Starcodes June 25, 2021 Heather Roan Robbins

Even though this first whole week of summer is lazy and hazy, things will now begin to move forward. Mercury — retrograde for the last three weeks — is now direct, in its own verbal sign of Gemini, so problems begin to clarify and plans will now begin to coalesce.

But though our thinking and communication improves, thank you Mercury, it is summer, and Mercury is not the only planet appearing to walk backwards. Today Neptune joins Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto, all retrograde. When a planet appears retrograde, it asks us to slow down, review our life and integrate any recent lessons in the province it governs. Over the next few months Neptune retrograde can send us back to sit by the waters to remember our dreams and reconnect with old spiritual or creative practices. But it can also ask us to review our addictive patterns as well as last year’s conspiracy theories, lies, and obfuscations so we can see what we can clarify.

The weekend begins under an industrious Capricorn Moon which can remind us of all the summer chores we need to get to. Make a list, no need to do them at once. Venus in deep-feeling Cancer keeps family dynamics active, on the front burner, and offers opportunities for healing if we approach with gentleness or will re-inscribe if we just get defensive.

On Saturday the Moon enters Aquarius, Venus enters Leo- both sociable signs, and…