The Taurus Moon decides to change things up around 2 PM PDT, with a trine to the North Node and a quincunx to Zeus. Until this point we’ve been riding along on the Moon’s trine to Pluto and opposition to Pallas, which gave the emotional picture depth and smarts–not bad at all. Now, with contact to the North Node and Zeus, we may find concerns put into high gear; we start to wonder (or is it worry? or obsess?) about where we’re headed and what we’d like to accomplish. We may be reviewing our material goals, and the outcome is a very personal thing–some will be elated with their progress, some downcast, and there’ll be every possible variation in between–but in any case, it is a valid time to (quickly, with a light touch) assess the effectiveness of the direction we’re headed.

The only problem may be overconcern; the Moon’s movement may make us insecure, when it should only make us observant. By 8 PM the pressure’s off, as the Moon sextiles the Sun, and by 10 PM PDT the Moon sextiles Juno and trines Vesta; all this offers us the confidence that may have been shaken earlier. We feel strong, maybe too strong; we could handle our own emotions with too much reverence–a gentle reminder in the direction of modesty and that we are all human may be in order here.

By 11 PM we’re well into a Grand Trine with Moon, Earth, and Mars/ Vesta, and this functions as a platform that presents the evolution of our day along with a surety concerning the actions we should take. It’s a relief, and we retire (at least, in the Pacific zone) satisfied about the emotional journey we’ve taken.

Aspect of the day: Juno sesquiquadrate Chiron=for those who are still at the mercy of their Chirotic wounds, this can be a very challenging aspect. Empowerment choices at present may hit all the pain buttons, and it may seem we can’t make a move without paying a price. De-mystifying the wound will help de-sensitize it; we tend to treat our hurts with such care that they take on the power to run our lives. Choose empowerment even if you anticipate it will cause pain–you’ll see that, even if it hurts, it won’t hurt nearly as much as you believe it will–and you’ll end up with more power and be more effective than you were before, making the payoff certainly worth the brave effort.