Moon in Aquarius

Monday night through Thursday morning

The Moon surges into Aquarius just after midnight EST Monday, flipping into Tuesday, ready to electrify our lives. Tuesday is March 1, and the Aquarian Moon is ready to enter like a lion no matter what the outside weather is up to.

a bolt from the blue!

Aquarius is fixed Air, sign of the Big Idea, of innovation, radical change, the unexpected, and the trickster. Aquarius is humanitarian, committed to the greatest good for the greatest number, but not necessarily focused on individuals––you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, says Aquarius.

This is also an intuitive sign, the flash of insight that comes like a bolt from the blue. So, shake those dice, blow on them for luck, and roll them out!

To learn more about Aquarius energy, check out Ellen Longo's fascinating series on leadership. She profiles three Aquarian exemplars, highlighting the paradoxes of this complex sign: Yoko Ono, Franklin Roosevelt, and Sarah Palin. Fascinating reading.

Tuesday morning, Venus flows energy in sextile with Uranus, ruler of Aquarius. Venus ends her time in rock solid Capricorn today, entering Aquarius herself this evening. This morning's sextile with Uranus is a wake-up call, harbinger of change. If you've made some tough decisions around relationships these last weeks and stuck to them (Venus in Capricorn), you may now feel things begin to move (Venus in Aquarius). If your Venusian focus has been on creative work, look for visits from the muse.

Tuesday afternoon, the Moon flows energy in sextile with supercharged Jupiter in Aries, lending more energy (as if more were needed!). With Jupiter currently facing off implacable Pluto in square, the Aquarian Moon calls our attention to this context between the irresistible force and the immovable object, perhaps offering insight into what needs to happen next.

Wednesday's aspects create space for intuition. Mercury, now in visionary Pisces, meets Saturn in balanced Libra in an inconjunct angle that calls for adjustment. A few minutes later, the Aquarian Moon trines Saturn, an easy, supportive flow touching Saturn's practicality with intuitive magic. These are the last days of this waning lunar cycle. Perhaps we'll understand more fully what to let go of now.

Thursday morning, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Aquarius, where she meets Neptune and creates a semisextile with Uranus, once again touching the two great intuitive messengers, before slipping into her time between times. She surfaces in oceanic Pisces at 11:46am EST Thursday.

Moon in Capricorn

Saturday afternoon through Monday night

With the Moon in tough-minded, practical Capricorn, you might find you get more done this weekend than you did during the week. So, get out that list of things you've been putting off––the Moon will be ready to take care of business.

tear it down ...

Saturday night, the Moon flows energy in sextile with Mars in Pisces. Dreamy Pisces is not the most comfortable sign for Mars, who prefers focused action. This Moon transit can make it easier for this Mars to buckle down and act, perhaps in Piscean spiritual or creative ways.

Overnight, the Moon actives the powerful Jupiter-Pluto square as she joins Pluto in Capricorn and squares Jupiter in Aries. This square, active until the end of March, combines tremendous energy with fierce focus in a challenge that can break through whatever is holding us back, including our own resistance.

Soon after activating this square, the Moon forms her waning sextile with the Sun, another window for deep understanding of what needs to move out of our lives now. A few hours later, the Capricorn Moon sextiles Mercury, lending focus and clarity to our thoughts and communication.

Sunday night, the Capricorn Moon squares Saturn in Libra, a challenge that brings Saturn's sign (Capricorn) into dialogue with Saturn himself. The Moon is prepared to be hard-headed tonight, facing reality and seeing the elegance and balance of what is. No fluff, no cover-up, just what's real.

Monday, the Moon continues her determined progress through Capricorn, reaching the late degrees in the evening as she joins Venus and the asteroid Pallas Athena, independent goddesses ready to look dispassionately at life, make sound decisions, and carry through to the goal. Do not mistake the absence of emotionality for a lack of caring; these three are fiercely committed and never give up.

Not long after, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Capricorn, forming a semisextile to Neptune in Aquarius and a sextile with Uranus at the end of Pisces. This Moon will look for practical advice from these two intuitive guides, before entering her brief time-between-times and then emerging into Aquarius just after midnight, at 12:14am EST Tuesday.

