Disseminating and Last Quarter Moon

Monday October 21 The Taurus Moon is void of course early this morning while Mercury goes retrograde for three weeks. With this combination we may awaken feeling confused about personal and shared indulgences. At 10:14 am, MT, the Moon moves into contrasting and comparing Gemini. If we’ve been vigilant about how we traverse the path between our inner and outer lives, we might discover our own rhythm for balancing the two. Long-term persistence of old habits, however, might stand in the way unless we find a way to dissolve them. Evoking the will to do so requires working out differences. Tuesday October 22 With this Gemini Moon comes the chance to get a perspective on one’s conditioning regarding the internal workings of our minds. At 2:53 pm, MT, the Moon enters her disseminating phase when profound insight flies into one’s consciousness. In this cycle that would be about how we bridge our inner and outer lives. Comparing notes with others can help. There’s much to learn about how inner vitality can influence outer circumstances. At 6:35 pm, the Moon goes void of course until tomorrow night. While she is flicking off inquisitive Gemini, we might be indulging wishful thinking. Wednesday October 23 The Gemini Moon is void of course until 9:36 pm, MT, shaking off this informative sign, and the Sun entered investigative Scorpio just after midnight. With this combination boundaries are lacking and mistrust can be rampant. Retrograde Mercury is also in Scorpio, deeply connecting to inner emotional states. All of this is supportive of pondering the gifts which come from the depths of our souls. Confiding with someone familiar and respectful of one’s experiences can provide a broader perspective, much like discussing and interpreting a dream with another. Talking aloud about such matters often produces greater insight. Thursday October 24 The Moon is in Cancer offering comfort and excitement over potential experiences available with the information gained over the past couple of weeks. We may be aware of the conflicts which accompany internal stress and realize that we have the power to relieve them. Regarding them in the same old repeated manner is what stands in our way. We have the liberty to put them in a new context which can be alleviating. It’s important to formulate an intention to change and gather the resources needed to test out possibilities. The Scorpio part of us finds satisfaction in making improvements. Friday October 25 With this Cancer Moon we can gather many things which nourish us and use them to let go of something that thwarts our innate capacity to express our talents. It’s all right to go overboard. Openheartedness and overstatements provide lots of mileage. At 2:31 pm, MT, the Moon goes void of course until mid-morning Saturday. The rest of the day can be disorienting. What we set out to do today might get overlooked, and we might get sucked into a reverie about our past. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 2:00 to 2:30 pm, MT, for the weekend Moon Minute. Weekend October 26 and 27 The Moon entered specious Leo at 10:11 this morning. At 5:40 pm, MT, she enters her last quarter phase when clarity arrives about the meaning and value of what emerged during this lunation regarding bridging one’s inner and outer life. Such a comprehension in this cycle involves some posturing which keeps one’s consciousness veiled and undisturbed while merging energies which are altering one’s orientation. There’s poignancy to putting behavior in a new context. And on Sunday it’s best to not let anything or anyone stand in the way of the unfolding of one’s soul. Emotions trigger second thoughts.