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| 'The Seed' by Pawel Jonca |
New Moon in Taurus: Black Moon
Seeding
Moon conjunct Sun- 5/11/21 @
1:59pm CDT
At the opening of this Flower
Moon cycle, we are preparing for Eclipse Season (which begins during the Full
Flower Moon, a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 26th). What we are seeding now will bring
significant change as it blooms. But
right now, we are feeling Moon at her most subtle influence on our Earth…even
as she is exalted in the Venusian Earth sign of Taurus.
The path the Moon describes
around the Earth is in the shape of an irregular and constantly changing ellipse.
At the farthest point in this path, Moon is at apogee (Black Moon). During Lunar Apogee, we Earthlings are
feeling the lunar influence more objectively.
When at perigee, Moon is closer to Earth and the lunar influence is
amplified in more personal ways (as it was around the time of our previous Full
Moon). This New Moon in Taurus is near apogee…so she is not only invisible to us while conjunct Sun,
she is also farther from us. Her
influence may be subtle…but this New Moon seed of the Flower Moon cycle allows
for us to experience the other transits at this time with greater emphasis.
Aiding us in that extrasensory
feeling sense of this time, our Luminaries are sextile Neptune in Pisces. This is an invitation to explore the mystical
and magical Dreamtime of this lunar initiation.
Neptune is also conjunct Pallas Athene, which allows us to better understand
the patterns inherent in the Dreamtime influence of Neptune in Pisces. The Taurus-Pisces connection is fertile and
full of opportunity for creative growth.
Both signs are traditionally ruled by the two benefic planets (Venus
rules Taurus, Jupiter rules Pisces). So
this sextile, subtle as it is, holds a wealth of good fortune when we tap in. Neptune (considered the modern ruler of
Pisces) is resonant with this water sign…and invites us to swim into the waters
of the Unconscious. Dreaming, listening
to music, creating art, connecting with Spirit…all of these things can help you
benefit from this influence.
And because this New Moon is
in Venus’s nocturnal sign, Venus acts as guide to how we may nurture this seed
as it releases its taproot. Venus is in
her process of Heliacal Rise as Evening Star, when she begins to be visible to
us again on the Western horizon after sunset.
Some have had the good fortune of viewing her rise as early as Beltane
(May 1st), though others of us may still be waiting to see her…depending
on our location. Currently in Gemini,
Venus teaches us the value of communication and networking. So as she keeps rising into the evening sky,
she encourages the roots of this New Moon seed to branch out and connect with
what nourishes us. In a couple days, Moon
will meet up with her in Gemini and Venus will begin reclaiming her new life as
Evening Star after months of Underworld transformation.
The main aspects emphasized at
this time involve Chiron, the Wounded Healer.
Mercury conjunct the North Lunar Node in Gemini is in a beneficial sextile
with Chiron in Aries, while Mars in Cancer is moving into an exact square with Chiron. We will be feeling that square most, as it is
dynamic and applying. The Mars square
Chiron influence in Cardinal signs may feel like a sharp blow to what we want to
initiate at this time…forcing us, instead, to care for our wounds. But it is in the act of caring for these
wounds that we may continue to make better use of the Mercury sextile,
strengthening our mental health as we attend to our physical health. This healing emphasis fortifies us for the
Eclipse Season ahead.
Moon-Sun in Taurus 22
(Sabian Symbol: “White dove flying over troubled waters.”)
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| Art by Anastasia Zabrodina |
There is a peaceful message of
hope in this symbol highlighted by our luminaries. This is a symbol of spiritual guidance, where
we can benefit more from looking to universal signs than to our own subjective
understanding, which may be too unsettled at this time to bring clarity. We may be asked to simply have faith in the
process currently unfolding…relax into our bodies to calm the troubles of our
emotional mind. The healing involved now
reminds us to take some time to tune out the emotional and mental disturbances
of the current human experience. In this
initiation, we may feel the direction of the energy that guides us through our
troubles.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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