Give it your horizontal all, just like the Harvard U Tug-of-War team of 1888

6 PM PDT the Moon sextiles the Sun and semi-sextiles Pluto. This could have the feel of a tug-of-war, with a contest between dark and light in some surprising forms. Some may see this in terms of the individual (Aries) vs. the rules, boundaries, or restrictions, not necessarily (but possibly) imposed by others (particularly if they are part of government, or a large and imposing organization, all Cappy). It almost amounts to a translation and collection of light by the Moon, passing the energy between the bodies. Of course, Sun/ Pluto will have their own relationship, by square–and this could mean that emotion is triggered strongly through the Sun/ Pluto abrasion–because that’s what it may feel like, tender flesh rubbed on rough brick! Understanding, empathy, a feeling of belonging to the group (Aquarius Moon) may save the day. I certainly think it’s being felt, much more intensely than we typically feel the start of a new Sun/ Pluto cycle, though a close second contributor is found in the Sun being at the midpoint of Uranus/ Jupiter–exaggerating, electrifying, like a giant dancing on our last nerve. For the most part, all we can do is wait–though I have one other idea: Venus/ Ceres are exact in Pisces, and this may give us an out, through uniting the two, embracing loving authority and nurture as our role, in respecting relationships first, and in taking a co-operative attitude with Mother Nature. That might help Accepting responsibility with total kindness will be our strength.

Everything's better if we keep it light A. Macke 1912 {{PD-Art}}

The Moon trines Sedna in Earth at 11 AM PDT, and we may find we just don’t know what we feel. It may be easy to ignore upset, circumstances that would normally outrage or offend, or to fail to see the feeling reactions of others. When the Moon’s in Cap, contact to Sedna can come across as hard-nosed or indifferent; we’d do best to keep things light and factual.

By 2:30 PM PDT the Moon is square Mercury, suggesting either that communication rubs us the wrong way, or that we are dismayed by what we hear; we are just trying to be practical and balanced, but some want to charge forward and put themselves first–it’s upsetting! Just remember viewpoint is a subjective thing, and can change in an instant–whatever’s getting under the skin (a Cappy subject) is not worth harsh words or even harsh thoughts. Take things lightly today, especially as by 6:30 PM PDT the Moon is sextile Mars; it can be easy to get mad, with just a little Self-justifying Self-talk; opt for positive action that employs imagination, creativity, or that fulfills the ideals (all due to Mars in Pisces) instead.

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All kinds of skeletons might be found in the closet when the Moon hits Pluto Thanks to Tomas Castelazo for his photo Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

8 AM PDT places the Moon conjunct Pluto; why on a sunny (figuratively speaking) Saturday does the emotional nature insist on plumbing the depths? There’s a faint shadow over everything, impossible to shake, though we can use the undercurrents to get to the heart of any mystery, secrets, or upsets we’ve been wondering about. We can clean out the emotional closet; expect to find a few skeletons!

By 7 PM Pacific the Moon has formed a T-square with the Jupiter/ h.Zeus exact opposition, with Saturn just a tish away from exactitude. The dynamic is one where the emotions become the outlet for our attempts to impress the social sphere, get what we want, and expand the area of our ambitions, to tie these down in solid form, acknowledgment, or promises and boundaries. For some, sides will be taken: we may either see ourselves as almost-god-like and powerful enough to dictate who gets what, or we may see ourselves as an almost pure vibration of one-pointed desire–and in both cases we could lose dimension from our viewpoint, seeing things as simple and direct. Others may receive the emotion generated by the conflict of the two energies (and they may experience it as a need to clamp down on feeling and reaction), and still others will feel the dichotomy within, in a face-off over a simple expansion/ contraction dilemma–and a few will challenge the social sphere with solid examples of their ambitions and desires, presented on a fancy platter, “Love it or don’t; you’ll never know what I think!’ (Cap Moon)

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Some revolution!

Void begins 6:26 PM PDT; Moon enters Capricorn 6:57 PM. That brings us to the Moon square Uranus at the Aries Point, likely causing us to re-visit in some way our experience with Uranus into Aries. We may see a re-iteration of our personal Uranian experience, or we may see a contest of Wills, the erratic individual vs. the rules, the stoic, the confines of our own emotional understanding. Likely a sticky situation wherein anyone with a rebellious streak will go to town–and everyone else will be left in the Capricornian dust, picking up the pieces and stunned into goat-like silence.

I know it doesn’t sound pretty, but it may liberate a certain element within all of us that is a little too attracted to extremes, to drama, to the angry shout and flounce out of the room. So, think of it as a necessary purge, and don’t hold the role chosen against anyone who participates in the play.

Later evening sextiles to Ceres and Chiron simply allow us to establish who’s in authority (without any drama) and to heal.

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