Full Moon in Cancer

 Happy New Year! The first Full Moon of the year takes place at 17°of Cancer, helping us tune into our emotions and needs for self-care. Cancer is the sign of home, hearth and family and as a Cardinal water sign, it's focus is on our nest and how we feather it. Some people are still seeking the best nest for themselves, while others are trying to balance out their desire for intimate relationship with their work responsibilities.

The Sun in Cardinal Earth, Capricorn, has a real drive towards career and wants to focus on attaining certain goals. But the primary concern here is how to balance out your personal and public personas. It's time to reflect on where your energies reside... is work consuming more than its' fair share of your time? How can you pay better attention to your family without compromising your job responsibilities?

While Cancer is emotionally based, the Moon here is also opposed to Mercury sitting alongside the Sun. The challenge is to either introduce your thoughts to your heart, OR... your feelings to your head. You are able to communicate more clearly your personal needs under this Full Moon. Try to do that when clear-headed, without any emotional subterfuge!

Sensitive Neptune interacts harmoniously with the Moon tonight for being in touch with your intuition. If you're feeling torn about a choice, or a decision, put it off until you can find some peace and quiet to sit and reflect calmly on what the right path is for you. This is an excellent aspect for creative and artistic, musical or spiritual work. A meditation can help ground and center the energy around your self-care needs.

Remember to keep your head in the stars, your heart open and your feet on the ground~

Winter Solstice & Capricorn New Moon December 2022

 The Winter Solstice on December 21st at 4:48pm EST marked the Sun's entry into the Cardinal Earth sign Capricorn. Capricorn is the sign of achievement, career, foundations, legacies and traditions. That includes building a business or a family... whatever defines success for you and is where you focus your efforts. Planets in Capricorn take things seriously and are willing to do the work necessary to accomplish their goals. This begins the season of active planning and growth.

The Moon left Sagittarius on Thursday when it began an overnight VOC period, before entering Capricorn early on Friday morning, when it then joined the Sun at 5:17am in the first degree/ 1°Capricorn 33'. This New Moon reminds us of the importance of respecting our bosses and authority figures as an extension of our values. If you can't do that, then it may be time to look for a position where your abilities and attributes are encouraged and respected.

This New Moon fosters positive growth for building new foundations that work for you! What are you trying to achieve and what are the steps necessary to move in that direction? Patience and hard work are two of the attributes you need for making this happen. Jupiter's recent move into Aries, the sign of courage, entrepreneurship and beginnings, is your support system. Look for opportunities that may previously have seemed unattainable but very desirable and apply some daring-do while taking a risk for yourself!

With five planets in Capricorn - the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Pluto, this is a great time to seriously consider your business plan, your home restructuring projects, or your path to building better family solidarity. Saturday, the 24th supports your efforts all day. Do keep in mind the fact that Mercury in Capricorn will go retrograde early on the 29th of December until January18th, overlapping with the final 2 weeks of Mars retrograde in Gemini. Best plan is not to sign on the dotted line or make promises you can't keep until these energies are both moving in direct motion, then it's full-steam ahead... Hooray, it's feeling like new beginnings are possible!!

Christmas is on Sunday and with an Aquarius Moon, it's a wonderful time for reaching out to others and incorporating some philanthropic or humanitarian activity into your day.

May this Holiday season bring you health, happiness and prosperity in the New Year!

New Moon in Sagittarius Nov. 23, 2022

It’s Sagittarius Season!

Venus and Mercury joined last night in the outgoing and optimistic Fire sign of Sagittarius. The archetype of beauty and comfort, as well as your financial picture, Venus entered this more expansive sign on Wednesday, the 16th. thereby increasing a sense of largesse and the feeling that there is enough to go around. Then on the 17th, the Messenger of the Gods, Mercury, breezed into Sagittarius also, helping to open up discussion about the bigger picture. Plans become more inclusive, while visions and goals for the future include educational or travel possibilities that increase your knowledge and awareness of the world around you.

