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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 3 February 2012: ‘Smart Moves, Fresh Vulnerabilities’

02 Thursday Feb 2012

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Post 4 PM PST the Gemini Moon moves into an Air Grand Trine with Pallas and Saturn. We can now make smart moves in the world–the emotions and intuitions have a direct line to inner wisdom and the practical, and reality is receptive to our thoughts and ideas (Gemini). An excellent point to go forward with something where clear-sightedness and common sense are essential.

Void begins 9:04 PM PST; Moon enters Cancer at 10:03 PM PST. We have an immediate trine to Neptune, back in his own realm of Pisces. This may be the blissful moment when we feel whatever changes we are bound to feel from Neptune’s sign change–I expect little, really, though most likely is an enhanced awareness of both our creative capabilities/ imagination, and our awareness of (or for some, lack of awareness of) our own vulnerability, especially to drugs and alcohol, fantasy and deception. Hold on, it’s going to be a strangely foggy ride!

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 2 February 2012: ‘Just Like Being There’

02 Thursday Feb 2012

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5 AM PST the Gemini Moon trines Mercury, giving us what used to be called, ‘The Gift of Gab’–but whether we are speaking or not, we will be communicating; awareness that we are letting our world and everyone in it know what we think is paramount. There is nothing we can do to censor or control what is made known, perhaps making us feel very vulnerable, and certainly making for the possibility that some of what we’d hoped to be more discreet with will surely become known.

11 AM PST the Moon conjuncts the South Node, drawing us into a session of nostalgia or regret, likely prompted by the flow of memory and information that came with the Moon/ Merc aspect. It may feel, for a bit, just like being there, swamped in memory so acute we forget about the now. Don’t over react, and don’t invest in this memory–the reason we re-live it is because it really is gone.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 1 February 2012: ‘Tempest in a Teapot’

01 Wednesday Feb 2012

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Void begins 11:07 AM PST; the Moon enters Gemini at 11:15 AM Pacific time.  Right away the Moon opposes Juno, setting a combative tone over territory and empowerment matters. It may be all talk, or a battle of knowledge or information, philosophy or religious belief, or the sheer blast of one person broadcasting loud and clear, and so not open to receiving new or contradictory info! Mostly just a tempest in a teapot; refuse to be embroiled in what likely ends up being a lot of fuss without real import.

Just after 7 PM PST the Moon sextiles Ceres. We are reminded of our natural authority, and of the areas where nature says we rule :)   Use your power wisely~

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 31 January 2012: ‘Fits and Starts’

30 Monday Jan 2012

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4:30 PM Pacific the Moon sextiles Venus; costs and benefits (and these may be material, with Moon in Taurus) are clear–the real question is, Will we acknowledge this?

6:30 PM PST the Taurus Moon conjuncts Sedna and trines Mars. Suddenly we won’t know what we feel, and yet those unheralded feelings will drive our awkward, fits-and-starts (Mars retro) actions and choices-yikes! Anything that falls in this window of influence (4 or so hours before or after this time) that feels compelling should probably be avoided, just for safety’s sake.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 30 January 2012: ‘A Riot of the Senses’

30 Monday Jan 2012

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2:30 AM PST the Taurus Moon conjuncts Jupiter, making for big, indulgent emotions. If you are an emotional eater, duct tape your hands together (you’ll probably need a buddy for this!) and get as far from food (or perhaps seek out unappetizing surroundings) as you can; if you’re an emotional acter-out, you could do anything from vowing to (and starting to) re-paint the entire house–red!–to ripping through your SO’s belongings, looking for love letters and clues to a (likely mythical) other lover or other life! All I can say up front is that the pursuit will definitely be Taurean, and take on big proportions on a life-upsetting scale. Bubble baths and a little Valerian (not at the same time!!) are my suggestions. Or getting out for a sensual experience: mud bath, running in the rain, a concert, play, or IMAX movie–even a scratch ‘n sniff lottery ticket will help you get through this ;)

6:30 PM PST the Moon squares the Sun, pushing us to face what’s going on at the time in terms of assessing it–a somewhat critical stance that may not be all that illuminating, despite how it seems. Too much examination of anything at this time is to be avoided.

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Just a Little Astro Essence for the Weekend 28-29 January 2012: ‘Unrestrained’

27 Friday Jan 2012

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The 28th brings Merc square Jupiter, Earth quincunx Pluto, and the Sun sesquiquadrate Mars. This is a formula for discord and conflict, where everyone is to some extent uncomfortable. Communications come across as exaggerated or bragging, the social arena reacts poorly to what’s put out, we are unhappy with material circumstances and wish for change, and our need for action is illuminated and yet we are critical of any possible course we could take. Believing that action is a necessity is the big mistake; with our thoughts and energy tied up in conflict, there’s no way we can see clearly what to do. Despite what likely felt like extraordinary ‘luck’  we experienced yesterday, we are just not in the same position today–and need to accept that, and hang back a bit.

