Wednesday we enter the First Quarter phase, the square between Sun and Moon that marks the halfway point between the New Moon and the Full. At the First Quarter, we face a challenge and must make a choice. Squares are … Continued
We’re about to enter the Gibbous phase on this Christmas night. This phase, a square and a half between Sun and Moon, presents a final challenge on the way to the Full Moon. The Full Moon will be in the … Continued
Just after Noon (EST) we reach the trine between Sun at Moon as the Moon steps into Taurus. This trine is a moment of insight tucked inside the First Quarter phase. As we sort out the challenge of the square, … Continued
This year’s Harvest Moon is also a blue Moon–the second Full Moon this month. It was cloudy here last night, Friday, but Thursday, the almost-full glow of the rising Moon shone down with glorious beauty. She was accompanied: Above the … Continued
At the Full Moon in Aries, our authentic selves lit up. Having traveled through places of shadow, we learned who we are in this life and what we stand for. As we reach the Disseminating Moon it’s time to share … 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
Today we reach the Last Quarter Moon, a pivot in the lunar cycle, a turn toward the more interior, private time of the waning Moon. Here we have the insights we can choose to integrate into our own lives and … Continued
Today’s late Taurus Moon reminds us we’re in this for the long game. Quick solutions are not to be trusted. In fact, we haven’t yet uncovered the full scope of the problems facing us. At the waxing sextile, the Moon … Continued
Before dawn (in my eastern time zone), the Moon reaches the semisquare to the Sun that signals the opening of the Balsamic phase. Here the Moon is once again a thin crescent, losing light until she disappears into the New … Continued
Viola, having survived a terrible shipwreck, stands on new land she’s never seen and asks, “What country, friends, is this?” The play, Twelfth Night, was written for the time-outside-time that was the traditional Christmas season, a night also known as … Continued