Wednesday: <\/strong>the Moon remains in\u00a0detail-oriented, practical Virgo <\/strong><\/em>all day <\/strong>(see Tuesday late evening for details).<\/p>\n

Wednesday morning<\/strong>, a challenging Mercury\/Uranus aspect<\/em> becomes exact at 6:13am EST. We started to feel this aspect from Monday evening\u00a0on; it will be strong until\u00a0Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/strong>This aspect creates some tension in our lives: We may feel anxious or stressed by a situation or an interaction with business, or something to do with our career or long-term goals.<\/p>\n

We’ll likely want to think outside the box. We may also want to bring some changes to a life situation or long-term goal that no longer fits. Again: We are being called to play a bigger game\u00a0and may feel overwhelmed by what it all means.<\/p>\n

Our minds may prefer things to be \u201csquared away\u201d, traditional or established, yet at the same time be possessed by a great urge for progress and breakthroughs \u2014 and this could leave us feeling irritable \u2014 the best way to manage this is to channel some of that nervous, irritable energy into constructive pursuits.<\/p>\n

Since there’s a tendency right now to challenge established thought, or play devil’s advocate,\u00a0it also helps to get in touch with our inner truth. Use conscious breathing to turn any fear into excitement — and let yourself drop into your heart.<\/p>\n

Expect the unexpected, plan on disruption, revelation and breakthroughs — during this transit, the best mind is an open mind. As best as you can, go with the flow, staying open to the new and unexpectedly different. Could you allow whatever is happening to stimulate new approaches?<\/p>\n

As you can perhaps imagine, this is not a time to make major decisions, especially if they are hasty \ud83d\ude09 You can think of this as “reorganizing” time for the mind, like moving your furniture around.\u00a0 If you feel yourself resisting the reshuffle, do your best to relax — and maybe even sit back and enjoy the show.<\/p>\n

And as always, if all else fails, take it one moment at a time… Rather than jumping to conclusions, get grounded in the here and now \u2014 bringing awareness to your breath (or body) is a good way to do this.<\/p>\n

Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 26-29 degrees of\u00a0Capricorn, Aries, Cancer,\u00a0Libra,<\/strong> or 0-3 of Aquarius, Taurus, Leo<\/strong>, or Scorpio<\/strong>? If so, you will be more affected by this aspect.\u00a0This is also true for those of us who have our\u00a0Ascendant\u00a0or Sun-sign in\u00a0Gemini<\/strong>, Virgo<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Aquarius<\/strong>\u00a0(Mercury is the ruler of Gemini and Virgo; Uranus rules Aquarius)<\/em><\/p>\n

Wednesday morning<\/strong>, an opportune Mercury\/Chiron aspect<\/em> becomes exact at 7:28am EST. We have been feeling this aspect build from Tuesday morning on; it will be strong until Thursday evening.<\/strong>\u00a0We have an opportunity to bring healing energy to our\u00a0concrete\u00a0mind and to our thoughts. We also have a chance to heal insecurities in our verbal, in-person, or email interactions.<\/p>\n

We are better able now to tune out that automatic\/critical inner voice, in favor of more loving and compassionate structures for thinking and communicating.\u00a0By bringing love and understanding to our thinking processes, we have a chance to move beyond entrenched habits, like “pushing ourselves” or dreaming up catastrophic futures.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a few good \u201cchew toys\u201d for your mind at this time: What was your family’s attitude towards career? Long-term goals in general? What if you tried a gentler approach for a bit?\u00a0Does your inner dialog really have to repeat what they said when you were 3 years old? What if you used a gentler voice for the next ten minutes or so?<\/p>\n