Anne Ortelee, Astrologer

8:51pm EST: Retrograde Mercury meets up with Venus at 22 degrees, 45 minutes Scorpio. Deep conversations. Psychological growth and the mending of fences. If you love them, let them see you as you really are. Last aspect of the night!

7:48pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces. Forward we go. There's a wave of momentum supporting us, as we flow into action. 25°Cp09' D 25°Pi09' R

7:07pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn squares Eris in Aries and opposes Jupiter in Cancer. Activation of a fast-moving cardinal T-square on the World Axis, shooting energy into the late-Libra house of your natal chart. Difficult choices with public implications.

4:05pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn square Chiron in Aries. Psychological integration aspect. We've got the situation under control (for now). Take this time to look into the causes. 23°Cp16' D 23°Ar16' R

3:27pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn on a World Point sextiles retrograde Mercury in Scorpio. Genuine communication is occurring at last. We're getting to the root of the problem through our diligence and persistence. 22°Cp57' D 22°Sc57' R

2:24pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn on a World Point sextiles Venus in Scorpio. Passionate, intense, newsmaking energy. It's time to be brave and share your tender heart with the outside world. 22°Cp24' D 22°Sc24' D

10:41am EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn quintile Ceres in Aries. Bright ideas around how we care for ourselves and others. It's not just about how you FEEL for them, it's about what you DO to show them they're important. 20°Cp31' D 02°Ar31' D

8:40am EST: Sun in Sagittarius trine Ceres in Aries. Passionate, frisky, fiery, creative, related. We're connecting the dots as fast as we possibly can. Everything starts making sense again. 02°Sg31' D 02°Ar31' D

8:32am EST: Mars in Sagittarius squares the Nodes of Fate in Virgo and PIsces. Major choice-point: will you grow or will you shrink? Hearkens back to the Eclipse on September 7th. Take action in the service of your dreams not your "humility." 14°Sg32' D 14°Vi32' R 14°Pi32' R

7:03am EST: Retrograde Mercury in Scorpio quincunx Chiron in Aries. We need to adjust our thinking about this situation, if we want to feel better. What might be lurking right outside your frame of reference? 23°Sc17' R 23°Ar17' R

4:35am EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn semisextiles Juno in Sagittarius and quintiles Neptune in Pisces. Listen up for helpful words from partners about how you can create your dream. Diligence is important, but you know what? So is inspiration. 17°Cp26' D 17°Sg26' D 29°Pi26' R

4:23am EST: Pallas Athena in Aquarius quintiles Eris in Aries as the Moon in Capricorn semisquares the Sun in Sagittarius. Summon up your courage and intelligence to face a difficult situation. Detachment helps. Let cooler heads prevail.

1:41am EST: Mars in Sagittarius quindecile Uranus in Taurus. Take decisive action in pursuit of healing. You can't account for EVERYTHING, but you CAN figure this one out. 14°Sg19' D 29°Ta19' R

Activation of the Eclipses from September 7th: reflect on what you've learned about your mission in life since that time! 14°Cp35' D 14°Vi35' R 14°Pi35' R

10:57pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn trines and sextiles the Nodes of Fate in Virgo and Pisces. Easy flowing energy. Your diligence and care are paying off . . .

What could you try next, that might reasonably be termed "original," in the context of human history? 14°Cp13' D 14°Sg13' D 29°Ta20' R

10:13pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn semisextiles Mars in Sagittarius and sesquiquadrates Uranus in Taurus. Part 2 of the Ear with Pallas Athena. Unprecedented problems require unprecedented solutions.

8:08pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn quintile Saturn in Pisces. When we're learning, there's a lag between "getting it" and "GETTING it." Stay open to new insights as you wait for your unconscious to catch up. 13°Cp10' D 25°Pi10' R

7:17pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn semisextile Pallas Athena in Aquarius. Part 1 of an Ear configuration with Mars in Sagittarius. A pessimistic Moon is telling the Goddess of Strategy why she is "wrong" and "it won't work." But are you sure that's true? Have you tried yet?

5:09pm EST: Retrograde Mercury in Scorpio parallel Venus in Scorpio. Preliminary negotiations. There's a meeting tomorrow. Do your homework before you speak to them.

If not, how can you TALK about it, in such a way as to get public opinion on your side? 01°Sg45' D 01°Aq45' D

2:19pm EST: Sun in Sagittarius sextile OOB Pluto in Aquarius. This is a yes. A closing sextile: where the Sun and Pluto each internally check in about what they agreed to when they met up back in February. Are both parties following through?

1:39pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn quindecile Jupiter in Cancer. Health aspect. Your addictive behaviors are catching up with you. (Working too much is an addiction, if it means avoiding living.) 09°Cp54' D 24°Cn54' R

12:03pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn semisquare retrograde Mercury in Scorpio. Harsh words and confusion. It's not that what they're saying is WRONG per se, it's just that they're not attuned to your emotions . . . nor are you to theirs. 09°Cp06' D 24°Sc06' R

Don't let them ground you if you don't want to be grounded. 05°Cp40' D 20°Sc40' D

5:13am EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn semisquare Venus in Scorpio. Passionate arguments. The thing we fell in love with them for (the thing that we felt that we ourselves were lacking) is the thing that drives us crazy, five years on.

Don't be brittle; open your mind up to new perspectives. 05°Cp22' D 29°Ta22' R

4:36am EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn biquintile Uranus in Taurus. Well well, if it isn't the thing we would have wished for, if we had been wise enough to wish for it. This is not what we were looking for, but it is what we needed.

1:57am EST: OOB Moon conjunct OOB Vesta at 4 degrees, 2 minutes Capricorn. New 30-day cycle around home, hearth, health, habits, and routines. Opportunity to reset your relationship with "discipline." Where could you be more focused and effective?

11:25pm EST: OOB Moon in Capricorn quintiles the North Node in Pisces, who is on the degree of the Eclipse from early September. Blackout . . . then a spotlight on a single puzzle-piece that you couldn't see before in all the chaos. Scoop it up! 02°Cp46' D 14°Pi46' R