Moon in Sagittarius

Thursday morning through Saturday morning

The Moon moves into Sagittarius Thursday morning on the day of the waning Half Moon. This is a time of challenge, a square between the Pisces Sun and Sagittarian Moon, where we are asked to let go of whatever we no longer need. With all the planets now in Pisces, the Moon will also square Mars and Mercury today.

fire dancing in water

These Half Moon squares between Sagittarius and Pisces, mutable Fire and mutable Water, can open up new ways of understanding. Pisces connects us with the cosmos, offering transcendent experiences of our links with all that is. Pisces, last sign of the zodiac, also reminds us of the cycles of life, that things end to make space for what comes next. With Chiron, Mars, Mercury, the Sun and Uranus all in Pisces this week, this energy is strong.

And here come the Moon in expansive, enthusiastic, questing Sagittarius, ready to embrace everything and everyone. What Sagittarius seeks is understanding, and so this Moon challenges the Pisces planets to make sense of these huge energy shifts we're feeling. What does this mean for us and our world? Where can we go with this?

The Sagittarian Moon also flows energy in trine with Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius, now moving through fiery Aries. This combination can supersize whatever is happening today, as the Moon and Jupiter join forces to say, let's get on with it! If things need to end, let them end. If things need to change, let them change. Where Pisces might be content to flow, the Moon in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Aries are ready to catch fire.

Friday we realize the consequences of change, with aspects to responsible Saturn and transformative Pluto. The Sun and Mercury reach conjunction, and flow energy in sextile with Pluto, ready to move mountains. Jupiter in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn, cardinal Fire challenging cardinal Earth to move those mountains now. Meanwhile, the Moon sextiles Saturn in Libra, seeking a balance point, recognizing limits.

Saturday morning, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Sagittarius, where she will contact Neptune (a sextile) and Uranus (a square) for a new set of intuitive messages from these outer planets. She enters hard-working, determined Capricorn at 2:32pm EST Saturday.

Moon in Scorpio

Tuesday morning through Thursday morning

The Moon moved into the depths of Scorpio at 4:29am EST Tuesday, for a day of insight. Now in the disseminating phase of the lunar cycle, we understand more fully what we were shown at the Full Moon.

first-ever image of the far side of the Sun

Today's flowing trines between the Moon and Mercury, and the Moon and the Sun, mark this time. With the Moon in Scorpio, and Mercury and the Sun both in Pisces, the potential connections reach from the depths of the unconscious to the far reaches of the cosmos. Mercury and Mars move into Pisces today, bringing thought and action along on the cosmic ride.

The Moon also flows energy in sextile with Pluto today, lending Scorpio's penetrating analysis to Pluto's transformative agenda. Wednesday's only aspect is a sextile between the Moon and Venus, bringing intensity to Venus' transit through determined Capricorn. This Moon-Venus combination might show you exactly where key relationships are headed, while setting the stage for deep connections.

Very early Thursday morning, Mars and Chiron, warrior and mentor, join in Pisces. Perhaps one gift of the Full Moon in Leo was a new image of how to lead from the heart. Now, Mars and Chiron can work together to heal damaging anger and aggression and find healthy challenges for sacred warriors.

Shortly thereafter, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Scorpio, challenging Neptune in square and trining Uranus, as these two giants of intuition continue in mutual reception at the end of Aquarius and Pisces. The Moon steps into warm-hearted Sagittarius at 7:46am EST Thursday.

Moon in Libra

Sunday morning through Tuesday morning

NASA image of solar flares

The Moon moves into balanced Libra at 4:01am EST Sunday, her calming influence welcome as we continue receiving intense energies. As the geomagnetic storm that accompanied the Leo Full Moon begins to subside, we have a chance to catch our breath. Or not ...

The Libra Moon forms a challenging T-square with Jupiter in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn, cardinal Air, Fire and Earth vying for primacy. With Pluto shaking things right down to their foundations, and Jupiter ready to set the world on fire, this Moon's diplomacy may be sorely tested.

Meanwhile, the ongoing Aquarian focus bombards us with intuitive flashes, trickster energy, and radical ideas as Mercury, Mars and Neptune all join up on Sunday. Mind, action and vision united create a powerful focus for all forms of intuitive work.

On Sunday, we need the Libra Moon to help us keep our balance.

