This week in astrology: June 17 - 23, 2013

Find a balance between your career life and your family life to take advantage of the planetary energy moving though Capricorn. Mercury and Venus are working together to add cooperative energy to help you with an understanding of needed actions between family and work.

You are moving from spring to summer this week and the day before spring ends, Jupiter will merge with the Sun to add more knowledge and capabilities to what you need to do this summer. When feelings of love and light from the Sun and Jupiter join forces anything can happen, but good fortune will win out over bad luck. Stay powerful this week. Grab opportunities when they come your way. Make it happen.

As the summer solstice opens this week, the sun will move from Gemini into Cancer. Cancer has a motherly and bossy type of energy and sometimes is overly affectionate. Cancer is happy when they have total control and the ability to nurture and create a secure environment. Cancer loves home and family. This is the time when priorities become clear and emotions guide you through rocky times. The truest security you can find is within yourself. Let go of your controlling attitude just a little to give home and family the opportunity to grow on their own.

Awesome time to sit down and write in your journal about the goals and dreams you want to pursue during this next season. Be certain about what you want and create the environment to manage those dreams. The Sun is at is most potent this week allowing you to take advantage of the energy and power in the Universe. Take care of health and utilize Sun Salutations to honor the power of the Sun. Warmth and light keeps you alive and happy and feeds you with powerful vitamins. The Sun is needed to keep the earth alive and growing. It is necessary for you to also stay energetic and focused. Do something totally in line with your inner child today. Swing in the park, lie on the grass, go to a garden center. Breathe out all your doubts and breathe in the warmth.

As this week winds to a close with the Moon in Capricorn, discover that Pluto joins the Moon for a day of radical changes. You will be asked to take on more responsibilities at work and your home life becomes a bit more chaotic. There is so much to be accomplished this week. Do what needs to be done with a bit of Sun in your heart. With the perfect weather there are only positive opportunities. Use your natural vibes to enhance what you need to do.