We enter the Balsamic phase today with the Moon in early Scorpio. This is not a strong place for the Moon because our longings feel stronger than we can manage.
Yet in the context of this chart, this Scorpio Moon brings a gift.
The Sun and Venus in late Sagittarius are exhausted. Maybe our quest succeeded. Maybe it didn’t. Either way, we’re tired.
Mercury in early Sag is eager to set out, with full knowledge of all they learned from the descent into Scorpio. They’re not running blind.
Mars just entered Capricorn and sits at the Solstice point the Sun will reach soon. He is grounded, sturdy, and ready to bring enlightenment into physical reality.
The Moon just left a sextile to Mars, gathering in the message about getting grounded. Her path, and ours, though, is through Scorpio. What does “grounded” look like in Fixed Water?
One Scorpio superpower is the ability to face reality––all of it, even the unseen, unacknowledged parts. When we’re exhausted, reality is the need to rest and replenish.
The hidden pivot is how good this can feel.
This Balsamic Moon is not about dropping the ball or walking away from responsibility. Scorpio understands karma and debt. Instead, it’s about letting ourselves experience how wonderful it feels to put down burdens that are not ours, we can’t fix, are as far along as they can be right now, or need a break as much as we do.
This modern world wants us to be at the top of our game 24-7 and feel bad when we slack off. The secret of this Balsamic Moon is knowing that relaxing our grip feels great.
We’re not being lazy or irresponsible. We’re recognizing limits. And loving the respite.
This realization leads into the Solstice, a time of stillness in the round of the year.
