Laurie’s Weekly Astrology Forecast: June 23, 2025 through June 29, 2025
Synopsis for the Week
This week offers a meaningful blend of emotional renewal, mental clarity, and courageous expression. The Moon travels from Gemini to Virgo, moving our attention from thought to feeling, then into self-expression, and finally into grounded discernment. Each shift carries us deeper into self-awareness.
The most important turning point comes midweek with the New Moon in Cancer, which is closely aligned with Jupiter. This New Moon follows on the heels of the Sun and Jupiter coming together in the same sign. Together, these events open a new chapter in the part of your life where Cancer falls in your birth chart. This is where growth can begin and where you may want to set a quiet, lasting intention related to nourishment, trust, and emotional steadiness.
Mercury enters Leo on Thursday, shifting the tone of communication toward expression that is confident and personal. By the weekend, Mercury will oppose Pluto, bringing intensity to our thoughts and conversations. Something may come to the surface that has been kept below for some time. This provides an opportunity to speak with courage and to listen with care.
CLOUDED VISION - Monday, June 23, 2025
The Moon travels through Gemini today, reflecting curiosity and active conversations. There can be a restless quality to the day, especially if your mind is pulled in several directions at once. Gemini is light on its feet and quick to shift focus, which can be helpful when flexibility is needed but challenging when something deeper or more significant needs our attention. You may notice a strong desire to talk, gather opinions, or distract yourself with activity and chatter.
At the same time, the Sun in Cancer forms a square to Neptune in the early hours of the morning. This suggests a sense of emotional fog or uncertainty. You might feel unclear about what you want or uneasy without knowing why. It’s easy to mistake a passing feeling for a permanent condition, or to fill in the blanks with stories that have no basis in reality. Boundaries between yourself and others may feel more malleable, and the distinction between fact and fiction may be cloudy at best. This is not a time for firm decisions, as you lack the clarity needed to make informed choices.
If you feel unsettled, sit quietly with it instead of trying to sort it out right away. Notice where you’re tempted to escape through distraction, or where you're hoping someone else will provide answers you haven't found on your own. Listening to your intuition is more valuable than listening to others or speaking today.
Where am I accepting someone else's ideas without asking clarifying questions?
What feelings am I intellectually exploring rather than simply feeling them?
How do I respond when I can’t gain clarity?
A QUIET OPENING - Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The Moon moves through the final degrees of Gemini today, then enters Cancer late tonight. We are now in the darkest part of the lunar cycle, a quiet and often tender place where we are asked to release, reflect, and rest. Activity continues around us, but something deeper is turning inward. This is not a time to initiate. It is a time to listen to what is ending and what is quietly beginning to form beneath the surface.
At 11:17 am EDT, the Sun and Jupiter meet in Cancer, beginning a new cycle that brings growth through emotional presence and deeper connection. You may notice a subtle shift in your understanding of home, protection, or belonging. Jupiter expands what it touches, and in Cancer, it encourages growth that supports and protects the containers of love. There may be a growing awareness of what feels worth tending, or where you’re ready to invest more of yourself.
Find the house in your natal chart that holds the sign of Cancer. This is where the Sun and Jupiter are planting the first idea of a new season. That seed will become more apparent under tomorrow’s New Moon. For today, it is best to rest and notice the still subtle changes within.
What area of my life is preparing to expand in love and care?
What kind of support feels meaningful to offer or receive now?
How do I prepare for the change I am only beginning to be aware of?
CANCER NEW MOON: THE ROOTS OF RENEWAL - Wednesday, June 25, 2025
At 6:31 am EDT, the New Moon in Cancer occurs, closely aligned with Jupiter, the planet of expansion. This marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle, along with the new Jupiter cycle of expansion. With the cycles beginning in Cancer, our attention turns to emotional safety and tenderness. Jupiter adds a sense of meaning and direction, encouraging us to allow ourselves to expand through connection and care. Begin something that supports your inner life and strengthens your most tender and fierce foundations.
The presence of the Sun, Jupiter, and the Moon gives this New Moon a sense of generosity and long-term purpose. The metaphorical seeds planted today can grow into something steady, supportive, and nourishing. Look to the house in your natal chart that contains Cancer. This is the part of life that asks for attention and care. It is where something loving, tender, and meaningful can begin to take shape.
