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.

Mars in Aries squares Jupiter in Cancer, encouraging us to push our way through and demand to have things our way. Mercury squares Pluto, just as the planet of transformation stations retrograde. The Aquarius Last Quarter Moon calls us to gather our friends to help us reach our New Moon goals. The Sun and Jupiter provide warm astrological weather for your Mother’s Day brunch. A a listener question about the Void-of-Course Moon.

The Scorpio Full Moon highlights two truths: One is that, against all odds, each of us exists. And the other is that eventually, we won’t. Someday, we’ll walk off into the unknown, alone, naked, probably a bit frightened – without our possessions, and almost certainly unescorted by an army of terracotta soldiers.