Gemini or Taurus the Bull

While the Moon is in the sign of Gemini today and tomorrow she is actually passing through the constellation of the great Bull, Taurus.  

Last night the Moon moved right beneath Alcyone, the brightest star of the Pleiades --a cluster of seven stars in the shoulder of the Bull (at 0-1 degree Gemini). Alcyone is connected with inner vision, and though it can bring mystical abilities it also carries with it the potential for judgmental anger and narrow-mindedness.

Today her path takes her right along the neck of the Bull, and by tomorrow morning she'll be tangled in his horns. The star in the tip of his horn, El Nath, the tip being the point of attack, relates to weaponry. This could be a literal weapon or having a sharp tongue. While it is thought to be a place of good fortune by some, it is certainly an area (if one has planets around 21 -23 degrees Gemini) that must be used conscientiously.

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And I bet you thought Gemini was just an inquisitive, talkative, playful sign, didn't you?

Consider what it means that most of the sign Gemini carries with it an undercurrent of this great Bull....

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.