moon conjunct pluto in capricorn

unrest & tension are in the air today as the moon aligns with Pluto (both currently in Capricorn, the sign of the sea-goat).  

Capricorn energy tends to be no-nonsense, mission-driven, and purposeful.  The goals-focus of Capricorn may lead those with this influence to hide or rationalize emotion.

while the Moon is in this serious sign, we may have a harder time tapping into or expressing our feelings.  (The Moon, in fact, governs Cancer, Capricorn’s opposite sign.)

today, however, that lack of emotionality may help us as insightful Pluto, now transiting Capricorn, helps us to dig deeper into what we’ve been feeling, and read the deeper meaning behind it.  Instead of getting lost in our emotions, we can use the Moon-Pluto conjunction to understand the back-story…and then strategize.

meanwhile, the Moon in poker-faced Capricorn opposes Venus in sensual, receptive Cancer.  Venus is the planet of love and worth; while in Cancer, Venus inspires to show our love, nurture others, and communicate through touch and sensuality rather than words.  However, the oppositional tension between the Moon and Venus implies that we want love to be expressed more rationally - through thought, words, dedicated action (Capricorn likes to see dependability and consistent effort).  

And while sensuality and dedication are certainly not mutually exclusive, the opposition between the Moon in Capricorn and Venus in Cancer may indicate that our efforts to express love are mis-matched with what others want to receive just now.  Depending upon where the Moon and Venus reside in your natal chart, today’s Moon-Venus opposition may make you feel like a big cat whose fur has been rubbed the wrong way…watch that in your perturbed mood, you don’t scratch anyone’s face off!

The Sun in proud Leo continues to indicate big dreams and big egos.  The Moon continues in Capricorn until 2.45pm ET, when it moves into detached, independent Aquarius.