Micro New Moon in Aries: The bottom line

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The Micro New Moon in Aries commences on March 24^th at 5:29 AM EDT. Mars, the ruler of this Moon, has a plan but he's going to have to pitch it to the big guys in charge before it's approved for launch. And the big guys? All they care about is the bottom line and what's best for business. In order to receive the approval and funding he needs for his project, he will need to frame his pitch to the bosses around the potential for return on their investment and illustrate to them how his initiatives support their longer term goals. Aside from delivering his ideas and projections for the future, he is tasked with presenting himself as the right man for the job. They aren't going to give funding and or the green light to someone who has not established their integrity and ability to follow a plan through.

He's looking to start this project during the New Moon in his sign. Launching it right as spring starts to unfurl. He knows that he will not only have to be mindful of gaining the support of his superiors but he will also have to ensure that he feels adequate for the job and that, after this thing gets rolling, he can still manage his responsibilities at home and in regard to his health.

At the New Moon, he may be questioning his abilities and diligently attempting to manage that balance between work and home by reaching out, working with others and perhaps even hiring or bartering for assistance. This New Moon is hobbled in a few ways. The ruler of the Sun/Moon, Mars in Capricorn, is empowered having just began a new cycle with Pluto but the Moon itself falls “at the bends” marking the midway point between eclipses.

Lunations at the bends can be sneakily erratic. Plus, she is also conjunct Chiron and BML. Internally we may feel super-charged and over-ready or eager to burst into spring; but, for the most part, these are slow, tedious and tender steps we are encouraged to take.

This 2 week lunar period introduces us to Saturn in Aquarius. He moves from Cap to Aqua on 3/22. This is followed by Mars' entrance to the same on 3/30. Plus, we are introduced into a period of “all planets direct” that will sustain until Pluto turns retrograde at the end of April following the New Moon in Taurus. This forward moving energy is accentuated after Mercury leaves his Rx shadow on 3/30. He enters Aries on 4/11 just shortly after our Super Full Moon in Libra on 4/7.

Venus rises in importance after we pass by the Full Moon. She enters her Rx shadow on 4/9 from Gemini after having entered the sign on 4/3. For the most part, though, from the New Moon forward the energies center in focus around Mars, Mercury and Saturn. Jupiter and Pluto are still held in relevance as well. They meet by conjunction at 25 Cap on 4/4 under an active, nearly full and fat Virgo Moon.

As Saturn will enter Aquarius prior to the New Moon, let's talk about that for minute. My Saturn in Gemini looks at folks with Saturn in Aquarius with admiration. These are extremely wise folks but there are times in which I wonder if they have been kind of shocked numb. That can happen with just about anything in Aquarius.

Saturn, in some instances, can influence a person's countenance. Their facial expressions and looks. This can be due to Saturn's aspects to the Sun, Ascendant or house placement within a chart. For example, I have Capricorn rising. So, at times, my Saturn shines through in my facial expressions in a nice stone “resting witch face.” My forehead furrows and my eyes narrow much like one would expect from a rendition of The Thinker. But, Saturn in Aquarius, these folks are stone faced. They are not the folks you want to play poker with because their affect of stone has no tells. Plus, they are masters of the game. Any game. They know all the rules and all the ways to get around them. They are, to a large part, a law unto themselves. Known for being able to call their own shots.

They know the law and all the ins and outs of it. That doesn't mean they never break the law. Just that they know the consequences they are up against if they get caught and have deemed the risk of that as worthy. They will hire the best lawyer and likely have a defense prepared that will either find the loophole in the law that sets them free or be able to frame facts in a way that supports their logic and justifies their actions. After all, they will have thought things through and likely even read all about precedent and what have you. This is not impulsively going against the rules. This is playing smart while dismissing the interplay of emotional influence while making their decision. It's either right or wrong and the evidence supports that or it doesn't. If the law in question is convoluted, nonsensical or something that singles folks out in a way that it is not applicable to all...Saturn in Aquarius will take action to rectify that by way of the channels available to change our current laws. Or, they just won't take them seriously and could be prone to break that law just to make a point or bring out the fact that it makes no sense or is not equally applicable. They are not afraid to challenge authority especially in the face of something they deem as unjust or...goddess forbid...illogical.

