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July 2022 Horoscopes: Transitions at Home and in Social Life

Read our horoscopes to discover what the stars and the tarot cards have in store for your sign this July.

Hello dear ones,

Sorry for the wait on this month's horoscopes! I moved to a new house this weekend. And boy howdy did that transition take a lot of time and energy. So. Many. Stairs. OMG.

But I hope you’ll forgive my lateness because better late than never right?

In any case July is here and it’s full of transitions for everyone, so hold on tight.

There’s a certain tension in the air during this time of year, due to conflicting Cancer and Leo energies. We may feel torn between hibernating, home making, and emerging from our shells this month. The key is balance and listening to yourself. You might not want to go to that big pool party, but you might enjoy having some friends over for iced tea and a showing of Lilo and Stitch.

On July 5th, chatty Mercury enters protective Cancer causing you to pause and assess situations for emotional safety before speaking your mind.

Also on July 5th, we have a big energy shift occur in our lives when motivated Mars exists impulsive Aries and moves into committed Taurus. Mars in earthy Taurus causes the pace of life to slow down for a while and gives you time to take a more deliberate, laid back and sensory approach to life.

The Capricorn full moon on July 13th has us manifesting and embracing our adulting power and our ability to achieve. Capricorn is a very career and achievement oriented sign, making the full moon a great time to set career goals and ask for what you want from yourself.
Venus enters Cancer on the 17th bringing tenderness to our feelings and an increase in protective feelings when it comes to our homes and loved ones.

Then Mercury moves into creative Leo on the 19th, increasing confidence and making you more assertive and direct in your communications.

Leo season begins July 22nd when the sun moves into the sign of leadership and public appearance, making it a great time to reignite your confidence and trust in yourself and honor your talents.

The new moon in Leo on July 28th will bring an opportunity to set new intentions around your life trajectory and expand your horizons to new awesome possibilities.

Things are getting a bit shaken up on July 31st! Time to think outside the box as rebellious and revolutionary Uranus aligns with the North Node of Destiny, pushing us to lean into individuality, be free, and independent. Don’t be surprised if certain plots in your life seem to reach a cliffhanger around this time.

Also keep in mind that 2022 is a “6” year in numerology. Meaning this is the year of aligning ourselves to find balance, home, health, karma, love, success, and service. A “6” year has the energy of instilling discipline, boundaries, and humanitarianism

What’s in retrograde this month:

Jupiter goes retrograde in Aries on July 28th. Take calculated risks.

Saturn is retrograde in Aquarius until late October causing culture conflicts and making you rethink, rework, and revise our long term commitments and goals. Saturn is the planet of ego, karma, justice and career. Those who are seeking to balance the world’s karmic scales and socially progressive ideals like gender equality, LGBTQ+ acceptance, healthcare reform, and education reform will continue to be challenged by old guard ideals of religious zealously, infatuation with tradition and political fanaticism during this transit.

Pluto is still retrograde in Capricorn until October 28th, activating our karma around money, ambition, power, boundaries, limits, and abuse of power on a global scale and leading to the new generations' societal disillusionment.

Neptune is retrograde in Pisces. Meaning Neptune will have humanity reflecting on our hopes, dreams, ideals, and aspirations on a global level until December 3rd. Fortunately, unlike some planets (cough, I’m looking at you Mercury, cough) in retrograde Neptune has a certain subtlety to it, especially while in its home sign of Pisces. It is a time when the state of your inner world is revealed to you. This will be a deeply introspective time that lends itself to globally shifting spiritual ideologies, deepening intuition, dream manifestation, dissolving, and immersion in our thoughts and feelings.

Neptune RX advice:

Do: Connect with your spirit and embrace the positive energies that surround you.

Don’t: Disassociate until you don’t know what’s real. Run away. Fall into nostalgia traps.

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Crystal of the Month

Carnelian is the gem to have on hand this month.

Carnelian spheres and polished stones enjoy the company of plants at Starseed Curiosities & Gifts in The Dalles, OR. Photo Credit: Amanda Polehn.

Carnelian is a stabilizing crystal that helps you manifest happiness and success.

This crystal is associated with the planet Mars, the number 5, the root chakra, sacral chakra, and the zodiac signs Taurus, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.

Carnelian is associated with the element of fire, and in true fire form, it helps to stoke the fires of creativity by restoring your energy, vitality, and motivation. It is a crystal that can be worn to give yourself courage, boost your self-esteem, remind you to make positive life choices and to choose action over apathy. It’s a good stone to have in your pocket when you’re planning to be social, as it lends itself to emotional warmth and harmony.

Overall, it’s the perfect gemstone to support the energies of this month.

Crystal of the month is brought to you by Starseed Curiosities & Gifts an ethically sourced crystal and gift shop for the spiritual, witchy, and curious in downtown The Dalles, OR.

Astrology is a Tool for Self Reflection

Astrology is a tool we can use to take the temperature of the world and reflect on how we might respond to what’s happening both internally and externally in the world. It helps us pay attention to our physical and emotional states and opens us up to new ways of navigating our thoughts and actions.

Everything written here is meant to be used as a tool of reflection and self-awareness and not as a hard prediction of the future. The stars and planets do a lot of talking, but ultimately we each must decide our own path in life.

Don’t know your moon or venus sign? Find out here.

Astrological Themes of 2022

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Aries (March 21 - April 19)

Blessed Aries,

This is a money month for you.

When Mercury and Mars align on the 5th it will be a good time to make a budget you can stick to.

Your ruling planet Mars moves out of your sign and into materialistic Taurus on July 5th, causing heightening your desire to engage in a little retail therapy. Treat yourself to something you really want if that’s what you need. But keep an eye on your bank account and conserve your resources if you can. Your ruling sign being in Taurus may make July feel like it goes by a bit slowly.

The month starts off with the sun in homebody Cancer, but picks up a bit with the full moon in Capricorn brings a breakthrough and a revelation. Once Leo season begins on the 22nd, you’ll be feeling fiercely fire.

Leo season coincides with a new moon in Leo making it a great time for setting intentions for romance. But new romances might be rocky during the second half of the month as communication becomes more direct and a little less nuanced.

Know that the mother goddess and Queen Juno, is in Pisces, supporting you in openly expressing adoration and love until 2023. Also know that she will force you to face your delusions and learn the difference between dreams, illusions, projections, and reality.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The King of Wands from the Tarot of the Cat People by Karen Kuykendall. Photo Credit: Mary Ann Caputolan

Knight of Wands

Aries, this moonth you are encouraged to do your best to think before you leap! The energy of this card suggests expanding through the mental body and really weighing your values and what is important to your future self in all of your decisions this month. This is not the time to be impulsive but rather to use your mental acuity alongside your voracious appetite.

Wyld Lee of Wyld Fempyre offers personal medicine sessions, group coaching programs and intimate Rebirth Initiations here in the Gorge. She also reads Tarot every second Friday at Moon Mountain Highway in Bingen. There are spaces available for July 8- you can schedule your session HERE.

Aries 2022 Overview

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Sensational Taurus,

You’re headed for some major character development this month.

It’s time to shake free of your shackles, dance and take a step in a new direction.. Embrace endings so that you can make space in your life for something new.

The Sun in Leo and Mars in your sign are upping your energy this month, allowing you to take a leap of faith and hit the ground running. It’s time to dust off the hobbies, goals, and projects you put down while you’ve been dealing with an interpersonal conflict that’s gone on since the Taurus-Scoripo eclipses.

When Mars enters your sign on the 5th you’ll finally have the energy you’ve been looking for to cathartically confront and release an interpersonal conflict you’ve been dealing with since the Taurus-Scorpio eclipses began. Know that this may be a long process but that you should be through it and arrive at a complete resolution by the time mid-August rolls around. Sure, it might not be easy for you to give up on something you’ve invested so much time and energy into but instead of being stubborn about that, why not be stubborn about knowing your own worth and what you need. Lean into treating yourself to your favorite boba tea.

That’s right, what I’m saying is if you’ve already tried everything and the same power and energy imbalances are still present in your relationship it’s way past time to BREAK UP WITH THEM FOR GOOD. You deserve to be supported in pursuing your dreams.

During the Leo full moon on the 13th it will be time to book your next vacation, move to a new house, or take on a new spiritual study.

Your ruling planet Venus moves out of your sign and into protective Cancer on the 17th, causing you to lean into caring for your home, gardening, and inviting others to come hang out in your space. Use the Leo new moon on the 22nd to set intentions for your home, family and privacy.

