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TAURUS NEW MOON - 23 April 2020

4/19/2020

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Exact at 3.25am GMT.
 
There is the potential for this New Moon to bring some kind of curve ball that takes us by surprise and wakes us up. Uranus, the Great Awakener, the Revolutionary, the Harbinger of Change, is sitting right next to the Sun and Moon in Taurus, bringing the potential for us to have a slightly unsettling or shocking experience or realisation in order to wake us up to something that we have been unable to see before. Uranus is the planet that liberates us from our conditioning and helps us to undo any limiting programming , enabling us to see beyond consensus reality and question whatever we might usually simply accept from society and those in authority. Uranus invites us to take a step back from the mainstream and look at whatever is going on for us from a different perspective. Sometimes it takes a bit of a shock or a jolt to wake us up and see things differently. Sometimes things have to break down in order for us to recognise the need for another way of doing things.
 
The Sun and Moon are forming their monthly cosmic union in the earthy, sensual and practical sign of Taurus. New Moons represent the beginning of a monthly cycle, setting the tone for the month ahead and planting energetic seeds that will come to fruition as the Moon becomes full. Taurus represents our values; what holds meaning for us, our sense of self-worth and the capacity to attract what we need in order to survive and flourish. It is also the sign that represents Mother Earth and her capacity to provide and keep us safe. When our inner Taurus is in balance, we know that we will always have what we need and that somehow we will be taken care of, no matter what comes our way. However, when our survival is threatened it is easy to go into fear and retract into ourselves in order to create a feeling of safety and security. This New Moon could be a good time to set some positive intentions around money and survival, sending out prayers or affirmations that we will all be safe and protected. This is a perfect time to set intentions for a beautiful, abundant, flourishing earth where everyone is provided for.
 
Uranus will be in Taurus for 7 years, from 2018 until 2025. It has the capacity to completely revolutionise the financial system, forcing us to somehow think outside of the box and look at issues around finance, values and security from an alternative and unorthodox perspective. Is it possible to approach earning a living in a completely different way? Taurus likes to play safe and can be quite possessive, while Uranus doesn’t know the meaning of the word. Wherever we are stuck or limited, Uranus seeks to shake things up and help us to envision another way that we may not have been able to see before. Uranus is the innovator, the inventor, the visionary, the planet that has the capacity to brings sudden events that force us to step outside of the box. While the Taurus part of ourselves can get quite attached to that which we consider to be “mine”, even to the point of hoarding, Uranus seeks to undo that programming and overhaul our value system. However, in order to do so, this unpredictable, maverick planet in Taurus, the sign of finance, survival and security can bring about a tremendous amount of insecurity and throw the financial system into complete disarray, as we are now seeing.
 
It is interesting to note that the last time Uranus was in Taurus was between 1934 and 1941, during the Great Depression. There is the potential for us to witness a complete overhaul of the financial system world-wide, as Uranus tends to bring about breakdown that then leads to some kind of breakthrough or new vision. Sometimes things have to break down completely in order for something new to be born. We can only hope that whatever comes out of this will be fair and just and serve humanity as a whole.
 
With Pluto in Capricorn, helping to expose the flaws and corruption within the “system”, there is the potential for anything in the current system that is rotten or broken to pass away so that something more appropriate can take its place. We are currently experiencing a kind of death and rebirth of the power structures and, indeed, the structure of our lives. As humanity pauses and steps off the hamster wheel we are experiencing a shift in perspective in terms of how we would actually like to live our lives. We are better able to see the flaws in the system as we know it. The hope is that whatever rises up out of the ashes will be something much better than we have experienced up until now. This is a good time for us to truly harness the power of Uranus in Taurus to envision and invent a new Earth based on the principles of equality, liberty and brother/sisterhood. What kind of world do we want to live in? What needs to change to make that happen?
 
