Anyone reading who is seriously interested in living their life according to divine timing and planetary cycles needs to know about the Void of Course Moon (VOC). Not only can knowledge of these lunar phases save you money and time, they can also help you to see that, as was stated in the Bible;'There is a time for everything under the heavens'.
THE VOID OF COURSE MOON
The Moon is a barren place, basically it is a satellite rock of the Earth, the Yin to our pulsating, energetic, living Yang. The Moon has no light of its own but receives the reflected light of the Sun. Therefore the Moon is said to be reflective or passive. On a day to day basis, the Moon has been noted by astrologers to impart its nature according to the planet whose sign it occupies. This is further modified by the planet it is, or next, makes angular contact with. Thus, if the Moon is in the imperious, regal, theatrical sign of Leo and making its next aspect to Mars, empirical observations show us that one can expect that period to be dramatically emotional.
This is an assertion arrived at by the observation of planetary correspondences and practical experience. The Moon, because of its pull on the tides and all other bodies of water, has correspondence to our emotional moods. When placed in the exuberant, dramatic sign of Leo and aspecting Mars, the planet of a passion and energy, we can expect events of a specific nature. What are these? There are multifarious manifestations but let’s just say that as sure as 2+2=4, the Moon in Leo plus Mars will equal emotional situations one cannot ignore.
It is what happens when the Moon is in a sign but makes no further aspect to any other planet before changing signs, that skywatchers have noted coincides with a period of instability. It is as if the Moon, with nothing to resonate with, loses its identity and becomes a lonely wanderer. In ancient times as the Moon travelled through a sign, aspecting various other heavenly bodies, they spoke of the Moon in her ‘course’ - which is where the term intercourse is derived from, meaning an interlude of lovemaking (or reproduction) within the lunar cycle. It is also associated with the menstrual period being known as the Curse from the root; Cours. When the Moon makes no further aspect before switching signs she is known as VOID OF HER COURSE, more commonly referred to as Void of Course or VOC.
It is this period that is of the greatest importance when living your life in natural resonance with the Cosmos and what you should know is that whenever the Moon is VOC, nothing that you set out to achieve will come to pass in quite the way you expect it to. On the majority of occasions nothing will come of it at all. This ‘rule’ applies across the whole range of human experience from the banal and mundane right through to the most important.
For instance, no astrologer would ever advise anyone to get married under a VOC Moon. Likewise starting any venture under the VOC Moon would be foolhardy. Launching a new product or business under a VOC Moon could potentially be financial suicide. Putting in an offer on a property or accepting a deal would be fraught with problems. It is obviously impossible for me to list all the possible scenarios that one could find themselves in so, I must concentrate on ensuring that the fundamental meaning is thoroughly understood. So, to reiterate, the Moon is said to be in an unstable phase when it is not aspecting any other planet before leaving its sign.
The correlation is therefore – and this has been proved to work time and time again – that the outcome will be ‘wayward’. For example, if you set out to call someone when the moon is VOC either they probably will not be in. If they are, you may arrange or agree something that WILL NOT COME TO PASS either at all, or as originally intended. Personally, I note that if I disregard the VOC rule and perhaps make an arrangement unwittingly, the person will cancel, or I have to cancel, or the arrangement is altered, someone is late or gets lost, etc. etc. If the appointment goes ahead the result is never as intended. Haircuts may need to be done again or are just not what you wanted, even with your regular stylist. Clothes purchased won’t be used or not for the purpose intended.
This week I took some clothes into the dry cleaners, I knew the Moon was VOC but I decided to see what would happen for the purposes of this article. When I went to collect the clothes at the date and time on the ticket, the shop was shut. When I returned the next day, they said they had been forced to close due to illness in the family and they had no one to cover for the counter. Nothing came of that ticket. Now here’s the important distinction, something did ‘come of it’, my clothes were drycleaned but I didn’t get them back as I thought I would when I left the shop in that VOC period.
On other occasions when I have inadvertently handed in clothes to cleaners within a VOC when I have thought I needed the item back by a certain date in order to wear the dress, or whatever, only to discover that the event has been cancelled. Sometimes I had simply changed my mind about what to wear. On other occasions I have arrived back to find that the item is not dry cleanable and they hand it back to me. I brought a pair of Jeans on a VOC they were great until the zip lost a tooth just 3 weeks later. I couldn't return them and the replacement zip was not cheap.
Against my advice a friend purchased a car under a VOC Moon. Unsurprisingly it has proved to be nothing but problematic; it wasn’t delivered on time; within a month someone had rear ended it and the repairs took weeks longer than expected. Months later this friend lost her driving licence for six months due to speeding and couldn’t drive it at all! Although it sounds very pessimistic, I know the power of a VOC Moon and I have no doubt there are a whole host of other problems lying in wait with that car.
