Sagittarius Moon ~ 12-14 July 2019

The Moon travels into adventurous and independent Sagittarius and the 4th House of endings, inheritance, and father figures at 8:05 AM PDT on 12 July 2019. Renovations on the home front may take center stage over the next few days with a flair toward ingenuity and original thinking. Invite family and friends and make it a party! The chart is below:

Chart Information

• Mode/Quality – energies that are both stable (Fixed) and initiating (Cardinal) provide the strongest influences. Guard against inflexibility.
• Elements – Fire and Earth follow the Modes with our will and the mundane in focus. Intellect appears non-existent suggesting a lack of objectivity or difficulty with decision-making.
• Rays – the 2nd Ray of love/wisdom appears in a weakened state with the remainder of rays essentially in balance.
• Sign – Cancer, Leo, and Capricorn provide the strongest sign influences providing the space for compassion and nurturing, generosity and discipline.
• House – 6th (routine, health, career); 12th (endings, inner strength, and weaknesses)
• Aspects of the Moon
  • Trine Mercury – Orb 3°37′ Applying – interactions with others flow easily. Head and heart are in balance.
  • Trine Mars – Orb 6°46′ Applying – describes an assertive and self-confident nature. Take full advantage of opportunities that arise.
  • Trine Chiron – Orb 5°56′ Applying – compassion for others is strong.
  • Conjunction Ceres – Orb 0°35′ Applying – female friends, co-workers, and family provide a strong influence.
  • Sesquisquare the North Node – Orb 2°21′ Applying – lessons learned are applied to new situations.
• Retrograde – Ceres (issues of self-nurturing), Jupiter (inward focus), Pluto (dealing with karmic debt), and Saturn (revisit old issues, inward discipline), Neptune (a focus on the spiritual versus the mundane, remain in observer/Higher Self mode), Mercury (disruptions in thinking, plans, electronics).
• Lunar Phase – First Quarter – fosters action and results.

Aspects and Influences

The outlook over the next few days looks great for interacting with others. However, Mercury’s retrograde may still impact how organized our thinking might be, so pausing before blurting something out might be in order. The North Node’s influence suggests that at least we’re able to learn from our mistakes, so if the mouth runs amok, apologize quickly.

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Retrograde energies give us time for reflection. Saturn’s retrograde allows us to slow down and apply some inner discipline and Ceres allows us to reevaluate how we nurture self and others which may help to offset Mercury’s crazy retrograde effect.

The trine with Mars should support any new opportunities that may arise, however, double-check everything. You don’t want to miss anything important.

Magickal Workings

Friday workings can take a Venusian focus and involve attracting a partner, increasing love and friendship, healing, and fertility. If working herb magick rose petals may be used along with vervain and lavender to promote healing, love, and harmony.

Add all three to a mojo bag along with a piece of rose quartz and place a few drops of rose essential oil if you have it in the mix to align energies together. Neroli and rose geranium may also be used if a witch doesn’t happen to have any rose essential oil.

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Bless and consecrate the mojo bag with the appropriate intention and give it to the individual requesting it. From there, the mojo bag can be carried in a pocket or kept close by the individual to attract a partner or to increase harmony and healing.

Saturday workings can use Saturn’s retrograde effect to focus on purification of the home. Burn pine needles in a small cauldron to banish negative energy and carry it throughout your home to allow the smoke to clear any energy that might be lingering.

Final Thoughts

Given that our bodies are a mass of electrical impulses, it makes perfect sense that Mercury’s retrograde effect extends to how we think and feel. Elemental Air in a non-existent state certainly reinforces this. My husband and I have both been experiencing jumbled thinking the last few days where we’re not sure if we watered a garden bed or we didn’t. So, we’ve both been taking a second look at everything we’re doing to make certain we did, in fact, do it.

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I’ve been resisting the impulse to acquire a new electronic gadget which always seems to be what I want to do during Mercury retrograde. I’ll see how long that lasts before I give in and throw caution to the wind as it were.

So, hang in there, mind your words, and if all else fails, sit this one out.

Until next time…

Lunar Blessings!