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  Natal Chart                                                      Lunar Return
aaPAM                                                               Lunar Return Chart
Aug 18, 1954                                                      Feb 11, 2008
00:26:00 AM EDT  +04:00                                 01:55:54 AM EST  +05:00
Vineland, NJ                                                        Waterford, CT
075W01'34"  39N29'10"                                     072W09'00"  41N21'00"
Placidus Houses                                                   Placidus Houses
 

Astrology can provide many valuable panoramas as you move through this world, from a lifelong overview to the snapshot of the opportunities available in a single instant. The view you get depends upon how far back you pull from the subject and thus how much your eye, so to speak, can encompass. In the words of the Sesame Street song:

That's about the size,
Where you put your eyes,
That's about the size of it.

It's all in how you frame your picture. The closer to the subject you get, the greater the detail - the farther away, the larger the scope. The natal horoscope with its transits and progressions can, for instance, give you a view of all the days of your life, painted with a broad brush. Or, the sweep of the heavens in the instant of the moment can portray where you're at right now. In the middle, the pictures of the coming month or the coming year are available to you in the form of lunar (monthly) and solar (yearly) returns.

What Is A Lunar Return?

Your Lunar return is the monthly chart of the instant the Moon in the sky returns to the exact position it was at your birth. It's kind of a monthly birthday, and the arrangement of planets it displays reflects the patterns of your coming month. Each month, this re-birth-day works out its potential for you and then is renewed once again 27 1/2 days later with a new set of surprises and opportunities.

How Does It Work?

Like your natal chart, or any other kind of horoscope, a Lunar return is a chart of a beginning - in this case, the monthly beginning of the lunar cycle that started at your birth, which is the cycle of your response to your environment, including your emotions, feelings, interactivity, social well-being, and generally how creatively you react to the challenges and opportunities of life. It works on the principle that when you begin something - anything - everything that flows from it is bound up in the initial conditions under which it started. The beginning is your foundation, and you build and rest upon it until you are finished. A Lunar return is the astrological depiction of the new beginning you make each month and what results from it until the next cycle begins.

Well Begun Is Half Done

"The beginning is half of everything," said the ancient Greeks, and so your monthly beginning is something to be taken seriously and honored, if you want your lunar month to have a good start. Thus, give yourself a little time and space to rest and meditate if you can in the few hours surrounding the time of your Lunar return each month. Take the time to think about what lies ahead, plan your strategies, and gather your resources so you can make the best of what's offered. Look over the aspects in your Lunar return chart and the days and times ahead where they individually kick in. Once you've got a calm picture of the challenges and openings to come, you can rise to seize the day, one moment at a time, and make the most of the month.

Pieces Of The Puzzle

The Lunar return is a large piece of the astrological picture of what happens with your life every month, but it is not the only one. Lunar transits, New and Full Moons, and other factors also weigh in, so they have been included in this report so you can have a more complete picture of what to expect and what you have to work with. You should remember, however, that factors whose timing is as short as a monthly cycle are more like the minute or second hands on your life's clock face. Don't forget to stand back every now and then and refresh yourself with the big picture of where you are and where you're going, which are described by long-term transit and progression cycles. After that, you can get back down to the day-to-day nitty-gritty which the Lunar return offers and know that your focus is tracking and every moment is enjoyed and utilized to its best advantage.With that in mind, read on and launch yourself into the coming month with the wind at your back and the planets racing by your side...

Your Lunar Return Chart This Month

Your Lunar return can be read in a manner similar to many other types of horoscopes, except that in doing interpretations it must be kept in mind that it has an unusually short life. The chart is only in effect for 27 1/2 days until it is supplanted by the next Lunar return. Thus, where the middle and outer planets are concerned, there is little or no change of sign over literally dozens of Lunar returns. This makes the overall influence of signs more of a long-term, barely changing backdrop and thus negligible in effect. The house placements and the mutual aspects of the planets and Angles thus become where all the action is, fueled mostly by the faster-changing positions of the inner planets. That may be just as well, as trying to stuff too much interpretive information into a description of a single month leads to diminishing returns, and what is important gets lost in the shuffle. So what is most important in a Lunar return? Certainly the house positions of the Sun and Moon, and the sign of the Ascendant, which represent the main areas of focus for the month, along with the house positions of the planets. After that comes the aspects of the Lights, Angles, and inner planets to each other and to the middle and outer planets, which describes the dynamics of the month. Last comes the aspects of the middle and outer planets to each other, which provide a background dynamic upon which the rest play out. These, taken together with featured elements of your natal chart highlighted by Lunar Return positions, give an overall picture of the coming month.

 Daily Events

After a look at the overall picture for the month, daily influences are painted primarily by the transiting Moon as it passes through the natal and Lunar return houses and ticks off its conjunctions to planets in both the natal chart and the Lunar return chart. This accounts for 47 occurrences, each of which happens once, in varying orders, throughout each month. As the Moon transits the houses and planets of the natal chart, it triggers events that are both personal to the moment and yet connect with more long-term issues as well, since the natal chart abides permanently. As the Moon touches the houses and planets of the Lunar return, however, its effects are to highlight and spark off the trends depicted in that chart only, and thus apply only to very short-term developments. These Lunar transits thus give what amounts to inner and outer pictures, short-term and longer-term effects working together, both of which are described in the text.

 Personal Void-of-Course Moon

One final, and very useful, addition is the Personal Void-of-Course Moon. The period of time every 2 1/2 days when the transiting Moon has made its last aspect to another body in the sky before changing signs is described as a Void-of-Course Moon period. It can last from a few minutes to over a day, depending how late in signs the planets are at the time. Because the Moon at this time doesn't really have its "feet on the ground," is generally considered a period unfavorable for tangible decisions that require solid support, but an excellent time for insight, relaxation, and  reaching outside of confining boundaries. Many astrological calendars include a monthly list of these times. If you have natal planets late in one or more signs, however, an ordinarily Void-of-Course Moon may still be making aspects to your chart, allowing you a special exception from the rule and giving you a decision-making advantage at this time. Conversely, if your planets are mostly early in signs, then for you the Moon goes Void-of-Course sooner than for the rest of the world, allowing you to check out and party early, while others are still in a more mundane frame of mind. Thus, included here is a list of your own Personal Void-of-Course Moon times unique to you alone, in order to give you a very specific personal advantage. They each begin when the Moon makes its last aspect to your chart and end when the Moon enters the next sign.

As in a natal chart, the first thing you look at is the position of the Sun, Moon, and Ascendant. Their positions and aspects form the fundamental dynamic for the month: whether it's coming on like a juggernaut, sneaking up like a cat, stumbling in like a bull in a china shop, or striding in like a hero. Since the Lunar Return Moon is the same as your natal Moon, any aspects to it are also transiting aspects to your natal horoscope, thus uniquely entwining both charts and making the Lunar aspects especially important. The house position of the Sun and Moon tell you where your main action will be all month, and the Ascendant sign show the overall style. Easy aspects of these to the rest of the chart will show a month whizzing by according to plan. Hard aspects will indicate tangles and challenges to overcome. The text relays how to make the most of the former and how to transform the latter to get best results from the month.

