What are the cords that link us? Communities
function within complex webs of connection. Think about your communities, the
ones you love and the ones you hate—both feelings often live side by side in
the realm of community—and sense into these connections. Some are blatantly
overt and others more subtle. Some are matter of fact and some are mysterious. Some
connections come from the practical side of life and others are linked to the
heart. The Aquarius intention* of becoming more mindful of the place of community
in our lives for this lunar cycle is now being colored by a strong shift into
the energy of Pisces. This mutable water sign is expert at sensing connection.
Encouraged by this sensitivity, we dive into the ocean together. And though it
can be hard to retrieve a conscious thought from this sea, with intention and
mindfulness we have the opportunity to understand our selves and our
communities in much deeper ways.
Pisces’ intuitive gifts help us develop the
sensitivity to understand currents of feelings within community. However, to
make these messages more useful, we benefit from developing practices that
encourage us to question the messages we are receiving. You could say that it helps
to put our feelings into analysis, finding some way to sort them out, to check
out their truthfulness and usefulness. Some of our messages aren’t useful to
anyone else in community but ourselves. So how can we tell? The gift of
intuition is strengthened by discernment. The sign opposite to Pisces—mutable
earth sign Virgo—anchors us in practices of discernment. The Full Moon in Virgo
this week gives us the opportunity to find balance between insight and usefulness.
The two days this week that the Moon is in Virgo will give us important
information about how to achieve this balance.
Forecast February
24, 2013 – March 2.
Moon in Leo
Sunday,
February 24. Give yourself the gift of
creative play today. You won’t regret letting go of outcome for once and
surrendering to the fun of process. Get messy, take wrong turns, laugh at
yourself, smile foolishly at others … Today’s Leo Moon, under the influence of
a newly-retrograde Mercury in Pisces, encourages us to step into the flow to
find our distinct gift of spirit. We have greater impact than we think, use
that power to bring light to others. Who does that for you? That person is your
teacher. 
Moon enters
Virgo 1:52 am**
February 25—Full
Moon: Illuminating. If you have any tendency to get
overwhelmed by big feelings and big ideas, then this Full Moon should be a
wonderful opportunity to bring awareness to what helps you to ground and center
in the midst of all that. Mutable signs are emphasized in the chart for the
Full Moon. The Sun and four other “planets” (when we include Chiron) are in
Pisces, the Moon opposes in Virgo, and Jupiter in Gemini is exactly square to
the Sun and Moon. Mutable signs love discovery, love learning, crave
integration, but sometimes under this influence we can get over stimulated and
lose all those wonderful new insights. Big stuff is all around us, how do you
discern (Virgo word, right?) what is truly important? Time to practice letting
go of what doesn’t serve overall intention.
Another possible response to being
overwhelmed is the attraction of checking out entirely. Sometimes too much
input makes us want to turn off our senses altogether. When this happens the
other side of Pisces—escapism, addictive behavior, and even martyrdom—can
surface. My suggestion is to take notice when you want to deaden feelings and a
find a way to accept even that. This expansion helps to create more room for
our whole selves. As we expand into that, community also can expand into
accepting more reality too. One of the most troubling aspects of community can
be the tendency to conform and limit what individuals are able to do within
community. If we practice acceptance within, we are able to extend that
acceptance to others.
Later today, Venus joins the other planets in
Pisces. It’s a love fest! Or is it? What do you feel? How do you accept those
feelings without judgment? How do you discern what information is useful?
Another side of Virgo, which may help us all, is the path of the dedicant. What
will you devote your journey to? How will you acknowledge your devotion? There
is surprising comfort in remembering your intention.
Moon in
Virgo
Tuesday,
February 26. Moon, Mars, and Mercury are
having a conversation today. Due to retrograde motion of Mercury, this is the
second time that Mercury and Mars have joined together. The first time was on
February 8. The third time occurs after Mercury turns direct and catches back
up with Mars on May 7. This connection between Mercury and Mars is a
significant signature for this particular Mercury retrograde cycle. What might
we learn about our wills, passions, and tempers during this period? Mars in
Pisces is a great time to develop empathy. Yet, it can be a hard time to know
when and how to act on personal desire. Are we forcing too much? Not enough? We
are not alone; others share the same questions. Notice the fuse on your temper.
Mercury might provoke outbursts today. The Virgo Moon encourages balance and
then we let go when the Moon goes void-of-course at noon for the rest of the
day.
Moon enters
Libra 7:02 am
Wednesday,
February 27. Chiron’s transit through Pisces
can bring up many themes around wounds, from the personal to the collective. As
the Sun joins Chiron today, notice these. Chiron’s mission is to make us aware
of what needs healing. In the sign of Pisces, we become aware of the wounds to
our oceans, rivers, and lakes. All water is sacred. Perhaps personal healing
depends on realizing that we must also heal these waters. We are
interdependent. When the Moon opposes Uranus today, we are sparked to act,
especially to achieve justice and fairness.
Moon in
Libra
Thursday,
February 28. Under Piscean influence, we can
open to a lot of emotion from others. Psychic antennas go up, we can be awash
with feelings that we can’t fully process. When this happens, it is good to
take time out for solitude, silence, and restoration. Today, take a little time
for your self. The Moon is void-of-course all day. That means it may be hard to
get a full head of steam going for any projects or activities you have planned.
Merge with the flow today and see where it takes you. As Venus also joins
Neptune, expansive feelings of love, compassion, and bliss are possible. The
other side that may also surface is sadness and disappointment. Be loving
towards what is showing up for you.
Moon enters
Scorpio 11:33 am
March 1—Disseminating
Moon: Sharing. There is a distinct difference
between the signs of Pisces and Scorpio, even though they are both water signs.
Being a fixed water sign, Scorpio brings perhaps a little more grit to a
flowing situation. Today’s signature energy comes from the relationship between
these two water signs. We get to apply this energy to this next phase of our
lunar intention to be mindful of community’s place in our lives. Looking back
over the lunar cycle since it began on February 10, what have you learned about
navigating the waters of community? For this has been a watery experience and
continues to be. Even in unconscious ways, we are developing new skills. The
Sun trines Saturn in Scorpio and makes a sextile aspect to Pluto in Capricorn.
We can know what we feel and give it definition. Things are a little less
nebulous. Notice the concrete ways you use emotion to create and manifest.
Fluidity can also be a strength.
Moon in
Scorpio.
Saturday,
March 2. Boundaries. Is it time to think about your
boundaries in your relationships? Scorpio reminds us that there is a good
reason to step out of the communal waters long enough to make sure we haven’t
surrendered our essential truths to the collective. Feel good about
establishing good boundaries. They help us to be effectively compassionate
towards others.
* To follow along with this lunar cycle,
please read the New Moon forecast of February 10.
** All times are CST.
Contact Teri at teri@starsdanceastrology and visit her website at www.starsdanceastrology.com
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