Solar Eclipse 12 August 2026 Discovering Who We Are

31 Friday Jul 2026

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‘Summer Night’ By Harald Sohlberg 1899{{PD}}

The Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) occurs 12 August at 10:45 AM PDT at 20 Leo 02, with its closest major aspect a wide trine to Saturn in Aries–what gives? Why is this meeting of Solar and Lunar energies so . . . isolated? Leo is an energy enshrined in its own individuality, celebrating its ability to let the Soul ‘shine’ (and it can’t do that without the opposing Aquarian group energy), with a New Moon promising a new facet of this individuality pushing forward into the world, and an eclipse suggesting, in this case, that the emotional or intuitive reality (the Moon, as it comes between the Earth and the Sun along the ecliptic) supersedes the ego or identity (the Sun)–and perhaps inevitably strikes a blow to the core Self as we currently know it. The implication is that emotional realities centered on the identity, on how we see ourselves, will get a whole new ‘read’, and that kind of shift naturally challenges who we think we are. How disturbing this is to the individual will likely center on 1) how clearly we see ourselves to begin with (that is, how closely our Self-image aligns with the effects and meanings of our real-world actions and choices), 2) how much this change disturbs the social context in which we operate, and 3) how much hold the ego has over our goals, preferences, and choices (a lot means a lot of disturbance!) The trine relates the eclipse to who we are in our everyday lives, the ‘I Am’ (Aries) in the real world (Saturn), essentially reiterating the Leo eclipse energy.

There’s also a tight semi-square to Venus, and a septile to Mars-Ceres at 00 Cancer; those aspects certainly hold hints as to why the rest of the Solar system is disengaged at this point (or perhaps more accurately, engaged with energies other than the identity and emotional concerns). The semi-square is the toughest aspect we ever see between the Sun and Venus, theoretically because the big-idea concepts of Soul and Love can’t diverge all that much–or neither would exist. So the two are in as much conflict as is possible between them–and that may imply that we are in that state, too, struggling to reconcile what we know Love to be with what we are, with our identity–so that at least a partial goal of the eclipse upset may be to cause a necessary reassessment to our Self-image, in order to more closely align with what we see Love and its expression through us to be. The septile is a bit of spiritual magic, creativity that inherently understands the unspoken, the hidden, and with Mars-Ceres just new in Cancer involved, what we may come to understand is something around our own motives and actions as they apply to what we care about and specifically to what we believe we have dominion over–expect a surprise here, too.

Neptune is sesquiquadrate the eclipse, and the Black Moon Lilith point is in wide trine (I’m not listing this as a major aspect because this involves a calculated point rather than a physical body, and the orb is large, over 6 degrees). Our ideals and what we’ve imagined are shown in the light of the eclipse to be difficult to manifest, at least in their current form (or with our current Self-image/ identity)–or, we see that we must change either our ideals/ dreams or who we are, in order to bring these into being–and we do it by acknowledging what we may have buried, hidden (from ourselves or others), or denied, or that has enraged us to the point we have avoided it. The problem in solving all this lies in a trine BML makes to asteroid Vesta in Aries–it’s a little too wide for me to consider this a Grand Trine with the eclipse–with Vesta’s involvement suggesting that we may treat what we’ve hidden or denied as sacred, avoided for the highest and best of reasons–though the light of the eclipse shows us just how far from true our assessment of these energies truly is.

I think we need to mine what surrounds this eclipse, parsing the energies that seem largely unconnected to the Sun-Moon dance but that give it context and set the scene. Notables include an Air Grand Trine with Venus, Uranus, and Pluto-Juno=this is a gusty confluence of Air placements that promises that interaction among relationships, finances, or values brings the unanticipated and unexpected, surprises or shocks, that creates big, permanent change, transformation, or brings a definite ending in matters of empowerment or personal authority. The Power situation shifts, because something we didn’t anticipate is thrown into the relationship, money, or standards mix–and we may find ourselves in limbo, a weird stasis suspending this decision moment, perhaps jarred into making a choice with the eclipse.

Venus and Neptune oppose each other and at the time of the Lunar event are in their last day or two of a T square as Venus inevitably moves quickly on. This is probably a situation we’ll have been aware of, which I might characterize as a stand-off over what to do about the seeming irreconcilable differences between a relationship and its fantasy version, or money and creative efforts, or a Love of some kind that violates our ideals. The pressures off soon enough that this may remain in suspension until some other influence comes along to stir it up again, but heads up, face it now for optimal results–that is, if you know what you want to do about it! That’s a tough ask, right now, so don’t be hard on yourself, especially since symbolically speaking this config never perfects/ed–it may be a matter of course that we’re left not knowing how to resolve this.