Sun

Connections, both personal and technical, will be at the center of your efforts for awhile, affording you the opportunity to be a great communicator. Now is the time to network, put your surrounding ducks in a row, and tie up personal loose ends in general. As you do this in the personal world, so you will have to do it in more common matters particularly relating to how you are tied to the world around you by lines of communication, technology, and science. These days, you're only as good as the machines around you, so make sure everything is in working order and good repair. A flat tire or blown fuse can bring the largest operation to a halt, so go over your safety checks and make sure all is in order.

Sun in Third House

The energy required to stride across your landscape unopposed is on tap. The accomplishment can be achieved by a surfeit of energy available and by cleverly avoiding or overstepping obstacles that can take up time and sap vigor. This is the time to bypass knots of resistance and leave them to be dealt with later after you've made your maximum impact. Involve others in your quests and use their power to boost your own and clinch the deal, leaving details to be ironed out later. Resist the temptation to take things for granted, as when you have the advantage, it is essential to grab it and secure it, or it will turn out it will simply retreat from your grasp for lack of attention.

Sun Trine Mars

An urgency of transmitting your personal vision may be enveloped in an inability to get it across clearly. That is, in part, because what is important is not hard facts but feelings, and they are always difficult to pin down. Therefore it is a good time to stay away from situations where you are expected to be snappy and articulate and gravitate toward environments where you can share emotion, express creativity, and communicate through the spirit rather than the mind. The arts, spiritual endeavors, and exploring your dreams will pay off more than more concrete pursuits. Avoid low-level chemical shortcuts, as they will fog your vision and allow illusions to insert themselves into your life as if they were the real thing.

Sun Conjunction Neptune

Moon

You may find yourself rather inclined to stay at home and gladly let the world pass you by this coming lunar month. Certainly it's a time to gather yourself and get in contact with what you really feel and want to stick with. That needn't be carried out by literally sequestering yourself (though it may), but it will certainly be characterized by holding back a bit and not giving away the store. Protecting what is yours will be your first and best reaction, but you may have to learn to do it while carrying on business as usual. You can live in, yet apart from, the world at the same time to preserve your inner integrity.

Moon in Fourth House

You can be very good at making your feelings clear even to the point of being glib - but the more trite you are in your expressions, the more effective they will be. It's a good time to express yourself in adages and aphorisms which while cliched can express even the most radical ideas in the guise of orthodox thinking. When people feel comfortable about your insights, they will more likely fall on fertile ground. Plus, you will gain more economical expression, as one proverb has within it a paragraph of information and associations, so every phrase will have greater impact and give your personal pitch more horsepower. Contrary to the old saying, here familiarity breeds respect.

Moon Sextile Mercury

 Great ideas promise more satisfaction than they deliver and you'll need to sort out what profits and what doesn't. This is a time to experiment and expect to try several times before you get it right, so don't blow your wad on the first shot. If you expect less, you'll get more, and this is a month - no, a year - during which you will come to understand just what that means. If you overshoot or undershoot the mark, don't be disappointed, just take another shot. After a while, you'll never miss. Take this period to hone your sense of proportions, improve your timing, and regulate your appetites. You can't find your balance if you've never lost it. Get to know your capabilities better.

Moon Square Jupiter

Ascendant

Broad visions, grand illusions - it may be difficult to tell them apart this month, which is characterized by expansive energy and enthusiastic vigor that may at times be a little less than wary. The trick is not to bite off more than you can chew, as there will be plenty of details that demand attention which could be overrun by an all-encompassing, one-size-fits-all approach. Harness the excitement, channel the passion, focus the fervor and you'll be in command of a juggernaut. Allow this horse to simply have its head, and you'll wind up in the back pasture. This is a month that begs you to take the reins, but not too tight, and ride it like the wind until you capture the prize and wear the laurel. The picture: controlled thunder.

Ascendant in Sagittarius

Be careful that you are not tripped up by lack of self-confidence this month - that means do what you know well, skip the live experiments. Repetitive attempts to improve the situation usually won't, so if you don't get it right the first time, don't beat it to death, fix it later. You may feel slighted in an incident at home or from something someone says about you, but don't put much weight in it, as you're probably working off wrong information which will be cleared up later. If you don't get the attention you want, be patient and don't take it personally. Similarly, avoid unduly harsh criticism of others right now as you will only end up with egg on your face if you turn out to be wrong.

Saturn Square Ascendant

The inner planets change significantly from month to month and indicate the personal permutations your life is going through. Basically, it's the framework of how you play the game, who else is playing, and how they're playing it. Easy aspects mean you win with no contest, hard aspects suggest a more hard-fought game that may put your life skills more to the test and increase your personal growth and talents through experience. The text relays both sides and gives advice on what games to play, what ones to avoid, and the best strategies - whether you want to raise, hold, or walk away.

MERCURY RETROGRADE

Mercury

This period is marked by both the inclination and the ability to get down to brass tacks about money and finances and clearly spell out what's happening. Make lists, add up totals, put your ducks in a row and you'll feel a lot more secure about where your security is coming from. Define what's yours and what's not, so you know what you have to work with. You'll find new ideas about money and how to handle it spring to life, and new opportunities as a result. A good time for a second look at IRAs, CD accounts, mortgage rates, investments, efficient use of property such as house and car. Whatever is yours, whatever you personally own, now's the time to count it up and sort it out.

Mercury in Second House

Mercury Retrograde

Three times each year Mercury goes retrograde for three weeks, impacting on one or two of your Lunar Returns. The period during which it is retrograde (Jan 28, 2008 to Feb 18, 2008) marks a background that affects everyone in a similar way and is not to be ignored. It's a period of some confusion, when messages and meanings go awry and the best laid plans discover something was left out or needs correction. Therefore, it is a great time for finishing things, putting on the last touches, editing the final project, as you'll pick up mistakes you might have otherwise missed. Conversely, it is less than ideal for beginning anything having to do with communications, as you may build in errors without meaning to and have to spend time reworking it after it is launched.

Venus

You may find yourself getting a little more affluent for a bit, even if it's only the appearance of affluence. It's a time when you can put an especially good face on your investments and thus maximize their benefits. What you have to sell looks good and fetches a better price. What you choose to keep looks more desirable and thus increases your overall worth without further acquisition. As a result, you should strike while the iron is hot and take advantage of the situation as it presents itself. Don't part with what you love - rather, deck it out - but what you sell, sell high. Throughout, you'll be feeling special pride in ownership, which brings admiration.

