Thomas Canfield
The chart for the Summer Solstice shows a locomotive effect with a series of sextiles going around the chart. Starting in the Tenth House, the Part of Fortune is sextile Pluto and the Ascendant. Then there is a sextile to Saturn and Neptune in Aries. From there is an out-of-sign sextile with Uranus at 29 Taurus, just about to enter Gemini. Another series of sextiles starts with the Moon at zero Taurus sextile the Solstice Sun and Jupiter. Then there is a sextile to Mars in Virgo, ending up with a sextile to Vesta in Scorpio. The indication with so many sextiles is that things are going according to plan. However, the big question is whose plan is working?
Things may not be entirely perfect, with the Solstice Sun and Jupiter squaring Saturn and Neptune at the beginning of Aries. It may be a time of shattered illusions, and those hoping for an economic rebound due to tariffs or deportations may be bitterly disappointed. Sun-Jupiter sextile Mars are forming a Yod pointing to Pluto and the Ascendant. It may be a point of major transformation, especially in regard to people power. It is possible that disparate power sections such as Wall Street, the Pentagon, and the general public may be on the same side in the issue. Mars is squaring the Part of Fortune, and the military involvement may not be too successful. Sun-Jupiter are trine Vesta, and the real impact may be in the area of family values.
For the past few years, Chiron and Eris have been approaching an exact conjunction. That first conjunction took place on May 25. It was during the previous Chiron-Eris conjunction in 1973 that Roe versus Wade was announced by the Supreme Court. For fifty years, conservatives in politics and religion were trying to overturn that decision. It was finally done with the Dobbs decision in which it was decided that abortion rights would be left up to the states. This caused a migration of young women from red states like Florida and Texas to keep from being forced to give birth. However, the backlash has gone even farther than moving away.
In South Korea, there was a movement among women called “The 4 No’s”, meaning “No Sex, No Childbirth, No Dating, and No Marriage.” The goal was to improve the condition of women in South Korean society by having them become professional workers and not get trapped by motherhood. After the Dobbs decision, American women started showing an interest in the Korean movement. The result has been a decline in the birth rate, which has alarmed government officials to the point of offering payments and tax incentives for women to have babies. What we may be seeing this summer is a revised version of Lysistrata, the famous Greek play about women having a sex strike.
In the Summer Solstice chart, Venus in Taurus is in opposition to Juno in Scorpio. Venus in its own sign is about self-gratification, personal control, and financial gains. Juno in Scorpio may be about political power control. There may be more incentives added for women to give birth more often. However, Juno is being squared by Pallas in Aquarius, and for every offer made by Juno, Pallas can come up with a hundred arguments against it. Mercury is trine Pallas and sextile Venus. There may be a lot of public discussion on this issue, but it may lead to more explicit explanations than conservatives are willing to allow. Those who have been trying to suppress sex education may back away from discussions of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ectopic pregnancies, and vivid gynecological descriptions.
The Moon opposing Vesta may bring up more questions about the nature of family values in the matter of the needs of a woman’s body. Sun-Jupiter sextile the Moon, and trine Vesta might make the “Four No’s” a central topic of discussion. Ceres trine the Part of Fortune may help direct the debate, especially the intellectual part of it. Aside from being nurturing, Ceres can also be a domineering figure. Some have reinterpreted the original Ceres/Demeter myth as her daughter running away with the God of the Underworld rather than being assaulted. In revenge, Ceres/Demeter threatened to freeze the whole human race, until the Olympian gods intervened with a compromise leading to six months of summer and six months of winter. Ceres may be open to compromise, but it might take a tough fight to get there.
Pallas is sextile Eris and Chiron, and the virgin power of Athena may upset the traditional values, especially in regard to religious teachings. According to St. Paul, the single life is considered to be the best for Christians. However, if any Christian feels any lustful temptations, then it is best to marry to avoid sin. It would appear that marriage is not meant for raising families as much as it is meant to keep people from living lascivious lifestyles. St. Paul would probably approve of the “Four No’s” movement. However, churches that rely on young members may be put in the anti-Christian position of encouraging marriage for keeping up the population. The Solstice Sun and Jupiter squaring Saturn and Neptune may find a conflict between spiritual freedom and conservative theology. Does a woman have a right to control her own body in not having sex, or does a religion have to force her into having children?
The question may come down to who is driving this locomotive and what is their motive? Mercury is trine the North Node and sextile the South Node. There may have to be a major discussion of values and what sort of behavior should be promoted. Mercury is squaring Eris and Chiron, and there may be arguments over the Medicaid cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill” in Congress. Mercury is trine the Scorpio Midheaven and Juno, and there may be questions of power, sexuality, and control brought up. With Pallas squaring the Midheaven, there are a lot of arguments just spoiling for a fight. Pluto sextile Saturn-Neptune is making another Yod pointing at Mars. It may be that a lot of arguments that have swept under the rug may be coming out. It is possible the “Four No’s” may revive many of the arguments, and society may be in for a passionate summer.