Saturn in Aquarius is also forming a challenging aspect to the Sun and Moon. This adds another dimension to the story, especially as Uranus rules Aquarius. Saturn is the planet of authority, control, limitation and reality. It is possible that the extremity of the limitations and control of our Aquarian freedom and liberties that we are currently experiencing could cause people to question and somehow “wake up” to the reality of what is happening. The more freedom that is stripped away in the name of goodwill, the more suppressed and uneasy people could feel. Saturn in aspect to the Sun and Moon can literally bring depression, and a sense of somehow being held down, controlled, squashed or suppressed. Saturn in Aquarius can also show us the “reality” of the technology that is becoming more and more prevalent as time goes on, in terms of how it can be used as a form of authoritarian control as well as  the affect it can have on our health.
 
Saturn in Aquarius does not feel very comfortable, as Saturn constricts and controls while Aquarius represents our right to question, to protest, not to mention our freedom and civil liberties. Aquarius is the rebel, the revolutionary, the sign that questions the status quo and the rules and guidelines that we are given. Saturn, the planet of government and authority, is currently suppressing, restricting and controlling all things Aquarius. However, we can also look at Saturn in Aquarius in another way. Saturn asks us to step up to the plate, to become more accountable, to take responsibility for the Aquarius part of ourselves that has the capacity to question the “rules”, to step back from consensus reality and see what is really going on, to stand up for our rights as human beings and to kick back against authority. Instead of blindly giving our power away, we are asked to harness the power of Mars in Aquarius and be brave enough to think for ourselves and decide what kind of world we want to live in. It is our responsibility as parents and citizens of the world not to blindly accept everything we are told by the mainstream and to take our power back and actually take responsibility for the kind of world we want our children to live in.
 
Venus, the ruler of the New Moon, is currently in Gemini, helping us to share information, ideas thoughts and opinions with one another. Right now all we have is our communication, as we are separated from one another! Venus is forming a harmonious trine with Mars in Aquarius all month long, which is very helpful for our relationships and also brings the potential for us to use the information we receive to question the status quo. There are already people being brave enough to stand up to any authority figures who they have discovered to be corrupt and to blow the whistle on any untoward agendas which do not have our best interests at heart. Information is flying every which way and with Mercury in brave and forthright Aries there is the potential for people to find the courage to bring anything out into the open that is important for us all to be aware of. Mercury in Aries could also mean that people are very assertive, forceful and possibly even angry in their interactions and so there could be disagreements and arguments over beliefs and opinions.However, Mercury in Aries can help people have the courage to be honest and expose the truth of the matter. Independent thinking is encouraged!
 
On 25 and 26 April, Mercury in Aries will square Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn, at the same time as the Sun reaches its exact conjunction with Uranus in Taurus. Mercury square Pluto brings the potential for delving beneath the surface and bringing out anything that might be hidden in the shadows, anything that has been brushed beneath the proverbial carpet. What we find might not be comfortable!  It is possible for people to speak out and expose the rot, having the courage to look deeper and gain some understanding of any agendas that do not have our best interests at heart. This combination can bring paranoia, mind games and power plays, whereby people try to convince or convert others to their version of the truth. In the same token, Mercury forming a square to the waning Pluto/Jupiter conjunction in Capricorn can mean that the mind becomes overwhelmed with fear, or that our right to think independently and speak the truth is somehow thwarted, manipulated or controlled.
 
At the same time, the Sun and Uranus conjunction, exact on 26 April, brings the possibility for some kind of wake up call, epiphany, realisation, revelation or sudden event that can be quite unsettling or destabilising and cause us to question the status quo. This can bring out the rebel and revolutionary in us all and help us to step out of our programming and the conditioned tendency to be part of the herd and blindly accept authority. Those of us with personal planets or angles around 6 degrees of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius may feel this energy most acutely.
 
