The first half of this year was slow and churning. We still have a little of that energy in June but now we have the support of Jupiter.
June is the month of Jupiter. Jupiter represents luck, abundance, wisdom and growth so this is a month of movement forward. Thank goodness! I think we all deserve a little of that…it’s been…well hard.
June is about pleasure, joy, reaping the fruits of our labor. We might not have the plan laid out, but can we pause in presence and enjoy the beauty that is harvested through presence (David White). It’s a month with lots of good, grounding, be here now energy.
On June 3rd, the Moon is in Virgo conjunct the South Node…nodes are karmic. The beginning of the week will be full of confronting things we need to let go of. Virgo is about refinement, discernment, crystallization, healing through the physical, the body. The South Node will be transiting through Virgo for the next year so this energy will be with us for a while. Presence not perfectionism. Listen, prepare, enjoy, sync, surrender.
On June 6, Venus moves into Taurus. Venus is at home in Taurus. Venus is sensual, physical and tactile, grounded, and embodied energy. She will be there until July 4. After the intensity of Venus in Aries, she now gets to rest.
Venus in Taurus speaks the language of the body, texture, taste, scent, rhythm, rest, receiving. This is a time to root into self worth, tend to the nervous system, tend to relationships that feel real, reciprocal, rooted and grounded. There is a theme of redefining what it means to feel safe, held, resourced, to feel your body, your root, leaning into relationships that feel real and grounded; healing your relationship with your body, your self worth, the feminine. Find enough safety in your system to open, to expand, to receive abundance. The shift into Taurus lets us pause, reorient, deepen, soften, and rediscover beauty in simplicity, in the mundane, in foods, fabrics, soil, slowness, taste and texture.
The energy peaks in mid June. There is conflict and pressure from the squares between Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, and then we soften into this Cancer season at the end of the month.
The rest of June is about deepening and dropping into the heart (Jupiter moved into Cancer), and there’s an opportunity to recalibrate from the mind to the heart.
June is fertile, embodied, emotionally resonant, beautiful timing to begin something new. Let this month hold you as you sort through your values, your desires, your truth, and come home to the center of you, your body, the rituals and practices that soften and invite beauty into your life.
Herbal Support:
SAGE (Salvia officinalis)
Sage belongs to the mint family, alongside other herbs like oregano, rosemary, basil, and thyme.
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Sage is a natural cleaning agent, pesticide, and ritual object in spiritual sage burning or smudging.
Packed with vitamins and minerals, antioxidants that help fortify your body’s natural defenses. Drinking 2 cups of Sage tea daily is known to lower “bad” LDL cholesterol and raise “good” HDL cholesterol.
It’s known to help with oral health, menopause symptoms, blood sugar levels, memory support, and may protect against certain cancers.
Contraindications: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, Sage is not recommended. Outside of that, to be on the safe side, limit sage tea consumption to 3–6 cups a day as larger amounts or prolonged use does have side effects. (Source Link)
Ways to Use:
In tea
As a tincture
In cooking
As a smudge stick
Goddess Support:
Aphrodite (Goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure)
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According to Greek lore, Aphrodite, after being birthed from the foam in the ocean, the goddess first approached the island of Cythera, and then went to Cyprus. As she was walking on the sea-coast, flowers sprang up under her feet as she walked towards the assembly of the other great gods, all of whom were struck with admiration and love when she appeared.
Aphrodite is said to have been the personification of the generative powers of nature, and the mother of all living beings.