Monday, February 14th:
Monday, the Moon remains in protective, nurturing Cancer until 6:17am EST. With this Moon placement, we are more sensitive to what people say and therefore our feelings are more easily hurt -- so be kind to yourself and others. Self-Care is key.
Emotional safety is important to us as well; we like connecting to the familiar and we enjoy nurturing ourselves and others -- home and family call to us, for instance. Make sure though, that your glass is filled before letting others drink from it, otherwise you might start to feel drained and resentful.
Monday at 5:27am EST, we enter a brief Moon Void of Course (VoC), for 50 mins, until 6:17am EST. Use this intuitive time to find balance between nurturing and self-care, versus achieving your goals.
As always with a Moon VoC, as best as you can, don't start anything brand-new, stick to routine things, or simply go with the flow. You may also want to plan Monday morning ahead of time.
Monday at 6:17am EST, the Moon moves into fun and attention-loving Leo, where it will journey until Wednesday afternoon. We may lack objectivity and struggle with backing down or compromising. This Moon placement also starts the build-up towards the Full Moon (exact on Wednesday late morning). Feel free to read my Full Moon article here.
We all love to be admired -- or at the very least acknowledged -- for our greatness :-) So hand out some compliments -- let people know how proud you are of them, tell them how much you love them. Come from the heart in this and all other things... be honest and authentic, as best you can.
Fun, games and romance are a big part of this energy as well. You might also enjoy spending time with little ones. If there are no "outer children" around, how about getting in touch with your "inner child" -- it's definitely easier for the next two days. What are you most grateful for today? What would be heaps and heaps of fun? What would be so much fun, you let out a tiny squeak, just thinking of it?
Also, Monday early evening, at 4:54pm EST, Mercury changes signs from practical, cautious, accomplishment-oriented Capricorn to freedom-loving, forward-thinking, objective Aquarius (for the second time this year), where it will journey until March 9th.
Mercury previously journeyed through this visionary sign between January 2nd and 25th, due to its recent Retrograde phase, so think back to those dates and ask yourself: Did I have any insights? Were there any future projects (especially including a cause or group experience) that I wanted to go after?
For the next 3 weeks, we tend to contradict others more quickly and offer a different perspective; we enjoy intellectual debates. We are quicker, more alert, and our powers of observation are particularly strong.
We have something interesting to say, and our perspective on issues can be delightfully unusual and surprisingly insightful. This makes for some great conversations. We are more attracted to scientific and/or metaphysical pursuits right now. Anything that promises progress and advancement for mankind has a special appeal.
Do you have your Ascendant or Sun-sign in Gemini or Virgo? If so, you will feel a greater need for focusing on your future and any humanitarian causes. Do you have your Ascendant or Sun-sign in Aquarius? If so, you will most likely feel more chatty for the next 3 weeks.
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