Balsamic and New Moon

Monday October 28 At 6:25 am, MT, the Leo Moon goes void of course until 9:44 pm. While she’s steaming off the courageous and daring flares of Leo, opportunities abound to shift some habit under the cover of smokescreens. Reworking reality comes easily to imaginative minds. The show-off in Leo, however, might impulsively slip into dramatizing externally what is going on internally. Some of us may have the kingly Leo archetype predisposed to being passively entertained by those who easily identify with the Leo exhibitionist. Some of this can also be downright disorienting. The Moon moves into discreet Virgo at 9:44 tonight. Tuesday October 29 With this last quarter Virgo Moon, we can handle the complexities of our habitual needs and also change the basic mode of expression of at least one of them. By focusing on putting feelings into action we can link up our inner and outer lives. Worries need to be set aside and replaced by a serious task-oriented mind. If the internal mind is linked to struggles, it can mess up the best of intentions and lead to obsessive thoughts. Directing our emotional forces can assist in making desired connections. Self-discipline is a powerful tool today for working things out and for supporting Virgo’s precision with a task. Wednesday October 30 With this Virgo Moon we have many chances to get our outer lives in sync with our inner so that the teamwork they exhibit is open-hearted and full of feeling. At 4:51 pm, MT, the Moon enters her balsamic phase when, over the next three and half days, we need to gather everything we’ve learned during this lunation to will a new vision of our daily lives in response to deeper urges stirring up from within our souls. If relationships get in the way of summing up all that has come into awareness, find a way to include them. The Moon goes void of course at 8:48 pm, wiping off the practicality of Virgo until tomorrow morning. Thursday October 31 The Moon enters balancing and beautifying Libra at 6:21 am, MT. If one is seeking uniqueness on this Halloween day, the Libra Moon suggests being the kind witch or the attractive goblin. Integrating is the key to a harmonious day. Omens and strangeness may get in the way of a peaceful day. There’s extreme tension afoot these days. It’s helpful to give equal attention to rational and intuitive or symbolic thought. Weaving one’s personal mythology or beliefs into the day’s events can help make sense of circumstances. Connecting and compromising can have a soothing effect on our Libra energy. Friday November 1 The Libra Moon delights in pleasing people and is often unable to engage in conflict. Today is marked by tension. There’s an erratic take it or leave it attitude which stands in the way of facing some grave issues. Falsehoods need to be puncture, but the Libra part of us can be indecisive about what kind of action to take. Retrograde Mercury conjoins the Sun, generating many ideas. This increases the difficulty Libra has in choosing. 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 November 2 and 3 The Moon left Libra behind and moved into seeing-things-anew Scorpio at 11:35 am, MT. Our feelings can be ultra-sensitive to undercurrents in social situations, and we can subtly maneuver through them, avoiding dead end conversations. There’s readiness to act and change the course of interactions quickly. On Sunday morning at 5:50 MT, the new Moon is eclipsing the Sun setting a theme of trusting impressions and nurturing patience while engaged in the complexities of social affairs. Lines of communication are open but conversation might be guarded. Yet kindness and giving someone the benefit of the doubt come easily.