This is still very much a sharpened mood atmosphere that comes just several days after the New Moon. In these circumstances there is likely to be a heightened sense of awareness with sensitive and at times penetrating emotions.

This is also likely to be a mood period with swiftly changing feelings and impressions and the equivalent of a brain storm of thoughts, ideas, and problematic dilemmas that may be hard to resolve. Under these circumstances there may be a reduced sense of concentration, and time may seem to drift by with seemingly little being accomplished. On the other hand those able to filter out the more negative aspects of this current mood environment may find a capacity towards prodigious output of activity to the very highest degree of standard and personal satisfaction.

To some extent this is a mood period that offers open hands to widely differing alternatives. One is the potential to see difficulties rather than solutions, and the other is to extend ones boundaries and reach towards that side of ones abilities that breaks through barriers of self restraint and perceives the true reality of ones aims, ambitions, and aspirations. In many respects this is a cathartic period that offers strong personal challenges, and the chance to clear out the dead weed and see a deeper inner self.

This is also a particularly poignant time for personal relationships. that could place ones allegiances in the balance and may dictate major changes of a lasting nature.

It cannot be too highly stressed that this is still a highly complex emotional atmosphere that could induce spontaneous decisions that may later give cause for extreme regret. In this respect it may be better to weather the present mind storm and then reach ones conclusions in a more ordered manner.

As with any New Moon atmosphere there is the possibility of agitated, uncomfortable, and erratic emotions. These may also extend towards aggressive, confrontational, and argumentative situations that may see little restraint in what is said or done. These may be particularly likely where there is the consumption of alcohol whose effects are likely to be heightened at this time. Likewise caffeine based beverages may also have an above average degree of stimulation.

All in all this is a period that can pose intense confusion of purpose with a maelstrom of thoughts and ideas with difficulty in separating the positive from the negative.

Today also sees an opposition between the Moon and Uranus. Any Moon/Uranus conjunction is out of the top category of mood unsettling influences. Likely traits include, erratic, out of character emotions, with bizarre, unusual, even perverse inclinations, and the possibility of drastic solutions and reactions to even the most mundane of problems and circumstances.

In many respects the wide variety of celestial influences at this time may tend to cancel each other out, but this is always likely to be a challenging and demanding mood atmosphere. It’s worst aspects may bring considerable turmoil, and insecurity, in direct contrast to a more positive, intuitive, dynamic and optimistic frame of mind. In reality both states may coexist together with a delicate balance between each of them.

Alert is 8. Moon 8% illuminated.