Mercury Cazimi in Cancer Saturday 1st July at 06.05. BST 9 degrees 8’ Cancer.

A few times a year, for a brief moment, Mercury rests at the heart of the Sun. The Psychopomp guiding us to the heart of ourselves; our understanding at one with our Solar centre. This can manifest as a sudden flash of understanding or clarity, a breakthrough in an area we have been struggling with, or even a moment of supreme calm, that pause in the chatter of our minds where the smile of sunlight enters and fills us with its light.

This cazimi is in Cancer, a water sign, caring, protective, nostalgic and deeply connected to its tribe. In Cancer, a sign associated with our ancestors, this moment has a mediumistic feel. If you have a question to ask of someone who has passed, this might be the moment.

Carole Taylor @asteriateaching has said that there is something shamanistic about people born under a Mercury cazimi*. Shamans mediate between the physical and spiritual realms. In many indigenous cultures, they are thought to have the power to heal the sick, communicate with the spirits and, like Mercury, they escort the souls of the dead to the underworld. They accompany, they do not judge.

This cazimi follows Neptune turning Retrograde in Pisces, at 22.09 BST on the previous evening, turning us to inner reflection, imagination, and possibly, confusion. For now, Neptune continues its slow journey through Pisces, but this period, which began in February 2012, is drawing to a close. Enjoy the spiritual possibilities and the sense of oneness offered by this planet of the imaginal world swimming through the sign of the sea and of all endings. We will miss this rhythmic, tidal background to our lives when it moves into goal-oriented Aries in 2025.

So, take a few moments early on Saturday morning (6 am UK/7am Europe) to sit in stillness. Listen to the birdsong, imagine the waves and, if you feel inclined, make a few notes on anything that floats into your consciousness.

Photo; The main shaman of Olkhon – Valentin Hagdaev; Olkhon (Baikal), By Аркадий Зарубин at Russian Wikipedia

*Astrology University podcast, Cancer season

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