Today is Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Sun is in its last few days of Libra; it will enter Scorpio on Sunday, Oct. 23. As the Sun passes through the last days of a sign, there can be the feeling of wanting to move onto the new cycle. That calls for patience and commitment to closure and completion. As the Sun moves through these last days of Libra, it will be trine Neptune in Aquarius. Given that we’ve just embarked on a week full of surprises, you can depend on the clairvoyant and creative feeling of that Sun-Neptune to help you navigate the next few days and keep your life in balance.
Meanwhile, the Moon is in Cancer all day, and reaches its last quarter phase at 11:30 pm EDT Wednesday, quickly approaching the new Moon. Moon-Pluto has an emotionally sensitive feeling, particularly as the Moon opposes Pluto in the early hours of day. That’s a caution to avoid taking things personally.
Our current environment is full of triggering factors. There is strong personal planet movement right now, as the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars make aspects to larger planets. That translates into personal-level movement in our lives, which can sometimes be felt as tension, unexpected factors or conflict. You may have the feeling that ‘the universe is trying to tell you something’. Are you getting the message?
Part of that message is to notice when your buttons get pushed in time to step back from any situation rather than getting dragged back in. Notice what you’re doing, how you’re reacting, and don’t take the reactions of others personally. Culturally, we’ve been really wound up these past ten years; many have used fear to create stability. Now, we’re in an unstable, reactive environment with surprises popping up all over. For many this is inspiring and liberating; for others it’s unsettling, even upsetting to the point of paranoia. Yet in an unstable environment, progress is actually possible as structures (inner and outer) dismantle, dissolve and morph. Creativity is spontaneous. We figure out solutions suddenly, often surprising ourselves with the timing of new insights; openings appear where once there were none, allowing us to act on these new thoughts.