Astrology for Sunday, 20 October 2019:

Today the Moon in Cancer makes a square to Mars in Libra. Some sense of safety or security may feel threatened. Libra’s insistence on harmonious collectivity challenges Mars’ driven individualism, and it may be the challenge to understand ourselves as always constituted in and through relations that brings up relational wounds from our pasts. A few hours later, the Moon makes a trine to Venus in Scorpio and an opposition to Saturn in Capricorn—just as Venus is perfecting a sextile to Saturn. This aspect between Venus and Saturn asks: what are the practices of love and care that create stable foundations for long-lasting relationships? And what are the practices and ways of relating that have proven to be unsustainable? As Venus moves toward completing this cycle in relation to Saturn, it is time to take account of what has the capacity to endure and what can no longer be supported. The Moon’s aspect to both Saturn and Venus asks us to feel these questions in our bodies, to follow the sensations of care and pleasure and yes, and to allow ourselves to be curious and nurturing towards the places where we feel resistance and rigidity. The Moon then moves directly into a trine from Neptune. As we reflect on sustainable love practices, Neptune invites us to dream and fantasize: what else might be possible beyond the existing models of love that I have known? Finally, the Moon makes a trine to Mercury in Scorpio, so as night falls, we may feel capable of sharing and expressing the discoveries that we are making.