Category: New Moons

SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON - 23 November 2022

11/21/2022

Exact at 10.57pm UK time (GMT)

Well, this is a much lighter, jollier and less complicated Moon than we have had in recent times, and it feels like we have earned it! We have now passed out the other end of Scorpio Eclipse season, and the emphasis is now well and truly on Sagittarius, an optimistic, enthusiastic, philosophical and forward-thinking sign. Scorpio helped us to face our shadows and look at whatever we might have swept under the carpet, even if it was uncomfortable, revealing and exposing. While Scorpio is the part of us that asks “Why?”, probing beneath the surface to find what might be hidden there, Sagittarius is the part of us that simply has faith in a higher power and seeks to understand the meaning of life. Scorpio seeks proof, while Sagittarius has no doubt.

We now have the Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus all sitting in Sagittarius, which is quite a relief and will hopefully bring a respite from the emotional intensity of the past month or so. Scorpio helped expose our tender underbellies, forcing us to confront some uncomfortable material, both personally and collectively. Sagittarius is the part of us that seeks and speaks the truth. It is quite possible that there will be a lot of truths coming out into the light during this time, not to mention many people voicing their opinions and expressing their beliefs. However, it is important to listen to other points of view rather than trying to convince and convert each other to our viewpoint. Just because we believe it to be so doesn’t necessarily make it true.

Sagittarius invites us to look forward, keeping the faith that we are being guided in the right direction and that whatever is happening is for some higher reason that will be revealed in the fullness of time. The Sagittarius part of us that isn’t afraid to shoot for the stars, opening ourselves up to whatever might be waiting for us out there. This enthusiastic and optimistic sign is always looking for the next adventure and needs the freedom to expand and grow. This New Moon could be a really good time to contemplate how we can expand our horizons, contemplating what star we are going for and then aiming and shooting! Sagittarius helps us to have faith in a positive outcome.

Not only do we have all this planetary energy in Sagittarius, but Jupiter, the planetary ruler of Sagittarius is also forming a supportive trine aspect to the Sun and Moon, albeit out of sign. Jupiter has briefly moved back into sensitive and compassionate Pisces, imbuing us with a greater sense of faith, hope and trust in the flow of life. This can help us to find a sense of gratitude for the gifts that life has bestowed upon us, rather than focusing on whatever might be lacking or going wrong. Combined with Neptune in Pisces, Jupiter can help us to connect to our intuitive inner knowing and allow it to guide us in the right direction.

We are reminded to make time for our inner world, as Jupiter in Pisces can bring great rewards when we turn inward and focus on our connection with the divine. It helps us to believe in people’s inherent goodness, developing a greater trust that we are guided, protected and in flow. We tend to get what we focus on, and this Moon could certainly help us to get our priorities straight and look forward, trusting that ultimately everything is going work out the way it is supposed to. Jupiter and Sagittarius remind us that no matter how dark things may seem, there is some higher plan at work and that everything that happen to us provides an opportunity for growth and expansion. They also remind us to maintain a sense of humour and not take ourselves too seriously.

Mercury, the planet of the mind and communication, and Venus, the planet of love, beauty and relating, are sitting right next to each other in Sagittarius. This can help us to see the bigger picture, allowing some room to breathe within our relationships and giving us an opportunity to talk things through in a loving, kind, truthful and philosophical manner. Possibly we will be able to understand the higher purpose of our relationships rather than getting bogged down in petty details. While Scorpio may have forced us to confront some uncomfortable material and face our shadows, Sagittarius asks us to be completely honest with ourselves and our loved ones. The truth may hurt, but it can also set us free. And Sagittarius does like its freedom!

Chiron the Wounded Healer, who is currently in brave and forthright Aries, is forming a supportive trine to Venus and Mercury, which could help us to have some very honest, open, and direct conversations that could greatly help and heal our relationships. With Mars currently retrograde in Gemini, helping us to air our grievances and get hidden resentments out into the open, we have an opportunity for some direct, open, candid conversations that can properly clear the air. This combination brings a nice blend of kindness, truth and the capacity to see the bigger picture that could be very healing and cleansing indeed.

Uranus is once again coming very close to the North Node of the Moon in Taurus, continuing the work of this last Eclipse on 8 November. It will come closest to the Node at the beginning of December, helping us to have some profound realisations and insight into what might need to change in our lives. Sometimes it feels easier to just keep things as they are, even if we know deep down that it isn’t serving us anymore. Uranus has the potential to shift us out of our comfortable ruts, however, liberating us from situations or relationships that are limiting us or holding us back from growth. At the very least we will have woken up to whatever needs to change, and once we know it is hard to “un-know”!

Change can feel scary and may take some effort, but whatever awaits us on the other side, while we can’t see it yet, will very likely be more in alignment with who we really are. Uranus encourages us to be true to ourselves, even if the process may feel inconvenient or uncomfortable. We all know, deep down inside, what needs to change in our lives. This Sagittarius could force us to see the truth of the matter and give us the courage to make that leap of faith, trusting that it is for the highest good of all.

The Sabian symbol for this Moon, at 2° Sagittarius, is very powerful: “White capped waves display the power of wind over sea”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The mobilisation of unconscious energies under the pressure of superpersonal motives. Wind and sea are in constant interplay, and the results of that interplay are inspiring and beautiful. In symbolism, the wind (pneuma is the early Greek word for “spirit) is associated with spiritual dynamism; the stirring of deep energies this dynamism produces obeys cosmic or superpersonal rhythms, the power of which is irresistible. We have a picture, which contrasts the powerful but beautiful storms of nature with the often gory and hysterical crises of a civilisation, which progresses through war. The picture presented speaks of SUBTILISATION THROUGH RHYTHMIC INTENSITY.”

Sagittarius is a Fire sign, with an enthusiasm that can easily whip things up into a frenzy, much like the wind on the waves in this symbol. It has the capacity to inspire us and make us feel as if anything is possible, which could be such a tonic given all that we are currently facing in the world. It is quite possible that some truths will be brought out into the light during this time, with people feeling driven to stand up and share what they know. The greatest of Sagittarius’s superpowers is faith that there is purpose behind all that happens and gratitude for all we have. It is very important to harness these superpowers during these times and also to remember, no matter what is thrown at us, to maintain a sense of humour!

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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SCORPIO NEW MOON / SOLAR ECLIPSE - 25 October 2022

10/23/2022

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Exact at 11.59 UK time (BST)

This is not your average, run of the mill New Moon, as it is also a Solar Eclipse, meaning that it has a more far-reaching impact and influence. Whereas New Moons generally start an energy ball rolling that builds up over the course of the month, Eclipses tend to influence the next six months, until the next set of Eclipses. This is a very potent and fateful time, energetically; the beginning of a new chapter, a reset, a time to release whatever isn’t serving us and find another way forward. These Eclipses are occurring in the Taurus/Scorpio axis, which brings finances and the economy into focus and calls for us to find ways of being more self-sufficient and empowered.

This Eclipse falls in the sign of Scorpio, which is where the South Node of the Moon is at the moment. Scorpio is an intensely emotional, deep and transforming sign that encourages us to dig deep beneath the surface of reality and confront the darker aspects of ourselves and life. This Moon could bring some hidden material out into the light, forcing out from the shadows anything that may have been hidden or occluded, both personally and collectively. Scorpio is very good at exposing lies and cover-ups and forces us to confront anything we may have swept under the carpet because it is too hard to face. It is uncomfortable to own the “not so pretty” parts of us and it takes great courage to do so, as well as a willingness to grow.

A Scorpio New Moon could bring up issues around trust, loss, power, loss of power, betrayal, intimacy and transformation. This is the sign of death and rebirth, calling for us to shed our skin and strip away any layers of self-deceit so that we can emerge, a healthier, shiner although somewhat exposed and vulnerable version of ourselves. Scorpio is the part of us that seeks to unveil and understand our psychological complexes and those of others. It is the part of us that can smell a rat and can uncover people’s hidden motivations or agendas. Sometimes we need to go through a dark night of the soul in order to grow and eveolve, taking a trip into the underworld to find the buried treasure that lies there. It is hard to take an honest look at ourselves and the world we live in and own up to our shadows and compulsions, but there is great reward when we do so, even if it does make us feel quite vulnerable and exposed.

Pluto, the planetary ruler of this Scorpio Moon, is now travelling through the very last degrees of Capricorn, where it has been since 2008. Pluto will enter Aquarius on March 24, and until then it will continue its task of detoxifying the power structures of society and transforming the structures of our lives. Capricorn represents, among other things, our societal structures, authority figures, governments and corporations, and Pluto has been exposing the rot within these structures and bringing to light any secrets, lies, corruption and nefarious activities or behaviour within them. With this Moon being in Scorpio, it is quite possible that more will come to light. It will be interesting to see what the next few months will bring, as Pluto marches through the last degrees of Capricorn.

Pluto is forming a nagging inconjunct aspect to Mars in Gemini during this Moon, which could bring out people’s more ruthless or domineering side. It could also force us to find the courage to face our own shadows and those of others. Pluto is the planet of power and Mars is the planet of war, anger, action and assertion, so there could be power struggles or arguments that come from a very deep, subconscious place within us. Whatever comes up during this Moon could be very revealing, both personally and collectively, and could bring up anger or rage, as we are more easily triggered and reactive.

With Mars currently sitting in Gemini, the sign of the mind and communication, as well as Pluto squaring Mercury, Gemini’s ruler, it is quite possible that some information could come out into the light that is very revealing. Things said in the heat of the moment can expose the shadows and bring out into the open anything that we might usually prefer remained hidden. Pluto square Mercury is a great recipe for Freudian slips and shadow projections! So often we project our own guilt and shadow self onto others rather than owning it ourselves. We could have some very deep and penetrating conversations during this Moon that could be very candid, honest and revealing indeed! It could be a very good time to bring things out into the open that we might usually shy away from. However, profound soul growth could be possible if we can have the courage to confront any thorny issues that have been festering beneath the surface.

