Moon square Neptune is one of the most sensitive and compassionate aspects one can have, but sometimes its idealism can be misplaced, unrealistic and impractical. Both Neptune and the Moon have incredible imagination and the tendency to fantasise, so you will find this aspect is very common in actors and artistes. The square here actually works very well since it channels this fantasising into something concrete. The movies with all its glamour and melodramatic emotions are just perfect for these individuals. The problem with this aspect though is finding the enigmatic individual beneath the face paint and dry ice. Moon square Neptune is not out to deliberately deceive, though it can seem that way. Their moods can turn 180º rapidly because they can absorb opposing thoughts around them from other. This makes it very difficult for them to get a handle on what they really think. Moon square Neptune feels deeply and express their emotions without problems, but they have difficulty in defining those feelings and emotions. Definition is the problem, everything blurs into the next object. These romantics could easily be seduced into feeling something that they don’t actually feel and at the same time unconsciously mold themselves into […]
Author: Marina
Moon Quincunx Ceres
Moon quincunx Ceres like all the 150 degree aspects, strives for perfection. Since both Ceres and the Moon are ultra-feminine they could be obsessed with the quest of the perfect female. In a woman this could be about perfecting her own beauty, but in a man this could manifest in the quest for the perfect woman. This may result in an insatiable, but also restless sexdrive. It could be comfort eating or comfort kissing! The Moon and Ceres are also both symbols of the mother so this subject will strive to become the perfect hostess, mother or nursemaid. But they can equally be accused of interfering and fussing when they go too far. At their best they will bake the most sumptuous cakes, or create the most voluptuous and sensually arousing music or art. If you do happen to fall ill they will make the perfect nurse, puffing up your pillows and making you the most heavenly chicken soup you ever tasted. Moon quincunx Ceres is extremely hands-on and lush. They love to touch, savour and caress the things they value. However they are surprising generous with their abundance, it’s like they milk what they have for all its worth […]
Dark Moon
Welcome to Marinas shadow manifesto and the twilight world of the dark moon. I own up to being the one responsible for the Darkstar name. I like it because it’s an oxymoron, not because I’m a devil worshipper or eat bats! Darkstar describes nicely my approach to astrology and life in general. The path to illumination often necessitates having to pass through some very dark chapters in our lives; these are often as a result of a hard Pluto transit to one of our personal planets or angles. We all get them, but it helps to have a map and a torch. Cue Astrology. The cycles of the moon are integral to our daily lives, as are the cycles of the pagan seasons. Older cultures in tune with the earth, respected these cycles. Rebirth takes place at the New Moon and the northern spring equinox. The dark stage is necessary to decompose and replenish the earth in preparation for rebirth. It’s unnatural and exhausting to live in an eternal summer. All living beings need hibernation time, just like women need to respect their menstrual cycle and moods. Ups and downs are normal. Unfortunately expressing wild and raw emotions are deemed […]
Moon Sextile Neptune
Moon sextile Neptune takes the fantasy element of Neptune and tries to build a utopia. There is a real element of a budding saviour quality about it. This aspect is in tune with the common peoples hope and dreams. The nurturing side of the moon can take on a transpersonal role in mothering the world. Neptune’s self sacrificial tendency is very much at home here and the sextile brings a lovely flowering of affection and care towards those they feel are depending on them. But there is a deceptive side of Neptune as well, so these people can came across as the holy rescuer only to shatter their disciple’s dreams when they show they are merely human. Moon sextile Neptune doesn’t generally go out of its way to con, its just the mystic of Neptune’s fog combined with their willingness to become what other people what them to be can be a recipe for huge disappointment. The fault may be more with their fans then themselves. Moon sextile Neptune often feels very responsible for its worshippers and is genuinely upset when they find they themselves don’t live up to what people expect of them. Guilt may show up as illness, […]
New Moon February 2012 – Slippery Eels
