These first days emerging from the New Moon can be a vulnerable time. During those first steps out of the big empty of the Void, anything can happen. After the Scorpio New Moon, so much is being dislodged, dragged into the open. It's happening to each of us personally, and to society too. You may sense the inner transformation that's underway, but have a lot of fear about where it's taking you (and us). It's a time to have faith and keep encouraging yourself.
With Saturn square Pluto, we're having our faces rubbed in the roots of what's making us sick. It has to do with the state of our food body, the environment, down to the essentials (air, water, soil). And it concerns external powers that threaten or attempt to control, like security tyranny and anything marked "mandatory." From now until uprising Uranus arrives in 2010, we may feel a tightening of the grip on society that's disturbing to freedom-loving people.
This square also escalates the pressure in our "hard" relationships. It brings out the compulsions we have with those toughest teachers in our lives. This kind of Pluto aspect can be searing, and hopeless, like there's no way out. It also brings up the fear of what has to be done, since it it's often nothing short of personal or societal revolution. It's not easy to take the long view, and see all this change as necessary when it's so painful. But Pluto, as the "debt collector" is bringing lessons about the limits of Earth, and the need to live harmoniously and sustainably. It's finding true power in the ability to evolve by dying to who we've been, and emerging as a new creation.
When faced with change and letting go on this scale, we often seek refuge in the familiar. But the Moon is in naturally optimistic Sagittarius all day. If you get lost in the negativity loop, try to occupy your mind with inspiring thoughts. A Sadge Moon friend often says, "How curious....," and we might say, "How curious to be alive at such a time in history." It's a good day to pull back the lens and be filled with wonder about living through this epic turning point. Faith-ful Sagittarius fills us with the sense that we're where we're meant to be. It gives us the courage to see the bright spots on the horizon, so we can keep moving forward.
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Really felt the shift into Sagittarius Moon time. I went from high flux emotions into a sense of someone in my ear, saying: “Let’s stretch our legs. Let’s get up and moving. Let’s carry on. Let’s finish this.”
I started a gentle, new project since we’re into the new moon energies, too. That really helped me ease into the new stage a bit more since the new project filled me with more of Sadge’s optimism.
Fiona, I felt that same restlessness, but still rooted in the heavy Scorpio energies. And that same need to be gentle with whatever I started, not wanting to rush ahead and lose contact with the rootedness of the new moon.