Message for Thursday 2 April 2026

 Message for Thursday 2 April 2026

• From Isolation to Adventure • If you seem to labor without adequate results, still your aspirations are high and your motives good. I leave the interpretation to you of "a serpent coiling near a man and a woman." The keyword is Revelation. Two swords crossing each other suggest litigation or quarreling. When that has a deep motive of ethical Reformation it is something like "the purging of the priesthood." "A man in mid-ocean on a raft" has few friends or they are unable to help. However, he could recover and become "a true Solar man destined to rule or command" after his ordeal of Isolation. Then he is like "a man of benevolent countenance standing near a cottage chopping wood; around him are orchards and a sheep." His natural goodwill is its own reward. Then he might join another person in a boat on a large lake or river. Rowing together, they are fond of changes and adventures. Thursday • From Isolation to Adventure • Moon in Libra goes void-of-course at 1:56a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week ends in early afternoon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 1 April 2026

Message for Wednesday 1 April 2026 • Ultimate Reward • "A double cross" means strong sympathies such that one is impressionable and mediumistic. The heavy fog of malignant powers gradually clears away, revealing a blue-gold triangle of great genius. Again we have for the last time this year the symbol of a sword in hand to accomplish a noble Mission. It's sad if that involves violence, but "an unsuccessful bomb explosion" hints that there could be "an almost complete exemption from the normal penalties for unsocial results of a hapless initiative." The keyword is Impetuousness. War in Iran, the Straits, Lebanon, winding down? Let's hope and pray. On "An inhabited island" there is room for the Cultivation of one's own private world. Some may become reformers, healers, and philanthropists. "A woman is gathering grapes, with which she fills many baskets." Her acquisitive designs yield pleasures and shared benefits, Gathering Together. "A man at the summit of a mountain illumined by the setting sun holds a staff and a crown." The keyword is hard-earned Reward. Wednesday • Ultimate Reward • Moon in Libra Karmically sobering third of this week remains until Thursday afternoon.  

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Message for Tuesday 31 March 2026

 Message for Tuesday 31 March 2026

• Join the Wild Geese, or Cultivate Prosperity • Living alone, mentally isolated, not in sympathy with the present state of things? You're not the only one. The world seems a labyrinth, and to find one's own way, one becomes eccentric. At worst one could just give up and lie on the ground, one's hopes vanishing in the clouds. Or, better, one could join a flock of wild geese! There is an indomitable desire for freedom, yet also a promise of obligations to be met and ideals to be realized. Migration? Yes, but within a carefree Insouciance. Thus one could be led to "an inhabited island" where one is completely independent of the alien or the unfriendly. One capitalizes on whatever potentials one finds for Cultivation. Eventually that could even be a domestic, family situation. "A man is leading two children by the hands." Charubel gives three special stars, * * * , to "a person who will possess great magnetic powers, destroying popularized evils--a reformer, healer, and philanthropist." Anybody you know, past or present? On the mundane level, we have "a field of ripe corn ready for the sickle," fortunately bestowing "health of body, peace of mind, a most happy disposition, and prosperity." Tuesday • Join the Wild Geese, or Cultivate Prosperity • Moon in Virgo goes void-of-course at 5:33p PT until entering Libra at 7:52p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until early Thursday afternoon. Cosmic Piper P. S. The last two symbols have occurred more than once in recent weeks, partly because Mercury has been retrograde.

Message for Monday 30 March 2026

 Message for Monday 30 March 2026

• From Cruelty to Kindness • All must beware of morose magic. It might seem like simple justice when it is actually unspeakably evil. Deliberate cruelty is the greatest sin. It can get a foothold in those who, looking into the wrong end of a telescope, see everyone else as less than or worse than themselves and so become traducers, egotists and slanderers. Another hard symbol for the day is "a column of smoke ascending on a gigantic scale, followed by a terrible burst of flame." The Iran war needs a conclusion. Let us pray for answers from the meeting in Pakistan of officials from Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia seeking to mediate. "A woman of pleasant face holds a sword pointing earthward." She conquers enemies through native force and diplomacy. "The president of the country" has to know the meaning of self-sacrifice in order to succeed. He should shun destructive assertiveness or vain pretense. The keyword is Idealization. "Spiritist phenomena" could actually be "conscious cooperation with the potentials of an immortal reality." The keyword is Sensitivity. Beauty and Gentleness are the keywords of "a woman of beautiful and kind countenance standing alone, half covered with a robe falling from her left shoulder." She desires to please others through acts of kindness and charity (as a remedy for dangers pointed out in the first paragraph). Monday • From Cruelty to Kindness • Moon in Virgo Cosmic Piper

