First Quarter Moon in Libra/Scorpio Sunday at 8:54 pm ET/Monday at 1:54 am UT: step out of comfort zone, take action

Goddess of Wisdom: Tara – Goddess Who Guides Through Troubles, Dhumavati – Goddess Who Sorts Through and Purges

God of Will/Desire: Elias, God of the West, God of Transformation

Skill: bridge over

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month: “in winter, people cutting ice from a frozen pond for use in summer”

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: “the music of the spheres”

Major astrological activity continues this weekend, all of it in service, we remember, to furthering the mission and theme for this lunar month: mental/emotional preparations, seeing ahead, loosening or melting mental/emotional barriers, and action taken to produce joy.

The most powerful astrological aspect is the first of the weekend, so let’s start there and follow how it flows through the weekend:

Saturday

1:41 pm et/6:41 PM UT: Mercury Conjuncts Pluto With Uranus In Square:

Communications/miscommunications/news and information that leads to changes: the way we say things is key this weekend, particularly when communicating feelings. This dynamic is amplified by the fact that the Sun is in a Disseminating Cycle — the energetic time of sharing, communicating, receiving information and messages for guidance, and feedback from the Universe. A conjunction of Mercury and Pluto always intensifies communications between people (since Pluto is “God of the Underworld” with a “Scorpionic” nature), and words can sting. And they can go deeply. Words that come from the depths of the heart resonate with the highest octave of this conjunction. Continue reading →