Israel, Iran & the United States: The Bomb, the Bluff, and the Man Who Might Push It
June–July 2025 is a pressure cooker. Are we witnessing the spark that ignites full-scale war? The stars reveal who’s bluffing, who’s baiting, and who might strike first.
Anyone else feel like the world is on edge?
India and Pakistan have been trading warnings.
Russia and Ukraine remain locked in brutal deadlock.
Israel and Palestine’s decades-long conflict has erupted into something far more volatile, with Israel and Iran now openly bombing one another.
And in the United States, Donald Trump has been telling Americans to leave Tehran, hinting at an incoming strike.
The atmosphere feels electric, fragile, and primed for escalation.
People everywhere are asking the same thing:
Is this the beginning of something bigger?
Are we witnessing the spark that ignites full-scale war?
We’re on the edge of something, that much is clear.
But the edge of what?
Collapse?
Change?
Or just another round of shadowboxing among tired empires?
So much of today’s news seems engineered to stir fear, keeping us all in a near-constant state of panic, but I’m mindful that when we lean into fear, we lean out of love - they’re opposite ends of the same stick, so we have to choose which end we’re holding.
Personally, I always want to be further down the love end of that stick because that’s the energy that helps us see clearly, choose wisely, and walk toward a better world.
That’s why, in moments like this I look to the stars, not for escape, but for context; to see if there’s a higher pattern underneath the madness.
With that in mind, I’ve done a deep dive into the astrology of the month ahead - June and July 2025 - to uncover what the cosmic map reveals.
Are we teetering on the edge of global detonation, or is this just a storm of posturing and fear? What does the sky say about who’s bluffing, who’s burning, and who might strike next?
The sky always speaks….and this month, not quietly.
The Big Sky Picture: What’s Coming
The short story is: there’s a lot going on in the skies this month.
June/July 2025 isn’t just a month of transits - it’s a gauntlet of pressure points, strung together like a cosmic tripwire. The skies tighten their grip, not with subtle shifts, but with bold, unmistakable demands.
Here’s what to expect as the world walks barefoot across the embers this next month:
June 17 – Mars enters Virgo
The warrior steps into the surgeon's theatre. Mars leaves Leo's pageantry and picks up Virgo's scalpel, demanding precision, discipline, and ruthless cleanup. In global terms? Expect surgical strikes, tactical escalation, cyber warfare, and unrest rooted in broken systems. This isn’t a temper tantrum. It’s a calculated incision. This shift also marks a global pivot toward 'clean-up operations' - expect corruption purges, audit trails, or sudden resignations in key institutions trying to avoid deeper exposure.
June 19 – Jupiter squares Neptune
The dream begins to unravel. Jupiter wants belief. Neptune wants fantasy. But when they clash, truth dissolves and confusion reigns. This is the signature of con artists in high places, spiritual bait-and-switch tactics, and narratives that melt under scrutiny. Expect misinformation storms and crises of faith, both literal and political.
June 22–24 – Sun squares Saturn and Neptune, then conjuncts Jupiter
The heart of the gauntlet. The Sun, symbol of leadership and identity, runs a tense obstacle course. First, it hits the wall of Saturn (limits, law), then swims through Neptune’s fog (illusion, denial), only to collide with Jupiter’s spotlight (grandiosity, exaggeration). Expect symbolic gestures that fall flat, promises made for show, and a reckoning with reality that many in power will try to dodge. It’s performative leadership season. Smiles for the cameras, chaos in the war rooms.
June 25 – Cancer New Moon
A reset of the emotional field. Cancer rules home, family, and national belonging. This lunation acts like a mood swing for entire nations: policy pivots, border decisions, homeland rhetoric. It will be raw, emotional, and likely exploited by regimes seeking to justify internal crackdowns or external posturing in the name of homeland security.
June 29 – Mercury opposes Pluto
Truth becomes a weapon. Speech becomes strategy. Secrets surface, or are strategically leaked. Expect bombshell headlines, whistleblowers, cyber disclosures, and narratives designed to control rather than inform. If you've got secrets, this transit has a shovel….and it's digging.
July 10 – Capricorn Full Moon
Capricorn rules structure, power, and accountability. This Full Moon illuminates the high towers: governments, corporations, militaries. When the spotlight hits, anything built on lies may start to buckle under the weight of truth.
