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[ArtCharts] Inspired Astrology Newsletter: First Quarter Moon in Libra
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First Quarter Moon in Libra: the bridge to balance
First Quarter Moon in Libra [Thursday, July 10 @ 12:35 am edt]
[Moon @ 18 Libra 18]
[Sun @ 18 Cancer 18]
[Mars conjuncts Saturn on July 10 @ 5 Virgo 26]
Click here for the First Quarter Moon chart on [ArtCharts] InspiredAstrology Weblog
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The First Quarter Moon is in Libra. After making a conjunction with the Sun in Cancer, the Moon has moved through Leo and Virgo and is now making a square (90 degrees) aspect to the Sun. This is when we see the first results of the seeds we planted at the New Moon. How is your garden growing?
Libra is the sign of cultivation. Not only do we cultivate plants, we cultivate friendships and relationships. We gather to share art and information. We experience the company of our friends and partners so we can add new experiences to our bonds of friendship. We enjoy ourselves:-)
At this First Quarter Moon, the Libra Moon is square the Sun in Cancer AND Jupiter in Capricorn. This puts the Moon at the focal point of a Cardinal T-Square (the Moon is 90 degrees from the Sun in one direction and Jupiter in the other)– and also at the Sun/Jupiter midpoint, giving us special abilities to heal and regain health. The T-Square represents the personal, emotional challenges to building our success. We need to socialize for work, fun, talent, art, sports, spirituality, and general growth. Yet, when we interact during this First Quarter Moon square Jupiter in Capricorn, we can also judge or be judged. We can be especially sensitive and this can make us very careful about how much we share.
With the Sun opposing Jupiter, we can confidently attract success. We can “go for the gold” — and win! Or, we can expect so much that we exaggerate our reach or overestimate how much we can do. We can feel generous, or we can feel that everyone is trying to take too much from us. You may feel that you need more space to grow– in your home, your career, your relationship.
Although you may want a quick fix to a situation, pushing it may be overlooking deeper reasons behind why situations are not moving forward. Glossing over what could be an important learning experience can deprive you of important life lessons that could put you in position to have more influence in the world. But to learn these life lessons, you have to be willing to look at yourself. Not all ways easy. But is it really harder than the stress of judging and blaming yourself and others?
With the First Quarter Moon in Libra, the position of Venus is a key to understanding this week’s energy. Venus is (void-of-course) in Cancer, just past a trine to Uranus in Pisces. Your relationship may need a change of pace. This is a good time to think about new ways being with your partner, experimenting with being more open to each other, being more independent, and attending social events together. There can be pleasant upgrades to your lifestyle and more interaction with friends with shared interests. However, Venus is also making a quincunx to Pluto, so there can be uncomfortable tension, feelings of being seduced into an obsessive relationship.
The current astrological conjunction of Mars and Saturn in early Virgo with the Sun and Moon aspecting Jupiter can make it seem natural to form your own personal rules and set yourself up as judge and jury, determining who “should” have permission to succeed, and who does not. This can give a sense of control. Yet, when you criticize others, you are not focusing on your own work, and your self-discipline slacks off. It takes self-discipline to attend to all the details of career and business as Saturn transits slowly through Virgo.
A lowered energy level during this Mars-Saturn conjunction is about your resistance. Instead of being inspired to fulfill our desires, we edit them, deny them, and suppress our natural flow of energy. We criticize ourselves (and others) to the point of being unable to do anything that is new, different, exciting. This can force us to focus more seriously on our daily routine and our jobs. Yet, if your resistance is high, you may find yourself without energy or good ideas now.
The bridge to balance is your own neutrality. Observe a situation before reacting. If you can remain neutral, you can see clearly and remain disciplined so you can successfully complete projects. When we overreact to situations that pull on our emotions, we block our own progress. Getting angry is a way of resisting, while finding acceptance relieves our resistance, and hence the pain of anger and frustration.
To enjoy the relationships we desire, we need to release our judgments and criticisms that are fear-based. Criticizing and finding fault creates resistance to intimacy. To find balance, you will need to get past your emotions. Mars in Virgo is about giving and sharing through your work and/or craft. And with the Moon in Libra, we are learning how to share and assimilate friendship and information– diplomatically.
Ongoing Astrology Note: Chiron and Neptune are both in the 3rd decanate of Aquarius. And they will continue to travel together for the next few years, culminating in an exact conjunction in February 2010. You can read what I wrote about this long-term Chiron-Neptune conjunction on artcharts.
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Astro Tip of the Week: The “square” aspect. You see squares in the charts, they’re red lines. Symbolizing– tension and obstacles we need to overcome– now. Perhaps we are already working hard, but to succeed and overcome the tension, we have to work harder. The First Quarter Moon occurs when the Sun and the Moon are 90 degrees apart, after they have made a conjunction (New Moon). The square aspect gives us the first clear vision of the seeds we planted at the previous conjunction. And it does this through the realization of stress building internally. Yet, this can be the tension that FORCES us to finally DO something and make changes. Squares are not the time to sit and think about things, squares are times to DO something about a situation that is demanding your immediate attention.
The stress of a square can feel like a roadblock. It can also show us where we need to work harder, be stronger, build a more solid structure. The point is to work through the tension by taking ACTION so we can present the world with our talents and gifts.
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