Balancing Discernment + Delusion: This Week in the Stars (5.12 - 5.19)
A dose of clarity followed by rose-colored glasses, a dash of delusion, nostalgia and the value of sentiment.
I don’t know about you, but I could deeply use a chance to sit down and catch up. I suppose these Saturn squares we just moved through have forced us into that bit, but since it was by force and restriction rather than choice, it just doesn’t feel the same.
As we move past the blockades Saturn brought us early this week, we look ahead to some clarity, renewal, softness, and dissolution. Mercury moves into the heart of the Sun and cracks open some clarity. We begin to bid adieu to the Gemini party as
Venus and Mercury move into the watery depths of Cancer and both make a connection with dreamy and delusional Neptune.
My hope for you this week (and myself) is a much-needed clarity and respite after a frenetic few weeks lost in the deep cuts on the Gemini dance floor. I just need a moment to poetry consider the bounty of ideas Gemini season delivered, and this week certainly offers some primo moments to do so. So let’s dive in!
Friday, June 14th Mercury Cazimi
Let's revisit the mystical concept of the "cazimi" we touched on a week or so back during the Venus alignment, shall we? This phenomenon derives from the Arabic kaṣmīmī, meaning "as if in the heart" - an evocative image of a planet being cradled in the rays of the Sun. Astrologically speaking, a cazimi refers to when a planet comes within an extremely tight 1° orb (or 17 minutes for some astro-purists) of the Sun. When enveloped so intimately by the Sun's radiance, the planet undergoes an alchemical rebirth of sorts, emerging clarified, renewed, and imbued with solar magnetism.
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