Venus in Second House

You could probably just lay back and rest on your laurels this month, but that would be a waste, since you're in position to consolidate your gains and earn yourself even more respect. You may find that self-promotion is quite unnecessary and even inappropriate, as others will do the job for you. Your function should be to appear to be as good as anything said about you, yet hardly to have worked at it. Appear to take success for granted (like it were owed to you) but in fact treasure it and take all you can get without appearing greedy. When it's your turn to shine, no sense in hiding your light under a bushel - let your light shine.

Venus Trine Midheaven

Mars

This will definitely not be a time to fly solo, as a large portion of your energy and efforts could come from a partner in this period, and you should take advantage of it. When offered a free ride, don't insist on walking. In fact, you will likely direct your energies toward gaining and improving relationships wherever possible, and you will have the opportunity to do so. It's important to let others make their mark, however, and avoid arguments that can come from avoidable competition or confrontation. You don't have to take up the slack, so there's no reason to try to. Put your energies into constructing a relationship for the long haul, founded on efforts you put forth now.

Mars in Seventh House

More than you may think, your ability to make fantasy become reality this month is in natural gear. That doesn't mean you can hitch a ride to Never-Neverland, but it does mean you ought to take a second look at your options and see if you don't have some new possibilities you may have been taking for granted. Simply by saying "why can't we?" may lead you to the place where you can, whether it's intimate dreams put off or idealistic propositions denied. All may sail for a while if you are willing to give an easy push as if it were the most normal thing in the world. This month, you provide the pixie dust...

Mars Trine Neptune

Watch your step and watch the steps of those around you, lest some accident cause a tumble and you wind up the worse for wear for it. Not physically, necessarily, but you could certainly get the blame for missteps of your own or others that could easily have been avoided with a little extra care and caution. There is a fine line between trying too hard and not hard enough that may be difficult to put your finger on, especially when action is required, and the challenge is to maintain forward motion and a sometimes precarious balance at the same time. Cover your rear at all times.

Mars Square Midheaven

The positions of the middle and outer Planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, along with the Moon's North and South Nodes - change little from one Lunar Return to the next, so they add more of a backdrop, the stage set on which the monthly play is performed. They are very powerful, however, and their long-running helpful and troublesome aspects are not to be taken lightly. They can be like a rope to swing yourself across the stage or a trap door that will cause a fall if you're not watching. The text on the mutual aspects of these giants to the inner planets and the Lights, and where they fall by house, shows you just where to watch for them, what mood they're in, and how to get them on your side.

Jupiter

You will likely have the urge to spend, and if things go as expected, you'll have what's necessary to do just that. Income and acquisition in general could be a major theme, though it will be easy to go overboard, so keep track of your cash flow so that it remains in your favor. Given the choice, favor the larger item, the single big purchase, over many small ones which more easily mount up. All your eggs in one basket is the natural inclination, along with quality over quantity. Go for what will remain with you and appreciate in value so this energy will not be squandered and you'll have it to draw upon later when you may less afford to be so generous with yourself.

Jupiter in Second House

Saturn

Grand ideas and sweeping generalizations are not of much use right now - you're better off getting back to basics. Greater demands will be put on your sense of right and wrong, so the more in touch with yourself you are, the more you can rise to the challenge. You'll be better off working from fundamentals that don't brook argument, as excuses won't be tolerated, or shouldn't be. Stay out of the courts, stay relatively close to home, and work on making what you've got better. No frills, just what applies and no more. Get your feet on the ground and keep them there for awhile, speculation and flights of the imagination can wait until you've redefined your bottom line. Omit needless words, don't repeat yourself. If it's sufficiently simple and streamlined, your point will get across. If not, trim it.

Saturn in Ninth House

Uranus

Flashes of insight, bolts from the blue, startling messages on your answering machine all could be around the corner. Sudden interruptions of calls and meetings, stop-and-go traffic more than usual, computer crashes, events bunching up together with long, vacant spaces between. It's a time of spotty and ragged communication, but when you get your point across, or get the message, you can find yourself on unexpected new ground. Don't try to keep it under too much control, just ride with it and see where it leads you. No times like interesting times, and here they are, so enjoy them. Don't make dates you can't break, or you'll be forced to break the dates you make. Just free your mind and see what happens.

Uranus in Third House

Neptune

If you get a lot of wrong numbers for a while, don't let it bother you. It's just fogged-out people who keep missing the buttons, of which you may be one. It's a great time to brainstorm with your buddies, "what if" being the central theme. Just don't insist on specifics, but let your mind run free and nail down details later, if your inventive solutions ultimately lend themselves to it. Better living through chemistry may help fuel it all, but remember to separate pipe dreams from hard plumbing in the end, for smoke rings and currents in a glass can lead you astray as well as inspire. Write down good ideas, as they will tend to escape you, and some of them could be the start of something really new and important.

Neptune in Third House

Pluto

The keys to getting your way this lunar month likely lie in your ability to strongly project your own personality in such a way that it overpowers others. This can make you the dominant, alpha player in your surrounds, but you may pay the price of resentment by others who feel pushed out of the way. A better way to approach this is to distribute extra credit to other players while quietly seeing that you have achieved your goals, and only your goals, in the subtlest possible manner. You could win in a shoving match, but it's better if competitors get at least a part of what they want, while you still retain the prize most important to you. The iron fist in the velvet glove is as obvious as you should get.

Pluto in First House

Node

Things you say to people this month could have in them the makings of long-term commitments, so watch what you say. Others may read more into what you say than you intended and think they've got a deal when they don't - or at least not when you meant to make one. To avoid disappointments and unwanted entanglements, choose your words carefully and remember that handshake agreements often hold as much water as a signed legal document. On the other hand, be on the lookout for especially good new ideas coming your way that could have unanticipated results. Thinking big will place you where you want to be, whereas thinking small will more likely result in entanglements. The devil, not the gold, is in the details this month.

Node in Third House

IMPORTANT PLANETS IN YOUR CHART THIS MONTH

IMPORTANT PLANETS IN YOUR CHART THIS MONTH

When selected Lunar Return positions occupy the same spaces as bodies in your natal chart, this highlights certain natal inclinations for the month. It will mean that certain elements in your fundamental character will be emphasized both internally externally. These will be the areas that most appear to represent you for the moment and that others will seize upon as entry points to your personality. These are the areas in which you can put your best foot forward to make the most effective and gratifying steps ahead, providing your first line of challenges and opportunities to embrace the world.

Node Highlighted by Jupiter

This month can highlight your ability and inclination to choose well and faithfully respect new commitments and responsibilities. It will probably give you some great choices to embrace, and some real clunkers to avoid. Remember that anything you do is likely to get you more embroiled than you think because it will make more waves than you expect. So, don't rush into things, personal or financial, but when you do decide, do it body and soul. These opportunities will not likely go unnoticed, nor will your decisions concerning them, but don't let internal or external pressure cause you to serve up more on your plate than you can handle.

