Moon into Scorpio: The Deep Places

Sunday morning through Tuesday morning
Eastern Daylight Time

Scorpio dives in ...

Sunday, March 11
Moon enters Scorpio 12:24am Standard Time
Moon trine Neptune (Pisces) 3:38am
Moon inconjunct Uranus (Aries) 7:30am
Moon trine Chiron (Pisces) 11:33am
Mercury (Aries) semisextile Venus (Taurus) 11:46am
Moon inconjunct Mercury (Aries) 12:29pm
Moon opposite Venus (Taurus) 12:31pm
Moon opposite Jupiter (Taurus) 4:14pm
Moon sextile Pluto (Capricorn) 4:38pm
Moon semisextile the North Node (Sagittarius) 5:26pm
Moon sextile Mars (Virgo) 6:32pm

Monday, March 12
Mercury stations retrograde in Aries 3:48am
Moon trine Sun (Pisces) 2:30pm
(begin void of course)

Tuesday, March 13
Moon semisextile Saturn (Libra) 12:23am
Jupiter (Taurus) trine Pluto (Capricorn) 12:43am
Moon enters Sagittarius 1:53am

The Moon will slip into Scorpio's deep waters just after midnight tonight, which is officially Sunday morning. In the US, this is the night we switch to Daylight Savings Time. Since it's Spring, we lose an hour at 2am Sunday so, the Moon enters Scorpio at 12:24am standard time and the next thing we know, an hour mysteriously disappears... very Scorpio event, that.

While we're still asleep, not really aware of time slipping away, the Moon trines Neptune in Pisces, making this a night of intense, visionary dreaming. As we wake, the Moon makes an edgy contact with Uranus––something has changed, but what is it? Then, the Moon trines Chiron the wounded healer, which can be uncomfortable or wonderful, depending on where we are in the cycle of healing.

With this Scorpio Moon, we might feel echoes of the words given to Galadriel at the beginning of The Lord of the Rings films: "The world is changing. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. ..." Scorpio's finely tuned antennae are quick to sense shifting currents, before we clearly articulate what they are.

Mercury in fiery Aries touches Venus in calm Taurus today, an edgy semisextile that heralds Mercury's slowing speed. He will turn retrograde soon, and we've already been sensing that shift.

Meanwhile, the Scorpio Moon challenges Venus and Jupiter to look beneath the surface, as she joins forces with Pluto to examine our foundations, walking into the deep places. An edgy semisextile with the North Node asks, are we making progress here? Yet the following sextile with Mars says yes, we are. Looking deeply within is an essential part of the quest.

Gaia's abundance

Overnight Monday, Mercury stations retrograde, another call to reflection. We're offered several weeks now to reexamine what has changed for us, what additional changes are needed, and whether we're truly committed to the path we're on.

Mercury will slip back into late Pisces, giving us a chance to revisit our vision, before turning direct and forging on through Aries.

The Moon and Sun form their waning trine on Monday, Scorpio and Pisces joining forces to review what has been, and prepare to release what is finished. This is the Moon's last classical aspect in Scorpio, and opens a void of course period that lasts about twelve hours.

During this void time, the Moon connects briefly with Saturn, a check-in with what is solid and real. At this time also, Jupiter and Pluto reach their exact trine, a message of hope and renewal.

This Jupiter–Pluto connection is part of the Grand Trine in Earth that was present also during the Full Moon. This Grand Trine includes Venus and Jupiter in Taurus, the two planets of good fortune in the sign of abundance, along with Pluto in Capricorn who wields great power, and Mars retrograde in Virgo, making sure no steps are missed and all is accomplished as planned.

As life continues to challenge us, we can reach into this pattern of stability, of growth, of regenerative power of life itself, and know in our bones there is good in the world.