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On Saturday, April 12, there is a First Quarter Moon in Cancer-Aries. Moon in Cancer, Sun in Aries.

[Moon at 23 Cancer 13 :: Sun at 23 Aries 13 :: Ceres at 5 Gemini 23]

The Moon is in its home sign of Cancer. The Sun is comfortable in Aries. And Asteroid Ceres is in Gemini– semisquare both the Sun and Moon, and thereby on the Sun/Moon midpoint. The rulers of the Quarter Moon, Mars and the Moon, are in a (separating) conjunction in Cancer.

This is an energetic but sensitive time. You can feel volatile– able to either blow up or feel the joy of friends and family. You want to get out there and have FUN, but your feelings can get hurt or you can be insensitive, even if you’re 100% innocent.

How hard are you working to nurture and support others? Are you giving more than you can sustain?

If you’re not getting the positive responses you hoped for, how can you improve your communication style to be more balanced, to express your positive feelings as well as your complaints. Coming cross as either too pushy or too easy can make others uncomfortable and bring on more aggression, whether or not you thought you asked for it.

The pace can be fast and there can be quick decisions you will have to make that can influence your future.

Yet, you can’t write off the support of friends and lovers. Life without them would be far less satisfying. So even when family life and commitments seem irritating, when their pace is slower than you’re going, and when you disagree with their ideas, it can also help to realize the value of sharing and affection in your life.

If you can be in control of any “fighting spirit” that may be aroused by rude drivers, fuming family members, or loud neighbors, getting beyond automatic defensive responses will help you enjoy the weekend– and your family.

[Monday's Aries Moon squares Jupiter and sextiles Mercury. Tuesday's First Quarter Moon in Aries, with ruler Mars sesquisquare Mercury]

What seems like an easy decision may be more complicated than first glance, and further discussions can be helpful. While you’re a planning big expansion and thinking fast, the equipment and people you’re relying on may not be able to keep up with your pace.

You can take positive action and get things done, but if you’re offering too much or pushing too hard, you can increase the stress level to OVERLOAD and create more friction additional conflicts.

This can be a busy week. The week starts with the First Quarter Moon(Tuesday) in active Aries with ruler Mars sesquisquare Mercury, while the Sun sesquisquares Saturn. Whether you’re doing errands or attending an important meeting, you can get more enjoyment, energy, and satisfaction from your interactions and connections if you go with the flow and overlook the small irritating things.

Or, you can resist and insist on full ego control. And wind up feeling agitated and stir up conflicts that make your BIG goals more difficult to achieve. Sure, you may be right and you can “win”, but you can also stir up bad feelings and lose the energy you could use to get things done.

It can be a lot more energizing to let go and let the higher spirit guide you this week. As Venus sextiles Neptune on Wednesday, you can easily see the best qualities and intentions in everyone you meet. And this unconditional feeling of love can inspire you to give selflessly for a purpose higher than your personal needs and desires. It can also make you feel genuinely happy

Venus opposes Mars on Saturday. Expect to feel the POWER of attraction INTENSELY this weekend. Do not underestimate how love can make you feel or what it can give you the courage and energy to do! Is it true love, or just infatuation? You’ll know by the response you get this weekend.

Have a wonderful week!

More to come soon!

in Love&Light,
Lauren

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Friday, October 19 (4:33 am edt) the Moon and Sun are exactly square, forming the First Quarter Moon.

The Moon is in Capricorn. The Sun is in Libra. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn; Libra is ruled by Venus. Again, we see Venus and Saturn making a connection.

So where are you? What have you learned that you can APPLY it effectively in the world to achieve goals? With Mercury Retrograde (at 5 Scorpio 36) at this First Quarter Moon, take the time to keep looking until you feel you’ve reached an honest assessment.

Saturn, ruler of the Capricorn Moon, has been conjunct Venus (ruler of the Libra Sun) in early Virgo and both Saturn and Venus are at the Mercury/Mars midpoint — and making helpful sextiles to both Mercury and Mars. Do not underestimate the value of a good plan to achieve your desires. You may be feeling lots of determined, positive energy, but to be effective, you need to know what to DO with it. Saturn’s energy is constricting, yet it guides by setting limits and creating boundaries so you can focus on what you WANT to do.

Before you can make decisions, you have to be clear. What DON’T you want? What DO you want?

Taking responsibility for your choices is daunting, but if you’re NOT willing to take responsibility for the choices you make, or aware that you have a choice, you can find yourself manipulating others to take responsibility for your decisions. It’s always someone else’s fault. Realizing the serious weight of responsibility can be overwhelming. Yet, if you don’t take it on, you can feel victimized because others are making the important decisions for you.

Making a commitment DOES restrict how much time and energy you can put into other things, yet by putting your attention on what you choose and select, Saturn’s restrictions can be opportunities to concentrate, make progress, get closer to a goal, all themes of Saturn energy.

While Mercury is Retrograde and exactly sextile Saturn at the First Quarter Moon, you may reflect on your goals and get clear about the steps you need to take to achieve them. Information may be hidden and hard to access, especially until the Sun-Mercury conjunction at 0 Scorpio (on Oct 23), but don’t let that stop you! After the Sun-Mercury conjunction (the “inferior” conjunction) you may be able to access deeper information than you have recently, IF you are ready to look behind the scenes, under the covers, and beyond what your ego wants you to acknowledge.

Message of the First Quarter Moon: this is THE perfect time to get organized. Sort it out, write it down, think it through, again. And if you’re still not sure, there’s something you’re missing, so do it again.

Once you know what to do, there can be opportunities to move ahead, but the strong Venus influence of this chart reminds us that it helps to be KIND. Being considerate can persuade even the most sensitive or difficult person.

But what’s the problem with pressing your point when you KNOW you are right? Aren’t you justified??! Yes, if you want to spend your energy holding on to being right.

Why do we need to be RIGHT? To prove our self-worth. When you need to be right to prove your self-worth, or for you ego’s sake, the message your are broadcasting — to yourself and others — is that you’re only worth something IF you are right. Feeling and believing that “you’re only worth something IF you are right” is a belief that leads to unhappiness and negative feelings about yourself that can radiate out and touch everyone and everything you contact. What if feeling worthless causes bad feelings– not because it’s true, but because it is NOT true. And spreading bad feelings makes it worse, and worse…. So why not spread good feelings, because you really ARE worthy. That would be a strong positive statement that would empower you, which also radiates and vibrates.

in Love&Light,
Lauren

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