At the First Quarter Moon, Sun and Moon square each other and squares call for action. The 90-degree edge leaves us feeling off kilter. We need to do something to get back into balance. Tonight, when we reach the square, … Continued
Today’s Sun–Moon sextile invites us to look deep into shadow. The sextile is a flowing connection, an energized one. This is a time of insight and understanding. We find the Sun in the final, anarectic degree of Virgo and the … Continued
The Waxing Cycle podcast episode is ready! We’re traveling through shadowy but generative places during this waxing cycle. Beginning with an intense Virgo New Moon, heading toward a Full Moon in Aries, we will be exploring our inner landscapes. The … Continued
As we move into this waxing cycle, we find ourselves at the edges of things, places not quite one thing or another. The New Moon arriving in late Virgo means we’ll soon reach the autumn equinox, when the Sun enters … Continued
For each lunar phase, I chose a title, a phrase to capture the theme of each Sun–Moon connection. For a New Moon in Virgo, a sign known for humility and service, anxiety and the desire to keep ducks in rows, … Continued
Late tonight we enter the Balsamic phase, closest to the New Moon. This is the letting go phase, when we compost what we no longer need to prepare for a new cycle. We have an intriguing, exciting, framework for doing … Continued
This evening, we reach the sextile between Sun and Moon that offers insight. We’re within the Last Quarter, a time of getting things done. Right now, though what we can accomplish, and how, is an open question. Saturn and Mars … Continued
Very early Thursday. the Last Quarter Moon creates a T-square as the Sun in Virgo opposes Neptune with both squared by the Gemini Moon. We’re in the realm of the mutable, where things change quickly. Some see the mutable signs, … Continued
Today at noon (EDT) we reach the waning trine between Sun and Moon that, this time, is more. Today we have a grand trine in Earth, with Sun @15 Virgo, Moon @15 Taurus and Jupiter @17 Capricorn. This grand trine … Continued
The Waning Cycle podcast episode is ready! Our journey from the Full Moon in Pisces to New Moon in Virgo offers opportunities to explore what we desire, what we’re willing to act on, and how authentic (and brave) we can … Continued