Moon into Cancer: Creating Safe Space

Monday morning through Wednesday morning
Eastern Standard Time

Monday, November 14

strong protection

Moon enters Cancer 2:19am
Moon trine Chiron (Pisces) 3:33am
Moon square Uranus (Aries) 4:06am
Moon sextile Mars (Virgo) 5:28am
Moon sextile Jupiter (Taurus) 8:23am
Moon opposite Pluto (Capricorn) 1:27pm 

Tuesday, November 15
Moon inconjunct Mercury (Sagittarius) 7:49am
Moon inconjunct the North Node (Sagittarius) 7:57am
Moon inconjunct Venus (Sagittarius) 9:55am
Moon trine Sun (Scorpio) 11:04pm

Wednesday, November 16
Moon square Saturn (Libra) 12:23am
(begin void of course)
Moon inconjunct Neptune (Aquarius) 7:51am
Moon enters Leo 11:17am
Moon inconjunct Chiron (Pisces) 12:30pm
Moon trine Uranus (Aries) 12:54pm

In the early hours of Monday, the Moon enters her home sign of Cancer, where she pulls up the drawbridge, lowers the portcullis and hangs out the "No Trespassing" signs. In this waning part of the lunar cycle, the Moon feels it's time to reflect and reassess, and it's best to do that from a safe, secure vantage point.

Her first connection is a flowing trine to Chiron––this Moon is open to healing and guidance. Then she squares off against Uranus the revolutionary, drawing a line to say, Enough is enough. Maybe we can cope with more extremes and unexpectedness tomorrow, but right now we need respite. Time out!

Now the Moon makes supportive sextiles with Mars in careful Virgo and Jupiter in slow, steady Taurus. Looking back at impatient Uranus, she say, See? I'm changing, and this is the way to do it, step by step, no explosions, no surprises. Monday afternoon, the Moon opposes Pluto, again holding the line against too much change, too fast.

no need to move too fast ...

Tuesday opens with inconjunct angles-of-adjustment between the Moon and first Mercury, then the North node, then Venus. Could we say this Moon is dragging her feet? Perhaps ... and yet we've all had those days when even one more step feels like too much. Today could be one of those days.

Tuesday night, the Moon reaches her waning trine with the Scorpio Sun. The time devoted to rest and relaxation might now begin to bear fruit, as we see clearly what we're ready to release and can comfortably let go.

Wednesday morning, the Moon squares Saturn, initiating a contrast between two fundamental ways of seeing the world. The Cancer Moon represents women's ways of knowing, which focus on affiliation, relationship, and caring. Saturn in Libra stands for logic, clarity, and judgement. Both viewpoints are needed, both have much to offer––where can we find a balance between them?

This Moon–Saturn square initiates a void-of-course period that lasts until the Moon enters Leo. During the void, the Moon forms an inconjunct with Neptune, one more sign of the resistance we may feel at being asked to give up comfortable ways of life to embrace a vision of a possibly far distant future.

And yet, when this Moon blazes into Leo late Wednesday morning, she bypasses her old mentor and rushes to embrace change ... making these next few days of rest all the more important.