{"id":62539,"date":"2012-12-06T01:21:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T06:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=62539"},"modified":"2012-12-06T01:21:08","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T06:21:08","slug":"last-quarter-virgo-moon-mind-over-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/last-quarter-virgo-moon-mind-over-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Last quarter Virgo Moon: Mind over emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you ever get close to a human \/ and human behaviour \/ be ready to get confused \/ there’s definitely no logic \/ to human behaviour \/ but yet so irresistible
\n— “Human Behaviour<\/a>,” by Bjork<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have you ever watched yourself behave and thought, either in the moment or in hindsight, \u201cWhat the hell am I (or was I) thinking?\u201d And then maybe you realized that in all honesty you weren\u2019t thinking; your mind really did not factor into the equation at all? Today might be a little like that, as the last quarter Virgo Moon squares the Sun and a slew of tricky, shadowy, often reactive centaur planets and the polarizing force of the Great Attractor.<\/p>\n

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Chart section from a 90-degree sort for the last quarter Moon in Virgo, which is exact at 10:31 am EST. Some of the planets mentioned in this post are a few degrees later in Sagittarius or Gemini, and there are many others I have not mentioned. You can see them all here at Serennu.com<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, don\u2019t freak out. Really. No one is saying that today will be a train wreck. It just might be a very interesting day to truly observe yourself. Actually pay attention. <\/p>\n

Heck, you might even take notes — that way if you do go off like a TSA dog sniffing suspicious baggage in an airport, you can follow the trail back to what triggered you and learn something from it. Not right there in the airport (or in the moment), but a little later. You can unpack your bags at home. Today is just an observation day. <\/p>\n

The Moon in Virgo can be a little particular — critical, even (of self or others) — due in part to its Mercury rulership, which governs the mind. It\u2019s a fantastic Moon if you have to organize your workspace, clean the house or dig into a project calling for precision and dedication, especially when it\u2019s waning as it is now. The last quarter Moon is generally when you want to think about wrapping up projects. Situations that have been evolving since the Full Moon (or last New Moon) may encounter a turning point of some sort. <\/p>\n

But the Virgo Moon is not the most emotionally sensitive or empathetic Moon. And Moon square Sun can some with a sense of inner tension, of needing to move something in a clear direction. With the Sun conjunct the Great Attractor — that massive deep-space object pulling us toward it as fast as it is pulling away — the frustrating sense of reaching for the unattainable may be palpable. You may be tempted to locate the source of that frustration, longing or pull outside of yourself. That\u2019s a great setup for emotions to get polarized and lend themselves to reactions rather than responses.<\/p>\n

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As mentioned, a stable of centaur planets in mid-Sagittarius (and a couple non-centaurs in Gemini) are in the mix, within a few tight degrees on either side of the quarter Moon. Centaurs are great for kicking up all sorts of personal, family and ancestral baggage, behavioral and emotional patterns, and various shades of shadow material. They can be very emotional, reactive points to work with, but the thing to remember is that they bring this stuff out so we can see it, deal with it and heal it. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not always instant; the work can happen in layers and stages. But if you\u2019re paying attention and look for the lessons, it can be done. <\/p>\n

Some themes in the mix may include: small causes having big effects (Pholus); how we handle second chances, and anyone being capable of anything immoral (Ixion); coping with criticism and standing up for your beliefs (Okyrhoe); defining intimacy versus personal space and helping without co-dependency (Chariklo); creative potential made manifest — or chaos from wielding power to control others (Chaos); and devotion to your inner creative\/sexual spark (Vesta).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lot, and the Moon will move quickly through its contact with these points. You likely won\u2019t notice specific, discrete items in a list. Not all of it will be pressing or relevant for you. The idea today is simply to use your head if a situation (internal, external or both) feels exaggerated. <\/p>\n

That would be using the Mercury-ruled Virgo Moon to positive effect, rather than feeding emotional dysfunction, should it try to snare you in old habits. Sailing through customs at the airport is a matter of what you pack and declare. Sailing through today may be a matter of what you feed and own. You don\u2019t have to impose logic or order on your emotions (save that for organizing your desk). Just observe yourself and see what you learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you ever get close to a human \/ and human behaviour \/ be ready to get confused \/ there’s definitely no logic \/ to human behaviour \/ but yet so irresistible — “Human Behaviour,” by Bjork Have you ever watched yourself behave and thought, either in the moment or in hindsight, \u201cWhat the hell … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"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\/62539"}],"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\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}