Uranus aligned in the North Node of Destiny on the 30th will likely be a cliffhanger. Hold on, even if it’s just by your fingertips. Even if you don’t know what’s next for you yet, the answers will come. Use your bull-ish self-discipline and love for routine to create stability for yourself in the face of uncertainty.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Fool

Dear Taurus… unlike your neighbor Aries, this moonth you are invited heartily into taking the next big leap! This is the moonth for you to really go for it. Step outside of your comfort zone and challenge yourself to follow what feels most exciting. You will be so glad you did!

Taurus 2022 Overview

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

Charismatic Gemini,

Your ruling planet, communicative Mercury, is finally moving at full speed again, giving you increased energy, improving your mental processes, and upping your strategy game. It’s time to make some strategic moves.

During the full moon in Capricorn on the 13th it will be time to release your fears around debts and losses and embrace the space they’ve made in your life for new sources of income to flow in.

Mercury moves into Cancer on the 5th bringing with it a longing for security, an increased protectiveness of the way you express your most vulnerable parts, and increased strategy implementation around money.

Then Mercury moves into Leo on the 19th, unleashing your social nature and your creativity from its bonds. Communications become direct and streamlined during this time as you are set free from self-doubt. Leo season begins on the 22nd making it time to move on your feelings. Your relationships have been on a fast-track for greatness but this month and this new confidence in yourself makes it a great time to slow things down and mull over your next steps. If it’s a new romance you’re in then it might be time to communicate about whether you are ready to take next steps of committment or move to greener pastures.

The new moon in Leo on the 28th will be a great time to lean into your new-found confidence to clarify your boundaries.

Gemini 2022 Overview

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Queen of Pentacles

This moonth is inviting Gemini into the luxury of feeling grounded. This is not a moonth to be extravagant but rather to find the wealth and abundance of gratitude for what you already have. Invest in adoring what you have created and enjoy it to the fullest. This is not a moonth of expansion for you but rather one of simple pleasures.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

Happy Birthday Powerful Cancer!

This month you’re leaning into confidence thanks to the Sun, Mercury, and Venus in your sign this month. Know that your sensitivity is a super power and that you are awesome regardless of what other people think.

The full moon in Capricorn on the 13th is a good time to use that confidence to chart the next phase of your career, relationships and partnerships. Are you ready to commit or is it time to split? Take careful note of your partner’s energy. Are they matching you? If not, check in with yourself and ask if you are doing that thing where you give more than you have to give and then resent the people you love for not giving that energy back? Ask for what you need.

Venus moves into your sign on the 17th, boosting your inner glow and getting you noticed by potential suitors.

The new moon in Leo on the 28th and Uranus in Taurus meeting up with the North Node of Destiny on the 31st bring an end to friendships and habits that no longer serve you. Let go of interpersonal conflicts that can’t be resolved and free yourself by realizing that you are worthy of walking your own path exactly the way you want to walk it. It’s also probably a good idea to work on your bank accounts and get your financial plans in order.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Ace of Pentacles

Happy birthday Cancer! This moonth is a brand new cycle for you… one in which sustainable abundance should be the focus! This card suggests an opportunity to take what you have already created and bring it to the next level of expansion. Whatever you are focusing on, this is the moonth to double down and give it your fullest attention. You have a lot of luck on your side!

Cancer 2022 Overview

Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Happy Birthday Radiant Leo!

This month you are torn between a desire to relax and rejuvenate and move forward with your goals. Mars moves into Taurus on the 5th, slowing down the pace of your public life, this coupled with the Sun in Cancer until the 22nd has you feeling a bit impatient for your season to start so you can finally make the leaps and bounds you want to in regards to your reputation, career, and social life.

The full moon in ambitious Capricorn on the 13th only exacerbates this conflict. You may simultaneously feel too busy and not busy enough. Career is a big theme of this month for you. This tension however, can be a great teacher and can help you evaluate what it is you really value in terms of personal development, self-discipline, your health, fitness, and your career. Instead of being bored during this time, use it to let go of uninspiring habits.

On the 17th, Venus moves into Cancer, making it a good time to do something romantic. Go on a weekend vacation with your lover now and it may help ease tensions that may arise later in the month.

Once Leo season begins on the 22nd, the pace of life will keep picking up for you until fall. So use the new moon in your sign on the 28th to set new intentions about your self-image, who you want to be, and your self care routines to prevent burn out.

On the 31st Uranus in Taurus lines up with the North Node of Destiny unveiling a new direction for businesses and brands. Expect the unexpected.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Strength

Happy Birthday Dear Leo! This card is a reminder as you wait for your time to shine later on this summer that for now it is time to focus on balance and flexibility. Those of your sign can tend to go so big that they don’t notice the signs of burn out until it is too late. This card is a gentle reminder that true strength is actually sustainable vitality. Make sure you provide yourself adequate rest so that you are able to be vital for the long-haul!

Leo 2022 Overview

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Analytic Virgo,

You’ve been feeling a bit frozen in time recently, anxiety and overthinking have kept you from moving forward. Instead of stressing about where you’re at in life right now, try to recognize the gift of knowing what you don’t want and you’ll start to recognize that the freeze was a necessary part of your self-protective process in moving forward. When your ruling planet Mercury enters Cancer on the 5th, you’ll be ready to communicate openly with the people who know how to hold space for you.

The full moon in earthy Capricorn on the 13th will be a good chance to reconnect in your relationships. Expect breakthroughs in dating, sex, creativity, and And by the 16th, when Mercury aligns with the Sun, you’ll be ready to identify the individuals you want to include on your team moving forward. The sun in Leo, and Jupiter and Venus placements this month mean opportunities to make money come from your friends and your social network this month. So you might even be open to expanding your circle to welcome friends, acquaintances, and like minded individuals into a new business venture.

Once Leo season begins on the 22nd you’ll be entering into a time of rest before your birthday and personal new year begin. So make sure to connect and communicate with your chosen team before you fall off the map for a bit. During the new moon in Leo on the 28th, take the time you need to get in touch with you, reflect on the year past, and set intentions to rest before the year ahead.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Sun

This month is an auspicious one for you sweet Virgo! This card suggests that this moonth is an excellent time for you to get out and socialize. Take the time to be seen, to be visible and to surround yourself with people who truly respect and honor you as you are. You will not regret this! And if you happen to be searching for a romance this just might be the moonth you find it.

Virgo 2022 Overview

Libra (September 23 - October 22)

Justice-minded Libra,

You are out front and center this month. Step out of your comfort zone.

July 5th will be a good time to ask for a raise, raise your prices, and in all other ways make sure you’re getting what you need from your work. The Sun, Mercury, and your ruling planet Venus are teaming up this month to bring you an influx of leadership, career, and public image opportunities this month. This tidal wave of power can be a lot to handle. So keep your communications simple, refined, and efficient.Remember to breathe and to show appreciation for those that support you and celebrate your success.

The full moon in Capricorn on the 13th stirs up an interpersonal conflict and family drama this month. Responsibility may feel like a double edged sword, but it is also an important balancing factor that keeps power dynamics healthy. While you might resent it sometimes, know that you can also be grateful to responsibilities for how they keep you honest and true to your values. Some are coming to an end this month, but you’re not starting from scratch, build on your known desires. Set clear boundaries and take control by saying “no” to that which doesn’t sit well with you.

When Leo season begins on the 22nd, an increase of activity in your public sphere or socializing and networking will help distract you from more painful personal issues. The new moon in Leo on the 28th will be a good time to set intentions on who you are attracting into your personal social life and business circles. When Uranus in Taurus meets up with the North Node of Destiny on the 31st you’ll be reaping the rewards of your hard work this month.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Ace of Pentacles

This moonth represents a new cycle of security and growth for you sweet Libra! This card always reminds us to take stock of what we already have supporting us and to give lots of attention to all the ways in which our life is working well and happening for us. This is a positive time in which you can really ground down and begin to create even more success for yourself.

Libra 2022 Overview

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Strong Scorpio,

This month you're living a choose-your-own-adventure book. There’s a lot of planetary activity that may push you to escape old patterns, or cause you to fall back into it. It all depends on how plotlines that arose around the Scorpio-Taurus eclipse season have unfolded for you.

Your ruling planet Mars moves into committed but bull-headed Taurus on the 5th causing some overthinking and passive aggression to surface in your relationships. Are you giving more than you can give and then building up resentments when your own goals feel neglected? Ask for what you need and know that not getting what you need is a good enough reason to walk away from people, habits, and places that no longer serve you. The full moon in Capricorn on the 13th is a great chance to reconnect with people you trust to advise you on relationships and business. It might even be a good time to start talking about opening up a new business with a bestie.

You could let all the relationship tension of this month build into a big showdown on the 31st when Uranus in Taurus meets up with the North Node of Destiny…or you could opt out of the drama and focus on honest communication, and have some major breakthroughs in your identity this month, it’s really up to you.

