All work and no play might make the Lion and Lioness a dull little creature, so it's time to kick up dust. Last month you've had your mind on career, but the universe, in its wisdom, feels it is time for you to have fun. June will start on a shaky footing however, so you may wonder if you can really enjoy life when you experience a few bumps during the first week. You are ruled by the Sun, so when the Sun makes an important aspect to another planet, you notice that conversation. Here is what I am talking about:

On June 2, taskmaster Saturn in Sagittarius in your house of love will directly oppose the Sun in your house of friendship. Saturn is cold and icy, and as a Leo, you are warm and fiery, so this incident may temporarily put a damper on your spirit. A friend or lover may make you upset by being critical of you or the person you are dating, or may do something that interprets as betrayal of you. This is a weighty aspect, and not an easy one. Every one of every sign will be feeling the heavy cloud cover that June 2 will bring, so be aware that it's not a day to present ideas to others - the person you would be talking to may be going through some sort of disappointment in their own lives too. If you launch a product or service on June 2, it is not likely to ever reach the profit potential you are anticipating. It's possible that on June 2 you will feel overworked and overtired by tasks you have to complete at home or for work. You will be super-sensitive to any criticism that is directed to you.

The new moon will come next in Gemini at 15 degrees along with the Sun and Venus, all filling your house of friendship. Again, Saturn will be stirring the pot by opposing the new moon directly. Socializing is usually fun for you because you are so gregarious, but this week, one friend may seem to be more like a burden OR an area of concern (because you care about him or her), so life may not feel exactly carefree. Alternatively, you may feel an obligation to a friend who may be in need and facing a crisis, and if this is how things work out, you will want to help.

There is one other way that the first week of June might work out for you. It may be that you have a creative project on your desk that you simply must work on before you can do anything else. In this turns out to be true for you, you will be very cognizant of the responsibilities you are carrying for the project, and the team that depends on you. Life won't always be this way, so know things will improve in time.

Exciting travel seems in the cards for you this month, for on June 13, Uranus will make a very decisive, positive beam to the Sun. Within days you may be heading to the airport. This day will also be strong for a project involving the media, whether as reporter or subject of an interview or story. You may hear news from the courts out of the blue that will help you.

You have such a warm nature that you tend to know how to make the best of everything that happens to you. Because this June 4 new moon will be in Gemini, an air sign that blends well with your Leo fire element, you will likely find a way to deal with those little lumps and bumps that will come up in the first week. After you get beyond the first week or so, you will still find time to work in a bit of fun. Go shopping, have lunches and dinners with friends, take in a museum exhibit or a rock concert, take a trip to a pretty setting, and you will feel whole again. If your birthday falls within five days of August 7, you will be the most favored Leo and can find ways to make yourself happy despite all that might be swirling around you.

More socializing will come up at the full moon, June 20. This will be the second full moon in Sagittarius in your fifth house of true love two months in a row. The first came last month, May 21, and that one was in an early 1 degree that reached out to Leos born within days of July 24. If you have a birthday that falls within five days of August 22, you will feel this month's full moon in Sagittarius, June 20.

The way this full moon will work out is that if you have been dating, this full moon could mark a serious moment in your relationship where you decide to continue or to end the relationship. It seems conditions have kept you apart - say, your sweetheart has to travel a lot, or attend graduate school in a distant location - for Saturn is testing your attachment to your partner, but you seem to have adjusted to those unusual conditions because they have been doing on for more than a year. This will go on for at least 18 more months, but those meetings might be very exciting and sexy when they happen. Leo loves drama - the times you get together might be made for the silver screen.

This area of your chart, where the full moon will fall, rules your love life, and anything having to do with pregnancy, birth, and the care of, and love for, children. Full moons bring decisions and final phases, so you may be deciding on a matter of importance involving plans to have a baby, or special care for a child you have now. You might be sending your child to camp, for example, or getting your child a special tutor to help him excel in school. These types of things do come up. I feel you will like this full moon because Uranus will be so sweetly angled to it. Travel seems to come up again, quite spontaneously. The second half of July might be a perfect time for a vacation. If you want one - go.

Additionally or alternatively, if you've been involved with a creative project, such as with writing a screenplay or auditioning for a movie, you will get the answer back at this time, and it is likely to be an answer you will like, especially if your birthday falls on or within five days of August 22. This full moon will come in cheery angle to Uranus, planet of unexpected developments, so the surprise that comes up is likely one that pleases you. Uranus is in a travel house, so as I mentioned just now, the possibility for a fun, surprise trip is very real, or some other dazzling news might come out of the blue - you may be interviewed in the press, or have one of your creative projects finish up, get glittering reviews, and feel great pride in your work.

Mars is still retrograde and has now (as of May 27) backed into your solar fourth of home, so your attention will now switch to your residence or other property you already own or rent, or want to buy, sell, or lease. You will have all of June and July to work on your home-related plans. If you want to rent a vacation cottage, this would be the time to do it. Alternatively, you might instead be focused on helping one of your parents. Your mother and father may be moving, or one of your parents may not be well and need a bit of assistance managing their finances or finding an aide to help out with shopping, cooking, and other day-to-day activities. No matter what you need to do to help your parent, the right solutions will surface if you look for them.

