It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
— Calvin, in Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. The Moon begins in Capricorn and moves into Aquarius at 6:08 pm EDT. An Aquarius Moon is famous for its desire to bring groups together, for wanting feelings to make sense, and for the ability to detach from emotionally intense situations before they become destructive — a good skill to have lately.
Tonight is also the night between the worlds — in various calendars (including Pagan) Oct. 31 is the last day of the old year and Nov. 1 is the first day of the new year. If the psychic veils are said to be thin this time of year, this night out of time is one of the moments of transparency. This has old tradition behind it, and it’s part of why there is so much attention paid to ghosts in these days.
Yet the ‘thin veil’ metaphor has other connotations, including a kind of inner transparency between the veils of one’s mind. Those are the real obstacles to perception, I would say. In Monday’s Daily Astrology, we brought up the theme of denial inherent in the squares of Venus and Mercury to Neptune and Mars’ opposition to Neptune.
Actually denial is inherent in Neptune itself, and the three personal planets mentioned provide the subject matter. This, we could sum up as emotional, sexual, related to change, and on the theme of death (themes that include Mercury and Venus in Scorpio, and Mars in Leo — all aspecting Neptune at the same time). Yet these three planets carry much of what we experience from day to day: our senses, what we feel, what we know, what we want, who we love, and how we feel about ourselves. If we include Neptune in the mix, there can be a lot of confusion or idealism; sometimes confusion as a result of the world, or our relationships, not working out quite as we were expecting.