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Aquarius Full Moon 08/01/2023

This Full Moon is happening at 9° of Aquarius and will be most potent for people with personal planets or the ascendant at 6° to 12° of the fixed signs (Leo, Taurus, Scorpio, Aquarius) In my practice, the purpose of astrology is to give us the ability to see the divinity in the shifting circumstances of our daily lives to help us surrender to what we cannot change, the courage to change what we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. If you are interested to know what part of your chart will be impacted by any transit, you can book a reading with me.

The beginning of this lunar cycle likely left a heavy impression upon us as we confronted the rotting material of past actions, secrets or subconscious beliefs. Pluto retrograde has had us reviewing what lies beneath the physical structures of our lives, whether it’s the soil itself or the psychological compulsions that directed us towards them. A sudden burst of motivation was likely born from this realization, urging us to make decisions about what to do with what we can’t deny any longer. Many of us are finally seeing that the structures we’ve created are condemned and we must demolish them all the way down to the foundation. As destruction begets creation, we have an opportunity to express ourselves authentically now that the rubble has been cleared and construction is well on its way.

As the moon approaches the apex of the cycle there’s increasing tension with a motivation for our individuation and self-expression that is contrasted by cultural problems that require collectivist solutions. While there is no ‘I’ in ‘we’ it’s important that we seek out a community that does not sacrifice our individuality on the altar of conformity, but encourages us to be our authentic selves out loud. We also must remember that our unique expression is not meant only to serve the self, but to serve the world. When we are unabashedly ourselves we are a vital asset to the communities we rely on. This Full Moon is an invitation to balance “all for one and one for all” in our intimate relationships out to all of humanity. 

The day of the full moon is dynamic as not one, but two other aspects will be perfecting the same day. Namely Mercury in Virgo will be opposite Saturn in Pisces while Mars in Virgo trines Jupiter in Taurus. Saturn poses an obstacle or restriction that Mercury must pause to appraise. We may experience rigid thinking, a new found mental maturity, serious talks, or responsibility to our spiritual ideals in our communications. In Virgo, light on their feet Mercury will have no shortage of creative, down-to-earth solutions to the concerns of Saturn, while Mars in Virgo is given by Jupiter in Taurus a powerful boost of both energy and raw material to quickly pivot with the new plan. As we put our new solutions into action, we may find powerful allies coming to assist. With any Mars Jupiter contact, fortune favors the bold, so swing for the fences. If you have a big project, particularly with decluttering, or reorganizing efforts, now is a great time to make moves. 

Thank you for taking the time to arm yourself with the knowledge of astrological energies. It is my hope that my forecasts help you be empowered in moving in harmony with the planets, instead of feeling at the whims of the transits. Astrology can help us learn how to ride the waves of our transits instead of being bowled over by them, taken into the undertow. If you’re interested to learn more about how these transits could affect you as an individual, you can book a reading with me. Happy Full Moon 🌕

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Gemini New Moon – 06/17/23

This New Moon is happening at 26° of Gemini on June 17th or 18th, depending on your location, and will be most potent for people with personal planets or the ascendant at 23° to 29° of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces). Normally, a Gemini New Moon with Mercury in Gemini would be great for research, gathering information & data, and getting the facts straight, however, with Neptune challenging these energies, this New Moon is best for curiosity, playfulness, and imagination. In my practice, the purpose of astrology is to give us the ability to see the divinity in the shifting circumstances of our daily lives to help us surrender to what we cannot change, the courage to change what we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. If you are interested to know what part of your chart will be impacted by any transit, you can book a reading with me.

To start this forecast I’d like to suggest some guidelines for making the most of the astrology. You can watch this Tiktok with a simple breakdown of do’s and don’ts or continue reading.

