Moon into Taurus: Slow Down, You Move Too Fast ...

Friday night through Monday morning

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After several days spent surging through Aries, the Moon slooooooooows down in patient, sensuous Taurus. Just after entering Taurus, the Moon squares the Sun, newly in Leo, as if to say, savor this present moment.

This is the Last Quarter Moon, when she turns from Mars toward Venus, moving closer to the Earth again. If we pay attention, there are things to be learned now about this lunar cycle and about how our lives are unfolding. We prepare for the next New Moon, arriving next week, in Leo.

Just after the Last Quarter Moon is exact, the Moon sextiles Neptune and semisextiles Ceres overnight. Connecting with the planet of dreams and visions, and with the asteroid of the powerful Grain Mother, this is a strong, manifesting, Earth Moon. Set intentions tonight for dreams you wish to come true.

Since the Moon will also sextile Chiron and semisextile Uranus overnight, look for unexpected images that offer healing, and move us toward becoming who we truly are.

Saturday brings an inconjunct between the Leo Sun and Neptune in Pisces. How can we flow with a cosmic vision and still sing our own song? The Moon counsels patience and self love, as she trines alchemical Pluto and joins Jupiter in Taurus.

Sunday night, we'll see an inconjunct between the Taurus Moon and Saturn in Libra. Although inconjunct angles usually point to difficult adjustments, Venus rules both Taurus and Libra, building a bridge between these two. This aspect focuses our attention on what steps are needed to make our dreams real.

In the early hours of Monday, the Moon sextiles Venus in Cancer, an aspect of mutual reception (each planet rules the sign the other is in) that promises a flow of intuition for our morning dreams.

A late morning square between the Moon and Mercury begins the Moon's void of course period, which ends just after noon when the Moon enters Gemini. Mercury says, don't forget what you learn during the Moon's transit through Taurus, you'll want to share in Gemini!