The Leo Moon makes us celebrate the Sun, if we’re in a sunny clime, and makes us long for it if we’re under cloudy skies. It glides through the heavens and we’re feeling much as our natal Sun dictates, with concerns likely focused in the House through which the Moon is moving; we’re asked to shine in this area, and spend much of the day training our efforts in that direction. By 12:30-ish PM Pacific the Moon squares Pallas–the lady is retro in Scorpio, a little shy, and loathe to advise us on the emotional dishevelment we suddenly face. The feeling is that we should know what to do, but somehow it seems the answer is not accessible. Look to the ways in which transiting Pluto is affecting your chart for clues as to the nature of (and solution to) the quandry.
Will you hear what the Universe is telling you? photo via Wikipedia
Why should such confusion come from a lil’ ol’ square to Pallas? It’s really coming from the T-square the Moon fills in at this point, as Pallas is opposed Sedna. This means that from the point of square through leaving orb of square to Sedna (around 11 PM PDT), the Moon is the lightning rod for a larger and longer term issue of not knowing: what to do, how to proceed, what we’re facing, what we know. What we experience during this aspect today is merely an echo of a larger ‘blind spot,’ so take heed of the subjects involved–and look to the Moon’s move to conjunct Vesta and quincunx Jupiter (also 11 PM PDT) to help you feel your way around what can’t be seen. This means the home life, what’s most important to you, sexual expression, and any ways you must adjust these in order to fit into the social sphere (Jupiter) will tell you something about what’s not apparent.
By 7 AM PDT of the 23rd the Moon is within square of Taurean Venus, and something material concerning relationships, income, assets, or values causes tension. Some will consider the Void beginning once the Moon passes aspect to Venus, but I think it comes after the opposition to Neptune, then quincunx to Uranus, both of which occur at about 8:30 AM PDT. These final two aspects suggest that the previous upset that is the focal point of the Venus aspect will cause 1) us to come face-to-face with an illusion, delusion, or ideal that can’t be maintained, and 2) a need to adjust our individuality to the group, or a need to adjust our Higher Mind concepts to accommodate new advances to society (personal acceptance of ‘Big Picture’ change). Void begins 9:05 AM PDT, with the Moon entering Virgo at 11:24 AM PDT.
Special note: Ceres and Earth form the base for a Finger of God with apex Juno during this period. Our relationship to Mother Nature and material surroundings is key to our empowerment. Approach the riddle this presents with both an eye to the symbolisms found in our material circumstances and an openness to a sense of irony that may lurk in this energy. ‘Nuff said!
Today’s Link: Some fun graphic Arts to brighten the day http://shrimpsaladcircus.blogspot.com/ and here an excellent reminder on mindfulness in relationship http://questionofmindfulness.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/cheap-not-cheerful/#more-2234 Energy exchange is a big topic these days; I would add to hitch’s eloquent discourse that we cannot always expect those to whom our energy goes to always be the source of our repayment (the Universe just isn’t quite so tit-for-tat), but in the case she describes, cutting off the energy vampires is more than appropriate. Kudos, hitch!
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eep! this is my day completely – leo moon conjunct my natal leo moon. “The feeling is that we should know what to do, but somehow it seems the answer is not accessible. ”
do you have any examples of how one would interpret pluto?
Hi haniyarae,
As I said, some clues can be found in the way transiting Pluto is contacting points in your natal chart–and that holds a large number of possibilities. For example, If Pluto is square your Mercury right now, communications, and matters of the Houses Mercury rules in the natal chart, might be the conduits for information on what’s not immediately apparent. If in our example Merc rules the 5th and 8th, you might also watch the romance front, creative areas, ones’ children, and anything you have to do with the resources of others, the spouse or partner’s resources, taxes, insurance, and so on, for signals that something’s up you need to pay attention to. As you can see, it’s not really about Pluto, so much as what it contacts being a ‘carrier’ for the energies that are, somehow, hidden; Pluto is (possibly) burying them.
Thanks for your question–jd
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thank you so much for the clarification!
You’re welcome!
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