Monday brings our focus back to relationships and healing. The Moon joins Saturn in Libra, then squares Venus in Capricorn, reminding us that Venus and Saturn continue to square each other. Saturn can have a depressive effect on the Moon, so things may look more serious this morning as we contemplate the work ahead.

This is a good day to remember Libra is a deeply artistic sign, and look for beautiful solutions to pressing issues. As Mercury enters Pisces, our thoughts naturally flow into metaphors and images, as new visions appear.

Late Monday night, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Libra, flowing energy in trine with Neptune and Mars in Aquarius, and creating an inconjunct angle of adjustment with Uranus in Pisces. The Moon's last aspect will be a trine to the South Node and sextile to the North, offering an opportunity to realign with our life path. As this happens, Mercury joins Chiron the wounded healer in Pisces.

The Moon dives into Scorpio's depths at 4:29am EST Tuesday; look for intense dreaming Tuesday morning.

The Archetypal Roots of Astrology: The Mountain Astrologer's Special Issue

Basking in the last rays of this morning's Full Moon in Leo, stepping into the organized task-oriented energy of a Virgo Moon, the perfect time to reflect on The Mountain Astrologer's current Special Issue, The Archetypal Roots of Astrology.

Always wonderfully insightful, this special issue arrived as I'm stepping into who I am as an astrologer ... archetypal! At a dream workshop eight years ago, using shamanic journeying to explore a powerful dream, an androgynous figure in gold and silver came to me, announced he was Mercurius, and said I needed to get to know him better.

That invitation led to alchemy, mythology, Jungian psychology––all past loves I happily revisited––and astrology, where I met Mercurius in my loaded third house, opening with a Mercury-Neptune conjunction. We've been exploring together ever since.

With this Special Issue, The Mountain Astrologer offers the threads I need to weave my shamanic work, Tarot reading, love of myth, Jungian and depth psychology, into my astrology practice in a stronger, more conscious way. This is what meeting the archetypes is all about.

Special Projects Editor Kate Sholly introduces the issue with her own encounter with the archetypal realm, tracing her path to a special collection that includes articles on symbolism, dreamwork, theater, alchemy, the Water houses, daimons, and Pluto, written by experts, explorers, poets, dreamers and fellow travelers on the path.

Each article is worth reading and re-reading. Jodie Forrest's "The Water Houses" tipped me into the deep waters of my own "aquifer beneath the chart." Dena DeCastro's "Pluto Transits: Alchemy and Initation" helped continue the process of understanding my recent Pluto square to my Sun which, accompanied as it was by a Saturn conjunction, pretty much leveled everything in my landscape. Alice O. Howell's "Pluto: My Descent" honors our encounters with this powerful transformer.

The archetypes are not isolated, appearing singly here and there. They are a rich matrix whose vitality and power highlight the links among the many intuitive languages we speak. In October, I presented a workshop at the online PsiberDreaming Conference on Astrology and Dreaming that opened up fascinating discussions of this intersection. So, Ariella Gutman's "Using Astrology and Myth to Interpret Dreams" is a wonderful beginning to what I hope will be more explorations of this particular connection.

Ray Grasse's "A Conversation with Laurence Hillman" led me straight to a copy of Hillman's Planet's in Play, which I've been reading during the lead up to this Full Moon in Leo. Seeing the planets as archetypal actors on an inner stage, looking for voice and expression in our lives––this is the Moon in Leo, calling us to step into the spotlight, bringing heart, passion, creativity and joy into the Aquarian world of astrology.

Moon in Virgo

Friday morning through Sunday morning

Tonight's Full Moon arrives in a blaze of fire that ends the Moon's transit through Leo and opens the waning half of the lunar cycle in careful, organized Virgo. Friday morning's dreams may be dramatic, but waking leaves us ready to sort out whatever happened and make sense of it.

phoenix rising

The Moon enters Virgo at 4:39am EST Friday, her opening aspect a flowing trine with Pluto the transformer, still in hard-hitting Capricorn. Having moved through the brilliance of the Full Moon, we're ready to surrender. The phoenix consumed in flame will be reborn in new form.

This transformative Moon transit through Virgo opens a dialogue on what Virgo is all about. Donna Cunningham at Sky Writer hosted a discussion of Chiron's role in Virgo led by Joyce Mason. Many astrologers note the affinity between Virgo and Chiron, wondering whether his healing archetype might be a better fit as ruler than scattered Mercury.

