As you begin June, you will be in a social mood. The Sun is shining in your eleventh house of friends, new contacts, club activities, and charities, and was recently egged on by the sweet new moon of last month, May 25. The little planets are acting like happy little cartoon characters, jumping up and down and encouraging you to leave the office early so that you can see friends again. You’ve been thinking a lot about your career, and you are doing quite well, but you need a break and a little relaxation too, because by unwinding a bit, you will allow your mind to become more creative. You are one of the most creative signs of the zodiac (along with Pisces), so by giving yourself and your mind a rest, the child in you will come alive and begin experimenting with new concepts.

Venus will soon tour your tenth house of fame and honors, starting June 6 to July 4, which is a wonderful advantage. It’s clear that both VIPs and subordinates love working with you. Mars will send a sweet beam to Venus on June 9, indicating that the work you are doing – possibly on an international, publishing, broadcasting, or legal matter – is first-rate and those VIPs know it.

Your best day of the month will be June 3, perfect for traveling a short distance. The distance doesn’t matter so much, though, for this trip is one of the best you have taken in recent memory. The Sun will be shining in your friendship sector, so the trip, which would take place over a Saturday, will be to see a friend who means a lot to you. What a wonderful day. Both Jupiter and the Sun will be 120 degrees apart (a “trine”), and that is considered one of the most heavenly of all aspects. Both will be in air signs, and you are a fire sign – air makes fire burn more brightly. Also, the Sun is your ruling star, so you will find this day, June 3, even more exciting than other signs.

There are other ways that you can use June 3 (aside from travel), and when you look at the list of activities, realize that you can also act on the topic one day before, June 2, for both days glitter with goodness. Here goes: First, you can sign a contract, knowing that you have the very best aspects possible to make a profit. Second, this day will also be ideal to give or go to a party, wedding, or club event. Or, third, in the business sense, you can give a presentation or set up an interview. Finally, fourth, the Sun is in Gemini, ruling communication, so send in your manuscript or work on one.

The full moon on June 9 in Sagittarius 19 degrees will be tricky, and not likely your most fun time of the month. The full moon will fall in your house of romance and be accompanied closely by Saturn, suggesting a somewhat depressing situation is being revealed. You may experience this full moon in a variety of ways – I will list some of them, for one might apply to you. If not, maybe my list will get you thinking. Your sweetheart or spouse may say something that hurts your feelings, revealing an attitude that surprises you, and not in a good way. The effect of those words might linger several days. Or it might be that your partner will be separated from you, possibly through no fault of either one of you – it’s work, or study – and as they say, “It is what it is” and can’t be helped. The news seems to hit you in a stronger way than usual. Alternatively, this full moon may have something to do with a pregnancy, so take it easy if you are pregnant and be sure to follow doctor’s orders. The fifth house of love is also the house of conception. This would not be the ideal time to schedule an in vitro procedure – schedule it instead for next month. I know an in vitro is an expensive procedure, so I want to give you your best chance.

A few days later, on June 14-15, things may become even more depressing. This will be true for everyone, for Saturn (ice) will oppose the Sun (your ruler). You may feel exhausted, deflated, and hurt by someone’s criticism. Or, alternatively, you may simply work very hard and feel in desperate need of rest. The more lacking in sleep that you are at this time, the harder this aspect will seem to you because your fatigue may make you lose perspective and nudge you to make more of a situation than is warranted.

On June 14-15, I don’t want you to sign a contract of any kind. Don’t buy anything, promise anything, or ask anyone for favors. Don’t have a first date or bring up a touchy matter with your partner. I would say lie low from June 8 to June 17, giving extra days to the full moon of June 9, and the opposition of Saturn to the Sun on June 14-15. Because everyone, of every sign, will feel this opposition in different ways, it’s best not to schedule anything important at this time because you may be distracted, just like the person you are about to see. (Watch the news on TV and you will see this play out on the world stage.) If you know you are already scheduled to meet with someone who you know is a bit unstable – by that, I mean, easy to make angry – then treat that person with kid gloves, as if that person were holding nitroglycerine. On the road, do nothing to provoke road rage. As the British say, keep calm and carry on.

 Mars will be moving through your meditative twelfth house from June 4 to July 20. This is good news, for Mars will coax you to step off the merry-go-round of life and take a breath this month. After July 20, Mars will enter your sign, dear Leo, so you will need to think about how you will use that rare and very special privilege, which will last from July 20 to September 5. Mars will give you confidence and drive, and you can tackle any important project at that time. You need to list all your goals that matter deeply to you so that you can think about how you would want to wield Mars’ energy to accomplish that dream. Knowing what you want is half the battle and sometimes, at certain points of our life, we don’t know what we want or which way to go. Be glad you have June and the first nearly three weeks of July to figure out that question. Although the start of June will be very social, it will tone down by mid-to-late month. Being alone will seem like a gift from the universe.

