{"id":54071,"date":"2012-03-05T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=54071"},"modified":"2012-03-06T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T21:27:13","slug":"mercury-conjunct-uranus-virgo-full-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/mercury-conjunct-uranus-virgo-full-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury-Uranus in Aries: Bright Ideas, Version 1.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can expect your mental landscape to zing and your emotional waters to bubble this week, along with a beautiful opportunity to ground everything so you don\u2019t feel off center. On the roster: Mercury conjunct Uranus in Aries; the ingress of Venus into Taurus; and finally on Thursday, the Virgo Full Moon.<\/p>\n

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This is what a conjunction looks like -- Mercury and Uranus have the same number value (3 degrees and 25 minutes). That is near Vesta, which says: if you think of something smart, the idea counts for a lot -- and then you need to devote yourself to following through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Moon — currently in Leo, as of Sunday — is waxing toward the full phase. Because the Sun is in Pisces, the Moon-Sun opposition (also called a Full Moon) will be in Virgo. That will happen Thursday at 4:39 am EST. As with most Full Moons, this translates into a culmination of energy and possibly tension, since it is an opposition of the Sun and Moon. It\u2019s the Moon phase when our emotions and interpersonal situations can tend to feel the most polarized, like we\u2019re at opposite ends of any given situation or emotional spectrum, and we\u2019re pulling whatever material is connecting us to each other into some tension. But this can be useful; the Full Moon is a time to resolve situations that seemed stuck. It can be a great creative time, though many have some difficulty sleeping with all the vibes in the air. <\/p>\n

Currently, retrograde Mars in Virgo is just a little past its opposition with the Pisces Sun, and the Virgo Moon conjoins Virgo Mars the day before the Full Moon. So Mars is in the mix, adding some edge and heat to the buildup this week. Be aware in the next few days of any tendency to turn on yourself if your emotions get the better of you. Watch out for that strange thing called ‘passive aggression’, which is really veiled aggression. Judging yourself won\u2019t get you anywhere productive, though one way you might know you’re doing that is if you’re angry at others (that’s the nature of an opposition — we can see the obstacle as being outside of ourselves). <\/p>\n

Noticing the tendency to judgment, anger or projection (should these arise) and taking time to follow it in to its roots could yield some useful information. It could reveal ways you may be prone to cutting yourself off from full emotional expression and self-understanding. This lunation blends the mental realm of Virgo with the emotional realm of Pisces. They’re not as different as we think, especially now.<\/p>\n

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Also note that this Full Moon is square the centaur planet Pholus<\/a>, which is in Sagittarius. Pholus, the second centaur ever discovered (that was in January 1992, a little over 20 years ago) is a reactive energy. It can feel like a pressure release, or a situation where one thing leads to the next and you get a runaway reaction of some kind.<\/p>\n

It’s also associated directly with alcohol. In this setup it is a reminder to leave the alcoholics be, to go easy on the fire water and to be extra careful not to mix alcohol with operating machines (such as cars, chain saws, flame throwers and so on). If someone is drunk and plans to drive, don’t get in the car. This event is also a testing point for the meanings of Pholus, which is a relatively new discovery. Aspects from the Sun (and especially the Sun and Moon together) will often bring out a minor planet\u2019s nature and we can make some new discoveries. Let\u2019s watch what happens along these themes this week to see how accurately they play out. One of Pholus\u2019 key phrases is \u201csmall cause, big effect,\u201d so that\u2019s another potential relationship between events to observe. <\/p>\n

Today Mercury, which ingressed Aries on Friday, is exactly conjunct Uranus. This is an aspect that can speed perception and intuition \u2013- a really great aspect for coming up with great ideas. It can also be de-centering for anyone whose mental stability is compromised. Watch for any \u2018contrary\u2019 impulses, since Mercury-Uranus also wants to feel free and independent and can be a bit militant in its thinking. But despite that, this is a pioneering placement, rich in innovation. <\/p>\n

Interestingly, this happens close to Super Tuesday, a day with a lot of Republican primary elections (not the bastion of inventiveness but they sure have been weird and they may get weirder yet). When you combine these impulses and these events with the Full Moon\u2019s polarization effect, it\u2019s a signal to count to ten before you launch into \u2018belligerent mode\u2019 \u2013- and while you’re at it, be ready to recognize that the bright ideas of others are just as valuable as your own. (That said, with Mars retrograde in Virgo, it\u2019s just as important to acknowledge that your spontaneous ideas are just as valuable too, rather than succumbing to any perfectionist streaks.) Keep your notebook handy. That’s always a good idea, but it’s an especially good idea now.<\/p>\n

Perhaps most fun about Mercury conjunct Uranus is that this is the first of three such contacts we\u2019ll experience in the next few weeks. Mercury is well into its shadow\/echo phase, going over ground it will cover again after stationing retrograde March 12, and then a third time after it stations direct again in April. You\u2019ll get three chances in total to evolve your bright ideas \u2013- and really great ideas often come to us in layers.<\/p>\n

If all of this activity sounds rather charged up, take heart in Venus. Today the planet named after the goddess of love is leaving Aries (sign of its detriment, ruled by its archetypal opposite, Mars) and coming home to Taurus, a sign Venus rules. Venus in Taurus can also emphasize emotions, but has a strong affinity for expressing and receiving these feelings through physical and sensual responses. In other words, if you start getting caught up in the mental sparks of Mercury-Uranus or the emotional tug-o-war of the Full Moon, try grounding yourself in your body and beauty. Remember what’s the most important to you. Be grateful for who you are and what you have.<\/p>\n

Engaging any of the five senses will feel good and be centering; combining several senses in one experience is even better. Think of things like cooking or baking (touch, smell, taste, sight); dancing to live music (hearing, sight, touch); walking in the woods or near water (hearing, sight, smell); really great sex (with another or yourself; touch, hearing, sight, smell, taste). The idea is immersion in what is directly in your presence until you feel completely present — and loved.<\/p>\n

We’ll be back with more about Venus in Taurus (an interesting placement for sure) tomorrow.
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You can expect your mental landscape to zing and your emotional waters to bubble this week, along with a beautiful opportunity to ground everything so you don\u2019t feel off center. On the roster: Mercury conjunct Uranus in Aries; the ingress of Venus into Taurus; and finally on Thursday, the Virgo Full Moon. The Moon — … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}