" In this lunar phase, we encounter obstacles to the vision from the seedtime of the previous New Moon, and must find a way up or through. The courage of our convictions is put to the test. They say that surmounting obstacles builds character, and if that is true (and I think you believe that it is) then a great degree of character building is going to occur over the final days of this current week. " A First Quarter Moon of Staying the Course By Henry Seltzer

A First Quarter Moon of Staying the Course By Henry Seltzer Thursday morning’s First Quarter Moon, taking place in the sign of Gemini on March 14th, is in many ways a follow-up to the very dramatic Pisces New Moon from last week. Pluto is once again emphasized, an indication that the transformational life direction that is being promoted by these mid-March astrological currents in both individual and collective terms is not successfully over, and is far from a done deal. In this lunar phase, we encounter obstacles to the vision from the seedtime of the previous New Moon, and must find a way up or through. The courage of our convictions is put to the test. They say that surmounting obstacles builds character, and if that is true (and I think you believe that it is) then a great degree of character building is going to occur over the final days of this current week. While Uranus is no longer quite so prominent in this quarter moon configuration, Neptune and Pluto still are. Pluto, lord of death and rebirth, resides at 22:45 of Capricorn, and there are four planets at 23 plus degrees of their respective signs, making tight angles to Pluto: the Sun and Moon in square with each other, Jupiter in Sagittarius, and Eris in Aries. Plus Pluto remains closely parallel to Saturn. That’s quite a lot of Pluto. The nudge from the universe accompanying this rather intense configuration is to let go of what no longer serves you; let go and keep on letting go... Read more about the First Quarter Moon »