Moon in Taurus tells us, above all, to be in our bodies and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Embrace being in the world, in a body. I’ve always imagined that we incarnated to learn things we couldn’t learn any other way, the things of the physical world.

As Mercury in Taurus sextiles Jupiter, maybe we don’t have to take every opportunity that comes our way. The latest Sun-Mercury cazimi prompts a look at a Sabian symbol technique. The Taurus New Moon is a time to enjoy being in our bodies. Communication and travel jangles as Mercury enters Gemini and joins up with Uranus.

There are shadowy, nasty impulses lurking inside each of us. They are where Pluto lives, like trolls under a bridge. And if we can understand them, we can overcome them. While transiting Mercury squares Pluto , we meet one of these trolls along the road. Something we read, some conversation we have, awakens an ugly thought; it might be jealousy, or contempt, or an illicit idea you’d never act upon.