How was your Pisces Moon weekend? It’s not quite over until the Moon ingresses Aries Monday morning at 8:14 am EDT. If you’re reading this Sunday evening, you may not be feeling too motivated — that’s the feeling of the Moon being void of course. The Moon has been out of aspect to major planets all day Sunday — though two potent asteroids were in the picture — Vesta and Juno, so you may have had some interesting revelations about sex and relationships.
That void of course phase ends whenever the Moon changes signs, resets to 00 degrees and begins a new cycle of aspects. By now you may be familiar enough with the crosses of the heavens (or at least the cardinal cross, home of the Uranus-Pluto square) to know that when the Moon enters a cardinal sign (such as Aries) the energy and pace of events picks up.
That’s true by virtue of the Moon in Aries, which is feisty as it is (think: Betty Dodson, Jerry Garcia) though through the morning the Moon is opposing Mars in Libra, which could range from an argument for its own sake to 20 minutes of sweaty sex for its own sake to your brisk Monday morning workout. However today is not the day to try curling the 50 pound dumbells for the first time; with Mars so focused, you have to watch out for dropping things, banging into things, falling down, etc.
After its opposition to Mars (at 2:41 pm EDT), overnight Monday to Tuesday (Monday at 11:44 pm EDT) the Moon makes a square to Pluto in Capricorn and a conjunction to Uranus in Aries. Yes, this happens later in the day or early Tuesday, but we’re right the gust of the energy — especially with Mars in the neighborhood.
The Moon is on, in, penetrated by and wrapped up in the Uranus-Pluto square. If you’re still wondering, “what’s that, I’ll have to Google that one some time,” suffice it to say this long-term aspect is why you’re so restless (and will be till well past 2015 unless you find a creative way to burn off some of that energy; and here is your Google search).
The Moon moves quickly though, and more represents the ongoing currents of emotions, sensations and social interactions that we experience. Bigger stuff happens when Sun-Moon aspects team up with planetary aspects — and that’s what we’re building towards right now.
Through the week we’re approaching a cluster of events that includes Mars square Pluto and opposite Uranus; Mercury stationing retrograde; and the Cancer New Moon. With those lurking in the future you may be feeling restless, as if something you can feel but cannot quite identify is brewing.
I suggest you not get too caught up in distractions this week and stay on top of your work, so that you can stay on top of having fun during the somewhat chaotic astrology of next weekend. Keep organized, pay your bills (make sure you haven’t forgotten any) and if you get a chance to do some extra hours, early in the week is better.
We get the hot energy of the dauntless Aries Moon pushing us along, and if you’re even vaguely efficient you’ll have no problem getting a jump on things and giving yourself time to have fun as well. Just don’t let Mercury stationing retrograde take you by surprise.
I have a moon and Uranus trine and necessarily this appointment becomes an excellent engine for inner renewal. Never stop the progress with the Moon and Uranus, source of creativity continues, thank you Eric for your article
mystes, May your karma be close – and lubed – , and may the force be with you. xo
The Moon has been out of aspect to major planets all day Sunday — though two potent asteroids were in the picture — Vesta and Juno, so you may have had some interesting revelations about sex and relationships.
Yesterday, while Vesta and Juno were active I rewrote a poem to go along with a collage I had done. As it seems pertinent to the present astrology, I thought to share it here.
Vesta’s Loss
In rebellion, I stole the glowing ember.
Late one star thick night
from under the marble bed where
Mater Mother lay dreamlessly slumbering.
The charcoaled logs smoldered on
in the proper ceremonial direction, west to east,
erasing us each in a thick knowing blanket of smoke.
Individual orange glows representing every one,
we women who serve her- Vesta.
Sworn a blood oath
witnessed by Saturn himself,
for thirty years
to know nothing of intimacy.
Enslaved.
Well on my way to the completion,
walled in by a stupefied oblivion.
