New Moon in Gemini - June 3, 2008

New Moon in Gemini

June 3, 2008

12:23pm PDT/3:23pm EDT/9:23pm CEDT

13º Gemini 34’

This New Moon in Gemini falls in the midst of the Mercury retrograde in Gemini.

Gemini rules communication, information and transportation. This New Moon is about working hard to get a new start in communicating with others and about important topics, as well as to get some mental space so we can open our minds and not be ruled by fear, greed, and delusion. In this way we can be clear once the Mercury retrograde ends on June 19 (June 20 in Europe).

The principles at work here are Jupiter in Capricorn (generosity and abundance resulting from hard work), Pluto in Capricorn (revealing the truth and delivering it in a mature manner), and Saturn in Virgo (serving responsibly). It is a time when we may feel mentally scattered and focus in conversations may seem difficult. The tendency to be superficial is strong.

However, the New Moon in Gemini empowers us to overcome communication problems. That is because the Mercury in Gemini trine to a Yod of the North Node/Chiron/Neptune in Aquarius, the South Node in Leo and Uranus in Pisces. Yods can open us to great leaps in growth when we use the energy. Now is a two week period when we can question our relationships and the identities we have been using in those relationships. Now is the time to be open to feedback. Now is a time to make changes and transform ourselves and our relationships for the better. Now is a perfect time to practice being flexible, adaptable, and open to new ideas, goals and initiatives. If you stay attached to your ego, you will resist communicating and resist listening to the viewpoint of the other person(s). You will only damage your relationship by doing so. Do not look for ways to avoid the dialogue when your partner says “We need to talk” in the days surrounding June 3.

Desiring to be your best means you choose to consider another perspective and look at things from different angles. You have the ability to talk rationally rather than violently spar when you disagree with someone. This New Moon in Gemini is an event when you can take the time to learn to recognize when and how you express anger and tune out from others, and cease doing it. When you stop, you realize you have the capability to speak from a calm, rational and peaceful place, not from irrational wrath. The dialogue that ensues will bring freshness to your relationships on a professional and personal level. You may even find you can assist each other in ways you never thought possible.

The Full Moon in Sagittarius will come on June 18 /June 19 in Europe – the day before the Mercury retrograde in Gemini ends. What will you do in these two weeks to improve your life?

New Moon in Taurus - May 5, 2008

New Moon in Taurus
15º Taurus 22’
May 5, 2008
2:18pm CEST

Family. Home. Community. Love, Good sex. Good food. Money. Comfortable surroundings. Responsibility. Order and Organization.

These are all in play with this lunation in Taurus on May 5. Venus-ruled Taurus governs our commitment to be steady providers for those we love and care about, such as our families and communities. This lunation has not just the Moon but Sun and Venus in Taurus and that calls us to connection with Mother Earth. There is also a grand trine between Pluto in Capricorn, Venus in Taurus, and Saturn in Virgo (which has just returned to forward/direct motion on May 2) make it feel natural that we are bringing the world of organics and environmentally-friendly ways of living into mainstream. Saturn in Virgo is all about organizing ourselves and taking responsibility to heal ourselves and then, using what we have learned, the larger community or world. Pluto in Capricorn is all about being realistic in our transforming of our relationships and the world, especially around issue of business and finances. Venus in Taurus gives us the incentive to plant some flowers and be gentle we go, making showing that order, organization, healing and responsibility can also be beautiful, especially as reflected in our relationships.

Chiron in Aquarius and Neptune in Aquarius are playing strong roles in this New Moon, squaring Taurus and asking us to be real about the wounds that keep us from getting new starts; the wounds that keep us from being radical, original and progressive; the wounds that separate us from the local and larger community. In order to grow and live healthily we must be open and honest about letting everyone express their opinion and offer their gifts and talents. We cannot oppress and suppress others in order to put ourselves first – even if we do it in covert ways and even if we try to present the façade of being humble behind-the-scenes persons. Our ego is seen!

