This morning we wake up to a very dark
Moon in Libra. Early in the day, the Sun passes from Libra into
Scorpio (7:57 AM). Meanwhile, the Moon makes a nice kite in the sky
with a trine from Mars/Pholus in Sagittarius, Eris in Aries and BML
in Scorpio. Did I just say nice? Yeah. Prepare for “nice” to be a
thing of the recent past. Libra's mask is dangling on its final
threads getting ready to come off. And, the Moon's passage through
this fire trine (marked by a sextile from Moon to Mars at 1:23 PM)
could be just the catalyst that serves to pull it off.
After the Moon passes Mars, she is void
until entering Scorpio at 5:11 PM. So, if a catalyst comes your way
in the form of a gaslighter or merely a sense of urgency, take the
few hours of the Void Moon to take a big dramatic pause. Also know
that (pausing) is likely the LAST thing you want to do. But, unless
there is a true and imminent physical threat, there is no true call
for immediate action now. I would highly advise you to stow it, at
least until you can get to a safe place to expel some of this excess
energy in a way that doesn't end up biting you in the rear. Call a
time out for your own good. Lock yourself in a closet and scream your
head off if you want. Do absolutely anything you can do to bring
yourself back to center because the air is certainly prickly. In case
you haven't heard, there is an eclipse today.
While the Moon is dealing with herself,
Venus sneaks over into Scorpio at 4:53 PM. She waits here, right
behind the Sun and Pallas for the Moon to join her. I've told you of
Pallas' super powers in Scorpio. Here, she can give you an x-ray view
of what is going on below the surface particularly the subconscious
patterns of YOUR OWN psyche that, when allowed to run amuck, can
cause a lot of problems. So, while you are looking over your shoulder
for potential threats within that sense of urgency, the bigger call
is to direct your observations inward. Don't be afraid of what you
might see. We all have our shadows. Instead, note what you observe
and subsequently vow to stop letting it control you.
All that being said, there could be
some deep desires that bubble up in light of this eclipse. Instead of
setting out to satiate those desires, look inward to where they are
truly coming from. Do you have a subconscious desire for control? Is
there a part of you that doesn't believe it can sustain itself or
provide for itself? Where does that come from? Are you being
triggered? Where does the root of that trigger lie? I've a feeling a
little lady by the name of Eris may sneak up on us giving clues to
this. But, our initial inkling is going to be to react to Eris
instead of looking at what it is she is trying to show us in the
first place.
See, there was this party that Eris was
excluded from in her day. Because she was excluded from the party,
she took this golden apple and rolled it into a room full of
debutantes. On that golden apple were the words, “For the fairest.”
Well, wouldn't you know that all hell broke loose as the debutantes
scrambled to grab the apple for themselves. What Eris did was show
the ugly under these beautiful masks...quite effortlessly. And,
today, at this eclipse, she's rolling that apple again and it lands
directly on Saturn in Scorpio by inconjunct. We never saw it coming.
But, it holds great opportunity to either 1) reveal your true ugly in
front of an audience OR 2) note the urges that bubble up without
acting on them but merely standing in observation. And, that
observation needs to be directed inward more than outward. Start
examining why you react to certain things the way you do. Start
examining where these desperate cravings come from. What is it that
you truly lack?
If there had been ONE debutante at that
party with a sense of self worth and integrity, she would not have
fallen prey to Eris' sideways method of destruction. She would have
held the line and watched the entertainment of the other debutantes
scrambling for the spotlight. Be THAT chic. Stand your ground and
hold tight to your integrity and self discipline without letting
anyone else knock that foundation out from underneath you.
Mars in Sagittarius is hell bent on
being some kind of hero right now. But, I would caution against doing
anything in the name of pure heroism. Instead, default to merely
finding the right thing to do or the wise thing to do and stick with
that. And, the wise thing to do right now in light of this sense of
urgency brought by the eclipse is to stay still and hold your
position because all the information is STILL not in yet. The picture
is still developing and will continue developing as Mercury turns
direct and retraces the degrees of his own shadow.
Chances are the world will seem to open
up with new (and sometimes dark) details. Note them. The sabian for
this eclipse is “A sight seeing bus.” Nothing in that sabian says
“A tour where you unexpectedly get off the bus to fight monsters.”
Take the entirety of the trip in even if there is a piece of scenery
that tries to jerk you off the bus. Don't let it. Stay on and
observe. There's more to see and learn here than meets the eye.
The eclipse officially occurs at 5:58
PM. Unless there is a true sense of physical danger, then its only
purpose is to cut away at how we mask our own ugly through projection
of our Ego. It also works to remove blocks to emotional intimacy.
That mask is likely to be clipped for many at this time for better or
worse. You should really know what is under your own mask in light of
the possibility of it falling off...don't you think? On top of that,
if you bear witness to someone else's mask falling off, then note
that but don't do anything outward about it just yet. Again, stay on
the bus.
If something or someone threatens to
leave your life, let it go. Don't try to manipulate it or trick it
into sticking around. It will be tempting to do so, though. Instead,
again, look inward to what it is that causes you to want to control
or what it is that makes you feel so desperate in the first place.
After all this begins to wane, the Moon
meets Neptune by trine overnight (2:30 AM). Take that as opportunity
to practice letting go and purging emotions. It is also prime
opportunity for fostering a sense of both forgiveness (particularly
if self-directed) and acceptance. The need for acceptance and a firm
view of the reality of the situation is going to strengthen as the
Moon makes her way toward Saturn tomorrow. Accept that there is
probably a great deal of work ahead and most of it involves work
directed at honing yourself. Jupiter in Leo is tightening in square
to Saturn in Scorpio. Self excavation is in order more so than
feeding your ego through heroism and self-righteous action.
Temptation is going to abound in the
coming days. We may have cravings and desires that we do not
completely understand. That's the catch 22. It's not that we are
supposed to pursue the satiation of these desires but rather try to
suss out the root of where they come from in the first place. Know
this information is just for you. I'd keep a lid on it and stow it in
your personal diary or something until the picture becomes more
clear.
At the same time, know that there will
be people in the world who will not and cannot contain themselves.
We, as Astrology followers, know that this eclipse heralds a need for
self-control and an efforts toward self-exploration. Others, though,
will only feel the urgency attached to this eclipse and be compelled
to respond to those strong desires and the pull toward satiation
devouring absolutely everything in their path. Step to the side and
let them pass by. That's their unraveling, not yours. Just make sure
you are clear from any fall out. Step AWAY from the crazy, power
hungry, overly captivated by desire and desperate people. Protect
yourself and your foundation and, instead, observe. Stay. On. The.
Bus.
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