Anyone with personal planets or angles around 26° of a sign will be feeling the transforming power of Pluto at the moment, especially those in the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. Pluto can help to strip away self-deceit and give us a cosmic kick up the bum that helps us to transform and realign with our soul’s true purpose. Combined with Mars, it could bring up some powerful emotions, even rage, causing us to act and react from a deeply subconscious and compulsive place within us. However, it could also help us to find the strength, will and courage to face ourselves and make any changes that we have been putting off. There is the potential for some difficult conversations or decisions during this Moon, but they could ultimately bring profound growth.

Mars is also forming a dynamic, challenging square aspect to Neptune during this Moon, which could make us feel quite unfocused and confused, finding it hard to know how to act and what to do next. This combination can easily bring a rather severe case of procrastination! We could find that our energy levels are lower than usual and that we feel a greater sense of futility or apathy. Neptune challenging Mars can bring the potential for acting behind one another’s backs or being rather passive aggressive rather than confronting one another directly. However, Neptune also asks us to tune into our inner guidance and heed the subtle whispers that tell us when it is the right time to act or react. Neptune can provide the inspiration and imagination to help get things done. It can also make us want to bury our head in a novel, overdose on Netflix or consume copious amounts of alcohol as a means of avoidance or escape. However, we may simply need more rest than usual, so it is important to listen to our bodies.

Venus and the Sun have been travelling side by side through Libra during the past couple of weeks and are now literally sitting together, with the Moon, in the very same degree of Scorpio. This is a very good opportunity for us to relate to one another in a deeper, more real and intimate manner. Scorpio can help us to share our deepest fears and the parts of ourselves that bring us shame or discomfort. We may feel quite vulnerable in the process, feeling quite exposed as we allow ourselves to be truly seen by those closest to us. However, this can greatly deepen our relationships, strengthening our bonds, bringing us closer together and helping us to truly understand one another. True intimacy comes from having the courage to go to some difficult places and be really honest and willing to face ourselves, rather than avoiding and burying any issues in order to keep the peace. It also involves trust.

Jupiter in Aries is forming a nagging inconjunct aspect to the Sun, Moon and Venus during this Moon, which could magnify our emotions and make everything seem a bit “bigger” than it is. However, it can also propel us to make any changes that will help us to expand and grow. Jupiter helps us to see the bigger picture and in Aries it can give us the courage, confidence and motivation to carry through the Scorpionic task of confronting ourselves and purging any patterns, habits and behaviours that are no longer serving us. However, Jupiter in Aries can also bring out our more arrogant, reactionary, opinionated, impulsive side, so it is important to be aware that we might jump in too quickly to defend a belief or state an opinion.

The Sabian symbol for this New Moon, at 3° Scorpio, is rather a lovely one: “A house party in a small village enlists the neighbours’ cooperation” which Dane Rudyar describes as: “The feeling of community demonstrated in a basic joint effort. In rural neighbourhoods, especially as the American West was being developed, the building of at least the framework of a house was often a collective, friendly enterprise. Newcomers building their home-to-be found friendly helpers in the neighbours. The sense of togetherness and participation in a common enterprise was developed by such collective work. The home remains “our” home, yet the whole community is involved in its erection and the welcome marking its completion. With this symbol, feeling becomes activity. The past and its memories are repolarised in terms of the expanded social consciousness. From that activity a new sense of reality will derive. The Keyword is COOPERATION.”

One of the beautiful gifts of Scorpio is a sense that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and that joining together in collaboration can help us to achieve so much more than we can alone. This symbol makes perfect sense with Venus, the Moon and the Sun all sitting together in Scorpio, as relationships with others is very much brought into focus. This symbol is a poignant reminder that we are not alone and that joining forces with others can empower us and help us to navigate challenging times. Scorpio is the part of us that dearly wants to let go of our individual ego and merge with another, either physically, spiritually, emotionally or materially, or all of the above. It is the part of us that wants to put our trust in another person and allow them to see us for all that we are, warts and all. This Moon could be quite revealing and potentially exposing, both personally and collectively, but Scorpio wouldn’t have it any other way! An ugly truth is better than a pretty lie.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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LIBRA NEW MOON - 25 September 2022

9/20/2022

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Exact at 22.54 UK time (BST)

This New Moon represents a significant time for our relationships, with the potential for a new beginning in this area of our lives. New Moons always give us an opportunity to leave behind anything that is not helpful behind in the dark of the Moon and to set positive intentions for the month ahead. The focus of a Libra New Moon is peace, harmony, compromise, fairness, and true equality. Libra, a sign depicted by the scales, is the part of us that seeks balance, although it is also a sign of extremes, with the pendulum swinging from one extreme to the other.

Libra seeks to find the middle ground – the point where we meet in the space between us. This can be found by truly listening to one another in the spirit of understanding, rather than projecting our own ego, needs and desires onto one another. The Libran part of us knows all too well that our relationships need to be tended to for them to blossom and grow, and that takes work and willingness to compromise when needed. It is a delicate balance between the needs of each individual as well as a reverence for the love that lies in between.

Venus, the planet of love and beauty, is the ruler of this Libran New Moon and is sitting right next to retrograde Mercury in Virgo, exact on 26 September. This combination could help us to go back over old ground, picking up loose strands that might be important and talking them through so that they can hopefully be laid to rest. Virgo is a sign that likes to pick things apart, analyse and do the inner work in order to improve things, so we may find ourselves in discussion with our loved ones in order to sort out whatever discord or disharmony is causing a niggle within the relationship. With Virgo there is always a danger of nit-picking and getting bogged down in the minute details, but Mercury combined with loving Venus can help us to hash things out in a caring and diplomatic manner, in the spirit of really wanting to “serve” the relationship itself.

Of course, with Mercury getting ready to turn direct on 2 October, there is always the potential for misunderstandings and miscommunications to occur, so it is important to harness our inner Virgo and to be as clear and concise as we possibly can when talking things through. We may find ourselves a bit sensitive to criticism, which could make us defensive, so it is important to be as humble as possible and not allow our ego to run the show or we might miss out on some valuable healing. Sometimes what we perceive as criticism may actually be very hard for the other person to say and if we can step back and accept it as help then we can allow growth to occur. Venus can certainly help us to deliver our messages in a loving and kind way, which is a blessing!

Pluto, the planet of soul, power and transformation, is a very big part of this Moon, forming a helpful trine aspect to the Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus. However, the strongest aspect is to the Mercury/Venus combo, which could really help us to get to the heart of the matter, wading into some deep and dark territory and hopefully bringing back some buried treasure! Pluto helps us to strip away the layers of self-deceit, so whatever conversations or discussions we have during this Moon could help us to gain a considerable amount of insight into ourselves and our loved ones.

Pluto encourages us to own our shadows – those deeper, darker parts of ourselves that we find it hard to see, let alone admit to! We all have part of ourselves and things that we have done that bring us shame, and to share our deepest darkest secrets can be such a relief, not to mention requiring a great deal of trust in the other person. However, to be truly seen by another is to be truly known. To be accepted, warts and all, is profoundly healing.

Pluto certainly brings the potential for some proper soul growth during this Moon, and a deepening of intimacy and understanding of one another. This will be particularly so for anyone with personal planets or angles around 26° of a sign, especially the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Again, Pluto’s influence will peak on 26 September.

Neptune is also sitting opposite Venus and Mercury during this Moon, although Neptune exactly opposes Venus on 23 September and will come closest to opposing Mercury around 2 October, when Mercury turns direct. Neptune and Venus can mean that we might tend to bury our heads in the sand when it comes to matters of the heart, preferring the fantasy to the reality. However, it can also help us to relate to one another with compassion and empathy, so that we are able to connect more deeply and see through our protective walls. Neptune dissolves the ego, helping us to relate to one another’s true essence and love with devotion.

It is interesting that Neptune happens to be sitting opposite Mercury just as it turns direct on the 2nd, as it could muddle things even more than a Mercury retrograde usually would! Neptune could bring confusion, brain-fog, muddled communication, smoke screens and even deception. Our imaginations could run away with us and our minds could play tricks on us. It is important to be very mindful in the days before and after 2nd Oct, as the potential for misunderstandings is rife. A better use of the Neptune/Mercury energy would be to turn inward in quiet contemplation, to meditate, to rest the mind and allow spirit to guide us.

The most important energy of the moment is the Saturn/Uranus square, which is building in energy until 4 October, when it will start to wane, although it will still be very strong for most of October. We have Saturn, the planet of authority, government, foundation, limitation, control and structure locked in a dynamic, challenging square with Uranus, the planet of change, freedom, progression, revolution, awakening and rebellion. Change is afoot, and it may not be comfortable! This square represents a battle between the Old Order and the New Way, between Tradition and Progress, between the tried and tested and the inventive and innovative, between Control and Freedom, between government and anarchy. The foundations on which our lives are built are being broken down for us to break through to something fresh and different – a new way, unlike anything we have known before.

On a personal level we also have the potential to release ourselves from our comfortable yet unhealthy ruts and our old, outworn conditioning. This is not a very comfortable energy, this square, but it could shake things up and liberate us from unhealthy patterns that are based in old trauma and simply not helping us anymore. Uranus is the part of us that seeks change and freedom from the past, while Saturn is the part of us that fears it and seeks to maintain a sense of control over our lives. Any foundations that are not stable will experience a shake up during this time, which could be unsettling and may bring up fear. However, we are invited to embrace the necessary change. It is interesting to see how the square is playing out right now, both on the world stage and personally, especially for those of us with personal planets or angles around 18° of the fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

The Sabian symbol for this Moon, at 3° Libra, is incredibly poignant considering the potential for the Saturn Uranus square: “The dawn of a new day reveals everything changed”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The ever-present possibility of beginning again on a new foundation of values. What emerged hesitantly from the ocean of infinite potentiality (Aries 1°) now faces a totally new world in a truly individualised form of existence. He or she is ready to act significantly in the sphere of culture and social togetherness, the sphere in which an individual, aware of his archetypal essence and planetary function, can play his true role (dharma). In a basic sense it is always a new role, for no cycle repeats itself as far as its contents are concerned. The person who plays this role is always potentially an INNOVATOR”.

