Moon into Taurus: Slow Hand and an Easy Touch

Tuesday morning through Thursday evening
Eastern Standard Time

Tuesday, December 6

hand massage

Moon enters Taurus 9:35am
Moon semisextile Uranus (Aries) 10:54am
Moon sextile Chiron (Pisces) 11:33am
Moon conjunct Jupiter (Taurus) 11:17am
Jupiter (Taurus) sextile Chiron (Pisces) 7:00pm
Moon trine Pluto (Capricorn) 10:38pm

Wednesday, December 7
Moon inconjunct Mercury R (Sagittarius) 1:47am
Moon trine Mars (Virgo) 10:03am
Moon trine Venus (Capricorn) 1:47pm
Moon inconjunct the North Node (Sagittarius) 2:22pm
Moon inconjunct the Sun (Sagittarius) 4:46pm

Thursday, December 8
Mercury R (Sagittarius) semisextile Pluto (Capricorn) 11:13am
Moon inconjunct Saturn (Libra) 2:51pm
Moon square Neptune (Aquarius) 6:39pm
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Gemini 9:53pm
Moon sextile Uranus (Aries) 11:09pm
Moon semisextile Jupiter (Taurus) 11:34pm
Moon square Chiron (Pisces) 11:57pm

The Moon is now in Taurus' garden of earthly delights. From the intense yang of Aries, we shift into the yin of fixed Earth, the sign of Gaia. During the nest few days, the Moon flows with the Earth and Water signs while checking the headlong rush of Air and Fire. Look down the list of aspects and you'll see the pattern.

Today, healing energy abounds as Jupiter, also in Taurus, flows energy with Chiron in Pisces. These are two sages of the cosmos, philosophers, healers and teachers ready to share wisdom. Everything they offer may not be "easy" and yet it will be grounded, given with generosity and grace. The Moon joins with Jupiter, sextiling Chiron, emphasizing this pattern for today.

In the words of the old Shaker hymn:

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free

'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,

'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

child pose

This is where we are today. The day closes with a trine between the Moon and Pluto. Alchemy happens!

Wednesday, the pattern continues as the Moon forms inconjunct angles-of-adjustment with the headlong energy of Sagittarius, and flows in steady trines with Venus and Mars in Earth signs. Venus and Mars are flowing together too. Slow and steady.

Thursday brings challenge as the Moon forms an inconjunct with Saturn, then a square with Neptune, then enters a void of course time. Saturn and Neptune together are the planets of manifestation: Neptune brings the vision, Saturn makes it happen. Perhaps today we realize things are not quite ready. A powerful Full Moon is coming soon, but not yet. We're still in the chrysalis, growing, changing, forming. This isn't a time to rush.

Late Thursday, the butterfly spreads her wings as the Moon flies into Gemini. For now, we rest, we learn, we heal. For now, we're in the right place.