March 28th & 29th, 2026

 Message for Weekend of March 28th & 29th, 2026

I don't pretend to predict stock prices, but it is noteworthy that the first paragraph of Friday's forecast mentioned the keywords Cheerlessness and Gloom, while some market indices slipped down into "correction" territory. Wall Street is mostly cheerless and gloomy as I write on Friday. Saturday 28th: General money conditions are bleak for most, yet each personal bottom line waxes and wanes like the general financial indices, eventually going up like a spiral. "A straight road goes in a direct line up to a point from which lead four branch roads." One may miss one's way but eventually recover, and go on to teach or reform others. I leave "a farmyard with a lot of cows" to you to interpret. Maybe there are benefits from dairy products. "A man walking in darkness with an old-fashioned lantern" finds his way out of every difficulty guided by religious or moral truths taught by his forefathers. "A man standing on a lofty place with arms folded and head erect" is cool, collected and courageous. He gains his ends because of temerity and a positive disposition. The keyword is Pride. "A crystal gazer" "brings an entire universe within the purview of her mind," providing a foreview of every possible mood or situation. This aids in planning the course of events. The keyword is Acuteness. Moon in Leo Sunday 29th: "Her look, her smile awoke celestial sense Even in earth-stuff, and their intense delight Poured a supernal beauty on men's lives. A wide self-giving was her native act; A magnanimity as of sea or sky Enveloped with its greatness all that came And gave a sense as of a greatened world: Her kindly care was a sweet temperate sun, Her high passion a blue heaven's equipoise." --Savitri by Sri Aurobindo, p. 15 Moon in Leo goes void-of-course at 10:29a PT until entering Virgo at 12:34p PT Cosmic Piper

Message for Thursday 26 March 2026

 Message for Thursday 26 March 2026

• Toward Discovery, Influence and Familiarity • Spiritual comfort is available, if sought, even when things seem dark and gloomy. Avoidance of danger through a ruse or extraordinary presence of mind is a means of liberation. "A fox runs along a path beneath the shadow of a wall." In a forest of big oaks there is spacious vista for wandering. There could be rural life with firm purpose if one can go in one's own conservative groove. There could also be Discovery. A new idea dawns upon the world. "A kingly person presents a scepter to one kneeling" and so one's merits, assisted from above, effect great things. The keyword is Attainment. "An angel blowing a trumpet" is someone announcing or publishing an important message, a preacher or popular influencer. "A man successfully expressing himself in two realms at once" is versatile, shifting from one to another focus or emphasis whenever it proves convenient or expedient. The keyword is Proficiency. When "a table is set for an evening meal," there is thorough self-gratification plus effective sensitiveness to every passing need of mankind. The keyword is Familiarity. Thursday • Toward Discovery, Influence and Familiarity • Moon in Cancer Karmically sobering third of this week continues until noon or so. Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 25 March 2026

 Message for Wednesday 25 March 2026

• Light Increasing • Public housing is definitely a step up from homelessness. You may encounter a vagrant or beggar. It is good to give when one can, or to pray openly with one requesting help. "Everything is green and on the move," says Charubel. "A man of powerful form riding on a restive horse" could be tyrannous or unjust while maintaining dignity and position. If he rides above people working in a valley, they may perceive his superiority as inimical to them. Someone lying in a dark, gloomy chamber sees a bright horizon presaging health and comfort. In fact, he or she may have a long life full of psychic power and brilliant gifts. "A square brightly lighted on one side" has the keyword Set. Things are given their fundamental ordering as they are accepted in consciousness. "A master instructing his pupil" is Elucidating patient investigations and psychological insights. Wednesday • Light Increasing • Moon in Gemini is void-of-course until entering Cancer at 3:34a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week continues until near noon on Thursday. Cosmic Piper