Mercury and Venus are in your travel, education, and spirituality house this month. So there is a potential to have some serious breakthroughs in friendships and travel. Leo Season on the 22nd followed by the new moon in Leo on the 28th reignites your creative fire and reminds you of what you want for your social life, public image and career.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Knight of Swords

Dearest Scorpio- it is time to take action and make a choice you’ve been avoiding. You’ve got the energy this moonth to accomplish your goals… no more wallowing or questioning yourself. Trust your gut, cut the ties that bind and leap forward into your future!

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Freedom loving Sagittarius,

This month is full of the sex, dates, entertaining, and social activity you’ve been working on manifesting into your life. That’s a lot of exciting activity! The full moon in achievement focused Capricorn on the 13th manifests money and resources for you. It’s a good time to set intentions about striking a balance between spontaneous fun and structured routine to make sure you stay grounded. A new romance is starting to turn into a regular touchpoint in your life so it will be good to get a few things straight now while you’ve got the chance.

Venus enters your house of shared resources on the 17th. Unexpected financial gifts may come your way!

Your ruling planet Jupiter goes retrograde in Aries on the 28th, bringing a time of reflection on the big picture of how you connect with others, and how your relationships at home and at work. Are you feeding them or are you being fed? It has to be both for it to be sustainable.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Page of Wands

Curious Sag- this moonth Is an invitation to follow what fascinates you. What have you been interested in lately? Is it time to renew a previous hobby? Or are you finding yourself drawn to a different type of creative expression? This card suggests your mind could use some stimulation and you could use some activities that are outside the norm.

Sagittarius 2022 Overview

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)

Ambitious Capricorn,

There are lots of opportunities for breakthroughs in romance and finances this month!

This month the Sun, Mercury and Venus are hanging out in your house of shared resources this month, meaning once-new romances might be getting a bit more serious or solidified. If you’ve been seeing someone it could be that you’re taking the leap to move in together, or opening a joint bank account this month.

The full moon in your sign on the 13th is a good time to check in with your finances, business and anyone else you might be sharing finances with. It’s a good time to assess whether you’re better off with or without having shared resources. Make sure your needs are being met. If they aren’t, being transparent about it is the best option.

Your ruling planet, sky-God Jupiter, is slowing down this month before it finally goes retrograde in Aries on the 28th, causing you to turn inward and reflect on the big picture in regards to your partnerships, friendships, and relationships. Patterns will surface. What’s worked for you and what hasn’t will become clear and help you figure out what you do and don’t want in your relationship dynamics.

The new moon in Leo co-occurs on the 28th as well, making it a good time to set intentions for your public image, travel, study, and spirituality. Making it a good time to take a vacation getaway with a lover or a friend.

When Uranus in Taurus lines up with the North Node of Destiny this month you may find yourself at a climatic point in plotlines that have been unfolding for you around work.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Empress

Capricorn! The Empress invites you to begin a relationship with softness and to recognize how powerful being soft and receptive can be. Your usual MO tends to be linear, straightforward and pretty goal oriented. I wonder what might happen this month if instead you let yourself lead with a bit more magnetism? Can you soften your calendar? Create some spaciousness without an agenda? I challenge you to allow a bit of a mystery to guide your life this month and see what happens!

Capricorn 2022 Overview

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Avant-garde Aquarius,

You’re the trend-setter and vibe maker of the zodiac. You go your own way and the world is better for it.

When Mars enters committed Taurus on the 5th, shining a light on your home life, it will be time to pick your path, commit to a routine, and attune to your needs. You’ll be busy tending to the daily grind during this time. But the Capricorn full moon on the 13th will be the perfect time for you to take a step back and set an intention to schedule in regular self-care, phone-free relaxation time for yourself.

You’ll also have a chance to make a little extra money to support your new self care routine this month when Mercury and Jupiter meet up on the 23rd. Someone you know may bring you an offer you can’t refuse. In the meantime, there are plenty of opportunities for making some extra money through online sales or yard sales this month.

During Leo season your focus shifts to your relationships. Being rested and well resourced will help you to prioritize others' needs during this time of year. The new moon in Leo on the 28th will be a good time to set intentions to connect more deeply with others. You deserve to be witnessed.

When rebellious Uranus meets up with the North Node of Destiny on the 31st you’ll be craving some freedom. If you don't get joy or a return on investment from your responsibilities then you’ll be inclined to let them go. This is a good time to assess your path and make sure it still fits what you want. If you don’t love it, leave it and fill the empty space with something you value.

Note: Your ruling planet, the disruptive sky-God, Uranus is investigating change and reform to our individual freedoms and our world economy, in the sign of Taurus until 2025.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Star from the Tarot of the Cat People by Karen Kuykendall. Photo Credit: Mary Ann Caputolan

The Star
Bright promises and inspiration for you this moonth Aquarius! This is such a lovely card and bodes very well for all of your endeavors this month. Take full advantage and truly trust that if you have an inspiration it is meant to be followed. Give yourself every opportunity to create what you desire this moonth. The stars are in your favor.

Aquarius 2022 Overview

Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Magic Pisces,

You’re enjoying yourself this month thanks to the stellium forming in your fellow water sign Cancer. Your work, friendships, sex life and networking sectors are all being lit up by this intensifying transit. You’ll be experiencing so many opportunities for pleasure, romance, and daydreaming that you may discover you are toeing a fine line between fantasy and reality. Mercury is in Cancer from the 5th-19th, bringing an attentive and romantic lover into the equation.

The full moon in Capricorn on the 13th helps you focus on connection and celebrate a group project you’ve been working on since January. Celebrate your achievement in community and set intentions to manifest social breakthroughs. Gratitude turns what you have into enough.

When Leo season begins on the 22nd your focus shifts to health, routine, and work. A week later, on the 28th the new moon rises in Leo and Jupiter goes retrograde on the 28th ushering in time for reflection and intention setting in regards to your long-term goals. What do you need? You’ve been enjoying improved finances since March’s Jupiter transit through Aries, but now things are slowing down. Spend some time balancing the financial books this month.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Four of Cups

Deep Pisces… this moonth offers you a space to process your feelings and clear the channel so new ideas can flow through. Grief is gratitude and you have so so much to be grateful for! Focus on simple pleasures this moonth, make efforts to be in a supportive community and treat yourself with kindness…this period will pass soon.

Pisces 2022 Overview

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June 2022 Horoscopes: communicating and adjusting to the new normal

We’re still figuring out how to express and communicate our new normal, following the eclipses and Mercury RX madness, so there’s bound to be some growing pains. Still, it’s good to be on the other side of the cosmic storm for a bit. This month we’re tidying up loose ends, finding resolutions, integrating our new identities and getting used to our new normal. Read our horoscopes to find out what the stars and the tarot cards have in store for your sign this month.

Hello dear ones,

Let’s talk about the good news first: We’ve survived the Taurus and Scorpio eclipses and Mercury retrograde is set to end June 2nd!

Mercury’s torturous backstroke finally end, making the second half of Gemini season (which runs from May 21st to June 21st) much more bearable.

That’s right, the miscommunications, reflections on historical traumas, slipping back into old habits and mindsets, misdelivered packages, flat tires, and 2AM ‘You Up?’ texts are finally coming to an end and our social adaptability finally has a chance to shine.

This retrograde really pushed us outside of our comfort zones and pushed us to rethink, review and revise our lives.

On the 2nd Mercury enters retroshade (the post retrograde shadow period) until June 18th. Retroshade is a time finding resolution on any leftover baggage you’re carrying around following the retrograde. Mid-way through retroshade, Mercury enters its home base of Gemini. Take a leaf out of Gemini’s book and wrap up loose ends by talking it out. You’ve got the wit, clarity, and communication skills to do it.

On the 18th, Mercury goes direct and our focus shifts from looking back to looking forward again.

Okay, now for the bad news.

This year has four retrogrades instead of the usual three so instead of having one retrograde left to deal with this year…you’ve got two left…yikes.

But hang in there my friend, after all, you’re halfway there.

You’ve come across a break in the waves, so enjoy the sea air and enjoy it before the next big one rolls around.

About the upcoming mercury retrogrades:

Fall Mercury Retrograde

When: September 9th - October 2nd in Libra and VirgoThis retrograde will push us to balance our lives and our communications.

Winter Mercury Retrograde

When: December 29th - January 18th, 2023 in Capricorn

This retrograde will make us take a look at the big picture.

While we’ve got a while before the next Mercury RX, there are other retrogrades happening this month that will impact us on a less personal and more global level.

