Moon into Aries: Ride the Tiger!

Thursday morning through Saturday evening
Eastern Daylight Time

Thursday, March 22

ride the Aries tiger!

Moon enters Aries 5:58am
Moon conjunct Mercury (Aries) 7:50am
Moon semisextile Neptune (Pisces) 9:25am
New Moon in Aries:
Moon conjunct Sun (Aries) 10:37am
Mars (Virgo) opposes Chiron (Pisces) 11:20am
Moon conjunct Uranus (Aries) 2:37pm
Moon inconjunct Mars (Virgo)7:24pm
Moon semisextile Chiron (Pisces) 7:38pm
Moon trine the North Node (Sagittarius) 10:56pm

Friday, March 23
Moon square Pluto (Capricorn) 12:38am
Moon semisextile Jupiter (Taurus) 4:32am
Mercury enters Pisces 9:22am
Moon semisextile Venus (Taurus) 9:05pm

Saturday, March 24
Moon opposite Saturn (Libra) 1:17pm
(begin void of course)
Sun (Aries) conjunct Uranus (Aries) 2:19pm
Moon semisextile Mercury (Pisces) 3:30pm
Moon enters Taurus 5:44pm

Thursday brings us a surge of vitality, libido, life force, the likes of which we've not seen in some time: The New Moon in Aries flanked by Mercury and Uranus, also in Aries. At the beginning of the new astrological year, and beginning of a new Uranus cycle, power is flowing. The challenge is to find ways to channel this energy in positive, life-affirming ways.

Early Thursday, the Moon is reborn in Aries, her Equinox moment. She joins Mercury, touches Neptune, joins the Sun (New Moon here!), joins Uranus, touches Chiron, and flows energy with the North Node, all in one day.

We're likely to feel energized to the max, and yet the patterns surrounding this New Moon tell us to wait, stay calm, and choose carefully.

Notice that Mars, retrograde in Virgo, opposes Chiron in the midst of all this Aries action. Mars is Aries ruler, making his voice an important one.

He anchors both the Grand Trine in Earth and Grand Cross in the mutable signs in the sky now. He's finding every way he can to ask us to stay grounded.

This New Moon offers a wonderful opportunity for setting intentions and making wishes in the knowledge that the seeds we plant now will have tremendous energy to help them grow. This is a long term New Moon, coming as it does at the beginning of a new zodiac cycle and a new Uranus cycle. The energy we're being offered now is meant to last.

Where will this New Moon happen in your birth chart? Look there for new surprises emerging in your life. Which house does Aries rule (which could be next door to where the New Moon happens, depending on where your house cusps are)? This area of life will be energized. What birth planets are touched by this New Moon? Look here for transformation.

With all this potential for re-creating ours lives, why waste this gift of Aries fire in anger, irritation or panic? The Grand Trine in Earth helps us flow the energy into productive channels, if we connect with the steady heartbeat of the world. Ride the tiger with joy, and plant lots of seeds.

Friday's energy helps with the planting as the Moon meets up with Pluto, Jupiter and Venus, all part of the Grand Earth Trine. Mercury enters Pisces this day too, easing some of the mental agitation and helping everyone chill out. Reconnect with your dreams.

Saturday, the Moon opposes Saturn retrograde in Libra. This begins the Moon's void of course time, during which the Sun and Uranus will reach their exact conjunction. Can the sky find any more ways to counsel us to slow down?

Saturday afternoon, the Moon meets Mercury again. Having started this wild ride through Aries with a Mercury meeting, we slow down with Piscean Mercury, ready to meditate and dream.

The Moon steps into calm, peaceful Taurus on Saturday evening. Now we can talk a deep breath and relax! Whirling through the ether with the Aries Moon, we hang on, feeling the exhilarating rush, and keep planting those seeds.