The New Moon on 21 February 2012 is at 2º Pisces 42’ and on the royal star Fomalhaut in the southern fish. A misty-eyed mermaid of a Moon since we also get Moon conjunct Neptune. Neptune hasn’t quite reached Fomalhaut yet, but when it does we can expect some magic alongside some serious sea-fog. With this moon we get a taste of what’s to come. Whether it be severe delusion or the ultimate in poetic, sublime, soul mate romance, it will be very hard to keep ones feet on the ground. Thank god then we have the female Spock goddess Pallas Athena conjunct the Moon and on Sadalmelik in the metaphysical water bearers shoulder. This new moon is a mash up of both Pisces and Aquarius archetypes. Uranus has even moved off volatile Scheat and onto Deneb Kaitos in the tail of the whale. It’s still another restless star though and has a self-sabotaging, self-destructive feel to it. Uranus is important to this moon also at 2º. Water in one hand then and electricity in the other. February New Moon Aspects The most important aspect to the moon is the conjunction to Neptune. This has problems with boundaries, but we […]
Moon Conjunct Uranus
Moon conjunct Uranus types veer between the kooky, crazed lunatic and the unconventional rebel. Some have a pathological need to shock and outrage, but they are surprisingly often shy and uncomfortable with the notoriety this outrageous behaviour brings them. Moon conjunct Uranus can be branded attention seekers, when all they are doing is simply being themselves. The roots of this seemingly bonkers behaviour very often stems from their upbringing. The mother was either a genius, a very eccentric individual, really spaced-out or totally absent. Whatever the case, the mother was just not the same as other mothers so these kids grow up feeling that they are unusually special or that they not worthy of normal parenting because they are freaks. Sometimes there is an odd mix of the two which leaves them feeling very insecure. Another manifestation of this is that the mother was more of a best friend than a nurturer, so that the child grows up too fast and sees or hears things that were far too adult for them. This can make them childhood prodigies or overly precocious. Some of them reclaim their lost childhood as adults, and are accused of living a fantasy existence. At least […]
Full Moon January 2011 – Star Wars
The full moon on 19 January 2011 at 29 degrees Cancer is trine Jupiter, sprinkling much needed luck and laughter upon us after the dramas and chaos of the Christmas holidays. Our emotions are warmed and we are feeling generous. But we are going to have to put this benefic influence to good use. For we also get some very complex aspect patterns here. Primarily a mystic rectangle which contains a Yod. The players are Jupiter opposite Juno, Sun opposite Moon, and Chiron at the Yod apex. At the Solar Eclipse we were seeking out our soulmate. Now we have found them and realize we have met our match. Oh dear!.. Jupiter and Juno were the cosmic version of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, with their epic fights and jealous squabbles. Juno inflicted rather harsh punishments on any nymph whom Jupiter took a fancy too, giving him hell in the process. She was no compliant wife. This is where her punitive side comes out, but she also stands for bringing about justice and a fair outcome. To have these planets cast in this mystic rectangle lead’s me to think of something like “Relate” or mediation. Many couples snap at the […]
Moon Conjunct Neptune
Moon conjunct Neptune conjures up images of nocturnal sea mist and inky black oceans, infinite and unfathomable. It is the slippery, ethereal mermaid, slipping in and out of the waves, impossible to catch. The moon glistens over her tail is she flashes in and out of view, tantalizing, teasing just out of reach.
Full Moon February 2012 – Scandal
The Full Moon on February 7 is at 18º Leo 31’, it’s closest aspect is an opposition to Mercury and it falls on the fixed star Merak in Ursa Major, the Great Bear. This star is said to bring a love of command and domination if the sign Leo is tenanted, well the Moon is in tropical Leo. Merak also gives one the power to move on in life. The theme of courage continues as the big brave seeds of the Eagle Altair were planted at the last New Moon. We get some signs of what is coming to a head from two weeks ago. All the stars in the bear exude a quiet strength, but raise hell when roused. The Moon aspects may give a clue to what is stirring in the pot. Domestic security is threatened and we know this bear gets pretty vengeful when some one messes with her cubs. February Full Moon Aspects Moon opposite Mercury is going to be touchy about family matters. Communications will be difficult because of the blurring of clear thinking with hang-ups that originate from childhood. There is also an internal battle between the logical mind and gut instinct. But the […]
Moon Opposite Mercury
Moon opposition Mercury surfaces in an internal battle between the logical mind and gut instinct. But the restlessness creates a very driven personality who is constantly in a state of flux like the tides washing in and out. This can make for a very creative, self-purifying individual