Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋

Psychological Astrologer offering Natal, Transit, Synastry, & Horary readings. DM if interested. 🖤

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” — Carl Jung

[✩ sarah @wetneptune]

mars & uranus are conjunct in gemini (ruled by mercury retrograde in cancer), & also squaring the moon in pisces (ruling the mercury rx in cancer & being ruled by jupiter in leo op. pluto in aquarius). clearly a mess lol. and that’s not even to mention uranus’s square to the nodes!

so, since it’s the 4th of july, be extra careful around explosives, with public transportation, cars/driving, boats/being in the water, running around in the road, drinking too much, taking too many substances, being stuck in a large group of chaotic people, etc.

things are more likely to go awry than usual. while these are basic warnings, it’s best to be extra aware of your surroundings while you celebrate the 250th. just because you’re not an idiot, doesn’t mean you can’t get caught in the crossfire of one :)! be safe!

[Observational Astrology @ObservAstrology]

Natal retrograde planets and how it manifests in your life.

Jupiter Retrograde
The native questions inherited belief systems rather than absorbing them wholesale. Philosophically restless, they tend to reject dogma on principle and arrive at their worldview through repeated internal revision. Traditional astrology reads this as Jupiter's expansive significations turned inward — wisdom accumulates privately and is rarely displayed until it has been thoroughly tested. The danger is chronic skepticism that delays commitment to any path; the gift is a belief system that is genuinely earned.

Saturn Retrograde
The native carries an internalized authority figure — often a father or institution that felt absent, harsh, or inconsistent. Discipline becomes complicated by self-doubt: they know the rules intimately but resist applying them to themselves, frequently holding others to standards they exempt themselves from. Traditionally, Saturn retrograde was read as a weakened but deeply internalized malefic — its lessons arrive late, repeatedly, and from within rather than through obvious external consequence. Procrastination here is rarely laziness; it is usually fear of inadequacy dressed as delay.

Mercury Retrograde
The native processes information through associative, non-linear channels. They may speak or write in ways others find oblique, or communicate in bursts after long silences. Traditional interpretation framed Mercury retrograde as a planet losing its sharpness — messages misfire, sequencing breaks down. The modern reading is more sympathetic: these natives often think in layers and struggle to flatten that depth into linear speech. They can be extraordinary writers, researchers, or strategists precisely because they refuse the obvious interpretation.

Venus Retrograde
The native experiences love as something that requires excavation. Early relationship patterns — particularly around worthiness and reciprocity — tend to resurface until consciously examined. Traditional astrology treated Venus retrograde as debilitated in its pleasure-seeking function, with romantic fulfillment arriving delayed or through unconventional circumstances. Psychologically, these natives often idealize what they cannot have and undervalue what is present. Past relationships hold unusual psychological weight, and there is frequently a pattern of returning — to people, aesthetics, or values — before they can truly move forward.

Mars Retrograde
The native's drive turns inward rather than projecting outward with ease. Anger, in particular, tends to compress rather than discharge — they absorb conflict, rationalize it, and release it indirectly or explosively after long suppression. Traditional astrology read Mars retrograde as a warrior fighting on the wrong front, often harming themselves through misdirected force. The evolutionary astrology read frames this as an old soul learning restraint — but restraint taken too far becomes repression. These natives often have formidable endurance and strategic patience, but rarely give themselves permission to want things openly or fight for themselves without guilt

[Logan ☽ @astropriestesss]

the upcoming mercury retrograde (june 29 - july 23) is in CANCER, the sign associated with nostalgia, emotionally charged memories, the past, and history. if ANY mercury rx is gonna bring things (and people) from the past back, it’s this one. trust your intuition, but be logical.

[Nanda @Maghapalgunit]

8th house placements really are a blessing

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

@0din_______ @AVenusianVirgo We can't control everything, but we can control how we perceive and respond to reality. It's not an easy thing, but that's Saturn for you. 2/2

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

@0din_______ @AVenusianVirgo Yes, planets can create external circumstances that are out of our control - but remembering that Saturn traditionally rules both Capricorn and Aquarius, it can be said that obstacles will always be there, but the mental paradigms we have around them don't have to be... 1/2

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

@0din_______ @AVenusianVirgo Saturn doesn't force. Saturn gives the native the option to choose. Astrology is not predestination.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

Very accurate. Saturn rules my 2nd house and is located in my 4th house. These have been some of the biggest themes of my life. My natal Saturn is also in Pisces. Privacy has helped me create my safe haven as an adult. 🪐🖤♓️

[Yanna Thee Astrologer 🩷 @AVenusianVirgo]

Saturn is where you need to have strict boundaries.

Saturn in or ruling your 4H? Everybody doesn’t need to know where you live or come to your house. You don’t need to bring everybody around your family.

Saturn in or ruling your 2H? Your money and how much you make? That’s not everybody’s business? The things you own— yeah don’t be sharing too much. Whether it be sharing as in talking about what items you possess or literally sharing them with people.

