THE GOOD
Imagine the Moon, the Queen of Heaven, ascending to the realm of the fixed stars to see her kingdom from every vantage point, every perspective, every place in the sky. She stops by each one of the stars above, dialogues with its spirits, and moves on to gather more information from the next. Such is the Moon in Aquarius - a time for fresh perspective, edifying discourse, and a shared vision for just how wonderful everything on earth could be if we got our thinking straight.
A lot of fantastic opportunities are opening up during this time. Right off the bat, the Moon conjoins her ruler Saturn in his dignity in Aquarius. This sounds harder than it actually is - Saturn as the Moon’s ruler here provides a lot of stability and protection, keeping anything from getting super far out of hand. After that, the Moon conjoins Jupiter. Jupiter will provide expansion, emotional buoyancy, wisdom, positive learning experiences, and maybe even some financial abundance, especially if you have any important placements in this sign.
In addition to these aspects, the Moon forms three sextiles during this period, each of which provides its own unique gifts. First, the Moon applies a sextile to Mercury. Mercury will make communication and self-expression much easier. The airy nature of this conjunction especially makes it easy to share your thoughts and ideas with your friends and allies. Don’t pass up the opportunity for a really worthwhile, eye-opening conversation.
After that, the Moon touches Venus and the Sun around the same time. The sextile to Venus will bring a lot of grace, charm, and tact to everybody’s interpersonal lives: expect to receive more support and compassion from other people during this time, and to feel your heart opening more to others around you as well. This is an excellent pairing to the Mercury sextile - positive communication and general amicability will be much easier during this period. The sextile to the Sun provides us with more flow and ease. Circumstances will naturally align to support you, and you will find yourself accomplishing quite a bit more than you expected.
THE BAD
Any aspect involving a malefic will create some challenges. In this case, we have to deal with Mars forming a trine to the Moon. Don’t let that trine fool you. I would expect to find Mars bringing you some agitation and short-temperedness during this period, especially if you have major planets in any mutable signs like Gemini or Pisces. Sure, Moon-Mars trines can create a lot of avenues for productive change, but that change generally comes from a feeling of having a fire under your ass, and it’s not necessarily the most pleasant experience. The conjunction to the Moon’s ruler defends us from this to some extent, so you can expect a silver lining to reveal itself.
Besides that, the Aquarius period can get a little heady. It can be hard to stay grounded sometimes, and there’s a lot of potential to get too wrapped up in ideas and lose sight of reality. This is one way in which the Saturn conjunction is very helpful: Saturn will help keep us grounded and realistic, without getting too lost in the clouds. Be brutally honest with yourself - are there ways in which are you disconnecting from others because of the ideas and opinions you hold? How are you actually making yourself less present and aware by being too attached to your own vision of the world?
THE WYRD
The Greek Magical Papyri (PGM) says that Aquarius Moon periods are great for love charms. The reasoning behind this is lost on me, but try it out and see if it works. I simply recommend doing a love spell to draw “someone” to you or bolster a marriage. I don’t recommend casting spells to sway specific people to your will, and Saturn conjoined the Moon here will certainly not support that kind of intention. You may, in fact, get knocked around quite a bit for it.
There are no strong timings for rituals during this period. If you have a practice of calling up a particular astral entity during this time, I would simply encourage you to keep that practice up!
Everything that I tell you here needs to be indexed to your natal chart, especially the house placement of the Moon, any major transits and the time lords in your life. A strong period for one person may be more challenging for another. I am currently taking on new clients for readings, and I would be very happy to walk you through your own chart and astrological weather - book a session with me here!
Astrological Signatures
Entry: Monday, April 5th at 9:04am EDT / 1:04pm UTC.
Departure: Wednesday, April 7th at 4:31pm EDT / 8:31pm UTC.
Moon in Aquarius: Peregrine. Without any essential dignity and not supported by a sectmate, the Moon is generally less stable. In Aquarius, humanitarianism and ideals come to the fore. Self-growth and personal development for the greater good is a theme here. Your own thought processes and emotional needs may become harder to access as they are eclipsed by other bigger picture considerations which privilege the whole over any individual part.
Triplicity and Quadruplicity: Fixed Air. Fixedness indicates prolonged activities and an overall steadiness in people’s moods. The Moon in fixed signs makes activities more stable and their duration longer. The air element promotes mental stimulation and any activities which involve communication and language, and an air Moon tends to be very chatty and conversational, preferring discussion and the medium of language to anything else.
Moon’s ruler: Conjunction to Saturn in Aquarius. This indicates great support for grounding the Moon’s significations and carrying them through to completion. This is an excellent time to work towards the big picture and chase your dreams.
Relationship to the Sun: Superior Sextile to the Sun in Aries. This is a positive placement - there will be a good bit of harmony between your own desires and intentions, and what the world is offering you. Flow states will arise, and the manifestation of your will into reality will be much easier.
Aspects
Superior Sextile to Mercury in Aries. Communication can flow freely, and dialogue between people and the exploration of thoughts and ideas will happen with less struggle and resistance.
Superior Sextile to Venus in Aries. Interpersonal harmony is strengthened, people are charming and more tolerant towards each other. The arts flourish, and the creative juices get flowing.
Superior Air Trine to Mars in Gemini. Internal frustration, anger, and irritability will be very pronounced. You will feel a lot of initiative towards changing your circumstances and pushing through resistances, but there will also be a great danger of burnout.
Conjunction to Jupiter in Aquarius. This will bring in great emotional buoyancy and optimism, as well as potential for financial expansion and abundance and growth. The mood will be brighter and more uplifted, and help is likely to come from teachers and authority figures.