Saturday 27 July
Moon in Aries
Regular readers of this page know that I can tend towards a little of the Pollyanna complex- just a little.
It’s not so much that I want to sugar coat situations- indeed, I’m on the I Quit Sugar bandwagon. Rather it’s that I like to actively look for the sunshine in the shit. It makes me feel better- and, with a packed 1st house, it is all about me.
The thing is, there are some planetary aspects that are, well difficult. And the biggie building in the sky right now has explosive, earth shaking, potential- hopefully of the metaphoric rather than the literal meaning.
What am I talking about? Mars versus Pluto.
Yep, two of the zodiacs biggest and hardest hitters squaring off against each other.
While the aspect won’t be exact until Sunday morning (Sydney time), it’s building now.
And, the really interesting (or frightening, depending on your viewpoint), is that that the Moon in Aries and Uranus will join up to trigger an extremely stressful T square- and this is one T square that has few points of available release.
Saturn, Venus, the Sun and Neptune are all hanging off the edges of this, but they’re just a little too far away to offer any real help.
What about Jupiter, I hear you ask? He’s more likely to be accompanying Mars on this little walk through the Blame and Grievance Garden than pulling him out of the conflict.
Mars in Cancer, as we know, can tend to hold onto frustrations and suppress his desires. Mars in Cancer is more passive aggressive than he is in other signs. There’s only so much that can be swallowed before you can no longer stomach it. And that is what is likely to occur at this transit, you’ll have seriously had what us Aussies refer to as “a gutful.” The result? A metaphorical projectile vomit of potentially volcanic proportions.
And the stuff that comes out? Emotional landfill, sludge, the stuff that you’ve continued to push down below the surface.
Better out than in? Perhaps.
In the process you’ll feel out of control- which will amplify the situation and make the fall out worse. Because you feel out of control and possibly even bullied, you may tend to project that onto others. You’ll apply as much pressure as you’re receiving- and we know what happens when two immoveable objects push against each other for too long- yep, we saw it last week in Wellington, New Zealand with a spate of earthquakes.
It goes without saying that this weekend is not a good one to choose to talk about the state of your relationship, nor is it a good time to seek to compromise on a point that is important to you.
How to come out unscathed into Monday? Yes, it is possible…
- Resist the urge to dominate or bully others
- Resist the urge to provoke your enemies
- Pick your fights- the result under this transit can go either way- victory to you or to your opponent
- Remember that the only thing you can control is your actions, so act with integrity
- Adopt the “if you can’t say anything nice, talk about the weather” mantra
- Sweat it out. The Moon in Aries has a habit of starting fires if there are none around to fight, so get rid of that energy productively. Run through it, walk through it, lift through it, but at the same time, take care not to overdo it- that’s when accidents can happen.
- If at all possible stay flexible.
- Stay in bed…Mars/Pluto is excellent for sexual energy 🙂