What can you do from May 5 until the Full Moon on May 19? There are many things you can do to get real about your world, to deal with your finances, to enjoy the good things in life, and to transform your work life:

Taurus likes what is real. Do things in a real way. Neptune in Aquarius can bring out the higher spiritual instinct in you or you may struggle with delusions, drugs, too much daydreaming, denial of reality etc and thereby obscure reality and all the positive ways in which you could be contributing to the world. A major delusion we are now undergoing is one in which focusing on the negative, aspects of the world (the problems) instead of the positive (the solutions) is becoming commonplace.

Instead of contributing to the negativity of the world regarding relationships, politics, the environment and business, do something positive:

1. join a peace rally
2. support the candidate you like by passing out flyers or making phone calls
3. find ways to compliment your partner and bring her/him a fresh plant or flowers
4. spend more time wit your lover learning to be a better sexual partner
5. volunteer to help people in debt create budgets and improve their finances.

In fact, with Saturn in Virgo in motion, it could be that you may responsibly serve someone well not only by helping them with their budgeting, but in other ways:

Case study: A few years ago, a pre-Saturn Return male client of mine had a woman friend he dated but to whom he never committed despite thinking she was pretty, sexy, caring and intelligent and enjoying her company and thier conversations. It was under the influence of a New Moon in Taurus that May, that he finally committed emotionally and sexually to this woman he cared for. He was tired of the haphazard world of dating and irregular one-night stands and realized he wanted some stability. However, he was still fearful of committing to another person and any responsibility that would entail. He decided to approach it both emotionally and "practically" by telling her he wanted to take their relationship further and asking her to move into his home, so that she would no longer need to spend money on rent and could use it instead to pay off her bills. She moved in with him a month later in June. She was able to pay off her debts and significantly add to her retirement savings (which impressed him), and to create the beautiful home she always wanted to create (which meant he benefited from her decorating, cooking and stable organization of their social life) and he became noticeably happier. During this time he opened up to her emotionally and allowed himself to admit his love for her and to be loved by her. Their living together thus became more than a benevolent financial arrangement. They became engaged nearly a year after she moved in and set a wedding date for the following summer. She was then able to contribute to a joint fund for their wedding and her secret wedding gift to him was to pay for a surprise side-trip during their honeymoon to a place she knew he always wanted to visit (which he really enjoyed!).

Speaking of finances, this New Moon in Taurus is a prime time to get your finances in order using a realistic plan. Examine how you meet your daily needs and look at the lifestyle you desire to live. Decide what makes you happy and what you can do to achieve it that is responsible. Make practical financial goals, commit to a budget (meaning live within your budget!) and create a savings/investment plan. Taurus calls for a moderate, even approach to finances so that when there are lean times, one is not affected and can still enjoy luxuries. Like the lesson of the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, be moderate and save during the abundant times and sit back and enjoy during the lean times.

Venusian Taurus is all about enjoyment and it a good thing to enjoy working at what you love – and it helps you fund the budget you have made! If you are not doing work you love, brush off the CV and apply for new jobs under this New Moon. You should hear a promising response by May 19. (But be cautious about starting any new job between May 26-June 19, the next Mercury Retrograde).

And finally, but not in the least, use this New Moon in Taurus to indulge in sensuality and sexuality as only Taurus can do! Take that luxurious bubble bath, spend an afternoon getting a manicure and pedicure, enjoy some loving, fun, and intense sex with your partner, eat a delicious meal, drink some good wine.

New Moon in Aries - April 6, 2008

New Moon in Aries

16º 44’ Aries

Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 8:55pm PDT/11:55pm EDT

Sunday April 6, 2008 - 7:55am CET

“I can do anything or be anything I want to be and I am going start NOW!”

This is Aries.

While January 1 is the start of the new calendar, the New Moon in Aries is the start of the new year for those of us who are conscious of the integration of the spiritual and material worlds. That means this weekend is the premiere opportunity to begin making 2008 the year you finally make changes for the better in your life.

Laying the groundwork for this lumination are Saturn in Virgo (organized responsibility), Pluto in Capricorn (transformation through perseverance), Mars in Cancer (caring initiatives) and Jupiter in Capricorn (expansive determination). With all these heavy cornerstones, it is challenging for Aries to simply charge forward. Normally even though fear is felt, Aries will “just do it” anyway, as it is the sign of courage. However, that same fear might me a bit magnified now and there may be some hesitancy in launching new projects.