Mercury opposes Pluto-Ceres, sextiles Venus, and is widely conjoined Jupiter and trine Neptune, while Neptune sextiles Pluto and forms a Finger of God with apex the South Node point. What’s communicated can’t help but be exaggerated or even fanciful/ false, and this is all rooted in past events and spurred by Love (or what someone tells themselves is Love! because at bottom it centers on Power); it’s a circumstance of what was that still reaches out and shapes the now. To be fair this may be something we’re aware of/ a message we receive just hours or days before the eclipse, as both Sun and Moon pass over Merc-Jupiter, but keep in mind: the message arises out of Self-interest, nothing more or less. Something has to change here, too–and if you’re the one expected to believe what’s communicated, you’d do best to keep your own ideals and standards in mind, and decide if this message (or this relationship) lives up to what you need and want.

If we’re looking for a character that might drive a lot of the eclipse action (at least, any action outside of ourselves, our viewpoint, our ego!) look no further than 29 degree Juno. As we’ve noted, she’s out-of-sign conjoined Pluto, likely making her feel Power is just . . . over . . . there, and she quincunxes Mars and trines Chiron–uh-oh, she’s hurt, and is unsure about what to do, yet feels compelled to act, to do something (in select cases, she make seek to heal). She’s in that last degree of Capricorn, so she wants to be practical, to make what she chooses or does count–and that can make for an uber serious, and relentless, individual bent on making her Power play happen, whether it’s actually a good goal or not. If you happen to be the Juno in this scenario, just be aware that a grim and unbending approach may paint you into an unexpected (and unwelcome) corner.

We also have Eris and Pallas conjoined in Aries and trining the eclipse (with Vesta conjoined them but not in aspect to the eclipse, lending that sacred and serious energy that may be subtle or even hidden, a guarantee we will handle something a little too reverently). Eris tells us that anger and discord that surfaces at eclipse time was there all along, under the surface, and Pallas, as well as Vesta, suggest we are going to treat the upset super-seriously, as containing wisdom; it may, but in our response we’re bound to overdo in an attempt to compensate. The complaint may be legitimate, but that doesn’t mean we should treat it (and the complainer) as if they’re a messenger from on high–and if the person filing that complaint is you, be forewarned. Time and distance will reveal just how much ego (Aries) is behind the whole scenario.

The eclipse Sabian is, ‘Intoxicated Chickens Dizzily Flap Their Wings Trying To Fly’. I suppose their feed could have fermented in storage, and somehow the little devils got into it. It’s a puzzling image, but when we break it down we see innocents who’ve been influenced (“intoxicated”) and so are trying to do what for them is impossible–chickens can flap all they want, they’re not leaving the ground for more than a few seconds, tops. What is it that you’ve become besotted with or by, that is making you aim for something you inherently aren’t equipped to do? It’s an important question, because the state in which this action is being attempted is by its very nature an ‘unnatural’ one, where one’s normal good judgment is overcome and one’s restraint is in the wind. The inspiration to try something, no matter where it’s derived, is intoxicating, but sober is the only state in which we should judge that inspiration, and the only state in which we should try to reach it–everything else is, in the end, a distraction, specifically from what’s genuinely important to us, and we should keep that in mind, when someone feeds us a line and tells us we can fly.

A word about my recent absence: I’ve lately needed to prioritize my time in such a way that I find I have far less of it free, and even then choosing how to use that time has been challenging, to say the least. I find I need a lot more of my energy for myself than I did in the past. I apologize for any disappointment this may cause, though I don’t know if I’ll ever go back to a consistent posting schedule; I’m thinking instead of an even more casual presence than I already had. That said, I will be back with commentary on the partial Lunar eclipse of the 27th. I hope you’re all enjoying your summer/ winter (for those in the Southern Hemisphere!) and spending your days and nights doing what you love to do, as well–Julie

Full Moon 29 June 2026 Extremes

29 Monday Jun 2026

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Well I almost missed this Full Moon at 8 Capricorn 14 that perfects at 4:56 PM this afternoon (at first I wrote aftermoon!) Pacific time; my life is overflowing with obligations, commitments, celebrations, and a few problems, and I’m thinking yours is, as well. A Capricorn Full Moon shows us the extent of what must be dealt with, shows us the structures and inhibiting factors and parameters of our lives and describes how we might complete or even surpass those efforts and accomplishments required of us. Yes, required. Capricorn isn’t about options, it’s about those things holding us down, holding us back, and outlines the steps we must take to attain security, create containment, or achieve in real-world terms. With Sagittarius we see the lay of the land, so that Cappy then provides specifics, concrete ways to change that landscape, but inspiration and aspirations come later, with Aquarius and Pisces–until then it’s material matters, and the rules that govern them, that must be faced.

