Astrology of the Day – Moon into Capricorn – Saturday 10th March 2018

Moon trine Uranus - Electric emotions

The Moon finishes its transit through Sagittarius but before it does there are still several aspects for it to make. For two thirds of this day we will be in a generally optimistic mood, eager to progress, make new friends and we will get irritated if we are hemmed in or prevented from having the space we require. We will be happiest and emotionally content if we can get out and about to do our own thing.

Early on today the Moon makes a conjunction with Mars still also in Sagittarius, and our emotions will be very on edge and impatient. This connection will will find us wanting to do something positive, the need to achieve within us will be most important. Anything that slows us down or gets in our way this morning will gain our displeasure, or worse still the wrath of our tongue. We will not wish to compromise our our principles, and with Mars starting to make an exciting trine to Uranus, we may act rather erratically and hastily, on the look out for an opportunity to take a chance, and to do something new or novel.

The Moon follows on to make a trine to Uranus a little while later and the need within us to experiment and follow our own path only increases. We could be very impulsive, especially because of the connection to Mars, and also potentially accident prone, although our reactions will be rapid, and the speed of them may save your skin at the last minute. Be careful of electric shocks and breakages this morning. These connections could bring us into contact with unusual or talented people today who interest us.

The next aspect sees the Moon in a square to Chiron, the wounded healer and our impulsive nature may not be fine for everyone within our sphere of influence, as there is the potential in the middle of the day for some upset. If we suddenly lose our cool, our temper or act selfishly because of the rather volatile energy, we may also hurt someone unintentionally, so try to be careful not to be too egotistical or self-indulgent.

The Moon ends its passage through Sagittarius and moves into Capricorn, and we will feel a little less confident and a touch more reserved, and we may pull back from what we are doing. This position allows us to be more controlled, more calculating and definitely better organised. As the Moon moves into the first few degrees of the sign, it will make a square to Mercury. This connection later in the day makes us more critical, opinionated and sharp minded, and there will be an emotional need to speak up or communicate. If we disagree about something we will let others know about it. There is a nostalgic side to this link though, and we may be fascinated by matters of the past, family connections and news or letting people know what we have been getting up to recently. We may end the day in deep discussion with those we find intellectually stimulating for us...

Astrology of the Day – Jupiter Retrograde – Friday 9th March 2018

Jupiter turns Retrograde

The Moon in is Sagittarius, the sign that Jupiter rules and today will be a very Jupiterian day. Now normally Sagittarius and Jupiter bring about a sense of adventure, excitement and expansion into our lives. Jupiter expands our horizons and wants us to travel not only in a physical sense but in a mental one too, and through it's influence we may be encouraged to study, philosophise and seek religious enlightenment. Today however the tide turns, and we will start to experience a different side to Jupiter as the day goes on.

This Friday starts with the Moon making a square to Neptune, and this as I have explained before could be a tricky aspect to handle. It could be that we are emotionally confused or let down in some way, or maybe someone will promise us the earth, and then deliver very little? We could be plunged into a chaotic situation, or have to deal with something that is less than clear and transparent. Another manifestation of this aspect may be a through a problem or difficulty that has been hiding away from some time, and today creeps out of the woodwork and hits us between the eyes.

The next event sees Jupiter turning retrograde at 04.45am UK time. This is the first planet to turn to retrograde motion this year, as from the start of 2018 all the planets have been moving directly ahead. Now Jupiter stops in the sign of Scorpio, and we will start to expand and travel from within, taking all the lessons of the last two months and applying them to our mental and inner conscious state. Rather than looking for outside stimulation, we will now look deep inside us for inner joy, and in this we will have to go through a psychological transformation. What makes us content and settles us internally will be the most important thing to us now. Learning lessons that heal the situations that we find ourselves in, and incorporating them into or lives will be a theme of this retrograde, as Jupiter turns on the star Agena, in the constellation of Centaurus. We will also benefit and grow from making our lives simpler, so get ready to have a bit of a clear out in the next 4 months!!

The Moon forms a square to the Sun just afterwards and this can bring to the surface upsets and emotional difficulties between us and loved ones. This is the closing square of this cycle and we could be quite defensive and emotionally tetchy over the revelations brought about through the full Moon a few days ago. We may have to back down or compromise in a situation to bring it under some control.

