The Moon at the Equinox is strong by sign (in Cancer) and
house (4th for the horoscope erected for Washington, DC). The Moon owns that sign and house so everything
Luna has extra oomph. The Moon is all about emotion, feelings and gut
reactions. In Mundane astrology, the
astrology of world events, the Moon signifies the population as a whole and has
dominion over public opinion. It
symbolizes women, the water supply, common needs and agriculture. In difficult
aspect it can indicate racial discord, unrest among the people and less than
optimal agricultural conditions. The fourth
house where it is posited denotes real estate, land values, mines and quarries
as well as natural disasters like earthquakes and floods.
The Mars/Uranus combination is the most volatile one in
the chart. Mars rules all who dispute or fight, the armed forces and arms
manufacturing as well as meat production and the iron and steel industry. In bad aspect Mars can bring volcanic
activity, fires, explosions and other forms of violence. What Mars starts Uranus finishes. On the bright side Uranus rules new
technology and inventions. On the down
side Uranus loves to stir things up with riots, strikes, earthquakes and other
violent upheavals of nature. This is a
crash and burn combo for sure.
On the other end we have Pluto another fun guy. The rosy optimistic view of Pluto is that he
destroys in order to build something new and better. While this is true it is difficult to see or
imagine the rosy future when you are standing in the rubble of your life. Great sociological movements occur under
Pluto’s influence. In bad aspect, like
now, natural disasters, oil spills and mayhem natural or manmade are in the
realm of possibilities.
The Moon is the fast mover and often acts as a trigger,
as does Mars. Mars makes a circuit of the Zodiac in approximately two years and
can act as a trigger as well. Two years ago Mars formed a conjunction with
Uranus in Aries and we had the Arab Spring. Friday, March 22, 2013 Mars in
Aries will once again be in exact conjunction with Uranus. This could be the
trigger. Moon will also be in Leo on Friday touching off Sun, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn and Uranus.
The lead up to the
Full Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 has Mars connecting with Jupiter and
then squaring off in a combative stance with Pluto. The headlines and talking heads will reflect
these powerful alignments. Shocking and
unexpected events will pepper our spring time season. Drought conditions will
continue to effect food and water supplies. From all sides of the political spectrum folks
will continue to register their discontent.
We can expect more of “Arab Spring” types of events from around the
world a reflection of the long term transit connection between Uranus and Pluto
which little guys like Mars touch off every now and then.
In personal lives old wounds that never properly healed
are reopened. Painful but necessary as a proper mourning and/or healing period
can occur. Don’t despair, there is light
at the end of the tunnel and no, it’s not a freight train bearing down on you.
