Moon comes into its last quarter aspect square with the Sun in Capricorn. Libra is about making healthy decisions, coming into balance and weighing our options. The sign follows after Virgo, a place where we use discriminatory intelligence to separate the wheat from the chaff and put our lives in a healthy order. Libra, on the other hand, decides exactly how much wheat goes where. It ensures everyone gets a fair share. It’s opposite the ‘me-first’ attitudes of Aries, in a square to the moody/clingy energies of Cancer and at-odds with the ambitious but rather cold, dry and calculative sign of Capricorn.
When the Moon comes into the last quarter cycle. It’s doing a final recap before moving on. Anything unhelpful that has been accumulated will be relinquished. Waning Moon is great for spiritual work, not so much material affluence. This transit shows us the final pause in this month-long solar cycle where we reflect on what has happened over the last month. We will make hard decisions on what attachments should be left behind.
The last quarter phase is where the Moon is in the 10th house from the Sun, Mercury and Pluto in Capricorn. It shows us that we have to do some emotional balancing out of our decisions in life and how these decisions have aided in providing further structure or security in life. Moon is transiting through a masculine air sign and comes into tight square with the feminine Sun sign of Capricorn. There is pressure to make decisions that will lead to payoffs down the road. We may collectively feel the intense square of Pluto (transformation/obsession/compulsion) and Mercury (nervousness/fickleness), as well as the opposition of Mars (anger/judgement). Emotional integration and equilibrium is set to occur.
Mars Applied Aspect to Uranus
Mars is at his critical final degree and will soon ingress into the fixed earth sign of Taurus. As the element that Mars embodies moves into the next element, the key considerations are how we feel about From the perspective of the last quarter moon phase, Mars and Uranus (R) will be in opposition aspect. We must integrate and balance our internal drives and needs, gather resources and put our mental energies in the right direction. This could be a time where we spin our wheels — so to speak. The emotional indecision to act on what is best can creep in. It’s the paralysis of analysis. Collectively, there will be a strong need to assert one’s self to obtain basic collective needs (food, housing etc.), let alone collective enjoyments and past times. In the coming weeks, it will also be important to not get dragged into the collective chaotic mind.
Moon in 9th House from Saturn & Jupiter in Aquarius
The 9th house from any planet is indicative of dharma or purposeful expression of a planet. Its meaning is derived from its movement towards the 10th aspect, Karma or action bhava, which activates the efforts of a particular planet. Because the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn are in the 2nd house from Capricorn, these serve as the foundational support or resources to how we garner more structure and security in life. From the Moon’s position, it shows we should integrate a more routine spiritual practice into our habits. The Moon waning in a sign ruled by Venus shows how we are removing attachments to materialistic pleasures in order to move back to the soul (Sun) for a new vision for life (new moon cycle). Replace the habit-forming and energy-draining activities of pleasure (eg: unnecessary consumption of food or entertainment) with commitment and devotion to consciousness-raising ideas and principles (Aquarius).
Our minds are also weighing on how to best connect with other people and bring in more positive, playful or fun experiences for our immediate experience. Before we can do that, however, we need to be aware of a solid foundational structure: Capricorn Sun. In this body of cardinal earth, we transform (Pluto), competently manage (Mercury) and Illuminate (Sun) the internal and external duties we must attend with. Capricorn is the natural 10th sign of the Zodiac, signifying work, effort and persistent action towards the gain of something. Is the work we do meaningful and is it in alignment with our personal values?
Venus in 3rd House from Waning Moon
Venus is the body of pleasure and enjoyment of this realm. The third house or sign is fluctuating and expressive in nature. There could be some experimenting with relationships to see what works and what doesn’t. Our values are changing, and so too will our relationships. With the current moon phase, we are balancing out the frequency of interaction we should have with material pleasures, the meanings we derive from them and how these correlate to our overarching goal of finding a true and meaningful inner-security with Sun in Capricorn.
