Today is the last quarter Moon. It’s halfway between the most recent Full Moon (which was in Leo) and the New Moon on Feb. 21. Today the Sun is in Aquarius and the Moon is in Scorpio. In the simplified chart below, you can see that both the Moon and the Sun have the same degree value — note the little 25 next to both — and that means they’re in aspect; and the aspect is a square (follow the red line) and that means last quarter Moon, exact on Valentine’s Day.
This is a simplified chart for the last quarter Moon. You can see the aspect between the Sun and the Moon because both have the same degree value (note the '25' next to each). The extra planet is Nessus, which talks about the way that groups influence individuals, often with challenging forms of psychological pressure that can seem invisible.
This is asking a question. Follow along. The Moon is in sexual, passionate Scorpio, which contains a drive for individual fulfillment and a good bit of attachment. The Sun is in Aquarius, which is more cool-headed and associated with both individuality and group influences (the two are related, in the way that groups influence individuals). The question is: to what extent are your most personal emotions, passions and desires influenced by the people around you?
To what extent do you do what you do because others are influencing you, and to what extent do you make your choices because you feel like it? Don’t answer the question so fast. Most people will say straight away they’re doing what they do because it’s their thing. Yet there really is a question. There are many ways that individuals give up their power and their values to a collective environment. Think carefully: what won’t you do because your friends might judge you? What won’t you admit to feeling or wanting? And here’s where it gets more interesting: what if you begin to admit something to yourself, but fear that others might think it’s ‘inappropriate’? Have you ever noticed yourself holding down a feeling or idea because you’re afraid of the impact it will have?
Finally, what do you do because it’s what you’re supposed to do? In what ways do you sculpt your image and your choices in order to seek approval of others who have absolutely nothing to do with your most private relationships? What do you hide from your friends, your family, or your partner/boyfriend/girlfriend? That’s perhaps a delicate question to answer, and it’s a question that’s up today. Because there’s a strong angle between the Sun and the Moon, it’s likely to ‘pop up’ at some point, whether in conversation or in a circumstance.
I do suggest asking the question carefully before you make any major decisions — or declarations to anyone else. Know your motives and be real with yourself.
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