Today, November 22nd, the Sun ingressed into Sagittarius for the next 30 days. The season of giving, abundance and the love of freedom, is upon us! What path to exploring opportunity and expansion of your mind is calling to you? Until the Moon enters Sagittarius to align with the Sun at 5:57pm on Wednesday, for the New Moon, we are still under the dark of the Moon. As we inch toward a change in attitude and perspective that is more forthright and optimistic, it’s a good time to consider what gives you purpose and meaning in your life. What have your dreams and subconscious been bringing to light lately?

This New Moon can give you a much-needed boost of possibility for new starts. And, thanks to Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius turning around from retrograde to Direct motion just after the New Moon tomorrow, you can begin to envision your personal or professional life goals. There is a note of caution here though… while it’s about time to imagine something pleasing, embracing the optimism, it’s necessary to avoid “pie in the sky” thinking on something that may be unattainable.

A square aspect between rambunctious Mars, retrograde in Gemini, and responsible Saturn can bring some leverage which allows you to be cautiously optimistic. Take care of business, communicate as clearly as possible and if you’ve done your homework/research, then feel free to proceed in the direction of gaining that which makes you happy. Overall, there’s an underlying influence in this New Moon chart that not easily seen and yet, has a subtle impact on hopes and dreams, and that comes from sensitive Neptune in Pisces being the “final dispositor” of all the planets in the signs. Translated… that means that it’s our higher consciousness and intentions that matter most now.



Happy New Moon in Sagittarius and Happy Thanksgiving~

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse 11/8/2022

The 2nd Eclipse of this Fall season culminates on Tuesday, November 8th at 6:02am when the Moon in the 17th degree of Taurus opposes the Sun in Scorpio. The kicker of this lunar eclipse is that it is conjunct Uranus, the planet of surprises and upsets. These two energetic shape-shifters also oppose the Ascendant, Mercury and Venus in Scorpio, as well as it's own South Node, which is what makes a lunar eclipse in the first place.

While the Moon is exalted in the peace-promoting Earth sign of loving Taurus, the polarization to all those planets and points in the intense and often-times confrontational Water sign of relentless Scorpio, can be overwhelming emotional and psychologically damaging, which brings living in a crisis oriented world into high focus. Scorpio energy strategizes and isn't above subtle manipulation to get what it desires. Yet, Taurean energy is equally as stubborn in holding steady until others are attracted to their way of calmness and stability.

A T-square is formed from Saturn at 18° of Fixed Aquarius to the Lunar polarity with the Sun in 17°'s of the fixed Earth and Water signs, and triggering independent Uranus to upset the proverbial apple cart just when you thought things might be falling into place. Like a bolt out of the blue, this unsteady planetary aspect pattern leaves us open to sudden and difficult changes.

There's a spiritual and creative undercurrent to this Lunar Eclipse chart due to Neptune's positive interactions with the Sun, Mercury and Venus. Sensitivity connects the dots and provides a path of redemption during a stressful week. Stay calm, carry on and don't be intimidated by retrograde Mars' inclination to push your buttons or misdirect you on your path. This too shall pass.

Scorpio New Moon Oct. 25, 2022

 

 On Tuesday morning, at 6:49am EDT the Moon joins the Sun at 3° Scorpio to birth a 4 week phase that involves letting go, followed by a period of renewal. This is the first eclipse of the Fall season, to be followed by a Total Lunar Eclipse at 17° Taurus on Nov. 8th at 6:02am EST. These two Fixed signs want to build security, create growth and ensure economic recovery.

Let's look at how they can do that and who their supporting cast is.

Scorpio's pursuit of intimate partnership lends itself well to working together co-creatively. When the Sun and Moon combine their energies here, they will go to the depths necessary to find hidden treasures that will help them strategize the best way to achieve their aims. This is where their creativity comes in. They know how to re-purpose and what not to throw out, thereby making the most out of every available resource. Resources include skills, talents and intuition, not just money in the bank.

Venus, sitting at the exact same degree of Scorpio, plays an important role at this New Moon. Her powers of subtle seduction are a key factor in getting what she wants out of a project, partnership or enterprise. Her calm nature draws you to her, especially in the fields of art, nature and spirituality. A word of caution here... no matter where you sit in the equation, know that emotions are strongly felt and feelings can be easily hurt. Kindness, honesty and gentleness will build trust.