@friendlymystic make some plans using the astrology to your advantage 💖 #astrology #newmoon #gemini #transitsastrology ♬ original sound – Friendly Mystic

There may be a desire to find definitive answers, and complete understanding in what can’t be understood, but only glimpsed. Now isn’t the time to try and use our minds to understand capital ‘T’ Truth, but to talk about it without preconceived notions about what we ‘know’. If you desire to begin an endeavor that requires fact based information and data, be mindful of how you draw conclusions from that data and you’ll likely find that it resists clear boundaries and definition. Now is an amazing time for imaginative writing and art making. If you have had an idea for the fantastical bouncing around in your head, I would encourage you to put pen to paper and use this energy to begin to bring it into the world to share with others. Lastly, this New Moon has a signature of losing the thread of objective truth or reality, and for those who are interested in altered states of consciousness, it could prove to be a good time to ‘tamper’ with our perception. However, it isn’t advised to hold tightly to any insights received as they could easily evaporate like dew in the morning light. If you use substances to alter your consciousness, please do so with discretion and in safe spaces.

The details will avoid capture this New Moon but we should remain curious and flirtatious with The Great Mystery despite how it makes our heads spin. We could become frustrated when we feel that Spirit is cryptic when we ask questions, but we must recognize that how and when we come upon the answer is just as important as the answer itself. How can we ask the Cosmos to reduce itself for the pleasure of our own human comprehension? It resists neat categorization at all times, but our awareness of the gap between what is and what is known may destabilize our sense of “reality” at the outset of this New Moon. Our impulse at this perceived dissonance may be to dissect Spirit with intellect if we forget that it is also alive within and without us. It is not a vending machine for mental consumption. This New Moon invites us to be curious in our searching and to nurture our relationship with the All. Like two lovers coming closer to one another in the coy dance of courtship. We don’t dance to reach the end of the dance floor, we do it to enjoy the dance itself. Perhaps in the process of learning to be led by Spirit, step by step, we can have more fun in the Mystery of it all than in a neat and tidy solution.

Thank you for taking the time to arm yourself with the knowledge of astrological energies. It is my hope that my forecasts help you be empowered in moving in harmony with the planets, instead of feeling at the whims of the transits. Astrology can help us learn how to ride the waves of our transits instead of being bowled over by them, taken into the undertow. If you’re interested to learn more about how these tranists could affect you as an individual, you can book a reading with me. Happy New Moon 🌚

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Taurus New Moon – 05/19/2023

This New Moon is happening at 28° of Taurus and will be most potent for people with personal planets or the ascendant at 25° to 29° of the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) as well as 0° and 1° of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces). Being out of eclipse season, this New Moon can more reliably be used for intention setting particularly in regards to sensual pleasures, groundedness, and that which sustains life. However, it is good to keep in mind that there are challenging energies at play as well, which I will speak about at length. In my practice, the purpose of astrology is to give us the ability to see the divinity in the shifting circumstances of our daily lives to help us surrender to what we cannot change, the courage to change what we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. If you are interested to know what part of your chart will be impacted by any transit, you can book a reading with me.

A new beginning in the Earthy sign of Taurus allows us to build a foundation to experience sensual comfort to support nurturing and care. Venus, the ruler of Taurus, follows in the wake of Mars soothing his broody aggravation through the sign of Cancer. Prior to this New Moon, we may have seen the ways we have lost our temper when we don’t directly address conflict particularly in the home and family. We are being invited to establish ways we can ground ourselves and care for our bodies so that we have a comfortable foothold when we confront difficult emotions. It’s a great time to rely on the spaces available to you and get in touch with your senses as we move into this lunation cycle.

While Mars moves out of Cancer the day after the new moon, we reach the peak of one of the most difficult and dynamic aspects of the year. We are already in the throes of the explosive tension of the Mars, Jupiter and Pluto T-square, a bombastic, glory-seeking power struggle. This activates the early degrees of the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) and has been building up within the last week or so. Pluto, Lord of the Underworld intensifies the Martian urge for conflict, and as Mars moves into Leo, an extroverted fire sign, we will see that energy directed outwards. Jupiter in Taurus sits at the fulcrum of this aspect, mediating by seeking tangible solutions.

