Falling, then Flying: The Waning Moon

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Disseminating Moon in Libra
February 18, 2014
6:41 pm EST / 11:41 pm GMT

Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
February 22, 2014
12:15 pm EST / 5:15 pm GMT

Balsamic Moon in Capricorn
February 25, 2014, 9:41 pm EST
February 26, 2014, 2:41 am GMT

Mercury Stations Direct
February 28, 2014
9:00 am EST /  2:00 pm GMT

New Moon in Pisces
March 1, 2014
3:00 am EST / 8:00 am GMT

The burst of creative passion released at the Leo Full Moon turned out to be brighter and less explosive than I feared––I hope the same was true for you. Since then, we've moved into the waning phase of sharing, releasing our creations into the world. With tomorrow's Last Quarter Moon, the Sun–Moon square, we shift into the winnowing time.

We're looking around at a new landscape now. There've been losses, significant and surprising. Changes still come quickly, in the weather if nowhere else. At times we turn a familiar corner and a whole new landscape unrolls before us. Tricky to navigate.

The Sun's in misty, magical Pisces now. (See Blue Moon Astrology's post for a great overview.) Landmarks shift and transmute. Mercury Retrograde adds his own mischief to the mix, not above changing signposts just for a laugh.

(As a small example, my blogging was delayed this morning when I suddenly looked at all the charts I'd created and thought the time zone was wrong. Impatiently, I deleted them all and emptied the trash, then realized they'd been right ... too late. I had to create then all again!)

So, how do we move through this time?

... Easily, dreamily, intuitively, and creatively. We've been invited to step off into thin air, only to find we are held and supported. Then we discover we have wings.

The Disseminating Moon in creative, charming Libra set the stage. The passion of the Full Moon became something more lyrical. Mars in Libra aligns with the North Node in Scorpio, promising depth and beauty if we do the work. That Moon celebrated the Sun's arrival in Pisces, a time of big dreams.

Tomorrow's Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius pushes us to spread our magical wings. Squaring the Sun and Neptune in Pisces, the Moon opens the window and say, Look out! Try it! Pallas Athena in Virgo turns this square into a T-square, giving just enough caution and care to keep us from falling too deep.

The Balsamic Moon of February 25 is conjunct Venus in Capricorn, aligning dreams, creative vision, and careful, persistent work. Yes, this Moon says, you can do it.

Balsamic Moons bring us into the dark before the next New Moon, and often carry feelings of nostalgia, loss and regret. This time around, the sky seems to promise reward rather than sacrifice––Just enough glimmer of the magic ahead so we're ready to let go of what we don't need, gently and easily.

But wait––a Capricorn Moon gentle and easy? How can that be? Yet Moon and Venus together can hardly be harsh, no matter what their sign, and the Sun–Neptune–Chiron conjunction in Pisces offer great support for intuitive guidance, magic, and dreaming.

This combination holds the potential––almost the promise––of giving us the strength to move past blocks and barriers, and feel ready to trust in what lies ahead.

And look! Mercury stations direct just a few days later, another burst of brightness in a dark Moon time. When Mercury stops in Aquarius to turn forward, the Moon is also in Aquarius, in the final, strongest degree, flowing energy with Mars and Vesta in Libra, and the North Node and Ceres as well. There's much creative energy here if we (you'll pardon the expression ...) go with the flow.

The coming New Moon will be in Pisces, flowing with Neptune, Chiron and forming a bridge of sorts between Uranus and Pluto. I'll say more about the New Moon later; for now, know we'll be spreading our wings in amazing new ways at that time.

If it feels like we're falling at times, it's because we are ... falling into a new way of being, of experiencing our lives. But it's not freefall, or doesn't need to be. We have wings, bright shiny ones we (maybe) haven't even tried yet. During this waning Moon cycle, we gently let go of our old familiar perch. We find the cage door magically open. With more eagerness for what's ahead, than regret at what's behind, we flex our wings and fly.