Aquarius cares about being inclusive and fair to all regardless of race, creed, social status, physical ability or other distinguishable human difference in appearance..after all, we each put our astronaut gear on one leg at a time right? It supports unique human conditions instead of rejecting or being fearful of them. It's also kind of inclined to take the side of the underdog, the outcast or the forgotten in society.

Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury. Mercury is a prankster. A joker, sometimes. But, Aquarius takes Gemini's trickery and turns it into wizardry effortlessly pulling off plans of the mastered mind without so much as a flicker of a grin. The most you'll get from them is a raised eyebrow. These folks just don't get excited and can become known for their unflappability. They have thunder at their access should they need it. It's rare that its deemed by them as “called for.”

Here's the thing though. Saturn in Aquarius suffers no bullshit. It's natives can achieve unflappability but the transit of this will mature us in a way that we can more readily recognize tricks of manipulation such as gaslighting, misinformation or manipulation of statistics or fact. Don't come to Saturn in Aquarius with crocodile tears and whimpers or boisterous conflated claims. He does not care. He wants proof. Evidence. Fact and your logical and to the point explanation. He's not even going to listen to you if you cannot control your humanness. Come back when you can contain yourself and bring a spreadsheet or something.

The impact of that type of wisdom on collective levels sounds good to me! I think we've been doused with enough BS to last a lifetime lately. It's time to chill the anticipated reaction to all those methods of tricky human control. The transit of Saturn (and soon Mars and Jupiter) through Aquarius will help us do that to a large degree. And, heaven help you if you are being selfish or acting only out of self-concern causing collateral damage to others. Saturn in Aquarius focuses on the “Needs and welfare of the many...not the few.” Yes, the character of Spock is a wonderful spokesperson for this energy as well as characters like Yoda, Obi Wan...even Sheldon Cooper.

The transit of Saturn through Aquarius in tandem with the transit of Uranus in Taurus will assist us collectively in the reformation of outdated laws and standards. We will be able to replace these outdated structures with boundaries of law and regulation that more fully fit our modern world. Some of the social constructs in our current systems have long expired and are in need of an upgrade. Saturn's transit through Aqua will mark the genesis of those efforts. We will see emergence of new leadership in official or unofficial capacity and with it, the shaping of boundaries that will better sustain the future we are collectively trying to create. What we are experiencing right now is Saturn in Aquarius just popping his head in to gut check us in our readiness for his full fledged launch into the sign. This is not just a drill.

At the same time, though, Uranus in Taurus and Saturn in Aquarius will inspire folks to gather together in grass roots efforts to deal with specific problems in their immediate area. These are beginning to stir and kick off right now though it's not made a lot of noise just yet. There are structures within our immediate neighborhoods that understand the importance of the welfare of their community because they live in it and provide services to the same. Keep an eye open. They are stepping forward right now. They've identified a potential future need and taken it upon themselves to initiate a positive and supportive response.

You will see these types of efforts grow particularly in response to what we experience with Uranus through Taurus because that transit has a tendency to strip us of our comfort zones, worldly pleasures, excesses and sometimes even threatens the basics such as food, shelter, utilities, money, etc. The push toward holding accountability in our immediate and world community when we are positioned to be able to will be inspired by Uranus in Taurus. In 84 years or so, when Uranus comes back to Taurus, we will be inspired on collective levels to look at the social structures we will lay foundation for during this transit and once again be challenged to bring them up to date. It's fairly easy to predict...just don't tell Uranus that. He doesn't like to be known as predictable. But, he's the modern ruler of a fixed sign who is transiting a fixed sign; his unpredictability and defiance are predictable.