  DAILY EVENTS

DAILY EVENTS IN YOUR LIFE THROUGHOUT YOUR LUNAR RETURN CYCLE

As the Moon speeds on through the month, the minute hand of your Lunar Return, it moves through all twelve houses of both your natal chart and the Lunar Return chart, as well as hitting both sets of planets. These are the times to look for specific events that activate these parts of your monthly picture and will offer times for making your best moves. There are forty-seven such events, and they repeat every month, but not at the same time or in the same order. Plus, the playing field and basic potentials of each month differ, so each of the basic transits has a different role to play every month, while retaining its core implications. The individual transits begin with the symbolism of the degree at which they occur, followed by an interpretation of their general meaning, and finish with a handful of specific "issues and accents" to address, which they may bring into your life. Finally, your personal Void-of-Course Moon periods will vary widely and are important timing factors in the daily decision-making process, so keep a close eye on them.

Mon Feb 11, 2008     Moon in Aries 

02:27 pm               Moon Enters Return's 5th House

22° Aries:  A handsome grilled gateway opens to the garden of all desired things. PERSPECTIVE

Making the most of playtime can do as well for you as the most earnest work, and setting time aside for recreation and generally creative pursuits will serve to refuel and reinspire the rest of the month. The works of your life are your children as much as any son or daughter, and when they are conceived and nurtured in love, the result can only bring reward. So, listen to the natural soul inside and take some time now to bring those inner voices into the sunshine.

Issues and Accents: self-possession, clothes, originality, passion, jewelry

07:24 pm               Moon Enters Natal 12th House

25° Aries:  A double promise is revealed by some event, suggestive of both immediate or literal and sentimental significance. RESPONSIBILITY

This is likely the quiet time of the month, a lull in traffic, the calm before the storm of renewed energy that will follow. Retreat and contemplation, with resultant renewal and regrouping, are favored pursuits. Use down time to reconsider your options and make sure you are really on the right course. Inner challenges you grapple with and resolve now will result in more focused and effective action when the time comes for it, which will be shortly.

Issues and Accents: astonishment, regrets, restraint, inhibitions, restrictions

Tue Feb 12, 2008       Moon in Aries  (Enters Taurus at 04:35 am)

01:21 am               Moon Void   Ends: 04:35 am

01:29 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 04:35 am

Wed Feb 13, 2008     Moon in Taurus 

06:04 am               Moon Enters Return's 6th House

16° Taurus:  An old man is attempting, with a degree of success unsuspected b him, to reveal the Mysteries to a motley group. ANTICIPATION

The daily structure of your life and work is often taken for granted and so can fall into disrepair. This is a time to reinvent the ordinary and make it special, to see that the habits and methods that make up your daily operations actually serve the purposes for which they were intended. By being a do-it-yourself efficiency expert, you can make this month more productive and less boringly repetitious. If it works, embrace it. If it doesn't, erase it.

Issues and Accents: perfection, kitchen, validation, assistants, discrimination

11:23 pm               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: Feb 14, 2008 07:20 am

Thu Feb 14, 2008       Moon in Taurus  (Enters Gemini at 07:20 am)

03:57 am               Moon Void   Ends: 07:20 am

03:16 pm               Moon Enters Return's 7th House

5° Gemini:  A publication devoted to some vital movement for human welfare flaunts an attention-compelling cover. PALLIATION

There is no greater opportunity in life than another person, and your ability to partner well now can turn this period into a cornucopia of possibilities that would not be available operating solo. Don't expect to luck into a good relationship - the best ones are carefully built and meticulously tended. Creating and maintaining space for both to operate comfortably in is the key to making a partnership more than just two people making do. Tend to each other's houses and hearts.

Issues and Accents: enemies, collusion, encounters, sweethearts, understandings

09:30 pm               Moon Enters Natal 1st House

9° Gemini:  A medieval archer stands with the ease of one wholly sure of himself, bow in hand and quiver filled with arrows. PREPAREDNESS

This is likely your most interesting and active time of the month, when you can project yourself more convincingly and with greater force than at any other time. It's the time to get things done in person, face-to-face, rather than by mail or phone, as your ability to project yourself is at a peak, as is the inclination of others to accept you at face value. It's a period to make extra space in your schedule, as you're likely to have more to do than you expect.

Issues and Accents: self opinion, free will, corrections, self-fulfillment, abandonment

Fri Feb 15, 2008        Moon in Gemini 

Sat Feb 16, 2008        Moon in Gemini  (Enters Cancer at 10:13 am)

01:27 am               Moon Conjunct Return's Mars

25° Gemini:  A gardener, with all of a mother's care for her child, is trimming a magnificent row of tropical palms. OBSERVATION

A quick, deft thrust can slay your quarry, but shooting from the hip risks overwhelming return fire. Rash actions seated in annoyance or anger can do a lot more damage than just sitting on your hands and waiting it out. Forceful action can carry the day, but only if it's well thought out and comes from a cool head, not a hot heart. The opportunity here lies in knowing when to pass and let someone else make the mistake, after which you may capitalize upon it.

Issues and Accents: combustion, accidents, effort, antagonism, sharp objects

06:36 am               Moon Void   Ends: 10:13 am

07:06 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 10:13 am

12:27 pm               Moon Enters Natal 2nd House

2° Cancer:  An alert and eager individual rests upon a magic carpet, observing a vast level vista over which he hovers motionless. THOUGHT

Attention to cash flow and how to improve its balance in your favor catches your focus, and you'll find yourself basing both attitude and decisions on how much it costs, what it's worth, who wants to buy it. Your innate possessiveness is at its maximum and it may be hard to part with belongings, even ones you need to get rid of. It's also a time for reevaluation of what you think is important to you and why you consider it so, getting your ducks in a row and making critical choices.

Issues and Accents: retreat, affluence, avarice, enrichment, earnings

10:22 pm               Moon Enters Return's 8th House

8° Cancer:  An imaginary land of rabbits is revealed, with its citizens fautlessly dressed and on dignified parade. ASPIRATION

Financial self-reliance is a goal, but sometimes it's better to gamble with other people's money than your own. A carefully-wrought juggling act of balancing borrowed stakes with retooling and refitting your own personal resources can serve you as well as gold in a safe deposit box. Extra baggage that you eliminate right now will make that whole process work more efficiently, so what you can't reclaim for reuse, spin off as gifts or collateral.

Issues and Accents: depreciation, seduction, commitments, lust, waste

Sun Feb 17, 2008       Moon in Cancer 

07:47 am               Moon Conjunct Moon's South Node

13° Cancer:  A hand, which is held out receptively, is remarkable for the suggestion of character in its prominent thumb. DETERMINATION

04:14 pm               Moon Void   Ends: Feb 18, 2008 01:52 pm

06:46 pm               Moon Conjunct Natal Jupiter

19° Cancer:  A fragile miss, representative of proud old blood, is wed by a pompous priest to an eager youth of the new order. SALVAGE

Look for circumstances to further your good fortune and new ways to develop that further your agenda. This is aided by a generally positive, can-do attitude and a feeling that it's all going to work out for the best. And that's an approach that can make for excellent self-fulfilling prophecies. Generosity is the first option, which tends to be returned in kind, and a feeling of being in touch with the general operating system of life gives insight to the heart as well as the head.