The twelfth house, which will be so lit up for you, rules solitude and institutions of confinement that promote healing such as hospitals, nursing homes, and physical therapy centers. Mars is now lighting up this area of your chart, giving you the motivation to seek a doctor if you should need one to help you reduce pain and find comfort. This area also rules rehab centers, and because prescription drugs are a leading cause of addiction, I will mention this here so that if you are battling this problem, you know you can get help. You can also give a good try to stop smoking. Indeed, this month is the very best of the year to start on your program toward wellness.

Because you will have a soothing new moon, June 23 in the same area of the chart, that is, your twelfth house of healing, in the nurturing and caring sign of Cancer at 3 degrees, I say make your appointment for just after June 23. This house also rules professional therapy if you have something on your mind that you’d like to discuss with an objective, caring person. If you need to have a procedure done in a hospital, you can do that too now. You have a great new moon on June 23, and also Mars to give this part of life energy. Venus is no longer retrograde nor is Mercury, and both returned to former power on May 18 and 20 respectively. (The next time Mercury will go retrograde it will be August 12 to September 5.) As you see, all systems are go.

Once you get to August and the eclipses in Aquarius and Leo, you will be on your skateboard, dear Leo, moving at the speed of light. Rest up now so you are ready to deal with all the excitement that is coming your way! Those eclipses are the most encouraging, positive ones I have seen in years – be happy!

In May, you had focused on your career, but now, in June, you seem to be ready to cut loose and see friends. You will be able to do this because the new moon that appeared on May 25 will still be coaxing you to mix and mingle with friends. Push back from your computer and kick up dust, dear Leo.

Also, this month, you seem to want to decide about a person you’ve been dating. You are in a serious mood, and if your partner is too, you may decide to tie the knot by the time the two eclipses come by in Leo and your opposite sign of Aquarius (ruling your committed, established relationships) in August. If you are at the end of your rope, however, you will find the courage to leave.

Your watershed moment concerning love will occur now on the full moon, June 9. You will decide whether the person you’ve been dating is right for you, and if your partner feels the same way about you. Of course, this all assumes that you’ve been dating a while, for nothing is worse than hinting about marriage too early in a relationship. Both parties have to be ready or one will feel pressured and want to leave. Your fifth house of love will be highlighted, and this house also rules babies. If you are married, or living together in an established relationship, if you or your partner wants a child, this topic is almost certain to come up, and together a plan or decision will be made.

 If your partner does not agree with your vision of your future, Saturn’s presence may represent a disappointment. By June 15, when Saturn will oppose the Sun, you will need to be realistic, practical, and perhaps a bit philosophical when it comes to matters of the heart – easier said than done, I know. The fiery Sun is your ruling planet, and with Saturn, an icy planet, known to work by containing and limiting much of what it touches, now opposed to your ruler, the Sun, you may try to negotiate your way out of the situation. Your best bet will be to create space and time between June 15 and when you next discuss the subject – that is, if you are not happy with news. June 26 would be a better time for a private conversation when active Mars, and Neptune, planet of unselfish love, will be in sync, and the transiting moon will be in Leo, favoring you.

Many Leos work in entertainment, the arts, or other creative fields, and if that includes you, this full moon of June 9 could bring an important creative project to conclusion. It appears you will have worked on it with great passion, and it may have taken more time and money to complete than you originally estimated. Still, it’ll likely be done now, and you will have good reason to be proud.

The new moon of June 23 will bring a new project that will require you to strategize and think though, for it is likely to have many details. If you can work alone on it, away from people who burn your time, you will be ahead of the game. You have the Sun (authority), new moon (opportunity), Mercury (communication), and Mars (action) all crowded in your private twelfth house, the reason you would be wise to work alone until you are ready to show your ideas to VIPs. If you have been approved for a new project, the advice is the same – formulate it behind closed doors now, and plan to show it later. You have Venus transiting your tenth house of fame and honors, so you are sure to impress the people who matter.

The June 23 new moon will also be a fine one to take care of any matter, psychological or physiological, that may be pressing on you. Qualified doctors are near, so if you need help, reach out to one. This month you are getting ready to begin your wondrous new birthday year at the end of next month, and you will want to enter it in the best shape possible. Romance will be better in July too, I promise, because as of July 20, Mars will enter Leo for the first time in two years, making you sizzle with sexiness and magnetism. The best is yet to come, dear Leo.