Pisces New Moon: Lilies of the Field
Several times each week I put away my brain and my clever, touch-typing fingers and I break out The Nap. For a brief, luxurious time, I let go of the past that propels me so punishingly in the present. For awhile, my imagination is freed from the constrictions of the identity I’ve created for myself.
Read MoreCancer Full Moon: Mother Christmas
As in life, my mother’s face in the Moon is kind and wise and always happy to see me. It reassures me about the life I’ve chosen, and laughs at the idea that any daughter of hers could be as heartless as Scrooge.
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Sagittarius New Moon: Wise Pilgrim
As we enter a new world, we’ll have to let go of the beliefs that limit us and stretch ourselves to make room for a new vision – one with more compassion, wisdom, and hope.
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Gemini Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse: Beyond Words
This Full Moon in Gemini is a lunar eclipse, when the Moon slips into the earth’s shadow and is hidden from view. It reminds us that even in the age of constant contact, there are moments when the world’s comforting voices diminish into unsettling silence.
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Aries Full Moon: Gallant Knight
At best, Aries is the gallant knight on horseback, brandishing a glittering and lethal sword, galloping to your defense when you’re threatened. But a knight’s crusade is only as honorable as the monarch who sends him into battle.
Read MorePisces Full Moon: Faith, Reason, and the Truth
We’re deciding which narrative to choose as our collective story. In order to choose wisely—to find our collective truth—we’ll need to be fully awake. And we’ll need every ounce of both faith and reason that we can get our hands on.
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Virgo Full Moon: Clean One Drawer
When you’re overwhelmed to the point of inertia, taking even a single step at least sets you in motion. And focusing on one tiny area of your life—setting a modest goal and seeing it through to completion—immediately gives you a sense of power and control.
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Aquarius New Moon: A Council of Ancestors
Aquarius is the sign that sends messages into a future we may never see. Your ancestors sent you. Listen to what they have to say.
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Libra New Moon: Go Gently
“Going gently” sums up Libra’s approach to the world. It appears as elegant touches in unexpected places, moving with grace, choosing the nice shirt, setting things down carefully, coaxing the cat. It’s in the little ways of approaching life with a spirit of beauty and grace, smoothness and quiet.
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Virgo New Moon: What’s Right with You?
Criticism doesn’t have to be brutal. Maybe criticism is best not when it tells us why we aren’t perfect, but when it reminds us what we’re capable of being.
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