The Sabian symbol for this conjunction is very interesting “The woman of Samaria at the ancestral well.” which Dane Rudyar describes as “The meeting of the traditional past and of the creative spirit pointing to the future. Early in his ministry, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at an ancestral well. This woman belongs to a tribe despised by the Jews; moreover, she is unmarried and therefore on the fringe of even her own society. It is to just that kind of woman that Jesus reveals that he is the Messiah: “I am He,” a revelation that he apparently will not bestow even upon his disciples, at least not in words. What does this mean? Jesus, as the Avatar incorporating the Christ-Impulse, came to replace the old tribal order with a new order based on universal Love. It is not to representatives of, or even to men still attached to, the old order that Jesus could reveal his spiritual, evolutionary and society-transforming status; they had instead to reach a point where they could discover his avatar-ship – as did Peter just before the Transfiguration scene. But to the woman of Samaria – who, in her openness to love’s urgings, had already repudiated any narrow subservience to the old order – Jesus could reveal his function. The highest meets the lowest when this lowest is free from traditional bonds and open to love. The creative future descends first to that which has become chaos. An old order is never open to a new Revelation until it has accepted disorder in the name of that Power which subsumes all forms of order, i.e. Love” A new order based on Love!
 
This is where Neptune in Pisces comes in. Neptune reminds us to always act from a place of empathy and compassion. There is so much suffering in the world right now, and so many people in need of help, support, understanding, love and guidance. It is so important to keep our hearts open and to remember to be kind and aware of one others’ feelings at every moment. Everybody is struggling in one way or another and now, more than ever before, we have the potential to really understand the concept of unity and the sense that we are all in this together. Neptune dissolves barriers, which on the one hand helps us to come together in unity, as a collective, while on the other hand can lower our immunity and make us feel more vulnerable. In time of crisis we often feel the urge to reach out and seek comfort and guidance from the Divine, and so spending time in prayer or meditation can be very helpful indeed. Neptune in Pisces can also help us to use our imaginations to dream up a new world for us to inhabit. Together we must dream a new Gaia into being. It is important to remain aware of what is going on, while also keeping the faith that ultimately the light will prevail over the shadows. And we must never, ever, underestimate the power of the collective.
 
The Sabian symbol for this New Moon, at 4° Taurus, is “The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” A very hopeful symbol indeed, that Dane Rudyar describes as “Riches that come from linking the celestial and the earthly nature. In all mythologies it expresses, in one way or another, a linking process – or bridge used by divine beings to communicate with mortals.” Rainbows are considered a bridge to the divine, and this symbol brings such hope that at the end of all of this there is a pot of gold to be found. What that pot of gold represents may be different for all of us, but this symbol certainly brings a sense of hope and reminds us to keep connecting to spirit and keeping the faith that this is a necessary process that will bear some beautiful fruits in the end.
 
Much Love
 
Amy
xoxo
 
Artwork by Tierra Mitica

 

 
   
 
         
 
     
 
   
 
   

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LIBRA FULL MOON - 7/8 April 2020

4/4/2020

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LIBRA FULL MOON - Wednesday 8 April, exact at 3.35am GMT (Tues 7 April in America)
 
This is an incredibly powerful Full Moon, as not only does it involve some potent planetary energy, but it is also a Supermoon. Full Moons often bring out anything that may have been simmering beneath the surface and tend to play out within our relationships, bringing any underlying issues to a head. And as this Full Moon is in the sign of relationships, this is very much emphasised! We have the Moon in Libra, the sign of peace, balance and harmony opposite the Sun in Aries, the sign of war, assertion and courage, and the key is to find some kind of balance between the two. Supermoons involve an alignment between the Sun, Moon and Earth and have a more powerful effect on our mind, body, emotions and spirit than your average Full Moon. They have the potential to bring something to light that can have a profound effect on our lives, ushering in a new phase of growth. It is no surprise that this particular Moon is a Supermoon, as there is a lot going on in this cosmos of ours at the moment!  Not to mention that our relationships have been seriously tested in the past couple of weeks, since the New Moon.
 
