On Wednesday, you will notice a direct shift of the energy from passive and laid back Pisces to dynamic and energetic Aries. This could prove to be a bit difficult with the amount of planets in Aquarius and Pisces which are more concerned with the group, others, and the greater whole than personal desires and ambitions. The Moon in Aries is impulsive, impatient, abrupt, and is not real concerned with the needs and opinions of others. Moreover, we may love the challenges and excitement that comes forth when the Moon is in this sign.

Every astrological placement can be expressed in a positive manner. The Moon in Aries is no exception to the rule. We can use the fiery and dynamic energy of Aries to go after our goals, and to strive towards putting forth our best effort. Aries loves to be first and achievements are one of the most practical ways to achieve this result. This could be a great day for business and business endeavors, if we can harness the energy enough to allow others to participate in our success.

Mercury joins the Sun, Venus, Chiron, and Neptune and becomes the 5th planet to enter into the sign of Aquarius on Wednesday. This has been a rather interesting Aquarian transit. To understand the natural energy of Aquarius, we need only look at the tragic earthquake which occurred in Haiti. Not that Aquarius causes earthquakes, but a dimension of the sign reflects human beings at their best. Imagine the millions of individuals that used their cell phone (an Aquarian device) to send money through the international (Aquarian word) Red Cross (An Aquarian Institution). The concerts, celebrity pleas, media attention, and politicians all joined hands in a collective embrace to help an ailing nation recover from one of the worst disasters in modern history. There is even a remake of “We Are the World,” being recorded and set to release soon.

What will Mercury do in Aquarius? Mercury is the planet of expression. Long after the Sun and Venus escape into the watery realms of Pisces, Mercury will still be doing his job ushering in messages and thoughts that have to do with the collective group consciousness and our willingness to participate in the fellowship of man. Mercury likes to understand the patterns of such groups, and we most likely will hear about disaster relief focus groups, improvements, and implementation for the next several weeks.

On the inner level, Mercury seeks out the truth. What is our truth? Is this simply another set of cliché words used to express our own self purposed agenda? Today, we can use the energy of Aquarius to decide just what exactly our truth is, and begin to express it with love and respect for others. We can all make a difference by first being truthful with ourselves.

The transits of the Sun, although ignored by most astrologers is actually one of our most significant energy transits of the year. The Sun controls our life on earth, and how we navigate our way through it. Life, no matter where you are located, is vastly different to when the Sun is in Capricorn.

Today, the Sun moves out of Capricorn and into the sign of Aquarius. Aquarius is a social sign that is concerned with the group, the group mind, and how the group organizes itself for the future and opportunities or hazards it presents. The current crisis in Haiti, although a tragedy, could not have arrived at a better time. Aquarius is the sign of humanitarian efforts, uncontaminated by individual needs and ideals. Although, like any other tragedy or disaster, individuals will emerge that show the imperfection of idealistic systems, but that does not make the efforts invalid. As the Sun moves through this altruistic sign, we can ask ourselves questions about how we can add our little piece to the better world.

The Moon continues to move through the sign of Pisces, and makes a couple of rough aspects during the day. First, the Moon will square Ceres in Sagittarius, which tends to make us feel that we are not getting enough nurturing out of life. We find ourselves hungry for things that we believe we lack, which can make us appear rather needy. Then the Moon will quincunx Mars in Leo. Often what we feel we need and what we want are in conflict with one another, and today will be a day where we feel a general unease. We can use this energy to do journaling work or to explore what inner food we really need, and the courage to get out get it!