In the pre-dawn hours, the Aries moon trines retrograde Venus in Leo, a perfect time for play! Many of us will be asleep at this hour, and our dreams may be filled with joyful reveries or imaginative scenery. When we wake, we will be inspired to do something creative, something that engages our inner child! Venus retrograde has served to reconnect us with passion projects that we forgot about amidst the hustle and grind of daily life. Today is an ideal time to unpack old games, dust off instruments, or dig art supplies out of the closet to give them another spin! Don’t worry about doing “meaningful” work now. Don’t worry about whether you’ll finish what you start. Make fun your priority! This exercise should be relaxing and revitalizing.
The cosmic weather is then quiet until the early afternoon, when the moon and Chiron align in Aries, provoking anxiety. Another’s words or actions cause us to feel insecure. If their criticisms target the leisure pursuits we were engaged in during the moon-Venus trine, we become self-conscious about our talents, hobbies, or interests. Although communing with joy has been our morning priority, we might now think: “What’s the point? If I don’t have a direction or a goal with these practices, why pursue them?” This inner critic acts as the devil on your shoulder. If it can convince you to keep yourself small, you’ll never have to worry about failure, because you never will have tried in the first place! Instead of thinking of your life in pass/fail or win/lose terms, consider how much there is to be gained just by taking a chance! After all, existence is simply a series of experiments and risks. Don’t let self-doubt derail your lust for life!
