Moon into Leo: Here Comes the Sun

Friday morning through Sunday afternoon

Yes, I'm late with this post. I'm putting it down to a last tweak from retro Mercury before he turned direct yesterday afternoon, because somehow I thought yesterday was today, or vice versa ... you get the idea.

Anyway, the Moon entered creative, playful, passionate Leo yesterday morning, the sign in which Mercury has been messing with us these last few weeks. Mercury's goal was to invite us to slow down, disconnect, and look within, but his methods––well, Leo likes to play.

the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Just as Mercury turned direct, the Leo Moon flowed energy in trine with Uranus in Aries, adding a jolt of revolutionary trickster to the mix. Overnight, the careful Virgo Sun formed an edgy quincunx with Uranus, so if you woke this morning with dreams of adjusting to change and feeling a bit anxious about it, look to that Sun–Uranus connection.

Early this morning, the Leo Moon squared Jupiter in Taurus. Can our passionate feelings create enough energy to get Jupiter's bounty flowing again? Taurus is generous but slow, and we may be feeling the need for more action, more energy today. On the other hand (with a square, there's always another hand), Jupiter in Taurus might remind the fiery Moon to slow down a little, that good things take time to grow and having it now could mean having less.

Early this afternoon, the Moon flows with Saturn in creative Libra, so perhaps this Moon will listen to Jupiter's calming advice. This Moon–Saturn combination is wonderful creative energy, the determination to get some work done with inspiration from the muse. It's Saturday, but if you feel your genius whispering in your ear, take note and get working.

This evening, the Moon joins Mercury, newly direct in Leo, creating a fountain of energizing, inspiring ideas. If you've somehow missed writer Elizabeth Gilbert's amazing TED talk on genius, listen today. This evening, with the Moon and Mercury together in Leo, your daimon will definitely be hanging around, so listen then too.

Sunday morning, the Virgo Sun forms a flowing trine with alchemical Pluto. This is one arm of the wonderful Grand Trine in Earth that is part of Sunday evening's New Moon in Virgo. As the Sun and Pluto connect, we begin to sense the very grounded and stable energy this New Moon offers.

In early afternoon, the Moon opposes Neptune in Aquarius. This illuminating connection creates the opportunity for deep intuitive messages, dreams and visions to flow through the intense creative fire of the Leo Moon. This is the Moon's last contact in Leo, and she enters about an hour void-of-course period before stepping into practical Virgo.

Heading toward tomorrow's New Moon, we're in a wonderfully energized creative space today. There are plenty of challenges facing us now, including massive, circling Irene on along the East Coast of North America. So it's good to remember that creativity is not exclusively about great art, but also great living. There are innovative solutions out there, and today we can connect with them.