The Cancer Moon fills in a Grand Cross in the wee hours of the 28th AM PST with Juno, Mercury, and Zeus; our feelings show us revelations concerning power and communication, specifically in terms of where power lies across our landscape, and feeling reactions give us a glimpse behind communications to their ‘real’ (i.e. emotional) meanings for us. By the 6 AM hour PST the Moon has moved on to quincunx Ceres, prompting, perhaps, a short period where we become acutely aware of the ways in which we’re in harmony with nature, and the ways we’re not, too; this may guarantee a surreal moment where we feel our animal-ness, or where we fail to–either way, we have a new perspective. For some the effects of this will linger through the day, bringing our minds over and over back to that glimpse of nature, and our place in it (or perhaps, the place we’d like to hold).

By the 8 AM hour the Moon trines Pallas and squares Juno exact (this is perfection of this aspect, which was involved in the Grand Cross). West Coasters will start off the day with a solid belief in their own wisdom and good sense, and a chip on their shoulder, definitely related to unresolved conflict that was presented by the Grand Cross; for all other time zones, this feeling of competence and smarts pops up in a way that feels ‘out of the blue,’ and then immediately turns the attention toward the way in which the power struggle can be worked out–feeling one can outsmart one’s adversary can give a huge boost to energy and creativity, whether the estimation of the power situation or the possible resolution makes sense in reality or not!

The 2 PM hour brings the Moon’s conjunction to the South Node and opposition to the North, bringing us face-to-face with the past in some form. The starkness of the incident or memory is juxtaposed with our current life direction–and if we needed to be reminded that the past is not only truly gone, but is something that doesn’t belong in the ‘now,’ this is it.

By 9 PM PST the Moon has moved on to trine Uranus and quincunx Chiron and Neptune. This is a recipe for, if not excitement, then at least variety and a need to adapt. Emotional reactions do best if they stay flexible and open to accomodate the unexpected–no matter how this manifests, it’s unlikely to be a run-of-the-mill evening! Void begins 11:06 PM PST, as we anticipate the arrival of the Full Moon.

Bonus: Tomorrow Jupiter is in range of quincunx to Saturn. Watch for the way in which the urges to expand and contain war it out, internally and externally. This will set up a pervasive energy that plays right into any inclination we have to be indecisive. Libras, keep a light touch on the scales! Everyone else, try to avoid whiplash as the energies bounce us back and forth. There’s no resolving them, only trying to go with the ever-shifting flow.

We’ve almost run out of January! I’ll still be doing the daily diary, but for a comprehensive overview with aspect details that lets you plan ahead, you need your forecasts for February, March, and April, found in the Winter issue of Eclipse, along with my research on Zeus and intercepted House meanings, http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/eclipse-in-depth-astrology-for-the-21st-century/

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