . You may feel caught between who you used  to be and who you’re becoming. Old versions of you may no longer fit the home you’ve built—or vice versa. Are you still trying to live inside a story that no longer matches who you are? ♉️ Taurus Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 3rd House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 12th House Your mind is expanding fast—ideas, conversations, plans. But there’s a subtle undoing happening beneath it all. Saturn and Neptune are stirring your unconscious, dissolving certainty. You may feel confused about what’s “real” vs what’s imagined. You might be questioning the meaning behind what you’re learning or saying. What if the deeper answers aren’t logical—but intuitive? ♊️ Gemini Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 2nd House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 11th House You're trying to build security, financially and emotionally. But there’s a tension between your values and the people you surround yourself with. Maybe a dream you held for your future, or a cause you believed in, no longer resonates. Saturn and Neptune in your 11th ask: whose vision are you investing in? Is the community you're in aligned with what you truly value? ♋️ Cancer Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 1st House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 10th House This is a crisis of visibility. Jupiter is asking you to grow into your full self—confidence, self-trust, presence. But Saturn and Neptune are breaking down illusions about your career, reputation, or what success really means. The image you’ve projected may not reflect the truth anymore. Who are you becoming—and can your outer life reflect your inner knowing? ♌️ Leo Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 12th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 9th House Your spiritual world is expanding—but so are your questions. There’s a tension between your private beliefs and the larger systems or teachings you’ve subscribed to. Saturn and Neptune in the 9th may test your trust in gurus, institutions, or philosophies. Confusion can lead to deeper clarity—if you allow it. What teachings are ready to dissolve so a deeper truth can emerge? ♍️ Virgo Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 11th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 8th House This square activates your friendships, your dreams for the future, and your deep emotional entanglements. You may be expanding socially or envisioning new hopes—but Saturn and Neptune are challenging your boundaries in intimate or financial partnerships. Not all shared visions are sustainable. Who are you merging with—and at what cost? ♎️ Libra Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 10th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 7th House You may be stepping up in your public life—career, leadership, visibility. But your partnerships are in flux. Neptune may be blurring boundaries in love or business, while Saturn brings pressure to commit or redefine terms. The clash here is between personal ambition and relational reality. Are you trying to succeed while dragging a relationship that no longer supports you? ♏️ Scorpio Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 9th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 6th House Big questions about life’s meaning are opening for you. Jupiter wants you to learn, expand, travel. But your daily life may be dissolving. Saturn and Neptune in the 6th can bring health challenges, burnout, or a sense that your current routines no longer align with your vision. This is the soul’s invitation to redesign the structure. What needs to shift in your everyday life to make space for the truth you’re discovering? ♐️ Sagittarius Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 8th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 5th House You’re being invited to go deeper—into intimacy, vulnerability, shared resources, personal transformation. But the tension lies in your creative or romantic life. Saturn and Neptune are blurring the lines in love, children, or how you express yourself. What feels good may not feel stable. Are you holding onto a fantasy that’s blocking deeper trust? ♑️ Capricorn Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 7th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 4th House Relationships are a growth edge right now. Jupiter is expanding connection, but Saturn and Neptune are melting down your inner foundations. Your sense of home, safety, or family may feel uncertain—and that can show up in who you’re drawn to or repelled by. Be mindful of projecting unmet needs onto others. Are you expecting someone else to create the safety you haven’t yet found inside? ♒️ Aquarius Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 6th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 3rd House Your body, work, and wellbeing are front and centre. Jupiter is expanding your desire to care for yourself—but your thinking may be foggy. Saturn and Neptune in the 3rd house are restructuring your mindset. You might not trust your own thoughts right now—and that’s okay. It’s a season of mental reorientation. What if the mind needs space to dissolve before it can rebuild? ♓️ Pisces Rising Jupiter in Cancer | 5th House Saturn–Neptune in Aries | 2nd House You’re being asked to open your heart—to play, create, express, even fall in love. But Saturn and Neptune in your 2nd house bring questions around worth, money, and value. Are you afraid to express yourself fully because you doubt what you’re offering has value? It’s time to examine the root. Where are you outsourcing your sense of worth—and can you bring it home? And finally, 🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week Three Letting Go of What’s Already Gone We’re still in the early stretch of this long path toward the Saturn–Neptune conjunction at 0° Aries in February 2026. But the Snake is already shedding Her skin. This week, you might feel something leaving. Not in a loud or dramatic way. More like a slow unravelling. A soft disinterest in what once mattered. A quiet knowing that something’s over, even if no one said it out loud. Neptune dissolves. Saturn structures. And between them, a new world is being shaped by absence. 🌀 Can you stay present with what’s leaving—even if you don’t know what’s coming next? It takes courage to remain open in the void. To not fill the silence with noise. To let the old version of you slip away without trying to call it back. This week’s invitation: Notice what’s fading. Not to fix it. Not to stop it. But to honour it. To make space. Something beautiful is being made in the clearing. But first: we let go of what’s already gone. And if you'd like some help getting to know where They sit in your chart, get in touch . A final note, I’ve been busy behind the scenes these past few of weeks freshening up my website and giving my blog a bit of love. It’s all starting to take shape now and I’m excited to say you can subscribe  to receive this weekly forecast straight to your inbox. ✨ As a subscriber, you’ll get extended rising sign horoscopes  each week plus a little extra magic that won’t be shared anywhere else. And as a thank you, you’ll also receive £10 off your next reading , whether online or in person. Come and take a look around the new blog space and sign up here: Conversations with The Gods | Blog (If you’re on your phone, scroll about halfway down the page — the sign-up box is nestled there.) Let me know what you think of the new layout. I’d love to hear from you! And as always, if you’d like to explore what any of this means in your chart, especially as Jupiter makes His final moves, I’d love to support you in a reading. Online or in person at Essential Therapies. And just £90 if you subscribe! Bookings open in June. Come and sit with me. For those new to astrology: This forecast assumes a bit of an understanding of astrology and some practice at feeling into the energy of the moment to see how it's manifesting for you in your experience. If you are a beginner then it may not be easy to discern or feel, especially when the astrology is loud. So, a recommendation: If you are learning, then pick one of the transits - whatever feels most interesting to you - and take note of when it is happening. Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts. As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical! For more on all this, read this post. You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form   and give me your birth date , place  and time  and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me  and I'll explain it all to you! A note on AI & my writing: I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.