OCTOBER 24 - 27: CHALLENGING CAPRICORN MOON

MOON REMAINS IN SAGITTARIUS until 12:44pm EDT on Tuesday, October 24 when it goes VOID OF COURSE until 8:12pm. Important practical actions initiated during the V/C Moon tend not to work out as planned. It's best to use this time for inner creative work or planning for future actions. MOON ENTERS CAPRICORN at 8:12pm and remains here until 1:22am on Friday, October 27. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Square Uranus in Aries. Ruled by Saturn, this Cardinal Earth sign indicates a time when emotions are limited in some way. While Capricorn reflects a striving to accomplish our goal, the square to Uranus suggests a barrier which is encountered that blocks its successful resolution. As a result we are likely to feel unworthy or even depressed. Saturn also symbolizes authority figures in our lives - which often means The Father - so this is a likely arena where conflicts may be encountered. Saturn can reflect a karmic testing time so take a deep breath and know this too shall pass! After such a spirited Sag Moon period, we are asked to realize the limitations of living in the material plane! In general, actions initiated now tend to have CHALLENGING results. Be cautious about Saturnian bones and teeth - Uranus can indicate breaking crystalized structures apart.

Note: Capricorn also rules governments, their leaders and traditions. The hard aspect to Uranus, the archetype of the future and radical change, can suggest revolution. The large majority (8 out of 12) of this year's Capricorn Moons have the Square to Uranus as a Last Aspect. This recurring planetary configuration may reflect the revolutionary air that is building in our increasingly polarized country.

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CAPRICORN SCENE OF THE DAY:West Wing, "Night Five" Season 3 Episode 14, 2002; Writer: Aaron Sorkin; Director: Christopher Misiano.
Psychological Astrology would contend that Capricorn/Saturn square Uranus in Aries also reflects the inner battles we fight - breaking down the mental and emotional structures we've created which block the optimum expression of our true whole selves. Psychological analysis often helps our restoration process. Aaron Sorkin writes great therapy scenes! In both West Wing and The Newsroom his strong characters face inner dilemmas that intelligent psychotherapists help resolve. Here we have his amazing President of the United States, Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen), unable to sleep. In a session with Dr. Stanley Keyworth (Adam Arkin) we discover that an argument with Communications Director Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff) has brought up old father issues and that even the fruits of the President's huge ambitious nature will never win his father's approval. The final image of the episode which follows demonstrates how mise-en-scene (composition) supports the 'trapped' theme.