Moon in Taurus

Today's Moon in patient, calm Taurus is moving away from her trine with transformative Pluto and digging deep into the Earth. This is a respite, valuable but brief, from the pressures to change that surround us now. This is a time for nourishing our roots, for understanding what supports and grounds us.

The Taurus Moon is in sympathy with the tradition-loving Cancer Sun; they will flow energy in sextile just after midnight (12:37am EDT tomorrow). If the cosmos has been pushing for shifts that are uncomfortable for you, today is your refuge. Understanding the natural, slow cycles of growth is a Taurean strength. In this sign, we know some things just can't be hurried.

And yet, we live in times that insist on, demand, and compel us toward drastic change.

Uranus the change agent stationed (stood still) yesterday, preparing to slip back for a while into Pisces. Planets are especially powerful as they station, which added to yesterday's Aries fire. In the days to come, Uranus will turn his searchlight once more on our Piscean realms of visions, dreams and spirituality, shaking things up and asking where we need to let go and allow the new.

Taurus sometimes responds to demands by digging in his heels and refusing. A more adaptive response might be to use today's reflective time to examine our root systems. Where are we root-bound, needing a bigger pot? Where have our roots been undermined, no longer supporting healthy growth? Where does the balance of moisture, air and nutrients need to be adjusted?

The Taurus Moon does know that change will come ... the Moon understands this inevitability better than any other body in the sky. We need and want strong, flexible, healthy roots that nourish us and the world around us. Today's energy can help us grow them.

The fig tree above is a photo from the Orinoco River basin by Fev. The roots crops were photographed in a Dutch market by 4028mdk09. Both from WikiMedia Commons.