Full Moon in Aries: Center
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
Waning Trine Moon in Aries: Own It
Tuesday morning, the Moon reaches late Aries to trine the Sun, a moment of flowing understanding within the Disseminating phase. This is Aries to Leo, high energy stuff, bright, exuberant, and active. Did you plant some seeds? If not, there’s … Continued
Disseminating Moon in Aries: Take Action
The Moon has traveled through principled Aquarius and misty Pisces to arrive in Aries just in time for the Disseminating Moon. This phase, following the Full Moon, is a time to share what we’ve learned. In Aries, that sharing can … Continued
Last Quarter Moon in Aries: Add Heat
Tomorrow morning we enter the Last Quarter, halfway between the Full and New Moon. This is an Aries Moon: active, bright, and (with this weather) overheated. Here we take action on what we developed during the waxing Moon and learned … Continued
Balsamic Moon in Aries: The Bleeding Edge
It’s interesting to enter a Balsamic phase with an Aries Moon. The mood we expect is one of nostalgia, a mixture of longing and regret as we review what we need to release. This phase is about endings. We’re wrapping … Continued
Waning Sextile Moon in Aries: Light It Up!
Overnight tonight, the Sun and Moon connect in an energized sextile as the Moon enters Aries. This Moon brings the Sun all the fire she’s collected since entering the cardinal Fire sign to conjunct Mars and Jupiter. This Moon is … Continued
Pluto Stations / Mercury into Gemini: Stone & Sky
Two events today lay the groundwork for tomorrow’s New Moon eclipse. One anchors us. One helps us fly. At 2:36 pm EDT, Pluto stations retrograde. The fact this is a retrograde station is not all that important. The staton itself … Continued
New Moon in Aries: Choice Points
Overnight, the New Moon in Aries arrives. This first New Moon since the equinox, and therefore the first in the new zodiacal year, is filled with Aries Fire. There are opportunities here for healing, but also temptations around risk taking, … Continued
Waxing Sextile Moon in Aries: Ideal
The Moon moves through fiery Aries today, gathering updates as she goes. Since entering Aries and the Crescent phase, the Moon has been conjunct Chiron while squaring Mars, and then squared Venus. Soon she will sextile Saturn and the Sun. … Continued
Crescent Moon in Aries: Surge
The Crescent Moon arrives this morning with the same patterns as yesterday: Sun conjunct Saturn. Mars and Venus approach conjunction while trining Uranus and squaring Chiron. Once again, the Saturn–Uranus square activates the ongoing tension between Uranian forces of change … Continued