It's wide, but Saturn in Aquarius influences the New Moon by sextile. Uranus in Taurus creates aspect too by way of semi-sextile. The energy from Saturn is felt as supportive helping us take a logical and far reaching view of our plans. While Uranus by semi-sextile attempts to pull the whole of our efforts forward toward the future we are trying to create more so than residing comfortably in the present we find ourselves in. It adds a restless type of nature that yearns for something different. And it's that yearning matched with the sober affect of Saturn which is necessary in framing our intentions at this Moon.

Another deal is, of course, the New Moon's conjunction to Chiron and BML in Aries. The conjunction to BML is what dubs this as a “Micro” new moon. It's a new term I just saw used within this year but if we are going to call Moon's that fall in opposition to Lilith out as “Super” then we might as well make reference to the Moon's that fall on the opposite end of that elliptical path. So, while SUPER Moons open us to access to big Moon energies. Micro Moon's call us more to a point of distant focus.

We are encouraged toward small steps (specific, short intention statements) that lend to larger plans meant to play out over the course of longer time period. At the same time, we are being made aware of our personal “weak spots.” The step back and take the long view type of approach to the New Moon is supported by the “all planets direct” energy that we are also receiving. With the influence of Aquarius/Uranus, the point we are working toward is very distant, has many steps and many levels. We are encouraged to pace ourselves accordingly, learning and experimenting with the new as we go. We are true pioneers in our world right now. At this New Moon, we are called to frame our perspective around that fact while realizing our first steps need to be small. We may fail from time to time. This is brand new stuff! We shouldn't expect ourselves to have all the answers about a territory we are only now putting our first footprints upon. Failure breeds experience and wisdom. It doesn't mean we stop. We adjust. We calculate results and probabilities and try again. This is the human animal reaching forward in development..striving to improve and evolve. Because, it's just what we do as a species.

Lilith's presence at this New Moon actually vibes well with everything I described in the last paragraph. In my experiences, Lilith's presence within a configuration is a suggestion to step back in a way you can almost alienate yourself from the situation. Sometimes we get sucked into things too closely. Stuff feels really personal...as if we are under attack for merely existing. It becomes hard to see the forest for the trees. When that occurs, Lilith's energy can represent rage and the ways in which we deal with the same. Therefore, seeing her hanging around has become a cue to take a big step back from intense situations. Those parts of us that are prone to raging in response to Lilith's influence are hurting. That needs attention more than the situation at hand. If we feel we may be taking things too personally, at risk of looking at a situation too closely or feeling sucked into it, exerting your right to exile is a means of allowing yourself space and time to consider the situation from a safe distance.

Chiron in Aries is the wounded man. This points to our hobbled conditions. Chiron's presence indicates that any thing we initiate now is likely challenged from the start. It could mean we have personal limitations that we will need to learn to accommodate or overcome on our paths to bring our vision to fruition. Some of that could include physical challenges. But, a lot of it is framed with feelings of self-doubt or an inability to perceive of how your small and seemingly insignificant personal exertions could possibly make a difference in response to the vast issues we are facing on collective levels. These may be initiatives we undertake that we need assistance with or cannot do alone.

Chiron and Lilith's gatekeeper like stance next to this New Moon lends to our collection of cues that advises us to take a step back and heal. Take your time thinking through what needs to be considered. Heal your angry spots that are screaming for your attention instead of allowing anger to spread outward toward others or implode. Regain perspective. From your distance, mark what networks and resources are around you. Maybe you cannot do it alone. Perhaps you do not have to. From this point we are also encouraged to boil our precise overall goals down to a fine pinpoint. Not unlike distilling a mission or vision statement to describe the purpose of a multi-service business. Know what you are trying to do and..be aware of your motivations for best results with intention setting or launches at this New Moon.

Our guide at this New Moon is the King of Pentacles.

