Transits
of the Season
By ARMAND DIAZ
June Solstice 2015
THEMES OF
THE SEASON
• June Solstice
June 21, 2015
• Saturn Revisits Scorpio
June 15 until September 17, 2015
• Venus Retrograde
July 25 to September 6, 2015 - 0V irgo46 to 14Leo23
• Uranus Stations - Retrograde
July 26, 2015 - 20Aries 30
• Saturn Stations Direct
August 2, 2015 - 28Scorpio 16
• Jupiter enters Virgo
August 11, 2015
• Partial Solar Eclipse
September 13, 2015 - 20Virgo 10
• Mercury Stations Retrograde
September 17, 2015 - 15Libra 55
• Jupiter opposing Neptune
September 17, 2015 - 7Virgo 58 to 7Pisces58
Some very difficult themes emerged
during that time. On the week that Saturn
entered Scorpio in 2012, Penn State’s
assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky
was sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
As Saturn left the sign last
December, comedian Bill Cosby
was battling multiple charges of
sexual assault. These are not “sex
scandals” – like the indiscretions
of politicians that so titillate the
public – these are sex crimes.
Saturn in Scorpio exposed not
only a dark side of men who
stood out as the very image of
American wholesomeness, but
of the power structures that
helped protect them. A similar, if slightly less
sinister, theme emerged around the concen-
tration of wealth and power in the hands of
a few super-rich people in the world. We’re
likely to be revisiting these issues during the
course of the summer. Saturn will station to
move direct at the midpoint of summer, on
August 2nd, a likely pivot point in our col-
lective understanding of these themes, and
a test of integrity for people in position of
authority and power.
Venus is retrograde for a good portion
of the summer. She just puts her toe into
Virgo on July 18, then changes direction
on the 25th, almost as if she thinks better
of it. The goddess of love re-enters Leo on
July 31st, and turns direct on September
6th at 14 Leo 23. Backtracking through Leo,
Venus may have us reconsidering romance
and the grand gestures we often associate
with love: is a diamond really a girl’s best
friend? Excessive aesthetic may also raise an
eyebrow when designs may seem a bit over
the top. Perhaps Venus is importing some
Virgoan sensibilities to temper expansive
Jupiter’s visit to dramatic Leo – sometimes
less really is more.
Venus’ station will coincide with Uranus
stationing to retrograde just a day later, on
July 26th. In fact, a square from Mars to
stationing Uranus on the 25th may sig-
nal some dramatic events. Uranus stations
often create an edgy, impatient feel, and
adding Mars to the mix could trigger those
of us with an already short fuse. The Stellar
Warrior will be in self-protective Cancer,
challenging more independence-oriented
Uranus in Aries. It could be a matter of strik-
ing first and asking questions later. Look to
Mars’ opposition to Pluto on July 15th
to give an indication of the issues – or look
back to the meeting of Mars and Uranus on
March 11th. Protests in Ferguson, Missouri
and a terrorist threat against an Air France
flight to New York were prominent stories at
the time.
Stationing is ‘in vogue’ in mid-summer,
with Venus, Uranus, and Saturn all changing
direction. Jupiter keeps moving forward,
however, and enters Virgo on August
11th. Jupiter in Virgo can be like using a
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e are reaching transition points as
we approach the summer solstice,
with the moon, sun, Mars, and
Saturn all in the last degrees of signs. As
soon as the sun enters Cancer, the changes
begin, starting with the moon entering Virgo
twenty minutes later and followed by Mars
ingressing into Cancer in the following week.
The transitions around the solstice are thus
likely to be quite noticeable this year.
One planet that will not be changing signs
until later this season is Saturn. The Celestial
Timekeeper is summering in Scorpio,
backtracking into the sign a week before
the solstice and leaving for Sagittarius on
September 17th, a few days before the
equinox. During his stay in Scorpio, Saturn
will have us taking another look at some of
the issues that were prominent during his
stay over the past few years.
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