Sun Enters Cancer 2013 – Maui

This article is for those who reside on Maui. Please check articles by neighborhood astrologers for their input.

The Summer solstice in the northern hemisphere (aka Cancer solar ingress) occurs in Hawaii at 7:04pm on June 20th. We move into a Sagittarius rising chart, where the ruling planet of that sign, Jupiter, is merged with the Sun in the house of relationships. This combination colors the three month period with, among other things, humor, expansiveness, activity and sometimes snap judgments uttered without a filter regarding how the words will be received. Please remember to laugh, give people the opportunity to make amends and take a trip or two to new places.

The Moon’s location is significant when the Sun is in Cancer. It is in Scorpio; located in the house of community and professional groups. There may be strong attachments revealed at work and in the ‘ohana. The Moon also influences the merging of Mercury and Venus, allowing desires to easily spoken. Secrets have no place to hide.

Towards the end of the season, Saturn, the planet of caution, restraint, sincerity and fear, may bring structural changes at work. Work on your skill sets to stay current.

Pluto occupies the first house, so there will be quite a bit of power struggles as people express their needs. Use caution at cross streets and merging on roads. Remember, the wise warrior picks their battles when they have complete information. Opportunities to perceive difficulties in a new perspective may create unexpected freedom.

Siblings may discover a need to have psychic space with each other. Through this boundary building, new understanding of their personal health needs come to light and healing can commence with purpose directed by Spirit.

There may be unexpected changes around home. Double check your electrical systems. No overloaded outlets or wrong wattage bulbs in sockets, please!

This three month period may see a split in activities which focus on health. Seek out a variety of movements which engage the mind as well as body. This diversity will allow a new pattern of happy life energy to flow.

Chart for Sun entering Cancer

Mars is the Activator

In the study of astrology, the planet Mars helps us put life into motion. Depending upon which sign and house it sits in your natal chart, Mars describes how we start our projects and how we see them through. It assists in understanding how we give in relationships and will fight for what we need to protect.

As we mature, we can learn how to use this action energy to our best use in getting things done, relating to people of all kinds and knowing how to stand up for ourselves.

If there is a relationship between Mars and Jupiter, there can be boundless energy to relentlessly move ahead into life’s direction. There can also be a scattering of a focus on many tempting interests. This aspect can be present in the natal chart or a passing one as transiting Jupiter triggers the activation.

On average every six weeks, Mars changes signs, which allows us to explore the ability to be active in all the different elements in a repeating pattern – Fire, Earth, Air, Water.

There is a retrograde period where we have the opportunity to reflect on how we proceed in all our activities. If you are born with retrograde Mars, or have it in the 12th house, using dream work, meditation, shamanic practices to launch your ideas into physical form. The next retrograde period will be in 2014, March through mid-May in the sign of Libra. This sign placement means we’ll reflect on all our relationships.

Mars is the ruling planet of Aries and the Sun entered that sign this year on March 20th. At that time, Mars was also in Aries, which is focusing the get going, get moving energy rather forcefully. Do not lose the ability to understand the consequences of your actions as you step forward into making things happen.

As this is published on WordPress (2 May 2013), Mars, along with the Sun, Mercury and Venus, are all in Taurus. Fixed earth can be a great smoothing feeling after the fire of Aries.

Flexibility is the Key to Surfing Change

We’re here, now at the end of 2012, with the pressure upon us to let GO! To release those experiences, life lessons and those burdens of emotions, thoughts, physical pains we hang on to. We can’t receive a gift, a new concept, a loving embrace if we hold strongly onto any of the past’s energies.

Some Sun signs can’t find flexibility. It is inherent in their nature to be the sturdy, rigid ones, the ones which do not move. They are called Fixed signs for a reason. How many have witnessed Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarians friends being stubborn to the point of their own detriment?

Those born in a Mutable sign – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces – that ability to go with the winds or current, modify as needed is part of their nature.

Those which are born in a Cardinal sign – Aries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn – you’re sometimes impatient and wanting or seeking change. Perhaps leaping without a net, you grow wings as you head to the next destination as it shows up through the mists.

Remember, there’s so much more than just the Sun’s placement to a natal chart. Usually natal charts have planets in all three qualities.

Remember, pain pushes till we surrender it and with the surrender, a new vision, experience and opportunity for wholeness arrives.

Many are unconsciously offloading their pain, thus it may be good to visualize our inner child in a onesie – a soft, comforting jumpsuit with a hoodie of blue-white coloring, add indigo shoes and gloves. Give this child a solid band of whatever color appears to wrap around its midsection. Secure it with hooks and eyes. Put a set of goggles and a breathing mask on, pull the hoodie up and tie securely. This way, your inner child is completely covered with a Divine protection field. Start and end your day with this protection until it is a constant.

Radiant Health

As we approach the December Solstice, we are increasingly pressured to release all those thoughts, actions, daily patterns and memories which are not to go with us to the other side of that date.

One of our challenges at this time is dealing with the projections others place upon us. Through personal awareness, we can determine that some words and issues emanating from a friend, lover, co-worker, person passing through your life, is their problem, not yours. Whether you choose to engage in the dilemma, using your normal response mechanism is also part of the present opportunity for growth.

One reason why this projection pattern is strong comes from Jupiter having entered the sign of Gemini in June. The last time it was in this air sign, represented by a set of Twins, was in 2001. The element of air brings more mental qualities along with the drive to have communications about any and all topics.

To review – Jupiter’s positive attributes are: idealistic, generous, wisdom keeper and teacher, ambitious, faithful, visionary, humorous, inspirational, dignified, honorable, and expansive. Detrimental qualities are: fanatical, bigoted, indolent, indulgent, lawless, gullible, impractical, excessive and pompous.

Jupiter is said to be in “detriment” in Gemini. It does not operate at full positive polarity, thus bringing out the negative qualities. Perhaps you’ll find yourself arguing with the image in the mirror? Or talking to your self while driving or other activity… the cartoon of a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other can manifest for many.

How to get through this time? Ahonui – patience – which can be applied to the whole of our lives. Do not react in an “off the cuff” manner. Be aware and awake. Even though Neptune wants us to drift into the dreamtime, move into the practice of being more consciously present than you have in the past.

Continue to Let Go

Although they use different words, many aphorisms made by various spiritual and psychological teachers repeat the same advice: Let go of thoughts that cause you difficulties (of any kind).

The emotional attachment to a thought creates internal bodily stresses. By letting go of the emotion and then the thought behind it, we receive what we need, as well as become who we are supposed to be. And this last part is what these changing times are about: becoming who we are fully supposed to be in this life.

For me, these ideas of ascension are not us leaving the planet as outlined in the New Testaments’ Revelation. It is the reverse. We are presently cleansing our bodies of whatever burdens we’ve taken on so far in our life’s experiences to allow more of our soul to occupy our bodies.

Some examples of what is being cleansed include food choices, changing exercise routines, allowing stored energies to leave wherever they have been packed in, any relationship which has completed the spiritual commitment. These are all moving into a new form.

Have compassion for those who are now waking up to looking at this world in a different way. Perhaps they are realizing that they no longer need to live in any of the programming from childhood. All can be replaced with the joy of freedom to allow our souls to direct us, to feed and care for us in ways never imagined by these sweet people.

Malama pono – Take care – Maluhia – Peace