The new moon is a time to set intention and to begin new cycles. It’s a fresh start in the middle of summer, a chance to connect with our inner voice and readjust in accordance to its desires. The signs most affected by this new moon are the cardinal signs, Cancer Libra Aries and Capricorn. This is a particularly good moon for these signs to deepen their understanding of themselves, their authentic needs and their overall emotional awareness.

Gemini is a mutable, changeable sign known for its duality, wit, curiosity, and all things related to communication and social activity. It is represented by the twins and is connected to the Lovers card in the tarot, this highlights one of the main principles of Gemini: that all others are mirrors to ourselves and that we in turn are mirrors for others. That is the primary energy we are uncovering and learning through this new moon with Venus, planet of relationships and values, taking center stage.

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that lately Jupiter has been doing the most, and this moon is no exception. Not only is Jupiter the ruling planet of Sagittarius, making it the ruling planet of this moon, but transit Jupiter is making some big moves in our sky right now. The most significant and exciting is the Venus Jupiter conjunction that is taking place today, at the start of the full moon.

Today, May 18th 2024 is the Juptier cazimi, making today the luckiest day of the year – astrologically speaking, that is. The Jupiter cazimi is often referred to as the “day of miracles,” since Jupiter is the planet of luck, fortune and blessings. All of this happening in the sign of Taurus is very sweet indeed, as Taurus, with Venus as her ruler, is a natural sign for Jupiter to flourish in. This could bring luck and blessings to us through our relationships, matters of love, harmony and fulfillment as well as beauty, art and the values of reliability and sustained effort over time for lasting growth. 

The Scorpio full moon is working with the larger cycle that began on the Aries total eclipse and peaked on the Jupiter Uranus conjunction in Taurus. Here's how the first full moon since the eclipse is connected to the two biggest astrological events we have seen so far this year: 

The conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Uranus in the sign of Taurus is a once in a lifetime transit that we will be experiencing for the next 3 weeks. The peak will take place on Saturday, April 20th where Jupiter and Uranus will be meeting up at 21 degrees Taurus. 

A significant aspect of this eclipse has to do with another conjunction, and that is the exact conjunction with Chriron. By exact, I mean literally exact down to the degree and minutes. This is all happening at 19 degrees in Aries, so check out your birth chart to see what's there. For me, ironically, (or rather, serendipitously perhaps) Saturn is in Aries at 19 degrees in my birth chart. 

A blood moon eclipse in Libra turned the sky red in the early, dark hours of this morning, Monday 25th of March. The eclipse portal has begun, for the next two weeks fate and destiny are the main players of the cosmic show.

The question we are meant to ask ourselves is: what needs to be let go? This eclipse is circling back to 6 months ago when we had the last eclipse in Libra. Then, the Sun was in Libra, a place where that planet struggles and its ruler, Venus, was also debilitated by its stay in Virgo at the time. This made the last eclipse more challenging compared to this one. We might have a better chance now to let go of what came up and clear it out. 

The last full moon before the start of eclipse season is arriving this Saturday the 24th of February. We have officially crossed the portal from Aquarius season into Pisces season, making the near end of a year-long zodiac cycle.

If you were born between 1996-2003 you will be activated by Pluto in Aquarius for the next 20 years as Pluto makes a conjunction to your natal Uranus. This is our generation's time to come to the forefront of this moment and share our unique perspective. Major reforms are possible from both an individual and collective level.

This eclipse, a Taurus moon during Scorpio season, has us revisiting the themes we dealt with when the nodes were in these signs, having since moved over to the Aries/Libra axis. We may want to look at where the Taurus/Scorpio axis exists in our own birth chart to see how this will affect us personally. This will give insight into where we are feeling this energy and what themes are ready to be completed for us.

The first astrological event of this season to take place (after the Equinox, which took place on the 23rd, the second day of Libra season) is the full moon in Aries happening on September 29th. We might feel this tension between our own sense of self and our relationships and the impact they have on us become more apparent with this full moon. Aries is the sign all about “I” – it is our identity, our will, our personal desires and our core need to experience ourselves for the sake of defining who we are. This will be the last moon before the start of eclipse season begins – and this moon gives us a sneak peak of what's to come. 

New Moon in Virgo on September 14th brings organization, contemplation and a supportive energy to bring our manifestations to life.