Overnight Friday, we enter the Balsamic phase. Typically a quiet time, the Moon loses her light as we approach the New Moon. This Moon, in early Gemini, will struggle to find that quiet calm. The Moon has joined Barbault’s Basket: … Continued
Today we enter the Balsamic phase, last before a New Moon. We wrap up, let go as the Moon loses her light. This time, we enter with this Moon, exalted in early Taurus. This Moon has resources at her fingertips. … 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
Tonight we reach the Balsamic phase with the Moon in early Pisces conjunct the North Node. This is the last phase before the New Moon in Aries. The Pisces Moon acts as our guide to letting go. Mars has reached … 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
We’re now in the Balsamic phase, the one for letting go, clearing the decks, taking care of the to-do lists, to prepare for the New Moon. This time, we have a Moon in early Capricorn. It’s not a strong place … Continued
Here at the Balsamic Moon, we’re finishing up, letting go, and clearing the ground for the New Moon ahead. At the beginning of Sagittarius, the Moon flies swiftly toward the goal she sees ahead. To be clear, Sagittarius doesn’t see … Continued
We enter the Balsamic phase today with the Moon in early Scorpio. This is not a strong place for the Moon because our longings feel stronger than we can manage. Yet in the context of this chart, this Scorpio Moon … Continued
At this Balsamic time, we’re letting go, preparing for the New Moon to come. The Moon in careful Virgo moves to conjunct the South Node, the perfect place for sorting out what to keep and what to release. This Moon … Continued
Tonight we enter the Balsamic phase. The Moon grows dark and disappears from the sky. We, too, go quiet, preparing for the New Moon to come. The soon-to-arrive New Moon is a partial solar eclipse in Virgo. We are in … Continued