"Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world."

— Gloria Steinem, Marilyn

This week begins with a Gemini New Moon (7:53 PM PDT 24° Gemini) that directs our instincts towards the acquisition of new knowledge. The New Moon is ruled by Mercury, which is in emotional, security conscious Cancer. Mercury and the Moon are in 'mutual reception' at the New Moon, which offers unusual support for blending our intellectual curiosity with the need for 'emotional security'. However, once the Moon moves past the New Moon and arrives in Cancer on Monday, the emotional stakes seem to be raised and we're likely to feel some intense [...]

"Faith - in life, in other people, and in oneself - is the attitude of allowing the spontaneous to be spontaneous, in its own way and in its own time."

— Alan W. Watts

Finding stability in this week's atmosphere isn't easy. The week begins with a Sagittarius Full Moon (1:44 AM PDT 9° Sagittarius/Gemini) that 'lights' up a broadly optimistic 'vista' of possibilities. The Moon goes on to trine Saturn, shortly after the Full Moon, suggesting a great deal of perseverance and determination that supports our efforts to make the most of the optimism that is offered. But there are several elements that keep us off balance this week. Distractions come and go during [...]

"Salvation lies not in the faithfulness to forms, but in the liberation from them."

— Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago

Last Saturday's Taurus New Moon (1:00 PM PDT 25° Taurus) offered a surge of new energy and stabilizing growth initiatives. However, disruptions begin to surface almost immediately. The Moon quickly arrives in Gemini, just after the New Moon, to conjunct Uranus and trine Pluto. Mercury follows the Moon into Gemini, also conjuncting Uranus at the beginning of this week. The new surge of energy quickly becomes 'electric' and, for some, quite overwhelming. Unchannelled nervous energy isn't easy to tame, even though Mars moves into Taurus by Monday afternoon. New tensions begin to surface as Mars in Taurus takes aim at a square to Pluto. Although that square will take a week to complete, there are undercurrents of tension that surface almost [...]