So you can see, this isn’t a gentle month.
These transits don’t ask - they demand.
This is a pressure cooker timeline.
And not everyone will make it through with their mask intact.
Of course, there’s a deeper current pulsing under all of this - one that isn’t loud yet, but when it is, everything changes.
It’s a slow-moving transit that’s been bubbling beneath the surface since late last year, currently retrograde, orchestrating the quiet architecture of collapse. When it stations direct later in 2025, sparks may fly, and the structural mask we’ve been living behind may finally slip.
I’ll break this down in more detail below, but first.…..
Nations Under Pressure: What the Charts Reveal
The astrology of this coming month shows all the hallmarks of military escalation, symbolic shows of dominance, and political brinksmanship.
What the cosmos suggests isn’t full-scale war, but something just short of it.
A show of force.
A line crossed in the sand.
A statement made through fire.
I’ve looked through the natal charts of the world’s major powers - those shaping global headlines, policy, and conflict - and cross-referenced them with the intense transits of June/July 2025 to see where and when things might flare this coming month.
Not every nation is lit up this coming month, but those listed below are standing directly in the line of cosmic fire. What follows is a focused lens on where the pressure is building loudest, and why.
USA 🇺🇸 Crisis of Confidence
With the Cancer New Moon squaring the USA’s natal Saturn and the Capricorn Full Moon opposing its Sun, America enters a reckoning phase.
This month tests structures: courts, government branches, constitutional principles. Mercury’s opposition to Pluto may crack open a major scandal, leak, or legal showdown. Something foundational wants to be seen for what it really is.
The country could swing between patriotic bluster and systemic exposure - between saluting the flag and wondering if it still represents them.
Right now, Trump’s chart is inflamed with personal ego surges and compulsion to prove power. With Mars approaching his Leo ascendant, he’s feeling goaded, like the hero in the final act of an action movie, walking toward the big explosion. This combo screams reckless military posturing, but while he's revving the engine, the exact detonation energy isn’t showing in his chart. Not yet at least (that’s later in the year….you can read about it HERE) so for now, expect continued bluster and bluffing from a man who’s testing how far the bluff can go before someone makes him follow through.
Iran 🇮🇷 Cracks in the Steel
Iran enters this lunar cycle already under strain, and the cosmos isn’t letting up.
Jupiter’s square to Neptune and Saturn reverberates through Iran’s natal Saturn in Virgo, a pressure cooker of ideology versus pragmatism. Mars’s opposition to natal Mars adds fire to the mix, so expect inflammatory rhetoric, military maneuvers, or internal crackdowns aimed at preserving order.
But does Iran get bombed into oblivion this month?
The astrology says: not likely, not yet. What’s building is more about intimidation, positioning, and psychological warfare than full-scale destruction. Surgical strikes and symbolic acts of aggression are highly likely, but the charts don’t point to a cataclysmic wipeout (unless someone miscalculates).
Behind the scenes though, something is unraveling. Iran’s system is under immense pressure to hold, and it may buckle in unexpected ways.
Israel 🇮🇱 Public Theater, Private Stakes
This month, Israel is not just fighting on the battlefield - it’s playing a longer game behind the curtain.
The Cancer New Moon lands on Israel’s natal Venus, illuminating values, alliances, and emotional leverage. Mercury’s opposition to Pluto activates the nation’s natal Pluto, lighting up intelligence channels, psychological tactics, and high-stakes manipulation.
Is Israel trying to provoke U.S. military involvement? The charts suggest: possibly. There’s a strong signature of strategic persuasion - pulling strings through media, alliances, or staged narratives. Public shows of strength may mask more covert operations meant to escalate tensions without getting their own hands dirty.
Netanyahu’s chart sharpens the picture. Mars in Virgo squares his natal Mars in Leo, inflaming his impulse to assert dominance. Jupiter squaring his natal Jupiter triggers inflated belief and risky gambits. Mercury opposing Pluto hits his natal Neptune in the 10th house - he’s not just reacting; he’s scripting. This is psychological warfare wrapped in patriotic poetry.
He may be baiting Trump - testing how far ego and legacy can carry American firepower. But while the provocation is loud, the follow-through may stall. Trump’s trigger point - the real “launch code” - hasn’t arrived yet.