Saturn retrograde in Aquarius begins June 4th, and continues until late October causing culture conflicts and making us rethink, rework, and revise our long term commitments and goals. Saturn is the planet of ego, karma, justice and career. Those who are seeking to balance the world’s karmic scales and socially progressive ideals like gender equality, LGBTQ+ acceptance, healthcare reform, and education reform will continue to be challenged by old guard ideals of religious zealously, infatuation with tradition and political fanaticism during this transit.

Also, Pluto is still retrograde in Capricorn until October 28th, activating our karma around money, ambition, power, boundaries, limits, and abuse of power on a global scale and leading to the new generations' societal disillusionment.

On June 28th, Neptune begins its retrograde in Pisces. Meaning Neptune will have us reflecting on our hopes, dreams, ideals, and aspirations on a global level until December 3rd. Fortunately, unlike some planets (cough, I’m looking at you Mercury, cough) in retrograde Neptune has a certain subtlety to it, especially while in its home sign of Pisces. It is a time when the state of your inner world is revealed to you. This will be a deeply introspective time that lends itself to globally shifting spiritual ideologies, deepening intuition, dream manifestation, dissolving, and immersion in our thoughts and feelings.

Neptune RX advice:

Do: Connect with your spirit and embrace the positive energies that surround you.
Don’t: Disassociate until you don’t know what’s real. Run away. Fall into nostalgia traps.

Do you know the 3 R’s of surviving retrograde? Remember, Reflect, and Reframe (or Revise).

Okay now let’s get back to the good stuff:

The full moon in Sagittarius on June 14th has us trusting our gut.

Mars and Venus are in their home signs this month creating a balance of masculine and feminine energies that support us in recentering ourselves as the star of our story and our own best source of love and care.

Luckily for us, nonbinary Jupiter and masculine Mars are happily frolicking in Aries all month long, making you your own hero, and setting us all firmly at the head of the table in a position of power over our personal lives and boundaries.

Also supporting us this month is feminine Venus, which is cozily luxuriating in Taurus until June 22nd. Venus spends this time reminding us of what actually matters in life, and brings in softness, intuition, stability, beauty, and self love.

Other important Venus dates this month:

Venus meets Uranus on the 11th, bringing change.
Venus meets the moon in the north node, on the 15th elevating our consciousness.

Mars & Venus Do’s and Don’ts

Do: Lean into this energy by learning how to use your love language to show love to yourself. (For example: perform acts of service for yourself, buy yourself gifts, spend quality time with yourself, or provide yourself with affirming touch.)

Don’t: Jealously guard that which you value (whether that’s the last bite of cake, jewels, lovers, books, their thoughts, or their feelings) until you forget how good trust and generosity can feel. (Practice balancing self care with sharing and caring.)

The summer solstice hits June 21st, just as the Sun moves into Cancer, heightening our energy and our emotional endurance.

Following the solstice, Venus moves into Gemini on the 22nd reminding us of our communication values, lessening our possessiveness, inviting us out into the sunshine to visit our friends, and opening us up to expressing new sides of ourselves through conversation and storytelling.

Cancer energy intensifies during the new moon in Cancer on the 29th, awakening your passionate emotions. Master yourself. Move forward towards your ambitions. Commit to a new path that is in line with your values and your beliefs.

Crystal of the Month

Moonstones and Pearls are the gems to have on hand this month.

Moonstones and pearls are both lucky gems that can help you make the most of the Gemini and Cancer season, the Neptune retrograde…and calm hotheadness brought on by Mars and Jupiter in Aries.

According to mythology moonstones are made of solidified moonbeams and have many healing properties and spiritual uses. The moonstone is a watery lunar stone associated with femininity, fertility, the crown chakra, Gemini and Cancer.

Its receptive energies make it a great stone for strengthening mental clarity and psychic abilities, dreamwork, enhancing intuition, lunar magic, and calling in calming energies. Place moonstone in your garden to attract water. Meditate with moonstone to gain greater self awareness. Or keep it on your person to attract love and heal relationships.

There are many kinds of moonstone, each of which offers a slightly different energy to the holder, allowing them to fine tune their vibration. Common types of moonstone include: white, peach, rainbow, green, black and blue flash moonstone.

Pearls also come in many colors and shapes. Pearls are lunar gems associated with the third eye chakra, Gemini, Cancer, inner wisdom, the sea of dreams, psychic abilities, stress reduction, loyalty, cooling properties, calming energy, purity, integrity, and protection for women and children during pregnancy.

Pictured: Pearl earrings available at Starseed Curiosties & Gifts. Wear pearl earrings to connect to your inner goddess, protect and heal the womb, calm your anxieties, and open up to your intuition. Photo credit: Cole Goodwin

Astrology is a Tool for Self Reflection

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Astrological Themes of 2022

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Aries (March 21 - April 19)

Fun loving Aries,

Last month was f*cking a lot to deal with.

But it also brought unexpected luck and gifts.

This month, nobinary Jupiter and your patron God masculine Mars continue to bring you good fortune and confidence as they enjoy their parent-child bonding tandem bicycle ride through your sign. During this time you honor your own sovereignty most highly. Meanwhile the fiery full moon in Sagittarius on the 14th gives you a boost in motivation.

When the summer solstice hits and Cancer season begins on the 21st you’ll be reminded of your inner stability and emotional rootedness. Become your own hero. Plant your fields. Balance yourself this month and reap the rewards of your valor.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

King of Swords

This moonth you are invited to learn about boundaries and how to make them both with others and yourself. Can you create a healthy discipline that actually serves you in the long run?

Wyld Lee of Wyld Fempyre offers truth transmissions and medicine sessions here in the Gorge! Please visit her at www.wyldfempyre.com for more info!

Also public readings are available this moonth on June 3 at MoonMountain Highway in Bingen! Schedule online or walk-ins available if there is space.

Aries 2022 Overview

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Sturdy Taurus,

Whoa, last months eclipses f*cking sucked didn’t they? But they also shifted something fundamental in your identity.

You’re not sweating the small stuff anymore, and for what feels like the first time in ages, you’re honoring your boundaries putting your needs first. Your patron Goddess Venus is home in your sign all month, making you realize that you instinctively know how to give yourself love and care.

Also supporting you is the end of Mercury RX on the 2nd, which may help you overcome a cycle of overthinking about what next steps to take in your career. Honor the changes that have taken place and give them form. Write a poem, sing, make music, draw or paint. It’s time to authentically express, vocalize, and sculpt your beautiful new reality.

On June 11th, Venus meets up with her father Uranus to manifest change in your life. Then the fiery sun moves into watery Cancer on the 21st activating your emotions. Then Neptune, god of the sea goes retrograde June 28th, helping you hone your intuition.

A note for Taurus: You are full of more subtleties than you may realize. You are a fixed earth sign, ruled by the watery goddess of love, who in turn was the daughter of both the sea and sky god Uranus. As a result you are an earth sign that embodies many subtle qualities associated with earth, water, and air. These subtleties are part of the reason you as a Taurus can embody such sensuality, creativity, empathy, and intuition. Embrace your subtly.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Blank Card from the Tarot of the Cat People by Karen Kuykendall. Photo Credit: Mary Ann Caputolan

Blank card
This moonth is all about Great Mystery- letting yourself get comfortable with the unknown. Can you allow your body to guide you without knowing the destination? You are invited to trust yourself this moonth!

Wyld Lee of Wyld Fempyre offers truth transmissions and medicine sessions here in the Gorge! Please visit her at www.wyldfempyre.com for more info!

Also public readings are available this moonth on June 3 at MoonMountain Highway in Bingen! Schedule online or walk-ins available if there is space.

Taurus 2022 Overview

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

Happy Birthday multifaceted Gemini!

Last month fate threw rogue waves in your direction to test you.This month you’re the Captain of your own ship.

Do you know the origin story of your sign Gemini?

Gemini is the result of twins that were born of two fathers. mortal King and the Greek God Zeus. The heroic Castor and Pollux the brother’s of Helen of Troy, and expert horseman and Argonauts. They navigated the seas by the stars. It was said Posiden favored the twins and gave them control of the wind and the waves. However while the two were inseparable, only Pollux was immortal and eventually death befell his mortal twin. Not wishing to be separated from his beloved mortal twin by death, Pollux asked Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with Castor. Zeus obliged by transforming them both into the Gemini constellation.

On the 13th things start to pick up. Mercury, son of the sky-God Jupiter, will exit retroshade and you’ll be free to travel, speak your mind, and sail the open seas. Mercury is a messenger of the Gods, protector of travelers, God of commerce. Mercury was able to traverse between the spiritual and material world. When Mercury goes fully direct on the 13th it means it’s time to travel, socialize, make a deal, make some money, channel divine messages, and generate some good karma.

