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Before the crack of Dawn, Moon in Libra passed exact conjunct Mercury and sextile Juno, and by dawn is exact trine Neptune. By noon, while still in the orb of trine Neptune, we should be feeling the additional effect of Moon conjunct Mars (exact around 4pm PST) and sextile Pluto (exact around 6pm PST). Sweet dreams tonight, as Moon is in the orb of conjunct Venus. Back to the morning, could be good communication of feelings upon awakening, with a dreamy quality and almost psychic empathy. Be aware that any fleeting annoyance is best channeled into action, like something mundane as cleaning up around the house. A good afternoon for deep, metaphysical, existential discussions in between bouts of organization. Moon is Void of Course from a bit before 7pm PST till 9:30 pm PST further suggesting a time to reflect on things.The Birthcard of today is the Artistic and potentially restless Seven of Hearts, a Venus expression of a Mercury core. The mythology of Eros would be an appropriate study of Art and Beauty.
The Sun is in the orb of square Jupiter through mid October , exact on Oct 6th. Extravagance, possibly trying to do more than one can handle. The new Moon last night is emphasizing that square throughout today, exact around 2pm PST. Think big, the upside is generosity, the downside is arrogance. But, in general, lofty optimism. Don't sweat the small stuff is a Jupiter square phrase. But, just for fun, after sunset, there may be a flip to worrying about small things, trivia, emotions getting the better of reason, as Moon enters the orb of a conjunction with Mercury (exact a 2am tomorrow). Not a good time for major decisions, but a good time to express feelings.Life imitates Art, History writes itself: You think the CERN Large Hadron Collider is huge and expensive? We could build 100, that's one hundred, of them for the initial cost of the "bailout."
The Birthcard of today is the Eight of Hearts, power in emotions, a Neptune implementation of a Jupiter core. Eight of Hearts is the Jupiter card in the life spread of the USA's Birthcard, the Jack of Diamonds. The mythologies of Obatala and Herne may be sufficiently grandiose today.
Moon is still in Virgo this morning and about the time it goes void of course it will be going out of exact square Pluto (in Sagittarius) around 10:30 am PST. The Moon/Pluto transit is associated with plunging deep into intense and powerful feelings. Feelings may surface that are too uncomfortable to face that you may want to submerge, or you may be compelled to uncover the sources of disturbing emotions for resolve. These feelings and emotions can be within yourself or between you and another. Pluto is also squaring Uranus and sextile Mercury, Mars, and Neptune. The sextile aspects may soften the Moon/Pluto impact. Moon Void of Course lasts until 1:05 pm PST.
Moon will head towards Sun in Libra for the New Moon around Midnight. Other active transits during the day - Retrograde Mercury (21 degrees Libra) is conjunct Mars (26 degrees) - Mars adding that extra assertiveness to communication. Mercury is also exact trine Neptune - sensitivities towards tuning into others, or tendencies towards daydreaming. Venus sextile Jupiter - wanting to spend time with friends. The trine and sextile aspects are good for balancing out challenging transits. Good for giving and receiving support if that is what you choose. Libra brings in the aspects of choice and balance.The Birthcard of today is the Nine of Hearts, a double Saturn. A visit to the mythology of Ch'eng-Huang may add flavor today.
Moon in Virgo was sneaking up to a conjunct with Saturn throughout the night, exact by 8 something this morning PST. Simultaneously, there is a trine with Jupiter in Capricorn and Vesta in Taurus. As moon moves past exact, we will start feeling the orb of Moon opposite Uranus and square Juno around noon, to be exact by 7 in the evening PST. Early in the day from the trine, there is likely a sense of stick-to-it-ness, almost an instinctual knowing of what to do and how to do it. If you feel like withdrawing, it would be good to think, strategize, plan long term.The grand trine will remain for a few weeks as such, and gets another Moon emphasis on Oct 6th. Also longer term, Saturn is moving into the orb of opposite Uranus, so there may well be a bit upsetting the apple cart, change, breaking up of old structures. By noon, there may be a feeling of upset, needing freedom, feeling alone in the quest. Be aware of impulsive emotional actions and reactions. If you try something different proactively, you will give this Archetype a place more consciously, and be less apt to be rudely surprised by consequences.The Birthcard for today is the Ten of Hearts, a Jupiter implementation of a Mars core. Have a look at the mythology of Zeus for today.
