Moon Meets up with Jupiter and then Squares Saturn—Blessings Come with Responsibilities—and XI The Justice
Daily Horoscope Check-In for Wednesday, July 3, 2024
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Without further ado, here is the daily horoscope.
Good morning, friends!
As I said yesterday, Jupiter is conjunct my natal Ascendant, so I am feeling pretty over the moon today, LOL!
We have two major bookends to today—we start the day with the Gemini Moon in conjunction with Jupiter and end the day with the Moon square Saturn—these are two very strong aspects and relationships that the Moon is having today, hence the title phrase: Blessings come with responsibilities. Whatever beautiful blessings Jupiter bestows they will be coupled with some fine print, rules, commitments, or responsibilities enforced by Saturn.
“With great power, comes great responsibility” ~Voltaire
Okay, let’s get into…the astrology
Today’s Transits
(All times are in Eastern Time unless mentioned otherwise)
Today the Moon will be in the playful, curious, and social sign of Gemini all day. Processing our feelings through words, thoughts, and puzzles may be the game of the day. It could be a great day to play Mad Libs, Sudoku, or Mahjong, anything that uses your mind in fun, strategic, and exciting ways. I love Mahjong for Moon in Gemini because you are matching up pairs and since the Gemini symbol is ‘The Twins,’ it just makes sense to me. :)
Early in the morning at 2:20 am the Gemini Moon formed a semisquare to Chiron in Aries and this may symbolize doubt attempting to creep in and rain on your parade. Maybe you, metaphorically, haven’t always figured out the Sudoku puzzle or completed a game of Mahjong and so you feel uncertain of your skills. Never fret! Remember, playing games is about having fun, not only about winning. Tell your insecurities to take a back seat and give that crossword puzzle another try!
Forty minutes later at 3:04 am, the Moon met up with the greater benefic Jupiter in Gemini (on my Ascendant, baby!!) representing wonderful opportunities, feeling confident, optimistic, and connected with others; like the wind fills your sails!
When the Moon conjoins Jupiter there could be an infusion of happiness, joy, help, and support. It’s a wonderful transit that means success, joy, abundance, prosperity, and generous experiences.
An hour later at 3:26 am ET, Mercury perfected his opposition to Pluto in Aquarius retrograde indicating that whatever we’ve been weighing out has reached its peak and now we have come to a crossroads where we need to decide which way to go. We could feel mentally intense, troubled, or paranoid—this will pass once we make our move, as long as our strategy comes from the heart.
Then at 7:32 am the Moon in Gemini makes harmonious aspects to the nodes. Whenever the Moon favorably aspects the nodes it is a symbol of ease and flow for the day that facilitates alignment. It’s like setting out the board games on the table for your children so that if they want to play, they are easily accessible. Or setting out your clothes the night before so that in the morning you already know what you’re going to wear and all you have to do is get dressed.
The famous quote by Abraham Lincoln comes to mind:
“Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.”
And, this one by Robert Kiyosaki,
“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow."
You get the idea.
Around Noon ET, the Moon will enter her Balsamic Phase, which is when she is within 30° of the next New Moon. This is an intense time when the Moon loses the rest of her light, wanes down to a sliver, and then disappears. It is a potent time of release, letting go, and making room for the next lunar cycle. There may be feelings of sadness, despair, or longing for what was not accomplished. What we can do to consciously acknowledge this phase is declutter—since the Moon begins this phase in Gemini and is preparing for a New Moon in Cancer, decluttering paper, email, mail, games, books, or your pens may be a nice tribute to the Balsamic Gemini/Cancer Moon—clearing out the physical things in our homes that make the mental clutter in our minds. What we do on the outside mirrors what is going on inside, and so by consciously making room in our homes for a fresh slate, we can internally create the space for the new energy. (Of course, you can acknowledge this energy however you’d like, this is just one idea).
In the late afternoon at 4:28 pm ET, the Gemini Moon forms a sesquiquadrate to Pluto in Aquarius retrograde which could feel like the wind that was filling your sails dies down for a bit and you are left wondering if it will return, but it will.
Then at 6:21 pm the Gemini moon makes a semisquare to Mercury in Leo meaning that we have things we want to say but something stops us. This transit means misunderstandings and things just not coming to pass—we are pushing something but our audience is not biting, or we start a conversation that ends up going nowhere, or we begin a game of Scrabble, but have to pause part way through for some reason. The semisquare means we want something but it doesn’t manifest.
Late tonight, at 9:57 pm ET the Moon in Gemini perfects a square to Saturn in Pisces retrograde which could feel like a reality check moment where we experience feelings of frustration, sadness, or impatience. Saturn is ironing things out and since the Moon is in Gemini we may be paragraphs ahead of Saturn and can’t understand why he wants to be so thorough and read all the fine print. But, that is the deal, he wants to read all the fine print before accepting anything. It’s all good, let him.
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What is the guidance for today?
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