JUNE 2004

ARIES March 21 - April 20
Your family didn’t approve of your last decision, but they’re gonna have to get used to it, because they won’t approve of the next one either. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. They’ll have to wait it out. Don’t back down. Your word this month is courage. The 12th is your day. Make the most of it. Welcome in the summer on the 21st like a long lost brother.

TAURUS April 21 – May 20
Venus won’t make things easy. The old money thing is back. Paint through it and show it. Don’t hide it. Your big opportunity is at the end of the month and will come from where you least expect it. You’re gonna like what happens. Make yourself visibile and be ready with the goods. Don’t undervalue your art. Your number this month is 12.

GEMINI May 21 – June 21
You’ve got to stop complaining, it’s getting on people’s nerves. Accept what is or give someone else a chance. You are where you are because you want to be there. You can’t blame others this month, it’s all yours, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is the month to pull out all those unfinished pieces and finalize, with a fresh new look. Who cares if it’s not how you originally planned them. Things change, keep up.

CANCER June 22 – July 22
Look for signs in the most unexpected places. Signs that will direct you to destinations you didn’t expect. Your intuition will play a dominant role. Will you be ready? The question really is, are you open enough? Be grateful for the Virgos in your life. There will be no lack of inspiration from the 10th on into July. Your number this month is 33. Look for it. In page numbers, addresses, ages, etc.

LEO July 23 – Aug 23
It won’t happen this month, but of course you’re closer than you’ve ever been. You have to wait until July, when Mars transits your Sun sign. Use the time to get your portfolio together. It’s all a matter of presentation. Expect a Scorpio to step in to make you aware of the priorities. The word this month is patience. Venus transits the sun on the 8th, and you’re going to feel it. You will be compelled to create.

VIRGO Aug 24 – Sept 22
Let this be a month of contemplation, of letting all those new sensations simmer and blend into a delicious, spicy minestrone, capable of seducing the most unwilling innocent observer. It will be ready in July, but don’t overcook, and serve with humility. Do not let the solstice pass without performing a ritual, however small. Let the cosmos feel your appreciation. Be overly careful from the 18th to the 21st. Then let it all out and celebrate. Your number this month is 8.

LIBRA Sept 23 – Oct 22
Mars is in your life, and will shake things up. Be cool and face the difficulty like the adult you want to be. You can learn from your worst enemy. Take the initiative and turn things around. Give away some of your art, spread it around instead of holding onto it so tightly. Share this month. Your number is 77.

SCORPIO Oct 23 – Nov 22
The same old fears. You ignore them but they won’t go away. Don’t let your mind thrash you around anymore. Let those thoughts come and then let them go. Don’t dwell on them anymore. You’ve already given them too much credibility and they’re getting in the way. They’re cramping your creativity. Make some sketches of what will be your masterpiece under the new moon on the 17th.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 – Dec 21
The people closest to you have given you hints about your behaviour lately, and now it’s my turn. We can’t all be wrong. It’s time for compassion, for reaching out. Words are interrupting the flow…words you said you didn’t mean…words out of context…words you thought you knew the meaning of. Unravel this web of words without using new ones. Try rearranging them in a different order. Make art with them and then burn them.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 – Jan 20
You’re in the middle of a Jupiter influence. A month of contradictions for you. Go with it. If you normally work small, it’s time to work big. If you work big, work small. If you work black and white, work in color. Be someone else this month, you just might find it’s closer to who you really are.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 – Feb 19
Why is It you try so hard and barely get noticed, while those with less talent are more successful? Toward the end of the month that will change. A collaborator will enter the picture and show you the way. Your challenge is to distinguish the real ones from the false ones.

PISCES Feb 20 – March 20
Use the method you’ve been telling others to use. In other words, take your own advice. Don’t listen to astrologers and would-be mystics. This month Pisces painters rule! Start at least one painting on the Solstice. Your number this month is 46.