Week 23: June 2023, Week 2 - The Week Ahead Horoscope

Venus enters Leo this week where it will stay until October 2nd, and it makes a square to Jupiter in Taurus. Mercury leaves Taurus and enters Gemini this week, returning to its Diurnal Home.

Jun 06, 2023

Hey everyone! Hope everyone is having a good start to our week. I sent out a note that the previous week’s horoscope would not be mailed out. I was going through a mental shutdown last weekend which prevented me from being able to write and put together a forecast for yall. Today we are backed with regularly scheduled forecasts along with the addition of the tropical Lunar Mansions in our forecast.

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Monday, June 5th

[3:30 AM ET] INGRESS: The Moon enters Capricorn

[3:30 AM ET] MANZIL 22: The Moon enters Sa’d al-Dhabih

[9:46 AM ET] INGRESS: Venus enters Leo

[10:43 AM ET] The Moon in Capricorn trine Jupiter at 04º22’ Taurus

[3:11 PM ET] The Moon in Capricorn sextile Saturn at 07º05’ Pisces

On Monday, the Moon will enter Capricorn after culminating in the previous sign, Sagittarius. The Moon will continue to lose light this week as she moves through the zodiac sign. Entering into a Cardinal sign, the moon brings more action, urgency, and swiftness into our world, while the Earthiness of the Moon allows for more grounding, slowness, and physical/material focus. The Moon is said to be exiled in Capricorn which can show a lack of nourishment and comfort thats being felt currently, due to the slowness and delayed nature of Saturn. The Moon also enters into the 22nd Mansion for today which carries an Earthy element— very grounding a stable. Al Buni says that the Moon in this mansion is of mixed fortune and can lead towards being nefarious. He goes on to say that a spirit descends which sparks hatred, enmity, and it agitates. It is good for digging things up and farming, as well as concealing secrets and plots, as Capricorn does.

The Moon will make a trine to Jupiter, which can be supportive in removing limitations, restrictions, and obstacles in our way, providing more optimism, wisdom, and knowledge. The Moon will also make a sextile to Saturn, which can bring lots of lethargy, tiredness, delays, and the need to slow down. Feeling tired and grumpy seems to be the theme for today

The major ingress of today is Venus’ ingress into Leo. Venus will be in Leo for the next 5 months (June 5th to October 8th 2023) because she will station Retrograde on July 22nd (direct Sept 3rd). Venus takes a drop in dignity here because she enters a fire sign, where she typically does not have strength in the zodiac. Venus is said to be peregrine as she moves through Leo, analogized to a wanderer, traveler, and someone passing through a place they do not live in. Venus moves into much fiery territory ruled by the Sun, in a public arena, and is influenced to be more self-centered, shining, and bold. Venus and Leo don’t really have the best of relationships because Venus is a planet who often considers mutual satisfaction and enjoyment—pleasure not just for the self but mutual exchange— and in Leo, this is the sign ruled by a planet (the Sun) who she dejects in her home sign, Libra. The qualities of Venus and the Sun are antithetical in many ways. The Sun is much more harsh and abrasive in terms of its luminance, Venus is much softer and gentler, but in Leo she is asked to be bolder, louder, and courageous. Venus will bring major changes to the relationships of leaders, celebrities, and entertainers by July due to a refranation she will make with Mars. We’ll talk about their relationship later, but its worth noting that Mars has stirred up quite a lot of conflict, but Venus as the planet of peace and harmony will be walking behind Mars, cleaning up and balancing whatever Mars threw out of balance or severed. Be mindful of projects, commitments, and agreements that gain more momentum and hype (especially publicly) but delays and changes of heart that cause the situation to fizzle out by July. Pay attention to the house Leo rules because there will be a concentrated focus towards this area of life over the summer.

Tuesday, June 6th

[12:39 AM ET] MANZIL 23: The Moon enters Sa’d Bal’

[5:33 PM ET] The Moon in Capricorn trine Mercury at 23º11’ Taurus

[9:41 PM ET] MANZIL 24: The Moon enters Sa’d al-Su’ud

On Tuesday, the Moon will enter the 23rd Mansion, which is mixed in its elemental nature and mixed in fortune. Al Buni says it is good for buying retains, livestock, speaking with community elders, and elders in general; planting seeds, crossing rivers, and doing heavy labor. All heavy Saturnian themes but he also mentions its good for going on outings, hosting, and preparing banquets. The Moon will make a trine to Mercury in Taurus after, which is a fortunate configuration. Receiving news, documents, and messages are forecasted for this connection. It is also good for learning about the past, history, and what is enduring. Mercury’s influence also makes us concerned with finances, money, and commerce. This is a good time to send out to messages to those who have been forgotten and to community elders. The Moon will then enter the 24th mansion which is Earthy and Airy in nature. The Moon will start to gain some more fluidity and adaptability as it enters into the last mansion of Capricorn. This mansion is actually favored for all deeds according to Al Buni. He goes on to say that its good to begin matters related to love, affection, and reconciling hearts; also spiritual healing and making talismans; meeting with kings, chiefs, those who are notable. The Moon will be void after this configuration goes exact, so this can be a good omen of having a lot of insights, planing, and messages that are exchanges that blossom to fruition. There is more grounding, clarity, and concrete understanding that we find today with this Earth trine of the Moon and Mercury.

