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 magical and mysterious New Moon in Scorpio arrives tonight in the early hours. It seems right that this deepest of New Moons arrives when the world is dark and we are dreaming. (Of course somewhere in the world the … Continued
Sunday morning at dawn (EDT) we enter the Last Quarter with a scintillating Moon in Gemini. This Moon squares the Sun, by definition. This Sun is tightly conjunct Mercury, who had their cazimi today (September 13). This curious Moon, ruled … Continued
Sunday we reach the moment of the Full Moon eclipse in Pisces, yet are already under its spell. Eclipses generate special fields around them, in which all we see and experience begins to shift. This is especially true under a … Continued
With the First Quarter Moon, we explore, learn, and build. What’s your goal for this lunar cycle? Your key interest? That’s the focus. What do you need to get there? That’s the plan. This Moon is in Scorpio, though, so … Continued
The Moon gains light in the sky. We begin to sense where this lunar cycle can take us. We’re scoping out the terrain. The Moon joins Mars and the South Node in Virgo. She knows step one is to clear … Continued
Tonight we enter the Balsamic phase. The Moon, a narrow curve in the sky, will soon disappear, to reappear after the New Moon. This is a time of preparation. Letting go. What is finished we can set aside? What is … Continued
In the morning, we enter the Crescent phase. The Moon is clearly visible in the sky again, bringing new clarity on what the New Moon wants to bring forward. It’s time to ask, what are my goals for this lunar … Continued
We move from the Last Quarter into the Balsamic phase with the Moon late Aquarius. We’ve left behind the world we knew. It turns out we didn’t know that world at all, really–it’s not what we thought it was. We … Continued
In the morning, we step boldly into the Last Quarter phase. The Moon in sturdy Capricorn squares the Sun, newly arrived in bright Aries. It’s time to get stuff done. It’s the Spring Equinox. At this waning square, we’re invited … Continued