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
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