Nevertheless, take the risk and start your new program new diet, new way of doing things. Try that new food, new game, new style, new sport, new relationship. Be adventuresome!

For example, if the New Moon is taking place in your 9th house – book that long distance trip or enroll in the local community college or university and return to school. Start moving to be the lawyer you always wanted to be. Begin to learn that foreign language. Reach out and make friends with someone from another culture. Join that philosophy or book group you have been thinking about and start sharing your ideas. Begin exploring some other religions or spiritualities that may appeal to you.

Aries says, “I can!” and you can!

New Moon in Pisces 2008

Are you ready to be free, to throw away tradition, to have your creativity rise to the top like delicious, thick cream on a perfect cup of hot chocolate, and to have your wildest dream begin to manifest? That is what you could see happen under today’s aspects!

New Moon in Pisces

Friday, March 7, 2008, 17°31′ Pisces 6:15 pm CET

At 5:20 pm CET, we will experience the aspect of Moon in Pisces opposite Saturn in Virgo. This aspect will illuminate and charge us in a gentle and compassionate manner, encouraging us to be just that – compassionate, gentle and sensitive with each other in guiding each other to be our best and to make changes that benefit our well-being. Just under an hour later we will experience a consciousness-awakening New Moon in Pisces. This is an opportunity to open your heart, spirit and mind so you can nurture your dreams. The worst thing you could do now is to suppress your creativity and imagination, as that will destroy your dreams. It is a time of fertility in spirituality; however quiet an aspect that may be for you. Compassion will be in large supply and creativity will flower. If you have been frozen this winter in your emotions, now is the time you can risk opening yourself to receive what your soul needs to grow. This is not to say that it will all be a “bed of roses” because eccentric, shocking Uranus is close to this lunation and brings sudden jolts and changes. The changes that occur may feel unpredictable, out of control and chaotic – but many will find this can used to do something alternative, something different from the routine. Emotional and other habits will be shaken and shattered under this New Moon. Beneficent and constructive Jupiter in Capricorn's supportive sextile to unpredictable Uranus in Pisces imbues us with an urge to create a sensible agenda for today (and the next two days) that incorporates the chaos, the desire for creativity and produces a new and exciting launch for your Spring activities.

Do your wishing, dreaming and rituals, but do not do any decision-making until after the Moon enters Aries on Sunday afternoon (3:23 pm CET). Why? Because the Moon will be VOC (void-of-course). You always have three (3) days when there is a New Moon, or decision-making (sending out important emails, starting Advertising/public relations campaigns, filing legal papers etc). Once the Moon transits into Aries we become motivated to initiate the news activities we imagined, reflected upon and dreamt of during yesterday’s inspirational New Moon in Pisces.

Other related aspects:
March 6, 2008, 5:20 pm CET
Moon in Pisces opposite Saturn in Virgo
The Moon/Saturn aspect makes emotion expression rather tense but practical; be careful about thinking too much, getting depresses and then following that with alcohol or a pill to avoid the pain of the thoughts or feelings. Examine yourself and your feelings and then release it.

March 6, 2008, 8:04 pm CET
Sun in Pisces sextile Jupiter in Capricorn
Moon in Pisces conjunct Uranus in Pisces; then Moon void-of-course

The Sun/Jupiter aspect brings opportunities for dreaming of our goals and manifesting them as we expand our horizons through determination and rock-steady perseverance of the things we need to reach our goals. The Moon/Uranus aspect urges us to use our intuition, which for many of us is a new way of knowing and exploring our feelings and thoughts.

The Moon is VOC until Saturday, March 8, 200 3:23 pm CET

Solar Eclipse: February 7, 2008

One cycle is ending and another beginning, with a strong humanitarian flavor this month. That is because we are experiencing a solar eclipse at the beginning of the month.

February 7, 2008 17°44`Aquarius 3:56am EST

A solar eclipse is when the Moon is exactly between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the light of the Sun from the Earth. Solar eclipses are very powerful New Moons and are the harbingers of important endings and beginnings. The effects of a solar eclipse are equal in years to the number of minutes the eclipse lasts. The immediate visible effects of the eclipse can be seen in intervals of six months for a period of two years. You get an opportunity to break an old pattern and see a metamorphosis of your life that brings growth and healing.

