The Moon is now about to align with Saturn. This means that moods and emotions will tend to be governed by controlled, restrictive and disciplined feelings with a strong element of restraint and temperance.

Added to this there may be lowered confidence with diminished enthusiasm, drive and expectation. Indeed there may be an easy sense of disappointment and sensitivity to criticism.

Under these circumstances one may also feel a degree of pessimism or acute misgivings regarding ones future prospects, The above mentioned emotions will be made to seem all the more pressing by the current phase of the Moon. At around 50% illuminated it means that we are in a period that we often refer to as ‘the doldrum period’. This will accentuate and magnify all of the above mentioned emotions and could make for a time of very deep and soul searching feelings that may be laden with doubt and insecurity.

Jupiter and Neptune still remain at the peak of their alignment which has been active for over a month and a half, and as reported here on numerous occasions this will have quite definite mood effects. These have the potential to lead to increased emotional sensitivity with delicate and self refining impulses together with traditional Jovian qualities associated with generosity, understanding and fun loving enterprise and activity. This alignment also disposes to increased psychic and mystical awareness that may open up inner pathways to new and more exciting dimensions of personal thought and discovery.

On another level it may offer creative and original solutions to problems, or encourage one to participate in ventures and activities that one may have never previously considered.

Coming days will see a broadly similar pattern of emotions but also the propensity towards depressive, eccentric, or out of character feelings that on the other hand may be driven by a strong element of galvanic energy that will be discussed in the next alert bulletin.

Essentially it means that those willing or able to take things easy at their own pace will find this period to be extremely beneficial whereas those subject to pressing deadlines may come to find this period demanding.

Alert is 6.5. Moon 48% illuminated.