FEBRUARY 18-20: CHALLENGING ARIES MOON

MOON ENTERS ARIES at 7:05am EST on Sunday, February 18 and remains here until Tuesday, February 20 at 6:11am. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Conjunct Uranus in Aries.  This is a strong Mars-ruled Moon period with an abundance of combustion! While it's likely we'll have the physical energy to accomplish a lot, be vigilant about staying grounded and present. With the ramped-up vibration of Uranus added to Mars if we don't pay attention, accidents are more likely to happen than on the average day. Aries is concerned with one's identity. Uranus suggests a change in identity, a liberation or a shattering of it completely. We may experience more egos demanding their way and perhaps find more courage to stand up to them. The Warrior Archetype is present now, so conflicts have a higher probability of showing up. The sudden shifting of Uranian gears cautions us to remember to adapt. Speak your Truth, Find your Will and Energy to Act. Remember to Listen and be willing to compromise. The opportunity Aries in Uranus offers is liberation and a new sense of Self. In general, though, actions initiated during this Moon period will tend to have Challenging resolutions.
NOTE: Astrologer Eric Francis of Planet Waves refers to Eric McLuhan, son of Marshall ("The Medium is the Message") who takes his father's work to a new level into video games. He concludes that the games train children to shift out of their bodies into the astral plane, just at the time when they're growing into their bodies and developing an identity. This phenomenon is likely to be blocking the Aries individuation process by remaining in the character or role they assume in the game after the play. A developing sense of Self can be hindered. This could explain a lot...

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ARIES SCENE FOR THE DAY: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 2010; Director: Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver). Michael Cera (Juno), Alison Pill (The Newsroom!), Kieran Culkin (Igby Goes Down) and Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect) get caught up in a 'battle of the bands' digitized game, the goal of which is to win the love of Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) for bass player Scott (Cera). At the end of this scene Scott comes to his senses and is determined to 'Get a life!' A Boston Globe article by Ethan Gilsdorf comments that the film "shows us an exaggerated, but perhaps not unthinkable, blending of a gamer-geek mind-set with so-called “reality.” Whatever that is." With captivating visual effects and a clearly Aries-ruled digital fight scene, this graphic-novel-inspired teen movie was a critical success and a box-office bomb. Go Figure.