JANUARY 9-11: EXCELLENT SCORPIO MOON

MOON ENTERS SCORPIO at 3:05pm EST on Tuesday, January 9 after being VOID OF COURSE since 11:12am. MOON REMAINS IN SCORPIO until Thursday, January 11 at 9:53am when it goes VOID OF COURSE for the rest of the day. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Sextile Venus in Capricorn. Actions initiated during this mostly Void of Course day tend not to work out as planned. It's best to use this time for inner creative work or planning future actions. Both Pluto-ruled Scorpio and Venus are related to resources in general, and more specifically, money. This is a Great time for purchases and investments, especially in the area of Art and anything honoring Beauty or The Feminine archetype. It's also a perfect time for diving into depth psychology or investigations of any kind. We might want to take a good look at any issues regarding our sexuality now. This period is ripe for successful transformation. It behooves us personally when we use this powerful Pluto energy for the benefit of the collective Good.

SCORPIO SCENE FOR THE DAY: High Art, 1998; Director: Lisa Cholodenko. Way before the Sundance hit The Kids are Alright and even before Laurel Canyon, two of my all time favorite indie films, Choldenko made this groundbreaking film starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell. As newly promoted photo editor, Syd (Mitchell) meets neighbor Lucy (Sheedy) and discovers she is a once-famous photographer now living in a heroin den upstairs. Intrigued by their lifestyle and ambitious at her very competitive photo magazine, Syd negotiates a long-overdue shoot for Lucy at her publication. Of course they start falling for each other and Syd is initiated into a new sexual identity. While it's considered a low-budget film, the textures and complexities of any given moment on screen feel so honest and raw that the narrative has the sophistication of a highly produced movie. Cholodenko really knows her characters and we love them for it. Patricia Clarkson (Station Agent) is also featured in the film; this is the first film I had ever seen her in before she became a Sundance legend. She plays Greta, Lucy's current exotic druggie lover, and steals every every scene because of her completely unique and spot-on sensuous druggie demeanor. A real work of high art.