The full moon in your fiery ally Sagittarius the next night (June 14th) brings clarity to your heart, soul, and mind. Show gratitude to your shadow and your light by expressing yourself fully and honestly, regardless of who’s watching or what the consequences. Know that this is a vital step in advancing your karma and raising your spiritual vibration. It’s time to come clean and release the baggage of the past. Let go of the idea that things could be any other way. Embrace your reality so that you can move forward in decision making. Take charge of your destiny by following in Pollux’s footsteps and embracing the reality of your dual nature as a mortal and immortal being. The Neptune retrograde which begins June 28th, will support your spiritual and creative evolution.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Five of Wands

This moonth offers excitement, a sense of chaos and some mental stress if you let it sweet Gemini… Instead, you are invited to become aware of the stress and then actively work to unhook yourself from it. An excellent moonth to reactivate your meditation practice.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

Happy Birthday resilient Cancer!

Last month you experienced a taste of divine providence as Black Moon Lilith, which represents feminine power and self-worth, conjugated the Sun and Ceres in your sign, increasing your capacity to express nurturing and supportive energy.

This month Mercury exits retrograde on the 2nd and goes fully direct on June 13th and goes into retroshade, lessening overthinking, reclusivity, and allowing you to find resolutions related to your career. Once you have the resolution you’re looking for, celebrate with loved ones.

The very next day, your ruling planet, the moon waxes full in Sagittarius on June 14th. Hidden truths about your body, mind, and spirit surface like long lost treasure. Know that you instinctively know how to protect and nurture yourself. Hold yourself in love and kindness. Lilith is supporting you in this by helping you address your foundations until January 18th, 2023.

On the summer solstice (June 21st) the sun moves into your sign, activating your inner well of energy. As the weather warms, your patron Goddess Artemis urges you to find peace and spiritual protection in the natural world: get out into nature, go camping, try trail running, and bathe in the forest.

The new moon in your sign on the 29th brings forth a rebirth of emotive creative energies!

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Eight of Wands

A topsy turvy moonth mentally and energetically for you dear Cancer. You desire rest, yet life seems to have sped up! Give yourself a regular gift of solitude to help rebalance your mind.

Wyld Lee of Wyld Fempyre offers truth transmissions and medicine sessions here in the Gorge! Please visit her at www.wyldfempyre.com for more info!

Also public readings are available this moonth on June 3 at MoonMountain Highway in Bingen! Schedule online or walk-ins available if there is space.

Cancer 2022 Overview

Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Radiant Leo,

Last month was all about adjusting boundaries, and taking things one step at a time.

This month, Mercury retroshade (June 2nd) and the Saturn retrograde in your sister sign Aquarius, (June 4th) have you starting out the month reflecting on possible resolutions to imbalances in your relationships and your public persona/reputation. Need inspiration? Look to your patron God, Apollo, the light bringer. Apollo was known to give aid, ward off evil, prophesize the future, and offer fatherly protection to young ones, fugitives and refugees. What do you want to be known for?

Supporting you this month is nonbinary Jupiter and masculine Mars in your fellow fire sign Aries. Jupiter and Mars help you focus on taking the initiative, being the hero of your story, boosting your personal power, and holding your boundaries. Focus on the big picture of where you want to go and what you want to do, even if you’re not sure who will be joining you on your journey. Venus in Taurus (until June 22nd) helps to stabilize and ground you in your values throughout this process.

Dos: Public apologies, amends, closure, trust your gut, clear boundaries, sun salutations.
Don’ts: Pity party, thought spirals, overthinking.

On the 13th, Mercury finally goes direct clarifying the message you want to get across. Then, the very next day (June 14th) the full moon in Sagittarius pushes you to trust your gut when it comes to choosing your relationships, communicating your truth, and taking action in your career.

On the summer solstice, (June 21st) your ruling planet, the Sun moves out of the divine messenger, multifaceted Gemini and into Cancer, the protective and emotive ruler of the tides. For you, this shift of the sun into a moon-ruled sign means a lot of the action is happening in the inner realms of spirituality and emotions towards the end of the month and into the first half of July.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Queen of Pentacles

This moonth feels luxurious and delicious for you Leo! Let yourself bask in the attention you receive…and keep it grounded! Don’t let your ego get carried away…

Leo 2022 Overview

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Master processor Virgo,

Last month began with sudden shifts and analytical rumination.

Your ruling planet, the divine messenger Mercury, enters retroshade on June 2nd, giving you time to find resolutions related to any baggage that was dredged up by this past retrograde. Take the big picture approach to figuring out what you want during this time by letting loving Venus in Taurus ground you in your most deeply held values of justice, precision, kindness, and supportiveness.

Mercury finally goes direct on the 13th, and is followed by a full moon in truth seeking Sagittarius the very next night. This pairing will help you gain clarity, and trust your gut as a new phase in your career path begins to take shape.

Supporting you in this endeavor all month long is nonbinary Jupiter and masculine Mars in Aries, helping you center yourself as the hero of your story, boosting your personal power, initiative, and aiding you in holding your boundaries.

Cancer season arrives on the 21st, (the summer solstice) turning your attention to the ones you let see the softer and emotive sides of you. Then on the 22nd Venus moves into Gemini, opening up your throat chakra in your relationships and helping you to ask for exactly what you need from your relationships and express and manifest the community you want.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Page of Swords

This moonth is full of momentum for Virgo! You will feel a fire within to get things done and clear your to do list so you can have fun! Make sure to make those fun plans now even if the work isn’t done- because the work is never totally done.

Virgo 2022 Overview

Libra (September 23 - October 22)

Beautiful Libra,

Last month you started a new adventure but in a trash fire kind of way.
This month, you’re the fire, and anyone and everything in your way better watch out.

Nonbinary Jupiter and masculine Mars in Aries, support you all month being your own hero, holding your boundaries, and boosting your personal power and initiative. You are a force to be reckoned with in the realms of home and career this month. And while that’s always been the case…now you know it to be true and it makes all the difference.

Also supporting you is your ruling planet, the goddess Venus in Taurus, helping you ground in your values, sexuality and stabilizing you through your metamorphosis.

The scales really tip for you this month when Venus enters your fellow air sign Gemini on the 22nd and your days of pleasing people are over. Much like Gemini you’ve got two sides to you, and to be honest, you’ve been ignoring that for a while. Historically you’ve let the scales tip towards using your innate charm to secure your reputation, pretending you live always in the sun and denying your shadow. But your mindset is shifting, and putting on a smile when you feel like a frown now feels fake and insincere, enraging your other side and motivating it to take the stage. This other side is innately fair but doesn’t hold with fake displays of charm, humor, kindness or politeness. The new you recognizes that there is genius and efficiency to emotional honesty and cutting straight to the heart of things.

When the sun moves into Cancer, the protective and home oriented moon Goddess on the 21st your tactical advantage will be greatly improved. Finally, the new moon in Cancer on the 29th reinvigorates your creative power.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Ace of Cups

This moonth marks a new cycle for Librans where emotions are deepening and new realizations are coming to light with the Solstice. This is a time to truly listen to your inner voice and pause on major decisions until you truly know how you feel.

Libra 2022 Overview

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Eclipse season has passed and you are still standing. As the sign of power, death, and sex you a regenerative force to be reckoned with. Nonbinary Jupiter, and your ruling planet, masculine Mars are both in Aries this month supporting your focus on being your own hero, holding your boundaries, and boosting your personal power and initiative. Venus in your sister sign Taurus, also supports you to center and ground in your values, senses, and sexuality.

Saturn, Neptune and Pluto retrogrades will all also impact you as you move through the month. Make sure you’re taking care of your karma.

When Mercury exits retrograde and goes retroshade on the 2nd it will be time to find wrap up any loose ends that retrograde left for you to tidy up. Mercury finally goes direct on the 13th boosting your mental and verbal clarity. Trust yourself to know what you need when the moon waxes full in Sagittarius on the 14th, giving voice to deep truths and inner wisdom.

When Cancer season begins on the 21st, followed by the new moon in Cancer on the 29th, your wells of creativity will become geysers of inspiration and the universe begins opening portals to help you achieve your dreams. Don’t be afraid of the speed with which life seems to be moving forward. Time flies when you’re having fun and you can start totally anew, even be reborn entirely, if you dare.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Strength

This moonth invites in the dance of balance and flexibility for you deep Scorpio! Can you stay on your feet and move with what is, even if you don’t prefer it? Stay present and don’t fall into the depths… find your balance by remembering that everything changes.

Wyld Lee of Wyld Fempyre offers truth transmissions and medicine sessions here in the Gorge! Please visit her at www.wyldfempyre.com for more info!Also public readings are available this moonth on June 3 at MoonMountain Highway in Bingen! Schedule online or walk-ins available if there is space.

