First Quarter Moon - Mars and Pluto Mix It Up

Monday, November 4, 2019 brings us the First Quarter Moon.  Most folks are familiar with the New and Full Moons and much is made of these two phenomena but the Quarter Moons are as potent, if not more so.  At these times the Sun and Moon are at a 90 degree angle, in astrological parlance, this is called a square.  Squares are stressful aspects and they make things happen.

The Sun in Scorpio enhances our vision, we see beneath the surface and are sensitive to nuance and mood.  Aquarius Moon, while friendly, keeps it impersonal.  Scorpio Sun wants to get all up into your shit, this Moon in Aquarius, while curious, values freedom and does not have a lot invested in the motivations and secrets of others.  Scorpio Sun is intense, Aquarius Moon intellectual. Water and Air, emotions and intellect, sometimes it is hard for the two to meet.

At this Quarter Moon, Mars and Pluto are in square aspect, becoming exact on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  This combination can get ugly.  Mars is the warrior, Pluto the transformer.  Both can be very destructive.  Mars/Pluto squares were in range at such horrific events as the Aurora Cinema shooting, the San Bernardino shooting, the RFK assassination.  The energies at this time are powerful, for those on the edge, it can push them over.  On the upside, Oprah Winfrey, Johnny Carson and Margaret Thatcher were all born with this aspect.  This combination can bring you to the heights and to the depths.  Be careful over the next few days.  Mars rules impulsive actions.  Don't run the red light, try not to get impatient with people and remember to breathe.

On Thursday,  November 7th,  the Sun reaches 15 degrees of Scorpio, this is the true Samhain, the midpoint between Fall and Winter.  Some who follow the old ways do celebrate on the correct day and time or celebrate over a period of days.  This is an important point in the wheel of the year as are all points when the Sun reaches 15 degrees of the fixed signs, as it marks the midpoint of the particular season,  Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.  Our ancestors were great sky watchers, it was their calendar.  At this point in time, they knew winter was closing in and it was necessary to be prepared.  Today we have the 24 hour supermarket, so the need to prepare is not so acute but deep in our being there is a primal response to this turn of the seasons.

During the height of this Scorpio season with Mercury retrograde in Scorpio the energy provides us the opportunity to look at ourselves with complete honesty, no sugar coating.   Look, acknowledge and forgive yourself.   Get ready to release all the negative at next weeks Full Moon.

Be well.

Rielle Hunter on Oprah

Just when you thought it was all over and you did not have to hear anymore about the sordid mess of Rielle Hunter and John Edwards, up pops Ms. Hunter spilling her guts to Oprah. She talked about the spirituality of it all and how her first words to him we’re “you’re hot” in the same breath. She’s about as spiritual as a trader from Goldman Sachs. I’m not surprised that these two are in the news again. The 4th Saturn/Uranus opposition, (of 5) occurred on Monday night, April 26, 2010. The dance of these two planets moved into opposition range right around the time the story first broke in the National Enquirer. (Which says a lot about the state of journalism these days, but that is another story). This week transiting Uranus and Jupiter are straddling John Edwards’ Midheaven. The Midheaven is the highest point in the chart and is the most public. It indicates career and destiny path. Uranus is all about the shock factor, the unexpected and unusual. Jupiter is considered a benefic, a good guy. Jupiter brings abundance and whether it is good or bad depends on who he’s hanging with. Opposing this group is Saturn in Edwards’ 4th house. Saturn speaks to responsibility, contraction, and structure. Saturn brings the chickens home to roost. Home is not a happy place these days for John Edwards. The mess with Rielle is only part of it. Elizabeth Edwards’ illness weighs heavily upon him. May 10th is a date to watch for Edwards to be in the public eye again. The next opposition between Saturn and Uranus occurs on July 26, 2010 along the Aries/Libra axis at 0 degrees, 25 minutes. Prior to this, Uranus and Jupiter will hit Rielle Hunter’s Sun at 0 Aries followed by and opposition from Saturn just before the final and last Saturn/Uranus opposition. For Rielle this is the proverbial whack upside the head. The first week of June Ms. Hunter should be riding high. She should enjoy it while she can for in mid to late July the hammer falls when Saturn comes to call. Saturn has a way of revealing the truth in the harshest terms. Be ready for it, because you know you will not be able to avoid it.