The Moon is in Cancer today, squaring the nodes of the Moon right now and then heading toward a trine with Neptune, and then conjunction with Mercury and Mars while opposing Pluto, and then finally making the square to Uranus and the new moon conjunction to the Sun by tomorrow morning.Before looking at what to watch for today let's take a moment to reflect on NASA's first ever flyby of the planet Pluto, which is happening right now after nearly ten years of flight.In addition to the beautiful …
Pluto Retrograde: Reflections on Fate
The Moon is squaring Mercury this morning and then goes void of course for the rest of the day until moving into Virgo tonight.Reflections on Pluto moving retrograde:* Fate means never having to say, "I told you so." Because when we've really understood fate, then we understand that it's not a matter of prediction or advice. It's not a simple matter of instructions not followed, as though fate is a punishment, and it's not about the early bird catching the worm or any other protestant work ethic …
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An Embarrassment of Riches 3.28.2015
The Moon is in Cancer today, just finishing its intense first quarter phase and now moving into the waxing gibbous.A meditation on the Pluto/Uranus square and the subject of "individuation."We often think about individuation in purely solar terms. Who am I and what am I becoming? What is my mission? My journey? My quest? My purpose? My intention? All of these phrases have an upward aspiring quality...a hand reaching or prayer petitioning the gods, specifically the "One" most mirrored by the …
50 Shades of No
The dark moon is in Capricorn today and will square the nodal axis this morning before squaring Uranus and then conjoining Pluto. Recently I’ve gotten a handful of people emailing me with the request that I write more in depth about the Pluto/Uranus square, so let’s have a look at it today.First, both Uranus and Pluto are called “outer” planets, or “transpersonal” planets. These names come from the fact that they were discovered more recently as well as the …