Wednesday, June 7th

[4:41 AM ET] INGRESS: The Moon enter Aquarius

[7:38 AM ET] The Moon in Aquarius opposes Venus at 01º48’ Leo

[12:34 PM ET] The Moon in Aquarius square Jupiter at 04º48’ Taurus

[6:45 PM ET] MANZIL 25: The Moon enters Sa’d al-akhbiyah

[10:10 PM ET] The Moon in Aquarius opposes Mars at 10º39’ Leo

On Wednesday, the Moon will continue to move through the 24th mansion, but will enter Aquarius. The Moon entering into fixed territory stiffens our attitude, makes us more concerned with stabilizing and enduring matters, as well as bringing more consistency into our day. Specifically, on our thoughts and ideas since the Moon is in an Air sign. The Moon will immediately make an opposition to Venus in Leo, which can bring stress because of tiredness, inactivity, and inertia. Venus does bring romance, love, and relationships into the question as she connects with the Moon, and Jupiter brings into the picture questions about faith, honesty, and truth. The Moon will be enclosed between the benefic planets practically all day, which can be very helpful and supportive. Squares to the benefics are not considered to be harmful in the way a square from a malefic would be. The Moon in Aquarius asks us to think about the structures of society, mechanisms, orthodoxies, and hegemonies that shape our values and philosophy. The Moon highlights a square between Venus and Jupiter that will be active all summer. Mars is currently in the picture and it is the next aspect the Moon makes after Jupiter, an opposition in particular. This is an especially tense connection since malefics harm and cause strife in hard aspects, but especially because this is an inflamed Mars, bringing heat, dryness, and anger through Leo to contest wills and challenge authority. Physical injuries can also occur on this day, so be mindful of accidents and recklessness. The Moon will move into the 25th mansion, which also confirms some of the nature of this opposition because Al Buni says that a spirit descends to Earth that stirs up separation, sedition, hatred, division, and war. Very contrary to the previous mansion, which highlighted more of those love-making and reconciliatory feelings. It is advised to not complete deeds, since they will not reach fruition, and Al Buni says if they do, they will not work out well. It is advised to not be impulsive, instigate fights, and conflict.

Thursday, June 8th

[9:29 AM ET] The Moon in Aquarius trine the Sun at 17º31’ Gemini

[3:58 PM ET] MANZIL 26: The Moon enters Al-Fargh al-muqaddim

On Thursday, the Moon will separate from the opposition to Moon, which cools down our nerves, makes us less riled up, less agitate, and makes a trine to the Sun. This makes today a fortunate and favorable day because an agreement between the luminaries is favorable in nature. The Moon and Sun show honors, recognition, and achievement that is found today, specifically in matters of knowledge, information, and learning since this is an Air sign. The Sun is the planet of clarity, knowledge, and illumination of what is unclear or obscured. The warmth of the Sun is felt very strongly today.

The Moon will then enter the 26th Mansion which is Airy in nature, further adding to the Sanguine, friendly, and adaptable/changing, nature of Air. Al Buni tells us that the Moon in this mansion inflames love and lust between people. He also says its good for alchemy, spiritual healing, engraving talismans, and magic. Medicines should be prepared and poison can be cured. They advise to visit leaders, chiefs, and kings. The Moon will then be moving to square Mercury all through the night, so expect some disruptive news, feeling mentally stressed, and issues with documents, letters, and calculations.

