Sun in Taurus and Moon in Libra, 2012

Beginning Wednesday 2 May at 7:05p PT | 10:05p ET | 2:05a(Th) UT\
through Thursday 3 May
/moon goes void-of-course Friday 4 at 11:03a PT | 2:03p ET | 6:03p UT
until Luna enters Scorpio Friday at 7:21p PT | 10:21p ET | 2:21a(Sa) UT

}Lonesome Yet Shared Feelings{

Thursday is better than Friday for most matters, including fun, friendship, and relationship.

If some things seem off-center and you feel depressed, there is nothing wrong with being alone, seeking hidden knowledge in the privacy of your retreat from the world. Memory and hope, mixed with the world's wisdom, form an alchemical stone of wizardry.

Generosity and sensitivity are good things, even if the world seems not to know what to do with them, so you do not have to despair when feeling unappreciated. Peace within your soul is a deep reward.

Caution and prudence once put in place, you need not worry overmuch about details, although you have a tendency to do so. Even if feeling anxious about people and money, absent friends or absent resources, you could make attempts to be out and about where there is entertainment, whether music, games, dancing, or whatever seems cheerful. Contrived cheer is better than none and can lead to the real thing.

Deep thought is yours, silent and watchful, able to be cautious when appropriate, alert to what is wrong or questionable around you but not fazed or upset by it. That is a rare talent but one you could develop. It doesn't mean ignoring what is wrong, but your stand against it can be based on solid faith, prayer, understanding, rather than on suddenly appearing righteous anger. It is good to be righteous but not self-righteous. It is good to protect oneself but not with morbid paranoia.

Yes, many diversions seem questionable, a trap for the unwary or foolish. Observing how that works out around you, wherever you go, or else in fantasies such as movies or stories, gives you shrewd perspective if nothing else. The observing detective or shrink may seem an unsympathetic character but may be a boon when he or she is needed.

Sometimes I think builders, carpenters, construction workers, and the like are the salt of the earth. What are you resting on, what is sheltering you, who raised the roof over you, braced the walls around you? It is not for nothing that the "craft" or wisdom guild of highest  fame is the Masons. House-building was considered a magical art, thaumaturgy akin to the erection of Solomon's Temple. Sometimes you might give thanks for the builders, whoever they may be or might have been.

Although Friday may not feel like a TGIF day, it has its charms, perhaps lonely or subdued. If with someone, be gentle with his or her worries and need to vent. The arts, poetry, music, and sharing of any kind make things more genial. People need to feel supported more than they are willing to let on.

Things might start to get smoother after the moon enters Scorpio, but that is for the next report.

{Late Wednesday, Thursday, Friday} {Lonesome Yet Shared Feelings}

Cosmic Piper