We’re coming off of yesterday’s argumentative face off between Mercury and Mars. Tensions may still be a touch high today, especially now that the Moon is in Virgo. We may feel overly critical, nitpicky, restless, quick to find fault in the details. Maybe we don’t feel like our opinion is being valued.

Planets in opposition aren’t inherently bad; they just force the issue. Since Mercury is communication, we can’t be silent. Mars doesn’t exactly have a reputation as a peacemaker. But if Virgo teach us anything is that we have to be in discernment of our choices. Otherwise Gemini runs around with a strong case of “ooo shiny!”

So, remember your discernment today. Take a breath before you start an argument. Don’t rush. If someone else rattles the saber, how can you diffuse tensions? Find common ground? Choose something different?

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Astro Daily: June 9, 2016