This new moon is the first of two Virgo new moons this season; it’s happening just after the zero degree of Virgo, and it’s the activating point of a Yod. Shaped like an isosceles triangle, a yod signifies the “finger of god.”

A Virgo new moon is especially special. It's like a box all wrapped up in pretty paper and ribbons, and inside it's brimming with ideas on how we can refresh our routines, our rituals, and day-to-day life.

There's beauty to be had in Virgo season. We can lean into the essence of the earthly goddess. A healer, associated with fertility and the harvest. What have we created that will sustain us in the fallow time? 

A new moon in Leo asks—much like this Mercury Rx in Leo and the sun in Leo—how do we show up? And not only how do we show up, but also how do we SHINE? What is awakening within us that we want to nurture so that we best harness our own self-leadership?

Mercury Retrograde in Leo. A beautiful time to assess your relationship with your inner authority. Leo, ruled by Sol🌞, aligns with our self-leadership, our generosity, our creativity, our self-expression: how we show up in the world🦋. How we shine.💫

Because there are ways to prep for Mercury Retrograde (after all, it happens thrice per year) befriending Mercury Retrograde can take you beyond minor inconveniences and even serve up a handful of discoveries.

While Mars brings the heat, Saturn brings the growth. Let's pause for one little caveat here: Mars rules Aries, and that's where 🪐 is.

It’s time to review and reflect on how the watery mass manifests in the part of your chart where Aries lives.

The first rule of retrogrades is that they are a time of review, processing, and integration. The second is that they are not BAD. And the third, is that if you panic and see them as problematic, you'll miss an opportunity to grow because all you’ll see is the challenges and none of the reflection.

Uranus has entered the chat and it is LOUD 💥! The planet of awakenings, rebellion, electricity, technology, and breakthroughs just slid into the sign of communication, intellectual processes, duality, and curiosity 🧠.

Mars is our planet of drive, courage, bravery, assertiveness, aggression, and action. Virgo's style is detail-oriented. Think: the relentless pursuit of perfection. Hard work and kitchen witch energy—fire and earth. If you have a vision you're ready to execute on, this is the time.

We're in the midst of a ⬛⬜🟥🟦🟧boatload of squares. Squares manifest as tension, friction, and conflict. And while they can be frustrating, they challenge us and force us to grow. We can use that constriction to re-evaluate and maybe look before we leap.

Venus—the other benefic planet—is in Taurus, making it an ideal time to plant seeds for care and expansion. Also, the sun and Jupiter will be conjunct (a cazimi) on June 24th and the new moon in Cancer is the 25th, when we’ll call in those intentions and hand them over to the Universe.

This moon is powerful and bountiful. Take the time to honor your reflection. Between now and the new moon in Cancer, you'll let go and make space for your Jupiter in Cancer intentions. Jupiter in Cancer, Venus in Taurus, a grand strawberry full moon.