Moon in Virgo is in the orb of trine Pluto till around 4pm PST, and is sextile Venus most of the day. After dusk she will be approaching the orb of conjunct Saturn and trine Jupiter. So the flavor of the day may include deep, intense feelings that just won't go away (almost fixated, till the transit shifts) balanced with the desire to be with friends and associates. Later in the evening there may be a bit of wanting to be alone, a good time to think and plan, focus long term.The Birthcard of the day is the Jack of Hearts, a Venus expression of a Jupiter core, one of the three fixed cards. The mythology of Krishna may provide insight into the nature of this one.
At dawn, Moon in Leo is opposite Chiron and trine Juno; later in the morning we will feel Moon opposite Neptune (exact around 3pm PST) and sextile Mercury (exact around 4pm PST), sweeping across sextile with Mars. Back to this morning---nuturing partnerships by Juno followed with discouraging, confusing sensitivity by Neptune contrasting verbosity by Mercury. It might be a good time to write, journal feelings, as there will likely be an urge to socialize, but a fuzziness of perceptions. Particularly today, do not self medicate. The go juice will kick in courtesy Mars later in the day, a clearer time to express those feelings. Then, through the night Moon will be sextile Venus, rich and rewarding sweet dreams of love and companionship.The Birthcard of today is the one and only Queen of Hearts, yow, a double Neptune. The mythology of Tiamat (Babylonian) says a lot today.
This morning Moon in Leo is pulling away from square Venus and sextile Sun, leaving the orb by 4 pm PST. With a big "however" these transits are generally easy, good feeling, leaving breathing room, allowing perspective. Around 8pm PST, Moon moves into the orb of opposite Chiron, exact by early tomorrow morning. One might experience a bit of touchiness to criticism, or the converse of being overly protective or protected (smothered). Might be interesting dream themes. As to the slower transits, Sun is still square Pluto, Saturn is approaching an opposite of Uranus; while on the lighter side Neptune is trine the now spread trio of Mercury/Venus/Mars and Pluto is sextile to both Neptune and the trio. A time for letting go of antiquated patterns and systems. Dreams and ideals, implementation of new ideas, fated partnerships/relationships all may be in the cards, except...The big however is Mercury Retrograde, infamous and insidious and worth repeating here: If communication is missed, misunderstood or combative, desires are thwarted or blocked, you feel stuck or bottled, interpretations are taken in the worst possible way, that's retrograde---the shadow or trickster side of Hermes. It could be opposite day, but it might not be. If you ask if it is opposite day during opposite day, what answer do you get? See the Mercury Retrograde link on the left under connections. The official retrograde is September 24th through October 15th, however there is more to it. Think of overlapping waves, and think of a slowly swinging pendulum. At the upper end of each swing it slows down before reversing direction. Likewise, the relative motion between Earth and Mercury passes through phases of forward, stiction, reverse, stiction, repeat. The stiction phases overlapping with the "actual" retrograde are in some ways less fun and more troubling than the "pure" retrograde. So, September 19th through 29th are stiction days, followed by pure retro Sept 30th through October 10th (days without the stiction), followed by exit stiction October 11th through October 18th. Relationships are prone to questioning and upsets during the stiction phase, those with a deep or solid connection will survive. An Archetypal explanation as to why bouncebacks usually don't last is that they start during retrograde right after a stiction induced breakup. There will likely be a collective sigh of relief October 15th or 16th.The Birthcard of the day is the powerful King of Hearts, a Mars expression of a Mercury core. It is the Birthcard of Joe Biden. The mythologies of Marduk (Babylonian) and Brigid (Celtic) may add light to this one.
