Waxing Moon in Pisces, Moving into Aries

No way around it, today looks to be an intense day. In fact, part of the message of this Mercury retrograde in Capricorn is precisely that: The is no way around, except through. So, we're all invited (umm ... pushed? compelled?) to reexamine whatever seems to be blocking us, and make peace with it.

North Dakota blizzard, 1966

This morning, the Sun and Moon challenge each other in square (8:59am EST). This is the First Quarter Moon, when our commitment to New Moon intentions is tested. Do we really want what we asked for? Maybe now, that wish looks a little different than we thought. Maybe it looks harder to attain. Are we willing to work?

The Moon's final aspects in Pisces are her conjunctions with Jupiter (3:16pm) and, later, Uranus (7:35pm). This is a deeply intuitive time, as the personal, body-centered wisdom of the Moon joins the Jupiter the philosopher king, and then Uranus, the trickster revolutionary.

This afternoon and evening present wonderful openings to meditate, dream, vision and journey, to receive guidance from powerful teachers. The Moon is void of course after joining Uranus, where she remains for seven hours.

During this time-between-times, Mercury reaches his powerful conjunction with Mars and Pluto, with the North Node just one degree away. When Mars and Pluto come together, force of action combines with deep power to break things open. With Mercury, that force is communicated.

This triple conjunction could bring into sharp focus energies building since the New Moon around power, action, sexuality, and transformation. With Mercury retrograde and the Moon void of course, we are cautioned to slow down, consider the consequences, and maintain conscious awareness.

Today we may experience what happens when power is unleashed. The choice will be to let go, or to channel that power.

Overnight (2:14am Tuesday), the Moon emerges into Aries, Cardinal Fire, the new power made manifest. Usually, we think of void-of-course times as quiet, waiting, not-doing times. It appears that what happens during today's void time, will have a vital influence on what emerges.