Today is Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. The Moon is in Leo all day, the sign of Self, in harmony with lots of fire sign activity in Sagittarius. With all the centaur action in the sky lately, chances are you’ve been facing parts of yourself you might not have been well acquainted with until now. Or perhaps you knew those parts, but had not been compelled to work with them very deeply. And now we’re in the last days leading up to the last square between a Scorpio Sun and Neptune in Aquarius in our lifetimes.
This is a tricky, difficult-to-feel aspect, one that may mess with your sense of self — and it’s part of the collective bog we’re in. You’re going to need to keep checking the details of whatever you’re involved in over the next several days, and it may be best to stop just short of idealism, or of simply depending on your beliefs. This can be disorienting, but it need not derail you.
If you notice what feels like a loss of your sense of self, be wary of overcompensating through an over-exertion of will, identity or ego. That just isn’t going to work best right now; better to tread water and process what you’re learning than to swim upstream.
Adding to the stakes is the conjunction of the Sun with the asteroid Ophelia, which is square Neptune within fractions of a degree Sunday. This configuration is about paranoid reactions to emotional insecurity projected onto others. That is, someone starts feeling insecure, then they immediately assume that someone is going to betray them. There is a general caution on all fear of betrayal, especially if it’s based on suspicion and feelings. With so much fear being stirred up these days – both mundane and existential — it’s crucial to not let it run away with you.