Moon in Sagittarius

Today's expansive and tolerant Sagittarius Moon brings the mojo we need to meet the challenging energies of a Grand Cross reaching its peak in the sky.

The Moon is moving away now from a challenge (square) to Mars in detail-oriented Virgo, reminding that planet of action to keep an eye on the big picture. She moves into an easy flow of energy (trine) with creative Venus in Leo (exact at 12:21pm EDT), keeping our hearts engaged and enthusiasm high as the winds of change swirl around us.

In this Grand Cross, the Cancer Sun, conjunct Mercury in late Gemini, completes the Cardinal Cross of heavy-hitting outer planets: Saturn (in late Virgo, so not quite cardinal yet, but still formidable), Pluto in determined Capricorn, and the Uranus-Jupiter conjunction in fiery Aries. With the Sun in this position, this cosmic pattern becomes up close and personal ... the Sun being our core self.

This is the same Grand Cross that the Moon will add her weight to, for Saturday's Full Moon in Capricorn, so beginning to grapple with its complex dynamic will help prepare us for another key point in the lunar cycle, and this amazing astrological time.

The Cardinal Cross signals a time of intense and sweeping change. Uranus, planet of revolution, coupled with Jupiter, planet of expansion, in Aries the spiritual warrior, pushes strongly through Saturn's traditional stance. This Aries fire can bring brilliant, innovative, fascinating solutions to our most pressing issues ... or the in-your-face challenge "we're as mad as hell and we're not going to take it any more!"

With deeply transformative Pluto squaring both sides, the only thing we know for sure is that fundamental changes are happening. In the structures of the outer world, and in our innermost core, tectonic shifts are underway. Sometimes it feels like the earth is shaking under our feet, sometimes it feels like we've just been handed a missing puzzle piece we've long searched for, sometimes both ... the earth moves, a bit breaks off, and we see exactly where it's meant to fit.

Today's Sagittarius Moon, in easy flow with Venus, opens a door for us. Sagittarius is philosophical, generous, optimistic, and enthusiastic. The Sag Moon experiences the universe as a fascinating place, where we're all on a grand adventure. Bilbo Baggins, that small Sagittarian wanderer, saw paths and roadways as rivers sweeping us into danger, yes, but also into marvels, wonders, and unimaginable treasure.

Today's the day to push off from the safe Cancerian shore of the familiar, into the deeper currents of our own transformative journeys.