Friday, June 9th

[12:23 AM ET] The Moon in Aquarius square Mercury at 26º30’ Taurus

[6:14 AM ET] INGRESS: The Moon enters Pisces

[1:25 PM ET] MANZIL 27: The Moon enters Al-Fargh al-mu’akhkhir

[3:02 PM ET] The Moon in Pisces sextile Jupiter at 05º14’ Taurus

[6:15 PM ET] The Moon conjoins Saturn at 07º09’ Pisces

On Friday morning ET the Moon/Mercury square will go exact just as we stated above and then the Moon will be void until (approximately) sunrise ET. The Moon will then enter Pisces, where she will be transmitting the influence the mutable, fluctuating, and changing sign. The watery nature of Pisces calls for more relaxation, serenity, spiritual reflection, and wisdom. However, the Moon will be moving closer to Saturn, a conjunction that will go exact by the end of the day. This can bring challenges with water, liquids, extremes thereof, issues with water supply and water quality such as tainted or polluted water. Saturn also brings melancholy, lamenting, and grief as the Moon will make a bodily connection to Saturn, the strongest type of connection. We will feel more sad, sorrowful, feel burdens, heaviness, in addition to restrictions, delays, blockages, obstacles, and limitations in our path. Rejection, fear, anxiety, and serious disposition may linger and build throughout the entire day. Before the Moon connects with Saturn, it will sextile Jupiter, in a reception by honor, which can help to alleviate some of the heaviness of this connection. Jupiter brings generosity, alleviation from burdens, and optimism especially because it is the ruler of both Saturn and Jupiter. The Moon will ultimately be highlighting the growing sextile between Saturn and Jupiter, which is the first time they are able to witness each other since their conjunction in 2020. They signify together an exposition of major changes initiated in a 20 year conjunction in terms of the law, government, religions, and dynasties. Saturn in Pisces shows issues with the water, scarcities, mudslides, pollution, and the killing of fish, while Jupiter highlights our resources, what we need to sustain life, nature, and health. Taurus is all the resources like food, water, air, climate, and environment that allow for life to flourish. Their sextile (which goes exact next week) shows major decisions made in regards to these fronts. Serious news is the theme tiday.

The Moon enters the 27th mansion as it highlights this sextile, which is watery in nature and fortunate. It is advised by Al Buni to refrain from war, meeting with enemies, disputes, and bloodshed. However some of the other properties of this mansion make it suitable for blood-letting, bleeding, and cupping. He also notes that it is good for baths, cutting hair and nails, and taking beneficial medicine.

Saturday, June 10th

[11:12 AM ET] MANZIL 28: The Moon enters Al-Risha

[3:31 PM ET] The Moon in Pisces square the Sun at 19º40’ Gemini

On Saturday, the Moon will continue to swim through Pisces, and it enters the 28th Mansion which is also said to be watery in nature. This is said to be a more favorable mansion by Al Buni, auspicious for making talismans, spiritual healing, working with precious stones, and doing good deeds. He also indicates travel, moving from one place to another, marriage, wearing new clothes, and associations with judges/officials are auspicious. A lot of the imagery of Pisces shines through in his recommendations of deeds and actions for this mansion. Additionally, the Moon will make a square to the Sun in Gemini which is the final quarter square of the lunar month. The Moon will be decrease in heat a lot more during this time, and with it our energy will also decrease. We may find a lot of challenges between our beliefs and information/data as the Moon in Pisces squares the Sun in Gemini. They are both mutable signs, so there is an element of inconsistency and fluctuation with this aspect. It can be tense because the aspect is a square, meaning there are challenges with leaders, rulers, and authority figures. If things feel frustrating and fluctuating, being open to changing plans is best under this configuration.

Sunday, June 11th

[6:26 AM ET] INGRESS: Mercury enters Gemini

[9:20 AM ET] INGRESS: The Moon enters Aries

[9:20 AM ET] MANZIL 1: The Moon enters Al-Sharatayn

[9:43 AM ET] The Moon in Aries sextile Mercury at 00º13’ Gemini

(11:39 AM ET) Venus in Leo square Jupiter 05º37’ Taurus

[7:40 PM ET] The Moon in Aries trine Venus at 05º55’ Leo

This Sunday brings a new shift in energy as the first planetary ingress of the day is Mercury entering Gemini. This is an auspicious omen for Mercury, as it has completed its 2 month transit through Taurus, due to its Retrograde, and has now just gained dignity, strength, and power to do Mercurial things by being welcomed back into its home. Mercury gives sharp intelligence and understanding, it is changeable, teaches, learns, has good memory, quick and witty in speech, and provides us with all the knowledge and words to communicate and translate our thoughts. This is a good shift for the Sun in Gemini too since its ruler will now be in the same sign as it. Mercury’s influence around reading, writing, and speaking become really important over the next week, specifically restrictions, limitations, and corruption of knowledge since Saturn will be the first planet Mercury aspects, from an overcoming square. This transit may start off VERY serious, delayed, and restricted, but will find more alleviation from those burdens as the transit continues. Mercury will be here for a short amount of time, until June 26th. Mercury also picks up a LOT of speed in these two weeks as it ZOOMS through Gemini— our mind is also metaphorically zooming, lots to talk about, talking fast, and communication moving swiftly is a nice omen.

