Crescent and First Quarter Moon

October 15 Monday
The Sagittarius Moon entered her crescent phase at 2:17 am, MDT, a time to trust your own senses and intuition to grasp what is holding you back during this cycle, What is it that seems to be causing some kind of restriction. For the next four days we can find out how important it is to free ourselves of some limiting situation by summoning up courage to initiate or strengthen supportive comradeship to get over such bondage and go beyond it. Sharing perspectives on such matters can renew belief and hope that liberation from the consequences of some bad habits is possible.

October 16 Tuesday
With this Sagittarius Moon, it may seem like our minds are receiving a psychically transmitted newletter full of inspirational messages that can guide us into new territory. This can stimulate our inquisitive nature. Engage in inquiry with a playful or theatrical attitude to avoid being caught up in a test of endurance, let alone being a slave to the ups and downs of daily events. The Moon goes void of course at 6:32 pm, MDT, until after midnight. While the Moon is blowing out the fiery, exuberant flames of Sagittarius, expect the best; seek an ideal.

October 17 Wednesday
The Moon is in Capricorn. And if we don’t heed what is tantalizing us, we may end up going in circles with an old pattern. Hesitation is common during the crescent phase, yet we need to jump into an unknown pond if we want to manifest a new behavior. The structure of our inner being is begging us to try something else on for size. Listen to your hidden impulses. Let go of normal responses! Find a way to express what you are feeling as well as what you think about those feelings. Work the relationship between the two to get your juices flowing in a different direction.

October 18 Thursday
Thursday’s Capricorn Moon may be surprisingly ready to break free of old ways and receptive to challenges. As the day unfolds uncertainty can creep in if we feed fear. We just need to stay calm and flow with the emotional currents, refusing to get immersed in old consequences and “what if’s.” Physical circumstances change all the time. We commonly witness them just driving through town or shopping for groceries. We can alter and even transform our feelings and thoughts as easily as someone changes her appearance. The Moon does it by voiding herself of Capricorn during the early hours tomorrow.

October 19 Friday
The Capricorn Moon is void of course most of the morning. She entered her last quarter phase at 2:33 am, MDT. While she is stripping the visible half of her face of Capricorn’s conservative looks, we may reflect on how we have been irresponsible by not altering some behavior, by not being clear in our intent to change. At 10:52 am, the Moon enters inventive Aquarius, ready to take decisive action to leave the old carefree, escapist ways behind and operate in a completely different mode. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 1:00 to 1:30 pm, MDT, for the weekend Moon Minute.

October 20 Saturday
With this Aquarius Moon we can playfully stand aside from social dynamics that are troubling or we can stormily clear the air if we are willing to reveal our motives and heal any rifts. The Moon goes void of course at 1:36 Sunday afternoon, MDT, for most of that afternoon. This can be an unstable period as the Moon may be blowing out any alienation or unpredictable behavior of Aquarius. Be socially conscious. At 5:02 pm, Sunday, the Moon moves into Pisces, bringing sensitivity to what has vitality and to how we can preserve our best traits while birthing and developing new ones.