Today is June 7, 2011. The Moon is making its way through late Leo; it’s creeping along at under 12 degrees per day at the moment (its slowest, which means it’s far from the Earth) and after being void of course most of the day (unless you have an affinity for that odd bit now at the end of Leo — Transpluto), will ingress Virgo Tuesday at 3:33 pm EDT. There, it will get a grand cross rolling between Jupiter and Pluto, as well as make an opposition to Neptune and Chiron in Pisces. So that is what’s called a kite pattern: a triangle, with an extra point at one end, just like a kite is shaped. That’s also what you would call a lot of lunar aspects in a few hours. So expect a fast game, many changes in circumstances and an interesting evening.
The Virgo Moon may be inviting you to do something introspective, studious, healing-oriented or involving deep connection. Make sure you go to an appropriate depth for the circumstances you’re in. Given the Virgo Moon picking up all that Pisces well into the night, alcohol or cannabis could take you out of your depth. Know who you’re with, know the territory you’re in and know thyself.
All week I’ve been describing outer planet movements — such as Jupiter’s aspects to Neptune, Chiron and Pluto. I checked a special ephemeris my friend Tracy Delaney at Serennu.com wrote so I could track aspects among weird planets that nobody else lists, and I found an interesting aspect that I forgot was happening. It’s a square (90 degrees, full of tension and power) between Nessus and Asbolus — two centaur planets. Centaurs are odd, edgy little critters that tend to cross a lot of orbits of other planets. I happen to have a fair amount of experience with both Nessus and Asbolus. These are relatively new discoveries, from the 1990s, though they are among the oldest centaurs (Nessus was the third, and I am pretty sure Asbolus was the fourth discovered). Both represent primal level forces; the centaurs all have that quality but Nessus and Asbolus lean toward the animal level more than many others. The centaurs always blend animal and human themes; that is their essence. Sometimes this manifests as a struggle between what you might call primal vs. psychological.