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Just after 10:00 AM PDT the Moon trines Saturn. Is this a working Saturday for you? It might seem like it, even if you’re off–but if we’ll embrace constructive activity of any kind, it will go easily and make us feel we’ve gotten an immense amount accomplished. Noonish the Moon trines h.Zeus, and energies play right into the efforts of those of us who used the Saturn energy well–everyone else may feel frustrated, spending the time thinking about their ambitions and dreams, but doing nothing effective about them. Notice who in your world falls on which side of the Saturn/ h.Zeus divide–it’ll tell you a lot about attitudes, whose words you can believe and who you can trust, as those who end up grousing and doing little will also have a tendency to make promises they can’t keep, out of disorganization or weakness of character–better to know this now than later.

9:30 PM PDT the Moon conjuncts Vesta, putting us firmly in touch with our most sacred values, with home and our most intimate partners. West Coasters, make it an early evening; de-stressing at home, and maybe in the arms of the one you love, is the way to go! Just after 11 PM PDT the Moon trines Mars, giving us a second reason to go home early; it’s just too easy to over-assert, and altercations will be a dime a dozen. It also might be one of those unfortunate times when strangers are targeted by the unwell and the unbalanced. I’m not trying to scare anyone, just pointing out that (and I think this is no secret) those who are weak-minded, polluted somehow, or lacking an active spiritual consciousness are more prone to respond unthinkingly to prevalent energies–and with mind (Gemini, Aquarius), emotion (Moon), and aggression (Mars) the entirety of the Lunar transitory mix, responses will play on mental difficulties others suffer.

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Don't tie yourself in knots trying to be perfect Degas 1900 {{PD-Art}}

7 AM PDT and the Moon conjuncts Pallas in Aquarius. We see through the emotions and intuition just what is the wise thing–these are able to guide us at this time. Around 1 PM PDT the Moon moves through territory that is midway between Pallas and Vesta; this may be an excellent ‘decision point,’ or it may have another effect: we could feel emotionally pressured to live up to the highest ideals–and the situation we’re in may not really call for that. Be sure to measure carefully the need to perfection, and don’t impose it where it really doesn’t fit.

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'Southern Gardens' Paul Klee {{PD-Art}}

By 2:30 AM PDT the Moon is conjunct Vesta, uniting the emotional stance with those matters to which we dedicate ourselves. In Aquarius this will give an intellectual bent, and a desire to reason out some matters (passionate ones, like sex, or ones that claim the emotions, like the concept of ‘home’) that are better sensed or felt–so we can handicap ourselves by relying too much on the mind.

Things continue on in this vein until about 1:30 PM Pacific, when the Moon squares Sedna. Typically, we operate with a kind of triangulation going on all the time–but this aspect removes the emotional aspect of this, so that we send out a ‘ping’ looking for our position vis a vis the mind and any external stimuli and cannot find our place in things. It’s disorienting, as our feelings are just out of reach–as long as we stick to facts and the manipulation of physical realities, we’ll get through this period with little difficulty.

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Here's one way to use those Mercurial Sea-Legs! US Navy recruiting poster 1917 Reuterdahl {{PD}} Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons

Just after 10 Am PDT the Moon trines Saturn in Air and conjuncts Pallas, and we may find ourselves wanting to get a good grip on things, wanting to pin things down–but why? Restlessness spurred by unfulfilled attempts to lock down and control everything may be in store; if possible, take a deep breath and back off–no matter how reasonable we may feel we are being (and we likely will feel very reasonable!) we will be pushing too hard, being too serious, and taking things too intensely. Relax–and occupy your Higher Mind–it’s the best way to use the energy to your advantage, and putting at least some of your effort into Self-discipline will reveal the wise course.

Noon-ish the Aquarian Moon trines h.Zeus and sextiles now-direct Mercury. Are you feeling better? Thoughts may be on all those delayed ambitions and desires–but, taking it slow is the best approach–we’re still suffering from a version of Mercurial ‘sea-legs’ that are shifting the ground beneath our feet now and again. Do go full speed ahead with plans–this is a great time for it–but take measured steps toward acting, launching, and making changes. At this time we also see Ceres at the Moon/ Mercury midpoint; we mull our feelings about authority–our own or others’ that affects us–and may alter our outlook because of what we see or conclude.

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