Issues and Accents: responsibility, exchange, self-confidence, justice, earnings

Mon Feb 18, 2008     Moon in Cancer  (Enters Leo at 01:52 pm)

00:06 am               Moon Enters Natal 3rd House

23° Cancer:  A serious little study group, a literary club, has met for social and intellectual fellowship in some member's home. ACQUAINT

 Getting the word out, making connections, tying people and things together are the focus, and you can expect more phone and mail activity than usual, so adjust your schedule accordingly. It's a good time for touching base, but not ideal for in-depth conversations which may be put off until you have more time to get into them. Technical matters, networking, and anything that involves media are on the front burner, and machines can take on a life of their own, albeit briefly.

Issues and Accents: curiosity, juveniles, gossip, papers, trips

05:41 am               Moon Conjunct Natal Uranus

26° Cancer:  The magnificent, luxurious library of some wealthy home is revealed; among the cushions several guests are reading. RELAXATION

The urge to think or act impetuously offers both risk and opportunity. A sudden change of direction or a new direction entirely can put you way ahead of the game, or get you thrown out of it. But, if it's within reason, fly with it and see what happens - nothing ventured, nothing gained. The best maneuvers often burst out full-blown like Athena from Zeus's brow. Don't be impatient with others who may not go along, and be ready to accept consequences, for good or ill.

Issues and Accents: stress, distortion, estrangement, renovation, divorce

05:41 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 01:52 pm

Tue Feb 19, 2008       Moon in Leo 

04:16 pm               Moon Enters Natal 4th House

16° Leo:  The sunshine floods the sleepy village street; a storm has left everything drenched and wondrously refreshed. LIBERATION

A general inclination to hold back and go inside for inspiration holds sway, which can lead you to tend home affairs or simply to withdraw a safe distance to consider what's important and what your next move will be. Similarly, it's a good time to refine defense strategies and patch up those fences that separate you from the neighbors and the outside world, literally and figuratively. When you are sure of your boundaries, you can more safely go beyond them.

Issues and Accents: private matters, parcels, handling, defenses, birthplace

04:27 pm               Moon Enters Return's 9th House

16° Leo:  The sunshine floods the sleepy village street; a storm has left everything drenched and wondrously refreshed. LIBERATION

Is your life cinema verite, or is there a plan? Now's the time to invent the latter or improve on what you've got. Dead reckoning can get you where you're going, but why not have a map? This is a good time for establishing the lay of the land, getting that aerial overview that confirms where you've been, where you are, and where you're going. You needn't rush off on the journey, just turn it around in your mind until you have a good grip on the possibilities it offers.

Issues and Accents: suggestions, wisdom, informality, assumptions, appointments

Wed Feb 20, 2008     Moon in Leo  (Enters Virgo at 07:07 pm)

02:41 am               Moon Conjunct Natal Mercury

21° Leo:  An unwitting allegory is enacted by a few chickens, who have gotten at some fermented feed and are happily intoxicated. REFINE

Sudden inclinations to figure things out and think things through are definitely the way to go, and it's a good time to put it down in writing lest you forget it. That's also a good idea because schemes hatched now may be somewhat colored by feelings of the moment that can be wisely edited out after a second look. Keep it simple and don't get bogged down in details for the time being and you can cover multiple topics and issues, solve multiple problems while the inspiration lasts.

Issues and Accents: keys, children, vocabulary, couriers, hands

09:31 am               Moon Conjunct Natal Pluto

25° Leo:  A solitary camel crosses the desert with his rider; he is indifferent to the hazards of storm and lack of suppliers. ADEQUACY

The inclination may be to push through to get your way, that for the moment the end justifies the means. Stand back and take another look, however, and you might decide otherwise. When you simply "must" do or have something, you probably shouldn't - at least not to the degree you are contemplating. Such feelings are signals that can get you in better touch with deeper emotions and are better used in that cause rather than in the service of a quick ego boost.

Issues and Accents: perfection, erosion, vacancies, casualties, intensity

09:33 am               Moon Conjunct Natal Sun

25° Leo:  A solitary camel crosses the desert with his rider; he is indifferent to the hazards of storm and lack of suppliers. ADEQUACY

This is likely your second most active time of the month, as your inner energies get a boost and you are more likely to be in for some ego-stroking. As greater energy and enthusiasm flow, so do the opportunities to expend them, so you might take care not to overdo things or you'll drain yourself. This has a "launch-pad" feel to it, so make sure new endeavors begun now are birthed with a steady hand, as well begun is half done and you don't want slips at the starting gate.

Issues and Accents: performance, freedom, well-being, promotions, politics

02:52 pm               Moon Void   Ends: 07:07 pm

03:48 pm               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 07:07 pm

10:31 pm               Full Moon

2° Virgo:  A simple but impressively large white cross has been set up in splendid isolation on top of a commanding eminence. LOCATION

Full Moon in Natal 4th House
You may find you could use a little more space at home as everyone there, including yourself, is taking up a lot more psychic space than usual right now. That can be claustrophobic and you can get on each other's nerves - or you can use it as the opportunity to connect more by opening that personal space and letting people in. Or, you can just get out of the house and take a break from it all. Whatever you choose, you will find yourself with matters coming to a head and you'll be making conclusions about just how well your internal game plan is working out. Literally and figuratively, good fences make good neighbors, but only when located strategically. Time to finish yours, test it.

Full Moon in Return 9th House
It's time to declare earlier brainstorms and pipe dreams either feasible or not, put them into operation or junk them. Those ideas that have stood the test of time will remain, the rest pass. This can apply equally to legal obligations, politics, or personal beliefs. Either they work for you or they don't. That doesn't mean reregister in the opposing political party or converting to another faith, but you might try voting a different way and actually taking part with others in a different belief system. In other words, it's time to cleave to one position and see if it works for you, rather than scattering your opinion. Be opinionated, but not judgemental, be righteous, but not self-righteous. Feel what it's like to stick to your guns, then you'll know if they are the guns to stick with.

Lunar Eclipse
This Full Moon is also a Lunar Eclipse, which makes its impact twice as important. Expect sudden turnarounds, unexpected new directions, serious paradigm shifts in this house area's developments (see New Moon paragraph) along with the planets the Moon touches today (q.v.) that has been building for the last month and will have effects running into the next five months. Because of its intensity, this particular part of your Lunar Return may quite literally eclipse much of the rest of the month's goings-on. It's effects fall mainly on the emotional side and ripple outward from there. Expect to make room for resultant happenings for some time to come.