The New Moon begins at 17°44 February 7, 2008 and the solar eclipse occurs at 3:56 am EST at 17°56 degrees of Aquarius. Peole with Sun signs in the fixed signs (Aquarius, Leo, Taurus, Scorpio) will be most strongly affected, as will those with Aquarius and Leo Ascendants. Those with Leo Ascendants will especially see a difference in their partnerships marriage and business relationships and dealings.

With Mercury retrograde, Chiron and Neptune also in Aquarius, those people who are Water-Bearers are experiencing a time when it is crucial to heal the body, spirit and mind. The opportunities to do this are now presenting themselves. If nothing has alreayd begun to occur or does not occur within three (3) days of the eclipse, they will within six months. Now is the time to work on healing the sexual wounds that have prevented full and healthy sexual expression and left you feeling wounded about your body and about sharing your body with another person; now is the time to release the thoughts that are hindering you from contributing all you can to the world in terms of your brilliant progressive mind; now is the time to open your spirit to the forms of spiritual expression from which you have been hiding...keep your mind open to science but also open up to astrology, intuition and other religions which have mystified you.

Change is the keyword when eclipses occur. One primary way eclipses affect humankind is in relationships. It is very common that the relationship which breaks on an eclipse or within a week of it, is permanently broken. It means it is time to release. However, the relationship that comes together and begin at this time will stand strongly for the future. It may all leave you feeling like your life is out of control, but really it is not; it is that you resisted change in the previous months and finally it has been forced upon you.

The house where you have Aquarius will indicate that areas of life that will be most affected for you. The one exception is if you are an Aquarius – as it will have an overall affect on you. Here is a brief synopsis of how it will affect the various houses:

The house where you have Aquarius will indicate that areas of life that will be most affected for you. The one exception is if you are an Aquarius – as it will have an overall affect on you. Here is a brief synopsis of how it will affect the various houses:

1^st/7^th : You are being called to work on the balance between self, independence and your parternship/marriage or your business relationship.

2^nd/8^th: You are being called to work on the balance between your earned income and join tinfances or taxes, and inheritance. It is also about striking a balance between what you value and what your partner values or what you receive (or do not receive from your partner); it is also about a psychological and intimate balance with a partner and/or about sex.

3^rd/9^th: You are being called to balance long-distance travel and/or educational pursuits. You may return to school or find people from different cultures are very important to your life.

4^th/10^th: You are being called to balance home and family with your career/vocation and public reputation outside the home.

5^th/11^th: You are being called to balance issues of children, risk, individuality and creativity with group expression and participation.

6^th/12^th: You are being called to bring balance into health, work and service. If there are any secrets occurring I your life that prevent this, or any covert behaviors or thoughts on your pat, they will come to light and unless dealt with honestly, you will find yourself confined in some way (hospital, mental institution, jail/prison, or loss of job which results in being forced to stay home)

New Moon in Capricorn - January 8, 2008

What an extraordinary New Moon to start 2008! If you are ready to make the most of 2008, now is the time.

This is the best New Moon of 2008 for goal-setting, initiating projects, and making serious commitments for successful achievement.

This first New Moon of 2008 is framed by strongly supportive placements. This year the Sun and Moon in Capricorn are joined by faithful, expansive and optimistic Jupiter in Capricorn, so there is support for believing in the plans you are making. Saturn, which rules Capricorn, is in retrograde in Virgo at present, bringing both a demand for and a tendency towards detailed, careful focus and thought in all our decision-making. On this New Moon there are also two energies alongside Capricorn working to boost the effects of this New Moon, and they come from Sagittarius and Aquarius. Venus and Pluto in Sagittarius lend optimism and faith to your goals. This is because Venus Sagittarius (the heart of generosity) and Pluto in Sagittarius (transformation through growth) highlight our personal goals and their connection to the evolution and quality of the future of humankind. A line-up in progressive Aquarius empowers it even more: Mercury (progressive thinking), Chiron (awareness of wounds and healing), and Neptune (spirituality). This energy adds a visionary ability to dream and see beyond the materials as you are setting your goals. Mars in Gemini has slowed in its current retrograde motion and we are all feeling the effects of it as we find ourselves more carefully watching what we communicate and how we communicate it. Uranus in Pisces is forcing us to stay shockingly focused on the global environment and peacemaking by presenting us with the shocking news of how our consumption affects our planet Earth.

