DAILY ASTROLOGY IN FILM: APRIL 12-13

MOON IN CANCER: From 4:07am on 4/12 until 4/13 at 11:59pm. The Moon is in the sign of its ruler in Cancer. A Cardinal Water sign, the Moon feels at home in the fluid, emotional and moody Crab. Home, Family and the attachment that accompanies them are the center of attention for the Cancer Moon, for good or otherwise. As we witness the Moon go through its phases, so does its time spent in its own sign feel changeable, high and low like the tides. Be willing to go with the flow.

LAST ASPECT OF THE MOON: Moon Square Sun at 11:59pm on 4/13. The square aspect is a 90 degree hard angle which is CHALLENGING, especially for the heightened feeling nature of Cancer. Our feelings are likely to be delicate today and vulnerable to anything resembling a harsh tone. External circumstances may offer a difficult relationship moment, especially between male (Sun) and Female (Moon). Or something literally to do with one's home may cause concern. Although actions initiated during this time will likely have resolutions that don't work out the way you'd have imagined or intended, you might just experience a time of darkness before the dawn. You may want to play it safer and delay setting something in motion until...say Thursday after 9:53am on the upcoming couldn't-be-more-promising Leo Moon!
SCENE FOR THE DAY: THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH, 1994; Dir: John Sayles. The theme of wounded family life on the water immediately brings this film to mind. One's emotions cannot help but be stirred by the sweet sad face of young Fiona as she listens to the story about her ancestors from the abandoned Irish island of Roan Inish.  Her own baby brother was lost at sea and the family continues to mourn his disappearance. This is also a tale of the ancestral Selkie wife/ mother/seal whose skin is stolen and who cannot return to the sea until it is found. Though this scene is most decidedly reflective of Moon square Sun, the movie is far from depressing. It is, on the contrary, simply poignant, beyond beautiful and ultimately pays off in spades. The most unique quality this film offers is that its myth-based story feels somehow more real than many reality-based narratives. This film is an example of the darkness before the dawn. It's a real gem.