Leo

The week begins with a combination of the energies from the Moon and Uranus that offers great potential to those who embrace and use it creatively. You are likely to find you have less dependency on long-standing patterns of behaviour, also a stark reduction of conflict and confusion. Additionally, your head and heart will be able to work in unison which, in turn, can help to support relationships. Your decision-making skills will also be improved by the combined energies of the Moon and Uranus. Also, you will be enabled to recognise opportunities as they become available. You will most likely find that you are more willing to take risks and to speculate, especially when trying to take full advantage of an idea or new venture. Your ability to focus will help you to learn new things more easily.

Tuesday the 21st is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere due to the Sun being at its most northerly and highest point. This day marks the official start of summer. Conversely, in the Southern Hemisphere, this day is the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. Pagans refer to this time as Litha, one of the eight festivals of the Wheel of the Year. The rituals that are carried out include lighting bonfires on top of hills and some celebrants will jump over or through the fires in order to purify themselves.

On ‘hump day’ we will see another conjunction taking place, this time involving the Moon and Mars both occupying Aries. The combination of the energies of these two heavenly bodies leads to you feeling strong, brave and sexy. Coupled with these traits, you will realise that you are very able to take the initiative and to act with passion, resulting from the arousal of your emotions. It would be possible for you to harness these energies in the defence of your family and home. However, if you find yourself without a project or cause to work towards, you are very likely to feel irritable, bossy or just plain mean. This is a sign to you that the time has arrived for you to relax and calm down before it escalates into you losing your temper or act irrationally.

As we progress through the week, the next event to give attention to is the partnership of the Moon and Saturn forming a 60 degree formation called a sextile. This is a safe and soft co-operative sextile that has the potential to open up opportunities. The final decision regarding engaging with the opportunity is entirely your own but please be aware that opportunities are not always clearly opened for all to see. The Moon is the ruler of the home and family, along with emotions, feelings, sensitivities and moods; whereas Saturn is concerned with stability and responsibility. It could also be said that the Moon focuses on the mother and Saturn’s focus is on the father. The result of this sextile is the creation of a stable emotional state.

Friday promises to be very interesting with another conjunction occurring from both the Moon and Uranus being located in the sign of Taurus. It is very likely that you will suddenly get an insight about a significant meaning of your life, probably stemming from an experience that acts like a trigger. Don’t try to look for a rational reason for what is happening but, if you choose to follow the revelation, you will realise that you will be able to listen to it and work with it, you will be able to realise a freedom from an old but restrictive mode of behaviour. All of this adds up to giving you a chance to plan some invigorating activities that awaken your passion. At this time, you would certainly benefit from being as inventive and creative as possible. You may disregard your normal reticence about speaking out loud about what you consider to be a fanciful idea but your subconscious is more highly charged than usual and this will push you to step outside your normal boundaries.

On Saturday we see the formation of a sextile between the Moon and Neptune bringing a sense of compassion and understanding to those who are sensitive to these energies. It is also probable that you will come to appreciate that music has the ability to heal, relax and uplift the soul. Another aspect to be aware of is the need to withdraw into a world of imagination as this will give you the freedom to reconnect with your inner being and to achieve deep levels of relaxation that will allow strong and sudden insights to break into your awareness. Try hard not to suppress these insights as they are manifesting to help guide you on your spiritual journey.

At the close of the week the Moon and Venus both reside in the sign of Gemini that will bring peace and harmony to your life. Your caring, loving and feelings will be the most dominant. This would be an excellent time for relaxing with friends and loved ones in whatever way suits you – listening to music, partying, group meditation. You will most likely be more sensitive to different energies around you at this time but it is probable that you will attract love and affection than hatred or anger under the influence of this conjunction. To be fair, you generally have a good eye for a bargain but during this period, you will be subjected to impulse buying, rather than your more general logical approach. This means it would be a good time to shop for items that will contribute to your feelings of wellbeing, such as shoes, fashion, cosmetics and jewellery; anything that helps you to feel pampered.