A powerful symbol for a powerful Moon. Considering that Uranus, the planet of sudden change and innovation, is currently in Taurus, the sign of values, this symbol does seem to mirror the potential of the Saturn/Uranus square. It seems to suggest that things can change very quickly, seemingly coming from nowhere and leaving everything different. What roles will we find ourselves playing if we do find that our world suddenly transforms? What is our true dharma, I wonder? It seems that we are being asked to be flexible and open to change rather than resisting through fear. There is a fine line between fear and excitement – it might be a simple case of perspective. Indeed, this symbol could bring a complete change of perspective or some kind or awakening that comes from left field.

In the meantime, we have this Libra New Moon, calling for peace, harmony and fairness, both personally and collectively, helping us to reset our relationships so that they are more equal. With this Moon we seek balance, in whatever way it is needed right now. Somewhere in the middle we will find peace.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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VIRGO NEW MOON - 27 August 2022

8/24/2022

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Exact at 9.17am UK time (BST)

This is a potent New Moon that could have a profound effect on our relationships. New Moons are a time of new beginnings, when something is left behind in the dark of the Moon and something new is planted to help us to move forward. This New Moon is in Virgo, a sign that seeks to tweak and improve things so that we become a better version of ourselves. Virgo can bring the potential for crisis, which helps us to become more aware of what is out of alignment and to do whatever we can to make things better. Virgo is the part of us that has the capacity to analyse ourselves and our situation in order to improve things. It is the sign that cleanses, perfects and purifies. As such, we could experience some kind of purification process during this Moon, whereby something in our lives needs to be adjusted or reset in order to work smoothly again.

A Virgo New Moon can help us to understand what is wrong and fix it. Virgo is a very humble sign that encourages us to put our ego aside and accept constructive criticism or advice without taking it personally. However, the Virgo part of us can also be very sensitive to criticism and can also take the blame when maybe we shouldn’t. As such, we are encouraged to use one of Virgo’s greatest superpowers and to practice the art of discernment and discrimination. Amazing healing is possible during a Virgo New Moon if we are willing to do the inner work and to have the humility and willingness to accept whatever teaching is being offered to us. Sometimes a crisis can be incredibly useful because it forces us to confront things that we may have been ignoring and hoping will go away!

Our relationships and finances are very much in focus during this New Moon, with Saturn, Uranus and Chiron all forming strong aspects to Venus. Saturn opposite Venus can really test our relationships and financial situation, giving us a heavy dose of reality and forcing us to take responsibility for our part in whatever might be out of alignment. Saturn in Aquarius encourages us to take a step back and to see things for what they really are, rather than how we would like them to be. We are also encouraged to be objective and to see ourselves from a less subjective viewpoint, which sometimes isn’t easy, as it is hard to see ourselves clearly. It also asks us to find the emotional maturity to face whatever comes up with dignity, wisdom and integrity. It may not be an easy time for our relationships, but it can also teach us some valuable lessons, so long as we are willing and able to take a long hard look at ourselves and face up to our part in things. This aspect will be building during this Moon, exact on Sunday 28 August.

Uranus, which is very strong during this Moon having just gone retrograde, is also forming an exact dynamic, challenging square to Venus, which could bring a shock of some kind that challenges the status quo within our relationships and/or the economy, breathing fresh air into the situation. Uranus can upset the apple cart and threaten our sense of stability, but it can also bring amazing shifts and liberate us from relationship dynamics that are stifling, restrictive, unhealthy or heavy. And this could feel quite unsettling and unnerving! Sometimes, however, things need to break down in order to have a breakthrough. Uranus helps us to come up with unique solutions and can help us to release ourselves from old patterns that simply no longer help us within our relationships. We have a chance to let go of old programs that have outlived their usefulness and reprogram new, healthier ways of being in relationship. There is the potential here for a reset and recalibration around the way we relate. This aspect will be exact on the day of the New Moon.

Chiron the Wounded Healer is also forming a helpful, supportive trine to Venus, bringing the potential for profound healing to occur within our relationships. With Chiron currently in brave, forthright and honest Aries, we have the potential to be very honest with each other and bring some painful material out into the open so that it can be healed. We may have to be brave but it will definitely be worth it. This aspect is exact on Wednesday 24 August, but will still be very prevalent during this Moon.

Anyone with personal planets or angles around 19° of a sign will feel the energy of these Venus aspects most acutely, especially in the fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

Mars has recently moved into Gemini and is a very big part of this Moon, forming an exact challenging square to the Sun and Moon. Mars, the warrior planet, moved into the sign of communication on Saturday 20 August and can certainly help us to find our voice and bring anything out into the open that may have been festering beneath the surface. However, it can also bring heated discussions and it is important that we don’t allow our egos to run the show. Mars can help us to find the courage to say what we need to say but we might also find it hard to back down and find a place of compromise.

Interestingly enough, Mercury, the ruler of this Moon and also the ruler of Gemini, is also forming a supportive, helpful trine to Mars, which compounds the potential for honest, open, candid, forthright discussions. Mercury moves into Libra, the sign of balance and equality on Friday 26 August, which should help us to compromise and find the common ground after a couple of weeks of analysing everything while Mercury has been in Virgo. When the planet of the mind and communication aligns with the planet of courage we could find that we are better able to be direct and to confront thorny issues without causing offence. This energy is so helpful for finding the courage to bring things out into the open and say what needs to be said. This aspect will be building in strength during this Moon, coming close to exact on 3 September.

Jupiter in Aries is also forming a nagging inconjunct to the Sun and Moon, which does bring the potential for conflict and escalation of anger but could also help us to stand up for what we believe. It may also force us to believe in ourselves and to find the confidence in self that is needed to face whatever Virgo crisis we are facing.

Anybody with personal planets around 4° of a sign, especially the mutable signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, will feel the energy of this Virgo New Moon and the direct, forthright and potentially angry energy of Mars most acutely. We certainly could be prompted to be brave enough to face some uncomfortable material during this Moon and to not be afraid to talk about it!
The Sabian symbol for this Moon, at 5° Virgo, is a very encouraging one: “A man becoming aware of nature spirits and normally unseen spiritual agencies.” Which Dane Rudyar describes as “The opening of new levels of consciousness. The consciousness is gradually reaching beyond physical characteristics and becoming aware of energy processes, i.e. of the dynamism of forces which externalise themselves as life forms. The mind in its objectivising and analytical character always tends to give “name and form” to that which it contacts as energy process. It “images forth” energy or feeling, relating it to more or less familiar sense experience. We call this IMAGINATION”. This symbol certainly brings the promise of altered perception that can bring greater insight and awareness of higher forces, and this is beautiful.

This surely does seem like a powerful New Moon and if we harness its energy wisely it has the potential to help us to move through and past some heavy material. The planets do seem to be aligned to help us to face some thorny issues within our relationships, which may not be easy but could be so rewarding if we are willing and able to look at ourselves honestly and do the inner work. Some courage may be needed, as well as the capacity to let our ego take a back seat so that we can truly accept whatever lessons we are being presented with. There is the potential for amazing healing to occur as well as a rewiring of old, outworn programming and patterns of relating. Virgo may ask us to use the art of discernment to choose what is good for us and what is not serving us anymore. This Moon could certainly involve some kind of reset that helps us to move forward as we mean to go on, a new and improved version of ourselves!

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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LEO NEW MOON - 28 July 2022

7/25/2022

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Exact at 6.54pm UK time (BST)

We are now in Leo season, a sign that encourages us to express ourselves and to do what brings us our greatest joy. Leo rules the heart and so this Moon could inspire us to listen to our hearts and follow where they lead. Leo is the part of us that likes to sing, dance, create and play, allowing our inner child to have some fun and lead the way. Leo is ruled by the Sun, so we are invited, during this New Moon, to truly allow ourselves to shine and to create the life we truly want. It could help to get playful with our intentions during this Moon, having fun, being spontaneous and getting creative about our wishes and desires for ourselves. Leo season is a bit like playing in the sandpit - what kind of castle do we want to build for ourselves? The sky’s the limit! Leo is the sign of creative self-actualisation, whereby we have a chance to play around with possibilities, take charge of our destiny and fulfill our true potential.

Leo is also the part of us that needs to feel special and seeks validation and recognition. It is the part of us that needed encouragement from our parents when we were young and thrives from knowing that they are proud of us in some way. If we didn’t receive this approval and positive reinforcement then we may suffer from insecurity or low self-worth, feeling a lack of confidence in our abilities and tending to seek validation from outside of ourselves. We may crave the attention that was lacking and do whatever we can to receive it and gain approval and recognition.

These themes could come up while the Sun moves through Leo, so it could help to get in touch with that part of us that still needs attention and for others to reinforce that we are somehow special. In an ideal world our self-worth and self-confidence does not depend on the approval of anyone else. It’s an inside job.

Jupiter in Aries is supporting this Leo New Moon, which could bring about a wonderful boost of energy, inspiration, self-confidence and the courage to create the life we want. Jupiter is the King of the Gods, and in assertive, brave, independent and pioneering Aries we could feel ourselves positively filled up with infectious enthusiasm, eager for new experience! Those of us with personal planets or angles around 8° of a sign will feel Jupiter’s energy the strongest, although planets and angles in the Fire signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius will probably feel the biggest boost.