As Chiron moves into Pisces, it seems likely his role will be reassessed and redefined, illuminated perhaps by his conjunction with the Sun at this Full Moon. The Sun moves into Pisces Friday afternoon, reaching an exact conjunction with Chiron on Saturday that sheds more light on this question.

Friday also brings a square between Venus and Saturn, whose mutual reception (they sit in each other's signs) challenges us to consider how they feel the same, and how they are different. The planet of work, responsibility and karma is bathed in the energy of beauty and harmony, as the planet of balanced relating works through the energy of determination and steady effort.

Saturday, the Virgo Moon flows energy in trine with Venus in Capricorn while semi-sextile with Saturn, maintaining our focus on the square. Maybe work flows easily today and relationships are hard, as the Virgo Moon loves getting things done. Or perhaps we have the energy today to do what needs to be done in our relationships, even though it's difficult.

The Virgo Moon brings energy for organizing. If your weather is warming up, it might be time to prepare the garden, or sort out garages and basements. If not, well, tax season is upon us. Where's that paperwork gotten to?

Overnight Saturday, the Moon reaches conjunction with the asteroid Juno, ruler of equal partnerships. Again we look in a detailed, analytical way at where we are in key relationships, and what (if anything) needs to be done. The Moon's final aspect in Virgo is an opposition to Uranus, where we catch a glimpse of the big picture that might surprise us, before slipping into the Moon's time between times.

As the Moon moves through Virgo, her aspects and her position at the beginning of the waning cycle ask us to reassess. What needs organizing in our lives? Where are our service and attention most needed? Where can we heal? The Moon enters harmonious Libra at 4:01am EST Sunday morning.

Moon in Leo

Wednesday morning through Friday morning

The Moon steps into the Leo spotlight early Wednesday morning (4:14am EST), and flows energy in trine with Jupiter in fiery Leo. This is a day for strong feelings and high courage; a day when awareness allows us to move into creativity and heart-centered passion, deftly avoiding emotional excess and drama.

Thursday, the planets align for the Full Moon in Leo, a complex and powerful pattern of aspects involving all the key players. This Full Moon will be a performance to remember.

Early Thursday morning, the Sun conjuncts Neptune, joining our core selves with cosmic dreams and visions, in the sign of radical insight. With the Sun's light and Aquarius' clear thought involved, this could be a great night for lucid dreams.

Lucid dreaming has had pretty mixed press lately, with reports it's a method for escaping reality, or imagining we have superpowers to control our lives. Rather, lucid dream is a disciplined practice focused on increasing our awareness, bringing light and consciousness to what is dark.

As Thursday unfolds, the Moon begins with a flowing sextile to Saturn in Libra, balanced and responsible thought speaking to passionate feeling. Then the oppositions to the Aquarian cluster begins with the asteroid Ceres, and moving to Mercury, Mars and Neptune.

This Leo Full Moon comes with a strong focus on Aquarius, with five planets clustered there. This allows us to think in clear, innovative ways about whatever this Full Moon brings up, while adding extra emphasis to the Leo-Aquarian polarity.

At this Full Moon, we have Fire and Air, elements of movement and high energy. Like any element pair, they're essential to each other but dangerous when unbalanced. There is no fire without air, and no wind without warmth. Too much air either extinguishes flame or creates an inferno; too much fire consumes all available air, extinguishing life.

With Leo and Aquarius, we seek the balance between head and heart, between thinking rationally and staying with the ground of our feelings. We also look for the balance between self and community, the constantly negotiated boundary between following our heart's desire and meeting the needs of our communities.

Since this Full Moon falls in the last degrees of Leo and Aquarius, the characteristics of each sign are intensified. In the print edition of The Mountain Astrologer, Stephanie Austin reminds us this is the last of the series of five Full Moons falling in the last degrees, in which each polarity has been heightened. It's also the first of six SuperMoons coming this year, in which the Moon is at perigee, her closest approach to Earth, and at syzygy, aligned with the Earth and Sun.

