Tomorrow afternoon, we reach the First Quarter, the square from Moon to Sun that marks a turning point in the lunar cycle. We have momentum now and want to be sure we’ve set a clear direction.
This is a Leo Moon, squaring the Sun, Uranus, and Mercury in Taurus while also trining Chiron and Lilith in Aries.
The earth is our ground, that is given. Yet to live fully and to heal more of the wounds we carry, we must center ourselves in our own being. We must embody our experience.
The Old English ‘bodig’ meant the trunk of a man or beast, the main part. ‘Em’ is to bring in. But aren’t our experiences and emotions and wounds already in our bodies? Yes, they are–and–to integrate and heal (Chiron’s project), we must apprehend, understand, and express.
The Leo Moon is perfect for this, ready to creatively, playfully engage with all of life.
The Moon’s next aspects will be a sextile to Venus in Gemini and then an opposition to Mars in Aquarius. These gives wings to our thoughts, emotions, actions, and expressions.
We feel, at this First Quarter Moon, a sense of rising up from the earth to claim our space. We experience. We embody. We play creatively with what we have. In the expression of that creativity, we soar.
Image by Stephen Leonardi
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