Entry: Thursday January 7th at 3:54am EST / 8:54am UTC.
Departure: Saturday January 9th at 6:15am EST / 11:15am UTC
Moon in Scorpio: Fall of the Moon. This is a very challenging placement. The whole world feels a little unsteady. It is difficult to accomplish anything or get anything done in the material sense of things. Difficult emotions will continue to arise, and it may be easy to fall into an emotional hole or get stuck in a rut. However, Scorpio Moons are good times to take a pause from work and do introspection, especially into one’s own shadow and the darker parts of the personality that one would rather ignore.
Triplicity and Quadruplicity: Fixed Water. Fixedness indicates prolonged activities and an overall steadiness in people’s moods. The Moon in fixed signs makes activities more stable and their duration longer. The water element emphasizes the emotional and inner life, and people tend to prioritize their own inner states and unconsciousness patterns. The atmosphere takes a very reflective tone.
Moon’s ruler: The Moon is opposed to Mars in Taurus. There is help and support for grounding the Moon’s significations in reality and making long-term plans come to fruition, but it will happen through struggles and obstacles. The Moon-Mars opposition can, on its own, bring tension, anger, and frustration. However, the Moon is also received into her exaltation through Mars, and this will help to offset some of the natural depression of the Scorpio Moon period.
Relationship to the Sun: The Moon forms a Superior Sextile to the Sun in Capricorn. There will be a moderate amount of harmony between your own desires and intentions and what your environment and circumstances support. There will be less roadblocks and obstacles to get in your way.
Aspects
Superior Sextile to Mercury in Capricorn. Last period’s square has eased into a sextile. Ease of communication and more natural use of the voice. Ideas and thoughts will be clearer, and interpersonal conversation will flow more smoothly.
Superior Fixed Square to Jupiter in Aquarius. The trine from the previous period has tensed into a square. You may find hard lessons coming your way from people you respect, or challenges arising to test your personal resolve and conviction. Financial worries may come your way too. All of this can be resolved and made to work in your favor if you confront the issues that arise instead of running away from them. These troubles will be quite persistent with the fixed nature of the square.
Superior Fixed Square to Saturn in Aquarius. The trine from the previous period has tensed into a square. Negative self-talk, rumination, challenges with self-worth and esteem. Confusion and lack of clarity can also be present. It will be difficult to get anything done. These troubles will be quite persistent with the fixed nature of the square.
Summary: The Scorpio Moon is a famously bad time to try and make anything happen or be productive. This period is no different, with the squares from Jupiter and Saturn creating a lot of tension and struggle. However, you will be greatly supported by going inward, releasing control, and focusing your energies on personal growth and development. Mars in Taurus as her ruler ensures that you can make long-lasting, permanent results now through the personal work you do, and the sextile to the Sun will ensure that obstacles don’t arise to keep you completely off track. As was the case last month, so long as you focus more on the emotional/spiritual and less on the material and practical, you can go far during this period.
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