New Moon is 20 degrees of Aries on April 10th: New Beginnings
For the first few weeks
of April we are graced with a trio of energy: The Sun, Mars and Venus are
conjunct in the sign of Aries, the first sign and the first fire sign.
What is Sun and Mars in Aries good for?
Spring housecleaning
Anything that requires
confidence and long hours
Being a bully (so be
careful on the giving and receiving side)
Sudden fevers/illnesses
Getting well quickly
Heart problems—try not to
break a heart
Passionate involvement
with life
Fires
Really energetic children
(watch them closely)
Anger & irritability
Impatience
Initiating
self-improvement programs
Strength
Courage
Running in a marathon
Kick boxing
Imagining you are
kick-boxing
Feeling good about
yourself
LOTS OF ENERGY-getting a
lot done
What are Venus and Mars conjunct in Aries good
for?
Trouble with the opposite
sex
Competition
CREATIVITY
Arguing
Love-making
Metallurgy
Buying nice jewelry
Vitality
Vivaciousness
Generosity of spirit
Sporting events (but
avoid fire arms and fireworks)
LOTS OF ENERGY-getting a
lot done
This is the energy of the New Moon
in Aries: Enthusiastic, and without a thought of defeat, we jump ahead with
ideas and creative outpourings.
By the day of the New
Moon on April 10th, Mercury lags behind at 24 degrees of
Pisces. Maybe our minds are still
musing about the past or maybe some of us are still in the dreamy Pisces
clouds, but the Sun, Moon, Mars and Venus are all connected in Aries and we are
running through the gates out onto the track.
Aries is passionate,
brave, inventive, impulsive and ready to try anything once. Aries is the unique individual and
sometimes Aries is the hero who jumps out of the boat to save someone. We all have independent, “me-first”
Aries, somewhere in our horoscopes.
This New Moon in Aries allows us to witness ourselves as Aries warriors
(handsome, pretty and egotistically bothersome at the same time).
The March Full Moon had
Sun, Mars and Uranus conjunct. We
felt impatient then and we still feel impatient. Now however, at this New Moon, Mars has moved away from
Uranus, hooked up with Sun and Venus to give us energy to move forward. This is
great for being impulsive in fun ways….get in the car and go see
wildflowers. This is bad energy
for getting into arguments. Venus always wants to relate and be cooperative;
Mars is competitive so the combo brings cooperation with an attitude!
Moon, Sun, Mars, Venus all together
in Aries for the New Moon produces abundant creative juice. Plug it in somewhere and let it create
a whole new universe!
Ever notice that there is
one day around the Vernal Equinox when you look out and see that the whole
world has blossomed again? It’s
spring. We are alive and passionately ready to plant seeds. We anticipate new challenges. This is the energy of the New Moon in
Aries: Enthusiastic and without a thought of defeat, we jump ahead with ideas
and creative outpourings. There are certainly other planetary aspects to grab our
attention and cause us to be perturbed, but I suggest we simply enjoy the gift
of spring renewal and let it dissolve all negativity for the moment.
Finally the planets begin to shift. Sun/Venus/Mars
step into Taurus and we connect with Mother Earth.
On April 15th,
Venus moves on into Taurus and by April 20th, planet Mars will step
into the sign of Taurus and bring calmness. Mars will still be traveling near the Sun (also in Taurus on
April 19th). We
continue to have strong, intense, willful energy that can accomplish a great
deal. Taurus is an earth sign, so
the Mars/Sun conversation may slow down.
It may get stuck. It may turn stubborn or maybe just careful. Still it’s a wonderful trio to
have--Sun/Venus/Mars in Taurus—because Taurus is strongly creative. We get
triple Taurus creativity. Venus
rules Taurus and connects us with Mother Earth. The Sun entering Taurus makes us want to see the results of
our planted seeds. We give thanks
for bountiful growth.
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is April 25 at 5 degrees
of Scorpio: Taurus is the solid container. Scorpio is the mystery inside. During this Lunar Eclipse, we can
expect the mystery and container to know each other.
Then, on April 25th,
the Lunar Eclipse happens with the Moon full at 5 degrees of Scorpio. Great things will be happening for some
folks. There can be moments of
stepping into new life chapters.
The planetary combinations during this eclipse—Sun/Venus/Mars in Taurus
opposing Moon and Saturn in Scorpio—can bring form and grounding to
everything you have been working on.
Think about what you have been focusing on since the beginning of the
year. This is a time of reaching a
new place of comprehension, fulfillment or release. It could be a period of re-construction or re-adjustment.
Taurus and Scorpio are the money arenas of the Zodiac. Do you have something
for sale? Are you expecting a windfall?
Here it comes. Something
big may happen with the stock market….let’s hope it is good news. If you have
been struggling with a relationship, expect enlightenment. Taurus is the
container while Scorpio is the mystery inside. We can expect the mystery and the container to connect.
We start the month of
April with passionate Aries. We
end the month with a passionate Scorpio eclipse. We are constantly bombarded with news from the Universe and
from pundits. It is easy to feel confused and overwhelmed with all the
stimuli. So far in 2013 it feels
like the energetic forces are extremely strong. It is a challenge to respond to all that is offered. Here are a few poetic lines to bring us
back to the rock we live on:
“Wherever you are is home
And the earth is paradise
Wherever you set your
feet is holy land.”
Wilfred
Pelletier & Ted Poole
Take a deep breath and
exhale.
