In a few hours we reach the Gibbous Moon, the last phase before the Full Moon to come. This is a sort of final challenge. We’ve been through the previous phases. We can feel the Full Moon approaching. We may … Continued
My front porch faces east. As I sit here, I see the almost-full Moon rising over massed clouds, mountain ridges, and the dark green of summer trees. Tonight’s Moon rides through late Sagittarius, the final decan ruled by Saturn, who … Continued
In a few hours, we’ll enter the Disseminating phase of this waning lunar cycle. This means we’ll leave the Full Moon phase, shifting from the experience of the Full Moon and eclipse into a time of sorting out what we’ve … Continued
The waning trine arrives tomorrow morning during the Disseminating phase to give us a quiet a-ha! moment, a sense of harmony in the midst of change. The Moon is in hard-working Capricorn, trining the Sun and Uranus. Saturn, who rules … Continued
Tonight, just before midnight EDT, Mercury will cross the threshold from Pisces to Aries. It might not be the easiest night to fall asleep as we suddenly think of all the things we should have said to the guy when … Continued
Just before dawn this morning (EST), we reached the waning sextile between Sun and Moon that offers a time of clarity before we shift out of the Last Quarter and into the Balsamic phase. A Capricorn Moon can feel heavy … Continued
Tonight’s Balsamic Moon arrives with the Moon in early Capricorn. This semisquare to the Sun opens the phase of letting go before the New Moon. This pragmatic, responsible Moon might feel caught between wanting to preserve the past (Capricorn is … Continued
The New Moon in Capricorn approaches. It will perhaps arrive before you listen to or read this post. Here in my eastern time zone, the New Moon is exact at five seconds after midnight. Is this a kind of Cinderella … Continued
The Moon waxes, increasing, bringing more light to the night sky. In this cycle, the growth we seek is in understanding. What have we learned? How has it changed us? What do we carry forward? Thursday morning’s waxing sextile is … Continued
The word ‘stalwart’ came into English from the Scots, with roots in Old English that meant ’to stand, to be firm’ and ‘good’ in the sense of serviceable, or fit for the purpose. Tomorrow morning’s Crescent Moon @ 11 Capricorn … Continued