Remember how much you have to be grateful for this Thanksgiving week.

As the COVID numbers rise and we are still in a frightening battle for our democracy I am grateful that the Sun has left the darkness of Scorpio Season behind as we have entered the more optimistic Sagittarius Season. This year we are truly hungry for this shift.

Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign offering more buoyant, cheerful, and hopeful energies. While the Sun moves through Sagittarius we seek adventure, exploration, and excitement. Thus far 2020 is not making that easy!

You may need to find your adventure and exploration in other ways. One way is through Netflix travel documentaries. However, I have discovered some wonderful websites for armchair travelers that highlight amazing ways to explore the world without leaving the safety of home.

Check out these links: 45 Ideas of How to Travel without Leaving Home  & Amazing Resources for the Armchair Traveler

 

This week’s Shifting Moon

We know that the Moon sets the emotional tone as she moves through the Zodiac day-to-day. Every 2 ½ days She leaves one Sign behind to enter the next. Noticing and working with this rhythm will help you align with and relax into the Flow of Life.

Once again, we have a fair share of outer planet transits this week, bringing many shifting energies to the table. However, don’t forget the importance of the changing emotional tone as the Moon moves from sign to sign.

The week begins with the Moon in Pisces. Keep your attention focused on developing compassion or creativity. If you find yourself looking for an escape route, meditate or listen to music instead.

Tuesday morning (10:05 AM EST) the Moon enters Aries, bringing with it a bold emotional need to develop courage through taking action. The Moon remains in Aries until late Thursday night.

Thursday at 10:44 PM EST the Moon enters Taurus asking that we slow down, get into Nature and pay attention to the more sensual aspects of life. The Moon remains in Taurus until 11:16 AM EST on Sunday.

The week comes to an end with the slow steady Taurus Moon. Find comfort in a lovingly prepared meal (Thanksgiving leftovers?), a sensual massage, or early bedtime.

Please keep in mind that transits to your natal planets can override these more universal ones.

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ALLOW SPACE FOR INSPIRATION – Monday, November 23, 2020

The week begins with the Moon in the Mutable Water sign of Pisces. When the Moon is in Pisces we often simply want to nap. Allow yourself that indulgence today.

While the Moon passes through Pisces you may absorb the feelings of others or the general feel of the culture at large. This can leave you exhausted, hence the need for a nap. We are all challenged by portions of our lives here in 2020. We all need to rest, release, empty our minds and souls in preparation for a renewal when the Moon enters Aries tomorrow.

At 11:39 PM EST Mercury trine Neptune, due to Neptune’s rulership of Pisces, this transit mirrors and intensifies the energy of the Pisces Moon. This has been building throughout the day.

Rest, retreat, allow space for inspiration on your meditation cushion, listen to music, read poetry, play with color, and dream.

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AN EASY FLOW OF ACTION OR ENTHUSIASM – Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Today begins slowly with the Pisces Moon and Mercury square Neptune holding us in thrall with dreaminess. Stay in bed later than usual if you are able, here is no rush to get moving.

That dreaminess changes on a dime as the Moon enters Aries at 10:05 AM EST. Aries is a Cardinal Fire sign and as such is passionate, assertive, and oriented toward action. You may feel the need to make up for lost time after the last few days of passivity.

While the Moon is in Aries your personal needs and desires are at the top of the priority list. You may need reminding to keep kindness toward others close to the top of that list as well.

At 4:13 PM EST, the Moon forms a trine aspect to the newly minted Sagittarius Sun. In a trine aspect, the planets are 120 degrees apart, in full harmony as they each accept their respective energies. With each in a Fire sign, this suggests an easy flow of energetic positivity throughout the evening.

This is a wonderful evening to travel without leaving home. For excellent ideas, go ahead and Google: armchair traveler

The Pisces Moon is void-of-course from 5:45 AM EST until she enters Aries at 10:05 AM EST. This suggests that what occurs during this time will not have much impact.

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KEEP SAFETY IN MIND – Wednesday, November 25, 2020

With the Moon in Aries today you may find yourself wanting to jump without thinking, taking risks without concern for the results. Please don’t use this as an excuse to put aside caution and gather in unsafe circumstances for tomorrow’s holiday.

Your displeasure at not being with loved ones could be all about satisfying your own personal desires. Everyone is feeling this way today and we are more willing than usual to take a risk when the Moon is in this hot fiery sign. Remember safety precautions not only for yourself but for your loved ones and those working in the medical field.

At 6:40 PM EST, the Moon forms the only aspect of the day which is a conjunction to Mars. Given that Mars rules the sign of Aries, this amps up the heat bubbling in your veins. You don’t want to take instruction from anyone and you want what you want NOW.

