Later today, we enter the Crescent Moon phase. The Moon in late Sagittarius lifts us up, offering a different look on the shadowy territory we’ve entered. We’re on a journey with this Moon as she leaves a sextile with Saturn … Continued
Early Tuesday morning, the New Moon in Scorpio arrives. We see the Sun, Moon, and Venus together in the second degree of Scorpio, the very beginning of the sign of fixed Water. All three have just arrived, poised on the … Continued
Friday afternoon, we enter the Balsamic phase. This time before a New Moon, when the Moon has little light, is usually quiet. We rest and release. This Balsamic Moon asks for something different. The Moon is semisquare the Sun and … Continued
We’re still in the Last Quarter phase when we reach the Waning Sextile early Thursday morning. This connection is juicy–because it’s a sextile, the Moon is in Leo, and so many planets are involved. The Moon in Leo is bold. … Continued
On Monday, we enter the Last Quarter phase. The Grand Trine in Air is still present as the Sun–Mars trine is exact. Venus continues to move toward the Sun, as all three separate from Saturn. A new pattern has emerged: … Continued
Tonight’s waning trine continues the Airy focus of the Disseminating phase. With this trine, we may find our feet even farther off the ground. The Moon has joined Mars, both in Gemini, as Venus draws closer to the Sun in … Continued
We lift into the Disseminating phase with a chart full of Air. The Sun in Libra is conjunct Venus, moving toward her cazimi on October 22. Both form a Grand Trine in Air with Saturn and Mars. Meanwhile, the Moon … Continued
Today’s Full Moon in Aries is a powerhouse. If you watched the Moon rise in the sky last night, you’ll know what I mean without reading the rest of this essay, because, wow. The Moon was golden and full rising … Continued
This morning before dawn (EDT) we entered the Gibbous phase with the Moon at the end of Aquarius. This phase opens with a sesquiquadrate between the Sun and Moon, an awkward square-and-a-half. It’s edgy. We think we have everything sorted … Continued
The First Quarter brings a Sun–Moon square. Here we’re challenged to learn effective ways to reach our goals. In early Capricorn, the Moon wants to be firmly grounded in the body and the material world. This is a place of … Continued