Moon into Scorpio: Standing in the Shadows of Love

Sunday evening through Tuesday evening
Eastern Standard Time

Sunday, February 12

shadow heart

Moon enters Scorpio 5:02pm
Moon trine Neptune (Pisces) 5:36pm
Moon inconjunct Uranus (Aries) 8:55pm

Monday, February 13
Moon opposite Jupiter (Taurus) 12:11am
Moon trine Chiron (Pisces) 12:28am
Moon inconjunct Venus (Aries) 3:04am
Moon sextile Pluto (Capricorn) 7:44am
Moon semisextile the North Node (Sagittarius) 11:00am
Mercury (Aquarius) trine Saturn (Libra) 1:43pm
Mercury enter Pisces 8:37pm

Tuesday, February 14
Mercury (Pisces) conjunct Neptune (Pisces) 1:46am
Moon sextile Mars (Virgo) 3:06am
Last Quarter Moon:
Moon square Sun (Aquarius) 12:04pm
(begin void of course)
Moon inconjunct Saturn (Libra) 7:01pm
Moon enters Sagittarius 7:57pm
Jupiter (Taurus) sextile Chiron (Pisces) 8:39pm
Moon square Neptune (Pisces) 8:39pm
Moon square Mercury (Pisces) 11:28pm

The Moon enters Scorpionic shadowland this evening, slowing down to connect with Neptune and tell Uranus to call back another time. Positive choices with this combination include mediation, vision work, dreams, and shamanic journeys. Less positive options include zoning out, drifting away, and doing anything to avoid facing fears. The Moon's in Scorpio for the next few days, though, so I recommend staying present.

Monday offers energy for deep healing, as the Moon continues to hold off impetuous Fire. She begins the day with an opposition to Jupiter that calls us to look under the surface of life, not settle for the easy and the obvious. Flowing energy with Chiron the healer and Pluto the alchemist, the Scorpio Moon steps into the cauldron of transformation.

Sadness, by Julia Margaret Cameron

Monday also offers a shift in our thinking and communicating, as Mercury closes his time in Aquarius with a flowing trine to Saturn in late Libra: Here we can send energy to manifest the quirky, innovative plans Mercury's been hatching.

By evening, Mercury swims into Pisces and thoughts shift into the realm of dreams and visions.

Very early Tuesday, Mercury joins Neptune. Monday night, put pen and paper on the bedside table––this is definitely a night for strong dreaming. The Scorpio Moon flows energy with Mars this morning too, so our dreams might have advice for inner work.

The Moon's last aspect in Scorpio is a square to the Sun. Yes, this is the Last Quarter Moon. We're in letting-go territory now. We might awaken on Valentine's Day with beautiful dreams, but a Last Quarter Scorpio Moon suggests this lover's holiday will be tinged with nostalgia, and more than a little darkness.

By evening, the Moon will slip into convivial, open-hearted Sagittarius, so perhaps a day of disappointment will be following by an evening of happiness. Yet, though expansive Jupiter flows energy with healing Chiron, the Sag Moon squares off against Neptune and, later, Mercury.

Maybe we'll ignore the pain and party the night away. Or maybe, this Valentine's, we're offered the chance to let go of old patterns that don't work. No one sees into the heart of darkness better than Scorpio. Before the Moon slips into happy-go-lucky Sagittarius, take the plunge, face the darkness, and let go of the past.