Moon into Sagittarius: A Journey of Spirit

Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon

The Full Moon is the Moon's last aspect in Scorpio, leaving her void of course until she steps into Sagittarius, the sign of the philosopher. Inspired by the mysterious, numinous energies of the Full Moon, Sagittarius embarks on a journey of exploration.

The Art of Adventure, by Tyler Ramsey

Tuesday afternoon, the Moon begins her journey with a challenge to Neptune. These two meet in an exact, in-sign square, completing the square Neptune made to the Full Moon. The hero Moon meets Neptune as a threshold guardian, those seemingly fierce figures whose role is to make sure we're reach for our quest.

The Moon asks Neptune, "what does this mean?" and Neptune replies, "go figure it out ... " as he gestures vaguely toward a landscape shrouded in mist.

Toward evening, the Moon flows energy with brilliant Uranus as she asks, "what can we do with this?" Uranus is on fire; the Moon tries to keep up with the torrent of ideas and images.

Wednesday, Mars flows energy in sextile with Chiron, a time of healing for the warrior. In late afternoon, the Sagittarian Moon flows energy in sextile with Saturn in Libra, the stage of the hero's journey when she finds a sage in the wilderness and learns from him.

Thursday morning, the Moon reaches the end of her quest in Sagittarius. She joins the North Node, reaching an important milestone on her path. Moments later, she flows energy in trine with Jupiter in Aries, a time of enthusiasm and grace. Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius, has wisdom to offer the Moon.

Her meeting with Jupiter the philosopher king begins the Moon's time-between-times, during which the Moon is in an inconjunct angle-of-adjustment with the Taurus Sun. Taurus loves to stay at home, grounded and secure; the Sagittarius Moon must explore; each looks for a way to acknowledge the other. A this time, Mercury in Taurus and Chiron in Pisces flow energy in sextile, opening a channel for understanding and healing.

Initiated by the Scorpio Full Moon, this Sagittarian Moon makes a journey of spirit on this transit that beginning the disseminating phase of the lunar cycle. The illumination of the Full Moon has come, and we feel the urge to act on what we've learned. But the messages may be unclear, and so the first task is seeking understanding. These are good days for meditations and exploring meaning.

At 4:16 pm EDT, the Moon steps into hard-working Capricorn, ready to take her new understandings and make them real.