“She had always lived her best life in dreams. She knew no greater pleasure than that moment of passage into the other place, when her limbs grew warm and heavy and the sparkling darkness behind her lids became ordered and doors opened; when conscious thought grew owl’s wings and talons and became other than conscious.”

John Crowley, Little, Big

Perhaps the most significant shift in the atmosphere is found in the importance of accepting input and stimulation from outside sources. With Mars, Mercury and the Sun still in Scorpio, we may have a hard time opening up to such input. The Sun will move into Sagittarius tomorrow, which will help us begin to open the door to new ideas. But our inclination today may be to refuse to listen to those ideas — which will only result in missed opportunities. We are likely to struggle with some of the basic Scorpio tendency towards self-sufficient self-direction and only feel frustration if we can’t overcome the skepticism and paranoia. We’ll do better to trust that the Universe is sending us the messages that we need to hear in order to keep making progress.

The moon trines powerful Pluto to inspire decision-making, just in case you’ve been procrastinating. Once you choose, there’s no stopping you when it comes to seeing it through. The afternoon brings a motivating aspect between the moon and Venus that stimulates creativity—aka the ability to tweak it to make it even better—and you look good doing it.

Tonight, the moon squaring optimistic Jupiter elevates moods and enhances confidence. The happy, carefree spirit can lead to excess because the latter planet is known to overdo; therefore, it’s the square that irritates the moderate Virgo moon. Self-control is your friend.

ASTROLOGICAL SNAPSHOT

Today is the 325th day of 2019
31 days until the winter solstice
40 days until 2020

Sun is in Scorpio
Moon is in Virgo
Mercury is in Scorpio

Venus is in Sagittarius
Mars is in Libra
Jupiter is in Sagittarius
Saturn is in Capricorn
Uranus is retrograde in Taurus
Neptune is retrograde in Pisces
Pluto is in Capricorn
Chiron is retrograde in Aries