Today the Aries Moon passes by the
Aries Sun creating our New Moon (2:58 PM) along her way. After she
meets with the Sun, the Moon is Void until entering Taurus at 5:32
PM. Our New Moon is basically aspect free save an out of sign trine
with Pallas newly in Capricorn. The Moon will perfect in this trine
to Pallas as she passes into Taurus.
Soon, Aries Season will come to a
close. Spring has sprung in most of the Northern Hemisphere and folks
are ready to leave the dreary days of winter behind them.
Collectively, we are ready to begin anew, too, almost as if following
Mother Nature's lead. The whole set up reminds me of a Beltane ritual.
During Beltane, which is actually
celebrated around May 1, folks build large bonfires. Then, they run
cattle between the bonfires as they officially enter the fields for
the year. The smoke is said to bless the animals, protecting them
from disease and harm, subsequently providing healthy sustenance to
the villagers at harvest. It's as if the Moon repeats this ritual
passing from the smoldering embers of Aries and into the fields of
Taurus shortly after the New Moon.
The Sun doesn't cross over into Taurus
until the morning of the 20th. But, he is well on his way.
Today is a day for making a final
decision about where it is you would like to go. The waxing trine
from the New Moon to Pallas can help you put all the logistics
together and come up with a workable strategy. Mercury in waxing
sextile to Neptune in Pisces can help us to stretch our imaginations
around where it is we are dreaming of going. However, Venus is also
waxing into square with Neptune, so some of the inklings about what
we want could be shifty or overly idealized. Or, we could want so
many things that we don't know where to start. And, that's ok. You
don't have to lay out your personal stairway to heaven all in one
day. All we have to do is decide and subsequently discern the first
step. Just. The. First. Step.
The energy coming from Aries this
morning could have us beginning our morning actively and ambitiously.
However, a call to slow down and set a workable pace comes shortly
after as the Moon joins Mercury and Mars already in Taurus. We are
looking at an entirely new Lunar year. Twelve months of Moons. There
is no need to rush. Taurean energy will surely remind us of this.
For example, I'm very anxious to start
planting in my garden. Oh I've already planted my early stuff...peas
and onions. But, I'm ready to put it ALL in the ground. However, I
know that planting under a plethora of fire energy probably isn't a
good idea even if it is New Moon. So, instead, I will be burning a
bit of leftover winter debris on top of my planting space in an
effort to imbibe the soil with extra nutrients before I plant on
April 23rd when the Moon is in fertile Cancer and the Sun
is in Earthy Taurus. This will be followed by plenty of watering to
leech the carbon into the soil and then, one final plow under before
the seeds go into the ground. These are my official “first steps”
and it would behoove me not to skip them and opt to rush in, instead.
I would also encourage you not to skip over the first precious steps
of any intent you may have because you feel all heated up by the
final rush of Aries season. First steps are the foundation upon which
you will build the rest of the staircase. The more sturdy your
foundation, the higher you will be able to climb. Direct your
attention to where you are...at the beginning, while dreaming about
the possibilities and potential ahead of you. Pace yourself. Take
your time. Begin slow and diligent leaving a solid footprint behind
you as you take your first step. Then, once you are standing on it,
look around. Enjoy the scenery. Get comfortable as you discern step
number 2. Relax into the process. Hurry up and slow down. Mars is
waxing into trine with Pluto (April 21), so we have endurance and can
move some serious ground to prepare to build that foundation. But, he
is closer to a square with Jupiter (April 19) right now which could
prompt us to skip some of these foundational efforts. Don't. Skip. A.
Single. Step. Today is just the beginning. Pace yourself for the
entire journey but focus only on that very first, very critical first
step today.
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