Taurus Moon ~ 30 May – 1 June 2019

The Moon travels into determined and responsible Taurus and the 4th House of possessions, father figures, and endings at 9:43 PM PDT on 30 May 2019, remaining there until it enters Gemini at 4:48 AM PDT on 2 June. A need for stability is favored during this lunar transit particularly if home life is in flux. A practical nature may be of benefit. The chart is below.

Chart Information

• Mode/Quality – procrastination along with some inflexibility may arise due to to the strength of Mutable energies.
• Element – Fire, Air, and Earth (will, intellect, physical/practical) are in relative balance with Water (emotions) in a weakened state, aligning with Mutable energies.
• Ray – The 4th Ray of Harmony through Conflict provides the strongest Ray influence suggesting the energy for balance.
• Sign – Taurus, Gemini, and Sagittarius provide the strongest sign influences. Given the energy of both Gemini and Sagittarius (opposite signs), Taurus may provide some balance and structure to their adventurous nature.
• House – 4th (inheritance/endings), 6th (health/employment), and 12th (fear/unseen forces/restriction) suggesting a focus on the mundane along with service to others.
• Quadrants/Hemisphere – The 2nd quadrant (sensitivity to others) and the Northern Hemisphere (security concerns)
• I Ching/Human Design – Gate 3 To Be Stationed, To Assemble Line 4 Charisma indicating the ability to stay focused and ordered while planning something as well as the energy to attract both assistance and support.
• Retrograde Planets – Ceres (issues of self-nurturing), Jupiter (inward focus), Pallas, Pluto (dealing with karmic debt), and Saturn (revisit old issues, inward discipline)
• Lunar Phase – Balsamic, waning, New Moon 3 June 2019 at 12°Gem33′

Aspects

Two conjunctions, one with Uranus (Orb 4°37′ Applying), and another with Vesta (Orb 3°50′ Separating) suggest a blend between the unconventional and the mundane. While Uranus has us expressing our independence, Vesta says, not so fast, reminding us that work is an expression of the sacred and to take care of our emotional needs as well as our physical. A trine with the Ascendant (in Sagittarius) fosters intuition and emotional expression.

Magickal Workings

Inner work is favored on Thursday with Jupiter in its current retrograde status. With the North Node in both Cancer and the 7th House, rituals for both allowing and expressing humility are also favored over the next few days. Using Vesta as the goddess representation may be in order particularly if workings favor either the sacred or the mundane. She has a way of blending the two as we learn they are truly one and the same.

Venus quincunx Jupiter (Orb 1°35′ Applying) suggests that we need to find the resolve within to remain unaffected by the opinions of others. Magickal working performed on Friday could focus on strengthening our inner resolve. Hecate may be useful here for inner strength.

Overall Outlook

Stability can work for or against us. It can provide a foundation, or keep us stuck. It feels like the time is right for taking a look inward, creating the space to extend love and nurturing to others, something that’s difficult to do when we’re feeling stressed or out of sorts. However, just as Vesta blends the sacred with the mundane, in effect suggesting that we cannot experience one without the other, the best way to deal with our own difficult emotions may lie in nurturing others. It takes the focus off of our own issues and places it firmly on someone else which may be all we need to find our own balance.

Until next time…

Lunar Blessings!