Horoscopes

Gemini MAY 22-JUN 22

While this mightn’t be a business as usual month, adaptability’s your forte and if anyone enjoys online socialising, it’s you. June’s celestial birthday present is the heavenly bodies Mercury and Venus both spending an extended stay in your sign. The quicksilver planet brings extra persuasive ability in negotiations, while the love planet attracts a swag of helpful people into your orbit (though it’s worthwhile checking in at the full moon on June 6 that expectations are realistic). For the last half of the month it’s important to confirm dates, back up devices, and declare a moratorium on maxing the plastic.

Cancer JUN 23-JUL 23

While it mightn’t be immediately apparent during the full moon eclipse on June 6, an unwanted button-pusher could prove the crucial trigger that sets you free into new territory or out of an old story. Mercury’s mid–month reversal in your sign – with its changing information, overlooked details and misunderstood arrangements – needs extra caution about what you say, how you say it and to whom. On June 21, the winter solstice, sun and new moon in Cancer rain triple blessings on the Crab clan – plus there’ll be a rare second new moon in your sign again next month. Talk about new beginnings…

Leo JUL 24-AUG 23

Mercury plus a mob of other planets in reflective retreat are inclining the Leo brain towards its less logical, more creative side for healing and practical magic. Considering therapy? This is an ideal time. If tired old problems resurface, dig deeper rather than pushing them away, because this transit unearths answers that have been hiding in a blind spot. Make the best use of this month’s enforced energetic pause for resetting your personal GPS by focusing on what you want to release during the June 6 full moon, then on what you want to call in at the June 21 new moon.

Virgo AUG 24-SEP 23

Plan if you can to spend the first weekend of June’s heart-opening full moon with loved ones. While Virgo’s power planet, Mercury, helps you gather the help and resources you need for essential projects, get as much as possible in place before June 18, when interpersonal communications enter a period of turbulence. A Mars/ Neptune alliance has your mid-month insight off the charts, though if the June 21 new moon brings an offer out of the blue, take precautions and research the heck out of it for contractual complications, unsupported funding or overblown promises before committing.

Libra SEP 24-OCT 23

This month’s Mercury works best through intuition, so keep Libran scales balanced by trying to locate the sweet spot between shifting energies and agendas. When the messenger planet reverses around June 18 in your professional sector, be diligent about double-checking and have a back-up plan in that elegant handbag. At the new moon on June 21, take time out to check that your personal GPS is on track. The astrological odd couple of extrovert Jupiter and introvert Pluto will make their second rare connection for 2020 in your home zone, so expect some candid, air-clearing convos concerning your family’s future.

Scorpio OCT 24-NOV 22

Eclipses usually arrive with surprises, and this month’s could shift the landscape of how you earn, spend, save and invest. If the full moon in the first week of June eclipses something out of your life, it also primes your abundance pump with a few juicy opportunities to follow up – not a hard call with the support of action planet Mars and inspirational Neptune. After Mercury retrogrades on June 18, even reticent Scorpios can be misconstrued, though this tricky transit can be useful for checking how effectively you express yourself by observing other people’s reactions. Pressures ease when welcome news arrives in late June.

Sagittarius NOV 23-DEC 21

The full moon lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 6 issues a wake-up call to stop procrastinating about those changes you know are overdue. By screening out distractions and making tunnel vision your friend, you could get major traction on some of these this month. If the current retrograde climate brings partnership conflict between what you need and what someone else wants, rather than prolong fights that aren’t worth having, call time out. Your best bonding date? June 21’s new moon eclipse, known as the ring of fire, will put you back in touch with your sensual self.

Capricorn DEC 22-JAN 20

Glooming like Eeyore over a future that hasn’t happened? Cheer up, it may never eventuate – although transitions are underway which require your quit-orcommit decision. Jupiter and Pluto parked in Capricorn offer a natural retraction for course corrections, while other planetary retrogrades suggest getting what you want, what you need and what’s possible into a working agreement. Mercury speaks from the heart rather than the head during June, tenderising your leadership and relating style, though if Mercury brings someone from the past back into the picture, tread very carefully till mid-July.

Aquarius JAN 21-FEB 19

Organiser Mercury checking in for an extended stay in your sector of systems and routines is an excellent interlude for overhauling your networks, upgrading operating systems, cleaning up social media feeds, downsizing and streamlining. Besides being the ultimate decluttering transit for getting clear on priorities, it supports road-testing unfamiliar technologies and mastering new skill sets. With no less than five planets retrograde at any one time this month, don’t speed-read the fine print, and check receipts and statements. Don’t assume others are on the same page, but do be kind if they’re not.

Pisces FEB 20-MAR 20

If the full moon lunar eclipse closes one door during the first week of June, it throws open an alluring new window of opportunity at the same time, or soon after. Mercury making a long and playful stay in your style zone is your cue to fluff up the personal presentation and online profile. Despite the moody blues of retrograde Venus and the mad misunderstandings of Mercury in retrograde, Mars and Neptune align in your sign for some divine downloads this month, so stay tuned at the new moon on the 21st for ideas and information on which plans currently stand a realistic chance of being realised.

Aries MAR 21-APR 21

Thought you had things sorted, only to find the goalposts have shifted again? Are people saying what they really mean? Are you? Overactive Mars could be confusing issues, making it difficult to separate feelings from hard facts. Add mercurial confusion and uncertainty for a frankly challenging month: just your style. Two top operating strategies? First, when drama erupts, don’t log in. And second, leave room for the X factor. June concludes with an exuberant bang when your ruling planet, Mars, returns to Aries after two years to reignite your pilot light of confidence and creative passion for the rest of the year.

Taurus APR 22-MAY 21

As radical Uranus in your earthy sign continues its terrestrial resets for all of us, the full moon on June 6 could bring a tipping point to either go all in or get right out. From June 18 onwards retrograde Mercury guidelines apply, so avoid the rumour mill, opt out of gossip, and hold off if you can until mid-July on buying communication or transportation equipment. Ditto committing to anything you’re having second thoughts about. At the new moon of the compassionate heart on June 21, do your bit to ease communication glitches by letting others have their say without interrupting or judging. They’ll love you for it. AWW