MAY 8-11: FAIR PISCES MOON

MOON ENTERS PISCES at 11:11pm EDT on Tuesday, May 8 and remains here until 5:02am on Friday May 11. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Sextile Mars in Capricorn. Ruled by Neptune, this Mutable Water sign takes us to dreamland! The Last Aspect to Mars reflects an abundance of energy for imaginative artistic projects as well as dreams - indeed this configuration is referred to as 'the practical idealist'. We are likely to have the courage to stand up for our beliefs and fight for the underdog. This is a great time for making Music and writing Poetry. We'll tend to see the symbolic world more easily than the literal or material, so don't try to force logical understanding or concrete facts now. Allow yourself to trust the oceanic fluidity of your intuition - dare to follow the images which your unconscious mind offers up. You may discover perspectives to old issues that your rational mind could never deduce. We may now experience a special empathy for those in need or underdogs. This time supports helping - just know that Neptune/Pisces isn't very clear on boundaries, so be extra conscious about not crossing over others' inappropriately. Note that any Moon/Mars combinations, even the positive Sextile, can be tricky...as in testy. If you can get to a body of water now, you're likely to feel cleansed and calmed just by its proximity. If not...well, the bath always works for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7jREW6cv8

 PISCES FILM SCENE: Nowhere Boy, 2009; Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson.  Who better to represent the most successful Neptune/Mars practical dreamer than our cultural icon John Lennon? Lennon's birth chart actually has a Neptune/Mars conjunction (out-of-sign). Aaron Taylor-Johnson (he married his director, Sam Taylor-Wood) carries the legendary rock star persona with such ownership that our eyes are constantly glued to his image. This is the story of the young John, his precarious teenage years when he unexpectedly meets and develops a brief relationship with his birth mother, Julia - played by an intoxicating Anne-Marie Duff. It is Julia who entices him into a love affair with music, particularly the blues and Elvis Presley. Kristen Scott Thomas plays his adopted mother Mimi, Julia's sister, who takes on the authority figure in John's life. We meet young Paul and George but Ringo is not yet in the Beatles' story. We hold Lennon dear for his entire body of work - with the Beatles and his solo recording. But for so many of us, the first thing we remember about him is his idealism for the world - demonstrated in his cult-status song Imagine. That it was rated by BMI one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century is a testament to his ability to tap into the collective soul and offer a continual sense of hope. Nowhere Boy's story is dramatically spellbinding, entertaining and endearing - an all-time favorite! The trailer is the top clip and the wonderful boardwalk Dreamer scene with Julia is the bottom clip. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6tC5Mp9NVA