This approaching last quarter Moon will fall into the emotional water sign designated to the two slippery fishes, Pisces on Sunday the 22nd of May. This suggests a definite theme of letting go, of using our intuition to decide how we need to progress and of reaching out to help others around us when and if they are in need at this time.

It’s true that the shifts that may happen during this coming last quarter Moon may occur as a sweeping river through our unconscious minds, yet there will be a lot of mental energy too, perhaps with a certain dissonance as a result of the square aspect between the Sun and the Moon and the Mercury retrograde.

The Sun and Moon in Gemini and Pisces

Both the Sun and the Moon will be in mutable signs at 01°39’, with the Sun in the first degree of Gemini, so a need to be adaptable to all that unfolds in our lives will be a theme that is touched upon. It’s often that we do need to be adaptable at the stage of the lunar cycle that is the last quarter Moon, because this is usually a time of change for us. Either we will make changes for ourselves or we will notice changes in our environment.

Often at the time of the last quarter Moon, there is a feeling of tension in the atmosphere and this can certainly affect our sense of comfort and well being. But as we learn to let go of certain energies that are still lingering from the last lunation cycle with the help of the Moon in Pisces, we can then prepare for our New Moon in Gemini on Monday the 30th of May.

The Mercury Retrograde Conjoining the Sun

Mercury is now in retrograde motion, so the time of the last quarter Moon on Monday may well be a time of thinking back into the past or reviewing things that have already happened. This is a very cerebral energy yet there is still a higher chance that there will be misunderstandings or electronics and technology going awry in their performances. Mercury will also be at Gemini’s critical degree of 00° so this could potentially add to a sense of panic or crisis as we go over details several times in case there’s anything we missed the first time around.

The Sun-Jupiter Sextile

The sextile that will play out between the Sun and Jupiter will be our saviour aspect at this time because we will still be able to receive the marked sense of positivity, confidence and benevolence that Jupiter brings. Despite potential miscommunications, there may be an air of needing to learn all we need to know to rectify or understand past contracts or endeavours and this can be shown with Jupiter also being in a sextile position with Mercury. Still, we may be able to do this with a reasonable sense of being both carefree and relatively unrestricted. Whilst Jupiter is still technically in a conjunction with Mars, there is also that sense of adventure and willingness to go that extra mile in all of our projects that can help to push us forwards. This will be a multitude of energetic themes that we may welcome during this tense time and especially whilst the Moon is in sensitive Pisces.

Venus in a Sextile Aspect with Saturn

Venus will be applying into a sextile with Saturn. Now the planet of harmony and grace has been in her sign of detriment since Monday the 2nd of May, which is almost three weeks and this means she hasn’t been beaming her rays of beauty and love in ways that are facilitated as well as when she’s in most other signs. In Aries, there is a rawness and almost wild tumultuousness to her expressions, so we may have found ourselves more attracted to art or music that depicts fire energy, passion or even anger since her Aries ingress. Now as she sextiles Saturn, there may be a cooling off period for her as she pulls back from personal expression mode and into her thinking mind to consider the needs of the collective through the gateways of Saturn in Aquarius. Practical gestures towards our loved ones may also increase.

Jupiter will Square Ceres

Jupiter is a planet who wishes to expand and tread new ground almost constantly and, as he makes this tense aspect with Ceres, the dwarf planet connected to the mother archetype and nurturing, we might observe an increase in both motherly actions and nurturing gestures. This may be especially true as Ceres is now in the sign of Cancer, which is a water sign also closely connected to the mother archetype and dynamic efforts towards nurturing and looking after others. This can be seen as a double signification; meaning the likelihood of its manifestation is greatly increased, yet we can also observe that the square is often problematic in some ways. Perhaps this may translate to people over-worrying about the welfare of others or helping out where it is not appreciated or needed, with Jupiter in a stressful aspect often coinciding with excess or lack of restraint. Ceres is also food and agriculture, so these are other topics that can flare up or come into the limelight.

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