1. Mind over emotions
Thursday, December 6
We try to discriminate between useful information and unnecessary data as the discerning Virgo
Moon dynamically squares the Sun and Jupiter. Virgo is often depicted as a maiden holding a
bunch of wheat and her job is to separate out the edible grain from the unusable chaff. Although
the Virgo Moon makes spontaneity difficult, we can overcome the resistance. The morning’s
good news can turn bad by midday before getter better again later on.
Last quarter Virgo Moon: Mind over emotions
Posted on December 6, 2012 by Amanda Painter
If you ever get close to a human / and human behaviour / be ready to get confused /
there’s definitely no logic / to human behaviour / but yet so irresistible
– “Human Behaviour,” by Bjork
Have you ever watched yourself behave and thought, either in the moment or in hindsight,
“What the hell am I (or was I) thinking?” And then maybe you realized that in all honesty you
weren’t thinking; your mind really did not factor into the equation at all? Today might be a little
like that, as the last quarter Virgo Moon squares the Sun and a slew of tricky, shadowy, often
reactive centaur planets and the polarizing force of the Great Attractor.
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Now, don’t freak out. Really. No one is saying that today will be a train wreck. It just might be a
very interesting day to truly observe yourself. Actually pay attention.
Heck, you might even take notes — that way if you do go off like a TSA dog sniffing suspicious
baggage in an airport, you can follow the trail back to what triggered you and learn something
from it. Not right there in the airport (or in the moment), but a little later. You can unpack your
bags at home. Today is just an observation day.
The Moon in Virgo can be a little particular — critical, even (of self or others) — due in part to its
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2. Mercury rulership, which governs the mind. It’s a fantastic Moon if you have to organize your
workspace, clean the house or dig into a project calling for precision and dedication, especially
when it’s waning as it is now. The last quarter Moon is generally when you want to think about
wrapping up projects. Situations that have been evolving since the Full Moon (or last New
Moon) may encounter a turning point of some sort.
But the Virgo Moon is not the most emotionally sensitive or empathetic Moon. And Moon square
Sun can some with a sense of inner tension, of needing to move something in a clear direction.
With the Sun conjunct the Great Attractor — that massive deep-space object pulling us toward it
as fast as it is pulling away — the frustrating sense of reaching for the unattainable may be
palpable. You may be tempted to locate the source of that frustration, longing or pull outside of
yourself. That’s a great setup for emotions to get polarized and lend themselves to reactions
rather than responses.
As mentioned, a stable of centaur planets in mid-Sagittarius (and a couple non-centaurs in
Gemini) are in the mix, within a few tight degrees on either side of the quarter Moon. Centaurs
are great for kicking up all sorts of personal, family and ancestral baggage, behavioral and
emotional patterns, and various shades of shadow material. They can be very emotional,
reactive points to work with, but the thing to remember is that they bring this stuff out so we can
see it, deal with it and heal it.
It’s not always instant; the work can happen in layers and stages. But if you’re paying attention
and look for the lessons, it can be done.
Some themes in the mix may include: small causes having big effects (Pholus); how we handle
second chances, and anyone being capable of anything immoral (Ixion); coping with criticism
and standing up for your beliefs (Okyrhoe); defining intimacy versus personal space and helping
without co-dependency (Chariklo); creative potential made manifest — or chaos from wielding
power to control others (Chaos); and devotion to your inner creative/sexual spark (Vesta).
It’s a lot, and the Moon will move quickly through its contact with these points. You likely won’t
notice specific, discrete items in a list. Not all of it will be pressing or relevant for you. The idea
today is simply to use your head if a situation (internal, external or both) feels exaggerated.
That would be using the Mercury-ruled Virgo Moon to positive effect, rather than feeding
emotional dysfunction, should it try to snare you in old habits. Sailing through customs at the
airport is a matter of what you pack and declare. Sailing through today may be a matter of what
you feed and own. You don’t have to impose logic or order on your emotions (save that for
organizing your desk). Just observe yourself and see what you learn.
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