DON’T LAUNCH A BUSINESS at this time. A company that launches a product under the VOC Moon could find that the item just doesn’t sell or it encounters problems of an unforeseen nature. I have to say though that there also exists the possibility that the product will become ‘wayward’ in another fashion, perhaps it will sell phenomenally well against all expectations. This might not seem like a problem and indeed could even be seen as a reason to launch under a VOC Moon but I urge extreme caution. The end result would possibly be that demand outstrips supply, the company ends up with a terrible reputation and long term, nothing (or no good) comes out of it.
What about a marriage that unwittingly occurred under a VOC Moon. Well I am sure there are any number of couples who could regale us with stories of woe and anxious moments associated with their wedding. However with VOC ones we would probably hear how guests were delayed, flowers went astray, cars were in the wrong places, honeymoon tickets lost and so on. I haven’t done any research into whether more people are jilted at the altar under the VOC Moon but commonsense tells me that the majority go ahead, despite hiccups and dire warnings that ‘nothing will come of it.’ The problem being that although the VOC may not produce any immediate effects, once officially married the fact that they were ‘joined together’ under this aspect sets the tone for the entire marriage.
Sadly many will fail but, with a near enough 50/50 divorce rate nowadays that may not be entirely the fault of picking an inauspicious time for the wedding. What will be certain is that the marriage will not live up to the expectations of one, or both, parties and will follow its own unique course.
Is there any good that can come from VOC Moon? Well, if ever you want information to remain buried or not really go anywhere, make sure it comes out during one of the VOC moon periods. If you want someone who has broken up with you to change their mind, see if the 'Goodbye' occurred on a VOC. If you are worrying about the outcome of something that happened whilst the Moon was void of course be sure that it will not transpire as you thought, but be reassured that negative events seem to happen in direct proportion ot the negativity of the person and their expectations of them - so remain positive. In many cases this can bring a welcome twist. Using the VOC knowledge in this way can therefore be empowering.
The best activities to undertake during the VOC moon are said to be anything that is considered passive or restorative such as spiritual non-material concerns; prayer, yoga, play, psychotherapy, rest, sleep or meditation. Personally I have always found parties, especially kids parties, to be magical during VOC moons - but if you are a control freak beware, you may find it stressful if your party entertainer is late or the kids are wilder than normal!
By now I can sense that you will be keen to know when these VOC moon periods occur. Unfortunately, because of the periodicity of the Lunar cycle the times vary from day to day, week to week, year to year you will need to buy a calendar or diary that lists them for your time zone. Here is a site for Lunar planners in the UK and they mail to the US.
Here as an example a list of the timing for the VOC Moon (all in GMT) for the month of December 2007:
All times GMT
03 Dec 2007 at 02.13 Moon enters Libra on 3 Dec at 06.02
05 Dec 2007 at 14:49 Moon enters Scorpio on 5 Dec 2007 at 18:32
07 Dec 2007 at 10:18 Moon enters Sagittarius on 8 Dec 2007 at 07:12
10 Dec 2007 at 15:37 Moon enters Capricorn on 10 Dec 2007 at 18:52
11 Dec 2007 at 23:58 Moon enters Aquarius on 13 Dec 2007 at 05:02
15 Dec 2007 at 11:52 Moon enters Pisces on 15 Dec 2007 at 13:16
17 Dec 2007 at 18:28 Moon enters Aries on 17 Dec 2007 at 18:54
19 Dec 2007 at 19:34 Moon enters Taurus on 19 Dec 2007 at 21:39
21 Dec 2007 at 06:07 Moon enters Gemini on 21 Dec 2007 at 21:15
23 Dec 2007 at 20:26 Moon enters Cancer on 23 Dec 2007 at 22:19
25 Dec 2007 at 13:18 Moon enters Leo on 25 Dec 2007 at 23:53
28 Dec 2007 at 02:55 Moon enters Virgo on 28 Dec 2007 at 04:45
30 Dec 2007 at 13:09 Moon enters Libra on 30 Dec 2007 at 13:38
So, for example we can see here that if you are out Christmas shopping don't buy gifts when the Moon is VOC as the person will either return the gift, won't like it or it may develop a fault of some kind. It may be that the shop simply won't have what you set out to buy, or at least not in the size or colour you are looking for. So on the 15th don't shop between 11.52 and 13.16, sit down and have a cup of coffee and lunch instead.
There is no VOC time on 24th December but on Xmas day in the UK (GMT timezones) if you put the Turkey on it's probably best to have it all served up by 13:18!
Once you incorporate VOC's into your life, you'll find yourself more attuned to a natural flow and rhythm that will save you time, energy and possibly some money and heartache too. It will however, give you a new found respect for the Moon and her cycles.
Thanks to Astrology Weekly for the Gone Fishing image