Because it falls at the final degree, the Full Moon initiates the Moon's time between times, ending her transit through glorious Leo. The Full Moon arrives at 3:36am EST Friday morning. If this has been a winter of discontent for you, allow the brilliant illumination of this center stage Moon to open new doors of perception and understanding.

Moon in Cancer

Sunday evening through Wednesday morning

Just after midnight Sunday, the Moon enters her home sign of Cancer, opening Monday as a day of hearth and home, warm feelings, and protection of family and tradition. Monday is also Valentine's Day, which some dismiss today as a marketing ploy, but whose roots go back to Victorian times, to Spenser, Shakespeare and Chaucer, and to ancient Greece and Rome.

ocean Valentine

Cancer is the cardinal Water sign, in which feelings lead the way. Valentines are designed to express our feelings, sometimes with humor and sometimes with tenderness, but clearly emotions are the focus.

Cancer is a deeply traditional sign, and the history of Valentine's Day reflects this. In ancient Greece, this time of year was associated with the marriage between Hera and Zeus. In medieval times, nesting birds were said to chose their mates on Valentine's, a day associated with courtly love and its traditions of honor and loyalty.

So, Valentine's Day was not a time of unbridled passion or secret liaisons, but a day to declare openly who we love, and to make that declaration into a contract. This kind of love, the Cancer Moon is very comfortable with.

Yet the course of true love never does run smooth, as Monday's transits suggest. The gentle Cancer Moon squares exuberant Jupiter in Aries, the classic contest between getting what I want now, and devoting myself to the one(s) I love.

Oppositions to planets in Capricorn bring out another aspect of the Cancer Moon. Pluto, the asteroid Vesta, and Venus are together in Capricorn. Both Cancer and Capricorn are committed to traditional values, but where Capricorn is ready to take on the world, Cancer prefers to stay at home.

One theme we may experience Monday, then, is where to find the balance between building a nest and learning to fly. Where is our comfort zone? How can we establish the secure base we need, so we can go out and climb mountains to reach our goals? Another aspect Monday can help us find a solution: Mercury in clear-thinking Aquarius flows energy in trine with Saturn in harmonious Libra.

Tuesday morning, the same question comes up in another form as the Cancer Moon squares Saturn in Libra. Will heart or head lead the way? Can our feelings and our thoughts find ways to support each other and work together?

Overnight Tuesday, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Cancer, connecting with both Neptune and Uranus. Once again, we have an invitation to incubate dreams of vision and intuition, as the Moon enters her time between times.

Very early Wednesday (4:14am EST), the Moon roars into passionate Leo, the sign of Friday's powerful Full Moon.

Moon in Gemini

Friday afternoon through Sunday night

T.G.I.F!

The Moon popped into Gemini at few hours ago, just as the work week ended in this time zone. If you suddenly felt lit up and connected, ready to socialize, chat, dance and flirt a little, it could be T.G.I.F., but don't rule out the effect of a Gemini Moon!

With the Moon flowing energy in sextile with Jupiter in Aries late tonight, you could find yourself partying later than you planned, or having a very active night of dreaming. With these two energizers combined, you'll want to temper your enthusiasm. This could also be a night for overcommunicating, especially about emotions.

Tomorrow (Saturday), the Moon creates flowing trines with Mercury in Capricorn and later with Saturn in Libra. This might be the weekend, but working on your communications, and strengthening your networks are strongly supported today. Maybe today's the day to set up that website you've been thinking about.

Sunday, the Moon creates more flowing trines, this time with Mars and the Sun in Aquarius. Again, Sunday is usually a day of rest, but this combination will energize your thinking and planning for the future. Gemini likes to keep things light, but will be happiest if these connections are acted on rather than ignored. Take time to network, if not with others, then by exploring new creative ideas for yourself.

The transiting Nodes of the Moon change signs today, shifting from traditional Capricorn and Cancer to questing Sagittarius and Gemini, another reason to explore new territory this weekend.

Late Sunday, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Gemini where she finds Neptune (with a flowing trine) and Uranus (with a challenging square) ... and yet Gemini the bridge builder can listen to both and find the common ground.

These connections with the outer intuitive planets form just as night falls, opening the door to a night of bright, intuitive dreams. The Moon steps into her home sign of Cancer at 12:48am Monday, and Cancer loves to dream, so set some intentions as you drift off to sleep and remember to place a pen and paper close at hand. Dream on!