For now, the skies suggest Israel plays both actor and director in a carefully staged escalation, and the world is watching.
Palestine 🇵🇸 The Flashpoint Story
With the New Moon brushing the waters of Palestine’s Scorpio stellium and Mars opposing Chiron, emotional currents run deep. There may be a symbolic moment - tragic or galvanizing - that draws international attention.
The cost of visibility could be high, but so too the potential for global sympathy. This is a karmic pressure point for the region, and the story told will echo far beyond its borders.
Palestine’s Scorpio stellium, stirred by this lunar tide, screams for catharsis - a symbolic act of resistance or sacrifice that forces the world to look. With Chiron in Cancer, the emotional toll on families will be weaponized or sanctified, depending on the narrative. By July’s Full Moon, exhaustion and institutional betrayal may fracture unity among factions.
India 🇮🇳 Pride, Power, Pressure
India finds itself coming under pressure from all sides this month, as Jupiter in Cancer prepares to form a hard square to its Saturn and Pluto in Leo, activating national pride, institutional rigidity, and buried karmic weight.
With Mars in Virgo opposing these same placements, there’s an edge of military or territorial agitation. The Capricorn Full Moon shines directly on India's natal Pluto, exposing the deeper tensions in how power is wielded and who gets to define the national narrative.
Expect sharp rhetoric, possible border provocations, or major political theatrics designed to reaffirm authority amid growing dissent.
India’s Saturn-Pluto in Leo meets Pakistan’s Mars-Uranus in Gemini - a recipe for hair-trigger brinkmanship. Mars in Virgo invites precision attacks, but Uranus’s shift into Gemini risks a sudden, uncontrolled escalation. The charts scream miscalculation: a cyberattack, disputed border incident, or leaked intel could spiral fast. Both nations’ leaders will weaponize pride, but Pakistan’s Gemini Mars-Uranus is the wildcard - they may act first, think later (see more on this below).
Pakistan 🇵🇰 The Spark and the Shadow
Tension crackles through Pakistan’s chart this month as Mars in Virgo squares its natal Mars and Uranus in Gemini, setting the stage for sudden flare-ups or aggressive rhetoric.
The Cancer New Moon touches a sensitive axis in its chart, hinting at a moment of national identity crisis or emotionally charged decision-making. The energy here is reactive, even combustible.
If provoked - by neighbors or domestic pressure - Pakistan may move swiftly, though not necessarily strategically. A defensive act could trigger a wider chain reaction.
Russia 🇷🇺 Moves Made in Shadow
Russia's chart pulses with quiet, deliberate force this month. The Cancerian Sun and Jupiter form a harmonious trine to Russia’s Pluto and Venus in Scorpio, emboldening covert influence and economic leverage.
At the same time, Mercury’s opposition to Pluto squares Russia’s natal Uranus, pointing to destabilizing developments in the digital or cyber realm.
Expect misinformation campaigns, espionage activity, or behind-the-scenes political maneuvers. What’s visible is only half the story.
Watch July 7 closely when Uranus enters Gemini, potentially triggering cyber shifts or digital instability, and Russia may be the hand behind the glitch.
Ukraine 🇺🇦 Fatigue and the Fight for Narrative
Cancer transits this month square Ukraine’s Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn, creating friction between how the nation is perceived and how it perceives itself.
With Mars beginning its march across Ukraine’s 6th house stellium in Leo, pressure builds around labor, military service, and public morale. Propaganda and media narratives may swing wildly.
Expect emotional appeals to allies and new pressure from adversaries, as the country tries to hold its ground in both the real and symbolic war.
China 🇨🇳 The Benevolent Mask
This month, the skies paint China in a favorable light…..on the surface. Trines from Cancer planets to its Pluto and Venus suggest powerful economic alliances or diplomatic gestures, and the Full Moon near China’s Chiron creates a narrative of healing or leadership.
But beneath the soft power strategy, control tightens. Domestic surveillance or quiet repression may increase even as China expands its influence abroad. The velvet glove remains on, but the fist inside may clench.
Uranus into Gemini also highlights AI and surveillance tech - China's digital dragnet may expand while the West is distracted by missiles and marches.
France 🇫🇷 The Fraying Fabric
Cancerian energy touches France’s natal Moon in the 4th house, triggering emotions tied to home, identity, and the nation’s relationship with its people.
