Waxing Moon in Capricorn, Moving into Aquarius

Today we may feel like all our effort is needed just to stay on course. The Moon continues in steadfast Capricorn, and the square-off between Saturn (Capricorn's ruler) and transformative Pluto in Capricorn comes exact. That's a lot of energy focused on responsibility and hard work. The time and energy needed to bring our dreams into physical reality feel very real.

With Jupiter continuing to oppose Saturn, and Uranus nearby, there may be a genuine desire and readiness for change, and yet a feeling that it just can't, or won't, happen.

This is a time when Mercury retrograde can be a refuge. Mercury turns back on his path in Virgo, checking for missed steps and dropped stitches. Instead of pushing forward relentlessly, today we can ride the retrograde current and revisit our plans and progress. We might be able to make key corrections, saving time, effort and possibly heartache later. In reviewing our path, we can also appreciate the progress we've made, and gain the resolve to keep moving toward the goal.

The Sun opposes Chiron and Neptune this morning, signaling that we're not alone. There's a dialogue happening between our core solar selves, and the intuitive guidance and healing that Neptune and Chiron offer. We keep on keepin' on, with faith that results will come.

The last aspect for the Capricorn Moon today signals a shift. She flows energy in sextile with revolutionary Uranus at 9:08pm EDT, which begins her time-between-times until she emerges into the outside-the-box energy of Aquarius at 9:37pm. Our hard work in Capricorn has led to a realization, a big new idea, or maybe the conviction that we know what's best for ourselves and no longer need to follow anyone else's rules.

The Aquarian Moon plans on a large scale, wanting to serve the highest needs of the community, and able to think clearly and objectively about how to bring that about. A flowing sextile with enthusiastic Jupiter in Aries at 1:37am EDT Sunday gives wings to this Moon's bright view of the future. Under the Aquarius Moon, we are ready to forge ahead once more. A brave new world indeed, that has such people in it.

The images of the slow road and the Gemini rocket launch are from WikiMedia Commons.