New Moon aspects to pay attention to:

• New moon in Taurus at 26 degrees conjunct Mercury in Taurus at 28 degrees and conjunct Uranus in Gemini at 1 degree
• New moon makes a harmonious sextile to Jupiter (21 degrees) in Cancer
• Makes a loose and out of sign sextile to Neptune in Aries at 3 degrees
• Makes a very loose and out of sign (but I will still mention) trine to Pluto in Aquarius at 5 degrees Aquarius

Other aspects to take notice on:

• Mars and Chiron conjunct at 28 degrees Aries and closely sextile Venus in Gemini at 27 degrees
• Mars and Chiron make a loose square to Jupiter in Cancer at 21 degrees
• Pluto in Aquarius making a very loose square to Mars and Chiron in Aries
• Venus in Gemini makes an out of sign and loose square to Neptune in Aries at 3 degrees
• Neptune in Aries at 3 degrees make a sextile to Uranus in Gemini at 1 degree and a sextile to Pluto in Aquarius at 5 degrees. Neptune also loosely makes an out of sign sextile to Mercury and very loose to the new moon.
• Saturn in Aries 10 degrees makes a semi loose sextile to Pluto in Aquarius 5 degrees

The summary of the energy of this new moon in Taurus:

We are feeling deep transformation under the surface, especially being a New Moon in Taurus, where we are seeking stillness and stability — the ground does not feel solid enough for our liking. However, the energy is challenging by destabilizing the ground beneath while simultaneously encouraging taking a step forward into the new path.

We likely have had some active dreams the past couple days with Mercury crossing over the Sun and getting closer to the revolutionary planet of change — Uranus. Since we are in the theme of Taurus, our dreams our likely coded in how we are changing our relationship to money, our needs and values, how we nurture and love ourselves, our relationships, and even how we treat ourselves. This month has been interesting, as on social media I have found so many videos of people who were formerly in the so you called “stereotypical” spiritual communities and awakenings where they felt they needed to let go of the idea of gaining (whether money or possessions) and caring about their appearance. Now, many people are finding more of an equilibrium around that concept, realizing you can still build your wealth and beauty, while also keeping the spiritual mindset that you grew to have over the past few years. Mind you, I feel this change has a lot to do with Neptune leaving Pisces and into Aries — where the spiritual sacrifice era is moving into a thing of the past for a lot of people.

We are in a rebuild phase within humanity and in our own individual lives, while the ground beneath us is shaking as I mentioned above. There is so much questioning right now, and has been from last year into this year. This is normal in terms of an entire world going through a huge birth change. Where Pisces season had us mourn what we needed to let go of to move forward and Aries season brought in the motivation to make a jump without knowing where it would lead us, Taurus season has us trying to ground some of that momentum and see what values and foundations are we wanting to build on. The ball is already moving, but we know there needs to be some changes into how we build this time that will reflect our deeper needs and desires. We no longer want the “hustle life”, but we also are moving out of the “giving everything up phase” — we know we deserve to build some sort of legacy in whatever that uniquely means to all of us.. but it has to mean something this time, it has to align with our deeper needs and values.

Cue this New Moon, we have received the thoughts or dreams from the universe in what those needs are, and now we are being challenged to put them into practise and communicate our needs with others. This likely involves a big change of some kind, considering this new moon happens relatively close to Uranus in Gemini. We likely won’t actually make the changes right now, but we will be planting the seeds for what they will be (and will likely take place in Gemini season). Because Taurus represents relationships, and the ruler of Taurus is in Gemini and making a sextile to Chiron (the wounded healer) conjunct Mars in Aries, we are being forced to communicate the changes we want to see in our relationships that stems from a long period of self work on taking our power back in healthy ways.

With Jupiter moving through Cancer all year, we have had to face what our emotional and foundational needs are. Cancer represents the home and the lowest part in the chart, the roots of our souls. What is it that we need to feel comfortable, to feel rooted, and to feel like we have emotional safety? With Jupiter making a loose square to Mars/Chiron in Aries, we may feel intense about our wounding of not getting our needs met and in making that hard adjustment in going after meeting those needs. There is a chance this could come out impulsively, so be sure to check in with yourself before reacting emotionally and volatility impulsive towards others. Also understand if others are doing that to you, they are likely just being triggered with their own wounding of not feeling emotionally secure at the moment. SO many people have moved this year, and from those that I have personally talked to or witnessed their stories online, it has mainly been about where they feel they want to root and where they feel more emotionally secure. Those final moves (for those reasons) will likely take place in Gemini season and into Cancer season (before Jupiter leaves Cancer for Leo).

There still may be a bit of fog lying around with this new moon, because Neptune does make a loose sextile to this new moon, however, it is also allowing us to dream big (as Neptune is in Aries, which is a bold and impulsive sign). Remember what I have said over the past few months, the theme of Aries for the next couple years is about longevity. With Saturn being in the sign of Aries, we are being challenged to not succumb to immediate gratification, rather, we should be putting all our energy into creating something big that will last. This year is a HUGE chance to start new, to become someone new, and create a life of lasting success.

