April 5, 2023| 9:34 pm (PST) | Keyword: Sensibility
The Moon is slowly moving through Libra, the sign of partnership. Although this sign’s tendency leans toward indecision in the effort to maintain harmony, the current energy prompts you to be competitive and self-assertive in exerting great willpower and taking decisive action toward higher ideals or to bring a dream into fruition. While generally cooperative, the approach is one of independent thinking with a refusal to be ordered or coerced. For some, the goal is an aggressive pursuit of partnerships and joint ventures driven by an instinctual understanding of the world of money and power with the objective to achieve goals on a physical and practical level. For others, the desire may be to revamp and regenerate old friendships and alliances. Libra’s influence to align with another can be motivated by a strong sex drive. It can also highlight the personal philosophies of a leader that becomes political policies. Persons with heavy Libra in the natal chart (sun, moon, rising sign) and members of “the establishment” are likely to be at the center of events.
With the Moon situated in the house of hopes, dreams, and group associations, you’re likely to be pursuing something that means a great deal to you. As you work toward fulfillment, you may be doing research and gathering information before making a final choice. In some cases, you’ll lack the support and encouragement of family; denial is emphasized with a pronounced focus on the needs of others. As a result, events may trigger past memories connected to family giving rise to old wounds and resentments. In response, you may limit family contact or withdraw completely.
Alternatively, certain family members may look to you for guidance and you’ll feel emotionally responsible to help. It may be the deteriorating health of a family member (likely to be a parent) that is of concern or the needs of your children. They may act up or out of character or they may be extremely quiet and spending time with your children can be beneficial.
But friends and acquaintances, especially among women, will be a major factor in assisting you to accomplish your goals. On the whole, you can benefit from a large circle of acquaintances who help you emotionally and financially to achieve your hopes and wishes. Increased group exchanges will involve a great deal of time discussing issues or problems with the goal of sharing feelings. You’ll need to talk at length about difficult or intense subjects, and in doing so, conversations will reveal unconscious complexes. The power of communication will not necessarily lie in the words themselves, but the intent and manner in which they are delivered. Manipulative tactics or threats may be intertwined with supposedly positive messages from others if they don’t fully approve of your behavior or goals. This will affect you psychologically and force you to confront situations that you’ve dealt with for years which have now reached crisis point. This group dynamic can manifest in a therapeutic environment of counseling, involvement with an organization, or even a courtroom setting.
While this is an excellent time for all kinds of mental work, your job can grow more tedious and detail-oriented and involve more paperwork. You’ll be especially concerned about using the best techniques and exploring ways in which to improve daily operations. If you hold a position of authority, you may be able to reorganize your office or hours to provide greater efficiency. Your job may become easier and more enjoyable through friendly exchanges with clients. Your working environment may also become more pleasurable due to new policies, redecoration, or relocation to a new space. Perhaps you find a new job with better pay, opportunities, or benefits and recognition you receive from superiors and colleagues will ultimately put you in a good position for the future. The focus on personality development and expanded self-expression may also extend to artistic or creative pursuits. Aesthetic appreciation and insight will increase and new methods or working will focus on subtleties or delicate techniques.
However, excessive concern for perfection may cause you to be hypersensitive or critical of coworkers or colleagues. Regardless of position, you’ll be required to make decisions concerning your job and work environment, although in some cases you may not have a lot of freedom regarding these choices.
On a personal level, you’re feeling great freedom to express yourself authentically and you may be more willing to take a risk and seek excitement in your life. The push for greater intimacy can create positive changes in your self-expression that occur through loving and nurturing relationships and Venus can bring a union with another person through the bonds of love. You may feel a sudden attraction to someone who’s very different than attractions in the past with new love seen as an escape or distraction.
Although Venus can usually help to improve relationships of all kinds, the changes in the way you express and assert yourself can either disrupt or stabilize close associations. Perhaps you’ve recently left a difficult or manipulative relationship to enter a more rewarding one. You may feel a sense of greater sexual freedom and new relationships tend to be lighter and fun, although not necessarily stable or reliable. Consequently, a lack of definition will characterize love affairs or you may be on-again, off-again if freedom is an issue. In an existing relationship, you could experience a shift within it allowing for a more open and freer association.
Unfortunately, Venus is linked to the star, Capulus which can draw you towards a relationship that restricts or blocks your personal dreams. Additionally, the influence promotes questioning of society’s moral standards and you may feel the need to rebel against family patterns, for better or worse.
To that end, all close relationships will be evaluated for their value and impact on your life. It’s important that you relate to a partner as an equal, rather than suppressing your identity, but this can be an extremely difficult period if you’re involved in a one-to-one relationship that’s not working out very well. Mars is stimulating you to gain understanding of sexual, financial and psychological matters and awareness can come through some form of confrontation that will force tremendous change in your life.
This is reiterated by Mars’ nodal degree indicating difficulties, fated events, or regrettable situations beyond one’s control. You may be dealing with issues concerning sexual needs, attitudes, and ethics which may be in a state of transition or an increase or decrease in sexual desire. This period may coincide with a marital breakup or the end of some other partnership. Worst case scenarios include power struggles involving money and sex or highly contested battles over joint resources or spending practices that may result in litigation surrounding divorce, alimony, child support, wills, or inheritance.
In fact, the Part of Marriage sits in Libra in anaretic degree indicating a sense of urgency, a crisis point, or an ending that strongly signifies a pressing legal issue or divorce. The Part of Secrets is also anaretic in the house of partnership surrounded by the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades foreshadowing something to cry about. The source of that grief is related to monetary debt and matters concerning real estate. The Part of Treachery opposes Jupiter which can bring trouble with the law. These issues are meant to force you to master anger and take control of your destiny. The Part of Death linked to Mars may be the death of what you’re emotionally attached to and a need to deal with emotional and psychological issues before you can progress.
Additionally, you may be interested in learning about health, more particularly the relationship between the mind and the body. Perhaps you realize changes are necessary in order to establish better health. Right now, your mind is directly related to health and nerves may cause health difficulties, especially when you become too overwhelmed with details or excessive worry manifests as hypochondria.
This Moon is inauspicious for love at the moment with an emphasis more so on the monetary. Conditions are superb for trade and business and indicate a positive answer to questions concerning wealth and prosperity. Despite any difficulties of the past, a new financial cycle is on the horizon. With careful assessment and planning, business success and monetary gain are promised. This period may herald an approaching business opportunity or the offer of a raise or lucrative investment. As always, the message is one of moderation that encourages balance in the midst of abundance.
The keyword for this cycle is sensibility and denotes persons who are artistic, thoughtful, productive, and able. This may be an idealist of a highly sensuous character with the ability to blend material thought with spiritual understanding, and through the powers of invention, the inspirations are of a highly utilitarian nature.
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