Scorpio 2022 Overview

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Prophetic Sagittarius,

Last month time seemed to speed up. June keeps up the pace but also periodically muddies the waters.

Supporting you this month are your nonbinary ruling planet Jupiter, and masculine Mars n your fellow fire sign, Aries. Jupiter and Mars are driving you to focus on your hero’s journey, holding your boundaries, and boosting your personal power, carnal creativity and initiative.

Mercury goes fully direct on the 13th giving you mental clarity and the moon waxes full in your sign on the 14th, reinvigorating your intuitive knowing of yourself and focusing your creative energies.

Venus in Taurus, also lends supportive feminine and somatic energies that help ground you in your values, senses, and sexuality before moving into the divine messenger, Gemini, on the 22nd, drawing your attention to your self expression, duality, and your lines of communication.

Sagittarius is the sign of prophecy, and seers, so when psychic Neptune goes retrograde (June 28th) it is bound to impact your dreams, spirituality, and farsightedness. If things seem murky, just view it as a great opportunity to explore, reframe, and revise.

When the sun moves into Cancer, the protective and home oriented moon Goddess on the 21st your home team advantage will be greatly improved. Finally, the new moon in Cancer on the 29th reinvigorates your creative power.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Ten of Pentacles from the Tarot of the Cat People by Karen Kuykendall. Photo Credit: Mary Ann Caputolan

Ten of Pentacles
This moonth is the ending of a cycle for you Sag. You have the opportunity to let go of old scarcity patterns that have kept you feeling unsuccessful or unfulfilled. This is an excellent time to begin a gratitude journal!

Sagittarius 2022 Overview

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)

Ambitious Capricorn,

Last month was full of thrills and this month you’re paying the bill.

Your ruling planet, the God of Agriculture, Saturn, founder of civilization, goes retrograde in Aquarius on June 4th, activating your desire to take a hard look at your karma, finances, your long term goals, and the social hierarchies and structures you participate in. Trust yourself to know what you need and want when the moon waxes full in Sagittarius on the 14th, giving voice to deep truths and inner wisdom that will help you achieve your goals.

On the 18th, the moon and Saturn conjunct in Aquarius adding a heavy weight to your emotions. Meanwhile the forbidden feminine, Black Moon Lilith is in Cancer helping you to connect with and express your rage. Just know that anger is also a gift: anger tells us when we have been treated unjustly and can help us protect ourselves by holding our boundaries. Things will likely feel worse than they really are during this time. So, honor your feelings, but also know, this too shall pass.

Nonbinary Jupiter and masculine Mars in Aries, support you all month being your own hero, holding your boundaries, and boosting your personal power and initiative.

Venus in your fellow earth sign Taurus, lends you supportive feminine energies ground you in your values, senses, and sexuality before moving into the divine messenger, Gemini, on the 22nd, drawing your attention to your self expression, duality, and your lines of communication.

Then the fiery sun moves into watery Cancer on the 21st activating your emotions, your protective instinct, and shifting your focus to the home. When Neptune, god of the sea goes retrograde June 28th, the sea of dreams becomes murky indeed. Just keep swimming, the Cancer new moon on the 29th will bring a creative rebirth.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Tower from the Tarot of the Cat People by Karen Kuykendall. Photo Credit: Mary Ann Caputolan

The Tower
This moonth is a transformational time for Capricorns. As we enter summer, the best laid plans may shift unexpectedly. It may feel messy and agitating… that’s ok! Use this time to locate the ways you are rigid in your mind and routines and see if there is space for more flow!

Capricorn 2022 Overview

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Avant-garde Aquarius,,

You’ve been on a journey of self-evolution, but honestly, you’re starting to get burned out. Burn out can be detrimental to achieving the clarity you need to accomplish your goals. So, this month the stars are transforming the trail you’ve been blazing into a meandering maze of switch backs as you reflect on how far you’ve come and reassess where you're headed.

Nonbinary Jupiter and masculine Mars in Aries, support you in this by encouraging you to be your own hero and hold your boundaries.

Also lighting the load this month is Mercury, which exits retrograde on June 2nd and goes fully direct on the 13th, bringing clarity to your mind and your communications.

Your ruling planet (according to traditional Astrology), Saturn, the God of Agriculture, founder of civilization, goes retrograde in Aquarius on June 4th, activating your desire to take a hard look at your karma, finances, your long term goals, and the social hierarchies and structures you participate in. Trust yourself to know what you need and want when the moon waxes full in Sagittarius on the 14th, giving voice to deep truths and inner wisdom that will help you achieve your goals.

Venus is also in Taurus, at the beginning of the month, helping you ground in your values, and intuitive sense of what you need to feel nurtured and loved. When Venus moves into your fellow air sign, Gemini on the 22nd you’ll be opening up to new social possibilities.

On the summer solstice the sun moves into Cancer, the protective and home oriented moon Goddess, awakening your deep inner well of emotions. Finally, the new moon in Cancer on the 29th reinvigorates your creative power. Make sure your boundaries are in place so you don’t get so excited about a new project you forget to make time for yourself.

Note: Your ruling planet, the disruptive sky-God, Uranus is investigating change and reform to our individual freedoms and our world economy, in the sign of Taurus until 2025.

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

The Emperor from the Tarot of the Cat People by Karen Kuykendall. Photo Credit: Mary Ann Caputolan

The Emperor
Take up space this moonth Aquarius! Now is the time to claim your needs and desires and to believe you have the right to have your needs met. No more hiding- be bold!

Aquarius 2022 Overview

Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Magic Pisces,

Last month shook the foundations, and increased your capacity to express supportive energy.

This month you’re feeling into your vibrancy and vitality.

This month Mercury exits retrograde on the 2nd and the family frustrations you’ve been experiencing begin to reach for resolution. But if the issues you’re having involve fanaticism, or political zealousy, you might be in for a longer ride. Finally Mercury goes fully direct on the 13th lessening overthinking, reclusivity, and increasing the pace of communications. Remember that you don’t need to know how to do this. Just figure out what to do for now, and let the future be future you’s decision to make. Jupiter and Mars in Aries support your hero’s journey.

The very next day (June 14th) the full waxes full in Sagittarius, and your trust in yourself and your process improves. Venus exits somatic Taurus and into airy Gemini on the 22nd, opening you up to exploring outside of your inner circle and into the wider world again.

On the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) the sun moves into Cancer, the protective moon Goddess, summoning equilibrium, emotions, and your deep inner wells of power to the surface

And last but not least, Neptune, god of the sea goes retrograde June 28th, adding some murkiness to your sea of dreams. Just keep swimming, the Cancer new moon on the 29th brings forth a geyser of creative energies!

Your Wyld Fempyre Tarot Reading

Five of Swords

Sweet Pisces, this moonth holds a choice point for you. Are you ready to be more vulnerable and allow others to see you? Are you ready to let your guard down just a little bit? This moonth can offer deeper intimacy and more meaningful relationships if you are willing to say yes!

Pisces 2022 Overview

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June 2021 Horoscopes: Eclipse Season is a Choose Your Own Adventure Story

June is all about choosing your own adventure. It’s a time of mercurial Gemini energy, the second eclipse of the season, The 3 R’s of retrograde (Remember, Reflect, Realign), and managing your thoughts.

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June is all about choosing your own adventure. It’s a time of mercurial Gemini energy, the second eclipse of the season, The 3 R’s of retrograde (Remember, Reflect, Realign), and managing your thoughts.

Have you ever read a Choose Your Own Adventure Story?

You come to a fork in the plot line and the story asks you where you want to go… left or right? You pick one, you follow it down to rabbit hole to see where the story ends up and then you take another right, then a left. You keep making decisions, playing the part you choose in the story until you end up somewhere. Sometimes you hit a dead end and have to double back and try a different path. This month your thoughts are doing just that. This month will be full of time traveling through your thoughts, revisiting the past, and traveling the rabbit hole to see if you can glimpse the future.

Whether your life feels like a pink dream or a nightmare your thoughts have the reins this month. Mid June marks the beginning of summer. New graduates will be headed into new jobs, new classes, new schools, and new apprenticeships this month.

It’s a month of reaching and reflecting on milestones. Evenings spent mentally traveling back in time to see if you’ve learned the lessons you need to advance and afternoons spent sharing your dreams for the future with friends.

This month we’re making resolutions to let go of old ways of being, focusing on the states of being that are in keeping with our values, and doubling down on our sense of purpose.

Embrace opportunities to expand your understanding, ground yourself, redirect energy, nurture your values this month. Moments of love and wonder will motivate you to release past pain and seek out peace.

Venus in Cancer

June kicks off with Venus still OUT OF BOUNDS and moving out of free-flowing, commitment-adverse Gemini and into ‘put a ring on it’ Cancer.

