Tuesday’s First Quarter finds us on stage, in position, in the moment before the curtain begins to rise, stage lights come up, and the show begins. English doesn’t have a good word for this. “Stage fright” is paralyzing anxiety, not … Continued
We’ve entered the Crescent phase with a Moon at the door of Virgo’s second decan. The Moon is with Venus, separating from a conjunction. Venus remains at the end of the first decan. These two set the stage for this … Continued
This New Moon in Cancer offers respite in troubled times, but not in a simple way. This New Moon is not saying, just get some ice cream and you’ll feel better. Instead, it’s asking us to think––and feel––about what we … Continued
Today’s First Quarter Moon arrives with the Solstice, summer in the Northern hemisphere, winter in the South. On a day of equal light and dark, equal day and night, when the Sun enters the Moon’s sign of Cancer, the Moon … Continued
The Balsamic phase, the last before the New Moon, is a release. We’re letting go of what is no longer needed. The Balsamic aspect is a half-square, 45º between the Moon and Sun, edgy and awkward. Here we find a … Continued
This year’s Scorpio Full Moon arrives on the first of May, a hinge of the year in many traditions across the world. The Sun in Taurus, sign of the fertile Earth, illuminates the Moon in Scorpio, a place of mystery … Continued
Today we enter the Gibbous phase with the Moon in the third decan of Virgo. This is a careful Moon, quiet and attentive to what’s going on. This Moon is in between: Separating from a sextile to Jupiter and trine … Continued
Overnight, we enter the Last Quarter phase with the Moon in Capricorn. As I write, it’s early afternoon on April 9 and the Moon has entered Cap. Something important happens today that I want to name. Mars is about to … Continued
As we sail into a New Moon at the tail end of Pisces, we’re crossing borders. All kinds of borders. This New Moon ushers us out of the spring eclipse season. We emerge into a world remade, with challenges personal … Continued
Early Sunday, we step into the Balsamic phase with the Moon in Aquarius. This is a Moon in exile, separating from a conjunction with Pluto. This Moon is incisive, ready to take apart what is done and build anew. It’s … Continued