There are few standard deals with King cards that it would benefit us to discuss. I was watching a television show recently that centered around a monarchy. Before the young Queen had her coronation,a matriarch advised her that she would need to take on a new persona that could be removed from her own in effort to rule fairly and effectively. It was a way of saying, when you are a supreme ruler such as royalty, it's not a great idea to always let your own instincts or opinions to become the law of the day. Instead, you want to step aside from your personal wants or desires creating a persona essentially “outside yourself” or even “elevated above yourself” in effort to rule in an unbiased way that takes into consideration the sum of its parts and the welfare of its dependents.

“With great power comes great responsibility,” Advised Peter Parker's uncle. “Power, it attracts the worst and corrupts the best,” so sayeth Ragnar. When King's come in as advice it's a nudge to deal with everything as if you were royalty. That means, you establish your own style of ruling that is in accordance with the values and principles of community/leadership which you hold dear. Lead in the way you think that leadership should lead. Royalty cards are a sign that you may have power at your disposal and to not allow that fact to turn you into a tyrant.

King's have a council to advise them. So, even though the advice of this card comes with a lot of responsibility and once you get that far up the ladder it can feel lonely, there are folks you can turn to for advice. There are resources at your disposal.

At the same time, people in powerful positions attract scavenger types. Ensure your council is staffed with folks you trust and keep an ear tuned in for whispers of treason or a coup. Also know, heavy is the head that wears the crown, assuredly. Royalty typically cannot emerge in public without their vision being dotted by camera flashes. Remain aware that all eyes may be on you or your actions/words. There may even be pictures or video of the event. Conduct yourself accordingly. Use your platform with accountability and poised presence.

The King of Pentacles, still has dirt under his fingernails and a few splinters in his callused hands. He didn't inherit his kingdom. He built it. From the ground up and was actively involved in the entirety of the process from pouring the foundation, hiring of professionals to the raising of funds. It is a result of a vision he had a very long time ago. So, he does understand our ideas about initiatives that create something great in the space where nothing once held residence. He's practical though. These are not pipe dreams he advises we invest in. He is looking for a willingness toward true and intentional labor exerted in the interest of providing not only for one's self but also for one's longevity and dependents. His presence is a suggestion toward sobriety, realism and practicality. It's advice to set long term goals that are broken down into small incremental steps and to ensure we find value in what it is we are trying to do.

This King does the slow walk and is incredibility patient as well as persistent. Enduring, generous and supportive. His guidance at this New Moon is suggestive of slow walking it out of the gate more so than hitting it at a dead run. Set a sustainable pace toward your goal. Go through all the steps without feeling as if you need to rush because you don't. You are building something of quality. Remember the importance of your work and find value and gratitude for the talents you are able to lend. Respect and admire these things from others without feeling as if there is need to compete. Replace the need to compete with a desire to cooperate, network, branch out and accentuate the efforts toward your cause.

Many of us may find ourselves at the crossroads of “humble beginnings” at this Moon. That doesn't mean we won't feel inspired to advance our position. Quite the opposite. The type of discomfort Uranus in Taurus instigates inspires movement. The point being to make that movement conscious and purposeful while maintaining one's own respect and worth graciously.

Taken on the whole, the energies at hand call us to start small. Boil all the things we want to do or achieve down to a core essence so that its simple to remember. All Aries New Moon's are suggestive of intentions framed around “I” statements. Mean what you say. Say what you mean. Make these concise and to the point. Delineate as many steps as you can on your way toward your goal while realizing there will be some unforeseeable steps that reveal themselves in their own time. Fortify “core” issues and supply for the anticipated needs of the same first. Then, seek outward to perceive of the needs of the networks and communities around you so that you may lend to their fortification as well. Identify all possible alliances and resources while consistently being on the lookout to add to your collection of these. Then, roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty in that very first step. Know as we move forward we may fall back a few steps. Get up. Dust off your ass. Keep going. Find your bottom line and stand on it. Reinforce it's foundations and build upward from where you are.

Our Full Moon in Libra in two weeks comes with the guidance of the Ace of Pentacles. As you are out there doing what you do, keep your eyes open for opportunity to emerge between now and then.