The opposition of Sun and Moon falls across the Cardinal axis of summer and winter; that alone implies extremes, matters ‘in bloom’ or gone, once and for all. It’s tempting to say, ‘All my energy should go to those summer things, to what’s in season right now’, but that would be a mistake: it’s as important to recognize what’s ‘dead’ and to remove it from our lives as it is to pour our energy into summer matters. To bask in the sun, in the energy of what we can create and accomplish, is tempting, but making space for those new scenarios and expressions of talent is vital–hence the need to use Cappy’s discerning eye and standards to root out what no longer stands, serves, or supports.

This Full Moon doesn’t make any reasonably within orb contacts with the major lights and bodies–what are we to make of that? The minor bodies offer some clues. We see the Sun-Moon axis form a T-square widely with the TNO (Trans Neptunian Object) Logos at 12 Libra and more closely asteroid Requiem at 7 Libra 29=we must honor ‘the Word’ and ‘the End’, particularly in the communications and endings we are creating in relationships. Don’t let others go from your life in anger–instead, remember the words and ideas surrounding the interaction, and bid them farewell with ritual, acknowledgement of their previous role in your life, and the firm closing of the door that only death (of a relationship) can bring. Too, Orpheus widely conjoins the Moon=we’ve made the journey into the depths, now we mustn’t ruin the outcome with impatience or too much scrutiny–we already know what we want. And Damocles sextiles the Moon at 10 Pisces=our imaginations are our own dangling sword; to indulge what we conjure late at night as we try to fall asleep or sit alone in the dark is to do nothing but torture ourselves.

The Sabian for the Full Moon is, ‘An Angel Carrying A Harp’. Such a cartoonish stereotype! If I were an angel I might resent the idea that we all carry harps–as if we don’t have other talents, others things to do! And maybe that’s the point with this Capricorn Moon energy: if we fail to look at things as they are in the real world, if we substitute an inaccurate expectation of what is, we’ll lose any chance at being effective in sorting through material matters. We look at the Sun as well: ‘A Small Naked Girl Bends Over A Pond Trying To Catch A Fish’. Nakedness is a rather heavy-handed shorthand for innocence, nothing hidden, as is youth, water is typically emotion, and a fish? Maybe some feeling we need to get hold of–and the way to do it is to approach understanding our own emotions without guile, without trying to persuade ourselves that we should feel this way or that–just admitting our genuine feelings, no matter what.

A Few Words About Jupiter

The behemoth is at 29 Cancer, putting our feelings and sensitivities in stress mode overall–have you noticed it doesn’t even take a specific problem to make us tense and unhappy lately? The move into Leo can’t come soon enough–Sunday July 5th–though the planet of exaggeration and more in the sign of ego and hubris has its own issues! But Leo is also about making the most of the individuality–letting the Self shine in the best sense–and that comes with a focus on responsibility, on what we can give. A few notable contacts Jupiter will make early on include: the SDO (Scattered Disc Object) Sedna at 2 Gemini which will sextile Jupiter=what we ‘know but don’t know’, and our instincts, will inform communications, fill our thoughts, be emphasized in what we find out about, in ‘the facts’. That means our inner knowing will have a greater presence than usual–and we’ll likely become aware of unanticipated discoveries about ourselves (Leo), and our ability to sense the unseen.

The asteroid Isis will be conjoined Jupiter at 0 Leo and sextile Mars newly in Gemini, and this suggests something along the lines of us using our ‘magical’ powers to aggressively put something back together–and this is something we know, perhaps a plan abandoned that is reconstituted, once again viable. (I include the link to Isis mythology to give background for my interpretation.) Jupiter will also square Chiron, which will be at 0 Taurus, implying what we learn may, one way or another, hurt–but with the potential to heal via understanding and the unexpected, as the planet moves forward, sextiling Uranus, then trining Neptune and opposing Pluto (forced change, destruction, or elimination creates the ideal, the imagined, the inspired, or the spiritually fulfilling–perfecting the 19th of July). Jupiter into Leo holds a lot of potential, in its initial days, to broaden horizons at the individual level, to resurrect what we thought lost or hopeless (in terms of initiatives, plans), and to offer a kind of confidence in the Self we haven’t enjoyed for some time–and that’s something to look forward to–

New Moon in Gemini 14 June 2026 Anticipation

12 Friday Jun 2026

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The New Moon forms at 7:53 PM PDT of the 14th at 24 Gemini 02, moving into a sextile with a stressed, 29 degree Chiron in Aries and a semi-sextile to Jupiter in Cancer. That gives our New Moon a heavy sense of anticipation; we’re thinking (Gemini) about what we care about (the Moon, Cancer) and our role(s) as an individual who must choose and act (Aries), out of hurt, or to heal or wound (Chiron). The challenge may be to know if we should act; believing we are being offered opportunities (Jupiter) or that there’s a crisis of some kind demanding we do something about it (Chiron at 29) can effectively play with our heads, filling our thoughts and paralyzing, or worse, spurring us to act precipitously or unwisely, just to reduce the tension.

