Henry Seltzer – The Last Quarter Moon of early Wednesday, April 19th emphasizes the conservative nay-saying of stodgy Saturn, with the Sun in the final degree of Aries making a close trine to Saturn in late Sagittarius, and the Moon, retrograde Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus also closely aspecting this emblem of the Senex archetype. This contrasts with powerful Uranus, representing innovation, by in effect putting up barriers to change, saying “oh no you won’t.” The polarity of progressive versus conservative empowerment is thus invoked.

This lunar phase in any case represents coming to terms with an enhanced understanding of the true reality one faces, indicating a reconsideration of initial assumptions, based on obstacles encountered during the previous three weeks of the cycle. And obstacles are Saturn’s specialty. With Mercury in the mid-motion of its retrograde as well, about to move backwards into Aries the very next day, there are plenty of indications that our thoughts are returning to issues that have been perhaps overly neglected in previous assessments of our current evolving situation.

The Venus-Saturn square, close to exact just as Venus stationed last Saturday, and carrying through this current Last Quarter Moon configuration, and on, within two degrees, to the timing of the next New Moon one week away, makes for a very special concentration of energies. Venus was also closely conjunct Chiron, the Wounded Healer, at the recent station, so that this aspect also remains active over the coming week. We therefore have the Saturn-Chiron archetype in force, for this entire period, representing an authority wound, as well as Venus-Saturn and Venus-Chiron. Continue reading →