Saturn in the 3H? You may need to have strict boundaries with your siblings or neighbors or cousins. You need to be strict when it comes to your car. I’m not saying nobody else can ever drive your car but the average answer when someone asks to borrow your car needs to be no. No explanations needed.

[Spiritual GPS Service @AstroCounselVik]

Limit how much you explain yourself.

The more you open your inner world to the wrong people, the more they sit in it. You don't need to be fully known everywhere.

Selective openness is a form of protection, not distance.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

Same. 🪐

[Solyricon @Solyricon]

I just heard someone say "I am a cosmic inconvenience for mediocre men" and that slaps.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

This is so much of what the 7th house / descendent is about in a chart. 🖤

[conduct|r @conductr_]

according to psychology, the qualities you react to most strongly in other people are often the exact qualities you have not acknowledged in yourself.

carl jung called this the shadow, and it contains everything you have ever rejected about who you are. the anger you learned was not acceptable, the ambition someone labeled as arrogance, the vulnerability you covered up with competence.

none of it disappeared when you stopped showing it, it just moved underground and from there it influences far more of your behavior than you realize.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

A great metaphor. Very fitting for the Virgo / Pisces axis. ♍️♓️

[🧬Maxpein🧬 @maximumpain333]

Water is emotion. Jesus never turned water into wine. He transmuted negative emotion to a positive emotion. Water into wine. It's a parable talking about purifying your internal state and raising your frequency.

A sin is not an act. It's an emotion. An emotion that stops you from reaching the highest states of consciousness.

Seven deadly sins are internal states that lower your frequency.

Baptism is a lie. The four elements correspond with your state of consciousness.

Pouring water water on your head. You moved from the earth element, the lowest state of consciousness into the water, which is the purification of one's consciousness.

Water symbolizes the first stage of awakening and the purification process.

Then fire represents your full transformative awakening.

Air represents communication and the mental aspect of your consciousness and spirit is the highest state.

Most people are operating on the surface level of their consciousness.

You are consciousness. Your body is not you.

There is a battle between your consciousness and your body, the flesh, and God.

You must crucify yourself and sacrifice yourself by giving up your ego and fleshly desire to God.

Five wounds on the cross are the five senses.

You must give up material desire to your consciousness to be born again.

✨🙌🏾💫

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

Just as long as Venus is not also your 6th house ruler... 😂

[𓂀 AvTheSurgeon𓁿 @Avalldar]

Kinda random but I just realized that for anyone with both 7H Saturn influence* & 8H Venus influence** food as a love language is a great remediation of both configurations bc food.. Literally goes to sh*t (8H) in a matter of hours lolol.
Love & food both connect to Venus, & food also helps sustaining us on the long term so it works with 7H Saturn influence too particularly if the 8H is also involved.

* 7H Saturn i = Saturn involved with the 7H by rulership, position &/or aspects.
** 8H Venus i = same sentence as above with Venus & the 8H instead.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

Totally agree with this. Especially if Lilith is aspecting any personal planets, points, or angles in the chart.

[Gette 🌊🦅🩵🕯 @gettedemi_]

I’m convinced everyone needs to be studying Lilith more. The allegories, the energy, how your Lilith manifests through your natal chart and how this impacts you and your life. This will bring so many unconscious patterns to awareness. Both, patterns you carry out and the type

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

This especially makes sense when you start thinking about the 7th house and its significations. Well said.

[Illimitable Man (IM) @SovereignIM]

Men admire in women masculine virtues (self-accountability, logic, composure, self-command) expressed through feminine embodiment - not as an imitation of man, but as a refinement of character.

Women admire in men feminine virtues (empathy, tenderness, intuition, receptivity) expressed through masculine embodiment - not as softness without toughness, but as completeness.

So each sex seeks the best of its own principle integrated in the opposite, their natural polarity preserved but elevated.

Men and women are thus seeking the best of themselves in their opposite in stable contrast - a marriage within so there can be a marriage between - recursive union - what beauty!

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

@SamVpoint @Elaa_ampe5 @KeruboSk Submission is not a part of love. Submission is only necessary to a person whose ego can't handle equality. You try being submissive and tell me how it feels. It can be dehumanizing. You probably wouldn't want to be submissive for someone, either.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

Great advice for the start of Taurus season. ♉️

[Logan ☽ @astropriestesss]

it's taurus season... raise your standards, take care of your body, connect with nature, do some self care, create a plan for your money, take stock of your resources, find beauty in simple things, delight your senses, listen to good music, take your time, be consistent.

[♏️𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔦𝔡 ℭ𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔗𝔞𝔯𝔬𝔱 🧜🏽‍♀️ @mermaidgurlco]

SATURN IS NOW IN ARIES.

HAPPY 1ST SATURN RETURN TO THE ‘96-‘99 BABIES.

HAPPY ENDING OF 1ST SATURN RETURN TO THE ‘93-‘96 BABIES.

[Shelly Gage Astrology 🦋 @ShellyGageAstro]

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