Venus in Cancer has us seeking security and harmony in the home. Recharge this month by visiting with close friends and family. Beautify your space. An intuitive need for intimacy and commitment may trigger changes for many couples. But last month was tough on many relationships so embrace honest feelings and be gentle with each other as you go through this process.

This transit will especially affect you if you or your partner have a Cancer Moon, Venus, or Sun in your life this month. If your Venus was in Cancer, when you were born than this is your Venus return, this time period will be a spring cleaning of your relationships and reveal relationship themes for the coming year. What would happen if you got the love you deserved?

Taurus or Libra can look forward to heightened stability when Venus returns from out of bounds on the 23rd.

Choose Your Own Adventure: Eclipse Season & Retrogrades Oh My!

Annular New Moon Solar Eclipse in Gemini, Neptune SRX and Jupiter RX and Full Moon in Capricorn

If last month's full moon eclipse in Sagittarius taught us anything it’s that the eclipse season is like the hurricane season of karmic Astrology. Your demons come home to roost. Some homes are left untouched, almost by magic. While other’s experience such destruction that they become unrecognizable.

Eclipse season coupled with multiple retrogrades can be TOUGH.

Especially when Saturn, Mercury, Pluto, Jupiter and Neptune are in retrograde.

(Capricorns, Geminis, Scorpios, Sagittarius, and Pisces take note that your ruling planets are retrograding this month and you may struggle to get traction and feel a bit in your thoughts.)

However you felt during last month’s eclipse will propel you into the next one. Many people feel exhausted between eclipses.

Those who spent the month building a foundation of purposeful rest, self-care, and strength from which to grow likely sailed through the blood moon eclipse in Sagittarius with ease. If not, than last month's retrograde and eclipse probably left you feeling lost, and stuck in your ways. But this month you’ll have another chance to do some assessment of what isn’t working in your life and make changes before the next eclipse brings another wave of demons to your door.

Making this month especially tricky and causing plenty of existential crises across the board.

The thing about two back-to-back eclipses and multiple-planet retrogrades is: if you are holding on to something that doesn’t serve your best interests… it is guaranteed to come back and smack you in the face- HARD.

It can shake the foundations of your identity.

It can be the breaking point in your relationship.

It can break you.

And... it can be the start of a new lease on life.

Moving in the direction of your true purpose allows you to choose the outcome for yourself.

Take a page out of mercurial Gemini’s book: things will be a lot easier if you can go with the flow and embrace change.

Many go through eclipse season feeling like an exposed nerve, and as cranky as a crab. These people refuse to let go of distractions and bad habits that are holding them back. Spiraling, they grasp to their past mistakes and the past mistakes of others with white-knuckled fury. “THIS IS WHO I AM! THIS IS WHO YOU ARE!” They say, forgetting that every day is an opportunity to choose your own adventure.

Do not be this person unless you enjoy getting cosmically smacked in the face over and over again. Saturn and Jupiter retrogrades do not mess around. If you don’t get out of your own way, they hit you with the same life lessons over and over, creating repeating patterns and themes in your life until you finally learn from your mistakes and move on.

Trust the universe and you make the universe a trustworthy place.
Distrust the universe and you make the universe an untrustworthy place.
Trust yourself and you make yourself worthy of trust.
Distrust yourself and you make yourself unworthy of trust.

Accept your past, live in the present, and move towards the future with the calm certainty that you can achieve everything you desire.

This month is your opportunity to either spiral into mental strife or take back control of your life. And ironically taking control can feel a lot like surrender.

Trust that the release of pain inevitably brings relief.

Embrace new ideas, new ways of thinking, and communicating. Embrace creative thinking. See what exciting new information may come to light.

Listen to your soul. Find your purpose. Leap of faith. LET GO. Write down your intentions. Be specific. Transform your thoughts into reality.

Do this, and when the Full Moon in Capricorn comes around you’ll be feeling ready to follow your gut and make good on long-term goals that align with your purpose. Trust yourself. The only person whose approval you need is your own.

Mars and Venus Enter Leo

You were dropped feet first into the ocean of life.

It’s time to adapt to the waters. No more floating, letting the tide carry you hither and thither. It’s time to swim in the direction of your goals. Whether you’re aiming for the distant horizon, or the nearest jetty to cling to. Worry less about the can’ts and won'ts and don’ts. Bring fun into your life. Sex drive will be high this month. Show genuine adoration for life and your loved ones. Be playful. Identify your dream, then identify the first step in that direction and take it. Be sensitive to the way your forward-thinking actions impact others. Put your energy into the people that appreciate you.

This transit will especially affect you if you or your partner have a Leo Mars, Venus, or Sun in your life this month. If your Venus was in Leo, when you were born than you are in your Venus Return, this time period will act as a spring cleaning of your relationships and reveal relationship themes for the coming year. Zero in on your passion and embrace what it feels like to be in a state of love.

Astrology as a Tool for Self-Reflection

It’s important to remember that anything I write here is meant to be used as a tool of reflection and self-awareness and not as a hard prediction. The stars and planets do a lot of talking, but ultimately we each must decide our own path in life.

Astrology is a tool that can be used to take the temperature of the world and reflect on how we might respond.

It helps us pay attention to our physical and emotional states and opens us up to new ways of navigating our thoughts and actions.

The Astro-literate are encouraged to read their moon sign and venus sign first.
Don’t know your moon or venus sign? Find out here.

Astrological Themes of 2021

Aries (March 21 - April 19)

You’re ruling planet Mars has returned from out of bounds and you’re feeling secure this month. It’s hard to say why exactly. Perhaps you’re just at home in the chaos...Like a circus performer juggling a dozen knives and cracking jokes, making light of it to the crowd. Your attention is a valuable resource. Spread yourself too thin or you might end up with a knife in your back.

The theme of this year for you is taking on new rites of passage. Freelancers take note. This is a good month for your finances.

Your health and happiness centers are also glowing this month. Stoke the fires of romance by feeding your twin flame with laughter and loving-kindness. What would happen if you stayed in your power while compromising? Your light is an endless resource.

Reach out to your friends. They want to bask in your glow.

Aries 2021 Overview

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

You’re season has filled your heart with love.

You’re continuing to be aware of your thoughts this month and the theme of your life this year is writing a new story for yourself. New ares of study are lighting the dark for you. Plans are coming together.

What would it be like to embrace the part of yourself that is like the soft growing grass that is so loved by the stubborn bull? What would it be like to be like a tree in the wind, anchored in its roots, but growing ever towards the light, strong, but bending in the breeze for the sheer joy of dancing in the wind? You are a shade tree others trust to shelter them. Get stubborn about looking out for yourself and the ones you love.

Be disciplined. Make your money this month and fix your finances. Let go of lazy habits. Accept that no matter where you’re starting at, rock bottom, or top-shelf you and your bank account can grow.

You’re not alone. Ask for help if you need it. You have supporters everywhere. After the full moon and the 23rd things, your fields will be ripe with abundance.

Taurus 2021 Overview

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

Happy Birthday, Gemini!

It’s YOUR BIRTHDAY!

The earth has traveled around the sun once more and delivered you a special day to celebrate and renew yourself. CELEBRATE. Recognition for your hard work is headed your way.

Your ruling planet, Mercury is in retrograde this month. Your thoughts may feel as though they are time traveling at times this month-backwards and forwards. Find new thoughts to think. While many view Mercury RX as a kick in the pants, you can choose to view it as the perfect time to reflect on what changes you want to initiate in your life. Make changes to your habits, your lifestyle. Address health issues with haste this month.

If things don’t go as smoothly as you want this month just bear in mind that you’re not alone in the struggle. Get comfortable with talking about your troubles with friends and family. Other’s want to a lot of other people may be feeling torn in two directions this month. Which is something you certainly know a thing or two about. You can use your unique perspective and chameleon nature to help lift up someone else that’s feeling lost and struggling to embrace change.

Gemini 2021 Overview

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

Happy Birthday, Cancer!

YES! FINALLY YOUR SEASON IS HERE. AND NOW YOUR ENEMIES CAN CRY THE TEARS YOU CRIED.

Wait no… What I mean is that June is going to be a lot better for you than for some other people. So enjoy! This June it feels like karma is doing the work you’ve been asking it to do for what feels like ages now. But your focus won’t be on those fools at all this month. After all there’s no need. You’re traveling a different path now. And who you were in the past is not who you are today or who you will be tomorrow.

This month remember that while the idea of revenge can sound good, what goes around comes around. Literally. It's a basic gravitational and sociological principle. This season will pass and become another’s. So it’s better to put your energies into crafting your own reality instead of trying to shape another person’s life path.

