today's astrology forecast | Thursday, october 26th, 2023 - old wounds, powerful words and the instinct to stay alive


Now our waxing Moon moves into Aries. 


We are nourished/nurtured by action, physical movement, taking the initiative, following our instincts, STARTING, time spent alone, time spent with men, passion, anger. 


This is the day Venus inconjuncts Chiron. Also the day the Moon inconjuncts the Sun and Black Moon Lilith while they sextile each other. A Yod/Finger of God forms BRIEFLY. 


Black Moon Lilith in Virgo is pulled into this month's Waxing Inconjunct - Aries/Scorpio. The Aries Moon wants to GO/MOVE, do it fast and the Scorpio Sun wants to plot, research, merge/purge, get into the thick of things, look under the hood. It's something like the difference between a one night stand and a complicated relationship that either empowers or sucks the life out of us. These two energies are in us/around us. Rocks and hard places. Just generalized DISCOMFORT. 


Then there's BML, in Virgo, this uncomfortable/dangerous energy (because it gets squeezed out sideways) about the spaces we carry that have been shamed for being precise, exacting, helpful/healthful, PRACTICAL. The Moon is the focal point/point of RELEASE. 


So, probably we get mad. The phrase 'good and mad' comes to mind. 


Maybe we move our body. Maybe we give ourselves (and others) some alone time. It's a good time to follow our instincts - which is different than our intuition - instinct is the gut feeling that KEEPS YOU ALIVE. With the Yod there is more going on than there appears to be. The stuff that is underneath - which Scorpio and Black Moon Lilith are all about - is going to NEED TO COME OUT through that Aries Moon and our INSTINCTS. 


Choices/actions matter. 


Collectively speaking, Aries and Scorpio are both Martian signs. War and death. And Black Moon Lilith is only the 'girl-next-door' if your neighborhood is very, very DICEY. Some are now. We talked about Venus inconjunct Chiron in Aries, in the weekly, HERE, and since the Moon is echoing that - we will all be feeling something we don't want to feel. And what do we do when that happens - well, I guess we are going to find out.


One way through these landmines is Mercury in Scorpio trine to Vesta in Cancer, exact today, too. Deep conversations and communications focused on home/family/security commitments and investments. Careless language and our careless treatment of other people's words are KARMIC. Remember our words are ENERGY/create portals to the future. Think/speak with purpose. Vesta is in Cancer - our home is our sacred temple. Our safety/security can keep us up at night. Again this is echoing the Venus/Chiron - highlighting where we feel vulnerable. 


How to deal with it? 


Watch for restlessness/impulsivity. Don't push. 


Take care of your Moon - exercise, action, time alone, courage, assertion, not stuffing stuff. Use the Mercury/Vesta. Speak only the important words. Allow yourself to see reverent things in the harsh light of day. Avoid the superficial chitchat. Remember Scorpio is fixed water/ice, but that trine to Cancer can pull us back into our warm bodies if we stay focused on what really matters. 


This is all part of our journey to this weekend's Lunar Eclipse in Taurus - that post is next.


xo all

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