Moon into Pisces: Deep Space

Sunday morning through Tuesday evening

The Moon has now entered Pisces, sign of cosmic connections, clouds of confusion, or possibly both––it's tricky to tell where we are with Pisces, and never more so than when everything else seems to be changing.

The Moon nestles now between Neptune and Chiron, Neptune in late Aquarius and Chiron in early Pisces. Both Neptune and Chiron are retrograde, moving pack through territory covered earlier. The Moon, still bright in the first days after the Aquarian Full Moon, lights a path through this intense but foggy territory of dreams, visions, wounding and healing.

seeing the Moon from Space

Sunday evening, the Moon sextiles Pluto in Capricorn, embracing the soul-deep transformations Pluto offers. In the early hours of Monday, the Moon sextiles Jupiter in Taurus on the other side, stepping into Jupiter's nurturing embrace.

This expansive contact with Jupiter in the Moon's last classical aspect in Pisces, leaving her with a long void-of-course time lasting until she burns into Aries on Tuesday just after 8pm EDT. So plan for the beginning of your week to include more wrapping up loose ends from old projects than beginning new ones, and taking time for reflection as Mercury continues retrograde.

The Moon will meet other planets during her void time: On Monday afternoon, a quincunx (the 150 degree angle that calls for active adjustments) with Saturn points to difficulties focusing and getting things done while the Moon is floating through Piscean waters. Tuesday morning brings a set of quincunxes (quincunxi?) with Mercury, the Sun and Venus traveling together in Leo––again emphasizing the energy it might take to express ourselves passionately and directly during this transit.

These next days, as the Moon swims through Pisces, create a space for sanctuary, write, dream, listen for intuitive messages carried in the wind, and look within.

Moon into Aquarius: Playing with the Cosmic Trickster

Thursday night through Sunday morning

The Moon steps alone into radical Aquarius tonight at 11:47pm EDT, unaccompanied by other planets on a day empty of classical aspects. This exemplifies one of the key themes of Saturday's Full Moon, that of being who we truly are, apart from any influences from family, society or culture.

Radical means "at the root." Deep within my being, who am I? And once I know this, what am I called to do? ... These are Aquarius Moon questions.

Friday morning, the Moon threads her challenging way through the planets whose volatile effects we've been experiencing all week. She will semisextile Chiron, sextile Uranus, quincunx (inconjunct) Mars, and semisextile Pluto.

The Aquarian Moon is the only Air sign among this collection of Water, Fire and Earth; perhaps the Moon's touch will bring some objectivity and thinking for the long term.

Saturday, the Full Moon arrives at 2:57pm EDT, sailing in on strong winds of change. The Moon is widely conjunct visionary Neptune, while Venus and Mercury align with the Sun.

What better way to contrast the community––and cosmic––orientation of an Aquarian Moon with the intensely passionate individualism of the Leo Sun?

The Nodes of the Moon trine and sextile this Full Moon, linking our illuminations to our life path. How full-filled are we in Aquarius? Are we being true to our core selves? Are we thinking beyond that self to the needs of our communities? And, by the way, how's our relationship to the Trickster?

For a rollicking exploration of the role of the Redeemer Trickster, listen to Caroline Casey's interview with Tami Simon of Insights at the Edge. Caroline, a visionary activist astrologer, energetically embodies a playful approach to serious issues, leading the way into a creative engagement with what she calls "these times of dire beauty."

During this time, Mars is continuing to trigger the Pluto-Uranus square, bringing up emotional tension and volatility, or openness and vulnerability, depending. We need all the creativity and radical innovation we can stuff into our knapsacks to ride these waves. This Full Moon can show us where we're OK, and where we might want to dance with the energies of the cosmos now.

The Moon's last aspect in Aquarius is her meeting with retrograde Neptune, a fitting denouement to this visionary Full Moon. After a brief void, the Moon swims into Pisces at 8:54am EDT Sunday to meditate on all this Aquarian Moon transit will reveal.

Moon into Capricorn: Steady As She Goes

Tuesday afternoon through Thursday evening

The Moon steps purposefully into achievement-oriented Capricorn at 4:24pm EDT today, ready to get down to it, making this afternoon a great time to get things done.

working gears

Tonight, the Moon reaches powerful outer planets aspecting each other: squaring Uranus, opposing Mars, and joining Pluto. The faster-moving Moon triggers the unsettling Pluto-Uranus square, and Mars in the mix brings more emphasis.

This Moon could bring a bit of a reality check, a sense of the consequences of the let's-tear-it-all-down we're seeing with Pluto and Uranus. Or the Capricorn Moon might bring a realization of how much work really needs to be done. Tonight's dreams might reflect this.

Wednesday morning, the Moon trines Jupiter in Taurus, bringing an expansive sense of comfort and well being, especially if Tuesday was productive and there's a feeling of work well done. An afternoon square between the Moon and Saturn offers a check-in point: Are things going according to plan? If anything is out of balance, this Moon-Saturn connection could bring that into focus.

With many planets clustered in the earlier degrees, the Moon-Saturn square becomes the Moon's last classical aspect in Capricorn, lasting until she enters Aquarius just before midnight on Thursday. The combination of a void-of-course Moon and ongoing Mercury retrograde makes Thursday a day to avoid new beginnings.

There will also be inconjunct aspects between the Moon and first Venus, then the Sun, both in Leo during the void period, suggesting a need for adjustment in how we combine creative fire and practical achievements. This makes Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday good for keeping on track and getting things done, rather than breaking out in new creative directions or beginning new enterprises. Slow and steady works for Capricorn, and for Mercury retrograde.

When the Moon enters Aquarius, we head toward Saturday's Full Moon and into the time of the revolutionary trickster. These next days, we appreciate the steady drive of Capricorn, and get some work done!