Balsamic Moon in Leo: Fools Rush In
The Balsamic phase is the last one before the New Moon. Here, the Moon loses her light, reaching her fully eclipsed state as we arrive at the New Moon. It’s time to wrap up this lunar cycle and let go … Continued
Last Quarter Moon in Cancer: Threat Assessment
This Last Quarter Chart is complicated and fascinating. There are two T-squares here. In one, the Moon squares both the Sun and Saturn who oppose each other. In the other, Mercury and Venus (now retrograde) square Mars and Pluto, also … Continued
Full Moon in Aries: Very Bright Stars
This Aries Full Moon is illuminated by an Equinox Sun at the beginning of Libra. In Libra, we look for balance. At a time of equal day and equal night, we ask, what do we notice when light and dark … Continued
Gibbous Moon in Aquarius: Precarious
The Gibbous phase presents a challenge. The Moon is sesquiquadrate the Sun, an awkward, squarish sort of connection. In Joseph Campbell’s hero cycle, this is the last challenge before we reach the bright light of the Full Moon. We think … Continued
Crescent Moon in Scorpio: Deep Dive
The Crescent phase following the New Moon in Virgo arrives with a Moon in early Scorpio. It’s time to consider our direction for this lunar cycle. This Scorpio Moon wants us to dive in. The beginning of Scorpio is not … Continued
Disseminating Moon in Aries: Beautiful Trouble
Monday’s Disseminating Moon is our first stop post-eclipse. Are you oriented? Are your sure?? Or are dreams still swirling through your psyche? The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces was beautiful in the sky and dangerous on the ground. Take … Continued
Full Moon Eclipse in Pisces: The Songs We Sing
Overnight, the Full Moon in Pisces arrives with a partial-but-close-to-total Lunar Eclipse. At maximum, 96.2% of the Moon’s surface will be occluded, which is pretty close. This will be a Blood Moon. The eclipse will be visible from beginning to … Continued
Gibbous Moon in Capricorn: Hard Ground
The Gibbous phase presents a challenge. We’ve started something new with the New Moon, developed goals and skills in the Crescent and First Quarter. We feel we’re ready. Maybe not. In Campbell’s Hero Cycle, the Gibbous phase is a challenge … Continued
First Quarter Moon in Scorpio: Incisive
The First Quarter Moon is a time to act. The Moon squares the Sun, a challenge. We’re halfway to the Full Moon. Time to move decisively toward our goals. But this isn’t a normal lunar cycle. We’re between eclipses. Things … Continued
Crescent Moon in Libra: Waking Up
Overnight, we enter the Crescent Moon. We start to make sense of the New Moon, or at least, we hope to. Remember a New Moon is dark, a seed underground. We feel change coming but can’t see what it is … Continued