8 AM PDT of the 23rd the Moon trines Pluto; power is in harmony with the emotions and intuition, and these feelings can guide us easily toward excellent, lasting (Capricorn) manifestations of our own strength and effectiveness. If you have a natal placement at 5 Virgo (and that could apply to many of you, particularly those now receiving a Pluto trine to natal Pluto) this will energize the natal point with a massive power boost, unerringly guided by the feeling nature. For those with a 5 Virgo placement, this is practically a mandate to utilize the natal energy to its utmost. If the placement happens to be Pluto, look to both Pluto’s natal aspects and matters of the House where he’s placed and the House he rules to see where and with what addition influences the power matrix is likely to be brought forward–and I say “be brought forward” as you will be obligated to take this power in hand yourself–denial of your own power can bring it toward you, exercised by others, with unpleasant results. If the placement at 3-7 Virgo is not Pluto, use the same formula (natal aspects, House location, House the body rules) in searching out the meaning and areas of activity, with particular attention to any difficulties or hang-ups recently linked to expression of this energy–they can be transformed at this point, with excellent results.

Just before 6 PM PDT of the 24th the Moon quincunxes the North Node and effectively forms a Finger of God with Venus at 25 Cancer and the South Node roughly at the Moon/ Venus midpoint. This lasts through about 12:30 AM PDT of the 25th, with the Moon’s conjunction to Sedna and Mars’ inclusion in the midpoint picture (with his position not quite one degree past conjunction with the South Node) along the way. This tells a story of feelings, instincts, and the way they affect relationships, values, and/ or the financial picture mattering a great deal in formation of the Path; and yet we are unable to comprehend exactly how what we do shapes where we’re headed, and what’s more, we’re acting based too much on the past. A heady, important, and confusing picture that kicks off the week for our European friends with a bang and may give North and South America some portion of a sleepless night. Oy.

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