Knowing what matters from the past guides us today. With Thanks to Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0

What’s born here is probably a new viewpoint, after review of the facts (Jupiter) around what we care about (Cancer). Air signs will have an easier time of this, immersed in their usual mental orientation, thinking thinking thinking, while others will likely try to reach conclusions/ understanding via feeling (Lunar influences). It may be that the Air-aligned will short-change the feeling side of things, while those feeling-centered may remain confused about the way forward, if they fail to really think about those feelings, and so translate them into thought as the Gemini New Moon requires.

In the recent past (shown by Lunar and Solar aspects just previous to the New Moon) we see that we were confronted with what has been hidden, denied, or ignored, and that enrages (opposition to the Black Moon Lilith point in Sagittarius), followed by a semi-sextile to Mars in Taurus, where we likely expressed the way this has materially/ physically impacted us and our sense of security and stability, and a simultaneous sesquiquadrate to Pluto in Aquarius, calling for reform, revolution, and/ or destruction. This experience set the stage for the new way of thinking/ interpreting/ understanding presented by New Moon events. Opportunity/ choice, and the chance to hurt or heal (ourselves or others) still lies in the near future, at New Moon time; our task coincident with the Lunar event is simply to understand, as completely as possible, the options we face, and what, if any, steps we must take for our own peace of mind.

The Sabian symbol for the New Moon is, ‘A Gardener Trimming Large Palm Trees’. Attending to palms is specialty work; not every gardener would be capable of a shinny up a palm, nor would they necessarily know what to do when they got to the top! The image suggests the New Moon may call on particular skills each of us have, relative to the work we’re doing in this life (and that may be anything, any area where we own a special ‘touch’, a flare, a gift, an ability. Use it, and you become more healthy; your growth will benefit.

On Some Recent and Coming Aspects

Much was made of the recent Venus-Jupiter conjunction, though I find it less than positive, simply because the starry-eyed optimism it engenders consistently leads to excesses everyone then regrets! Too, in Cancer it can make for the worst kind of sentimentality, where overstepping sees users take advantage of those who care and big emotional investments can be made in paper-thin romanticized scenarios that don’t last, thanks to the changeability of the Lunar influence. I don’t mean to be cynical, so much as point out that there’s no such thing as a uniformly positive or negative aspect in astrology, especially when it comes to conjunctions. More enjoyable potentials for Venus-Jupiter include being enveloped by an enormous and genuine sense of Love, gaining opportunities for Love or Money through others caring about you, you about them, or through matters you care about, and receiving an emotional ‘payoff’ from having ‘the facts’ or one’s beliefs confirmed. Venus-Jupiter is, more than anything, ‘a chance’–how you use it is up to you.

Already within orb and sure to gain concentration like a bolt of lightning is the T-square of Uranus to the Nodal axis. Expect unanticipated changes, surprises, revelation, and revolution to the life direction, where we take an accounting of the past (South Node in Virgo) and assess how that may affect our spiritual Path ahead (North Node in Pisces). The electric spirit of Uranus puts us in touch with what we have gleaned from prior experience (Virgo) and charges a creative current we can ride into the future (Pisces). It’s a conduit that connects us to both our own abilities and their best use in the coming days–and all of it arriving through the unexpected and the shocking. Be ready, be open, don’t let it disorient, and thus undo, you.

Full Moon 31 May 2026 The Wisdom in Feeling

30 Saturday May 2026

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The Moon and Sun perfect opposition at 1:44 AM PDT at 9 Sagittarius 55 (Luna) and 9 Gemini 55 (Sol). A Full Moon in Sag brings revelation via facts, a long journey, exposure to new cultures, customs, or information, or through the ritual of religion or education that acts as its own means of widening the individual viewpoint, as it relates to what others have experienced, gathered, or accumulated to the benefit of those who follow. Sagittarius expands the world, and does so firmly fixed in reality; the imagination gives way to the particulars of things as they are, enlightening through experience of what is. At this time we’re likely to be at least a little uncomfortable with the undeniable, the hard edges of things, but we need to remember: knowing where we stand supplies the materials for accomplishment, and for genuine change.

