First Quarter Moon
Friday May 1, 2009                                          Keywords:  Challenges, decisions, action.
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Today begins the first quarter Moon which falls one week from the new Moon. Since it is the first
square between the Sun and the Moon, it can signal crises that call for making decisions and
resolve.  It denotes a need for fortitude and determination; a time of challenges and action.

Venus is the ruler of this Libra rising chart; she rules money, assets, values, arts, romance and
marriage.  She also rules the 8th House of Taurus in this chart. Check out
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This first quarter Moon, then, is the three day period  that we should take action on our intentions,
hopes, and plans for this lunar period. The chart shows that we need adjust some held opinion or
belief that concerns finances and values.  Within these three days Congress (11th house) must
take some positive action to show that we are serious in our intentions and hopes.

Remember that the Taurus new Moon chart indicated a health issue with foreign citizens.  See
TAURUS NEW MOON.  Now, at this 3 day phase, we come to some critical juncture that indicates
some decisions and action are needed that may include financial assistance.

An interesting pattern is shown in this chart; Mercury is making an applying septile to Mars and
applying biseptile to Saturn who is exactly tredecile to Pluto who quincunxes Mercury. Now, that
delineation will be a mouthful! The "where" of these include the 9th, 12th, and 4th Houses and
indicates home, foreign affairs, and some serendipitous communications going on and some
compromises being made. Jupiter, Chiron, and Neptune are working very close to the 6th House
of Health.  I hope this means that the Swine Flu will be contained shortly.
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