Balsamic Moon Phase: release; dream; prepare for the new

Moon in Virgo/Libra 9:50 am ET/1:50 pm UT

Exact conjunction of the Sun and Mercury 11:56 am ET/3:56 pm UT

Aspect of the Aeon Sophia (Wisdom): Kali, Goddess of Endings and Beginnings, The Reckoner; Tara, Goddess Who Guides; Shodashi, Goddess Who Aligns

Aspect of the Aeon Thelete (Will): Elias, God of the West

Skill:  soften to and follow changes

True Alignments:  courage to see what is being revealed, engaging one's inner strength, solid foundations, discernment, fulfillment, highest ideals, strong new beginning, following intuitive guidance, knowing one is guided and protected, sincerity, rectification, offering, taking the time to go back and clarify or explain

Catalysts for Change:  caged in, trying to dominate or control others, inertia, chasing something unstable or risky, shorting, unable to let go of a grief or a lost opportunity, defeated, thinking something is unsolvable, overwhelm, wanting to give up

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month: "three masters hanging in a special room in an art gallery" (light reflected on life; expansion of perceptions; linking mind, body, and spirit; vision and visionary)

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: "the magic carpet of Oriental imagery" (transcending difficulties; transcending the unraveling control paradigm; fantastical experiences)

Mercury conjuncts the Sun today at the degree of "a massive rocky shore resists the pounding of the sea."  Human psyches are being bombarded by high-level stellar frequencies.

Archontic psyches are as well...