Moon in Taurus

Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon

Ahhhhh ... the Moon in Taurus relaxes, enjoying the sensual delights of the manifest world. The Moon is exalted in Taurus, happy in this sign of warmth, comfort, patience, and peace. Our world is full of marvels!

wildflowers

This morning, the Moon flows energy in trine to the planets and points clustered in hard-driving Capricorn––the North Node, Venus, Pluto, and the asteroids Vesta and Juno––saying, I value your commitment and drive but there's no need to push so hard. Let's allow things to unfold in their own time.

Venus and Pluto reach their conjunction today, aligning our connections with others and our creativity with deep transformation. The Moon's participation wraps this intense combination in a groundedness that helps us stay centered.

Overnight, the Taurus Moon squares Mercury in Aquarius. The squares within the fixed signs can feel the most challenging, as neither side wants to give an inch. With these planets, we see two vital ways of knowing vying for attention.

Mercury in Aquarius is logos, the idea, the intellect, the principle, the word. The Moon in Taurus is the body, which though denigrated in Western philosophy, we now know to be the rich tapestry in which the experience of our lives is woven. How will we solve our own mind-body problem?

This Moon-Mercury square introduces Thursday's aspects, more squares to Aquarian planets. The Moon now squares Mars, and the Sun, raising more questions about how to balance pure thought and body knowing.

The Sun-Moon square marks the first quarter of this waxing lunar cycle, the time when our New Moon intentions are tested. Are we really committed to our goals? How can we get mind and body on board and working together?

Friday morning, the Moon reaches the last degrees of Taurus, squaring Neptune and sextiling Uranus. These are the big visionaries of the cosmos, offering messages in dreams and intuitive flashes. Again, the Taurus Moon keeps us in the present moment, in our bodies. We are living these lives, on this planet, at this time. Everything the cosmos might want to say, becomes manifest here.

The Moon will bounce into bright, gregarious Gemini at 5:20pm EST Friday. In the meantime, here's a gorgeous video that expresses one way Aquarian thought is made real here on Earth:

Moon in Aries

Sunday afternoon through Tuesday night

A waxing Aries Moon is a charge-ahead time when whatever we planted at the New Moon grows faster than we can keep up with it. Watered by visionary Pisces, our intentions reach out in all directions, unafraid and excited to be born. The Moon begins by joining Jupiter, expanding even further.

leaves!

But then a check, perhaps: A square to Venus in Capricorn. When two cardinal signs square each other, it's not a question of whether the thing will get done, but who will go first ... the fiery heart of Aries or the hard-headedness of Capricorn.

Venus and Jupiter are an intriguing pair in square; the lesser and greater benefics vying for the chance to give more. With Venus and Jupiter, the challenge of the square might be a tendency to give, and do, too much, expanding beyond what can be sustained. The weightiness of Capricorn will help keep this pair grounded, although tonight's addition of the Moon may tilt our emotions to the fiery energetic Aries side.

Tomorrow (Monday), the Moon flows energy in sextile with Mercury in Aquarius, and we may find ourselves fired up by wonderfully innovative ideas. Then later in the day, the Aries Moon squares Pluto in Capricorn, and we might feel ready to surge ahead with some of the transformations Pluto has been offering us.

Tuesday, the Aries Moon reaches an opposition with Saturn in Libra, and we are reminded that our personal desires (Moon in Aries) need to be balanced by our responsibilities to others (Saturn in Libra). With Aries' optimism and Libra's diplomacy, perhaps this dialogue can focus on how to reach everyone's goals.

As the Moon flows energy in sextile first with Mars and then with the Sun, both in Aquarius, we may find ourselves acting in innovative ways to accomplish our goals. The Moon-Sun sextile marks a time in the waxing crescent phase when we can gain new clarity on what our goals are, and where, and how to get there.

Tuesday afternoon, Chiron the wounded healer re-enters Pisces. This is a time to learn more about this energy of woundedness, healing, and mentoring. At Sky Writer, Donna Cunningham offers insights into Chiron. And Joyce Mason at The Radical Virgo is a Chiron specialist with insights worth reading.