All this fire energy could burn out of control, of course, but is more likely to bring creative inspiration, the spirit of adventure and the capacity to take a risk and expand our horizons. Jupiter is especially strong during this Moon as it is stationary, getting ready to go retrograde. This could give us a much needed renewal of faith in ourselves and life, helping us to have some fun and do whatever we may have been putting off through fear, resistance or lack of confidence.

Mercury, the planet of mind and communication is also a very big player during this Moon, as it is forming aspects to a few planets. Most noticeably, it is forming a challenging, dynamic square to the conjunction that is building in Taurus between Uranus, the North Node and Mars, exact on 2 August. It is quite possible, around the time of this New Moon, that we will hear some surprising news or information that brings some kind of a wake-up call or leads to changing plans or making unusual decisions. Mercury in aspect to Uranus can bring messages and news that force us to think outside of the box and see things from a different perspective. With Mars and Uranus coming closer and closer together there is the potential for unrest, rebellion and revolution, which could potentially be triggered by some important information we receive while Mercury is involved during this New Moon.

With Uranus, the North Node and Mars all joining together in Taurus, the sign of survival, financial security, money and Mother Nature, we could experience some shocking events or some kind of shift around the economy. Volcanoes and earthquakes are not out of the question. There could also be a considerable amount of civil unrest, especially as we build up to the Aquarius Full Moon on 12 August. With Uranus, the planet of technology in the sign of money and Saturn the planet of authority and control in Aquarius, the sign of technology, there is much potential for the greater use of technology as a means of authoritarian control, combined with the continuing movement towards digitisation of currency. This conjunction could bring some kind of shift in this area, setting the tone for the next 15 years when Uranus and the North Node will next join together.

Uranus tends to bring breakdowns that lead to breakthroughs. It is the planet of sudden insight, epiphanies, wake-up calls and “aha” moments. Taurus is the part of us that is quite resistant to change and can easily end up in a comfortable rut. It is quite possible that Mars and Uranus could force us to make changes that we might usually resist for the sake of security and a quiet life.

Mercury’s involvement during this New Moon could have us thinking creatively about what needs to change and how we might go about it. Whenever the Nodes are involved, as they are now, there is the potential for events to occur that help us to make a shift in terms of our destiny, both personal and collective. This could be a time of considerable soul growth that involves us stepping outside of our comfort zone somehow. Many of us only tend to initiate change when things become really uncomfortable or when we feel like we have no choice, and this could be one of those moments.

Those of us with personal planets or angles around 18° of a sign, especially the fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, will feel the tension and urge for change most acutely. Uranus is the planet of freedom and liberation and in Taurus it does bring the potential for a greater sense of financial freedom, innovation and the capacity to think outside of the box when it comes to survival and our capacity to be self-sufficient. It encourages us to be utterly true to ourselves, liberating ourselves from the shackles of the past and any unhealthy conditioning that might be preventing us from living a truly authentic life. Uranus invites us to contemplate what it means to be free and what we might need to do to achieve the sense of liberation we so dearly want and need. Change is afoot!

Saturn is also opposing Mercury during this New Moon which could bring fearful thoughts and the potential for mind control and censorship of information and communication. The Saturn Uranus square, which we experienced three times last year, is also starting to build again until the beginning of October. This is an interesting combination, with the planet of freedom, awakening, rebellion, revolution and change squaring off against the planet of authority, control, structure and government. This could mean the continuation of the breakdown of the structure of our lives, not to mention the potential for people rising up against authoritarian control. There is also the possibility of liberation from any programming or conditioning that might be keeping us prisoner, both personally and collectively. Uranus definitely can help us to wake up, shifting our perspective and prompting us to question and move beyond the mainstream narrative.

The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon, at 6° Leo, is very interesting considering all of this Uranus energy around at the moment! It almost feels like it describes the Saturn Uranus square!: “A conservative, old-fashioned lady is confronted by a “hippie” girl” which Dane Rudyar describes as “The need to transcend our subservience to fashion, in morals as well as in clothes. This refers to the ever-changing pageant of social values, as ideals of human relationship succeed one another, one generation facing in the next an antithetic picture of what it has been brought up to consider worthwhile and decent. Then confrontation may lead to great bitterness, yet it should show us the impermanence of most of what society impresses upon our collective. This degree refers to a collective, cultural and social crisis which challenges us to realise THE RELATIVITY OF SOCIAL VALUES”

This symbol feels like the square off between the tried and true established ways of Saturn, which are more conservative, and the modern, progressive and innovative ways of Uranus. The one thing that is absolutely true is that change is inevitable. Things cannot stay the same and it certainly seems as if we are witnessing a moment in time when the old structures are crumbling and we are being asked to be as flexible as possible and bend with the wind rather than resisting it. This Leo New Moon could give us a lovely boost of energy, confidence and courage to make any changes that are necessary for us to be more true to who we really are. It is important to harness one of Leo’s greatest superpowers during this Moon, and that is the capacity to listen to our heart and to go where it leads us. What is wrong with recognising what brings us our greatest joy and doing whatever we can to follow it? Jupiter in Aries says “Go for it!”

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Painting: The Joy of Life - Douglas Girard

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CANCER NEW MOON - 29 June 2022

6/25/2022

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Exact at 2.51am UK time (BST)

This Moon brings into focus all things related to Cancer, such as home, family, childhood, ancestral roots, parenthood, the land we live on, real-estate, our sense of emotional security and a feeling of belonging. Whenever Cancer is involved we are invited to get in touch with our emotions and let them out in a healthy way, if we can. Better out than in! Cancer represents the vulnerable little child that still resides within all of us. It is the part of us that sometimes finds it hard to be a grown-up and deal with the responsibilities that come with being a mature adult. We are all shaped by our childhoods, which have a tendency to influence our actions and reactions in our adult relationships, as we project any displaced needs from childhood onto those closest to us from time to time. We all have moments when we revert to our childhood patterns that might have served us back then but might not be so appropriate now.

A Cancer New Moon could help us to get in touch with that child part of us, encouraging us to honour our feelings and let them out somehow. Maybe we are feeling scared, or overwhelmed, or sad, or fearful, or angry, and while we may usually push the feelings into the background and just “get on with it”, Cancer could help us to acknowledge them and allow them to just be. We don’t have to dwell on them, but pushing them away or suppressing them isn’t helpful either. It is better to bring them out into the open, allowing, honouring and acknowledging them and as we do so they lose their power.

New Moons are an incredibly potent time, when we sow energetic seeds for the month ahead, either consciously or unconsciously. This particular Moon could have us contemplating what, where and who is “home” to us. Is it a physical place or a feeling within? Are we at home in our own skin? Where and with whom do we feel a true sense of belonging? Who is our tribe, our soul family? Who, when it comes down to it, can we count on to help us in our hour of need? What land do we feel most connected to? What emotional patterns from childhood keep popping up that we might wish to leave behind in the dark of the Moon? Where might we like to put down roots? How can we parent and nurture our inner child? What makes us feel insecure and needy? What ancestral traits and tendencies do we have that might be a help or hindrance? Do we need to drop any unhelpful walls and allow ourselves to be more vulnerable and maybe admit when we are scared or can’t cope? These are all good questions for a Cancer New Moon!

Jupiter In Aries is a big part of this Moon, as it is forming an exact square with the Sun and Moon. This could bring up some rather “big” emotions that we may find it hard to avoid! Enthusiastic Jupiter in Aries could help us to be very brave and to step outside of our comfort zones in search of what it is we really want, need and desire. However, this could be a bit difficult for our scared little child that would prefer to hide behind the protection of mummy’s skirts! This Moon could force us to take the initiative, take a risk and move past our fears, while at the same time honouring them in true Cancer style. Life is scary sometimes, but we don’t get anywhere if we allow fear to paralyse us. Jupiter in Aries could help us to believe in ourselves and take a leap of faith, because even if we get burned then at least we have tried! We could receive a burst of energy, optimism and drive that can help us to go after our heart’s desires.

This square from Jupiter in Aries could also lead to rash decisions, as we act first and think later. However, sometimes this can be a good thing! Jupiter in Aries reminds me of the Fool in the Tarot, jumping off the cliff with the wisdom of the gods. This combination does also bring the potential for over-reactions, over-extending ourselves, being impatient and even insensitive when it comes to other people’s feelings. With Jupiter expanding and exaggerating the energy of Aries, angry outbursts are a possibility, as is being overzealous or too self-focused. However, we may also receive a nice dose of enthusiasm, courage and faith to actually make the changes we seek. Anyone with personal planets or angles around 7° of a sign will feel the energy of this Jupiter square most acutely, especially the cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

Speaking of anger and drive, Pluto and Mars are also squaring off against one another during this Moon, an aspect that will be exact in the early hours of 2 July UK time. This is a powerful combination of the planet of soul, power and transformation and the planet of drive, energy, action and desire. It has the potential to help us to face parts of ourselves that we might usually shy away from, taking a trip into the underworld and coming up with some buried treasure. It could also incite rage and anger that may usually remain buried, which could be very helpful or very destructive! We may find ourselves acting or reacting compulsively from a very subconscious place, but could also find the energy and motivation to overcome massive obstacles. Those in power could use force or underhanded tactics to gain more power.

Anyone with personal planets or angles within a couple of degrees of 27° of a sign, especially the Cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, will feel the energy of this powerful combination most acutely. It is important to bear in mind that Mars is in its own sign of Aries, which can be quite forceful and energetic, and combined with Pluto could cause us to act impulsively and compulsively, bringing things out into the open that are very revealing and even exposing. Actions speak louder than words!