Dane Rudhyar's description of the Sabian Symbols involved at this Moon:

For the Sun/Moon

PHASE 5 (ARIES 5°): A TRIANGLE WITH WINGS.

KEYNOTE: The capacity for self-transcending. This is the symbol of the desire to reach a higher level of existence, of pure aspiration or devotion, of bhakti. What has emerged in the first phase of the process of differentiation is becoming aware of the possibility of further up-reachings. The principle of “levitation” is seen as one of the two essential factors in evolution. The emergent being glorifies and deifies it, but it is still only an ideal. At this stage, nevertheless, the whole being experiences a childlike longing for its eventual realization. At this point the last and synthesizing stage of the first five-fold unit in the cyclic process is reached. A NEW DIMENSION of being is envisioned mobilizing creative endeavors.

For Mars, ruler of the New Moon:

PHASE 296 (CAPRICORN 26°): A NATURE SPIRIT DANCING IN THE IRIDESCENT MIST OF A WATERFALL.

KEYNOTE: The ability to perceive the hidden and creative spirit of natural phenomena. The Sabian symbols make several references to nature spirits Here we are dealing with the revelation of the spiritual or psychic forces related to the element water. Water binds all living cells in a wholesome interplay. It symbolizes the constant flow of vital energies, the fluidity of a

consciousness which finds itself stimulated by change. The great cycle of water within the earth’s biosphere (oceans, clouds, rain, river) symbolizes the basic phases of universal life processes, the ascent and descent of emotional energies and of love. We can personify these phases and speak of “the soul of nature,” and at a cosmic level of “the World-Soul,” anima mundi. Water is the substance of the telluric manifestations of this soul. It is a magical substance, and modern chemists are rediscovering in their study of its unusual behavior in certain situations what old Alchemists in their own way no doubt understood. This is the first stage of the sixtieth subcycle, and it presents us with a deep intuition of superphysical energies which at the end of this five-fold sequence we will see fully mastered (Phase 300). The consciousness here becomes sensitized to the downward flow of OCCULT ENERGY in its bountiful natural aspect

Notable Astrology during this lunar period:

3/30 Mars enters Aqua

Mercury exits Rx shadow

4/1 FQM 6:22 AM EDT 12 Aries/Cancer 09

4/3 Venus enters Gemini 1:11 PM

Mercury conjunct Neptune 9:15 PM

4/4 Jupiter conjunct Pluto at 9:54 PM at 25 Cap:

(CAPRICORN 25° From Rudhyar): A STORE FILLED WITH PRECIOUS ORIENTAL RUGS. KEYNOTE: The use of cultural and artistic processes as means to enhance personal comfort and appreciation. Corning after the preceding symbol this one brings us back to the material, yet esthetic, aspect of the benefits a society can bring its members. A “rug” always implied to some extent something on which a person stands or sits. It is a foundation for cultural “under-standing,” and as such it can have a magical or sacred meaning, as in the case of prayer rugs. The “woman in a convent” probably knows only the bare floor, because her goal is one of transcendence, of surrendering comfort as well as cultural patterns. But to the social elite, or even to the oriental devotee praying to his god, society offers the relative comfort of beautiful rugs so he may meet the universe, not merely in terms of the support the natural soil gives, but protected by and securely established on the mental-spiritual as well as manual achievements of those who keep the cultural symbols alive. This is the last symbol in the fifty-ninth five-fold sequence. It shows the beautiful products of dedicated and inspired group performance at the level of tradition. It emphasizes the value of RELIANCE ON TRADITION.