Message for Tuesday March 24

 Message for Tuesday 24 March 2026

• Through Distress toward the Circus • "A baneful comet" is "the scourge of nations, a notorious character in the hands of evil powers." This need not be taken literally, yet it is noteworthy that both Sri Aurobindo and Jesus warned against evil entities and influences. Both also pointed out ways of escape through prayer and submission to Deity. Gloom, darkness and distress can be overcome through silent aspiration, prayer and faith. There are also deleterious habits fallen into through weakness. ""A man stands with a tankard in his hand, ready to drink. Two others stand apart, talking together with averted faces." On the other hand, some are like officers on the lookout on the top of a hill, competent strategists either temporally or spiritually. As a corrective for issues of the first paragraph, we have "a triangle with wings" and the keyword Zeal. "A person climbs a rock in a fierce storm. Flashes of lightning reveal a strong figure climbing well." He or she, amid perilous adventures, passes through uncertainty and peril to final success. His or her reward is "a halo of supernal glory bestowed by a fixed star, a transcendental Sun." Brilliant gifts are not understood or appreciated by the present-day world, but their influence will extend to future generations. Meanwhile in "a gigantic tent" we see our experience both steadily and whole, dramatized by the circus, organizing divergent capabilities in a common cause. The keyword is Apportionment. Tuesday • Through Distress toward the Circus • Moon in Gemini goes void-of-course at 3:38p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Thursday afternoon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Monday 23 March 2026

 Message for Monday 23 March 2026

• Something to Celebrate? • From February 11th until April 9th we are in a Dark or Slow Hermetic Epoch, not terrible but confusing, as evidenced by the lugubrious going-nowhere wars. "A man of tottering and uncertain gait carries water which he spills on the ground." Judgment can be wavering and faulty. For the 7th straight day we have had a warning against passionate or lustful desires which, if submitted to, are bad for health and longevity. In the woods abound wild plants of different kinds and colors. There is brusque, uncultivated natural wisdom in those of a rugged, rustic temperament. Meanwhile on the spiritual plane someone "plowing with two horses" is preparing the earth for a higher psychic manifestation (as a forerunner). "A ballroom with music, dancing and singing on the program" sounds like fun, whether one participates, enjoys, or both. Some, vain as a peacock, cover themselves with gorgeous decorations and ornaments, admiring themselves and their good fortune. "Two lovers strolling through a secluded walk" are Enjoying their private intimacy. Or on a more public level they could participate in "an Easter promenade." The keyword is Celebration. Monday • Something to Celebrate? • Moon is void-of-course until entering Gemini at 1:20a PT Cosmic Piper

Weekend of March 21st & 22nd 2026

 Messages for Weekend of March 21st & 22nd 2026

Saturday 21st: "A man sitting in a dark room with books and papers around him" has a good mind but a peculiar temperament which denies gain from his studies. There remains danger to health and well-being through perverse or lustful passions, which should be overcome. Two swords crossing each other denote a repellent disposition and quarreling, which could bring about disaster or serious injury. Charubel recommends fortifying the soul and praying to God for help and guidance. Not all foreign travel is connected with warfare. An Inquisitive person equipped for a rough journey follows new roads of knowledge and research. He or someone allied with him is confident in his powers and opinions, and fond of colorful, jeweled Display. "A comedian entertaining a group" holds up a mirror to life. There is power of personality through full, uninhibited self-expression and role-playing. The keyword is Release. "The flow of inspiration" can have multiple sources and directions. The keyword is Ingenuity. Moon in Taurus beginning at 2:36a ET Sunday 22nd: On the final two pages of Sri Aurobindo's epic poem, Savitri, a priest or sage asks her: "O woman soul, what light, what power revealed, Working the rapid marvels of this day, Opens for us by thee a happier age?" Modestly she replies: "Awakened to the meaning of my heart That to feel love and oneness is to live And this the magic of our golden change, Is all truth I know or seek, O sage." --pp. 723-724 Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 10:41p PT Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 20 March 2026