There are some easy, supportive, pleasant aspects between planets during this Moon to balance out the squares, including a lovely supportive sextile aspect between Jupiter and Venus. This can help us to express our feelings to one another, being openly affectionate and honest. Venus is currently in Gemini, which is quite sociable, communicative and playful place for the planet of love and relationship to be! Jupiter and Venus can also help us to find the courage to take a risk financially, keeping the faith that it will all work out in the end. Saturn and Mars are also in good relation to one another, helping us to apply discipline to our actions and to be sensible, realistic and not act too impulsively.

Uranus is currently working its way towards a conjunction with the North Node of the Moon in Taurus, which feels very significant indeed. The energy is building now, exact on 1 August. This could be a very important time for the economy, as Taurus is the sign of money, survival and values and whenever the Nodes are activated it can have a profound impact on our collective and personal destiny. Uranus can bring a sense of liberation and release from the chains of the past, helping us to find new and innovative ways of approaching the concept of money, self-worth and survival. It also has the potential to bring some kind of breakdown in terms of the economy that could then lead to a breakthrough. The Sabian symbol for this conjunction is very evocative indeed: “A new continent rising out of the ocean” which Rudyar describes as “The surge of new potentiality after the crisis”.

Uranus brings sudden, shocking events that have the potential to bring about radical change. It invites us to think outside of the box and approach things from a different perspective and in the case of Taurus we are invited to completely undo our conditioning and programming around money and survival. There is some real growth potential here, if we are open and willing. Uranus represents our long term memory from this and all other lifetimes, which of course could include experiences of trauma such as war and famine but could also help us to remember our innate connection to the natural world and to reconnect with our roots. It is not so long ago that many of us lived off the land and hunted for food, and we all have the memory of this in our cells.

The Taurus North Node encourages us to strip back and live a simpler existence. Uranus can help us to find creative and innovative ways to be self-sufficient that can benefit the whole rather than merely being self-serving. However, Uranus also represents computers and technology, and we do certainly seem to be moving towards a greater use of tech within the economy, with the possibility of digital currency looming large. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks as Uranus moves towards the North Node. It certainly has the potential to bring some curve balls, but could also bring profound insight, epiphanies and a sense of release and liberation. This conjunction occurs at 18° Taurus, so the fixed signs will feel it most acutely.

Neptune is also very much present during this Moon as it is standing still, getting ready to turn retrograde. This can bring the potential for overwhelm, imagination running wild, lack of boundaries, a longing to escape reality, strange spiritual experiences, sensitivity and confusion, but also enhances our compassion, empathy and connection to each other and spirit. This could certainly help us to find acceptance for what is and to open our hearts, honour our feelings and have more understanding of the feelings of others. Neptune can also help us to open up to the flow and to dream a new reality into being, with Jupiter in Aries there to give us the motivation, confidence and faith to follow our dreams!

The Sabian Symbol for this Moon is an interesting one, at 8° Cancer: “A group of rabbits dressed in human clothes walk as if on parade”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “ The tendency in all forms of life to imitate higher forms as a stimulus to growth. This rather strange symbol points to what is essential in all first attempts at developing consciousness and furthering one’s growth through association with those who have already reached a superior evolutionary or mental level. Every seeker looks for an “Exemplar.” The religious mystic speaks of “the Imitation of Christ.” In Japan the music student sits in front of his teacher playing an instrument, and carefully imitates his every gesture. At this third stage of the five-fold sequences we see at work the basic features at the start of all LEARNING PROCESSES.” We all have so much to learn from other countries and people who know more than we do or who are more advanced in some way.

There is something else that comes to mind with this symbol, which is that the rabbits are pretending to be something that they are not. Which brings us back to the Cancerian lessons around showing our vulnerability and admitting when we need help instead of soldiering on alone. This Moon calls us to honour our feelings and to reach out if we are in need and also be there to nurture others if they are stuck, lost, lonely or scared. We all have an inner child that sometimes just needs to be held. Neptune encourages us to turn within and connect to the divine in whatever way feels right for cultivating the faith and trust that ultimately we are being guided in the right direction. Cancer invites us to truly get in touch with our emotions and allow them to be our teacher and our guide.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Picture: Loving Your Inner Child - Gioia Albano

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GEMINI NEW MOON - 30 May 2022

5/26/2022

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Exact at 12.30 UK time (BST)

The chart for this New Moon is fairly simple and straightforward, with less aspects between planets than usual. Interestingly enough, the planet with the most amount of aspects is Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, which definitely puts the main focus on all things Gemini, such as communication, learning, sharing information, opinions and ideas, our thought processes, the media and our everyday interactions. The pace tends to pick up somewhat in Gemini season, often bringing about some kind of media frenzy and also bringing about increased interactions, communication and movement.

However, Mercury is currently retrograde in earthy Taurus, a sign that is well known for taking its own sweet time and doesn’t like being rushed into making decisions or changing its mind. As such, this particular Gemini New Moon may be somewhat less frenetic, along with more potential for misunderstandings and miscommunications. We could become much more aware than usual how well we listen, speak and take in information. Indeed, there could even be some communication breakdowns!

This Moon certainly does feel lighter than the previous couple of Moons, however, giving us time to process the Scorpio Full Moon and the Eclipse season that is now over and done with. Gemini is a sign that helps us to better understand ourselves and life, making the unconscious more conscious. During this Gemini New Moon we may receive some important information or a message that is significant in some way. It is so important to be aware of our thought processes, because energy follows thought and whatever we think and believe tends to manifest in reality. It is also helpful to be mindful of how we communicate and what we say to others, because our words have power to influence and plant seeds in people’s minds that can then manifest in reality. The power of suggestion is a powerful thing, and it is so very easy to plant negative or detrimental seeds if we are not careful, either in our own or other people’s minds.

This does not only apply to our personal lives, but we could also become more aware of the power that the media wields and its capacity for sensationalism, brainwashing and the manipulation of the truth. Gemini in its lower form is the sign of gossip, duplicity and lies. With both Pluto and Neptune forming aspects to Mercury, Gemini’s ruler, we have the potential for mind control, propaganda, brain-washing, hypnotism, slander and “spell-casting”. Media companies certainly do have the power to influence the minds of the masses, with sophisticated propaganda techniques and cleverly placed concepts and phrases that are repeated over and over again so that ideas or ideologies become implanted in the mind, much like neuro-linguistic programming or hypnotism.

However, while Pluto aspecting Mercury does hold the potential for mind control and hypnotism, it can also help us to gain some understanding of what might be lurking beneath the surface, hidden from view. During this Moon some information could come to light that is quite revealing, exposing the rot of governments and power structures. We could also find ourselves having some penetrating discussions and gaining some profound psychological insight into ourselves, life and each other. Pluto Mercury aspects bring the capacity for deep thinking and a willingness to take a trip into the underworld in order to find the information and understanding we need. This is a great aspect for anyone in therapy, as it could really help to get to the heart of the matter. With Mercury currently retrograde, we could find ourselves looking back into the past, dredging up old memories which could be very revealing and somewhat cathartic.

Saturn in Aquarius is also forming a dynamic, challenging square aspect to Mercury during this Moon. Saturn is the planet of reality, control, authority, suppression, discipline, boundaries, responsibility and commitment. This combination could really test our ability to communicate and to be understood! Saturn in Aquarius in aspect to Mercury brings the potential for authoritarian control of information, mind control and increased censorship. With Saturn in Aquarius since March 2020 we have been experiencing an increase in the use of Saturnian control through technology, both from governments and Big Tech. We could receive information or a message that brings about some kind of reality check, forcing us to see things as they really are rather than how we would like them to be. Sometimes reality is not all that palatable, although it certainly is better to know than not.

Anyone with personal planets or angles around 25 or 26° of a sign will feel the impact of Saturn and Mercury most acutely, especially the fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. This can be quite a sobering influence, forcing us to see the bottom line of whatever we are thinking about. No rose-tinted spectacles allowed when Saturn is around! It is also possible that we will be forced to be more controlled and need better boundaries when we communicate. Saturn and Mercury can tend to say it how it is rather than using any flowery language or beating around the bush!

Mercury is also sitting right next to the North Node in Taurus, with Uranus on the other side of the Node. This brings the potential for some kind of important message, announcement, information, understanding or decision that has an impact on our personal and/or collective destiny. With Taurus being the sign emphasised here, this could pertain to survival issues and the economic situation. Uranus is working towards an exact conjunction with the North Node in July, which could signify some kind of shift, shock, realisation or revolution in terms of the economic situation, potentially bringing an increased use of technology in connection to the economy.

However, Uranus in Taurus also calls for us to rediscover our capacity to survive by developing a greater connection with the natural world, helping us to come up with some innovative and ingenious solutions to whatever situation we might find ourselves in. There is always another way - it’s simply a case of thinking outside of the box and seeing things from a different perspective. Indeed, we are being called to undo some of our ingrained programming and conditioning when it comes to “money” and survival. Uranus can help us re-member some natural skills and reconnect with our true nature and connection to the natural world. We all have it in our DNA, the capacity to live in a very simple way - the way it was before industry and technology came about.

Jupiter and Mars are joining forces in brave, enthusiastic, pioneering and forthright Aries during this New Moon, which on the one hand brings the potential for a boost of confidence and courage, while on the other hand could bring about a magnification or escalation of aggression and war-like tendencies. Wherever this conjunction occurs in our chart we might find ourselves better able to take a risk, bravely stepping into uncharted territory. This combination could help us to step into our superhero outfits! However, it is important to note that Mars is the warrior planet and Aries is the sign of war, while Jupiter is the biggest planet and so it could magnify and expand the energy of Aries and Mars. At the very least we could find that people don’t hold back from expressing their beliefs and opinions during this Moon. However, we could also find the war escalating and getting “bigger”.

