horoscope for june 14th
Okay so yesterday morning I woke up and thought, hey, people always read these horoscope things, right? Might be fun to actually try making one for a specific day. Chose June 14th, no special reason, just sounded as good as any other date. Fired up my old laptop, it creaked a bit.
First thing, I needed the positions of the planets for that day. Honestly, I had no clue how to figure that out myself without spending years learning astronomy. Googled something like “planets June 14 2024 position”. Found a few websites that show this stuff. Wrote them down messily in my notebook:
- The Sun: Gemini
- Moon: Sagittarius
- Mercury: Gemini (retrograde, ugh)
- Venus: Cancer
- Mars: Taurus
Next part felt weird. Had to actually try writing predictions based on where these planets sat. For Gemini sun, maybe stuff about communication? Moon in Sagittarius might want adventure. Mercury retrograde… everyone knows that means tech messing up or misunderstandings. Started typing it out:
Gemini:
- Feeling chatty today? Use it!
- Double-check emails before sending.
Cancer:
- Stick close to home vibes.
- Talk it out with family maybe.
Kept going like this for all the signs. It felt kinda silly making predictions. Who am I to tell a Scorpio their secret will be revealed? But hey, this was just an experiment, so I pushed through the awkwardness.
Halfway through, my neighbor suddenly showed up with extra tomatoes from his garden. Took a break, chatted for 20 minutes about soil pH – completely unrelated! Got back to the horoscope, lost my train of thought. Had to re-read what I wrote for Leo. Was it too vague? Probably. Everything horoscope-related feels vague, honestly.
Finished all twelve signs eventually. Decided to add a little note about the big picture with so many planets piled up in Gemini and Cancer. Something like: “Day feels split between wanting to talk a mile a minute (Gemini Sun/Merc) and wanting to hunker down safely (Cancer Venus). Mercury retro means wires crossed.”
Double-checked the date like four times – is it really June 14th? Yep. Saved the file. The whole thing took way longer than expected, mostly because I kept doubting myself. It’s crazy how a simple “daily horoscope” thing involves just making stuff up based on planet positions I had to look up. Not magic, just… planetary weather report I guess? Anyway, pressed publish, felt a bit exposed. My astrology buddy is probably gonna laugh her head off when she sees this tomorrow.
Funniest part? This little experiment reminded me of my grandpa. He used to read horoscopes religiously out of the newspaper, every single morning with his burnt toast and weak coffee. Would nod seriously at his Sagittarius prediction. Later that same afternoon, he’d be fixing his truck and mutter about the “useless stars” when a bolt sheared off. Pure contradiction. Wonder what he’d think of me trying to write one.