Issues and Accents: basement, fixtures, apartment, dinner, family

Thu Feb 21, 2008       Moon in Virgo 

06:24 am               Moon Conjunct Return's Saturn

7° Virgo:  The women's quarters of an Oriental palace are revealed; here are the bright and unafraid eyes of cloistered souls. SELECTION

Setting limits and downsizing some of your operations may be just what you need to get a tighter focus and better utilize limited resources. This may at first seem a downer, but it's really a matter of putting quality over quantity. You cannot be all things to all people, so you have to select what role you can effectively play and divert your assets to support it. Carefully-chosen sacrifices allow all your guns to bear on the target you can't afford to miss.

Issues and Accents: fear, malice, cramps, boundaries, destiny

09:49 pm               Moon Enters Natal 5th House

15° Virgo:  A handkerchief of the finest linen and oldest lace lies folded near milady's mirror by a bottle of rare perfume. RESERVATION

This is a very open time of month, when spontaneity and warm feelings can flow more easily, and the creative and romantic urges compete to hold sway. A good time for connecting with children or for taking a little time off for fun and frolic. Risk-taking is easier, and you're likely better at it now, though don't go out on a limb unless you're sure. Don't push for concrete steps, but go with the flow and let things happen and the results will surprise and delight.

Issues and Accents: speculation, gambling, enjoyment, dance, verve

Fri Feb 22, 2008        Moon in Virgo 

11:26 am               Moon Enters Return's 10th House

22° Virgo:  Upon rich velvet in a case, at an exhibition, is an exquisitely wrought miniature: a jewel-set royal coat-of-arms. PREROGATIVE

What people believe you are often seems more important than what you really are, so crafting your public image is critical for success. This is always a mix of real achievements mixed with what's in the eye of the beholder, so make sure that you have both working for you. Find out now what other people, especially your peers, are saying about you and provide information to turn the opinion polls your way. Sometimes a spin doctor is more valuable than an M.D.

Issues and Accents: stature, authority, embarrassment, authenticity, achievements

09:15 pm               Moon Void   Ends: Feb 23, 2008 02:45 am

11:17 pm               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: Feb 23, 2008 02:45 am

Sat Feb 23, 2008        Moon in Virgo  (Enters Libra at 02:45 am)

09:40 pm               Moon Conjunct Natal Venus

10° Libra:  Placid waters are revealed at the bottom of a narrow rapids; a canoe is rapidly and surely approaching safety. RELIANCE

Take the opportunity to express the warmth you feel and don't hesitate to display your social charms in a fertile, group context. Flattery will get you everywhere, so you can safely lay it on thick. Self-improvement and beautification are the way to go, but self-indulgence can slip into the middle, so watch that you don't overdo things because you just can't help yourself. Impluse buying is easy to do - be kind to yourself, but watch your wallet.

Issues and Accents: earnings, courtesy, esthetics, games, love affairs

Sun Feb 24, 2008       Moon in Libra 

08:41 pm               Moon Enters Return's 11th House

22° Libra:  A little child is laughing as the water is turned into an artistic little fountain and the birds hurry to drink. SOLICITUDE

What you can't do for yourself, maybe your friends can do for you, and a friend in need is a friend, indeed. You don't want to tap your nearest and dearest too often, but asking for help and support occasionally is part of what makes friendship, and you might do that now, even if you're not terribly in need, just to keep relations from getting rusty. A little mutual admiration can go a long way towards lifting your esprit de corps, and a heartfelt hug beats a handshake.

Issues and Accents: change, intolerance, assignments, kinship, membership

Mon Feb 25, 2008     Moon in Libra  (Enters Scorpio at 01:06 pm)

00:49 am               Moon Conjunct Natal Neptune

24° Libra:  A marvelously colored and figured butterfly is spread before the eyes; on its left side is an extra third wing. SPECTACLE

Intuition runs strong for a bit, and chances are that hunch you have is correct, even if you can't put your finger on it or give a reason for your predictions. The same goes for your people-antennae, which are particularly tuned in to the feelings of those around you. It's easy to drift off into a daydream, or simply fog out at a cocktail party. Operating heavy machinery, however, is less than recommended. Don't try to dream and drive at the same time.

Issues and Accents: misinformation, volatility, uncertainty, corruption, self-consciousness

02:24 am               Moon Enters Natal 6th House

25° Libra:  A little boy, rebellious against school, watches a fluttering autumn leaf that seems to spell out his lesson for him. FANTASY

This period has a bit of a "back to work" flavor, where picking up stitches and buttoning down projects is the flavor of the day. Where you have gotten off schedule, either at work or in your personal habits or health regiment, now is the time to make the correction and get back on track. By strengthening routine so it runs by itself, you free your hands for more important things down the line and prevent untimely trip-ups from overlooked details at the last minute.

Issues and Accents: diet, details, post office, waitresses, caretakers

08:35 am               Moon Void   Ends: 01:06 pm

09:28 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 01:06 pm

09:13 pm               Moon Conjunct Natal Saturn

5° Scorpio:  A massive rocky shore presents its unchanging face of the centuries to the furies and coaxing calms of the sea. INDISSOLUBILITY

If you are tempted to highlight your insufficiencies, do so in the interest of a better and less wasteful existence. When things suddenly stall, it's usually for a reason, and now's the time to find out why. Don't bash yourself, do improve yourself, you can't overcome your limitations until you truly know what they are. Similarly, limitations are often imposed because you haven't made sufficient use of what's already on your plate. Say grace, and you'll receive grace.

Issues and Accents: dissatisfaction, deterrents, necessities, mortgages, defensiveness

Tue Feb 26, 2008       Moon in Scorpio 

07:11 pm               Moon Enters Return's 12th House

16° Scorpio:  A girl's face is revealed of fine, delicate aristocratic features; suddenly these break into a glorious smile. FERVOR

Behind-the-scenes maneuvering can go a long way toward setting you up for the main event, so don't feel you have to tell all right now to get things done. What you don't know can hurt you, so some non-invasive information-gathering on the sly may be just what you need to take some time for right now. Honesty is the best policy, but do no harm is the bottom line. The less said the better right now, and actions will speak louder than words when the time comes.

Issues and Accents: dreams, envy, support, blunders, guidance

Wed Feb 27, 2008     Moon in Scorpio 

03:52 pm               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: Feb 28, 2008 01:23 am

07:51 pm               Moon Void   Ends: Feb 28, 2008 01:23 am

Thu Feb 28, 2008       Moon in Scorpio  (Enters Sagittarius at 01:23 am)

10:51 am               Moon Enters Return's 1st House

5° Sagittarius:  An owl is gravely perched high and deep in the shade of an old landmark of a tree, solitary on a point of land. PROSPECT

This marks a period when it will benefit you most to use your personality as the winning card in any game you are playing. It's the time to make that sale, impress that client, charm that lover, play to the audience. Don't try to impress them with statistics or your track record, just wow 'em with the way you come on, with the conviction you have in what you present. This is the month's window for being on-stage, so take the opportunity to light up when it's presented.

