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
Tomorrow morning, we enter the Balsamic phase with a fascinating chart to work with. In this phase, the Moon loses light in the sky, completely disappearing as the New Moon draws near. It’s time to let go. We’re invited to … Continued
We arrive at the end of this lunar cycle with many questions and many possibilities. This is the Balsamic phase, as the Moon loses light in the sky, reaching for the darkness of a New Moon. This Balsamic Moon joins … 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
Tonight’s Balsamic Moon arrives linked to Venus in the middle of Aries. These two also strongly trine Mars in Leo, who rules the Moon and Venus while they’re in his sign. The Moon and Venus, ready to go for what … Continued
Thursday morning, we follow the Moon into a labyrinth of dreams. The Moon’s semisquare to the Sun marks the opening of the Balsamic phase. The Moon is losing her light and will soon be dark, before the New Moon. It’s … 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
The Balsamic Moon is a time for letting go. This Capricorn Moon is not quite ready to let anything slip through her fingers, but resting along the way, taking stock, checking in–all definitely on the menu. The Moon opposes Mars, … Continued
Saturday’s Balsamic Moon is on a journey, yet the maps are unclear, the outcomes uncertain. We have dreams and desires. We long to have them fulfilled, but we’re not sure how. The Moon in late Sagittarius has been on a … Continued
Today, we step into the final, Balsamic phase before the New Moon. The Moon loses her light as she moves through the last decan of shadowy Scorpio. The Sun at 05º47’ Capricorn still squares the Nodes of the Moon, maintaining … Continued