Each time you appeared
an unexpected seizing hunger built.
Day by day. Minute by minute.
Each time.
Until the resolve dissolved
The shame to my clan, personhood set aside,
knowing that I will to be sacrificed,
Left. Dead.
None of this mattered,
Not so much as my gnawing need,
as I cradled the sharp heat to my chest.
Of course, the cloth did not catch.
Such is the way of the mistress’ magic.
My sisters knew nothing
for how could I reveal this dangerous secret?
Perhaps they smelled the smoke
unlike that kept in the dark chambers.
The scent not of the fine perfumed oils in amber bottles
but of the wild call of nature.
As I threw the crisp autumn leaves, it caught.
The flame began to sputter and curl.
My animal body rejoiced and flung itself into a dance of abandon.
I raised my voice.
The words tumbled
cascading
into the small inferno
where I had cast myself.
To be free.
aword: hope things are doing the crazydance for you and yours in a sustainable way… I feel ya, gal.
HS, yes, the vulnerable weekend. Same here, but no nude photos – just a denuded emotional body. I hadn’t wept since the murder back in February, but a friend offered the flickering blue edge of a ritual last week and I used it to clear a path back to ‘feeling.’ Oh, brother. Within 24 hours I was looking around, going: “Damn, where is that unfeeling chill when you need it?” For 48 hours I cried all over *everything*. Effing Cancer.
And butterflydance, another ‘me too.’ My main chore this morning is dealing with various bills, so once again efc and the chorus have mapped a primary terrain. I’m looking at deposits on two services that I had hoped would be karmically-lubricated by the gyrations last week (again, deep bow to Patty, who got the whole thing rollin’), but so far, no cigar.
Off to the races. Happy Monday, everybody.
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Well, I’m well into my vacation, taking this time to relax and create and experiment. But honestly I’m processing my nude photo shoot from yesterday. I’m in a rather different head space and am feel bouts of being ashamed. The barrier I lifted is making me feel a little vulnerable and shaky today. I think with any new experience that rips open some wall, the process of integration is really key, and I’ll probably feel rock solid in a couple of weeks. But right now I feel a little sick actually. I don’t regret anything. And it was my chance to walk my talk, to strengthen my self image – let it all hang out, move, be free, radiate yourself with no inhibitions. It’s one thing to stand in front of a mirror; totally different to do it with someone else holding a camera. Then to feel relaxed and project myself as a confident sexy man and see where the disconnect is. There’s a ton of healing here and it’s great. When I read about the astro above, I think I’m using all these aspects to my creative advantage, no?
Thanks for letting me share this here.
HS
“I suspect the key is to hold it all together by letting it all go -?” Wonderful, aword!
Thanks for the heads up and re count, PW. With transiting moon about to conjunct natal Moon/Eris (in what feels like a semi-permanent square to Pluto on natal Mars) ….I’m feeling, let’s see,
agitated, check
anticipating, check
holding chaos at bay, check
dropping, banging, falling – check, check, check. Yep, been doing all that for months now.
I’ve been feeling “anticipating change” for a decade, at this time it is a remarkably strong vibration. I suspect the key is to hold it all together by letting it all go -?
Uranus on said Moon might have a say in that idea. Chaos and all. 🙂
xo
“I suggest you not get too caught up in distractions this week and stay on top of your work, so that you can stay on top of having fun during the somewhat chaotic astrology of next weekend. Keep organized, pay your bills (make sure you haven’t forgotten any) and if you get a chance to do some extra hours, early in the week is better.”
So…I’m sitting here at 4 o’clock in the morning looking at PlanetWaves because I woke up a little while ago and realized I forgot not one, but two bills. I caught one in enough time to pay it without a penalty; the other one, not so much. I’m hoping for those extra hours.
It was a sublime weekend. I loved it!
Pluto and Uranus are adding just the right amount of tension, bursts of energy that rise up unexpectedly.
These are good times.