Now there is one other star connection that starts to form today, a rather difficult one that you should be aware of. Mars, the planet of action, haste, positivity and sometimes aggression starts to enter the sting of Scorpio, a collection of stars that have a rather difficult reputations. The first of these is Aculeus, a nebula (like Facies that I explained in a post a few days ago) that is known for attacks. The Scorpion defends itself through use of its sting, and the Mars connection could precipitate force being used against us, either in a physical manner or through sharp angry verbal attacks that hurt immensely. I have seen in the world around us when a difficult or malefic planet such as Mars enters the stars in the sting of Scorpio a preponderance for attacks that make the headlines. These may be military ones, terrorist ones, or ones through sharp debate and stinging criticism. With Jupiter stationary, the potential for big attacks, maybe linked to religion, faith, diversity, culture or things we believe in may be high in the next couple of days.

Astrology of the Day – Moon in Sagittarius - Thursday 8th March 2018

Honesty is the best policy

The Moon is in Sagittarius on a very quiet Astrological day. The Moon in Sagittarius is open and loves to be around friends enjoying itself, and there will be a need to socialise, not to be trapped in, and to enjoy life to the full. Our generosity knows no limits and we are in a mood for giving, not only in material terms but emotionally too. Even if we are tearing ourselves up inside, we won't want others to realise it, and the emotional optimism within us will always will always carry us through to the next opportunity. It is also rather direct too, very frank and tied to the truth, to the point of being as subtle as brick going through a plate glass window. How we react in telling things as they are may not be to the liking of everyone, but you won't worry about that so long as you are being honest about the situation.

The Moon through the day makes only two aspects, and both of these come in the early hours of the morning. These two aspects are two trines, the first to Venus and the second to Mercury. Through the trine to Venus we will be very aware of our relationship to other people, and we will also be very socially aware. Love will flow out of us now because of the easy way that our feelings will mesh with our emotions. This aspect will tend to make us just a little bit lazy, and we may have to motivate ourselves a little to get on with what we should. There is a great temptation to link up with and connect with those we love, our friends and close associates.

The trine to Mercury connected our emotions to our mind, how we thing, speak and communicate. There is a lovely sensitivity here that we will be able to tap into and express what we feel into words. There will also be one other thing we will be good at – being able to listen. We will be tuned in to the views and concerns of others, especially to women to female issues and to the family as well, and we will be able to make sense of what we hear and give suggestions that hopefully will be useful. This should be a day free of too many disruptions and upsets, and although we can never be totally sure, the ease of the connections today suggest that this may be a day where whatever we set in motion should move ahead without too many problems...

Astrology of the Day – Moon in Scorpio - Wednesday 7th March 2018

Calm in the eye of the storm

The Moon is in Scorpio through most of the day, and the energy brings a need for us to know exactly what is going on. The Moon in this sign is reclusive, secretive, guarded with with what it allows us to reveal, and yet it asks us to find out as much as we can about the motivations, movements and plans of others. You see, the Moon here wants us to be informed, as forewarned is forearmed, and if we know what's coming, then we can them protect ourselves from what is coming. That's the ultimate goal here, the need to survive.

The intensity level is high anyway through the Moon being in Scorpio, but it will be raised a level as it forms a sextile the the ruler of the sign of Scorpio, Pluto. This sextile actually will keep us calm, and we will be able to work well in a pressurised situation, keeping our calm even if hell is breaking loose all around us. We will feel a need to be close to others and sense an intimate bond, be it physical or mental.

The Moon then moves forwards to form a conjunction to Jupiter. This connection will lift our spirits and bring a smile not only to our faces but to others too. Through it we will feel an emotional drive to do something expansive, ambitious or to improve our knowledge in some way. We will also be open to learn something new, and go somewhere different and fly away. Being generous in praise and in a more material way will be second nature to us now, and we will be willing to help out should our assistance be needed.

There is a little disruption that we may encounter later in the day as the Moon forms as rather irritating inconjunct aspect to Uranus, and something that we were not expecting may get in the way, cause a breakage or force us to do something that we were counting on doing. Someone's intransigence or stubborn behaviour might be getting on our nerves, and upsetting us emotionally. Luckily this is followed by a trine to Chiron, and either we may realise the error of our ways, or we may get an apology from someone who realised that their actions was causing us trouble. There is a chance to kiss and make up, and if offered we should be in a position to accept.

The Moon's last act today is to move into Sagittarius, and the freedom and progressive energy we felt through the Jupiter conjunction will revisit us for the next couple of days. The energy now will be expansive, optimistic, candid and fun and there will be a need to learn, to explore and to push ourselves to the very limit.