Signs of the Zodiac
July 7 opens with a sextile between the Cancer Sun and Virgo Moon. This marks a moment of clarity between the Crescent and First Quarter. The day closes with Mercury stationing retrograde, a time when he journeys back to the … Continued
In less than three hours, we reach the Crescent Moon. We see the Moon in the evening sky, bright and hopeful. The thick darkness of the New Moon dissolves. The mood is optimistic and yet this is precisely when the … Continued
Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 2 at 3:16 pm EDT, the New Moon in Cancer arrives. Because this New Moon is close enough to the Moon’s North Node, we will also experience a solar eclipse. The eclipse is total, the first since … Continued
We are poised on the threshold of July’s paired eclipses. 🌚 Tomorrow, July 2, the New Moon in Cancer is a total solar eclipse. This eclipse occurs at the Moon’s North Node, and ascending node pointing to what is emerging … Continued
Overnight tonight, in the early hours before dawn, we reach the Balsamic Moon. This Taurus Moon will make a semisquare to the Sun in Cancer, the signal we are entering the phase of letting go. The Moon rises in these … Continued
Tuesday morning, we reach the Last Quarter Moon. Now, at this waning square, the Moon is back within the Earth orbit and closer to Venus. Yet the keynote of this phase is the square between the Sun and Moon. After … Continued
The Disseminating Moon arrives on Friday, June 21, at 3:07 am EDT. Yes, the day of the Solstice. At this Moon, we feel a need to share––our stories, achievements, realizations––even if not everyone wants to hear. This Sun in the … Continued
Before dawn on Monday (4:31 am EDT), the Full Moon in Sagittarius arrives. The Moon will look most full Sunday night, although the “full” appearance will begin Saturday and extend through Tuesday. This is the last Full Moon of the … Continued
On June 13, we reach the Gibbous Moon in Scorpio. We’re sailing to the Sagittarius Full Moon and must cross some dark Scorpionic waters to get there. The Moon trines Mercury in Cancer, sending messages to the heart about secrets, … Continued
Overnight, we reach the First Quarter Moon, a time of testing. Can we commit to our New Moon goals? Can we take clear steps to reach them? This First Quarter Moon is in Virgo, squaring the Gemini Sun, caught in … Continued