Monday, the Moon remains in creative, sensitive Pisces all day; it will journey there until Tuesday night/Wednesday very early morning (July 15/16th). This Moon placement often finds us more sensitive, intuitive, idealistic, and imaginative than usual.
We also have a greater capacity for compassion, sympathy, and affection for all, especially those who suffer or can be regarded as the underdog.
But that idealism could also be our downfall at this time: We tend to see the best in everyone and everything, and when reality doesn't match our idyllic vision, we might feel upset and even victimized by those harsh realities.
A way out of this is to channel our idealism into spiritual or creative endeavors.
It's also an excellent time to release fears—especially those based on a sense of separation—and experience "oneness."
Feelings tend to flow more freely; as best as you can, let them -- in fact, "going with the flow" is the best way to go during this time.
Monday from 5:45am - 1:45pm EDT brings a feeling of ease and a deepened ability to trust and expand emotional connections with others. As best you can, trust your intuition right now and allow whatever comes up to be beneficial for you or your loved ones. (Moon in Pisces trines Jupiter in Cancer, exact at 9:46am EDT)
Monday from 11:55am - 7:55pm EDT, we feel a need to go within -- and also want to connect and learn from others. This tension invites us to stretch a little and resolve it through creative solutions -- the key here is to listen to our intuition so we don't drive ourselves or others crazy. (Moon in Pisces squares Venus in Gemini, exact at 3:53pm EDT)
Monday from 8:40pm - 12:40am EDT, we experience a need for inner adjustments. We feel uneasy or awkward and need to make a choice. Making this choice requires that we develop inner awareness around two very different urges:
On the one hand, the desire to communicate in a creative, outgoing, and self-expressed way — and on the other hand, the need to inwardly listen for the subtle voice of our intuition. (Moon in Pisces quincunxes Mercury in Leo,exact at 10:40pm EDT)
Also, on Monday, Mercury's station intensifies at 15 degrees of Leo, as Mercury is preparing to come to a halt on Thursday night/Friday very early morning (beginning its 3-week Retrograde phase).
We feel Mercury's energies even more strongly during this intensified Station phase. It will remain at its most intense until July 21st. Going with the flow is recommended at this time.
Some of us will feel the effects of the Mercury station more than others: those of us who have Gemini or Virgo as our Sun- or Rising-Sign (Ascendant) or personal planets in 13-17 degrees of Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, or Scorpio.
