We are now just a day after the Full Moon and this means that moods and emotions will still continue to suffer from tense nervous restlessness. In addition there may be notable fears and anxieties together with a certain amount of emotional frustration that could pose difficulties.

As frequent visitors to this site will know we have just come through a particularly intense period of celestial activity. This is finally beginning to dissipate and after the middle of the week this change should become even more apparent.

For the moment moods will continue to be influenced by typical Full Moon emotions. Inevitably this will entail heightened moods and feelings with a propensity towards energy filled activity. Some degree of aggression or assertiveness may be apparent and this may lead to simmering resentments, conflict or arguments. However this month the Full Moon is perhaps a little more restrained than usual and this is probably the influence of Saturn.

As well as being in opposition to Neptune, Saturn is also trine (120 degrees) to the Sun. We don’t often mention the effects of trine alignments but in this case it helps explain why feelings of melancholia, flatness, or depression can exist at the time of the Full Moon. In fact some may be subject to a particularly acute state of pessimism with poor self confidence along with an easy sense of disappointment and disillusionment. Under these circumstances fears and concerns may be quick to surface and problems will tend to be magnified.

Mars and Jupiter remain at the peak of opposition and the pair will stay conjunct until around the middle of May. Since the beginning of the month the Mars/Jupiter alignment has contributed to a heightened intensity of emotion with very direct and forceful feelings that have the propensity to lead to conflict and turmoil. In addition there may be a tendency to over assertive moods with bullying or boisterous behaviour along with a superiority complex that could lead to friction with others.

This alignment can also contribute to a raised sense of enjoyment though there is the risk of over adventurous inclinations with careless recklessness that may lead to accidents, conflict with authority or large financial losses. However as mentioned above there will a large degree of restraint from Saturn so that any inclination to excess may be strictly limited. Essentially it means that feelings may alternate between optimistic levels of energy filled with enthusiasm for future plans and ideas, and a more restrained and flattened atmosphere that may see difficulties in everything.

Alert is 8.5. Moon 99% illuminated.