Mars retrograde is causing life to proceed slowly. Mars' brother, Mercury, was retrograde last month, but thankfully Mercury went direct May 22. Mercury rules communication, negotiation, contracts and commerce, so now all that will clear up and you can sign papers again. (Best day to do so - wait for Mars to turn direct, and schedule the signing for July 1.) Let's first talk about June 26.

At month's end, one of the most glittering aspects of 2016 will come up. Jupiter and Pluto will align perfectly on June 26, and both planets are associated with big budgets, and big financial rewards. Jupiter is currently in your solar second house of salary and other earned income, and Pluto is in your house of workaday work projects. This could turn out to be a landmark day for agreeing to a new assignment. If you are estimating an important creative project, don't be shy - ask for what you feel is your due - this is an aspect of considerable reward.

This aspect won't happen again for years, and never again in these two signs. You had three passes of Jupiter in great angle to Pluto recently - November 26, 2015 (Thanksgiving for Americans, last year), March 16, 2016, and now. After this, these two distinguished planets will shake hands, tip their hats to each other, and go their separate ways. Make June 26 and the next day, Monday, June 27, work for you - both days will be excellent for you. This aspect translates into big project, big money. Wonderful!

June is made for play. Planets stacking up in your friendship sector show you need a change from the heavy emphasis on career that you've experienced lately. The new moon of June 4 will get you started on making dates to meet friends and attend parties, but with Saturn opposed to the moon, it shows that you have strong obligations to think about too, perhaps to your children if you have them, or a creative project that needs your attention at work, and those obligations will curtail your ability to go out and feel carefree. Ask your friends to come to you, rather than you to them.

Financially, with the new moon at odds with planets in your second and eighth financial houses, you may feel that you are coming up short on cash in early month. It looks like you'll have to pick and choose among all your social opportunities and choose the ones that mean the most to you. By being discerning, you'll enjoy the ones you opt to do all the more. Rest assured, the tightness you may feel regarding money in early June seems to be temporary. In fact, you may get extraordinarily good news when Jupiter, giver of good fortune, teams up with Pluto, the financial powerhouse planet that will take the goodness of Jupiter and multiply it many times over. Watch the days that surround June 26.

Travel may occur quite suddenly over the days that follow June 13, and if you go, you'll enjoy every delicious moment away. You may need to travel to visit family or view real estate you may want to buy or have been asked by family to sell. The Sun rules Leo, and on this day, the Sun will be beautifully angled to Uranus, planet of surprise, currently based in your house of travel. That same house also rules the media, legal news, and progress with your pursuit of an advanced university degree. One of these areas should make you very happy on this day or the days that follow.

More travel may come up over the weekend of June 11-12, most likely for romantic reasons. If you get invited to a party over the weekend of June 11-12, consider going. Venus in Gemini will be in gorgeous angle to Uranus, and together these two planets will amp up your charms and bring on lots of fun. It appears you would have to travel to get to this event. This one will be wonderful, so go!

Mars continues to retrograde, a holdover from April 17, but will turn direct on June 29. See if you can plan your moves, but do not act quite yet. If you initiate actions when Mars is retrograde, the project often does not have enough pep and energy to give the new endeavor or relationship a good liftoff. I have initiated projects with Mars retrograde, because at the time (March 27, 1999), Jupiter was conjunct the Sun and Jupiter was in perfect angle to Pluto - those other aspects were quite some powerful and fortunate, so as you see, you always have to look at the whole sky. I did have to work very hard - it was a strenuous three years for me and my website of day and night work, but that's what happens when Mars is retrograde - you can't count on any special breaks to help you out. (That was okay with me - I am always up for strenuous projects!)

However, this month we have a mutable cross in the sky - four planets, in Gemini, Sagittarius, Virgo, and Pisces, forming a box pattern, where tense energy has difficulties finding a way out. Alas, this is not the month to sign papers or to make your launch, not even in your personal life. Wait until July 1 to sign papers, a great day when Venus and Jupiter will be in beautiful sync.

Mars will retrograde back into Scorpio and your solar fourth house of home and family. This suggests that you might go back to a long ongoing dilemma about where to live, how, or with whom. Or, it may have to do with finding a way to help your mother or father, as the fourth house also rules your parents. No matter what the reason, you will be very focused on your private life, along with home, other property, or parents. It is alternatively possible that you will have a lot of friends or family guests in June and July, so in anticipation, dress up your guest room with new linens and fluff up the pillows. Mars brings noise and lots of commotion wherever he happens to be found as Mars travels through a chart - having guests might be a fun way to experience Mars in this area of your chart. Or, you may give a party, in June and July, or schedule repairs or renovations, and those activities would account for the extra sounds in your space. By early August, Mars will move back into Sagittarius, and your main focus will switch to your love life, children, and creative projects again.

In June's third week, the time near the full moon, June 20 will bring another culmination to a romantic relationship, or bring news about a pregnancy or if you have children, one of them. This emphasis was on the same part of your life last month, only four weeks ago, at the full moon in the same sign, Sagittarius, May 21. It's unusual to have two full moons in a row in the same solar house of the chart. In this case, if you are unmarried, are most likely to feel the action of this full moon, in the romantic sense. Also, married or single, your creativity and originality will reach new heights. You may be finishing up a big job - and this time it really will be completely done.