The Moon begins the 25th Pacific time still within the first decan (10 degrees) of Pisces; she’s fresh from her tryst with the Earth, emotion and spirit drawing her attention. By 3 AM-ish PDT the Moon trines the South Node, and the past, along with possible regrets, seem vital–it’s as if no time has passed between the experience and the present moment–but that’s a trick of the feeling nature, with everything rushing back in great detail, especially visually (Pisces). We can make this work for us (or at least climb out of what seems an enchantment) by focusing on the future (sextile to the North Node). While still contacting the Nodes the Moon comes into range of a quincunx to Juno, and this offers a second, more reliable way out, as we can use our recollections as impetus to Self-empowerment, likely in the name of ‘I’ll never let that happen again!’ An interesting, though possibly exhausting, way to start the day.

By 5 AM PDT the Moon has become the apex of a Finger of God, with a base of Juno and Zeus. We felt that jolt of empowerment, vowed to make the emotional energy an asset, and now we receive another challenge, that may go one of two ways: we may find desires or ambitions fueling what amounts to an emotional rocket, where empowerment urges become almost megalomaniacal–we want it now! whatever it is, and become hell-bent, totally irrational, in going after it–or we find desires and ambition helping to hone the senses, the emotional palette, and the creative energies to a fine point, and this acts to mobilize the emotions and the intuitive nature to guide us toward our goals like a stealth aircraft, quiet, controllled, and flying without being picked up on others’ radar. This can set off a longer period of major leaps forward, if we play it right.

By 2:30 the Moon trines Pallas and we’re feeling pretty smart, and by 3:30 PM the Pisces Moon quincunxes Mars and opposes retro Mercury, forcing us to adjust to either our own egos or the egos of others, as demands appear they must be addressed (they don’t–that’s the ‘I am’ insisting on its own way)–they worst part is we may end up eating our own words, or we may find that we just can’t rely on what others tell us, or there’s a crucial mix-up in communication; we don’t end up feeling nearly as smart as we thought we were. If we know of it ahead of time we can recognize it when it happens–and dodge a bullet or two.

Just after 7 PM Pacific we see the Moon quincunx Venus–and if our relationships have remained unscathed up to now they won’t stay that way for long. It’s likely that interaction demands a little too much of us–and all we want is to relax, escape, or commune in a way that’s commercial-ideal, with music and pretty ladies twirling in meadows and puppies chasing rolls of toilet paper and clinking glasses in a happy toast and so on. At this point we might want to ask ourselves just how silly and unrealistic are our expectations–but at the same time we may have good reason to resist the iron fist in the velvet glove as Venus in Libra wants to do everything in tandem, ad nauseum. Nobody’s likely to be in a reasonable frame of mind, whether you’re the one with relationship demands or the escapee–just remember all that as you break into the liquor cabinet or insist your SO sit right here beside you and talk about ‘us’!

About 1 AM PDT on the 26th the Moon squares Ceres–and we thought the evening was already ruined–silly us! This may bring an emotional showdown over power, territory, control, and dominion. The best solution is either to be sound asleep, or remember the Collective good, rather than focusing on personal power issues–it’s not easy but the Pisces Moon does allow us to tune in to the cosmos, to re-balance and re-align, if we’ll only set aside our individual perspective for a little while.

See more on what’s to come here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ and Thanks!