The Capricorn Full Moon activates both its Jupiter and Midheaven - an explosive combination for public sentiment and political image.
Cultural unrest is likely, especially around race, religion, or national values. What has been bubbling beneath the surface may finally erupt.
Italy 🇮🇹 Foundations Under Strain
Italy’s financial and institutional planets take direct hits this month, with Jupiter square Neptune affecting optimism around resources or EU support.
The Capricorn Full Moon presses on Saturn, exposing rigidity or failure in governance.
Religious scandals, economic tensions, or a populist backlash could rise to the surface. Something trusted may no longer feel solid.
Germany 🇩🇪 Shifts Behind the Curtain
Germany may appear quiet, but its chart tells a story of transformation.
The Full Moon lands in the 2nd house of finance and values, directly hitting natal Saturn. This signals economic decisions with long-term impact, perhaps concerning the EU, green policy, or defense funding.
Don’t be surprised if a bureaucratic decision changes the course subtly but significantly.
Canada 🇨🇦 Mirror Moment
The Cancer New Moon rises over Canada’s Midheaven, and the Full Moon in Capricorn lights up the 4th house. This month, the nation sees itself clearly, and perhaps uncomfortably.
A conversation is likely to deepen around national identity, resource management, or public trust. How Canada shows up on the world stage may shift, as internal reflection challenges external branding.
The Hidden Current: Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius
There’s one more piece of sky that deserves our attention not just this coming month but over the next few months, and it’s the quietest, most ruthless of them all.
Since early May, Pluto has been retrograde in Aquarius, tunneling backward through the circuitry of our systems, institutions, and collective illusions. It’s not loud like Mars or theatrical like Jupiter - it’s subversive, and it rewires the foundation while no one’s looking.
This is collapse from the inside, not through explosion, but erosion, not with headlines, but with quiet severances and crumbling beliefs.
But mark this date: October 14, 2025.
That’s when Pluto stations direct.
And when it does, the rot that’s been eating away in secret will start to show.
The mask slips. The scaffolding gives.
That’s when we’ll really start to see the work Pluto in Aquarius came here to do.(I’ve written more about this HERE, if you’re interested)
Everything we’re watching now - the bluffing, the bombs, the brinksmanship - is happening inside that deeper transformation cycle.
It’s not chaos for chaos’ sake.
It’s the old system cracking under the weight of its own contradictions.
So yes, this is a pressure cooker.
But what it’s really cooking is truth.
And it’s almost ready to serve.
Which End of the Stick Are You Holding?
We are living through volatile times, there’s no doubt about it.
The stakes are high, the pressure is real, and the players on the world stage are moving pieces that could reshape history.
That’s why it’s so important that we remember:
every single day, we choose which end of the stick we’re holding.
If we grip fear, we feed it.
We echo it. We transmit it.
We become conduits for the very chaos we’re desperate to escape.
Fear makes us reactive, rigid, separated, and eventually, hopeless.
But if we can return to love -
not in a fluffy or delusional way, but with fierce clarity -
we become stabilizers in the field.
We soften the ripple effect.
We discern instead of spiral.
We become the calm in the storm that others can anchor to.
The stars this month don’t just reveal global tension…
They call for spiritual responsibility.
Can we witness the shadow without becoming it?
Can we tell the truth without throwing more fuel on the fire?
This moment doesn’t just test nations.
It tests all of us.
As humans.
As heartbeats.
As frequency carriers.
So stay awake, yes.
Speak truth, absolutely.
But don’t forget to feel the world without fearing it.
Let the fire temper you, not torch you.
Let love be the lens, not the luxury.
And if you must carry a stick, make sure you're holding the end that heals.
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My intention in my writing is to lessen the climate of fear around world events by offering clarity and cosmic context for what’s unfolding; to bring context to the chaos. I believe our highest calling right now is to anchor in the vibration of love & truth and call in a more beautiful world, and to do that, we must lean out of fear. I hope you read this with an open, uplifted heart.
Someone very wise once advised me that to be a stabilizing force as you walk with someone in crisis, "stay calm, stay present to the drama (don't lie about the gravity of the situation or run away) but try not to fall into the stew." Just what you said above. A tall order for these times, but so important. Thank you!
Curious as to how something in Cancer can square something in Leo. Ditto the Leo/Virgo square you mention.