On the Road: From the New to the Full Moon

... on the road ...

Crescent Moon in Sagittarius
October 8, 2013
9:04 am EDT / 2:04 pm GMD

First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
October 11, 2013, 7:02 pm EDT
October 12, 2013, 12:02 am GMD

Gibbous Moon in Pisces
October 15, 2013
5:29 am EDT / 10:29 am GMD

Full Moon in Aries
October 18, 2013, 7:38 pm EDT
October 19, 2013, 12:38 am GMT

"Oh, I'm on the road, I know I am ... " ––Cat Stevens

Tomorrow brings the Crescent Moon, the first hurdle when the cosmos poses the question, "Those New Moon wishes you were after making ... were you serious about those, at all?"

Today we're in deep emotional territory with the North Node, Mercury, Saturn, Moon and Venus all in shadowy Scorpio, and Venus in the last, emphatic, intense anaretic degree right now. So, whew, give yourself a hug and pay compassionate attention to whatever comes up.

Tomorrow's Crescent, now, that's a different kettle of fish entirely. The Moon and Venus will be together at 0 Sagittarius, ready to head out onto the open road and see what happens.

The Moon and Venus will be squaring Neptune in Pisces, as if to say, we don't care if it's cloudy, we don't care about the fog and the mist, we've got our lanterns, and whatever happens, we'll find our way. And that half-square back to the Libra Moon is just enough to push the Moon out the door on her quest.

Tomorrow, the Sagittarius Moon will trine Uranus the revolutionary trickster (tomorrow) and later in this waxing cycle, Venus in Sag will make her own trine. We're on an adventure, and the Crescent Moon's heart and hopes are high. Courage up, everyone! The world's an amazing place, after all, filled with wonders and magic. Now's the time to open our eyes and see what we're being offered.

"It's a dangerous thing going out your door, Frodo ..." ––Bilbo Baggins

Which is not to say everything will be easy. What fun would any journey be without some trolls and dragons along the way?

The First Quarter Moon brings a T-square. By definition, the Sun and Moon are square, the Sun maintaining a lovely equanimity in Libra, the Moon having moved into harder-edged Capricorn. At this First Quarter, we'll also see Jupiter in Cancer opposing the Moon and squaring the Sun.

This First Quarter reminds us of the ongoing need to maintain good balance between the masculine and feminine energies that were so strongly squared off at the New Moon. The Sun in the sign of balance squares the Moon in her own opposite sign of Capricorn with Jupiter broadcasting strongly from the Moon's home sign of Cancer.

Male and female, masculine and feminine, father and mother, god and goddess, and all they represent: the First Quarter square asks, are we in balance? If we found balance at the New Moon, are we learning to maintain it, embody it, live it?

The Gibbous Moon in Pisces brings a different reminder. Saturn continues to hang out with the North Node in Scorpio, where Mercury readies himself for his final retrograde for this year. The is not a vacation trip we're on, but a journey of transformation. We're going deeper into who we are and what our lives are meant to be.

The Scorpio group is getting energy in trine from Chiron the wounded healer, who remains in Pisces. The Gibbous Moon land right between Chiron and Neptune, conjuncting both and trining the Scorpio group.

Misty Pisces offers both spiritual insight and enticing illusions. Are we seeing clearly? Are we on the right path? Where's that lantern we brought with us? In the end, it's our own internal compass we must rely on, which will always point us to our own true North.

The Full Moon (which I will explore more deeply later) will be in Aries, the energy that knows with absolute clarity which way to go. At the Aries Full Moon, it'll be full speed ahead. Take the time these next weeks before we get there to enjoy the first stages of this new journey.

In a way, this waxing cycle is the shake-down hike. We're already deep into our transformational program, and yet there's a sense of newness, of wonder, maybe with a bit of fun. No one's forgetting the seriousness of the times or the challenges, and the reminders are right in front of us.

And yet, there's laughter, even if the joke is sometimes at our own expense, and healing, and new vistas head.

What's that around the corner there? Let's go look ...