Overnight Tuesday, the Moon will sextile Neptune and semi-sextile Uranus, bringing energetic dreams. Tuesday night will be a good night for dream intentions, as the Moon enters her time-between-times. She steps into Taurus' peaceful garden at 6:22am EST Wednesday.

Waxing Moon in Pisces

Friday morning through Sunday afternoon

Hexagram 51: thunder over thunder

The Moon swam into Pisces early this morning, flowing energy in sextile with Venus who marched into Capricorn late yesterday, and the North Node, also at 0 Capricorn. So, if you woke with dreams about where your relationships and creative life should be going, write them down and make time to work with them. Capricorn rewards work!

A Pisces Moon is generally a dreamy, unfocused time but not this one. Six planets and asteroids in Aquarius, including a Sun-Mars conjunction, are continuing the intense New Moon buzz.

CJ Wright links this New Moon to the I Ching hexagram thunder over thunder, which made me think of the thunder snow reported as part of the recent massive winter storm ... Aquarius is always unusual and unexpected.

This afternoon, the Moon flows energy in sextile with Pluto the transformer, another indication that this is no ordinary Moon transit we're dealing with. We're in the Year of the Rabbit now, but as the first comment to CJ Wright's blog post noted, this is no ordinary bunneh!

With this amount of Aquarian eccentricity and humor around, maybe our intense transformations won't seen quite as difficult. Tomorrow (Saturday), Mercury in Aquarius sextiles Jupiter in Aries, and the Aquarian Sun trines Saturn in Libra ... yes, there's work to be done, but also a tremendous amount of energy to do it, and a willingness to laugh and enjoy the process.

Sunday morning, Aquarian Mars will sextile Saturn, continuing the emphasis on work, leaping ahead, and the unexpected. The Moon will reach the last degrees of Pisces early Sunday afternoon, forming edgy semisextiles to Neptune and Chiron, while joining Uranus, ruler of Aquarius, just before entering her void of course time. 

The Moon strides into Aries at 5:45pm EST Sunday, ready to take on the world.

So, not so much of the dreamy, laid back Pisces Moon this time. Instead, we're in a tremendously energized New Moon phase where seeds are sprouting and bursting into new growth. We remember that life began in the oceans, and experience this Pisces Moon as the matrix from which our new Aquarian selves will rise.

Moon in Aquarius

Tuesday afternoon through Thursday night

Late today, the Moon sails into innovative, eccentric Aquarius, the Air sign of tomorrow's marvelous New Moon. The Moon's first aspects in Aquarius rekindle the warmth and generosity of Sagittarius, as the Moon flows energy in sextile to Jupiter, Sagittarean ruler, and Venus in Sagittarius flows energy in sextile with visionary Neptune in Aquarius.

balloon vendor

We're now in the time of Imbolc and Candlemas, the turning point when the ancient Celtic year shifts from the darkest dark into a lighter phase heading toward Spring.

The energies coming into play––the radical honesty and innovative thought of Aquarius, the laughter and expansiveness of Sagittarius, and the creative dreaming of Pisces––remind us that even as winter seems to be holding tight, new growth is stirring.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), we experience the New Moon, whose powerful Aquarian energy I wrote about here. This New Moon is a time to wish for our biggest dreams!

Thursday, the Moon continues sailing through Aquarian skies while reminding us it's not just about the dream, it's about making the dream real. We're now in a waxing cycle, ready for growth and expansion!

The Moon will reach her exact flowing trine with Saturn, he who manifests. Mercury steps into Aquarius, maintaining the flow of innovative ideas. Venus flows energy in sextile with healing Chiron, then steps into Capricorn, the sign of working to manifest our goals.

Overnight, the Moon will join Neptune, semisextile Uranus, then join Chiron before entering her time-between-times. With those powerfully intuitive outer planets involved, Thursday night will be a powerful night for dreaming, so plan to incubate some dreams, and have a notebook nearby.

At 5:24am EST Friday, the Moon swims into Pisces' ocean, ready to connect with the cosmos.

Cruising the Aquarian internet yesterday, I Stumbled Upon (yes, I'm hooked... ) the perfect expression of this upbeat, expansive, creative, innovative, Aquarian Moon transit: Airgami: the fine art of folding air ... balloons! Larry Moss offers us balloons as art, as fun, as community building. What could be more Aquarian than this? Enjoy!