What does emotional security mean to me?
What metaphorical seed can I plant that honors growth and tenderness?
How do I care for the parts of me that seek shelter, and how do I shelter others?
SPARK OF INSIGHT AND MOTION - Thursday, June 26, 2025
The day begins with Mercury in a supportive sextile to Uranus at 5:44 am EDT. This brings a fresh perspective or a shift in thinking that can help break up mental patterns that have grown stale. If something clicks into place early in the day, trust it. Ideas may come quickly, and they are worth writing down, even if they seem unusual at first.
Later in the morning, the Sun forms a sextile to Mars at 10:11 am EDT. This adds strength and follow-through to the insights that may have arrived earlier. It’s a steady kind of motivation. There is energy available today to take a practical step, have a clear conversation, or follow through on something that matters to you. This aspect favors honest effort without unnecessary urgency.
At 3:08 pm EDT, Mercury enters Leo. Our communications shift toward boldness and creative expression. Words carry more enthusiasm, and there can be a strong desire to speak from personal experience. This is a good time to say what you mean with warmth and clarity. Avoid exaggeration, but don’t hold back anything of deep sincerity.
What idea are you ready to move from thought into action?
Where can I speak more directly and with more care?
How do I stay grounded while expressing myself with confidence?
WARMTH AND GENEROSITY - Friday, June 27, 2025
The Moon enters Leo at 2:06 am EDT. Leo brings a tone of warmth, generosity, and sincere expression. You may feel drawn to open-hearted connections or be more willing to speak with authenticity. Emotions can run high. This is a day to stay present with what you are feeling and to let others see you without holding back out of shyness or embarrassment.
Late tonight, Mercury in Leo forms a trine to Saturn in Aries at 11:52 pm EDT. This suggests clear thinking and steady communication throughout the evening and into tomorrow. It’s a good time to organize your thoughts, write something important, or follow through on a decision. If a conversation has been waiting, this aspect brings focus and grounding. Words spoken now can lead to real understanding and dependable action.
Today encourages honest expression with a sense of purpose. Speak clearly, listen well, stay focused on the point, and let your words reflect your intention.
What words are ready to be shared with honesty and strength?
Where do I need more structure in my communication?
What am I ready to commit to, creatively and emotionally?
INSPIRED MIND - Saturday, June 28, 2025
The Moon moves through Leo today, continuing our need for open expression and heartfelt emotion. There may be a desire to connect through creativity, storytelling, or dramatic presence. Leo encourages us to show up fully, in ways that feel genuine, open-hearted, and warm.
Mercury, also in Leo, forms a trine to Neptune in Pisces today. This brings a thoughtful and imaginative quality to communication. You may find it easier to speak in a way that others respond to emotionally. It’s a good day for writing, listening, and letting your thoughts and conversations be expressed with more imagination. Your words may have less clarity but more poetic nuance. Conversations may carry more feeling, and ideas may come with a softer edge.
Where can I express myself with more emotional nuance today?
What thoughts have been waiting for a quieter moment?
How do I recognize the difference between speaking and truly connecting?
LISTEN BELOW THE SURFACE - Sunday, June 29, 2025
Mercury in Leo opposes Pluto at 3:57 am EDT, and this influence will continue to shape the day. This transit can bring power dynamics into communication, sometimes directly, but often in more subtle or hidden ways. A conversation may carry an edge that is hard to understand at first. There can be pressure behind the words, or an unspoken motive shaping the exchange. This is a time to listen closely and speak with care. What arises in conversations now may have been building for some time. Listen below the surface.
The Moon enters Virgo at 7:44 am EDT. Virgo brings focus and practicality, which can help make sense of what feels difficult or even overwhelming. The Moon’s shift into this sign does not soften the Mercury-Pluto tension, but it does offer tools for responding with clarity. If something important has come to the surface, this is a good day to begin working through it in small, thoughtful steps.
These influences together invite honest communication, quiet observation, and a steady approach to what might otherwise feel overwhelming.
Where do I sense an undercurrent of control or power dynamics in a conversation?
What needs to be acknowledged rather than avoided?
How can I stay steady when the tone of a conversation shifts unexpectedly?