The Moon is past a recent trine to Neptune (mere hours before), suggesting we’re done, one way or another, with any emotional illusions we’ve been entertaining; with Neptune in Aries those illusions were likely about ourselves, about our inherent feeling nature and how it may affect our actions and choices. At the Full Moon, illusions, delusions, and the nebulous give way to the facts, to knowledge, in a process of reaching out or exposure to others and their ways (Sag). At the Lunar event the Moon is in approaching trine to Saturn in Aries (12 Aries), which is itself still conjoined Pallas=what we learn at the Full Moon offers emotional wisdom grounded in who we are in the real world, not just who we think we are, or think we could be. We see the hard reality behind what we were just hours before confused or misinformed about. Check the House of the natal chart where this Full Moon falls–the subjects of that House, along with any contacts to natal bodies, will tell the story of where and how that wisdom presents itself to you.

The Moon’s closest aspect other than the Solar opposition is a quincunx to Mars at 9 Taurus 17=The Will must adjust choices and action to both feeling and material circumstances–charging forward without taking all facets into account will only make circumstances where we must re-adjust again and again. Jupiter (23 Cancer) is sesquiquadrate Luna=we may find those who surround us (even the social order or larger public) pushing us to ‘do it their way’–specifically, to reflect their attitude through our own feeling nature–and that pressure may cause real discomfort, as the assumption will be that we should feel the same as the social arena in which we move. We’ll likely find ourselves hiding our feelings, to some extent, and that’s magnified by both the presence of Jupiter and Chiron’s current position at 29 Aries–we’re stressed, and it’s about ourselves! is the general atmosphere we swim in already–the Full Moon makes it just a little harder to navigate, though openness to both ‘the facts’ and reality really, really helps.

Finally, the Full Moon sextiles Juno (10 Aquarius)=here we have a hint about how to handle all those feels: making choices and reaching out based on what feels empowering to us is essential to processing this Lunar event successfully. Rely on your strengths, particularly intellectual or creative/ inventive/ innovative ones, to use that Sagittarian energy in its most helpful and potent form. Holding emotions at arm’s length, giving some intellectual distance to our own situation (for instance, by thinking of how we might advise a friend who faces our own challenges) can give a reality-based perspective from which we can definitely benefit.

The Moon’s Sabian is, ‘A Theatrical Representation Of A Golden-Haired Goddess Of Opportunity’. This image suggests the emotions and feelings engendered by the Full Moon present ‘Golden Opportunities’–and that they may come in somewhat dramatic forms (though the circumstances are playacting, and so not to be taken too seriously–that is, they may appear extreme or intense, but they aren’t the point–the feelings they cause are). The Sun, light-giver that causes Moonshine in the first place, carries the symbol, ‘An Airplane Performing A Nose Dive.’ Is it acrobatics, practicing technique, or a failing system plunging those in the plane to their deaths? The Full Moon is either illuminated by skillful use of talents, or by something quite frightening, an emergency springing from failure of some kind. Either way, we need to pay attention not just to what’s happening, but how we feel about it. I’m guessing too many of us have been pushing our feelings down lately, being overly concerned with remaining calm and ‘reasonable’, with trying to get along with those who have no intention of getting along with us. The Sagittarius Full Moon says, ‘Now you know what to do–and you’re empowered to do it.’ Have a great Lunar event, my friends–

New Moon 16 May 2026 Making the Adjustment

13 Wednesday May 2026

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Leading up to this New Moon we’ve had a profoundly useful influence from the transiting Moon and Sun, as each (the Sun days ago, of course, the Moon during the Dark of the Moon time preceding the Lunar event) has quincunxed the Black Moon Lilith point, offering to bring various ignored or denied facets of the past to the surface. They’ve also semi-squared Neptune, making us uncomfortable with real-life play-acting, with those who ask us to agree to their deceptions. Now, the past (South Node) is excavated courtesy of a quincunx to Pluto and Neptune, which are sextile each other, making a Finger of God that can’t help but show us that the destruction of the unreal and nebulous in our lives is necessary to escape the past, and this is supported at the time of the New Moon by a semi-square of both Luna and Sol to Saturn, suggesting that as rough as it might be, we’d be wise to prefer reality to fantasy.

So, having modified our figurative Plutonic house with a much-needed cleansing, and released deception in favor of living our ideals in at least one area, we meet the energy of the New Moon in Taurus, forming at 25 Taurus 57 at 1 PM PDT of the 16th, a crisp and sensory-packed influence that speaks to us and will continue to communicate eloquently as both Sun and Moon proceed in the sky to perfect their conjunctions to Mercury, sitting just ahead of them in the zodiac as they meet. A New Moon in Taurus focuses us on how we feel about the atmosphere (in the broadest sense) that surrounds us, and the way it satisfies and comforts, supports and nourishes, fulfills the artisanal impulse and the appetites–or fails to. Are we secure in our present position? becomes the question, and how much that situation does or does not nurture our material, physical, and sensory needs is measured over the coming two weeks, until the ‘answer’ we receive at the next Full Moon.