 Mercury plays its' role through common sense, listening and asking questions, while Mars in Gemini has a lot of balls in the air, trying to capture first this one's, then that one's attention. Watch out what you say or agree to, because if you haven't done your homework, you may find yourself literally eating your words for the next several months, scrambling to take it back, or asking for forgiveness. Mars is going retrograde on the 30th through January 12th, 2023 and there's going to be a lot of review going on. 

The key to this time frame, right now, is to work hard on any important project, put your energy into that troubled significant relationship, or become your own best friend, while avoiding un-necessarily pushing someone's sensitive buttons.

Remember, keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground~

Aries Full Moon Oct. 2022

 The Aries Moon culminates in an opposition to the Sun in Libra at 4:55pm EST on Sunday, Oct.9th. This Full Moon feels like a reset or a do-over, an opportunity for a new beginning, especially as it relates to the healing of relationships. The Sun's influence in Libra can shine a light on partnership, beautification, harmony or lack thereof. There's a can-do spirit of independence that allows individuals to take a stand for themselves, especially in relationship. The caution here is not to be so impulsive or argumentative that you cause more of a separation.

Libra is the sign of fairness, equality and socializing. In general, these natives are gracious, kind and want to please others, which can cause them to take care of the needs of others and neglect their own needs. The imbalances that Libras experience are often because of the difficulty they have seeing both sides of a situation and being honest with themselves about how to achieve inner peace. This adheres to the Sun's transit through Libra also.

 This Full Moon is all about going not going overboard in our mind or emotions. The Moon in Aries is conjunct the centaur Chiron, otherwise known as the wounded healer or the rainbow bridge, because it's path around the Sun is between Saturn, representing necessity and the body, and Uranus, signifying uniqueness the rights of the individual. The Moon is making a harmonious aspect to Saturn, allowing us a window of opportunity to meet our responsibilities to others, while also taking care of our personal needs.

A Full Moon also begins the Third Quarter phase of the lunar cycle letting us see where we are, and how we're doing in the scheme of things from the Libra New Moon 2 weeks ago. (Reread my Libra New Moon Blog.) This is the period of aligning our efforts for achieving our plans and bringing them to fruition.

With the Sun halfway through Libra, we have the opportunity to look at where we are out of balance in our personal lives and work to re-align ourselves over the next 2 weeks. We get an assist from loving Venus, and her attracting power, as she sits alongside the Sun in the sign she rules. Find ways to enjoy the people you're with and really listen to each other.

 Mercury is direct now and will enter Libra on the 11th for only two and a half weeks, so make the most of your loving and kind words and love the ones you're with! This is the lead-up to Mars in Gemini going retrograde for the remainder of the year. Avoid making mountains out of molehills or letting others push your buttons. The real purpose of Mars in Gemini is to spread love wherever you go, so remember to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground and watch where you're going!

Libra New Moon Sunday, Sept. 25th

 The Moon catches up to and joins the Sun, newly entered into airy Libra, at 5:55pm on Sunday the 25th. It truly is all about the balance of inner and outer at this pivotal time of the year. The Sun seeks connection outwardly in relationships and equality, while the Moon turns inward for feelings of harmony. This is the ultimate test of give and take and how to maintain self in connection with other. True balance begins when the inner self is aligned with the higher self, attracting partnership that resonates on all levels.

Venus is the ruler of Libra and has a strong need for pleasing others in order to get what it wants. The attracting power of sophistication, enjoyment and pleasant company is Libra’s secret weapon. Just how much one has to give often depends on how much one wants to receive and that’s the important job for Libra’s balancing act. The real secret is moderation… not over-doing or under-doing, but finding a way to keep maintain inner harmony.

Libra is an air sign and that means communication and interaction through give and take, listening, as well as talking, weighing your options and knowing that it’s not just up to you how harmony is achieved. Partnership isn’t always fair, sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down on the seesaw. Whether in business or personal relationships, the key is to try and maintain a sense of fairness.

Wherever you are experiencing the need for balance in your life, remember that change happens best in moderation and strike a balance between your head in the stars and your feet on the ground.