You may find yourself making decisions very quickly without clear thinking. It is easy to slip up, trip yourself up, or otherwise make a mistake. Learn from any mistakes you make and move on. However, please, keep safety in mind. There is too much at stake to blithely allow what might in other times be silly mistakes.

Use this energy in a solitary physical manner. Go for a hike, lift weights, spend time on the treadmill. Pushing energy through your body will help keep you calm and centered.

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SEEK AND EXPRESS PROFOUND GRATITUDE – Thursday, November 26, 2020

Given that the Aries Moon comes up against tough connections with Pluto, Jupiter, and Saturn today there are difficulties in the air. Many of us are not where we long to be, so many are alone, and knowing their loved ones are alone as well. This is difficult.

It may sound like a platitude but make the effort to review all that you are grateful for today. For myself, I know that being alone is not going to be easy. I miss my family, I miss my dear partner. I will review all that I am grateful for. Please do the same.

No matter your circumstances, it is still possible, and even necessary to find an internal place of gratitude. I am profoundly grateful that I live in a world that includes hot coffee and a hot shower every morning. I am grateful that I can express love with words and deeds anytime that I am moved to do so. I aspire to be moved in that direction more and more as years follow on the heels of years.

In service of peace and gratitude I leave you with a quote by Pema Chodron:
“When we are training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that, because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead, we are encouraged to simply look deeply at joy and sorrow, at laughing and crying, at hoping and fearing, all that lives and dies. We learn that what truly heals is gratitude and tenderness.”

At 4:52 PM EST the Sun trine Chiron. Look for a gift of healing balm as evening approaches.

At 10:44 PM EST, the Moon enters Taurus further settling us into a quieter calmer emotional state.

The Aries Moon is void-of-course from 6:46 PM EST until she enters Taurus at 10:44 PM EST. This suggests that what occurs during this time will not have much impact.

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STAY STEADY AS YOU CONSIDER THE UNUSUAL – Friday, November 27, 2020

Today begins with Mercury sextile Pluto. This will color the day with the ability to focus your mental energies. Spend the morning writing, researching, or engaging in deep conversations that matter. Your thinking is razor-sharp and you may be able to express yourself in ways that surprise yourself and others.

In the early afternoon, Venus opposes Uranus, bringing heightened excitement and possibly anxiety to your relationships. You crave more and may find yourself dissatisfied with the current state of your partnerships. Don’t make any rash changes as this transit will only last a day or so. You can anticipate folks around you behaving in unusual, unexpected, or irresponsible ways.

Combine these transits by bringing unusual conversations to the table with a partner. This could result in big changes. Take a chance.

Today’s calm quiet Taurus Moon will be overshadowed by these slower moving transits. Consider following your wild conversations up with a loving sensual massage.

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REINSTATE A DREAM – Saturday, November 28, 2020

As we move beyond the anxiety, excitement, and mental depth of yesterday, today’s Taurus Moon may be able to settle into its calm quiet nature. Taurus asks simply that you spend the day in pursuit of comfort and pleasure.

At 7:36 PM EST, Neptune stations direct, having been retrograde since June 22nd. Neptune is the planet of dreams, illusions, imagination, suffering, and spirituality. If your dreams have been on pause, if your spiritual practice has been stagnant, watch as forward motion begins to return over the coming weeks.

At 9:50 PM EST, Mercury sextile Jupiter. The powerful conversations from yesterday morning may be reinstated with a more positive tone this evening. Someone needs to know what you are thinking. It is time to share your ideas and plans and dreams for the future.

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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION – Sunday, November 29, 2020

As we come to the close of the week we are still engaged in a significant need to share thoughts, ideas, and plans for the future.

With the Moon in Taurus and the heat turned down on yesterday’s conversation, you may find the focus on creating stability.

At 11:16 AM EST, the Moon enters Gemini continuing the conversation. However, and the tone focuses on curiosity. Consider the questions that you need to be answered, and ask those questions. Don’t shy away. You will never get an answer if you do not ask.

Early tomorrow morning we come to the Gemini Full Moon, which is also a lunar eclipse. The eclipse adds more emotional potency to an already powerful Full Moon. Look for more on this in Monday’s post.

The Taurus Moon is void-of-course from 7:49 AM EST until she enters Gemini at 11:16 AM EST. This suggests that what occurs during this time will not have much impact.

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In these weekly reports, I explore the major aspects formed by transit between the planets. I do not consider every aspect that the Moon makes each day as they can be numerous and give rise to fleeting moods. I will consider the final major aspect formed by the Moon prior to its void-of-course, as that aspect holds its influence throughout the void-of-course.
The aspects under consideration: conjunctions, sextiles, squares, trines, and oppositions.
The planets I work with: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

 

“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” ~ Og Mandino