Moon into Virgo: Magical Weaving

Wednesday morning through Friday morning

The Moon steps into careful, organized Virgo soon, readying herself for a day full of complex patterns and magical energy. Her role, in the Earth sign that offers practical service, will be to weave a cloth that can carry magic.

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Today, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter align in Aries. This triple conjunction in the sign of passion, drive, and desire brings together the two "good luck" planets, Jupiter and Venus, with the cosmic messenger, Mercury, who can traverse time and space in an instant, making connections.

This aspect pattern opens up doors and windows, unlocking potential and making wishes come true.

Of course, that's not all these triplets can do. We've been living with an overload of Aries energy for weeks now, and many of us are feeling frayed at the edges and ready to snap. The combination of expansive Jupiter with quick-tongued Mercury and Venus' keen sense of justice could also create a compelling feeling that it's time to let everyone know exactly what we think.

This is where the Virgo Moon steps in with, oddly enough, help from Mars. Overnight, Mars moved into calm and peaceful Taurus. Now the ruler of Aries is slowing his step, considering the long term consequences of his actions and longing for quiet. The Moon's first aspect in Virgo is a trine to Taurean Mars, a meeting that sets the warp threads in the loom, the underlying structure that creates strength and stability.

Later this morning, the Moon opposes Neptune in Pisces, a meeting that sprinkles the Virgo Moon with fairy dust, whispering we are stardust, we are golden, and pointing the way back to the garden. In turn, the Moon reminds visionary Neptune that every journey begins with a single, careful step. A cosmic thread is added to the weave.

Tonight, the Virgo Moon trines Pluto in Capricorn. As night falls, the Moon steps into the alchemist's laboratory, offering help in the great work at hand. Pluto is slow and careful, adding tinctures to the mix that temper Aries' fire and prevent explosions, directing the energy into deep work. A transformational thread is added, enriching the emerging pattern.

Overnight Wednesday, Mars and Neptune meet in sextile, heaven and Earth communing. Water and Earth are receptive and responsive, fertilizing and stabilizing each other. The weaving continues at a steady pace.

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Late Thursday morning, the Sun and Moon meet in trine at the end of the First Quarter phase. If we are truly committed to our goals for this lunar cycle, this is a time of harmonious progress, Taurus and Virgo working together to create something real.

The Sun-Moon trine begins the Moon's official void-of-course time, which lasts all day Thursday and into Friday morning.

Although there's no classical aspects during this time, it's worth noting that the Moon squares the Nodes of the Moon, while forming inconjunct angles-of-adjustment to the Aries triple conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus.

During her time-between-times, the Virgo Moon puts the finishing touches on the magical weaving, including the karmic pathway of the Nodes, and grounding the fiery energy of the three Aries planets, in her masterful pattern.

Late Friday morning, the Moon enters balanced, harmonious Libra, wrapped in the mystical, bright colors of her strongly-made cloth.