Indulge in beauty, sex, and adventure. Write a bucket list and tick something off the list. What do you want that relies solely on your own experience? What makes your life feel rich?

Clarity around your relationships will spark this month. Be honest about your feelings. Be proud of who you are and what you stand for. Embrace compromise that keeps with your values. Protect yourself and nurture your friendships and romances by allowing only the chosen into your inner sanctum of vulnerability and comfort. Cut energy suckers off. Sever cords with those who don’t appreciate how radiant and powerful you are even if that person is a past version of yourself.

Being practical will help you find security this month. What will happen if you troubleshoot your finances?

Cancer 2021 Overview

Leo (July 23 - August 22)

Last month you started asking the right questions.

Now, inspiration is looming on the near horizon. You’ve been time traveling with your thoughts to the past and future to explore your worst nightmares about how your life was or could be… but things are about to change because Mars and Venus are entering your sign this month and you are READY.

You are READY to change. You’ve already changed a lot to get to where you are. You’re letting go of old grudges and worries about the past to embrace new possibilities.

Your birthday is only a month away. You have an idea of where you’d like to be when that happens. So whatever comes next will be easier than you think.

Plant two feet firmly into your heart’s openness to friendship. Your connection to others is a source of strength. You are not alone. Call your friends. Practice small talk with strangers. Cultivate your social life as if you were a vibrant tiger in the grass, laugh heartily, have fun, wear bright colors, show off your stripes. You are a magnet for attention.

Cultivate your mind as a refuge for big world view-altering thoughts. Rest your intellect and engage your intuition. What would happen if you let go of the baggage of the past? Deliver on your dreams and the promises to yourself. The details will work themselves out. Be as a peaceful and loving shepherd, watching over fields that know only blue skies.

Practice commitment. Be like your ruler the sun- let the energy you bring glow through your every action -day or night, it shines.

Leo 2021 Overview

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Last month you started the work of shaping new habits. Life is changing pace, you’re busy in a good way, balance work with play. Have some fun, connect with friends and family.

Your thoughts are traveling backward and forwards to the past and future and back to the present this month. You're the star of your own show this June. You’re feeling more flexible this month. There is an openness that seems to have materialized for you. And with it, there is some mourning of the past but mostly you are moving past that and into the direction you want to go from here. Heal old grudges and arguments.

Accept recognition for your hard work. Keep moving in the direction of what makes you feel like a starry night sky in June- full of possibilities.

Virgo 2021 Overview

Libra (September 23 - October 22)

Last month you worked on breaking old patterns of codependency and may have found yourself drowning neck deep in creative burn out. Good news sweet Libra! Work and life responsibilities ease this month.

And your hard work has energized your community to pick up the slack. The opportunity to build capital following your dreams is endless. Inspiration is endlessly available to you. Support is everywhere. Collaborations are everywhere. It’s a great time to get people of similar artistic vision and world views together and explore together. The high value you place on your connection to community is paying off. You do the work of having hard conversations. Enjoy the energy you bring to the conversation. You energize those around you with every step you take towards your goals. This June you are a rising tide lifting all boats. Keep your eyes on your purpose.

Let a sense of wonder recharge your creative batteries. Start a passion project and show up for yourself to make it happen every day. Travel. Study in the ways of something completely new to you. Embrace what calls to your highest self.

Libra 2021 Overview

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Last month you worked on learning to take your own advice. This month you have an opportunity to put it into practice.

You tend to struggle with forgiveness. Namely, because you feel you’ve had to do so much of it and this is just getting ridiculous. Are you communicating your needs in the moment?

Your ruling planet Pluto is in retrograde until October 8th.

Nightmares are brewing along memory lane. What would it feel like to clear the storm clouds? What would it feel like to turn your thought garden into a zen garden? What ghosts need closure? What grudges, slights, patterns, and old pains need healing? What would it feel like to let them all go? Meditate on accepting and healing your past attachments. Forgiveness is healing. Loving is healing. Responding instead of reacting is healing. What would it feel like if you could parent yourself? What would you do? What would it feel like to trust in your commitment to yourself?

You are the sign of death and rebirth. The study of grief's effect on the body is a life long work. Eclipse and retrograde season could never crush you. You manifest a path forward. You swim in the waters of difficulty and thrive. You float to the top of every wave. Like the tide or mindful breath you rise, go out to sea, and rise again.

Scorpio 2021 Overview

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)

Last month you ramped up thoughts about your career and thought deeply about what you choose in relationships. Your ruling planet, Jupiter retrogrades this month and will stay in retrograde until October 18th. This month you’ll continue to assess, reflect, and revise your relationships and obligations this month.

What would it feel like to shape your reality with your own two hands? Embrace an expansive perspective on life. You know where you want to go from here. What does healing look like? Are your habits imitating someone else’s idea of a healing environment? What does your ideal environment look like? What would it be like to choose where you spend your time? Be disciplined in your values and flexible in your understanding.

Remember you’re the type that can pick up and move to go in the direction of your heart at any time. Your sense of self is like an arrow pointing ever in the direction of your goals. Eclipse season may release anxieties that need addressing for you.

Sagittarius 2021 Overview

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)

Last month your spent time stretching your limits a little more than usual.

Then Saturn when retrograde at the end of the month causing you to either metaphorically drive at full speed into a brick wall or travel deep into your thought purgatory.

The RX has you enjoying daydreaming this month. You’re reminiscing about past travels and adventures and daydreaming about the future. You feel you’ve got the grit to get things done... but you don’t really want to.

Taper down your energy in areas that you’re not feeling fulfilled in. Act according to your ideals. Manifest the relationships you want. Embrace your heart's desire for love and practice giving love to yourself. Ground yourself. Embrace emotional vulnerability and warmth. Find comfort and support in your closest relationships. Mange difficult thoughts like a patient teacher, approach your thoughts with gentleness to heal old wounds.

You’re schedule is looking well organized. Pace yourself. You don’t have to knock out your entire summer To-Do List in the first month. A wise action to take this month would be to review what recovery time between activities works for you. Take care of your energy by prioritizing a balance of work and re-energizing outdoor activities.

When Saturn squares off with Uranus this month tensions may arise in your life as you rebel against old hierarchies, tear down old structures, and rebel against authority.

The full moon will bring about the fulfillment of goals you set way back in January.

Capricorn 2021 Overview

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)

Last month you wrestled with insecurities and came out the other side with the realization that you are a capable individual.

You’re feeling confident in your purpose and your work. And this year the focus of your life is taking that ‘me’ time you promised yourself. So now it’s time to get confident in your play. What would happen if you embraced your desire to have fun?

What would happen if you were creative? Be as detailed or as uncomplicated about your answer as you want. Make an art out of a pursuit that is just for fun. Approach problems from the perspective of enjoying the process of finding the solution. Embrace your desire to be creative with passion. As an air sign, your source of inspiration is endless. Tap into your breath.

When Saturn squares off with Uranus this month tensions may arise in your life as you rebel against old hierarchies, tear down old structures, and rebel against authority.

Aquarius 2021 Overview

Pisces (February 19 - March 20)

Last month you embraced the big picture and found harmony. This month you have the opportunity to take that feeling with you into healing your heart and your past as your ruling planet Neptune goes retrograde.

Your memories and dreams often leave you time traveling from one to the other. You exist at a point in time but your mind can travel the length of your existence in a second. Your mind is a powerful tool. Your emotions are a powerful teacher. What you are capable of is limitless when you put in the hard work of DOING and working towards your goals in the moment. The path to living according to your ideals is within your reach.

Learn to recognize the difference between your younger self's reaction from your adult response. What would happen if you parented yourself through today? Reimagining the definition of yourself and family is within your scope. You are ready to release painful childhood memories in the name of crafting a vision of your future. You’re deeply centered in your familial connections. Both your chosen family and those that chose you. What would happen if you accept yourself as your family too?

Embrace your desire for true love. It is an ally in building the life you want. You deserve to be loved in all the ways that bring you joy. Be romantic.

Pisces 2021 Overview

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June is all about choosing your own adventure. It’s a time of mercurial Gemini energy, the second eclipse of the season, The 3 R’s of retrograde (Remember, Reflect, Realign), and managing your thoughts.

Venus in Cancer

Choose Your Own Adventure: Eclipse Season & Retrogrades Oh My!

Eclipse season coupled with multiple retrogrades can be TOUGH.

Especially when Saturn, Mercury, Pluto, Jupiter and Neptune are in retrograde.

It can shake the foundations of your identity.

It can be the breaking point in your relationship.

It can break you.

And... it can be the start of a new lease on life.

Accept your past, live in the present, and move towards the future with the calm certainty that you can achieve everything you desire.

Trust that the release of pain inevitably brings relief.

Mars and Venus Enter Leo

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