Issues and Accents: self opinion, hopes, free will, vindication, abandonment

06:17 pm               Moon Enters Natal 7th House

9° Sagittarius:  A mother is leading her children up a broad flight of steps; they enjoy the task of lifting their little feet. ASCENT

Personal relationships can be put into focus now, and you may find that you can share your emotions and responsibilities with a partner who will take a load off your back. By giving credit where it's due and avoiding competition or jealously you will find you often receive more than you give, but then that is what usually results from an open hand and heart. Fairness is at a premium right now, so go out of your way to see that everyone is on an equal playing field.

Issues and Accents: opponents, competitors, irresponsibility, contests, matchmakers

Fri Feb 29, 2008        Moon in Sagittarius 

Sat Mar  1, 2008       Moon in Sagittarius  (Enters Capricorn at 01:33 pm)

09:56 am               Moon Conjunct Natal Mars

 29° Sagittarius:  A perspiring fat boy is mowing the grass; he has discovered the handicap of flesh and is determined to lose it. REDUCTION

You may find yourself running into brief spells of irritability and/or impatience, when you want to get on with things but your way appears blocked. It's easy to get into a fight, perhaps even easy to win one, but it's not a good time to choose one. Avoid quarrelsome and contentious people who might get your goat and remember that most battles aren't worth fighting. Snap judgments are usually the worst, and you can't regret mistakes you don't make.

Issues and Accents: rashness, strength, threats, blood, sex

09:56 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 01:33 pm

11:54 am               Moon Void   Ends: 01:33 pm

02:28 pm               Moon Conjunct Return's Pluto

1° Capricorn:  An Indian chief is standing before the assembled powwow of tribes and demands recognition coldly and regally. CONTEMPLATION

You may have to briefly force someone's hand in order to win this round, but that's all part of the game, so don't flinch at the possible necessity. Also don't be surprised if turnabout is fair play and you find yourself the subject of a force play. The bottom line is to remember that it's more than just your game and you can only win if everybody gets to the finish line. Don't try to overwhelm pockets of resistance, however, as a Pyrrhic victory is an empiric defeat.

Issues and Accents: sexual power, beginnings, regeneration, mistakes, plants

04:09 pm               Moon Enters Natal 8th House

2° Capricorn:  Three stained-glass windows in an old cathedral are seen, and the center one has been damaged by bombardment. DEFIANCE

Credit can be looked at creatively and used to maximum effect, with particular attention to raising your limits without overtaxing yourself. Recycling efforts may pay off by repurposing something you would have otherwise disposed of. A glance back to the old ways of doing things can inspire and even pay off as you realize there's nothing really new under the sun. Taking out the trash, once you have decided what it really is, can feel like a fresh, new start.

Issues and Accents: depreciation, seduction, financing, lust, privacy

Sun Mar  2, 2008       Moon in Capricorn 

03:33 am               Moon Enters Return's 2nd House

8° Capricorn:  A huge living room in an old-fashioned frame mansion is flooded with sunlight and canaries are singing happily. ESTABLISHED

This month's finances are best dealt with, or at least planned for, during this two-day stretch. Make decisions, allocate funds, plan a budget, write checks, anything that can go towards wrapping up your money issues for the month. Once these issues are out of the way, you can move on to networking on your next set of issues. This is the time to count your recent winnings, impact any losses, and see what your bottom line is going to fund for you in the near future.

Issues and Accents: solitude, equity, talents, order, penalties

01:10 pm               Moon Conjunct Return's Jupiter

13° Capricorn:  Back against the mountains towards the East that fringe the roof of the world a fire-worshipper is meditating. MAGIC

Positive thinking and a generous imagination can now set the stage for increased opportunity and a bigger piece of the pie. The only limits you have are those you impose upon yourself, and now is not the time to do that. Think big, not only for yourself but for those involved with you, so that win-win situations can blossom and lead to ever-expanding possibilities for all concerned. When you invest in others, you invest in yourself, paying dividends to your posterity.

Issues and Accents: prestige, preservation, trust, protocol, flabbiness

02:16 pm               Moon Conjunct Natal Moon's Node

13° Capricorn:  Back against the mountains towards the East that fringe the roof of the world a fire-worshipper is meditating. MAGIC

Commitments undertaken at this time may last longer and require more of you than you now anticipate, so don't sign on the dotted line until you have read the fine print. And, don't casually say yes to something you don't really mean, because you may be held emotionally or financially accountable for it. This is a time to fine-tune your honor and become more closely aware of your emotional responsibilities, and realize just how much your behavior affects others.

Mon Mar  3, 2008     Moon in Capricorn  (Enters Aquarius at 11:25 pm)

01:16 am               Moon Void   Ends: 11:25 pm

08:26 am               Moon Enters Natal 9th House

23° Capricorn:  The army is erect in a long faultless line as resplendent officers confer upon a private two awards for bravery. RECOMPENSE

This can be an ideal time for those long conversations and ambitious exploration of new mental and emotional territories. Your reach feels greater than before and you are only limited for the moment to what you can imagine, leaving the details for later. You can stand back and examine the big picture and chart your way through it. Travel broadens the mind, whether it be a physical trip or an armchair journey of the mind. Believe in what you conceive, and it will come true.

Issues and Accents: forecasting, reconnaissance, truth, legitimacy, exploration

08:30 am               Moon Conjunct Return's Venus

23° Capricorn:  The army is erect in a long faultless line as resplendent officers confer upon a private two awards for bravery. RECOMPENSE

It's a good time to be presenting things in the best possible light and dressing up your reality in its Sunday best. When you look good, you feel good, and you make others around you feel better as well. By surrounding yourself with the trappings of love, desire, wealth, and beauty, you bring those very same elements closer to you, so indulge yourself in order to attract the future wherewithal of self-indulgence. In other words, consider play to be an investment in the future as one good thing leads to another.

Issues and Accents: contracts, partners, enjoyment, garments, harmony

02:33 pm               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 11:25 pm

Tue Mar  4, 2008      Moon in Aquarius 

09:58 pm               Moon Conjunct Return's Mercury

13° Aquarius:  Under the shade of the porch of an old-fashioned hotel in a happy little village hangs a sedate barometer. INDICATION

This is a time for clearing things up and attempting to be particularly lucid about your current set of plans. New insights can be worked into the picture and details laid out to those who need to be in the know. Bounce ideas off other heads to see a less subjective view of your schemata, then proceed to set things into motion before you lose the freshness of the inspiration. Though feelings may compel, you're best off right now with only what can be expressed clearly in words.

