Moon into Virgo: Carefully Attending to Details

Monday morning through Wednesday morning

In the early hours of Monday morning, the Moon steps precisely into Virgo, ready to be of service.

First encountering Neptune (an opposition) and Ceres (an inconjunct), the Moon needs to stay focused to balance the messages coming in from these two outer messengers. Soon afterward, a conjunction with Mercury might help get everything sorted out and organized ...  which is good, because meetings with Chiron (an opposition) and Uranus (an inconjunct) are soon to follow.

... paying attention

With Monday morning filled with outer planet connections, the Moon and Mercury can work together, emotions and thoughts, to sort out the intuitive guidance and outer influences flowing from multiple directions. Virgo's attention to detail will come in handy here.

Late morning, the square between Jupiter and the Sun, in the fixed signs of Taurus and Leo, could offer a sense of stability, like two corners of a building, or might offer a sense of resistance to whatever the Moon and Mercury learn. Taurus and Leo both share a creative drive, so if stubborn feelings arise, try channeling them in new, creative directions.

Monday afternoon brings a flowing trine between the Virgo Moon and Pluto the alchemist, a chance for the Moon to check in on next steps in Pluto's transformative agenda. In the evening, the Moon reaches a trine with Jupiter, ready to flow energy into new, expansive growth in these early days of the waxing cycle.

The Jupiter trine is also the Moon's last classical aspect in Virgo, initiating a long void-of-course period that lasts until Wednesday morning. During this time-between-times, Mercury stations retrograde, ready to revisit the Leo territory of Saturday's New Moon.

It might seem as though Mercury retrograde will put a brake on Leo's momentum. Yet, this time of reflection can help us as we begin working our way into the transformative energies of the Leo New Moon. As if to emphasize this possibility, Mercury will be conjunct the Sun at August's Full Moon.

So, as we enter this Mercury retrograde, back up computers, make extra copies of important papers, and allow extra time for travel ... but also make space for mediation and reflection, connecting with the heart, and exploring creativity and joy.

The Moon enters balanced, graceful Libra Wednesday morning at 6:08am.