Signs of the Zodiac
For each lunar phase, I chose a title, a phrase to capture the theme of each Sun–Moon connection. For a New Moon in Virgo, a sign known for humility and service, anxiety and the desire to keep ducks in rows, … Continued
Late tonight we enter the Balsamic phase, closest to the New Moon. This is the letting go phase, when we compost what we no longer need to prepare for a new cycle. We have an intriguing, exciting, framework for doing … Continued
This evening, we reach the sextile between Sun and Moon that offers insight. We’re within the Last Quarter, a time of getting things done. Right now, though what we can accomplish, and how, is an open question. Saturn and Mars … Continued
Very early Thursday. the Last Quarter Moon creates a T-square as the Sun in Virgo opposes Neptune with both squared by the Gemini Moon. We’re in the realm of the mutable, where things change quickly. Some see the mutable signs, … Continued
Today at noon (EDT) we reach the waning trine between Sun and Moon that, this time, is more. Today we have a grand trine in Earth, with Sun @15 Virgo, Moon @15 Taurus and Jupiter @17 Capricorn. This grand trine … Continued
This Disseminating Moon points to Brené Brown’s work. A strong advocate for authenticity and vulnerability, she acknowledges how tough it is to show up as our full selves and calls us to do it anyway. The Moon @ 29 Aries … Continued
The Full Moon arrives late Tuesday in western time zones, very early on Wednesday here in the eastern US, and later into the morning in Europe and to the east. If your skies are clear Tuesday night, the view should … Continued
Overnight, we entered the final challenge of the Gibbous Moon, the square-and-a-half between Sun and Moon that opens the last stage before we reach the Full Moon. The Gibbous phase can be frustrating, a sense of things going wrong outside … Continued
I missed my post last night for the waxing trine and include it today to keep the sequence going as we move through this waxing cycle. This trine is a companion chart to the Venus–Neptune trine in that the charts … Continued
It’s the First Quarter square between the Sun and Moon and tough to know what to focus on. Sun @ 2 Virgo squares Moon @ 2 Sagittarius: This Moon can cover some territory, the stranger the better. No story too … Continued