There are emotional challenges today. There is a tendency to emotionally want to keep the status quo. However your habitual responses are being challenged providing you with the opportunity for transforming your emotional patterns. Close relationships offer security and stability and help transform this tension. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.~Martin Luther King Jr.
There is an opportunity to turn around situations that have been bedevilled by poor communication and emotional hurt. You can move forward in a nurturing away. However with the Moon in Capricorn conjunct Saturn you can get a bit serious today. A sense of humor is very helpful. Energy levels will still be challenged. Spirituality is the antidote. Health consists with Temperance alone.~Alexander Pope
Today the Moon is Void of Course from 5.01 am EST USA until 7.03 am. If you’re in another country check what that means for you time-wise. It’s best to avoid making major decisions or signing contracts during this time.
With a new Moon today it’s a time for new beginnings and refreshing your goals. Mercury moves forward in the heavens helping improve communication. Relationships are still a bit wobbly but are slowly stabilizing. Stand your ground as necessary – and ground your idealism in order to achieve productive change. Spiritual deepening is possible especially in forms of physical expression that have a spiritual component. The very heart of yoga practice is ‘abyhasa’ – steady effort in the direction you want to go.~Sally Kempton
It is still not a great time to move forward with big plans for worldly gains, but if needed, this is a better day than recent ones. The Moon unites with Jupiter, which improves one’s sense of well-being, and relationships, especially with women. Intuition is at a high point for the next two weeks, which helps with healing the past and planning for the future. Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.~Oprah Winfrey
The following is a short section of heart advice from His Holiness Penor Rinpoche at New York Retreat in Upstate New York:
At night before you go to sleep, visualize that Guru Padmasambhava, non-dual with the root teacher, melts into your central channel, and abides in your heart. Then from the Guru’s body light radiates and your whole body is filled with light. Have devotion, faith and confidence. Concentrate one’s mind on that. And then go to sleep. And in that way, you can carry on this practice.
This is not a good day to make (rational) decisions. Your thinking is strongly influenced by your feelings, as indicated by the Moon in Scorpio next to Mercury. Verbalizing your emotions comes easily though. So have it out with everyone around you-LOL! But seriously, as emotional communication comes naturally, relationships continue to bring the unexpected. Past and future concerns are highlighted. A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone ‘s feelings unintentionally.~ Oscar Wilde
Challenges continue if you are trying to gain material success or put any new feather in your cap. Yet, there is much promise today for spiritual pursuits. The grounded energy of Saturn supports this for a few weeks. Work deeply with your faith, and transformation may be your reward. Self-nature is like a puff ball. You should pray to see it for what it is: poof! Just like that.~ Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo.
The energy is right for creature comforts and social events, but keep on your toes. If you don’t like the unexpected in social events, let someone else throw the party. Venus, the planet of of love, relationships and money is now in the sign of Scorpio for a month, bringing passion and depth to these issues. Continue to practice patience in any conflicts that arise. The time and situation are calling for consistency and patience. Waiting is an essential skill; patience is a powerful force.~I Ching
The energy for conflicts is peaking. Can you hold on to what is essential while stating your position clearly and/or compromising? If so, you can still pursue your goals with zeal, and come to deeper understandings about your past and your future. Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it.~Michael J. Fox