Little Wonders

Weekly Wonder; June 16 – June 22

Oh Goody! Mercury goes direct this week just in time for the summer solstice! The word “solstice” comes from “sol,” or sun, and “sistere,” or to stand still. In other words, the Solstices occur when the Sun appears to stand still at either its northern or southern most declination before apparently changing direction and heading the other way. The solstice points and the equinox points mark the change of the seasons and this is why the cardinal signs, (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) are leaders and innovators (or just plain bossy!). The cardinal signs are concerned with causing change. This solstice is precipitated by a Full Moon in Sagittarius and an opposition to Retrograde Pluto by Venus and the Sun as well, so we can expect some fundamental shifts in our perception of things this week – especially regarding relationships, but nothing that will bear any substantial fruit until the next solstice in December, when Pluto goes direct and leaves Sagittarius for good (or at least until 2242!). So this week, my precious treasures, pay attention to where in your life you’ve been resisting some major change in your circumstances. Between Mercury going direct, and the Sun at it’s solstice point, it’s time to get over ourselves and figure out how, exactly, to move on! Although it won’t be until December that we move on for good, we will get some giant clues about how we’re going to do exactly that this week. Hooray for us! Those most effected are Gemini and Sagittarius born near the end of their signs, like Gemini actress Sadie Frost, born June 17, 1965, or Sagittarian Katie Holmes, born December 18, 1978.

The Stars that You Are
Weekly Horoscopes: Remember to read for the sign on your ascendant too!

Aries
Aries, did you know that lemmings don’t actually commit mass suicide the way popular myth would have you believe? In fact, they are hardy swimmers who even swim to new habitats when their old ones get too crowded. Plus – hello? Cute much? Never one to resist change, Aries, this week’s solstice is going to get all your bells and whistles going. Whatever fantasy you’ve been harboring this is the week to take action. You’re always been one for leading lemmings over cliffs, and this week it looks like you’ve got more than your usual firepower behind you to make that happen. Time to find a new habitat!!!

Taurus
My brother is on a discussion group he and about ten others created after getting into some hilarious fights and discussions on the IMBD boards for a few months straight. He’s never met any of them but he checks in with them regularly. Taurus, you’re struggling to put your finger on something, to give voice to something, and it’s like trying to remember the words to a song or that actor in that movie. Do some research! Look inside yourself! Failing that, check IMDB!!! You never know who or what is going to answer your question or ask you a better one and finding that out might be half the fun…

Gemini
Walt Whitman once said, “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.” Spoken like a true Gemini! I pity your spouses! They’re in for the brunt of your ups and downs as you prepare for another of your patented “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” weeks, what with the Full Moon rocking your sign with Venus and Pluto. Fortunately, Mercury goes direct on Thursday, so soon you’ll be feeling pretty clear about what you need to do. If you have to kill off one of your multitudes, don’t worry. That’s the thing about multitudes: there’s always more.

Cancer
The French psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, described the inevitable moment of separation from the mother as “the mirror stage,” because the child who perceives himself in the mirror can then perceive others as “other,” which leads to the development of ego and self-hood. A parallel has been made with Eve and Adam’s fall from grace, and the desire of all humans to return to some imaginary time or place when we’re not separate. This week, Cancer, your ability to bridge that gap is pretty strong. Embrace the mirrors you create in the people about you. Are they other or do you just perceive them that way?

Leo
It’s no mistake that the Beast of Beauty and the Beast is often depicted with the head of a lion, after all, he is a king, if transformed into a baser form of himself. The beguiling thing about this myth – aside from the fact that it sets up millions of little girls to believe that their “bad boys” are kings at heart, is the way in which it speaks to the fact that we all contain kings and beasts both within us that can only be set free under true love’s spell. This week, Leo, it’s time to find the Beauty in your Beast and either tame him or set him free and the odds are good it’s gonna take some lovin’ on your part to do so.

Virgo
Recently Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) rallied together to protest a seminar hosted by a group called “Love Won Out,” in which youngsters are trained to “act normal,” as in not gay. PFLAG made a super sweet little film of the event that they called “Truth Wins Out,” which is pretty much guaranteed to put a tear in your eye, and which certainly serves to illustrate a point being made in your own life this week, Virgo: the truth and love are not incompatible, and sometimes it’s only through telling the truth that true love is even possible. Go on, get out there and set yourself free!

Libra
I sympathize with your decision angst, Libra. I used to have terrible trouble ordering food in restaurants. I was the one at the table holding everyone else up, asking the server a million questions and making them come back twice. Then one day it hit me! There would be another meal later so even if this meal wasn’t that great I’d get another chance! Not that the thing you’ve been hemming and hawing over is as common or simple as a meal, Libra, but this week, maybe you ought to pretend it is. Action must be taken, and now, and frankly, even if the weight of the world DOES rest in your hands, SO WHAT??

Scorpio
A chimera can be something real or imagined, monstrous or human, and that’s fitting for you this week, Scorpio as you cruise for your monthly bruising. If you don’t already have something to fight for you’ll find it this week so it might be worth turning some of that fight inwards to look for the true source of your inspired warrior’s cry. A chimera is made of multiple borrowed parts, which makes them fearsome to behold and difficult to defeat. But before you take a page out of Dr. Frankenstein’s book and build one yourself look inside and see what you’ve created without even knowing it. Ooh, scary!!!

Sagittarius
Everyone knows the lull before the storm, the calm before the battle… moments both great and horrible. We call upon our reserves, reconcile our doubts and settle our accounts. Sag, it’s time to take stock. You’ve been fussing over someone in your life the recently and you go back and forth with it. Between the Full Moon and Mercury going direct this week you’ll finally be able to lay it to rest… or will you? Technically the vote will be out on this massive transformation you’ve been making until December, but by the end of this week you should have some ease and grace with your current status.

Capricorn
Good news, Capricorn! As much as you like to skulk about and pretend no one sees you, this week marks that time of the year that you can’t deny your impact on those around you! Well, I guess that’s good news as long as you’ve not been doing anything you shouldn’t have been doing, Cappy, which you haven’t, right??? – Anyway, it’s too late now, with the Sun crossing over into Cancer it’s time for you to get really busy in the outside world and make tracks on all your favorite projects and activities. With Jupiter moving through your sign, this July is set to be one of your busiest on record.

Aquarius
Sometimes the best ideas come to us when we are just goofing around with a pal. This is good news for you, Aquarius, since you feel so many things simultaneously it sometimes takes you awhile to prioritize things. They have to recur before you take them seriously. Goofing off gives your mind a rest and before you know it: kerbang! World Peace! Or something… By Wednesday you’re going to feel something and know you feel it and it’s going to mean something to you. The time for goofing off is over! Get set to resolve some childhood trauma, cause world peace, and make a bunch of people laugh!

Pisces
When we dream of houses we’re supposedly dreaming of our own identity, and all the rooms of the house represent different aspects of it – like the attic could be hidden aspirations, and the basement could represent hidden fears. Pisces, if that’s true, by my calculations you ought to be having dreams where your home is going through major renovations, ‘cause you’re in the middle of major renovations to your identity. This week look for some huge project to complete itself – like the foundation. After it, the rest of the renovations will be faster, since they hinged on this one. When’s the house-warming?