Fear:
The archetype of Capricorn is the Sea Goat, which is actually the mountain goat. Mountain goats climb steep hills with a sure steadiness and do not fall off the side of the mountain. They eventually reach the top through determination. Capricorn qualities are: big-hearted, deeply caring of others, desirous of motivating and teaching others, possessing of stamina, committed, focused, driven, courageous, hard-working, responsible, goal-oriented, a strong leader, and loyal. Capricorn is also ruled by Saturn, a planet with a strong reputation, even among those who do not know a lot about astrology.

Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, is classically associated with conservatism and fear. Yet, fear can actually be a great motivator. Capricorn is the sign which best symbolizes the ability to identify fear, overcome it, and attain success because of it, not in spite of it. Use this New Moon to acknowledge your fears, and face your fears in a positive manner. Make fear a life coach who motivates you to success.


Fortitude:
Like deceased musician James Brown was the hardest working man in show business, Capricorn is the hardest working sign in the zodiac. A realist at heart, Capricorn defines itself by being a self-sufficient and dedicated worker who keeps an eye on the goal and never wavers from it. With its ruler in detail-oriented and conscientious Virgo, this New Moon is the time when you must get real about your goals. No more empty promises of accomplishing something once you get this or that other things or future fantasies. Under this New Moon in Capricorn, focus on what you can obtain now:

1. Brainstorm what you want to achieve, write the steps you must take to achieve it and then commit to patiently following each step no matter how hard it is and no matter how long it takes.
2. Take the work you can get now and trust that it will be the right step in getting your dream job in the future.
3. Work with what you have now and stop fantasizing about what you do not have but wish you did.

Finances:
Saturn, deeply connected to tradition and security, does not like to take risks. This New Moon empowers some profound intuitive internal thought about what you actually need to achieve financial success and security. We are told we cannot make a good financial living doing what we love. The truth is you will be financially secure as well as spiritually and/or creatively successful if you believe in yourself and work hard at what you love. You must be judicious about spending, and do without or do with less. We must make the sacrifices necessary to not follow the crowd.

The occurrence of Sun, Moon and Jupiter in Capricorn trine (a favorable astrological aspect) Saturn in Virgo translates into a prime opportunity for setting achievable and successful realistic financial goals and eliminating excessive spending. This is the New Moon to create a BUDGET and a commit to it. Capricorn spends conservatively, shrewdly and sometimes not at all. Do you really need the thing you are about to buy? Is it beyond your basic housing and shelter needs? How can you spend less and what do you really not need? If we are honest what ourselves, it is many things.

How can you do this? Start practicing Zen and the Art of Shopping to become conscious of your consumption of materials things. Be aware of how you are mentally and physically when you shop. Pay attention! As yourself:

1. Do I really need this?
2. What other ways could I use this money I am about to spend?
3. Can I put this money away for my future instead of spending it now?

Future Growth:
This New Moon in committed Capricorn is the New Moon to dedicate yourself to becoming responsible for your emotional and spiritual growth and the enlightenment our human community on Earth. The threat of global warming is real, as is destruction through the heartless, thoughtless, arrogant warfare based on discrimination by class, race, and ethnicity. A very few constantly take from the masses so that poverty is at nearly everyone’s doorstep through uneven distribution and over-consumption We must awaken and cease these things or for humankind there will be no future.

Full Moon Rising:
The two weeks after the New Moon, the Moon waxes to a Full Moon in Leo on January 22, 2008. This means that NOW is the most advantageous time to build the energy of your intentions. Plan to start taking take action on your New Moon at the Full Moon in Leo.

Eclipses (2008-2011)

Every five and a half months, when the Sun is near one of the moon's nodes, eclipses can occur. When they occur during new moons they are solar eclipses. This is when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun and blots out the Sun. When they occur during full moons they are lunar eclipses, where the Moon is hidden by the Earth's shadow. Eclipses have bewildered, awed and frightened humankind over the centuries and are a time of critical transformation.