The New Moon itself has only a smattering of contacts, keeping the energy homed in on the Taurean vibe and our own feelings. Above all, communication is what’s happening: through our surroundings, through creature comforts, through the sense of stability–and if we find those missing, we need to know that the Moon means to draw our attention to what we really need in those departments. It’s notable that the New Moon is conjoined Mercury, and that Mercury is conjoined Uranus, brand-new in Gemini, though the New Moon is not in contact. That suggests a spontaneity and uncertainty in the communication picture that may tempt us to see the info we receive as transitory, or not as meaningful as we would otherwise–but that’s an illusion, urging us to not take seriously what is unusual or unexpected–and that would be a mistake, as what’s presented may be inspiring, and an instrumental part of what grows from this Moon.

The New Moon is also widely sextile Jupiter in Cancer, amplifying the feeling perceptions and showing us what we genuinely care about, while the NM is also semi-square Saturn in Aries, suggesting that what we see within the reality picture may be a little tough to take, or seem too restrictive or limiting, but that clarity of vision positions us perfectly to do something about what we feel, see, and know. As the components of the New Moon move forward they will each briefly be caught at the midpoint of a Venus in Gemini sextile to an exact (at this time) conjunction of Mars and Chiron in Aries, but at the time of the NM both will be within generous orb of this midpoint. That’s a portrait of the individual Will, powered by hurt or by a desire to heal, attempting to achieve, in some way, what we think Love is–and the NM offers us a specific instance in which to manifest this (or at least begin to, probably through matters of the House in the natal chart where the New Moon falls).

In fact, the exact Mars-Chiron conjunction doesn’t give us a choice: we can’t help but embody our wounds or our Chirotic gifts in our ‘I Am’, in the way we choose and act at this time. This is a dynamically assertive combination, especially in this sign; know that you are reaching out, announcing who you are, what you are, and that this drives all you do–there’s no hiding motives, or the hurts and gifts that shape your efforts, so an embrace of openness and honesty will be the least stressful, and most productive, stance you can take.

The Sabian symbol for the New Moon is, ‘A Spanish Gallant Serenades His Beloved’. Singing is so Taurean–and the beloved we are ‘courting’ at this time is, I think, the truest form of ourselves we can bring forward. We’re seeking our own authenticity, by being open to what’s communicated, from within and without, and through an assessment of what surrounds us, and how thoroughly it meets our needs. The only way it matters, though, is if we’re willing to adjust our lives according to what we discover–so that’s the goal, this New Moon: adjust, adjust, adjust.

HOT SPOT: If you have natal placements at 26-29.5 Scorpio, that body or point will be apex to a Finger of God with base of Venus and Mars-Chiron. Your idea of Love and/ or relationships as they manifest in your live, interacting with that ‘I Am’ statement driven by wounds or gifts, will combine to deliver a version of that natal energy at the apex. In this case, being totally honest about who you are, what and whom you love, and what you want, may (quite literally) save you.

Full Moon in Scorpio 1 May 2026: Putting Your Finger On It

30 Thursday Apr 2026

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The Sun-Moon opposition perfects on the 1st at 10:22 AM PDT at 11 Scorpio 20, with the Lunar component also acting as apex to a Finger of God with base of Venus in Gemini sextile Saturn in Aries, catching the Solar sphere at their midpoint in Taurus. The Finger configuration asks us to facilitate the cooperation of the base energies–in this case, Venus and Saturn–in order to ‘receive’ or create the apex results, which here are those offered by the Scorpio Full Moon. Culmination of Luna in Scorpio brings the Truth to the surface, uncovers what was buried, reveals what’s hidden or obscured, and lets you know exactly how you feel about it, in a flood of feeling that can be overwhelming. Reduction of all matters to the emotional level can bring forward overreaction or can disorient, which may tempt us to act or choose precipitously, thanks to all that Aries energy flexing in our faces, especially that Chiron-Mercury conjunction that could make us brood on our wounds, though it’s separated enough from Mars that it’s (less) likely to trigger acting on those hurt feelings alone–it’ll take something more, and that something may be the base sextile of the Finger.

