Astrology of the Day – Moon in Gemini – Saturday 24th February 2018

Moon in Gemini - Jekyll and Hyde

The Moon is again in the sign of Gemini for a second consecutive day, and we will feel the duality of this sign. Gemini keeps us slightly off balance and the fluctuating desires of this Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde sign will keep our emotions constantly on edge. We will rarely be able to relax and we may feel more stressed out and anxious than normal. Geminis rarely can ever sit still for 5 minutes and this same restless feeling will affect us while the Moon is in this sign.

The Moon yesterday was making a series of stressful square aspects and this pattern continues first up as it forms a square to Venus in Pisces. This may cause tensions in our relationships as our emotions may not be linked in to the needs of our partner, and we may also be unsure of what we want out of them emotionally. This tension that I mentioned from the outset may reach a critical point by the morning as the Moon opposes Mars in Sagittarius. Something may irritate or annoy us, especially if somebody says that will carry out something and then they fail to do it, possibly because they have something else to do. This aspect can also inspire us to get up and get going in the morning, maybe through the encouragement of someone.

The Moon towards midday makes two consecutive inconjunct aspects, with the first being to Pluto followed by one to Jupiter. The Moon will briefly be at the point of a yod and through it we will be able to change our stance on something, or transform our attitudes to something that either stands in our way or controls our actions. It's time to be a be a bit wiser and more emotionally mature in our attitudes to situation. Being more flexible and seeing the other side of the story may aid in this.

The Moon then links up with first Uranus in a sextile and then Chiron in a square aspect. We will want to do our own thing this evening, but this may cause some upset or hurt to those who disagree with our suggestions and actions. The Moon in Gemini sextile to Uranus isn't the warmest connection either, it is almost clinical in nature, and the lack of romance and depth of feelings may make our partners think that we are being cold and uncaring, and this may trigger emotional worries in those that we profess to love and care about. Uranus can show incredible kindness though without being close, so try and use your thoughtful side to avoid causing too much upset.

Astrology of the Day – Moon in Gemini – Friday 23rd February 2018

Moon square Neptune and Mercury - Bemusement

The Moon starts off in the last degree of Taurus today but just a few minutes into the day it moves over into sign of Gemini. It will be here for the rest of the day through it we will be flexible, we will be able to multi-task, able to carry out several priorities at the same time without too many problems. The Moon in Gemini is much more logical than emotional, so we will be able to rationalise situations rather than feel them with the Moon in this sign, and you will need to keep your mind busy, as not doing so will make you fidget and irritable to others.

The Moon a few hours into the day makes a a square to the Sun now in Pisces. This opening square since the New Moon solar eclipse could cause a lot of irritation and upset, with our emotions on edge being frustrated and confounded or confused by the Piscean energy of the Sun. Some of the information we are relying on may be mixed up, or not as clear as we would wish, and this may cause frustration within us.

The Moon moves on to make a difficult looking inconjunct aspect to Saturn, and we may have to change direction or adjust what we were planning to do because someone important or senior to us is putting us under pressure, criticising our actions, or what we are saying. There seems to be an emphasis on communications, and the Moon goes on to make a square to Mercury. Mercury is the planet ruling what we say, write and read and there could be disagreement or emotional consternation over a message sent, words uttered, or things agreed. Mercury is Pisces sends out very unclear signals, and the decisions made today could be a fudge to satisfy everyone, or there could be a misleading information hiding the actual truth of a situation. Frustration could rise in the face of a less than satisfactory outcome to things.

This day of confusion and clouded signals will be capped off by a square between the Moon and Neptune. This is a difficult and sacrificial connection that could lead to emotional misdirection, lies and deceit. We may be fed a diet of “everything being fine” but the truth may conceal a multitude of sins that are being concocted behind the scenes. In truth you should take everything said or relayed to you through others with a very large pinch of salt, as what appears to be true may just be sent out to mislead you.

America and Guns - The Astrological link between Columbine, Sandy Hook and Parkland...

For years now on my Astrology website I have followed America as a nation become more and more divided over the most controversial of subjects, that of the ownership of guns. The conflict between the proliferation of guns and the 2nd Amendment of their constitution to bare arms to protect themselves. Notice the language I used - to protect themselves!! Somehow over the years, this statute laid down by the early founding fathers had in my eyes become misconstrued into being a right to own and use guns, no matter how powerful and dangerous they may be. America has always been a violent place, but a new low was reached in 1999 as the use of guns was used in an educational facility, an attack that shocked and horrified a nation.

Astrology of the Day – Venus conjunct Achernar – Thursday 22nd February 2018

Eridanus - The turbulent river

The Moon spends its second full day in the sign of Taurus, and it promotes a calm, unchanging, and rather materialistic feeling. There is a love of the earth and nature in this placement, and you will appreciate the notion of building anything from the ground up. Anything strong and stable needs good foundations, and the Moon in Taurus brings enough determination and endurance to dig them deep and resilient. We will have a good work ethic and an unflinching calmness that will pervade throughout most emotional crises. Those foundations will have to be strong to survive the battering that some of the planetary energy that will be thrown at us today.

To begin with the Moon makes a trine to Pluto. This is an aspect of emotional control, and maybe it can steady us if we place ourselves in a difficult situation which could happen. Whatever our goals early on today, we will be able to carry them out in a brutally efficient manner, being calm, controlled and know exactly what we want to achieve. Our emotional involvement in any situation will be total and complete. We will also be able to dig beneath any emotional issue and get to the root of the problem too, and this allows us to help out others if the help is needed.

The Moon goes on in the middle of the day to oppose Jupiter. This aspect promotes a cheerful optimism that may be infectious to all around us. We will be in a good, generous, charitable and adventurous mood and we may be called upon to help others out, indeed this is a day of giving out of our best for or on behalf of other people. This theme continues with the Moon making a pleasant trine to Chiron, the planet of wounding and healing. This lovely little sextile allows us to find the right words or emotional responses to heal a situation or to comfort someone we care about.

There are two star planet links today with Venus connecting with the stars Ankaa and Achernar. Ankaa is the star in the Phoenix constellation and we all know how the fiery bird rises from the ashes, so here we see the same effect happening, a cycle of life and death, beginnings and endings, seeing a situation renewed, replenished or regenerated at the expense of something older and worn out. Achernar is the main star in Eridanus the constellation of "the river", and it highlights chaotic events, quick moving problems which can turn into a crisis. Venus is the planet of love, relationships and values, and I can see new relationships being formed on the back of old ones burning out and being destroyed. Love matters may be chaotic, exciting and unpredictable and I can also see our values and maybe the money markets and business in general being more turbulent than is normally the case. A prominent company could crash and burn today.