Those of us with personal planets or angles around 4° of a sign, especially the cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, will feel the brave, expansive, confidence boosting energy of this conjunction most acutely. Will it bring out our more aggressive, opinionated, forceful or arrogant side or help us to enthusiastically expand our horizons and take a much needed risk? There certainly is the potential for being able to make a leap of faith, much like the Fool in the tarot. However, we may forget to look before we leap!

The Sabian Symbol for this Moon, at 10° Gemini, is “An airplane performing a nose dive” which Dane Rudyar describes as “ A superior ability to challenge nature and play with danger. Through the controlled use of mental powers man is able to challenge the most basic force in nature: gravitation. He enjoys playing with it as a lion tamer with his violent animals. But what he challenges is within himself, as well as outside. Gravitation is the universal binding force of the material world. By challenging it man prepares himself to pierce beyond the physical and to reach higher realms of existence. He may lose the struggle, but that prospect makes the effort more exciting. He might gain “immortality.” This symbol has a strong sense of finality. No possibility of half measures exists. Man is committed irrevocably to success or failure – at least as a conscious and self-reliant mind. The alternatives are clear-cut. One may describe it as MIND vs MATTER, or as Man’s will against the fate that gravitation so aptly symbolises.”

This symbol certainly contains hints of the risk-taking Jupiter Mars conjunction, combined with the potential for mind-control inherent in the Saturn square Mercury aspect. It is quite an extreme image that has an unknown outcome, as it could either end in disaster or exhilaration and relief! It certainly seems to call for strength of mind and full concentration on the matter at hand. This does definitely feel like a moment in time when courage is needed, as well as keeping an eye on what might happen next, as everyone may need to bail out to safety. Having a metaphorical “safety device”, such as a parachute or a safe landing-pad, could be a good thing, as this symbol certainly does hold the potential for a crash and burn situation to occur! However, we can only hope that the person in charge of the plane doesn’t experience a loss of judgement or concentration.

This certainly is an interesting Moon which definitely puts a huge amount of focus on the way we think and communicate. The potential for mind-control is rife, but so is the pressure for us to exercise control over our own minds. Which takes us back to the concept of mind over matter and the need to be fully aware of the power of our thoughts and words to influence reality. It seems as if we are being asked to be extremely mindful of our interactions and thought processes during this Moon, as they will have more impact than usual. It will certainly be interesting to see what information comes to light during this Gemini season. We might just need to be aware of the potential for misinformation, misunderstandings, overactive minds and information overload! However, this is a perfect opportunity to become more aware of the power of our mind and how it can influence our reality.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Painting: Mind over Matter by Jan Kasparek

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TAURUS NEW MOON / PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE - 30 April 2022

4/27/2022

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Exact at 9.28pm UK time (BST)

We are now heading into Eclipse season, a time of shifts, endings and new beginnings. It is a powerful time energetically, with considerable potential for consciousness shifts and profound soul growth. A Solar Eclipse is more far reaching than your average New Moon, as it tends to set the tone for the next 6 months, until the next set of eclipses in November. The Nodes of the Moon are very much brought into focus during Eclipses, which is why there is so much potential for fateful events and soul growth. Eclipse season can signify the beginning of a new chapter. There will be some energetic resonance between this Moon and the Taurus New Moon of 1 May 2003, so it can be useful to look back to what was going on in our lives then, as this Moon may bring a continuation of whatever was going on at that time.

The Nodes entered Scorpio and Taurus in January this year and will remain there until July 2023. The South Node, which signifies tendencies to leave behind, is in Scorpio, while the North Node, which signifies tendencies to cultivate, is in Taurus. This is the financial axis, which brings the financial system and economy into focus for the 18 months that the Nodes are in Scorpio and Taurus. Scorpio rules power and powerlessness, and can show how we give our power away to institutions such as banks, money lenders and such like. It represents resources we share with others whom we have put our trust in, such as business and marriage partners.

Our collective trust in the financial system has certainly been waning in recent times, not to mention a general feeling of powerlessness and a sense of already having had the rug pulled out from underneath us a few times over the past couple of years! Scorpio has a tendency to bring a considerable amount of drama and intensity, which has been fairly relentless on a collective level in recent times. The Taurus North Node calls us forward to a greater sense of peace, simplicity and serenity, although we will probably have to find this ourselves, as it won’t be handed to us in a silver plate!

Taurus is a very earthy, abundant, fertile sign that helps us to ground and connect to Mother Nature. With the North Node currently in Taurus, we are being encouraged, both personally and collectively, to develop the Taurean traits of self-sufficiency, self-reliance, self-confidence along with the capacity to sustain ourselves and take care of our own needs. We are invited to connect to the earth, developing our green thumb and getting back to where we have come from. Modern society has become so far removed from nature, buying packaged and processed foods from supermarkets with little or no sense of what happens to create the food we eat. We flush our waste down the drain with little understanding of where it goes or what happens to it. We take it for granted that water comes out of the taps and electricity brings light and makes our gadgets work. We have come a long way from our true nature.

The Taurus North Node is prompting us to get back to basics and to remember our roots, connecting to the land and delighting in the abundance that is available to us with some hard work, tender loving care and patience. To watch a seed grow into a seedling, then into a plant and then a vegetable is what Taurus is all about. You can’t rush nature and any of us who have a Taurean in our lives know that you can’t rush them either! This is a very patient, grounded, loyal, pragmatic sign that might need to chew the cud for a while before making a big change. There is a stability, practicality and simplicity to this self-sufficient sign that we are being asked to emulate and develop in the next year or so, slowing down and developing a true appreciation for this beautiful, abundant earth that continues to sustain and nourish us. How can we become more self-reliant? Do we have a green space we can cultivate? How can we get more in touch with the earth?

Uranus is sitting right next to the Sun and Moon in Taurus, bringing a slightly unpredictable, revolutionary and exciting element to this Eclipse. Change is afoot whenever we see Uranus! While Taurus is that part of us that can tend to cling to the status quo and resist change and progression, Uranus can bring some surprises and unexpected curve-balls that shock us onto an alternate route and force us to see things from a different perspective. It does feel somewhat inevitable, with the planet of innovation, technology and progression travelling through the sign of finance and survival, that some big changes are coming our way in terms of our financial system, bringing up issues around basic survival. While it seems as if the increased use of technology within the financial system is where we are headed, as things stand right now, it is also possible that some of us will come up with some ingenious and alternative solutions that help us to become more self-sufficient and less reliant on the system to sustain us. Back to basics. Back to who we really are.

Uranus is 4 degrees away from the Sun and Moon during this Eclipse, but the Sun will catch up with Uranus on May 5, so we may feel the shocking, liberating, awakening, releasing and revolutionary energy of this erratic planet most strongly in the days between the New Moon and 5 May. Anyone with personal planets or angles around 14° of a sign, especially the fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, will be feeling the freeing and unsettling power of Uranus most acutely.

Venus, the ruler of Taurus, is currently in spiritual Pisces, reminding us that Taurean activities such as gardening, building, and cooking can nourish us spiritually as much as they sustain us physically and practically. They are essential to our survival and very “ordinary” activities, yet they also involve magic, helping us to connect to something far bigger than ourselves. As the book “The Secret Garden” that many of us read in our childhoods so beautifully depicts, time spent in the garden connecting to nature can be amazingly therapeutic and tremendously healing. When we connect to the earth we connect to spirit, as the two are not separate. In the garden or the forest or by the sea we slow down and attune ourselves to the natural rhythm of the universe. Here we find space, tranquility, connection, peace and grounding.

Venus and Jupiter are forming an exact conjunction in spiritual, compassionate Pisces at the time of this New Moon, which feels incredibly auspicious! The goddess of love and beauty joining forces with the King of the Gods and the planet of growth and expansion has to be a good thing! It is a reminder, in these uncertain times, to keep the faith that we are always held by Mother Earth and will somehow be provided for. It is easy to fall into fear when survival issues come up, but fear constricts and blocks the flow of energy whereas faith in energetic flow, trust in providence and gratitude for what we already have can bring abundance and a healthy flow of energy. We tend to get what we focus on, so it is much better to focus on abundance and beauty than dwell on what we fear! Venus represents the capacity to attract what we need, whether it be love or money, and with magnifying Jupiter by her side during this Eclipse we are invited to open ourselves to receiving all the abundance, love and beauty we deserve!

Those of us with personal planets or angles around 27° of a sign, especially the mutable signs of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, will feel the expansive, magical, abundant energy of this conjunction most acutely. It can really help us to open our hearts with faith, love, gratitude and trust and to delight in all that this world has to offer! The Sabian symbol for the conjunction is unbelievably appropriate!: “A fertile garden under the full Moon reveals a variety of full-grown vegetables” which Rudyar describes as “The full satisfaction of the individual’s basic needs. The symbol refers to a typical garden, not to a field. Such a garden contains a variety of plants, herbs and vegetables grown specifically to fill an equal variety of human needs and tastes. It is a symbol of ABUNDANCE, an abundance fitted to individualised requirements and wants”. Amazing!

Three days before the New Moon, on Wednesday 27 April, Venus will connect with Neptune, just before moving on to Jupiter. This brings such amazing potential for heart-openings and heart-felt connection with others. Neptune is the higher octave of Venus, the planet of unconditional love, while Venus is the goddess of a more earthly, human kind of love. Put them together and we have the potential for such compassion, sensitivity and spiritual connection within our relationships. Not only that, Neptune helps us to put our faith and trust in a loving, abundant universe. Anyone with personal planets or angles around 24° Pisces will feel the energy of this beautiful pairing most acutely, especially the mutable signs of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.

