The Moon moved into fiery Aries early yesterday morning, and her first action was joining with Mars, Aries' ruler, followed swiftly by a conjunction with Mars and a square to Pluto. Normally, I would have posted to this blog yesterday morning, but instead I spent the day wrapping my head around news that dropped the final curtain on a series of traumatic events in my life.
My Sun at 0 Libra is opposed by the Moon-Mars-Uranus gang, and I'll admit to feeling stunned, crushed and isolated ... one possible manifestation of the Moon, Mars and Uranus in Aries squaring Pluto. It's not the only one, though, and I hope some of you experienced an energetic clearing away of what you're more than ready to get rid of, or (and) an inrushing sense of power, purpose and focus.
This New Moon invites wishes and intentions for new beginnings of all kinds. How we act, our process of embracing who we uniquely are, our light in the world, our emotional selves and connection to tradition, our philosophy, generosity, and liberality, our thought and communication, are all together at the bright Aries birthing today.
Aries is the sign of new, wild things. This is the Fool in the Tarot, stepping off into the unknown without a care in the world, confident the road will unfold before him. This is the New Moon when we reconnect with the desires in our hearts. Not what the media, society, family, or friends tell us we want. Not the grasping after the things of the world that somehow never satisfy. And not, on the other hand, the shunning of desire, the wish to be small and leave no footprint because we're not worthy.
At this New Moon, we're invited to experience ourselves as originals. What lights us up? What turns us on? What ignites our passions? What are we living for? There is a spark in each of us, a shining that is ours alone. This is the time to remove whatever is blocking our light, and rediscover what fuel it is that keeps our fires burning long and steadily.
With no other influences, this large an Aries bonfire could blaze out of control, expressing itself in anger, rashness, and too much risk taking. Mercury is retrograde now, and the oft-dreaded retrograde can become a chance to rethink, reconsider and reconnect. While Mercury heading backwards is likely to be a source of frustration to all that forward rushing Aries, we can embrace the moments when things become a little unclear to say, wait a minute ... let me think this through.
Saturn in Libra stands alone opposing the New Moon and Jupiter. He also wants to put on the brakes, but might get trampled instead. Either way, he remains a bastion of diplomacy, elegance, and consideration for others, as he counsels patience and reminds us that hard work is needed. Ignoring Saturn's cautionary messages now, no matter how much we want to rush ahead, will leave a larger reckoning for later.
Today, Sunday, the aspects all reflect the New Moon's dance. The Sun and Moon will soon reach their conjunction (10:32am EDT) and we're down the rabbit hole of this powerful waxing cycle. Then the Moon opposes Saturn (11:22am EDT) and joins Jupiter (3:08pm EDT).
Today, Mars and Uranus reach their exact conjunction (4:52pm EDT), and the Sun reaches an exact opposition to Saturn (7:56pm EDT). In a way, this is having the New Moon all day, as the planets dance so close to each other, touching exactly and moving on.
Overnight, the Moon joins Mercury, then moved into a void-of-course phase. Meanwhile, an astrological event long awaited occurs as Neptune steps into her home sign of Pisces. It's fitting the Moon should be in a time-between-times when this happens, holding her breath as the planet of dreams, visions, glamour and spirituality sails into home waters.
The Moon steps into calm, patient Taurus at 7:46pm EDT Monday, and one minute later, sextiles Neptune, new in Pisces. Monday night will be a wonderful night for dreams.
Hope you're experiencing some of that "ready to get rid of" energy and purpose now. And that what you most need comes through for you.
ReplyDeleteThis post really helped put a larger perspective on what's been going on in my own psyche. I always appreciate your posts, but some really go right to what I most need and was not aware of. This is one of those.
Hope Monday is a great night for dreams as you say at the end. I'm in the middle of several nights of no dream recall. This does happen periodically, but I always find it vaguely uncomfortable.
Thanks for your supportive comments, Roswila. It's great to know you're stopping by to read, and find the posts helpful! A lot of things are shifting for me right now, and it will take time to see where they will settle next--I'm riding the tiger :)
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