"Courage is grace under pressure."

—Ernest Hemingway

This week begins at the Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse (12:53 PM PDT 29° Virgo) — a rare second Virgo New Moon for the year. All New Moons represent the 'dark of the Moon' but with the opposition to Saturn and out-of-sign opposition to Neptune (as well as the eclipse, of course) the 'darkness' seems to be compounded. There is remarkable uncertainty and, with the Moon's quick arrival in Libra and the Autumnal Equinox the following day (the Sun's arrival in Libra), Libra's indecision is also compounded under the [...]

"It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live while we're alive — to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are."

—Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

This week begins with a Pisces Full Moon Eclipse (11:08 AM PDT 15° Pisces/Virgo) that initially only seems to produce a fuzzy feeling of disconnection. The intensity is somewhat understated, with swirls of emotion that suggest that we are feeling underappreciated. As well, with Mars now separating from the square to Jupiter, we may begin to recognize areas where we've been a bit too impulsive. Ultimately, the Full Moon suggests the need for broad reassessment which seems to come into our awareness rather slowly. This lunar cycle began with [...]

"It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow."

—Voltaire

The strong initiatory power of last Friday night's Virgo New Moon (11:06 PM PDT 0° Virgo) is precipitously extended into the first couple of days of this week, culminating with the arrival of Venus in Leo, ruling Monday's Libra Moon — as well as Mars in Libra. Venus really takes charge this week in Leo, encouraging plenty of dramatic 'flair', 'flash', and even some amazing 'razzle-dazzle'. Action heats up through increased (and 'flashy') creative energy and steady, willpower-driven determination. The Moon activates another Grand Air trine with [...]