Togetherness is the central theme this month. June bridges Gemini and Cancer Season—the former being the sign that rules close relationships and communication, and the latter ruling emotional nurturance as well as the boundary between the self and others. The planets underscore this theme through their positions in the sky this month. All the heavenly bodies are moving in pairs, except for Pluto in Aquarius (and the Moon, which moves the quickest through the zodiac). The resulting energy serves as a reminder that we do not move through this world alone and we don’t achieve anything by ourselves either. 

May’s energy centers around earth and water, Taurus and Cancer, where all of the personal planets—the Sun, Mercury, Mars, and Venus—are stacking up. May will give us the chance to really take a step back and integrate the transformations that we’ve been invited into since the beginning of the year. Things might feel too slow for comfort, or they might feel like a deeply needed sigh of relief. This is a month to go very easy on yourself, to practice gentleness, and to sort through the places where you judge yourself for needing to take things at your own pace.