Moon in Liminal Space

The Moon is in Taurus today and passing through a "liminal" space in the heavens, where there are no constellations or stars touching the ecliptic. Liminal literally means threshold; it is the state of being in-between. It is a space of transition, and also one of mystery.

Hevelius, Firmamentum, 1690

This expansive stretch between Aries and Taurus is thought to be a place where planets can be characterized by a particular emotional heaviness. It is in this stretch that Algol, the severed head of Medusa, located in the constellation of the hero Perseus, stares angrily toward Cetus the sea monster. Algol represents raw, primal, [sometimes feminine] rage. And Cetus has an appetite for humans. With planets here (roughly 0 to 23 degrees Taurus) one can be especially sensitive to collective trauma and can, in a way, feel the pain or anger of the world. 

Pisces Love

This morning the Moon passes under the belly of the eastern fish in the constellation of Pisces, just under the star Kappa Piscium. You probably saw her last night, shining majestically in her waxing fullness, and close to Jupiter (visible) and Uranus (not visible), both at 28 degrees Pisces. 

The Moon passes through the Water Bearer's Urn

The Moon may be in the zodiacal sign of Pisces today, but she is passing through the constellation of Aquarius. The Babylonians referred to this constellation as the Seat of the Flowing Water. Yesterday the Moon passed over the star Ancha —a drop of water falling from the urn. And today she passes near Situla —the first star in the flow of water at the edge of the urn. 

These waters are symbolic of the cycle of creation, both in its life-promoting forms and floods and in the storms that take life away.