Pisces Moon ~ 19-22 July 2019

The Moon travels into compassionate Pisces and the 4th House of inheritance, father figures, possessions, and endings at 2:19 PM PDT on 19 July 2019. If under stress, we may feel the need for some quiet time or personal space over the next few days. Change may also be difficult to experience during this time. Working on home projects may be in order. The chart is below:

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Chart Information

• Mode/Quality – Cardinal or initiating energies dominate suggesting the energy to accomplish tasks.
• Elements – Water (emotions) projects the strongest influence, reinforcing the Piscean effect on compassion and intuition. Intellect or the Air element is not active suggesting a lack of clarity. Mercury retrograde is still actively rearing its chaotic head.
• Rays – Will/Power, Active Intelligence, and Ceremonial Order and Magick energies are prevalent with the 1st, 3rd, and 7th Rays active. Again, Mercury retrograde may challenge each influence.
• Signs – Cancer, Leo, and Capricorn continue their strong sign influences providing the space for compassion and nurturing, generosity and discipline.
• Houses – 3rd (communication) and 9th (higher learning, spiritual pursuits)
• Aspects of the Moon
  • Quincunx Mercury – Orb 0°24′ Separating suggests indecision and the need to check in with emotions.
  • Square Ceres – Orb 0°31′ Applying indicates interactions with women may be challenging over the next few days. Ceres Retrograde asks that we reevaluate nurturing self and others, so keep that in mind if interactions become difficult.
  • Sesquisquare the North Node/Semisquare the South Node – Orb 1°58′ Applying suggests that although we may experience struggle, we learn from those experiences.
  • Trine the Ascendant (Scorpio) – Orb 5°01′ Separating describes emotions at the surface and strong intuition, possibly describing an empath.
• Human Design/I Ching – 7/19 Gate 30 Line 6 Enforcement describes an inability or a lack of inner strength to stand up to negative influence. Right thinking may suffer; 7/20 Gate 62 LIne 1 Composure indicates achievement with no real personal investment in or indifference toward the outcome; 7/21 Gate 36 Line 2 Support describes indifference toward assisting others and only doing so when there is no other option.
• 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 – Full; relationships continue their primary focus.

Aspects and Influences

Whether this is due to the nonexistent Elemental Air energies, or Mercury retrograde influencing, it really seems like interactions will continue to be affected over the next few days. The Human Design Gates/Lines may provide the underlying attitude in play, however, which suggests that it’s not only Mercury’s path that’s the culprit.

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Each day, the Moon travels into a Gate and Line that suggests we’re not up to the task of balanced interactions, but that it may have more to do with the choice to remain indifferent than any external influence might provide. So any work we can do to explore nurturing self and others, or our karmic debt, Ceres and Pluto retrograde themes, may not really happen if we’re unable to care about any of it.

Any inward focus gained by Jupiter’s retrograde that could have fostered inward discipline and a reassessment of past issues may also be challenged by the choice to remain aloof. And although Mercury surely has an influence here, this feels more like a personal choice.

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Magickal Workings

A protection working may be in order given the hateful rhetoric by the lunatic in the White House. Because at some point, one of his supporters is going to do something awful and witches need to be ever-watchful right now. The Moon is technically waning, even though we’re still feeling the Full Moon’s effect, and binding or banishings may be worked at this time.

However, the situation may have gone too far and something more may be necessary. I’m not a fan of such workings because of the toll they take, but someone is being threatened and harm may result. So, it is what it is. Do what’s necessary. We may be all that stands in the way of horrific violence.

This is our domain. It’s what we do best.

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Final Thoughts

These are odd times in which we now find ourselves. The energy of unrest is everywhere. Retrograde energies allow us to slow down and reevaluate our course, setting a new one if necessary.

Maybe that’s what we need. A new course. One we take together.

Until next time…

Lunar Blessings