Message for Friday 20 March 2026 • Springtide Realization • The sun enters Aries at 7:47a PT, the Vernal Equinox or first day of Spring. "A man is plowing in the midst of a boundless plain" with individuality and Originality. Meanwhile Charubel continues to advise against lustful, Virulent passions, bad for health and longevity. Everyone is weary of war, yet still "An officer is preparing to drill his men." The keyword is Preciseness. We have to "make the best of situations from which there is no immediate extrication." "A Hercules dressed in coarse material bears a club" with force of character, Strength and Passion. "A battlefield on which contending armies are in deadly Conflict" is all too evident on more than one front these days. Yet Charubel says "that sword is not for indiscriminate slaughter. It is to defend the right. There is a Mission to be executed." Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? The Sabian symbol for the first day of Spring is "A woman rises out of water, a seal rises and embraces her." The keyword is Realization. That seems to leave military fracases behind us, and Sepharial concurs, with "A man and woman standing hand in hand, looking with affection toward each other." There could be an arrival at Amity, peace and concord. Friday • Springtide Realization • Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 2:24a PT until entering Taurus at 11:36p PT. Therefore this is not a good day for new plans, even though Mercury turns direct at 12:35p PT. Finish what's already on the agenda. Cosmic Piper

Message for Thursday 19 March 2026

 Message for Thursday 19 March 2026

° Shaped toward Earthy Mastery ° "Two men strive to hold a mad bull with ropes about his head." This could refer to more than one political madness. Meanwhile Charubel continues to advise us against lustful temptations which vitiate the life-force and reduce longevity. Egoity lacks flexibility and deference, though with much intelligence could grant an uncouth mastery. The keyword of The Great Stone Face is Discernment. "Each individual selects the image within himself to which he would shape himself outwardly." A traveler or navigator captains "a merchant ship" with outstanding success. "A lady fashionably dressed" is endowed with the creative content of everyday custom. The keyword is Tastefulness. "A woman holds scales with a cup of red wine on one side and golden coins on the other." There is luxury and pleasure, speculation and wealth, along with wasteful extravagance. The keyword is Earthiness. Fortunately, "a field of ripe corn is ready for the sickle" so we might experience "health of body, peace of mind, a most happy disposition, and prosperity in all mundane transactions." Thursday ° Shaped toward Earthy Mastery ° Moon in Aries Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Friday morning Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 18 March 2026

Message for Wednesday 18 March 2026 • Validation • An Islamic extremist suicide bomber killing and maiming Christians and others in Nigeria was one dismal correlation to a zodiacal degree of Evil and deliberate cruelty still with us today, to be vanquished by deep spirituality and prayer. Also there is a warning against sexual sin, lust or perversion, bad for health and longevity. There is a warning concerning shipwreck, "a man upon a raft floating in open sea," suggestive of troubles in the Strait of Hormuz, with the keyword Isolation. What could help? Maybe a life lived with clocklike precision, following rules of navigation to the letter. "A sword in a museum" makes it evident that the time for warfare has passed us by. The Example of great antiwar figures from history can inspire fresh leadership toward common ideals of negotiated peace. Charubel hints that this is a time for prospering agriculture. "Beat your swords into plowshares." "A prism" suggests colorful measurement of nature's wonders, with judgment of unusual accuracy. The keyword is Validation. "A youth, book in hand, wanders through a glade. Sunlight is slanting through the trees and falling upon the figure of the student." He both appreciates and exemplifies Passive Beauty. Wednesday • Validation • Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course at 6:25p PT until entering Aries at 9:04p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Friday morning. Cosmic Piper

Message for Tuesday 17 March 2026

Message for Tuesday 17 March 2026 • Swords to Museums! • "A black curtain like a pall" hangs over things which just don't need attention on this final day of an Old Moon when energy is low and some assumptions are defective. It is not wrong to strip back to essentials and memories, and get extra daydreaming rest. Charubel warns against the Virulence of sinful passions and lusts which, if indulged, would afflict wellbeing and set back longevity. Evil may be, metaphysically, an illusion, but Charubel warns that some human beings attempt deliberately to hurt others through cruel black magic. Deep prayer and scriptural study could bring protection. Sepharial too warns against treachery arising from misplaced confidence and recommends extreme caution in all dealings. In these days of warfare, "a museum" is indeed a good place for "a sword." The surviving influence of great figures out of the past could cauterize warmongering. "Beat those swords into plowshares." Persons of Knowledge can be healers, "taking life at the crisis and turning it back from the Gates of Death." At last we can overcome today's difficult trends and rejoice in "a fertile garden under the full moon," with "high reward in worldly goods and exceptional self-integrity in using them." The keyword is Ultimacy. Tuesday • Swords to Museums! • Moon in Pisces  

