This year’s First Quarter Moon arrives just before the Celtic fire festival of Beltane, a wonderful pairing as we emerge from the challenging transits of 2025’s first quarter into the relative calm of May. The combination of a Leo Moon … Continued
Tomorrow’s New Moon will be exact mid afternoon in my time zone. Whatever time of day your New Moon is exact, one thing is still true: The Moon will be dark, invisible to us in the sky. She will be … Continued
In about 8 hours, we enter the Last Quarter phase, the time when we’re meant to DO something about the goals, skill building, and illuminations of this lunar cycle. There are two major aspect patterns in this Last Quarter chart. … Continued
Tonight we enter the Disseminating phase with a stalwart Moon in Sagittarius facing into a definite challenge. The aspect pattern at the heart of this chart is called Thor’s Hammer, a name that captures its dynamic energy. This is a … Continued
Saturday night’s Full Moon in Libra is complex and compelling. It brings our present moment into focus, even as we look at that moment with some trepidation. We’re out of the spring eclipse season, but just out. The chaos hasn’t … Continued
The First Quarter Moon is a time for doing stuff, learning how to reach our goals. At first glance, this Moon in Cancer is more about being than doing. In the center of Cancer, this Moon sits in a walled … Continued
We walk gently into the Crescent phase with a Moon in late Taurus. Imagine you’re on a pilgrim trail in an ancient half-wild landscape, your group following a robed monk walking barefoot, a quiet soul who names each flower along … Continued
Early Saturday, we reach the New Moon in Aries which is also a partial Solar Eclipse. This eclipse will be visible across the North Atlantic, in the Maritime provinces of Canada and across the western edge of Africa and Europe … 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