Eclipses are about sudden dramtic change and disruption. This is when we see change occur the fastest in our lives nad sometimes quite profoundly. For people that have become happy with the status quo, the changes can be quite overwhelming or shocking.

The best way to hadnle eclipses is to expect the unexpected, expect losses of poeple or situations and be ready to acccept the gifts that come in their place. Lunar eclipses tend to herald the loss of a female from your life and solar eclipses tend to bring the loss of a male from your life. If you view these dramatic and radical changes as new opportunities, the results can be very positive.

Also, eclipses are stronger and more long lasting in their effects than normal new or full moons. Their effects can be felt at the time of the eclipse and 6-12 months afterwards. In fact if you are experiencing the eclipses in polar signs near planets in your natal chart, it will be up to 2 years before you see the full effects. For example, eclipses in Virgo-Pisces began in late 2006 people with Suns in those signs will get the full message of the eclipses by early 2008 when the last eclipse in Virgo occurs. There is one theme for you in the eclipses and that theme will play out for 2 years. You can also look back 10 years and see it is a replay of the same issues. How will you choose to handle it?

Here is hte scheudle of eclipses, their signs and degrees for the next few years:

2008

February 8 - Aquarius 17° (solar eclipse)

February 20 - Virgo 2° (lunar eclipse)

August 1 - Leo 9° (solar eclipse)

August 16 - Aquarius 24° (lunar eclipse)

August 28 - Pisces 4° (lunar eclipse)

2009

January 26 - Aquarius 6° (solar eclipse)

February 9 - Virgo 21° (lunar eclipse)

July 7 - Capricorn 15° (lunar eclipse)

July 22 - Cancer 29° (solar eclipse)

August 6 - Aquarius 13° (lunar eclipse)

December 31 - Cancer 10° (lunar eclipse)

2010

January 15 - Capricorn 25° (solar eclipse)

June 26 - Capricorn 4° (lunar eclipse)

July 11 - Cancer 19° (solar eclipse)

December 21 - Gemini 29° (lunar eclipse)


2011

January 4 - Capricorn 13° (solar eclipse)

June 1 - Gemini 11° (solar eclipse)

June 15 - Sagittarius 24° (lunar eclipse)

July 1 - Cancer 9° (solar eclipse)

November 25 - Sagittarius 2° (solar eclipse)

December 10 - Gemini 18° (lunar eclipse)

New Moon in Cancer - July 14, 2007

We have a New Moon in Cancer on Saturday, July 14th, 2007, at 8:04 AM EDT/2:04 PM CET. This occurs at 21 degrees and 41 minutes of Cancer. It will significantly affect people born with Sun, Moon, or Ascendant between 20 to 24 degrees in Cancer, Capricorn, Aries and Libra.

This is a good time to make new beginnings, as it is with every New Moon; this one is good for new beginnings in the area of personal goals that symbolize the nature of Cancer the Crab. This includes family and home, nurturing, improving our relationships with our parents but mothers in particular, realizing what makes us feel insecure or secure. We must focus on whether our fears are rational or irrational and which is the best thing to do to face the world and our relationship with true courage, not false bravado where we jab at others and run back to hide in a shell we build around ourselves. We also must guard against being crabby and picking at the ones who love us, trying to keep them away from our true hearts (or prevent them from uncovering the things we have been dishonest about in relationship to that person!) We must focus on honesty and that means telling the truth in al ways (because hiding facts is lying through omission and is just as bad as outright lying. We must be honest with ourselves and with others. It will give us the intimacy and security we desire because we never need fear losing what we have because a lie we told or truth we hid might get exposed. .Since it is a time of new beginning it is a prime time to start a new project that can improve your family, home and general domestic life: start a scrapbook, write a story, have a special lunch with some family members etc. You will reap the rewards of this New Moon in Cancer in the month to come as this New Moon trines Uranus. The rewards could come in an unusual form, but stay open to the surprises for they can bring you good things. There is also another event helping you along with this energy, and that is Venus in Virgo, which also begins today.