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Message for Monday 16 March 2026

 Message for Monday 16 March 2026

° Spiraling Benediction ° "An earthquake" is appropriate for world events grabbing the headlines, though most are Reversals caused by human beings rather than by nature. "A man out in mid-ocean on a raft, in pitiable distress" sounds like an oil tanker in the Straits of Hormuz. The keyword is Isolation. Obsession by occult (invisible) entities might be suspected. A familiar or spirit companion could be a childish prankster, or a saint or angel. At best he or she is fit to be a ruler or commander manifesting through a person of integrity. "Wheels within wheels" are in fact Spirals. Yours truly, Cosmic Piper, discovered a major cycle denominated the Hermetic Epoch. A Dark or Slow Epoch began February 11th and ends April 9th. An anchor on CBS News said on Sunday that Donald Trump's prediction of a turning point in the war added up to April 9th! It is highly unlikely that she or Trump have been perusing these forecasts. Their author "will possess most brilliant gifts but will not be appreciated by the present-day world. His influence will extend to future generations" according to Charubel. "Man must continue at all times to prove himself in full accordance with the claims he has made for himself." The keyword is Qualification and the symbol is "An examination of initiates." Toward the end of the almost-spring, final sign of the zodiac, Pisces, we are blessed with "a harvest moon." It could be "self-consummation which is successful beyond any possibility of measure." The keyword is Benediction. Monday ° Spiraling Benediction ° Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 12:56p PT until entering Pisces at 4:17p PT. Cosmic Piper

March 14th & 15th, 2026

 Message for Weekend of March 14th & 15th, 2026

Saturday 14th: Good motives do not ensure immediate results. "Many reapers are in a large field of wheat, but few sheaves." On another day the harvest shall come; meanwhile Gloom could overtake us unless we look toward the spiritual assurances of Deity. A man looking in the wrong end of a telescope sees everyone as less than himself and could become a boaster and a Slanderer. However, criticism is valid when directed at those presuming moral authority, as in "the purging of the priesthood." The keyword is Reformation. "An aviator in the clouds" "is able to take a perspective superior to any involvement or pattern of limitation" and so is competent at long-range planning. The keyword is Observation. He could assist a king sustaining his throne by aggressive measures toward continuing Victory. Some serve their king through unswerving faith. Beauty and Gentleness are embodied in "a woman standing alone, half covered by a robe falling from her left shoulder." She is addicted to acts of kindness and charity through a desire to please others. She possesses psychic powers and unusual gifts hardly appreciated by the present-day world, emblemized by "A fixed star, a transcendental Sun, shedding a halo of supernal glory." Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 4:34a PT until entering Aquarius at 8:15a PT Sunday 15th: From Luke, Chapter 19: "And now, as Jesus approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole company of his disciples in their joy began to sing aloud the praises of God for all the great things they had seen: 'Blessings on him who comes as king in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, glory in highest heaven!'" Moon in Aquarius Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 13 March 2026

 Message for Friday 13 March 2026 

° Spiritual Protection ° Sepharial takes a dim view of "a woman reclining upon a couch, scantily attired," warning against "making chains of flowers" or of ease and luxury. "The opiate fails, the soul is sick with its Satiety." Even worse is the Virulence of "passion or the desires of the lower nature" which, if submitted to, vitiate health and longevity. "If thou art able to overcome these elemental promptings thou wilt pass through the evil crisis." Gloom, blackness and "the shades of death" should be met by devoting energies to the spiritual side of one's nature. I recommend deep absorption in the Scriptures. A jockey develops his skill by Practice. "A man on horseback in the midst of a battlefield where around him lie the dead and dying" is experiencing Victory (of a lugubrious sort). Hazardous exploits bring success and prestige. On "an inhabited island" one can organize one's own private world in any area of special interest, Cultivating promise to its fruition. Charubel gives three stars *** to "a reformer, philanthropist and Healer who will do much toward destroying popularized evils." He or she has a mind open to, receiving and reflecting Truth in daily life. "A large glass ball or globe receives the images of the stars in space as well as reflecting the panorama of the earth." Friday ° Spiritual Protection ° Moon in Capricorn Cosmic Piper

