DAILY ASTROLOGY IN FILM: APRIL 16-18

MOON IN VIRGO. Enters at 7:23pm on 4/16 until 8:29am on 4/18. (Moon is Void of Course from 1:48pm to 7:23pm having been in Leo until 1:48pm...see previous post!) Moon in Virgo, ruled by Mercury is becoming one of my favorite times. As you'll see in the film clip, you can get so much work accomplished now! Virgo's archetype is a complex one, most often associated with the feminine Maiden - pure, innocent and vestal virgin, keeper of the sacred hearth fire- as in the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I (herself a Virgo). There is the true humility of service available to Virgo that most other signs don't access. Yet Virgo also reflects the mother/daughter theme which carries a deeper feminine wisdom expanding into generations of women as in the Demeter/Persephone myth. Here in this Mutable Earth sign we see a maturation process over time to the sensuous life-giving feminine. She is a part of embodied Mother Nature whose orderly rhythm is in her being. Virgo's drive towards order, cleanliness and health products that help keep our bodies and environments as close to perfection as possible is one of her most evident traits. Yet in this striving for perfection, she can be overly critical and judgmental when she's not as conscious as she would prefer. Mercury's influence shows up in Virgo's attention to precise language. This is the ultimate writer, speaker, teacher. Her focus is on the details and she can get lost there if she doesn't pick her head up occasionally from the written page to be reminded of the Piscean (Virgo's opposite) bigger picture (see Post 3/23: Hidden Opportunitiy in Oppositions). 

LAST ASPECT OF THE MOON: Moon Trine Mercury at 8:29am EDT. It doesn't get any better than this for support from mental Mercury! Writers are on alert to use this time to let the ink flow! Brain synapses should be firing on all cylinders now. This is an EXCELLENT time to use your mind in any capacity - be the Messenger of the gods! With wings on his feet, Mercury can set you on productive travels while the Moon is in Virgo this month. Artists with a flair for crafts can use this time to begin new projects. Mostly...'tis the season - it's the best time for SPRING CLEANING!! Notice the difference in quality between yesterday's playful firey Leo and today's reserved earthy Virgo. 

SCENE FOR THE DAY: LIMITLESS...AGAIN! I do love this film and this scene is one of the reasons. It's a Virgo's dream to have the energy and attention Bradley Cooper's character Eddie Morra has when he pops this brain enhancing pill. It's certainly mine! And I kid you not, I look forward now every month and take advantage of this time to do exactly what you witness here..and other Mercurial activities. Not only does he transform his apartment, but sits down at his typewriter and unblocks his stuck brain so that words and thoughts feel like they're falling from heaven onto his page...which he is typing a mile a minute. When the last aspect to a Virgo Moon is trine its ruler, Mercury...look what you can do!