Once a month, I join forces with my dear friend and astrologer extraordinaire, Heidi Rose Robbins to post an overview of what’s happening in the cosmos and how it might influence your career. It’s called Your Career Forecast.
Whether you’re job-hunting, running your own business, or wondering about the ideal time to ask for a raise or take a vacation, each Career Forecast reveals the important dates that you need to know about.
Let’s dive in!
OVERVIEW
What’s going on this month…
HEIDI: The Sun moves into Cancer June 21st, 2019 at 8:54 am pacific time. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we celebrate the Summer Solstice. The sign of Cancer, at its best, carries the great Mother energy. It holds, enfolds, listens and feeds. It comforts and soothes the pain. It builds by being attuned to what wants to be built. There is something vast and spacious in how people with strong Cancer energy listen and receive.
It’s important to note that there is nothing passive about Cancer. Yes, it is sensitive and feels deeply. But its energy is potent. It is the energy of a creative builder. It is, after all, the sign of birth. It brings the NEW to life with awesome care and protection.
The only caveat for this month is to share our emotional responses as they emerge and not stuff disappointment or hide resentment. Sometimes, under Cancer, we can nurse wounds and close down instead of addressing hurt or disappointment in the moment.
Let’s explore what else this month may hold:
On June 26th, Mercury moves into Leo. We speak and write courageously. Perhaps we are more playful with the way we communicate. We do not hide or minimize our message. We are willing to share what we have to say.
Mars joins Mercury in Leo on July 1st. Mars in Leo is the courageous warrior. We come forth with the fullness of Self for the benefit or all. We offer our fiery hearts and are willing to shine. It’s a great time to step forward with confidence.
The New Moon of Cancer falls on July 2nd and is a tender time of gestation. We are willing to carefully grow a new idea or project. Yes, there is vulnerability. Yes, we may feel hesitant. But we give ourselves to the nourishment of the new. We quietly tend the growing seed.
On July 7th, Mercury moves retrograde until July 31st. Remember, this doesn’t have to be a fraught time. We are meant to reflect on the previous 4 months and not necessarily press forward with the new. But it can be a reflective, quiet, contemplative time. As ever, double check travel arrangements and try to avoid the signing of major contracts. If you must commit to something big, be sure to be thorough and attend to the details.
July 16th brings the Full Moon of Cancer. The phrase for Cancer is “I build a lighted house and therein dwell.” We envision ourselves as a lighted house, offering nourishment and warmth to those who most need our care. We envision our country as a lighted house as well, welcoming those bereft or troubled. Energy follows thought. We hold the vision and goodness can grow.
Finally, on July 19th, Mercury retrogrades from Leo into Cancer again. We revisit any feelings that haven’t been properly processed. There is an opportunity to heal some old wounds. We may feel a bit nostalgic or enjoy walking down memory lane with those we love.
Overall, this is a potent month of growth with a healthy dose of feeling sensitivity. We express the depth of our feeling. We protect what we care about most. We build slowly and surely that which is most meaningful. We spend exquisite time with family— nourishing and deepening our understanding of one another. Big love.
What does all of this mean for your career? Let’s look closer…
JOB HUNTING?
Here’s what you need to know…
ELLEN: This is a month when both Mars and Mercury are in Leo. This is the time to step forward with your full heart and with confidence; to go for what you are after.
In the work I do with life design I see how important it is to create the life that works for you. That very much includes the work that you do. We see so many people on Instagram or social media living lives that look so amazing and perfect. But the real question is- Is That the life that YOU want?
Being an entrepreneur may look great from the outside, but it may not be for you. You might be a person that loves working in an office. That loves having a prescribed job and tasks. That needs the support of co-workers.
So, think about what you want. Do your research. Prototype. Talk to people who are doing exactly what it is you want to do. Make lots of contacts. Then go for it.
ALREADY HAVE A JOB?
Here’s what you need to know…
ELLEN: On July 7th, Mercury moves retrograde until July 31st. As Heidi said, it can be a reflective, quiet, contemplative time. As ever, double check travel arrangements and try to avoid the signing of major contracts. If you must commit to something big, be sure to be thorough and attend to the details.
When Mercury is retrograde it is a great time to dream and plan and lay things out. One great thing to do is to get some big butcher paper. Hang it on your wall. Make action plans. Make lists. MAP OUT your next new thing. A book? A course? A new job? Running a marathon? How will you do it? What will you need to pull it off?