Message for Thursday 12 March 2026

 Message for Thursday 12 March 2026

° Precarious Cycling ° Someone standing on a lofty place with arms folded and head erect has courage and confidence: an able friend or formidable enemy, not without Pride. A warrior helmeted drawing a long bow is sure of his achievements and therefore Speculates freely. "A column of smoke ascends on a gigantic scale followed by a terrible burst of flame." We can guess where in the world that might be happening. Caution is recommended. On the emotional level this could be the Virulence of passion or lust, "the desires of the lower nature," very dangerous to health and longevity, which would be rather promoted by "overcoming these elemental, carnal promptings." "A jockey" drives the capabilities of self to the limit, Practicing his skills toward consistent performance. One can follow a straight road to where it branches in four directions. Has one lost one's way? No, one can recover and then teach others similar Reformation. An immortal reality makes itself felt in "spiritist phenomena" if one has Sensitivity enough to be aware of them. (I recommend Leslie Kean's book Surviving Death.) "Wheels within wheels, revolving as spirals" could throw someone off until he or she learns to "ride the cycles" "onward and upward unto the perfect day." Thursday ° Precarious Cycling ° Moon in Capricorn Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Friday morning Cosmic Piper

Message for Wednesday 11 March 2026

 Message for Wednesday 11 March 2026

• Expedients, or Mandate? • Short forecast: It's just a helluva mess while Mercury is retrograde, February 26 to March 20. Plus, the moon is void-of-course virtually all day. Welcome to Chaos. The symbols for today include possibly the worst of all, representing conscious Evil or black magic, deliberate cruelty. On the contrary, another one represents a harmless person putting the finishing touches on preparation of a meal before him, one fond of "good living." "A forest of big oaks affords a spacious vista for wandering." If allowed to go in one's own Groove one will prosper. A practical business person is never short of Expedients, allying himself with "the world's ways." "A woman of dark countenance stands over a man Prostrating himself before her." I leave the interpretation to you. "A fox running along a path beneath the shadow of a wall" prudently and cunningly avoids dangers. "A girl blowing a bugle" is Summoning us to participation in group responsibilities. "A man bringing down the new law from Sinai" is an inspired prophet representing and dramatizing the Right with a Mandate. Wednesday • Expedients, or Mandate? Moon in Sagittarius goes void-of-course at 2:30a until entering Capricorn at 9:08p PT Plus, the Karmically sobering third of this week is with us. Cosmic Piper

Message for Tuesday 10 March 2026

Message for Tuesday 10 March 2026 ° Greening ° Government of others has its dangers through implied or resented Superiority. "A man riding a horse near a cliff looks down into a valley where people are working." Meanwhile a man walks in darkness with an old-fashioned lantern lighting a path of faith trod by his Forefathers. "A cross lying on rocks" reminds us that the voice of Conscience needs to be heeded to prevent neglect of higher ideals. Otherwise one might be awakened during the dark hours by a flash of lightning Cleaving hope and uncertainty, faith and doubt. Frustration and confusion in worldly matters--"a dense fog on an extensive plain"--can be Transcended spiritually--"there is sunshine above." The Talents of "a little white lamb, a child and a Chinese servant" demonstrate "completely unconditioned self- discovery out of wholly unlimited potentialities." "Everything I see is green and on the move." There is little rest but much of interest in the Land of Oz. "A field of ripe corn under a cloudless sky is ready for the sickle." There can be health of body, peace of mind, a happy disposition, and Prosperity in worldly transactions. Tuesday ° Greening ° Moon in Sagittarius Karmically sobering third of this week begins in late evening, most intense Wednesday and early Thursday, gone by Friday morning. Cosmic Piper