The Moon is in Aries today, about to make a rapid string of smooth aspects. First to Jupiter and then to Uranus and then the Sun and then Mars. Meanwhile, Mercury goes direct again this evening.Even though the Moon's light is dying, today is a "get shit done" kind of day. The Moon in Aries highlights the Sun/Mars conjunction, as well as the Jupiter/Mercury trine. Though typically planets conjoined the Sun are considered "combust," and in a weakened state, in my experience the closer a planet …
Darkening Moon in Aries
The Moon is in Aries today, making smooth aspects to Mercury and Venus. Meanwhile, Mercury is stationing and will turn direct again tomorrow evening.What to watch for:* Communication from the heart* True lies* Rapid, smooth success, luck, victory, achievement, breakthroughs, near misses, dominant performances, * Powerful communication, authoritative speech, willful thoughts* Revolutionary ideas, changing minds/hearts* Moving forward, slowly but surely finishing things* Confrontations with …
Depends on Who is Listening
It's last quarter moon today, which means we're at the last critical turn of our current moon cycle. From here until new moon next week the light of the moon will gradually disappear into blackness again. Traditionally the moon's power to act was associated with the quality of its light. Waxing moons were generally thought of has having more influence whereas waning moons were thought to have less. In modern astrology it's also common to associate the darker moon periods with the thinning of the …
How to Read Changing Lines
The waning Moon is in Pisces today, applying to square stationing Mercury in Gemini (about to turn direct in a few days), before conjoining Neptune by this evening. Meanwhile, Venus is now in Leo, Jupiter in Leo is trining Uranus in Aries, and the Sun and Mars are about to conjoin in Gemini. Plus Mercury's station is opposite Saturn in Sagittarius.What to watch for:* Incorrect perceptions lead to miscommunication* Errors of accounting lead to financial burdens* Blaming it on someone else* …
Zoom Out But Don’t Drop Out
The Moon is in Aquarius today, applying to trine Mercury this morning and then by tomorrow morning it will trine the Sun and Mars and oppose Jupiter.For today, here's what to watch for:* The scientific spirit* An inquiring mind wants to know* Trying to get the big picture, overview, or broad take* Revising our thinking* Introducing a new idea, creating a new collaboration* Cold/calculating, without heart, the scientific spirit without any spirit* Seeing ourselves as part of a larger whole, …
Don’t Stop Seeing Through…
The Moon is void of course today in Capricorn. Meanwhile Mercury is slowing down to station again in Gemini while opposing Saturn in Sagittarius. Venus has just entered Leo, and Jupiter is approaching its exact trine to Uranus. Meanwhile Mars is getting swallowed by the sun as both sextile Jupiter and Uranus, and Neptune is stationing to turn retrograde. Some big shifts coming, though it will still take until the waxing of next moon cycle before we really start to feel the shift of momentum …
Asking the Right Questions
The Moon is in Capricorn today, applying to square the nodes of the Moon before making a sextile to Neptune, and then later a conjunction to Pluto and then square to Uranus.There is so much in the air right now about communication. Different styles of communication. Different perceptions that lead to different kinds of conflicts. Beliefs and the nature of truth. Illusion and the victim or poor me state of mind. Excuses and manipulation. Patience, mindfulness, and affection. Compassion and …
Limiting Options and Waiting
The Moon is void of course today, in late Sagittarius and will later enter Capricorn.As Mercury is reaching its station it will be slowing down again, which means delays, setbacks, deep introspection, road blocks, misinformation, unforeseen changes, glitches in the matrix, and revisions to our thinking will be on the menu for the rest of our Moon cycle until Mercury turns direct and picks up speed and the Moon starts waxing again. It's a time to slow down, notice the details, ask the right …
Finding Our New Guiding Star
Full Moon today! In just a few hours the full moon in Sagittarius will be exact. This powerful full moon features Mercury retrograde, the Sun, and Mars in Gemini, opposite Saturn and the Moon in Sagittarius, all square to Neptune in Pisces. Meanwhile, Venus is culminating in the final degrees of Cancer and about to enter Leo where she will eventually be retrograde later this summer, and Jupiter in Leo is applying to trine Uranus in Aries.What to watch for:* A philosophical, intellectual, …
Full Moon Time Again
The Moon is in late Scorpio, void of course but already moving to conjoin Saturn in early Sagittarius.What to watch for:* A stern, serious, focused, and studious atmosphere* Refining, limiting, or taming the desire nature for the sake of higher things* A philosophical debate, presenting both sides, unifying ideas* The beginning of a new form of study or intellectual discipline* Successfully communicating ideas* Piety versus desire or indulgence* Rapid innovation, growth, progress, inflation, …
Heavy Climb to Full
The Moon has entered Scorpio this morning and is now slowly applying to trine Neptune in Pisces. Meanwhile Mercury will be cazimi today (at the heart of the Sun), while both are simultaneously square to Neptune.What to watch for:* A sudden rush of communicative ease, accomplishment and success (the cazimi), or an unusual burst of clarity or insight, effective communication or organizing, translating or writing* Channeling or other worldly transmissions, inspiration, communication (Sun/Mercury …
Diplomatic Exchanges
The Moon is in Libra, traveling through the via combusta, and about to square Venus in Cancer (creating a mutual reception) before going void of course later this afternoon.What to watch for:* An unexpectedly smooth or easy exchange of information, dialogue, or ideas leads someone to change their mind or position around something* A reversal of values or change of position theoretically or intellectually* A conflict redirects and becomes a strategic alliance instead* A wound is healed, a broken …