Pluto is also helping out during this Moon, forming supportive aspects to the Venus/Jupiter conjunction and also Mercury, the planet of mind and communication. Pluto and Venus help us to dig a bit deeper in our relationships, revealing more of ourselves and exposing our tender underbellies, which can bring us closer and create more intimacy. It can also help us to empower ourselves financially and instill a greater sense of self-worth. It feels good to have the planet of soul, power and transformation supporting the Venus Jupiter conjunction on an Eclipse, that’s for sure! Pluto and Mercury will exactly trine one another on 28 April, helping us to dig deeper and penetrate to the heart of the matter in our communication and thinking. Pluto and Mercury do not bring superficial conversations, that’s for sure, but rather they bring about some deep thinking and a desire to really get to the bottom of the matter.

The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon/Eclipse, at 11° Taurus, is: “ A woman watering flowers in her garden”. The keyword for this symbol is CULTIVATION. This symbol also feels incredibly appropriate, given the overall feeling of this Moon which combines the earthy, nature-oriented Taurus with the magic, sensitivity and spirituality of Pisces. It evokes a lovely image of a woman patiently tending to her garden and responding to its needs, and as she does so she is rewarded with peace, serenity, beauty, tranquility and a sense of spiritual connection. There truly is magic in the garden! This symbol can certainly be taken literally, as we are all currently being encouraged to get into our gardens and connect to nature. Keeping a garden requires some hard graft, patience and the need to make sure the weeds don’t take over! However, we are rewarded in kind. This symbol can also be seen as a metaphor, however, reminding us to take care of our own needs and nourish both our spirit and our physical body. This symbol reminds us of the rewards we may receive when we “tend to our garden” with love and tenderness.

This could be a powerfully potent Moon for setting positive intentions. We are invited to really, truly develop our faith and trust in an abundant, loving universe. We are being called back to ourselves, back to our origins, back to basics. All we actually need, when it really comes down to it, is food, water and shelter. And loving connection with our fellow humans. Everything else is an added bonus or an unnecessary distraction. Life has become much more complicated in recent times, as technology and the “conveniences” of modern culture take their toll on the human psyche. This Moon calls for us to contemplate what truly nourishes us and what we really, truly need for ourselves. We are encouraged to delight in cooking a delicious meal for our loved ones, to bury our bare feet in the grass, to tend to a seedling or plant, to listen to the birds chirping and the wind rustling in the trees and relish feeling the warmth of the sun on our face. This is what Taurus season is all about.

“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” – Gertrude Jekyll

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Painting: New Life by Fiona Jack

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ARIES NEW MOON - 1 April 2021

3/30/2022

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Exact at 7.24am UK time (BST)

This is the first New Moon of the astrological calendar, a time for springing into action with a surge of energy and starting anew! As Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, this New Moon truly is a time for new beginnings when we set positive intentions and re-start as we mean to go on. There is the potential for new energy to come in, like a breath of fresh air! Aries is an energetic, motivated, enthusiastic sign that helps us to find the courage to step out of our comfort zone and walk the path less travelled. It is the part of us that has the courage to try new things and is able to assert ourselves when we need to. Those with a lot of Aries in their chart tend to be impulsive, forthright, honest, pioneering, independent and adept at the art of self-love. Taken to the extreme, however, self-love can be seen as being selfish or self-serving! However, Aries does teach us to put ourselves first and stand up for ourselves. This is the sign of the warrior.

Chiron, the Wounded Healer, is sitting right next to the Sun, Moon and Mercury, so it will have a big influence on this New Moon. Chiron shows where we have been wounded in early life leaving a weak spot, vulnerability and insecurity. With all this energy in Aries, we could find ourselves more easily triggered, especially if someone or something inadvertently prods at our vulnerable soft spot. Aries is not known for its soft, gentle approach, rather is very direct, open and can even be aggressive. There is the potential for feeling quite reactive, defensive, insecure and even angry, as Chirotic themes of rejection and abandonment are brought out into the open and we are forced to confront our wounded nature. It could feel like a scab that we thought had healed over is re-opened somehow, which could feel most acute for anyone with personal planets or angles around 12° of a sign, especially the Cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

Wherever Chiron is found, there is also the potential for healing. Aries is very candid energy and can help to get things out into the open for them to be dealt with. It can be painful to be truly honest and confront ourselves or others, but it is the only way sometimes. It will be interesting to see how this combination will manifest within the current global situation. Chiron is often prominent during important moments in history, and it feels appropriate that it is currently residing in Aries, who was the god of war. Will things escalate even more and tensions rise higher or is there a chance for healing and resolution? There is the potential for some genuine heroic acts, or for people fancying themselves to be the hero. With Mercury also very close to the Sun, Moon and Chiron and also in Aries, conversations could be very direct, open, to the point and possibly combative or inflammatory. However, they could also be incredibly healing. Chiron, the Sun and Mercury will form an exact conjunction on 2 April, the day after the New Moon, so the energy will be building until then.

The Nodes of the Moon are being well and truly activated by a challenging and dynamic square aspect from Venus, Mars and Saturn, bringing our economic situation sharply into focus. The South Node of the Moon is currently in soulful, dramatic Scorpio, the sign that represents power, banks, loans and money owed to others, while the North Node is in earthy, stable Taurus, the sign of self-sufficiency, simplicity, self-reliance, self-worth and survival. We are being called to strip back to the basics and lead a simpler existence, thus minimizing the power that the financial institutions and power structures have over us. With Saturn sitting right next to Venus, the ruler of that Taurus North Node, exact 28 March but still strong during this Moon, we could be forced to be very realistic about our finances and relationships, as Saturn can definitely highlight feeling of limitation and lack. It’s hard to escape reality when Saturn is around! With Saturn and Venus both in Aquarius we could find ourselves needing to come up with solutions and think of ways to be more self-sufficient.

With Mars, the ruler of this New Moon, in Aquarius there could also be acts of rebellion, uprisings or protests, especially in reaction to the current financial situation. When people are hungry, they kick back. When our survival is threatened it can bring out the warrior in us, not to mention fear and anxiety. When Saturn and Mars meet, exact 5 April, we could experience rage against the machine, or people acting and reacting from a place of fear, or those in control using force somehow to suppress the People. Fear can so easily bring up anger, so it is important to be mindful of how we act and react in the next week or so and stay as centred as possible. Saturn and Mars can help us to act with discipline, control and focus, but it can also feel very frustrating and irritating, as if we are somehow hitting our head against a brick wall, unable to act on our desires.

Mars also represents our energy levels, so they could feel somewhat muted as well. Anyone with personal planets or angles around 22° of a sign could feel the heavy, restrictive, realistic, controlling energy of Saturn most acutely, especially those in the Fixed signs or Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

In the meantime, to counteract all this Saturn, we have the very powerful conjunction between expansive Jupiter and spiritual Neptune building in energy, exact on 12 April. This is an incredibly special astrological occurrence that brings the potential for spiritual awakening, the experience of oneness, feelings of unity and a real sense of knowing that you are me and I am you. This can really bring a sense of universal togetherness and connection to the collective unconscious. Jupiter expands and magnifies the energy of the planet that it comes into contact with, making it somehow bigger and more exaggerated. As Jupiter joins Neptune we could find that we are more sensitive, more attuned to spiritual forces, more in flow and able to find a greater sense of acceptance for what is and compassion and empathy for ourselves and others. We could feel a greater sense of trust and faith that no matter what is happening, everything is ultimately working out exactly as it is supposed to, for our highest good.

However, there is another side to this combination that isn’t all love and light. Neptune is the king of propaganda, confusion, glamour, delusions, theatre, spells and smoke screens, so it could be very hard to know what is real and what is illusion. Propaganda is so sophisticated these days that it can make us feel as if there is no point even trying to find the truth, as it is so shrouded in fog. We are invited to listen to our own intuition, trusting our hunches to show us the way to the truth. We may also have a more active dream life and some could experience hallucinations and delusions. Neptune is also the part of us that likes to escape reality through drugs, alcohol, sleep, television, movies, computer games, reading and suchlike. Fantasy can be so much more attractive than reality, especially when the world is in a such troubled place. Sometimes it feels easier to bury our heads in the sand and check out for a moment.

While this conjunction can open us up to spirit and dissolve ego, the consequences of this could be hard for some, as they lose grip on reality or find themselves feeling too “open”, hyper-sensitive, vulnerable, delusional and ungrounded. It is very important to be gentle with ourselves and others as we build up towards this conjunction, tapping into the sense of universal connection and having compassion and empathy for our fellow humans who could easily be overwhelmed and struggling to cope or function. However, the higher potential of Jupiter and Neptune surely is a beautiful antidote to the restrictive, fearful and controlling energy of Saturn and the more assertive energy of Aries, as it helps us to connect to something that is much bigger than us and to join together in unity and unconditional love.

Anyone with personal planets or angles around 23° of a sign will feel the energy of this special conjunction the most acutely, especially those in the mutable signs of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. It is very important to stay grounded!

The Sabian symbol for this New Moon, at 12° Aries, is: “A triangularly shaped flight of wild geese”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “An idealistic reliance upon a mental image of universal order. The wild goose is the mystical bird, hamsa, of Hindu tradition. The Hindu hamsa was the symbol of man’s transcendent soul. The flight of geese presents not only a remarkably geometrical V-shape moving through the sky, a flight that is seasonal and therefore attuned to planetary rhythms. Thus it symbolises cosmic order, in contrast with the social political order within a nation which is represented by its ruler. It is order made visual on the background of the clear sky. It is a “celestial” type of order, even though it is earth-born birds which reveal it by their ability to keep their flight structured. We see arising a potential conflict between cosmic and social principles of order. The principle of COSMIC ORDER polarises the all-too-human reliance on the social concept of law and order”.

This is a hopeful image that brings a sense that we will be realigned to some kind of universal order to realign ourselves to the way things should be. It brings to mind the Jupiter Neptune conjunction, which does hold such potential to remind us of what is truly important, bringing us together in unity and leading us into the light.