How you combine Venus and Saturn is up to you. Venus is in Gemini, boosting pleasant, profitable, or worthy ideas or communications, ones in the best interests of relationships, our bottom line, our assets, or what we value, tangible or intangible. This can involve sexy talk, Arty concepts, profitable networking or information sharing/ exchange, collaboration with like-minded others for everyone’s benefit or advantage, ‘pretty’ words, the unspoken power of beauty or Nature and what it communicates, and Saturn in Aries says our own Will, actions, choices, and drive can make that Venus focus manifest in concrete terms or forms, that it’s our own initiative that takes Gemini-flavored Venusian energies from the mind to the real world–or, in few select cases, that takes Venus concepts like jealousy, envy, and greed and shapes them, blocks them, contains them in a more acceptable form, or completely stops them from manifesting.

The result of this Venus-Saturn interplay is the Full Scorpio Moon; it brings an intense, deep, ripe experience of feeling, possibly made up of emotions steeped in thoughts, beliefs, and passions we didn’t know we carried. That’s the thing with a Scorpio Moon: between its depths and its watery nature, we’re bound to discover something in us, some sentiment or urge, we were to now unaware of. Scorpio’s a sign of sensation-tinged contemplation and reverie, offering us a glimpse into our own depths, our own personal inner workings–just take care, as Saturn’s presence can be powerful, both for potential denial of possibilities, and for its ability to make those Venusian thoughts or concepts take solid form, right before our eyes.

The Sun is necessarily at the midpoint of Venus-Saturn, suggesting that our attention during the Lunar episode may be drawn in the exact opposite direction than ‘where the action is’–that is, into Taurean areas like comfort, security, dependability, and the satisfying of appetites, with an emphasis on taking a hands-on, artisanal approach that could make us think we must carefully craft our emotional reactions to Scorpio Moon events rather than simply let them wash over us, experience them, and in so doing, discover ourselves.

A few other notables: the North Node point currently sits in Pisces at the midpoint of the ongoing Neptune-Pluto sextile=at this time what we choose to destroy, and what we choose to create, will very strongly and overtly shape the life direction, much more directly than usual, through a kind of Universal alchemy, that makes synchronicities, creative visions, spiritual goals, and the entanglement of all things extra responsive to both positive and negative expressions. Chiron and Mercury are tucked together at 27 degrees of Aries=difficult to sort out hurt feelings, especially hurt ego, from pure thought–don’t mistake one for the other. Mars in his own sign of Aries is square Jupiter in Cancer and trine the Black Moon Lilith point in Sagittarius=the tension is between charging ahead with what we want and being considerate of others’ needs–which side of the equation we come down on is determined by what we’ve ignored or denied, and how willing we are to acknowledge it. And lastly, Jupiter is conjoined bodies Hades and Kronos. We’re talking about the guy who feared losing power so much he ate his own children, and the guy who runs the Underworld. The social arena (Jupiter) is full of these types right now, and that may make us feel there are more of them than there really are. That can be discouraging, if we see opportunity (Jupiter) overrun by bullies, mobsters, the unscrupulous, and the Self-interested, but never fear–as distorted as things can become, the Universe is all about balance–Karma takes care of the rest.

The Sabian for the Moon is, ‘An Official Embassy Ball’. Sounds a lot like the visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla of Great Britain just this week–a visit that should remind all Americans how much we need, and owe to, our allies. On a personal level, that suggests that concepts around diplomacy and the honoring of those ‘Others’ with whom we interact may be a good thing to keep in mind over the next two weeks (through the next Lunar event). For the light-giving Sun the Sabian is, ‘A Young Couple Window Shopping’. ‘Young’ and ‘Window Shopping’ both suggest to me a potentially low-level of resources. It may be that we’re all feeling depleted right now, shining simply because we have to, forced to carry on when we could use a chance to re-charge, recuperate, gather resources for what we really want to go after. I think many of us feel like we have to keep all the balls in the air, that we don’t have a choice; maybe what we need is to let a few things we genuinely don’t care about drop, and let others who might think they’re owed our efforts handle it as they may.

Have a great weekend, my friends!

Uranus in Gemini

28 Tuesday Apr 2026

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When one of the outer bodies changes sign we feel a shift in viewpoint and perception, a change in the background noise, in how we process the symbolized energies, that permeates and interacts with everything else, altering us and the Zeitgeist irrevocably. Sometimes we’re more likely to notice this change in the world around us, in externals, as things suddenly seem to have shifted their viewpoints and priorities right before our eyes (often associated with the transiting body changing sign above the horizon in the personal chart); sometimes the shift is internal, where suddenly we are seeing things in a new light (when the sign change happens in the lower half of the personal chart). The subjects and energies we associate with the transiting body seem re-made, presenting facets of themselves we hadn’t noticed before, or that we hadn’t seen as active or prominent, and if the body goes retro (as all the heavies do for substantial portions of the year) before progressing very far, we get flashbacks to what was, drawing contrasts, shaking us up (with hope for a return to the old, or a fear of that), and it can seem, for a time, that the change we thought we saw was just a mirage.