Alex Franzen is the best at this. She surrounds herself with butcher paper and maps out her daily, monthly and even yearly goals. Every so often she offers a course about how to best do this. So, subscribe to her newsletter and keep your eyes open.
This gestation time is helped by the New Moon in Cancer on July 2nd.
SELF-EMPLOYED OR RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?
Here’s what you need to know…
ELLEN: July 16th brings the Full Moon of Cancer. The phrase for Cancer is “I build a lighted house and therein dwell.” We envision ourselves as a lighted house, offering nourishment and warmth to those who most need our care. We envision our country as a lighted house as well, welcoming those bereft or troubled. Energy follows thought. We hold the vision and goodness can grow.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes wrote a wonderful poem called “You Were Made for This”. In it she writes:
“One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these — to be fierce and to show mercy toward others; both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do.”
FAMOUS CANCERS
It comes as no surprise that some of our most beloved actors and politicians were born under the sign of Cancer. Here are a few:
Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949)
Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep is an American actress. Often described as the “best actress of her generation”, Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accents. Nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, she has won three. Among other accolades, she has received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight. All told, she is an American icon.
She is also very much a family person. She has been married to same man since 1978. She has 3 children. She loves to cook. She loves her home.
Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956)
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), You’ve Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Sully (2016). He has also starred in the Robert Langdon film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. He is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon.
When you think of a Cancer man, you think of Tom Hanks. He embodies heart and goodness. You trust him.
Nelson Mandela (born July 18, 1918)
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalized racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
He used his Cancer energy to build a home for all South Africans. He was a father figure for the whole country. When I think of Nelson Mandela I picture that small cell he lived in for over 18 years and how he was able to make a home from the direst of places.
The Dalai Lama (born July 6, 1935)
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama is Tibet’s head of state as well as the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was recognized at age 2 as the reincarnation.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a man of peace. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression. He also became the first Nobel Laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. He and his people have been in exile since 1954, not easy for a Cancer!
Since the mid-1980s, His Holiness has engaged in a dialogue with modern scientists, mainly in the fields of psychology, neurobiology, quantum physics and cosmology. This has led to a historic collaboration between Buddhist monks and world-renowned scientists in trying to help individuals achieve peace of mind. It has also resulted in the addition of modern science to the traditional curriculum of Tibetan monastic institutions re-established in exile.
OVERALL, THIS IS A GREAT MONTH FOR…
Overall, this is a potent month of growth with a healthy dose of feeling sensitivity. We express the depth of our feeling. We protect what we care about most. We build slowly and surely that which is most meaningful. We spend exquisite time with family, nourishing and deepening our understanding of one another. Big love.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
June 26th – Mercury moves into Leo
July 1 – Mars moves into Leo
July 2 – New Moon of Cancer
July 3 – Venus moves into Cancer
July 7 – Mercury moves retrograde until July 31st
July 16 – Full Moon of Cancer
July 19 – Mercury moves into Cancer
YOUR CAREER MANTRA FOR THE MONTH
David Whyte wrote this about his poem ‘The House of Belonging’ (a Cancer poem if there ever was one!)
“Where is the temple of my adult aloneness? In 1996, I wrote a poem called “The House of Belonging.” In it, I spoke about the small, beautifully old house I came to live in after the end of my first marriage. In the poem, I wrote: This is the temple of my adult aloneness and I belong to that aloneness as I belong to my life. That temple was the house I moved into after the end of a chapter in my life. There I would live alone, but also with my son a good deal of the time. It was a new start. There was a great deal of grief in letting go of the old, but I was so very excited about my new home. I felt that even though it was such a small house and an old house, it had endless new horizons for me, as if the rest of my life was just beginning from that place. It is important to have the equivalent of this house at every crucial stage in our lives. Where do you have that feeling of home? Do you have it in your apartment? Do you have it when you walk along the lakeshore or the seashore? Where do you have that sense of spaciousness with the horizon and with your future? Gaston Bachelard, a French philosopher, said that one of the beautiful things about a home is that it is a place where you can dream about your future, and that a good home protects your dreams; it is a place where you feel sheltered enough to risk yourself in the world.”
Move forward in this Cancer month with creativity, wisdom and an open heart.
Much love,
Ellen & Heidi