And the Lunar outlook for Sunday, the 29th:

6 AM PST the Moon quincunxes retro Mars. This may be the big kick-off to our personal efforts to remedy actions we think we got wrong in the pre-retro period.

Noonish the Aries Moon sextiles Pallas, giving us a little shot of common sense and smarts–we’ll know it wasn’t a good idea to do that Aries Moon-type thing (maybe getting emotionally aggressive, all up in one’s grill with our feelings-ouch!)

Just after 8 PM PST the Moon opposes Saturn and sextiles Neptune. What a combination!! We throw off all constraints and let our imaginations lead–the atmosphere is tense, with all at 29 degrees (perhaps imparting a feeling that we must do ‘it’!) and we have no idea where this will take us, as we proceed into the Void at 10:10 PM Pacific time–the only thing we can count on is that each individual will be an individual, and very very Willful. Good luck!

Moon enters Taurus at 10:28 PM PST.

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Just a Little Essence for Today 27 January 2012: ‘Voiding the Void’

26 Thursday Jan 2012

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8 AM PST the Pisces Moon sextiles Mercury with Neptune at the midpoint, trines Juno and quincunxes Saturn. Emotions may be way off the mark, formed under illusion, deception, fantasy, or in following ideals, but no matter what, they carry a communication punch that will be empowering for both listeners and speakers, in spite of the changes to the material situation that will be required.

We have an odd Void situation: The Moon heads toward the Void with Mercury only 7 minutes from entering Aquarius, but before the Moon hits the Void point Mercury enters the next sign, effectively Voiding our Void by removing the ‘measurement yardstick’ provided by Mercury! Let’s measure it from the time Luna pulls away from trine with Juno, 9:37 AM PST, though some may prefer the quincunx to Saturn as he has major planet status, leaving at 9:19 AM–but then again, many don’t use the quincunx in timing a Void!

In any case, the Moon enters Aries at 10:28 AM PST.

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Mercury Into Aquarius: ‘It’s All In Our Heads’

25 Wednesday Jan 2012

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Typically, Mercury through Aquarius centers us so firmly in the intellectual that we may find feelings a surprise; this time, we see the Moon hits the Aries point when Merc has been in his new sign for only one minute, and that unites the energies by sextile in a potentially meaningful way. With the Aries Point suggesting revelation, and mentality rising to a new level of understanding in the sign of the Waterbearer, we might see some huge ‘Aha!’ moments that bring us clear realization as well as clear and deeply felt emotions. This would be unusual for anything involved with either Aries or Aquarius, where the dominant thrust of ‘I AM!’ Will, aggression, and the alternating compulsion to be rebellious and to process only through the intellect can leave the feeling function adrift, and severely neglected or denied, in a worst-case scenario.

Though this transit has the benefit of focusing the mentality on the Higher Mind, and thus making it much easier to align efforts with ideals, it also urges our minds to write checks our emotions, efforts, and bodies can’t cash, with depletion in all departments often the biggest danger.

Mercury enters Aquarius at 10:12 AM PST on the 27th of January.

Just a Little Essence for Today 25 January 2012: ‘Juicy and Earthy-Smelling’

25 Wednesday Jan 2012

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4 PM PST the Pisces Moon sextiles Pluto. The emotions are gently *popped* open like an over-ripe fruit separating from its stone; it’s juicy and earthy-smelling and gets us all messy with its sweetness–and yet, good as it is, all we really want to do is consume it and wash! And so will be our experience at this time.

11:30 PM PST the Moon squares the Nodal axis, delivering that frequent but oh-so-necessary reality check at a gut level. Listen.

Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 24 January 2012: ‘Unpalatable’

23 Monday Jan 2012

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12:30 PM PST brings the Moon conjunct Pallas and quincunxes stationary retro Mars–eww. A stew of good intentions and positive advice that is unpalatable because of our own inability to get the spoon from bowl to mouth. Okay, that’s the end of the bad metaphors! Will simply feel like we’re stuck in spite of knowing where to go and what to do. :(

9:30 PM PST the Moon squares Juno, challenging our sense of empowerment. Do we feel strong? Something in the environment tries to convince us otherwise, but we really are personally empowered at this point–so don’t fall for it.