Aries Horoscope for June 2018

This is quite an interesting month for you, Aries, one of wild extremes. On the one hand you are powerfully feeling the urge to explore new psychological horizons, or perhaps actual ones. The energy in you is strong to sail off toward entirely novel settings leaving behind previously well-known environs. There is also a clear nay-saying voice within you that admonishes you to stay the course. You may feel that you must heed this self-imposed limitation, especially nearing the end of June, when your ruler, Mars, turns retrograde in your sector of group affiliations, goals, and friendship. Throughout this month you have a terrific sense of responsibility, which could sometimes seem a burden, or at other times the joy of commitment. Choosing which course of action to take depends on externalizing your deepest values. Your intuition is fabulously potent now, and becomes your best guide; your only real goal is to decide in such a way that you make your soul happy.


The following was written by this month's guest columnist Adam Elenbaas of The Nightlight Astrology School



After the big transition of Uranus into Taurus last month, affecting your finances and your stability in general, things are just as busy for everyone this month, and this is especially true for Arians because your ruling planet, Mars, will be gradually slowing down, stationing, and turning retrograde. We’ll look at this transit, as well as a few other big ones, in depth in this month’s horoscope.

Between June 5th and 6th, Venus in Cancer in your fourth house will be moving through an opposition to Pluto in Capricorn in your tenth house, highlighting the tension between work or public matters and domestic, private, or family related issues. Significant partnerships will also be affected. Venus opposite Pluto dredges the deep, unseen, or unconscious elements of your relationships this month and asks that changes be made, that healing be found, and that honesty and truthfulness come forth wherever it is needed.

At nearly the same time, between June 6th and 7th, the Sun and Mercury will be conjunct in Gemini in your third house while moving into a square with Neptune in Pisces in your twelfth house. You may be searching for the right words for an indescribable experience, working toward a deeper or more honest form of communication, studying or learning about something otherworldly, or trying to work your way through a fog of confusion or miscommunications.

On June 13th, the New Moon in Gemini will also land in your third house of learning, writing, and communication, highlighting again the importance of these topics for you this month. At the same time, Mars will also conjoin the South Node of the Moon in the eleventh house of friends. It may be time to cut ties with a group of people, or a friend, as you are reconsidering your values, long-term goals, and priorities. On the other hand, you may find that you are ready to act or join forces with others to pursue a new dream or goal.

Between June 14th and 15th, Venus in Leo in your fifth house of children, recreation, and creativity, will square Uranus in Taurus in your second house of resources, money, and possessions. You may find that you are enjoying a unique form of entertainment or creative-self expression during this transit, or you may find that you are spending money on something extravagant or unusual. If you have children, then don’t be surprised if they are a little more rebellious than usual or if things don’t go exactly as planned!
On June 15th, Mercury in Cancer in your fourth house will also oppose Saturn in Capricorn in your tenth house, emphasizing a somewhat serious, constrained, focused, or disciplined quality of mind and speech, communication, and organization. You may once again notice a tension between work or public matters and private, domestic or family issues. This month you are looking for the balance between a gentle mind and a committed and driven work ethic, between soft words and firm actions.

On June 21st the Summer Solstice honors the Sun’s entrance into your fourth house of home and family concerns, bringing a certain degree of angst into the picture as you try to picture who you really are. Venus in Leo in your fifth house will also move into an opposition with Mars in Aquarius in your eleventh house (the nodal axis of the Moon will be included in this opposition, too!). Sexual, creative, and interpersonal tension is running high right now, and you will likely feel it very powerfully within your social circles or within the groups you belong to, or even within your intimate relationships. You may also be feeling torn between an ascetic or focused impulse and the impulse to create, enjoy, or indulge yourself in something right now.

June 23rd Mercury in Cancer is opposing Pluto in Capricorn, yet again emphasizing the themes of home and family vs work or public destiny, as well as the transformation or healing of the mind, intellect, speech, etc. Then on June 25th, Venus in Leo in your fifth house will square Jupiter in Scorpio in your eighth house. Be careful of gambling or unhealthy risk taking or extravagance, but otherwise enjoy a window of wealth, expansion, and great beauty.

Finally, on June 27th, the Full Moon will conjoin Saturn in your 10th house of work and career while Mars turns retrograde just one day prior, in your eleventh house of friends, allies, and hopes for the future. This is an incredibly important moment for you, and it is likely to involve some important choices regarding both your career and the future direction you are taking with groups you belong to, friends, or social circles in general. Be sure to give yourself lots of time to make these changes because Mars will be retrograde well into August; this is a process, not a race! We will continue to revisit this transit in the next two months, so stay tuned!