Today’s New Moon at 0 Aries is the first of two to bookend a season of major change. On April 20 the second New Moon at the final 29th degree of Aries is also the first eclipse of the season & a rare hybrid solar eclipse, visible as a total eclipse in some parts of Australia. Eclipses tend to usher in events beyond our control, which can have greater significance in the places where they’re visible, making today’s Aries New Moon particularly powerful for setting the stage with intent.
As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries is associated with the vitality & violence of birth, with what we want & how we go about getting it. It’s bold, fast, fiery, impulsive, reactive, protective, courageous, aggressive & innocent. Its ruler, Mars, is in the final degrees of Gemini where it’s finishing up a long period of overhauling ideas & communications, technology, business & learning, underway since August 2022. Mercury, planet of the mind & ruler of Gemini, is also in Aries & close to the New Moon, placing the two planets in a supportive relationship of mutual reception. This dynamic suggests both the possibility of greater support for & clarity about the ideas we want to action over the next 12 months as well as a potential to rush into things without taking time to think them through.
Pluto’s ingress into future-oriented Aquarius tomorrow lends an as yet unseen power to the beginnings initiated now. Offering ourselves the gift of space to connect intuitively with what feels right in alignment with our values benefits us all. Venus is moving through her own temple of Taurus, conjoined with the amplifying North Node, which bodes well for the potential yield of intentions that are value-aligned, which enhance simplicity, beauty & quality of life. Jupiter, the Greater Benefic also continues its passage through Aries in close proximity to Chiron, the wounded healer & teacher of heroes. In expanding everything it touches, Jupiter enhances the potential for healing wounds of identity. In Aries, the emphasis is on asserting the vulnerable parts of ourselves that feel they must fight for the right to exist. Leaps of faith in courageous self-belief allow us to eventually master the passions that drive us.
Connect to New Moon magic with candles, firelight & flame. Formulate intentions in any form that sparks passion. Make, move, dance, journal, walk. See previous posts for creative vision mapping suggestions. Call on the energy of the world for support. Craft clear & specific, measurable intentions ( a new job that fulfils me & offers inspiring career developments & a higher income than I’m on now, for example). The energy is geared towards growth later today, this evening & tomorrow while the Moon's in Aries. Keep a record of your visions for the year ahead. When you’re clear about what you’re seeding, you might imagine a spark of flame igniting them with life, sprouting seeds in rich black earth, fertile rain catalysing growth, branches fruit-laden, touching the sky.
Image: Hilma af Klimt, Tree of Life 1913-15
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