Issues and Accents: waitresses, commerce, arguments, trips, records

Wed Mar  5, 2008     Moon in Aquarius 

03:07 am               Moon Enters Natal 10th House

16° Aquarius:  The active executive of a large corporation sits at his desk immersed in the details of some business project. MANAGEMENT

Professional considerations should be looked at and adjustments made to see that your name is recognized and respected among your peers. While your attention is on it, touch up that resume, touch up your image, and take some time to advertise yourself. Make mileage out of compliments and take credit where it is due. Follow up leads and don't be shy about blowing your own horn, as long as you can truly live up to what you promise. Time to wave the flag - yours.

Issues and Accents: parents, status, recognition, process, enforcement

03:18 am               Moon Enters Return's 3rd House

16° Aquarius:  The active executive of a large corporation sits at his desk immersed in the details of some business project. MANAGEMENT

It takes a village to get anything done, which means to get things moving you've got to talk to everybody in town. If you take this time to be the great communicator and unify your social network you will find there are plenty of hands to go around to get it all done. Open new avenues of discussion that focus not on theory but on everyday nitty-gritty, things that grease the skids for all concerned and avoid wasted time by getting rid of repetition, misunderstandings.

Issues and Accents: focus, mobility, brothers and sisters, shipments, discussions

03:12 pm               Moon Conjunct Return's Neptune

22° Aquarius:  A new, deep, and velvet-like carpet has been placed in the airy nursery, and the happy children revel upon it. COMFORT

Trust your feelings and try to harness your intuition, which is favored. Although goals are different from dreams, you must dream to have goals, and it's at times like this they are born. The seeds of the future are borne on the wind, and when reveries come to roost, the fantasies of tomorrow become the accomplishments of today. But like a hall of mirrors, only one of the images is you, and you will have to find out which one that is, in order to make it come true.

Issues and Accents: obsession, holidays, sympathy, capriciousness, clarification

03:34 pm               Moon Conjunct Return's Sun

22° Aquarius:  A new, deep, and velvet-like carpet has been placed in the airy nursery, and the happy children revel upon it. COMFORT

The heart of the matter and the main focus of the month gets its greatest boost now, even if it may not seem so at the moment, so keep your eyes wide open and be ready to jump to the tune when it starts to play. It's a time to whip up enthusiasm, not necessarily to get down to brass tacks, so put on a happy face and spread good feelings around, even if nothing else seems to get done. By engendering warmth and excitement, you focus the flood in your direction and partake not only of your own energy, but the environmental electricity flowing down your wire.

Issues and Accents: freedom, well-being, promotions, jewelry, politics

Thu Mar  6, 2008      Moon in Aquarius  (Enters Pisces at 05:54 am)

00:24 am               Moon Void   Ends: 05:54 am

02:38 am               Moon Conjunct Return's Moon's Node

29° Aquarius:  The beautifully winged insect has just come forth into glorious adult being, on completion of its metamorphosis. EMANATION

This is a time when the fox comes into view and the chase is begun, but you may not want to participate in the hunt, so take stock before you go galloping off. The opportunity for emotional or financial attachments and the responsibilities they entail may be something you want to pass on for the moment. Today's blithe commitment all too often becomes tomorrow's burden, so be sure that you really want it before you saddle yourself with more than you may want to carry. This does not mean avoid commitment altogether, but that many call and only a few should be chosen.

02:40 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 05:54 am

Fri Mar  7, 2008        Moon in Pisces 

07:14 am               Moon Enters Natal 11th House

15° Pisces:  An officer in unkempt campaign uniform is preparing to drill men dressed in military tops quite worn for wear. FIRMNESS

This is a good time to look to close friends for support, either as backing for endeavors you need help with or just for general emotional support and refueling. It's also a good time to tap into others' creativity when your own inspiration well runs a bit dry, and you'll find yourself refreshed as a result. In a similar vein, you may also want to tap into higher resources, both spiritually and financially, to pick up some of their overflow for yourself.

11:39 am               Moon Conjunct Return's Uranus

18° Pisces:  The celebrated revivalist has erected his huge tent, now warmed by music, lights and the smell of sawdust. COMPASS

Taking risks on sudden, far-out ideas may generally be inadvisable, but this may be just the time to do it. Sudden flashes of insight may cut through the normal, humdrum solutions and start you thinking out of the box. Don't just throw caution to the winds, but don't hesitate to try something new and different this month if it seems appropriate to the occasion. Remember, however, that doing so may change more than you think and could have you off balance unless you take a flexible stance.

12:15 pm               New Moon

18° Pisces:  The celebrated revivalist has erected his huge tent, now warmed by music, lights and the smell of sawdust. COMPASS

New Moon in Natal 11th House
Feelings run high among close friends and an intensity is available right now that can renew the love and passion that first fueled your relationships. It can be worth risking upset to get at what you are really feeling and share it with those that matter the most. Because there's a crazy atmosphere surrounding it all, you can say things you might have hesitated to bring up and wear your heart on your sleeve without worrying about the outcome. The same ability to burst out of your shell will also aid in getting yourself into new company you might have thought didn't care about you before. An approach of disarming honesty can make you welcome in unexpected places and bring you valuable allies.

New Moon in Return 3rd House
Talk is cheap right about now, but also holds promise. This is a good time to test out new ideas on people and make new contacts and acquaintances. Trial balloons launched now that fizzle later will be soon forgotten, but proposals that fly will be the subject of redesign and finalization later, so you can feel free to make mistakes, experiment, take mental excursions without the risk of having them drag you down later. By the same token, don't expect new people you engage with now to turn into long-term friends or resources, but they will help expand your reach and your Rolodex, so count it as a plus. Your real eggs may be in another basket, but it's good to see what's around.

02:05 pm               Moon Void   Ends: Mar 08, 2008 09:24 am

07:43 pm               Moon Enters Return's 4th House

22° Pisces:  Down the man-made mountain of industry in allegorical representation comes a prophet with tablets of a new law. EXACTION

Attention to laying the foundations of what you are going to do and be for the month is the order of the day. Build from the ground up and don't start on the first floor until the basement is done. You don't have to complete it all right now, but have the order determined and your materials ordered so you don't have to go back and draw up altered plans later. Where you've already put it all together (or mostly), tidy up the joint, set your house in order.

Sat Mar  8, 2008       Moon in Pisces  (Enters Aries at 09:24 am)

06:19 am               Moon Void (Personal)   Ends: 09:24 am

Sun Mar  9, 2008       Moon in Aries 

09:31 pm               Moon Enters Return's 5th House

22° Aries:  A handsome grilled gateway opens to the garden of all desired things. PERSPECTIVE

Making the most of playtime can do as well for you as the most earnest work, and setting time aside for recreation and generally creative pursuits will serve to refuel and reinspire the rest of the month. The works of your life are your children as much as any son or daughter, and when they are conceived and nurtured in love, the result can only bring reward. So, listen to the natural soul inside and take some time now to bring those inner voices into the sunshine.

Issues and Accents: self-possession, narcissism, originality, passion, jewelry