Moon in Leo

Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon

Leo Moon! Passion, playfulness, creative drive, drama ... the Moon in Leo wants everyone to know how she feels, which is great when she feels good, and sometimes not so great. The challenge for this Moon is, can she express true feelings, depth of emotion, creating the insight and catharsis of wonderful theater? Or will we get a lot of melodramatic thrashing around?

on stage

Whether we see (and experience) the highs or the lows of feeling, this Moon transit through Leo will be intense. Just after entering the sign of the fiery lion, the Moon flows energy in trine with Uranus in Aries, taking the world by storm. Later on Tuesday, Mercury reaches Jupiter, mind and communication expanding in Aries.

If you have something to say, today's energies will give great heart and passion to your words, but be careful (tough to do with a Leo Moon and all that Aries) not to go overboard. Today might be a day for writing letters saying exactly how you feel––and not sending them.

Wednesday, the Leo Moon continues adding fuel to Aries' fire as she trines Jupiter and Mercury. Later, the Moon sextiles Saturn in Libra, a creative dynamo, and later still, opposes Venus in Aquarius. This challenging mix of energies makes Wednesday an inspired day, when the muse might not be content with whispering. Again, watch your urge to speak out freely. Instead, write, draw, sculpt, sing, dance, love, all with an open heart.

Thursday, the Moon reaches the end of Leo where she opposes Neptune, poised at the end of Aquarius. The Moon closes her Leo transit with another creative connection with the planet of dreams and visions, in the sign of intuition and insight. After the heady emotions of Leo, the Moon moves into careful, organized Virgo, at 4:53pm EDT Thursday.

Moon in Cancer

Sunday morning through Tuesday afternoon

nesting

The Moon steps into Cancer––her castle, her nest, her home––at 10:29am EDT Sunday. Cancer's ancient name was the Gate of Man, the door through which souls incarnated on Earth. Cardinal Water, this sign carries the archetype of the Mother, the opening through which we all enter this existence.

When the Moon enters Cancer, we want to draw our loved ones around us and snuggle in, reveling in the comforts and safety of home. In these times of tumult, this might feel more like an intense desire to hunker down. But the pace of change is too great; it's not a time to stand still, or clinging to the status quo. The question is, what's the best way to move?

The Moon's first aspect in Cancer is a challenging square to Uranus, newly born in Aries. Will the impulse to act move forward unchecked? Or will we allow feeling and intuition, as well as respect for tradition, to guide us?

Sunday's aspects explore this question fully, as Mercury in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn, the Moon opposes Pluto, and the Moon squares Mercury. Pluto in Capricorn continues step by step with his deep transformation. Mercury in fiery Aries is ready to move, fast, now. The Cancer Moon can resist, digging in her heels; Cancer is a traditionalist who does not welcome change. Or, this Moon can acknowledge that change is also part of life, with traditions of its own, and open our hearts to intuitive guidance as we search for the best way.

On Monday, the Moon continues asking tough questions as she squares Jupiter in Aries (how much is too much?) and Saturn in Libra (where can we find beauty and balance?). Mars in Pisces asks Saturn a similar question, forming an inconjunct angle-of-adjustment. Then, the Moon and Mars join energies in a flowing trine, cosmic vision and the wisdom of the body, together. Perhaps Venus can help Saturn find the place of balance, as they form a flowing trine Monday evening.

Tuesday morning brings a flowing trine between the Sun and Moon, Pisces and Cancer communing in a moment of understanding. Then, the Moon moves into inconjunct angles-of-adjustment with Ceres the Grain Mother, and with Neptune, at the end of Aquarius. How will our understanding of the past (the Moon in Cancer) be changed by the unfolding future (Neptune in Aquarius)?

The last few days have seen incredible upheavals in the world we know; earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis of devastating power. These days of the Cancer Moon are likely to intensify our feelings about what we've witnessed. We can choose whether to retreat into fear, or reach out in compassion, finding moments of grace in the midst of tragedy. As the Moon moves in Leo on Tuesday afternoon, the time to act arrives.

Moon in Gemini

Thursday night through Sunday morning

The Moon sprints into Gemini, mutable Air, tonight and gets ready for busy times. Just after midnight, 12:31am EST Friday, the Moon arrives in Gemini. At 6:55am Friday, she flows energy in sextile with Mercury, Gemini's ruler,  newly arrived in Aries. We might hear ripples of magical sound as this meeting, heralding a seismic arrival.

Friday's energy is one of opening the ways, of connecting, easing, burnishing, and smoothing. The Gemini Moon, always open to new experiences, and Mercury in Aries, pioneering in thought and communication, want everything ready. Today's the day for clearing away the last bits of whatever is left undone, not necessarily finishing it, more sweeping it away with new brooms.

Moon Girl, Superhero

Tonight, the Awakener arrives. And if that sounds like a scifi movie spoof, well, Uranus is a trickster as well as a revolutionary. Having somebody standing there with a goofy grin on his face saying "BOOM!" doesn't make the explosion less shattering. Friday evening at 7:49pm EST Uranus arrives in Aries for good, ready to rumble.

The Moon connects the dots, beginning with a sextile to Jupiter in Aries, to say, look! Jupiter the expander is here too making everything bigger! The Moon trines Venus in Aquarius, urging us to embrace Uranian revolution in our relationships, finances and creative lives. Then, the Moon squares Pluto overnight, drawing attention to the Jupiter-Pluto square shaking our world to its foundations.

Early Saturday, the Gemini Moon trines Saturn in Libra, where we're reminded that sustainable change requires balance and strength. Later in the day, the waxing square between Sun and Moon arrives, the Half Moon challenge where our commitment to New Moon intentions is tested. If our intentions take a new, unexpected form, do we still want them? No? Yes? It's decision time.

Even time moves faster, as we spring ahead into Daylight time Saturday night. Will we notice the missing hour?

Sunday morning, the Moon flows energy in trine with Neptune in Aquarius. This connection may offer a vision of what is coming, which may or may not prove helpful in the tumultuous times ahead. At 10:29am EDT, the Moon steps into Cancer, her safe home. A note to the wise, though: Sunday will not be quiet.