The Sabian symbol for Chiron is also interesting: “An unexploded bomb reveals an unsuccessful social protest” which Rudyar describes as “An immature evaluation of the possibility of transforming suddenly the status quo. The symbol pictures the result of a particular attempt to resolve the conflict between two concept-feelings of order. Resolution by violence fails because the ego-power at this stage of the process of individualisation is far too strong. “The State” thwarts attempts at popular revolution, because these are premature expressions of a consciousness which is not free, but can only react “wildly” to constraint and to a central ruling power. It is thus a symbol of immature refusal to conform, in the name of an over idealistic desire for harmony and peace”.

Whenever Aries and Mars are involved there is the potential for anger, aggression and the use of force. There is also the potential for courage, passion and a willingness to confront whatever we may prefer to avoid. Aries season certainly can bring a surge of energy, although it is tempered by the sleepy fog of the Neptune energy! This Moon could activate our triggers, but it could also be tremendously healing, as things come out into the open that are needed to clear the air and start fresh. This is a time of new beginnings after all, a new chapter with fresh new energy coming in! Chiron in Aries can help us to find the hero within us, in whatever form that may be. Let’s see what the Neptune Jupiter conjunction brings. It will be interesting to see whether it leads us into the light or deeper into the fog of illusion. Or both!

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Painting: Soul Journey into the Light by Marita Zacharias

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PISCES NEW MOON - 2 March 2022

2/25/2022

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Exact at 5.34pm UK time (GMT)

This is a very special new Moon that has the potential to bring some kind of spiritual upgrade and a continued shift in consciousness as we move into a more transcendental and connected way of operating in the world. Pisces invites us to live from a more sensitive, compassionate, intuitive, empathetic and loving place, whereby we “do as we would be done by”. Pisces is the part of us that knows that we are not as separate as we might like to think, and that what happens to one happens to us all. It is the part of us that experiences that beautiful sense of unity when we are all singing the same song at a concert; as if we are all singing as one. It is the part of us that can put ourselves in another person’s shoes and is willing to sacrifice our own comfort for the greater good. Pisces invites us to find true acceptance and to surrender to the flow of life, delighting in the synchronicities and truly realising what it means to be the co-creator of our reality.

Pisces is what is at play when we simply let go and give up control, allowing spirit to guide us where we need to go. Sometimes, when things are simply too much to bear and we honestly don’t know what to do and where to go, we have that moment when we proverbially “fall to our knees” and call out to the divine for help and guidance. And when we ask, with an open heart, to be shown the way, we receive an answer, in the form of a message, a sign, a moment of grace, an omen, an inner knowing or a feeling of deep connection and oneness. This Moon brings the potential for us to find a deep place of connection to the divine, as we are invited to turn inward and heed the whispers of our soul. This Moon is an ideal time to be still, to meditate and reflect on how we can be of service in this very special time on earth. Indeed, we might literally want to ask how we can be of greatest use and then simply let go so that the divine can work through us and we can live out our true dharma. It is time to find out why we are here.

Jupiter is sitting right next to the Sun and Moon in Pisces, bringing a sense of growth and expansion to the picture. Jupiter is very much at home in Pisces, helping to bring a greater sense of faith, hope and trust that we are somehow guided and protected. We are invited to harness the power of Jupiter in Pisces and ask for what we need. We can use our Pisces imagination to dream a new life into being! This is a very special time in our history, as we have an opportunity to open our hearts and see where we are guided when we just let go and allow something larger than us to take over. As long as any intentions or prayers come from a place of purity and altruism, we could find that we experience amazing synchronicities, serendipitous experiences, moments of grace and a sense of surrender and flow. Jupiter will be in Pisces until 11 May and will join Neptune in Pisces on 12 April, which could be a time of deep connection,awakening, transcendence, expansion and flow.

Venus and Mars are continuing their elongated journey through Capricorn together, and will meet up with Pluto, the planet of soul, transformation and power during this Moon. Quite a potent and powerful combination of energies! This is an important time in our evolution, which can help us to align our personal will and desires (Mars) with our higher will and soul desires (Pluto). Pluto combined with Mars can bring about superhuman strength and steely determination to achieve our goals, but can also bring up rage from the depths of our subconscious and actions that come from a very deep, unconscious and compulsive place. It is great for focusing our energy, but can also be quite ruthless, vengeful, war-like, cutting and obsessive.

This could be a time of considerable intensity within our relationships, whereby our true feelings are revealed and subconscious complexes are exposed. This combination could reveal the heart of the matter, bringing out any secrets or shadow material that we may usually find it easier to deny or hide from sight. It's hard to hide from the truth when Pluto is around! Pluto can also bring out issues around control, manipulation, power and powerlessness for us to deal with in our closest relationships. Anyone with personal planets or angles around 27° of a sign will feel the energy of this Pluto, Venus and Mars conjunction most acutely, especially in the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

Something to note is that Pluto is the ruler of the South Node in Scorpio, while Venus is the ruler of the North Node in Taurus, and they are currently joining forces. Not only that, but Pluto, Venus and Mars are also forming a helpful and supportive aspect to the Nodes during this Moon. This very much highlights the current Nodal themes around finance, currency, the economy, self-sufficiency, living off the land, food supplies, banking, money lending, taking one’s power back, finding a more peaceful way of being and moving away from the drama and intensity that we have grown used to in the past few years - the feeling that the rug could be pulled out from beneath us again at any minute.

The Taurus North Node is calling us forward to a more solid connection to the natural world and greater self-reliance and the capacity to sustain ourselves with less reliance on those in power. Taurus is calling us forward towards a life of greater simplicity, urging us to get back to basics and leave behind the Scorpio South Node themes such as loans, mortgages, taxes, money lending, debts, secrets and power abuse in the banking and financial sector. Taurus invites us to strip it back and find a place of greater simplicity, self-sufficiency and self-empowerment.

Saturn and Mercury are also joining forces in Aquarius during this Moon, which could make it a little difficult to think positively. Mercury is the planet that rules our mind and the way we think and communicate, while Saturn represents control, limitation, authority, responsibility and discipline. As such, we may find that our capacity to communicate is somehow suppressed, limited or controlled, with censorship becoming more rife. Freedom of speech could also be curtailed, or at least it could become more obvious that it is. We may need to make some kind of weighty decision that has long term implications. With Saturn involved we could certainly find ourselves experiencing some kind of stark reality check that forces us to see things as they really are rather than how we would like them to be. The conjunction between Saturn and Mercury will be exact a few hours before the Moon is exact, and anybody with personal planets or angles around 18° of a sign will feel Saturn’s energy most acutely, especially the fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

The Sabian Symbol for this Moon, at 13° Pisces, is: “An ancient sword, used in many battles, is displayed in a museum”, which Dane Rudyar describes as: “Through the effectual use of his will a consecrated man can become a symbol of courage for all those who follow in his footsteps. Will power is the ultimate spiritual weapon, and its undeviating use is the certification of individual worth. Wherever found, this symbol emphasises the imperative need to make use of the will in meeting the basic challenges of the inner life as well as outer adversaries. Here we see singled out and strongly emphasised the one power in man which is an assurance of victory in the contests generated by social (or occult) processes, in which he has become an active part. The individual must use that WILL POWER, yet it is not really his own once he operates at a spiritual level. It is God’s will operating through his mind, which focuses its thrusts. It is, occultly speaking, the power of the brotherhood – the energy of the Whole operating through the one-pointed individual who has made this Whole aware of the need for its use in a particular situation”.

This symbol is interesting - it seems to reflect the combination of differing energies involved in this New Moon. On the one hand we have the very refined, gentle, spiritual, sensitive and loving energy of Pisces, while at the same time we have the quite powerful, wilful, focused energy of the Pluto, Mars and Venus conjunction. Pluto and Mars can certainly help us to cut through to the heart of the matter, finding the courage and willpower to do whatever needs to be done. However, Pisces is calling for us to find a way to be of service to the whole and to allow the divine to work through us. This is certainly an important time to put some effort into our spiritual practice and to find our most effective way of connecting to spirit and dissolving ego. This symbol seems to ask us to align our will with the higher will of the divine, finding a way to serve spirit and help the whole. Again, we seem to be prompted to discover our true Dharma. Why are we here, right now, at this time on Earth?How might the Divine best make use of us?

The Sabian symbol for Neptune, the ruler of this Moon, is also very interesting, at 23° Pisces: “A “materialising” medium giving a séance.” which Rudyar describes as “The ability to give one’s own vital energy to substantiate one’s ideals or unconscious desires. The person who believes he or she has a mission or mandate, or any special gift that can be of value to his community, must substantiate this belief. He has to produce results. Sometimes this involves difficulties and special conditions or circumstances; it always demands to some extent the gift of some power of value which is deeply one’s own. Something precious involved in a deeply personal experience has to be surrendered, offered to others. The medium’s psychic substance provides the materials made visible in the phenomena, if the latter are genuine. After the séance, the medium is usually exhausted. The performer gives of his very life to the performance.”

This symbol certainly seconds the sense that we are being asked to somehow find a way of giving ourselves up to the divine and allowing it to work through us in service to the whole. This certainly could be a fruitful time spiritually, during the next month or so, as we move towards the Jupiter Neptune conjunction on 12 April! As such, it is a good time to do whatever brings us a deeper sense of connection to all that is, whether it be through prayer, meditation, breath work, music, dance, nature, song, art - however we find it easier to surrender, let go and connect to the bliss and find that sense of oneness. There are some challenging energies around that are more intense, tough and potentially destructive, but Pisces is calling us to turn inward and connect to our compassion, inner knowing, empathy, sensitivity, faith, trust and capacity for unconditional love. The power of love will always win.

“Love casts out fear; but conversely fear casts out love. And not only love. Fear also casts out intelligence, casts out goodness, casts out all thought of beauty and truth.” Aldous Huxley

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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