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SURRENDERING TO THE CHAOS Daily Astrology Fri 16th Oct Moon in Capricorn squares Neptune in Aries. The Moon's mood is shifting from buoyant, free-ranging Sagittarius to serious Capricorn. This placement, like anything Saturn-ruled, gets easier as we get older. Hopefully. It requires the qualities of self-discipline and delayed gratification in forging an adult self. These become natural attributes over time, the self-possession of the Emperor Card, the earned reward of years at the coal-face with our dementors and childish impulses. There is a quiet abundance and joy here, so today give yourself credit for the way you have hung in there over the years. It may not always feel like it, but just staying with yourself over time is slowly transformational, it creates a solid centre. Be glass half-full about yourself. Meanwhile Neptune's presence strengthens for much of the day. Moon in Capricorn may have its solid merits, but it can also be earthbound and conventionally-minded to boot. Neptune dissolves the proud structures of Capricorn. Yes, you are a responsible human being, even a respectable citizen, but your first loyalty is to the Great Spirit, the Chaos behind the Greek pantheon. All your years of work on yourself are but a launchpad for an adventure into the infinite. Neptune challenges you to be sufficiently self-assured that you are not terrified by the formlessness and freedom of pure spirit. It is your true home, the 'natural state' of Dzogchen Buddhism. Think of your death, where all footholds in any kind of familiar reality slip away. If you have done the lifelong work of Moon in Capricorn, you will have the confidence to surrender with joy to Neptune's boundless ocean of the Spirit. For more on living with the Chaos, there is always my book Chaos Shamanism: Living with Your Indigenous Soul, that came out earlier this year