This is also further confirmed by the Moon’s ingress into Aries, which is a Cardinal sign. Similarly, it gives swiftness, quickness, and initiates matters. In a fire sign, the Moon has a lot more heat (energy) but more dryness that can be rigid and abrasive. The urgency of Mars comes in very quick as Mercury ingresses. As the Moon shifts signs, it will cross into the 1st Mansion which is said to be very fiery. Al Buni says a spirit descends towards royalty and sparks hatred and anger among them. Al Buni tells us that the wise secluded themselves and avoided doing things when the Moon is in this mansion. He also adds that people have dreamt things which startled them and disrupted their temperament. It fits the Martian nature of this sign very well. He recommends to abstain from sleep, keep silent, do not craft anything, and if you do any workings— they must be malefic acts against those who deserve it. These two starts of this mansion represent the two horns of the ram, butting and charging their head forth. That imagery of news, information, and the swiftness there of butting forth is signified through the sextile of Mercury and the Moon after they both ingress. The Moon will then make a trine to Venus in Leo, which is really supportive for love, relationships, being seen, recognized, praise, and affirmation of one’s identity and actions. The impulses of the Moon are stabilized by Venus in Fixed Fire.

Speaking of Venus, today she makes her first out of 3 squares to Jupiter in Taurus. This square is going to be a core part of the Venus Retrograde because she will return back to square Jupiter 2 more times over the course of the next few months. This first square can be seen as the initiation of a cycle or ongoing relationship Venus will return back to later in August. This square of Venus and Jupiter is actually very favorable since both of these planets are benefic, but Jupiter in the 10th from Venus can indicate marriage, taking oaths, agreements, commitments for love and mutual devotion. The publicizing of relationhips and partnerships become important with Venus in a loud, bold, sign like Leo. Jupiter can also remove limitations, restrictions, and blockages around relationships since thats Jupiter’s nature, to expand and grow. This can also be a really supportive square for creative and artistic matters, since Jupiter makes the beauty and artistry of Venus public. Jupiter is also a significator of the law, and Venus is an indicator of women, femmes, and LGBTQ+ folk. Making this triple square to Jupiter looks likely to be a major turning point for women’s rights. Dr Olomi made a statement about how we could expect changes with dating apps in particular. Something to think about. Another thing to think about… Abu Ma’shar. He says that Venus in Leo in world astrology indicates

It indicates a large number of illnesses through smallpox, the heat of the air, and sometimes the goodness of its mixture; then it will become corrupt, together with a lack of the blowing of winds. If its latitude is northern, that indicates the blowing and heat of the winds. If it is southern, it indicates the goodness of the mixture of the air. If it is at its greatest distance, it indicates that disasters come to kings or to some of their women. If it is retrograde, it indicates anger occurring to kings, and griefs and anxieties. If it is under the rays, it indicates disasters occurring to the women of kings. If it becomes visible in it, it indicates an abundance of honor for kings and nobles, the soundness of the affairs of the rulers, the breaking out of illnesses resulting from heat and humidity, together with a large number of rumors and wars, and a large number of beasts of prey.

from Abu Ma’shar, Book on Religions and Dynasties, Keiji Yamamoto and Charles Burnett, Part V, Chapter 4.8

One part of this delineation that you can see emphasized a lot is the hot, Leo, components of Venus entering here. Smallpox, rashes on the skin, the air that is hotter, and illness that come from heat and humidity. Thats one of the indicators Venus brings by herself, humidity and wetness, but she is kind of dried out in Leo. The heat definitely takes dominance in her quality. Leo is also a sign that signifies kings, rulers, and public people so the impact of who will feel the retrograde of Venus is those who work in public spaces, changes in the way that we relate, but also changes occurring to rulers. Pay attention to relationships in the public eye, or whose relationships suddenly become more public because by the time Venus stations Retrograde we should some some revelations around them. Venus also setting under the beams will occur, around late July which indicates disasters occurring to the women of kings, people such as their wife, mothers, and sisters. There was something Dr Olomi wrote in the 2023 Almanac that was striking about the time of this Retrograde, which was that the fate of women will be tied to the fate of the ruler. Be mindful of that during this Venus in Leo transit. There is a lot of dryness with Venus and Jupiter in Fire/Earth signs, which really dries Venus out of her moisture. This can indicate more rigidity, friction, and abrasiveness felt in social situation and relationships over the next few months. The heat only gets hotter as Venus moves backwards towards the Sun, but in a square to Jupiter, a lot of our values on relationships, our philosophy and perspective on our values, what we regard as important, what we are devoted to, and praise will have to change. How we view fairness, justice, or peace is under deep consideration during this time. We’ll explore how this square unfolds and develops in the coming weeks, as well as the relationship between Venus in Mars. Now that Venus is in Leo, she is the star of the show this summer.