Today is now the day of the New Moon creating intense nervous restlessness, uncertainty and anxiety.

Under these circumstances it may feel hard to settle, with agitated, unsettled and sometimes turbulent feelings. In addition there may be simmering animosities with the potential for friction, confrontation, or sharply polarised moods and feelings.

Over the last 24 hours this atmosphere has been tempered by the alignment of the Moon and Venus, bringing more sympathetic and understanding emotions. However this is now at an end, and for the next few days more forceful, demanding, and volatile feelings are likely to rise to the surface.

As mentioned in numerous previous alerts this will create a varied and complex mood pattern, with contrasts that see aggressive, extravagant, and exaggerated emotions. These are also likely to combine with more generous, sensitive, and affable inclinations to form a pattern of feelings that will be both complex and confusing, and filled with contrasting inclinations.

The sum total of this current alert period is a perplexing, varied, and at times troubled mood scenario that could involve deep and profound feelings and experiences. For some these may be unsettling and difficult to come to terms with; asking difficult questions of ones sense of direction, relationships, and overall sense of purpose. Added to this there may be strong confusion, chaos, and reduced concentration. Escapist tendencies may abound, with pleasurable distractions playing havoc with ones normal routine.

Coming days are likely to see broadly similar moods, and it should be remembered we are now drawing close to the winter/summer solstice according to whichever hemisphere you reside. Solstice tensions are well known and can vary from person to person, making it difficult to predict likely moods and inclinations. Suffice it to say this is set to be a period of very heightened feelings and emotions.

Alert is 8. Moon 0% illuminated.