The week begins with the monthly Capricorn Moon connecting into the Uranus/Pluto square. We’re focused upon building structures and yet not any old structure will do. We’re feeling pulled towards the need to break down those that aren’t sustainable; we may even be surprised by how we find ourselves keeping on keeping on until a moment arrives and then all of a sudden we find this deep-seated urge to shift things up…right then, right there. There’s a pull towards responsibility, having the ability to respond, in a way that is replete with integrity, as if there really is no other choice.
At once we’re pulled to focus, and yet with Jupiter uniting with both Mercury and Venus in Gemini early in the week, we also may find ourselves connecting to a butterfly energy of wanting to shimmy here, there, and everywhere. As such, watch for the potential for nervous agitation. Have your Rescue Remedy or other relaxing self-care regimens/elixirs handy.
The Jupiter/Mercury/Venus union can encourage a greater expression of both thoughts and values. Our understanding may expand, including our comprehension of just what it is that we cherish. In this, though, we could find that our love is not just of one thing, but of many. The multitudes offer enjoyment, variety a way to express the prismatic facets of our deep and rich values.
Yet, just watch the tendency towards overstatements. We could find ourselves or others being swept away by superlatives. Be on the look out for inclinations towards declarations of “the greatest” or “the most” or any “–est.” That’s not to say to not feel a sense of fullness but just be aware that the elevation to something at the pinnacle of the pantheon may be a passing feeling.
From mid-Tuesday to mid-Thursday when the Moon is in Aquarius, we get the opportunity to pull back a bit. Our concern expands to a more humanistic level. Detachment allows for an equanimity that yields a new level of understanding.
Thursday may feature an interesting juxtaposition of energetic factors. With both Mercury and Mars about to shift into Cancer and Gemini, respectively, on Friday, Thursday finds them finishing up their sweep of the preceding signs. Mercury at the end of Gemini may have it seem that the volume of our mental orientation is turned up high on Thursday; the day may end up having more dialogues and communications than you had anticipated. While this may engender a sense of intellectual flexibility, with Mars at the very end of Taurus, we could find ourselves not really wanting to move fast. There’s a sense of wanting to pursue practically and potentially holding onto positions, just for holding on’s sake. Be highly aware so you can discern whether your actions are being sourced from pragmatism or stubbornness.
The shift of Mercury into Cancer on Friday begins a ten-week period of the messenger planet being in the sign of family, home, and the past (this extended residence of Mercury in Cancer is because it goes retrograde in this sign on June 26). We’re going to have a lot of practice when it comes to infusing our communications and thinking with a feelings-oriented perspective.
Mars will be in Gemini through mid-July. During this time we may find ourselves learning the connection between right thinking and right action. We’re pulled more towards rationalizing before taking movement; we’ll need to watch, though, when that’s to our advantage and when it is not.
We float into the end of the week with the Moon in Pisces. Friday and Saturday are lovely days for artistic pursuits, service work, and sending out rays of unconditional love. And even if that’s not your natural inclination, try some of it on for size. After all, with the Sun sextiling Uranus on Saturday, we’ve got encouragement to step outside of our comfort zones and express ourselves a little differently.
Sunday’s full force active. The Moon’s in Aries, inspiring our desire to do this, say that, be here, go there. With Venus at the end of Gemini, the affinity for variety and the pull to mix-it-up are heightened.
Astro-Atlas*
27 May, 12:18 am: Moon (Capricorn) sextile Saturn (Scorpio)
27 May, 12:56 am: Mercury (Gemini) conjunct Jupiter (Gemini)
27 May, 8:12 am: Moon (Capricorn) conjunct Pluto (Capricorn)
27 May, 8:49 am: Moon (Capricorn) square Uranus (Aries)
28 May, 11:40 am: Moon (Capricorn) trine Mars (Taurus)
28 May, 11:40 am: Moon void-of-course
28 May, 12:29 pm: Venus (Gemini) conjunct Jupiter (Gemini)
28 May, 2:48 pm: Moon enters Aquarius
29 May, 12:47 am: Moon (Aquarius) square Saturn (Scorpio)
29 May, 4:27 am: Moon (Aquarius) trine Sun (Gemini)
29 May, 10:01 am: Moon (Aquarius) sextile Uranus (Aries)
30 May, 7:00 am: Moon (Aquarius) trine Jupiter (Gemini)
30 May, 10:21 am: Moon (Aquarius) trine Venus (Gemini)
30 May, 4:37 pm: Moon (Aquarius) trine Mercury (Gemini)
30 May, 4:57 pm: Moon (Aquarius) square Mars (Taurus)
30 May, 4:57 pm: Moon void-of-course
30 May, 5:30 pm: Moon enters Pisces
31 May, 12:07 am: Mercury enters Cancer
31 May, 2:54 AM: Moon (Pisces) conjunct Neptune (Pisces)
31 May, 3:39 am: Mars enters Gemini
31 May, 3:54 am: Moon (Pisces) trine Saturn (Scorpio)
31 May, 11:58 am: Moon (Pisces) square Sun (Gemini)
31 May, 12:58 pm: Moon (Pisces) sextile Pluto (Capricorn)
1 June, 1:18 pm: Moon (Pisces) square Jupiter (Gemini)
1 June, 6:46 pm: Sun (Gemini) sextile Uranus (Aries)
1 June, 9:30 pm: Moon (Pisces) square Venus (Gemini)
1 June, 9:30 pm: Moon void-of-course
1 June, 11:33 pm: Moon enters Aries
2 June, 2:08 am: Moon (Aries) sextile Mars (Gemini)
2 June, 6:07 am: Moon (Aries) square Mercury (Cancer)
2 June, 7:13 pm: Venus enters Cancer
2 June, 8:12 pm: Moon (Aries) square Pluto (Capricorn)
2 June, 9:39 pm: Moon (Aries) conjunct Uranus (Aries)
2 June, 11:47 pm: Moon (Aries) sextile Sun (Gemini)
* all time are Pacific Daylight Time (GMT – 7:00)