A herculean power and deep seated impulse drives us towards renewal. The eruption of this powerful pent-up energy is destructive, but ultimately cathartic, like the wave of relief and joy after a bloody violent birth. Expect a sudden increase in violence in the news as many will feel there is no other option when faced with the shadow of their own primal rage and drive for power. This new moon is an invitation to create a soft nest for the sweet animal of your body to collapse into when this transformation has run it ragged. As we enter Gemini season, allow for your body to reset and recover from the intensity of the current energies; with time we may be able to gain some intellectual distance and understanding of what has come to the surface when the hot magma of it has come to cool. 

Thank you for taking the time to arm yourself with the knowledge of astrological energies. It is my hope that my forecasts help you be empowered in moving in harmony with the planets, instead of feeling at the whims of the transits. Astrology can help us learn how to ride the waves of our transits instead of being bowled over by them, taken into the undertow. If you’re interested to learn more about how these tranists could affect you as an individual, you can book a reading with me. Happy New Moon 🌚

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Pisces New Moon 02/20/2023

This New Moon is happening at 1° of Pisces and will be most potent for people with personal planets or the ascendant at 0° to 4° of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) as well as 29° and 28° of the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius). In my practice, the purpose of astrology is to give us the ability to see the divinity in the shifting circumstances of our daily lives to help us surrender to what we cannot change, the courage to change what we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. If you are interested to know what part of your chart will be impacted by any transit, you can book a reading with me.

The Pisces New Moon plants a seed of imagination and desire, punctuating the Venus and Neptune conjunction, and is fueled by the bold, brave and go-getter attitude of Jupiter in Aries. The Sun moving away from its recent meeting with Saturn carries a new sobriety and somber-ness. While we feel energized to move towards the romanticized version of our lives we can do so with a more grounded sense of reality. This lunation marks a tonal shift from cold, analytical Aquarius into empathetic, boundaryless Pisces. As the Sun leaves Aquarius for Pisces, the Saturnian heaviness of the last 4 years begins to break and we can begin to ease up on control, restriction and perfectionism. Both Aquarius and Pisces are future oriented; Aquarius thinks up the future, while Pisces feels into it. Intellectual ideals about the future are necessary for manifesting a fair and just world, but without the emotional intelligence and faithfulness of Pisces we have no hope for it.

The stage set for this New Moon is the romantic fantasy of the Venus and Neptune conjunction in Pisces contrasted by the sober reality check of the Sun and Saturn conjunction in Aquarius. The beautiful visions of Venus and Neptune show us the energy of the desires that flourish within our imaginations. If we fantasize about running away into the forest to live in a mushroom hut, we are tapping into our desire for isolation and a connection with nature. If we fantasize about people that gratify us sexually, we are witnessing our desire for intimacy and arousal. The somber feeling of Saturn may trick us into feeling that if we cannot possess this fantasy we should disregard it for the cold harshness of the “real world”. Sun conjoined Saturn illuminates all the reasons and responsibilities that we must attend to, our ‘why nots’. While we may not be able to attain our fantasies in their details we can bring them into our lives in their essence. However grim this contrast of desire and reality is, we can stay in the faith and hope of a future that balances both in harmony. 

This New Moon invites us to learn how to ground our fantastical desires without losing their spirit. As Venus will shortly after the New Moon enter Aries and join Jupiter, we will be emboldened to take action to move closer to a world that satisfies us, whether we need to take time off to camp in the woods or to speak with our partners about how to better meet one another in union. If we can take the passionate imagined fantastical image of our desire and use the reality check of Saturn to our advantage, we have a good chance of inviting the energy of our fantasies into our lives.

Thank you for taking the time to arm yourself with the knowledge of astrological energies. It is my hope that my forecasts help you be empowered in moving in harmony with the planets, instead of feeling at the whims of the transits. Astrology can help us learn how to ride the waves of our transits instead of being bowled over by them, taken into the undertow. If you’re interested to learn more about how these tranists could effect you as an individual, you can book a reading with me. Happy New Moon all <3

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