Venus, the ruler of Libra, is currently in Gemini, the sign of communication and learning. There is a sense, while the planet of relationships is in this curious and versatile sign, that we will be passing a lot of information around between one other in the coming month. This Moon could involve quite a lot of conversations that could further our knowledge and help us feel more informed. Indeed, this is a good time to arm ourselves with as much information as possible. Thoughts, ideas, opinions and information could spread like wildfire as we pass on whatever we know to our loved ones, like a butterfly flitting from flower to flower spreading pollen. There is, of course, the danger of misinformation, so it is important to check and double check whatever we hear, doing our own research if necessary. Our relationships are definitely the focus of this Moon and, as many in the world at the moment are not able to physically see one another, our conversations are more important than they might usually be as they are all we have. It is no coincidence that Venus is in Gemini right now!
 
Venus is forming a lovely trine aspect to Mars, the ruler of the Aries Sun, which is very helpful for our relationships during this Full Moon. It allows for a nice flow of receptivity and the capacity to really listen to one another’s needs, combined with the Martian ability to assert our individuality and take care of our own needs. Mars, the planet of war, anger, assertion and courage is currently in eccentric, visionary Aquarius, the sign of liberty, equality, rebellion and freedom. With the trine aspect between the two planets, there is the potential for people communicating a lot and spreading a considerable amount of information between one another which could bring out the more rebellious side of people’s nature. Mars in Aquarius can cause people to fight for their liberty and human rights. It could give us the courage to protest, to stand up for humanitarian causes, to rebel, to revolt. It can bring up anger about the Aquarian issues of liberty, equality and our rights as human beings. Venus and Mars are literally going to be dancing with one another until the beginning of May.
 
In the meantime, we are currently building up to a challenging “square off” between Uranus and Mars that will peak on Tuesday 7 April but will still be very strong during this Full Moon. Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius, so this magnifies the energy of Mars in Aquarius, making it more acute. Uranus is the Great Awakener and it is possible that we could have some shocking realisations or epiphanies that wake us up and make us angry. There is the potential for some kind of sudden act of Martian force that comes from left field, taking us by surprise. We could experience sudden outbursts of anger or even acts of war that shock us to our core. It is quite possible that we may be forced to find the courage to stand up for our rights and fight for our liberty. And with Mars in Aquarius, the sign of technology and the internet, the fight might be virtual.  
 
Saturn is now in Aquarius as well, where he will be until July 1, when he goes back into Capricorn for a bit, and then again from 17 December until 7 March 2023. Saturn is the planet of authority, reality, limitation, control and responsibility. Aquarius is the sign of liberty, equality, technology, internet and our capacity to stand up for our rights and freedom. Saturn has the potential to shine the harsh light of reality on all things Aquarius, as we experience a curbing and limitation of our freedom, of our right to protest, of our human rights in general. As many are confined to their homes around the world, virtual reality is now more prevalent than ever before, through necessity. However, computers, technology and the internet can also be used for Saturnian control by those in power, as we are seeing in the use of drones to keep people in check during lockdown and apps to track people with the “virus”. We are also beginning to see the “reality” of what 5G really means, as it is being rolled out all over the globe as we speak, causing the birds to literally fall from the sky.
 
Aquarius is the innovative part of us that can, and has already, come up with some amazing technology that can help the world become a better, cleaner, cheaper, purer place to live. With Saturn in Aquarius is quite possible that we will become more aware of how this technology has been suppressed and repressed in the name of power, greed and control.The veils of illusion will be lifted! Saturn could now be calling for us to be accountable and to step up to the plate in the name of liberty, equality and humanity. We are called to become more responsible for creating a new world, a new vision of how the world could be. Aquarius is the visionary, and so we are being asked to help restructure our world in a way that is more fair, equal and far, far away from the current status quo. As the societal structures crumble, we are asked to take responsibility for creating a new world, the like of which we have never seen before. And this will involve stepping outside of the box and being open to new ways of operating.
 
