This Virgo lunar cycle, which begins with the Virgo New Moon on August 27, 2022, at 1:17a PDT, is an apt reminder how important it is to take care of ourselves when everything feels heavy and like WERK. What do you do when you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, when nothing seems like it's going the way you intended or visualized? You call in the Divine Feminine masters: Isis, Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, Quan Yin, Joan of Arc, Vesta, White Buffalo Calf Woman… the list of helpers is extensive. They are here to help us all the time, especially during this Virgo lunar cycle.

Ceres, the mother and queen, the goddess of fertility, conception, and creativity, is what my dear friend, Cyndi, calls the “ace in the hole” for this year’s Summer Solstice, as the Sun crosses into Cancer on June 21 at 2:14a PDT/5:14a EDT. Ceres moved into Cancer on May 15; she can teach so much about love, nurturing, imagination, and selflessness. She’s the consummate mother, and I consider her one of the co-rulers of Cancer with the Moon.