Feelings and thoughts clash. Anxiety can arise from their friction.
Associated themes
anxietyoverthinkingemotional reasoning
Deeper Understanding
Moon square Mercury creates tension between what you feel and what you think. Emotions interfere with clear thinking; thoughts disturb emotional peace.
This often manifests as anxiety—the mind running over emotional material, feelings coloring supposedly rational decisions. The two faculties don't rest easily together.
The work is learning to honor both without letting either dominate inappropriately. Sometimes you need to think; sometimes you need to feel.