March 7-14, 2005

We are moving through Pisces, emotional vulnerability. We begin the week with the moon (heart) in Aquarius, alignment in awareness amidst the pattern of life's interrelationship. With mental Mercury leading like a scout into Aries, the passion of early spring, thought and communication race ahead of lingering feeling just as we're being drawn to the center of our selves.

Charging tension that's been building between action in earthiness (Mars in Capricorn) and grounding in feeling (Saturn in Cancer) reaches the breaking point, releasing its energy, on Monday. By Monday night the moon is at the peak of awareness (mid-Aquarius), reinforced by the historic presence there of 164-year cycle Neptune, the pull of deepest feelings, along with this year's passage of expansive Jupiter through Libra's mindfulness of love. At a time of fragile sensitivity, the heart is awake, fed by deep dreams and loving creativity, activated by primal power and flowing emotion.

Tuesday toward sunset the moon moves on to Pisces, where Wednesday, after meeting beauty (Venus) and wisdom (Uranus), it will blend with the sun for the Pisces new moon. Heart and soul are together in vulnerability at a time of grounding in feeling. Late Thursday the moon crosses into Aries, the spark of spring, where Friday it will meet Mercury's mental expression. Saturday night it progresses into the peak spring earth power of Taurus. Sunday, with the sun in precious Pisces and moon in fertile Taurus, creative Jupiter in loving Libra blends with dreamy Neptune in visionary Aquarius.

Slushy with feeling amidst intensified awareness, we are challenged to accept tenderness as the healthy foundation of manifest fruitfulness just around the corner.