Today is one of those days that began, at least in the United States time zones, with the Moon void of course. That often comes with the feeling of it being impossible to get anything done. What you did this morning may indeed need to be repeated, agreements re-agreed to, and decisions redecided. The Moon entered Taurus today at 10:20 am EDT after aspecting both the Sun in Gemini and the triple conjunction in Aquarius overnight — it passed through the midpoint of that trine, which is in late Aries. Now it’s in Taurus, about to make a trine to Pluto in Capricorn (trine, in this case, is an earth-to-earth aspect).
By this time tomorrow, the Moon will be conjunct the Venus/Mars conjunction in Taurus, which is pretty exciting. This is a compound aspect — the Moon will be trine Saturn at the same time. Trines represent openings, opportunities and potentials; but as many astrologers have pointed out, they have the quality of being a bit lazy. They don’t activate themselves. We have to take the steps to make use of the potential, and apply ourselves more or less constantly. This is also true for those with trines in their natal charts.
The bigger news of the day is the change of seasons. The Sun today is in the 28th degree of Gemini, with two and a half degrees to go before reaching Cancer. Solstice has begun; for the last few days of Gemini and the first few of Cancer, the Sun is standing still along the horizon and the nights are as long as they get. This actually lasts for about a week, and what we call ‘solstice’ is when the Sun’s rays are square the Tropic of Cancer, the northern tropic, and thus the Sun enters the tropical sign Cancer. (The entire tropical zodiac, the one that we use in Western astrology, is based on the Sun’s aspects to the tropics and the equator).
At the moment the late Gemini Sun in a diversity of aspects, including an opposition to the Galactic Core in Sagittarius, and a trine to the Aquarius conjunction. At the moment the Sun is exactly trine Jupiter, currently the latest-degree planet in the conjunction. After it finishes this aspect, it begins a relatively rare Sun void of course, which puts the cosmos into drift-mode for a couple of days. Sun voids can be both unsettling and very interesting. I’ve often noticed that unlikely or seemingly impossible things slip in through the door. That would qualify as an invitation to be both cautious and also aware of unusual opportunities that may arise. It is that balance of caution and opportunism that is so important to maintain in the world. We tend to be riddled with such fear that it’s reasonable to err on the side of exploring potential.
Sun voids favor those with a sense of adventure. They occur just 12 times a year, sometimes for only a few hours (this one is for about two days). To me they seem like an opportunity to define ourselves, with less conditioning from the world around us. This may be frustrating for those who are accustomed to the world operating in automatic mode; but it’s a great opportunity to take initiative and make something happen for yourself. That something may be very specific, representing an unusual opening that may seem too small to fit through, but which leads to another world.
The Sun’s move from Gemini to Cancer does indeed have the feeling of being born. This in part relates to how the chart of the world — the Thema Mundi — has Cancer in the ascendant.
