The Moon is in Aries today, applying to trine Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter and squaring Mars this afternoon and into the evening. Simultaneously all three planets are square to Saturn now, who is direct in Scorpio.Images:* An intervention* A convicted statement erupts out of nowhere* A bold prediction, investment, risk, or gamble* A meeting of the minds* Persuasion, rhetoric, debate, cynicism, doubt, blind optimism* Defiance, cavalier attitudes, damaged prideToday as the Moon is waning in the …
Open Giving, Open Receiving
The Moon is in Aries today, applying to trine the Sun in Leo and then square Pluto in Capricorn. Meanwhile, Venus and Jupiter are conjunct again and both exactly square to Saturn (now direct) in Scorpio. Mars is also slowly moving into a trine with Saturn.What to watch for:* A generous outpouring, form of aid or assistance is given to someone in need, or someone representing someone in need (the Moon in mutual reception with debilitated Mars as the Moon trines the Sun in its rulership)* A …
The Heart of Winter in the Heart of Summer
The Moon is in Pisces, applying to trine Mar in Cancer and then Saturn in Scorpio by later this afternoon.Meanwhile the Jupiter/Saturn square is exact, Venus is squaring Saturn in Scorpio via her retrograde in Leo, and now Mercury in Leo is also entering into the square of Saturn as well. On a somewhat subtler level, Mars in Cancer is moving into a trine of Saturn in Scorpio. Maybe the best news in these otherwise difficult summer patterns is that Saturn has finally turned direct.Why is it that …
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Jupiter/Saturn Exact
The Moon is in Pisces this morning, conjunct to Neptune and then applying to sextile Pluto in Capricorn. Then a long quiet period before trines to Mars and Saturn. Meanwhile the Jupiter/Saturn square is nearly exact while Saturn is stationed in Scorpio.What to watch for:* An old dynasty falling away, apart, in decline, past its expiration date* The subjects of holding on, contraction, fear, and secrecy, versus letting go, eruptions, revelations, and disclosure* A new version of pride and dignity …
The Turning Tide
The Moon is in late Aquarius this morning, about to oppose Jupiter and Venus in late Leo while simultaneously squaring Saturn in Scorpio. Meanwhile, Mars is coming out from its combustion state..finally exiting the rays of the Sun, and Saturn is now stationing.Images, keywords, and archetypal themes to watch for:* A man being released from prison, a family member or friend waiting* A message or envelope finally arrives, communication finally received* A dangerous state or risky period is finally …
The Truth Revealed
Happy Full Moon Friday everyone! The Moon is just past full in Aquarius, and now applying to an opposition of Mercury. Both Mercury and Mars are now emerging from the Sun's rays, Venus is about to leave the sign of her fall and re-enter Leo, and Saturn will soon be stationing to turn direct.A few simple headlines given these turns:* The truth comes out at last* A blockage is about to crumble* A stubborn resistance is coming undone* A challenging victory is on its way* A turn of momentum …
A Gathering Under Full Moon
The Moon is in late Capricorn, applying to sextile Saturn in Scorpio before entering Aquarius and then applying to make the full Moon by early tomorrow morning.Meanwhile, Jupiter is nearly exact to its square of Saturn, and tomorrow Venus will retrograde back into Leo. Interesting to note....Jupiter will square Saturn exactly before Venus does through her retrograde. This should make for an interesting situation, and today we'll include that in our analysis of the Full Moon and the …
The Old Moon
The Moon is in detriment in Capricorn today, applying to conjoin Pluto and then square Uranus and then oppose Mars. Another challenging series of aspects from the moon, in the midst of the Jupiter/Saturn square, as we approach the full moon. Here's a list of what to watch for:* Challenging circumstances surrounding home, family, the past, ancestral wounds or healing (Moon/Pluto conjunction)* Tradition, legacies, inheritance, land, and the passing on of traditional knowledge (Moon/Pluto with …
An Ancestral Full Moon Approaches
The Moon in late Sagittarius is now void of course after a nice trine to Jupiter in Leo this morning. In a few hours she will enter Capricorn and immediately trine Venus retrograde in Virgo.As the full moon approaches the Jupiter/Saturn square is also growing stronger, and soon Venus will leave Virgo and go backward into Leo again. A list of what to watch for throughout the rest of this week:* Generational, familial, ancestral conflicts, gifts, exchanges, blessings, wounds, and rites of passage …
A Momentum Shift Coming
The Moon is in Sagittarius today, applying to Uranus in Aries.Let's look at the transition that's about to take place for the remainder of our current moon cycle.Within the next few weeks, Jupiter and Venus will both square Saturn from late Leo, while Mars simultaneously trines Saturn from Cancer. While Saturn is currently governed by Mars in Cancer, Jupiter and Venus will be governed by the Sun in Leo. Leo is the sign of Saturn's detriment, and so is Cancer. Meanwhile the Sun is in his …
The Dignity of the Young and the Old
The Moon is in Sagittarius this morning, finally out of fall and out of the via combusta. Today she will square Venus, and then trine the Sun and Mercury before a very late square to Neptune.Meanwhile Venus has turned retrograde, Jupiter is closing in on the square to Saturn, and Uranus is stationing to turn retrograde.What to watch for:* An expansive feeling of joy, hope, optimism, conquest, and good faith (Moon in Sagittarius trine Sun in Leo)* Speaking the truth from the heart (Moon in …
Venus Retrograde!
The Moon is in fall in Scorpio today, heading toward a trine with Mars in Cancer and then a square with Jupiter in Leo, finishing with a conjunction to Saturn in Scorpio.Having just left the via combusta, and finishing the first quarter with a series of difficult aspects, it's been a challenging couple of days. We're also in the middle of some of the most intense aspects of the summer season. In particular, today Venus is stationed and about to turn retrograde.Here's a list of what to watch …
