Astrology can tell you many things. It can tell you what energy is available to an individual and how it’s likely to affect them. It cannot, however, tell you precisely how they will express it. Given the fact that each person has free will a person can express that energy on a continuum of lower to higher. The best predictor for that variable is its past expression, but even that is fallible. I think that is a good thing. What that means to me is that we can learn and grow and improve. The possibility is there. We are not preprogrammed automatons. We are dynamic individuals.

As I said, one of the greatest predictors for future expression is past expression. One factor that affects free will is personal experience. Over time we are affected by outside influences and ingrained patterns that shape our reactions and behavior. If you pay specific attention you can suss out your own general patterns at which point you can either improve on them or change them entirely (with work) if you choose to.

For instance, personally I’ve figured out some patterns in regard to my emotional state and the transit of the Moon. Looking solely at my chart and applying general knowledge of astrology, one would expect that I would have particular emotional challenges when the Moon squares my Moon. However, given the fact that the people that are around me are having GOOD Moon days at that time, I don’t find that to be the case at all! I’ve discovered a set of personal patterns during Moon transits that wouldn’t be obvious to someone who was only looking at my chart. There are also ingrained patterns from past experiences that wouldn’t be obvious from my natal chart alone.

You are your own best astrological detective particularly when it comes to emotion, mood and the Moon as emotions are so highly subjective. One great way to access this wealth of information is to take some time to track your emotional state in regard to transits. Take the time to jot down the day’s transits when you’re feeling lousy (or great!) and over time you will also likely see some patterns emerge. These observations will allow you to see what energy is affecting you so keenly and direct you toward making things better for yourself. At the very least you can find some relief in the fact that they will no longer sneak up and ambush you!

Is there a certain transit that you know sets you off? Can you pinpoint why?