Waxing Moon in Pisces

The Moon continues in Pisces today, and with the tragic shootings of a Congresswoman, her staff, and those coming to speak with her last night outside Tucson, Arizona, we are dropped into a deep well of Piscean loss and sacrifice. Six people, a Federal judge, a nine year old girl, a congressional staffer, and three elderly people there to speak with their elected representative, are dead. Twelve others are wounded, many critically. The congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, had surgery last night for a bullet wound to her head, and there is hope for her recovery.

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One of Pisces' powerful archetypes is the one who gives everything to help his or her people. The little girl who died had just been elected to student council, and came because of her interest in government.

This kind of attack is often described with the word "senseless" and yet comes in the midst of increasingly violent rhetoric in American politics in which Congresswoman Giffords, among others, was targeted for "removal." Gabrielle Giffords and those who stood with her were exercising their rights of free assembly and democratic government. What have we come to in the U.S., and how can we understand this tragedy?

One of Pisces' gifts is empathy, a connection with others that can leave us overwhelmed with emotion, or  allow deep insights into viewpoints and feelings very different from our own. Today the Moon forms a flowing sextile with the Sun, offering understanding and clarity. This Sun-Moon connection can help us move from overwhelm to insight as we try to make sense of what has happened. Perhaps some will step back from violence in speech, and likewise seek understanding.

In our own lives, the Sun-Moon sextile offers a look at how our New Moon intentions might take shape. Overnight, the Moon forms a sextile with Mars in Capricorn, flowing Piscean insight and empathy into action.

Tonight, we might incubate a dream asking for guidance (Pisces Moon) on the actions (Capricorn Mars) that will help us reach our goals. We can also ask for guidance for America to take the best possible actions in response to yesterday's tragedy.