Jupiter and Pluto are joining forces in Capricorn and the conjunction will be exact on 4/5April. This conjunction is forming a challenging square to the Sun and Moon during this Full Moon, so the energy will still be strong and could have a powerful effect on our emotions and relationships. This conjunction can take many forms. It brings the potential for powerful feelings of fear, panic and even paranoia to spread through the collective. We can find ourselves bombarded with so many versions of the “truth” that it is hard to know what is real. It can bring about blatant abuse of power and an escalation of fear-based control. We are asked to listen to our gut and to trust our inner guidance system and intuition: that part of us that knows what we know without knowing quite why we know it. Jupiter and Pluto together help us to dig beneath the surface in order to find the truth, although what we find might not be pretty. We know the truth, deep inside, although we might not want to admit it to ourselves.
 
With Pluto in Capricorn we are experiencing a death/rebirth of the structure of society and in the meantime are watching the structure of our own lives crumbling. There is the potential for an enormous amount of soul growth during this time, not to mention a radical change of values and what once held meaning to us is stripped away. Life is not going to be the same again, so it is up to us to choose how we move on from here. For many this has been a dark night of the soul, as we have been forced to face ourselves in ways that we have not had to before. Jupiter and Pluto bring the potential for profound soul growth and metamorphosis. While fear may be rife, Jupiter asks us to keep the faith. With Mercury in Pisces our imaginations could be running wild in all sorts of crazy directions, but it is so important to strengthen our faith and to nurture the sense of unity that is so strong at the moment. Fear closes the heart, causing feelings of separation that can make people turn on each other. The power of faith, and joining in unison through prayer, mantra, singing and meditation can strengthen spirit and keep the darkness at bay.
 
With Neptune in Pisces there is the potential for a beautiful and profound shift in consciousness. As people turn within and connect to spirit, we have a more tangible sense of how we are all connected. Now, more than ever, our compassion and empathy are ignited and we are being so very kind to each other. These are the qualities to be nurtured and strengthened during this time. The light in us all is shining brighter and brighter, collectively, which is why the shadows are so very dark right now. We must do all we can to strengthen our spirit and raise our frequency and vibration, through spiritual practice, diet and heartfelt connection with each other. Not to mention following our bliss and engaging in activities that bring us feelings of peace and joy. Gratitude practices and visualising the world we would like to live in could be so very powerful right now. Anything we can do to keep our hearts open. We are not alone. We are all in this together, and this has never been more apparent than now.
 
The Sabian symbol for the Moon, at 19° Libra, is: “ A gang of robbers in hiding”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “Protest against disharmonic social privilege. One might think of Robin Hood and his band, or early Bolsheviks in Russia, robbing banks to finance the revolution. The protest against an unbalanced society with its rigid stratification into classes can be seen as a positive factor, even if it challenges the principle of order, for it reveals dynamic qualities in individuals and the will to transformation. In another sense, it is the dark shadow of the ideal of “nonpossessiveness.” The question is: How valid and effectual is this kind of protest? Perhaps the fact that any effective resistance to the momentum of crystallised intuitions should be organised if it is to be effective. Individuals alone are impotent in producing actual changes in social consciousness. A “group” must be formed. The Keywords are GROUP PROTEST.”
 
This symbol is very interesting indeed in the light of the Martian, Aquarian and Uranian energy of this Full Moon! It hints, and not in a subtle way at all, at the power of the group to make social change. There is a sense of certain truths coming to light during this moon that could incite and ignite our righteous anger and give us the courage to act on it. With world meditations and chanting occurring all over the weekend there is a sense of unity and coming together in prayer to bring about a shift in consciousness and the potential for creating profound change on a subtle level. We must never underestimate the power of the collective. And now, more than ever before, we must strengthen our faith and harness the power of love. John Lennon was a Libran:
 
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin' for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
 
So much love
 
Amy
Xoxo
 
Link to my latest video: https://youtu.be/ERpx4AKkn0k
 
Picture: Women Holding the Earth - Unknown  
     
 
    
 
   
 
 

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    Amy Bird

    I love writing about the Moon and the effect it has on us all, both collectively and personally. We all look at the same Moon and feel her energy, albeit in different ways. It reminds us that we are not alone and there is something very comforting about that!

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