4/4 Venus in Gemini trine Saturn in Aqua 1:10 PM

4/7

Mars sq Uranus 02:50 pm EDT Tran-Tran 05 tau 32'

Mercury sextile Pluto 5:25 PM

Mercury sextile Jupiter 10:20 PM

Super Full Moon in Libra (Egg) 10:35 PM 18 Lib 44

From the “Way of Tarot” by Alejandro Jodorowsky:

The King of Pentacles speaks, "I hesitate to call myself 'king.' Having abandoned my palace, I appear in the midst of Nature. I have swapped my crown for a hat that protects me from the sun and rain. I look more like a merchant. I do not have a mind for conquest and conspiracy, nor do I practice charity; rather I rule by nonaction. It is wisdom I pursue, represented by a pentacle floating in the sky. My earthly possessions, represented by the pentacle I am holding in my hand, have been reduced to a minimum, and I leave them in their rightful place without wasting them. I compare myself to no one. I live off of my work. I am in the present. I accept the endless accidents and changes of material life. I allow myself to be carried away, knowing that the universe has mysterious purposes and that if I do not know them, I should obey them without casting doubt on them. The entire planet is my kingdom. I have neither court nor army; my knowledge consists of knowing nothing, my power of being unable to do anything, my being at being nothing. I could be a monk, a Buddha, who mediates having accepted his body as a temporary vehicle. Or I could be a captain of industry with his figureheads, serene within his fiscal paradise."

The King of Pentacles Clad comfortably and without pomp, no crown but a hat, his throne is set up outside in the middle of Nature; he has based his power on matter and stays in contact with the Earth. He could perhaps be an industrialist, a businessman, or a well-to-do farmer. He knows two forms of wealth: the pentacle he is holding in his hand represents the money that he already knows how to earn without excessive efforts and with pleasure. The pentacle floating in the air that he is looking at represents his action in the world, virtual money, or already spiritualized matter.

The King of Pentacles could as easily be a billionaire as he could be an entirely detached individual who is living off the miraculous prosperity of the present. His negative meanings include fraud, dirty money, and stock speculation. He could also be an arms dealer or a seller of toxic products.

Your “bottom line” is the distilled essence of what it is you need. Assess your “Kingdom” soberly. What are your personal needs? In regard to survival or the launching of your personal initiatives. From personal assessment, move to the wards of your Kingdom. Your dependents. Those you call family or friend. What are their needs? Can you anticipate your future needs or that of your wards? What actions can you take now to provide for those.

The King of Coins is a provider and supporter. He not only provides for his own Kingdom but he provides all the material goods for the all the Kingdoms. He began with a vision to sustain himself. That grew into a vision to sustain a Kingdom once his needs were met. Then, as the Kingdom was established, he commandeered a way of commerce with the surrounding Kingdoms to further provide for the needs of himself and his wards. At his best, the King of Coins is a kind, patient, gentle and generous King. He shares his wealth because he understands if all the country folk thrive so does his Kingdom and by extension, his neighboring Kingdoms.

So, if he (or you) finds himself and his wards in good condition, he will then extend his gaze to these neighboring Kingdoms in effort to anticipate their needs and seek ways to barter, trade or provide the materials necessary to keep the entirety in good supply or to monopolize upon the opportunity of need. Of course, the way a person does this is dependent upon their ethics and integrity. We are advised to rule and provide for ourselves and for others in extension in way that supports our personal values and is an illustration of what we personally believe true and sound leadership should look like. In doing this, over the course of the next two weeks as we make our way to the Full Moon in Libra, opportunity emerges. A new source of resource be that money or material goods. A new avenue of creating personal wealth. A new way to monopolize upon what it is we already have or perhaps even the funding we needed to expand in the direction we envisioned. When this King discovers opportunity, he invests it wisely and in the best interest of the growth of his own Kingdom. While following his guidance, so shall we.

What is your bottom line? What resources do you have to share (time, money, skills, supplies)? Is this enough to meet the needs of your Kingdom? If not, are there those you could trade or barter with providing them with the needs of their bottom line and, in exchange, assisting to fulfill the needs of your Kingdom? Who are your neighbors? How can you work together to ensure the community of Kingdoms have what it is they need to function? Should you find all that fulfilled, (#1 be grateful) where or what do you plan to grow next and what needs must be met in order for you to do that?