Full Moon: June 3rd

New Moon: June 18th

Summer Solstice: June 21st

Midsummer: June 24th

 

June bears witness to the summer solstice, which is the day in the year we experience the most light. This month we can tune into the core practices of Midsummer, a pagan celebration meant to welcome the summer and ensure a successful harvest. These include merriment, cleaning house, and connecting with the flowers. Midsummer Eve in particular, which takes place on June 23rd this year, was seen as a magical time of good fortune and healing.

 

This month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, who was primarily seen as the divine protectress of marriage and fertility. On an individual level, she was like a female guardian angel; as every man had his genius, the female had her juno. She is a source of inspiration. Ancient etymology suggests her other attributes: to aid and benefit, rejuvenate, and suggests youthfulness, vital force and vigor. She will be watching over us on our journey this month.

 

Energy of the Month: 5 of Pentacles ~Your Song, cover by Leo Nocentelli~

 Tools: Shadow Work, Underground Journey, Dark Feminine

 Message: Regardless of your material situation, do not forget “How wonderful life is, now you’re in the world.” Help is there, love is there, connection is there for you.

 

The Five of Pentacles speaks to the limited beliefs we’ve learned through experience, and how that affects our ability to access abundance in our present. We may feel limited financially, or unable to buy a house–especially in our current economic climate between inflation and high interest rates. We want to look at what offers us comfort and refuge when we struggle with scarcity and hardship. When we strive to find meaning in our difficulties, it helps to turn our spiritual practice, recognizing that we cannot know all or have control over it all. But perhaps we can open ourselves to the notion that on a spiritual and material level there is guidance and support that we are either not aware of, not allowing, or not believing that we have access to. There is a song being sung to us, one we cannot hear. If we can trust that it is there, we may catch wind of the tune and find it is the gift we can turn to, even when we feel a sense of lack. 

 

Love: Queen of Cups ~Amantes by Leon Larregui~

 Tools: Intuition, Divine Feminine

 Message: You have the entire universe inside of you, which is worthy of focus and admiration.

 

We have Juno’s blessing this month in love, and to a lesser extent, Aphrodite’s as well. If we are not currently in a stable relationship, Juno will help us find it by magnifying our intuitive compass and abilities. These abilities can also help guide us in our existing relationships in terms of resolving obstacles and building deeper connections. When embodying Juno energy, we become the peace within war, the firm ground in the storm, and the hearth. The entire universe is held within us, which our partner then admires. The relationship flourishes when our pleasure becomes the focal point. For those of us who are in a stable relationship, Juno will help to rejuvenate our love just like the waxing new moon, so that we are able to feel the brand new excitement we felt at the outset of the relationship. Juno will also help move our relationships forward to the next stage of marriage and fertility for those of us who desire it. 

 

Money: Reverse King of Pentacles ~Ice Machines by The National~

 Tools: Future Quantum Self Akashic Reading; Working with Guides, Ancestors, Nature

 Message: Communication is the way you can overcome Western isolationism and find a way through uncertainty. 

 

In May, Temperance encouraged us to work on developing a positive mindset, on long-term goals, and to work with our guides and ancestors. In our eagerness to improve our relationship with money, we may have become impatient with the process that was taking place. The reversed King of Pentacles advises us that our intense focus on the coin may set us back in a scarcity mindset. We will either feel we have to sacrifice money to do what is fulfilling to us, or sacrifice what is fulfilling to improve our finances. If we forget about our guides and hastily put on the heavy hat of the King of Pentacles before we are ready, it will feel too cumbersome to bear on our own. The weight of the hat will destabilize us and create further disconnect between us and our guides, to the point where we cannot even hear them. We may resist help or put up a front that we do not need any help, or isolate ourselves out of shame for feeling at a loss. We are advised to find a mentor, consolidate our knowledge and consider what our teachers and ancestors have taught us about wealth and abundance. We can also ask ourselves what the wisest, future parts of us would want for ourselves in this situation, and disentangle ourselves by looking at our fears at all angles. 

 

Money: Queen of Wands ~Proud Mary, cover by Tina Turner~

 Tools: Flow State, Merriment

 Message: Burn proud.

 

In just a short month, we’ve traveled from the Ace of Wands in May to the Queen of Wands this month in our work sector. Now more than ever, we’ve recognized that work should allow us to actively align with our passions and see the good side of life–not to get stuck in the hamster wheel of never ending capitalist productivity. Juno steps in once again and fires us up with renewed vigor and strength to keep pursuing our passion projects and the work that fulfills us. The wheel of fortune keeps turning, but we feel full confidence in our power, strength, and determination. We do not have to worry about the way things might have been–we are exactly where we are meant to be, passionate and burning with a furious light. When we feel out of sorts in regards to money, we are encouraged to keep “rolling on the river.” When we follow our true path, we will align with those who are happy to compensate us for the gifts we have to offer.

 

Health: Seven of Wands ~Blessin’ Me- Red Hearse~

 Tools: Kitchen Magic, Flower Power, Ritual

 Message: You are the medicine you’ve been waiting to be blessed with. 

 

 In June, we have faith in the discipline we’ve built through persistent actions and are focusing more on sustainable practices we can maintain to proactively care for our health. We’ve broken out of our former rigidity that stemmed from uncertainty and fears in regards to health, and have received important information that was needed to better understand how to support ourselves. The awareness we’ve gained enhances the enjoyment we now find in the daily practices and habits we use to attend to our mental and physical health. Now it is simply a matter of taking the necessary precautions and acting on what we know feels good and right for our health. This sense of enjoyment in routine and care, as well as seeing how well this lifestyle sustains our passions, is what keeps us motivated throughout the month.

 

Spirit: Six of Swords ~SE VA by unÁnima~

 Tools: Somatic work and self care (massages, baths, aromatherapy that activates the senses, etc.), Cleaning House

 Message: Remember that we are being carried where we are meant to be.

 

In Spirit, the six of swords indicates a difficult transition, one that will ultimately bring us to a positive new chapter. There is a lot that we are being asked to let go of, most likely an old belief system or something weighing heavily on the mind. We are not on our own in this process–Juno is there to aid us, and we will likely be supported by a mentor, therapist, or person who is more experienced in this sphere. Think of this period as an initiation that allows us to be rebirthed with greater power and into a new world. We are advised to do what we can to create a bit of emotional distance from our attachments because whether we want it or not, the older way of life is no longer there for us. Aside from finding new ways of thinking that can help us find a way out, we can also do somatic work and self care to ease the strain being placed on the mind in this time. We were likely forced into this chapter, and may feel a sense of dread and anticipation in regards to it, but we must confront whatever it is that we are being confronted with in order to move forward and heal. It will help to increase awareness and approach the situation with mental clarity, logic, and objectivity. This is a good time to introduce new tools to help manage the situation. 

 

Remember we are not in this alone, and make space for joy and merriment.

 

Happy summer!

Angel Intentions