We are coming up on the final journey of the North Node being in Pisces — which has forced us into having to trust the unknown and navigate confusion of our future destination. It has been a way to lean us closer into trusting the universe or a higher source (whatever that means to you) that things will fall into place. So understand that you don’t need all the answers to put one foot forward.

My own personal story of my year so far this year — and my advice for moving forward:

I won’t full get into this, as I am still in my transitional process.. but from what I have been going through, I have truly leaned out of the chaos happening in the world. Since Covid, I really felt I needed to be “a part” of the movement to help humanity awaken and see the negatives of some of the social changes we have been seeing. However, this year did not allow that of me AT ALL. I woke up one day, and I just didn’t give a shit anymore. I realized how so much of the information sources about what is truly happening in the world, while informative, is also incredibly divisive on both sides of the coin. It was causing me so much emotional distress while also blowing up my ego in ways I was incredibly unconscious of. I realized this is the energy the elites want, they want us to be caught up in the drama of the world, because it is a major distraction from putting the energy back into our own lives. I realized how much time and energy I was wasting by watching all these videos that were yes, informative, but also so full of negativity and anger. I started putting all my energy into my own spiritual development, my own emotional landscape, and the work I want to do in this world. And while this is an ongoing process, and I am consistently changing my beliefs and value systems along the way, I am indeed making more progress than I have in years (but so much of it is unseen).

What I am getting at with sharing this, is the world is only going to move forward once you start investing in your own life and making those steps to build something lasting. To build your own home internally first, and then outward. We have gone through the spiritual purge, and we are still experiencing ripple effects that allow us to keep tuning into ourselves and what we need to update. And when we are in alignment with how we want to be in this world and what we want to offer it, then the universe is going to help you get there and put you in more of a flow. And this doesn’t mean you need to start your entire life over and burn it down either. You can start doing this today, from where you are. Figuring out what your needs are and how to meet them and start building. And once we all start doing that, look how successful people will start to become — and THAT is what the elites fear. We have SO much encouraging energy to rise up and change and shape the future into what we want it to be, but we can only do that if we are strong in what we are bringing to it. And we aren’t going to get there by watching videos all day about what is going wrong with now way to make changes (because honestly, we can’t change the course we are on– we can only alter it in ways that will benefit–and there will always be dualities of the good and bad).

I see so much right now on the protests against AI. And while I agree with some of it, I also understand this is the direction of our future.. it has already been put in place and it is already here. So unless some miraculous solar flare comes and destroys it all, we need to adapt to where we are going. So how do we do that? We only use it for ways that will benefit ourselves and others, because it can be helpful. Yes these data centres are shitty as fuck for the communities they are being put in, and to protest about that is incredibly valid, but they are going in regardless.. this era has been planned for decades (if not more), it will happen and the astrology points towards that with Pluto being in Aquarius. Secure your own foundation, and that will make you stronger in how you are moving forward, how to adapt, and strengthen your position within society. Worried about the environment? Focus on making a better environment by getting into family farming (which is dying off incredibly fast), grow a garden, plan community initiatives to restore or clean up certain areas, start a rescue facility. Be the change you want to see. Because just stewing in the information and absorbing more and more and more without making any sort of change or action is just going to destroy your nervous system and make you much more complacent.

Tarot Card: Reversed Hierophant

This is not what I was expecting, but lets dissect the meaning. Because the Hierophant is ruled by Taurus in tarot (at least in the Crawley deck). The hierophant is about belief systems, structures, and rules of society. Reversed, it implies that we need to go against the norm and choose what is right for you. To not fall into living your life in a traditional way that society expects you to live it, but to choose the values, beliefs, and rules that align with your own purpose. I think there has been SO much belief systems being pushed left, right, and centre over the past couple years that we are finally being encouraged to choose what really sits well with our own beliefs. And in order to make those steps forward into what you want to build in this new timeline, you really need to get comfortable with going against the grain and really holding true to what resonates and what doesn’t. Stop choosing a side. Okay… now this does make sense lol. For those who are still holding onto this left vs right narrative, it is time to pick and choose what you resonate with in all areas of belief. It is okay to be slightly christian but also slightly esoteric if that is what works for you… or it is okay to have conservative beliefs but also lean into left leaning beliefs. Overall just align with your own belief system and start living by it. It may cause friction with other people or make others feel uncomfortable or “unsafe” (thinking this Mars/Chiron in Aries square Jupiter in Cancer energy), but we can’t move forward with this much divide. We are in the years of Uranus in Gemini transit, and if we don’t start tuning back into our own beliefs and allowing differences to be had between us all rather than splitting it in two different black and white categories, then we will manifest a civil war. Yeah, okay this card makes sense lol.

Final thoughts and self reflective questions:

Use this new moon to really dive into what you are building. What are your values behind the future? What foundations do you think you need to stabilize the ground within yourself so that you can build? What do you need to communicate in your relationships that will open the dialogue to making sure both needs can be met. How can you stand up for your needs while also honouring an-others? Can that even happen? You don’t need to have all the answers right now, in fact, your not meant to. This isn’t the year for that, it is the year to make the leap and the jump before the outcome. To learn how to be comfortable with not knowing. Because when you do these sort of quantum leaps, that is when you have to heavily lean into your intuition, which is when spirit can help guide you into alignment.

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