Today is Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. The waning Moon begins the day in Virgo, moving into Libra at 2:54 pm EST. If you pay attention at all to the news (even if it’s just the posts on this blog), don’t be surprised if you find yourself empathizing with the world’s injustices — and how they manifest in your own life.
When the Moon ingresses Libra, it opposes Uranus, Venus and Ceres, which are within a few degrees of each other on the Aries Point. Activity on the Aries Point tends to raise our personal struggles onto the cultural stage in some way, and brings political issues close to home. In this case, aspects of women’s health, women’s rights, motherhood and the health of Mother Earth may all feel especially compelling to you — especially with Uranus charging up the batteries.
In general, your awareness of toxic group dynamics may be sharper – or perhaps the messages being sent will be clearer. Nessus, which has been in Aquarius for several years, can represent the meanness of groups. Overnight Mercury conjoins Nessus; keep your ears open for hate speech, and think before you share that Facebook meme that seems funny at first, but actually lacks compassion. We think of cyber-bullying as something only schoolchildren engage in, but there are plenty of adult trolls out there on the Interwebs. The ease of instant engagement and the safety of anonymity are capable of seducing all but the most vigilant into typing from an emotional, defensive space (or even just a thoughtless space) and hitting ‘send’ before mindfulness and maturity have a chance to kick in.