Waxing Moon in Scorpio

Today's Scorpio Moon began with a flow of energy to Mercury in careful Virgo at 4:10am EDT, perhaps bringing deep dreams full of detail. If you make the time to record even the bare bones of what you remember, dream memory will be stronger. Dreams are among Scorpio's messages from the depths of the unconscious well worth our time and attention.

We reach the first quarter phase of the lunar cycle today 2:14pm at the Moon squares the Sun. The first quarter square is an aspect of challenge, when what we are growing in this cycle turns a corner and faces a need to balance between the Sun and Moon energies, in this cycle, Leo's bright expressiveness and Scorpio's chthonic shadow.

The Sun's wide opposition to the Neptune-Chiron conjunction in late Aquarius turns this first quarter square into a T-square, in which the universal visionary healing of Neptune and Chiron are confronted by the personal creative expression of the Leo Sun as both are squared by the Moon in incisive Scorpio.

What motives and values lie beneath our Leonine and Aquarian dreams? Are we bringing our heart light into the world to honor our unique creative gift, or looking for attention and adulation? Are we seeking a vision for the greatest good of all, or avoiding dealing with personal issues by focusing on a vague idea of universal love? These are the uncomfortable questions the Scorpio Moon insists we face. The goal of Scorpio is radical, bone-deep honesty, the challenge and the gift.

The Scorpio Moon's last aspect is a trine to Uranus in late Pisces at 2:24am EDT Tuesday. Her last act in Scorpio is to flow energy with the planet who challenges us to be who we truly are. The flow of energy represented by the trine creates an exchange; we offer the results of our soul searching and receive the intuitive guidance we need for our next steps.

Ten minutes later, at 2:34am, the Moon steps out of the shadows into expansive Sagittarius, ready to find some fellow travelers and share stories of the road over a few drinks and a good meal. Cheers!

The images of the poster from D.W. Griffth's Dream Street and an illustration by Georges Roux of Treasure Island are available through WikiMedia Commons.