Astrological Insights for 22 October 2009

Interesting.

Talk about a placeholder word. To a writer it’s often a no-no word, one that takes up time and space, used when one is feeling a streak of laziness. After all, interesting can mean many things, which leaves the reader hanging, wondering “interesting, how?”

All that being said, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that today should be an interesting day.

But, I won’t leave you hanging. Here’s how and why I think it should be interesting:

• Today is the last day of Libra, with the Sun moving into Scorpio at 11:44 pm PDT. When the Sun spends its final time in a sign, the energies are at once heightened but somewhat diffuse as the next sign begins to make its presence felt. When Libra is the essence du jour, issues related to equality, graciousness, relationships, and beauty become top of mind.
• The Moon is void-of-course (VOC) for less than a minute, which isn’t commonplace. Therefore, there’s no real lunar “downtime” today as the Moon changes signs. The day provides an almost contiguous stretch of time where we can manifest externally (when the Moon is VOC, there’s an untethered feeling that makes it challenging for things to take hold in the world).
• The Moon is busy, making five aspects throughout the day, including to Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and the Sun. As we try to keep a Libran even keel through the day, there’s a potential to be pushed off balance. Being flexible is beneficial as this way any swaying from our path can more readily be perceived as an opportunity for learning rather than an obstacle blocking a sense of accomplishment.
• We’re one week away from Saturn moving into Libra. As we get closer to Saturn changing signs–and we certainly are pretty close–there’s a shifting of the tides, which seems to be infusing recent days.

I hope that your day is not only interesting, but interesting in a joyful and opportune way.