The Moon joins the Sun at zero degrees Aquarius on January 20 at 5:13 AM PST. New moons offer us a window into planting the seeds of our intentions, what we're calling forth at this moment our lives. Explore for a moment this celestial body, orbiting our planet as Earth orbits the Sun. Linked up to our gravitational field, the moon waxing for two weeks (from the new moon to the full moon) and wanes for the following two weeks. Astrologically the Moon represents the polar opposite of our Sun.
Where the Sun represents our conscious inspiration, the Moon embodies our unconscious motivations. Where the Sun drives us to be and do, the Moon reserves us to feel and remember. The specifics of when to do, how to be, what to feel and why to remember is strongly influenced by the sign of the zodiac where they join forces during each new moon.
Which brings us to the sign of Aquarius, that part of us that recognizes change is necessary, not just individually, but primarily collectively. Winter has asked us, or perhaps more accurately demanded us to integrate all the challenging lessons of 2014. We’re stepping out of our personal story a bit with this lunar cycle and putting our attention more on the universal. Aquarius demands progress. Wherever there’s stagnation, disease or anything outdated, Aquarius shocks us awake to bring about movement, revolution and change. None of us can deny there is a lot in our lives and in this world the need our immediate attention.
While this might sound like a great scenario to implement the measures necessary for change, and to forge ahead with new innovations and a fuller expression of our eccentric self, there will be plenty of time (and need) to act swiftly come spring. Right now there’s a unique twist in the mix that begs us to first go INWARD before we launch ourselves fully OUTWARD.
The twist to which I’m referring is Mercury retrograde. The little trickster planet that normally races around the Sun and interfaces our communicative faculties with the Sun's creative source is slowing to a halt as I type. It begins its official retrograde, also in Aquarius, on January 21 at 7:53 AM PST. **Please see previous post to better understand the basic three part structure to the Mercury retrograde transit and how best to orient with this three week transit.
As it regards this new moon, the best thing you can do is explore the inner boundaries of what you think you’re capable of. Cultivate your inner resolve to go beyond what your ego thinks is possible and imagine what you’re up to this year. If you’re not exactly clear on what that is, take advantage of this time to tune in and feel your truth. Even if you are clear, be open to what Mercury’s retrograde might reveal.
The key with Mars conjunct Neptune in Pisces is to let yourself be guided by your inner-feminine and your higher faculties of intuition. While that’s always good advice, there’s less room right now for linear thought and brute force to try and “figure it out." Turn instead to the more abstract, transpersonal faculties that transcend the very idea of limitation. As Carl Sagan loved to remind us, we’re all made of star stuff. We’re inextricably woven with the fabric of the cosmos. Just as every planet, every asteroid and every celestial bit of matter has an influence on the bioelectric field of our planet, so too our individual part to play is essential to the whole.
Drop in and feel where change is necessary. Align with what you know you need to embody and don’t for a second doubt you capacity to manifest this destiny. This may be a time to review your conditioning. The indoctrinations of your assorted environmental and societal influences. Aquarius disdains conditioning. It loathes the constructs of society. If you let it, Mercury's retrograde through this super mental sign offers a realization of just how cosmically badass you are, and thus will likely expose false beliefs to the contrary. Transmute that inner resistance and let go of your sentimental love of your own folly. In a phrase… Carpe the hell out of this diem.
It's encouraged to have an astrological or psychic reading during Mercury retrograde because you will bring to it a different, more expanded listening. If you’re looking for a new spin on how you do what you do, why you do what you do and where best to focus your attention, look outside the box of what you think you know. Seek the guidance of a teacher or teaching with which you resonant. Aquarius is about community. Open yourself to connecting more with like-minded kindred spirits. Realize that you are not alone. Remember your Self. Ask for help. Help others remember themselves. And above all remember… This human experiment is basically a cosmic joke. Either you’re in on it, or you’re the butt of it. The choice is yours to dig deeper and know thy Self...
"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill -- the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -- you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.”~ Morpheous
Stellar blessings,
Ryan
www.bodyworkastrology.com
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