Astrology: Earth Planets Temper Aries Prominence

                                Transits & Houses
Mercury, as well as Mars, is now in Taurus, which means the general atmosphere is more stable for now, even though the Sun and two planets are still in Aries, saying "do it now" and causing angry flare-ups.
     It helps to know where these transits are in your own chart. If Aries is in your natal first house (the self), you are most likely a go-getter anyway. If Uranus in Aries is transiting this house, you may be feeling internal pressure and impatience, and there could be sudden changes in you physically or emotionally -- possibly positive. (You could begin to eat healthier, or to exercise.) Take advantage of all the extra Aries energy to get things done (and/or to run, work out, or dance).
     But if Uranus in Aries is in your natal seventh house, it could affect your relationship suddenly. Be more careful than usual to communicate to avoid conflict.
     In case you don't know this, the first house is 9:00 on your chart, the seventh house is 3:00. (The symbol for Aries is adjacent the Sun and the symbol for Taurus - adjacent Mercury in the small chart on the right side of this blog.)
     Remember that, with several planets still in Aries, a great deal can be accomplished as long as we remember to breathe and to pace ourselves under pressure.

Paradox of Western Yuletide, Moon Scorpio, Psyche Calling us Within to dreams, recurring images

While most Westerners are rushing around during the holiday season, the current transiting Moon in Scorpio is calling us within, eliciting powerful emotional responses to external events. This moon position is less likely to take the form of acting out, but of control and deep inner transformation. Carl Jung, psychologist disciple of Freud, pioneered traveling inward to follow each of our unique individual symbols, which will initiate understanding, and ultimately, change. He postulated that this delving into the interior of ourselves, which we often ignore (the workings of the subconscious), through exploring our dreams and recurring images, can literally heal what has been broken in ourselves, and eventually, the world.
The moon in Scorpio can also initiate powerful external circumstances: This is not a time to be playful with feelings or events.
As the scales of justice continue to attempt balance in the world, so it is within us to continually move inward, striving for balance between revolution and rest, momentum forward and then - stepping back through reflection and turning within.
In Greek mythology, numerous obstacles often deterred Psyche on her long quest (heroine's journey), and compelled stopping temporarily (symbolic of going within).