AstroWeathers | The Week Ahead | 2023 APR 24 - 30

Taurus Season arrived on April 20th, 2023 at 1:13pst.

♂♋︎□ Chiron ♈︎ | Mars in Cancer Square  Chiron in Aries | 23 APR 27 | 6:34pst | 17º 07' 

WTF is a MoonScope?

This week The Moon will light up Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

The Moon will be in its First Quarter Phase in Leo

What Houses will The Moon light up in your chart? This is a simple way to FEEL the Astrology of the week rather than to try and intellectualize it. 

How? Well, The Moon is the Astrological Body we're most connected to; it's so close and it literally revolves around us. When The Moon touches another Planet or point in the chart it "draws down" that energy into our bodies. Even if you're not a Moon Lover like I am, you still FEEL THRU The Moon. 

This "drawing down" Magic happens with both the current collective transits AND transits to your natal chart. 

PRO TIP: You don't even need to worry about the other collective transits until you get a really strong sense of how The Moon brings your feelings forward as it moves thru your chart. Of course, this is especially true if you're having a Moon Year OR if you're Cancer Rising (like me!) but The Moon has a special connection to every being (and every other drop of water) on Earth. Lean into this friendship and it will shower you with endless love & a deep connection to your intuition!

Here is the chart of The FIRST QUARTER MOON in Leo. Use this info to draw the chart into your SweetAstro WeRKbooks. 

Let's take a little walk into the AstroAlgebra and the AstroGeography of this lunation. 

BUT... let's do that remembering that, even tho it's a weak one, it's still an Eclipse Season and a weird portal is open. I don't recommend any Moon Magic during this time but I will break down this chart because we can learn a lot about Eclipse Astrology by looking at these charts. 

This chart is Virgo Rising. It is ruled by Mercury, which is now fully Retrograde in Taurus. This is a Sign that Mercury moves slowly and methodically in. We find this Mercury Retrograde in the 9th House of Enlightenment, global travel, and Astrology. This is a great space to do some big scale mindset editing as well as some deep spiritual exploration. 

The 9th House us where we explore other ideologies and cultures but it's also a House of divine communication with the collective and the Universe at large. So, even tho this is the chart of a lunation that occurs during an Eclipse cycle we can stay open to divine messages from the Universe and from the Earth too. 

There is a lot going on in the Sign of Taurus and we've already seen so much disruption to global systems, especially those that transport goods, since Uranus moved in here in May 2018. I was just thinking about how strange it is that we've had so many train derailments and factory explosions in the last few weeks & months. Maybe you missed it but we have. It seems like this Eclipse energy may be trying to show us that we can't continue to stay connected globally if we're not going to address how dangerous and harmful our current industrial production and transportation systems currently are. Hopefully, the shift of Mars into Leo in a few weeks doesn't add fuel to these shocking shifts & literal explosions... time will tell. 

This Lunation happens on Thursday which is Jupiter's Day and we see Jupiter inching ever closer to entering Taurus. On this day it's in Aries in the 8th House and that may further the exploration into our shared resources and how important it is to have commerce in order for everyone to have what they need to thrive BUT it can't be done in the same old way and Jupiter may show us even more truths about why we have to expand the way we think about this and then it may open opportunities for us to act on that call for change. 

I am curious about how the mutual reception between Venus and Mercury may also impact this conversation about commerce and transportation. Mutual Reception happens when Planets are in each other's Signs... Venus rules Taurus and Mercury rules Gemini and they've swapped happy places. This could have us trying to find value in transportation data while we analyze the physical impact of our current (mis)behaviors on the Earth. Think about that as you move thru this First Quarter Moon in Leo; how can we change the way we move goods so that everyone, including the Earth, is valued and able to thrive? 

We see The Moon in Leo in the 12th House so some of what comes up today may impact our repressed fears about resources or maybe even about our current rulers (government or leaders). Here's to hoping this energy continues to move that famous Leo, aka: the orange beast, closer to being imprisoned and dethroned for good (fingers crossed!). 

For extra juice consider how this lunation chart lands in your natal chart... 

What House is Taurus in your chart?

What House is Leo in your chart?

What are these two Houses themes and can you connect those vibes to your FQ Moon WeRK? 

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