With Uranus entering Gemini, what’s communicated is a shock–or knowledge, information, is, whether that’s an inner knowing we’re just realizing, or something that comes at us from others or our world. What’s unique, unusual, strange, is what we notice; it’s right in our faces, and may give us the idea that norms are no longer what they were, that the mentalities we usually deal with have taken a radical or outlandish turn. What we learn is unanticipated, and unless we’re comfortable with surprises, the odd, the radical and revolutionary, we may feel disoriented, even alienated, particularly from groups we’re affiliated with or those with whom we network or share contacts. Thinking we’re alone won’t be unusual; believing we’re rebels, as we compare our own thinking to the thoughts expressed by those around us, will also be common. What we need to remember is that with this transiting placement our minds will be sparking non-stop, generating perpetual low-level fireworks that not only inspire original ideas and efforts, but that wear us out–who can process their own genius 24/7? That’s a tall order that may in the end mislead us into thinking we must pursue every thought, every revelation. Rest and serene experiences will be a lot more difficult to come by than will unique visions and spontaneous creative impulses–so maybe we’ll need to adjust our priorities around those as goals, too.

I’ll be back in the coming days with more commentary on this transit. Have a great week!

Changing Your Mind: A Fleeting Kite

28 Tuesday Apr 2026

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There’s a Kite in the sky today (28 April), but only briefly, as one component is the swift-moving Libra Moon. I think it sets the tone for the day, though: we’re taking an informed look at reality today, one that sorts illusion from the real and solid; we’re assessing the value of things and relationships in light of our emotional and intuitive perceptions, and this institutes a kind of house-cleaning. We’ll have the discretion and good judgment to change what needs to change, to eliminate what’s no longer needed, and to resurrect what we probably shouldn’t have let die or go dormant in the first place. It’s an opportunity for course-correction, with the harmonious blending of that Moon with Venus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius with Saturn-Neptune at their midpoint in Aries opposed Luna. At this point the change may all be in our minds–but that’s a great place for it to start.

New Moon in Aries 17 April 2026 The Healing Fight

15 Wednesday Apr 2026

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What have you been fighting for? This New Moon, at 4:51 AM PDT of the 17th at 27 Aries 28, pinpoints the exact origin of our recent struggles, causes, efforts. For those unaware they’ve been deep in the fray, pursuing what’s right, what’s owed, enforcing parameters around how things should be, this may be a shock, with the NM semi-sextile a 29 degree Uranus; all this time they thought they were innocently, passively, behind-the-scenes wishing things would get better, rather than trying to force them to. Their own aggressiveness is a surprise to them–but not to those around them, of course.

For those of us attuned to our assertive energies, that semi-sextile is more likely to bring revelation: useful, especially in the context of our own fight, our own efforts. But all of us, whether we ‘own’ our Warrior energies or not, may have a difficult time seeing our own actions and choices clearly, may find clarity of thought in short supply, and may have real trouble comprehending how our choices will affect the reality picture as it is right now. We have a loose stellium in Aries over a less than 5 degree span of Neptune, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn, describing for even the most well-grounded among us genuine trouble processing the current environment and our own place within it. Knowing with any certainty what to do, how to do it, and what consequences it might bring will all be nearly impossible to figure out ahead of time–so the question becomes, should you soldier forward with those efforts, or not?

The meeting of Sun and Moon in Aries conjoined Chiron says, ‘What begins here hurts or heals: the ego, the concepts around ‘I Am’, attempts at Self-assertion or aggression, and brings a first reaction to one’s choices and actions. It’s a starting point, as the world responds to who we are, and as such gives us a general attitude, direction, and stance toward the future, rather than a clear plan or detailed agenda. Are we good with simply finding out if what we’re doing needs modification, or offers us a healing moment? We need to be at peace with a particular quantity of uncertainty–if we can be, this New Moon offers a significant, potentially profound, instance of revelation or recovery centered on the individual role, identity, or motives for action. Note as well that the Lunar/ Solar conjunction occurs just after both bodies contact Chiron–we’ll get an early glimpse of what’s coming, in emotional situations and through what draws our attention.

The Black Moon Lilith point is sesquiquadrate the New Moon, and Mars and Pluto are sextile; if we add the Moon’s South Node to the mix with the latter aspect, we can call it a Finger of God. The sesquiquadrate suggests the New Moon event will arise from or spark the need to examine what we’ve previously ignored, hidden, denied, or been enraged by. We should see this as a good thing, as uncomfortable as it might be, because it tells us more: about who we are, and what we may be pushing away that could act as an obstacle to our growth or success. The Finger speaks of the power of our choices and actions, and with Mars as ruler of the New Moon, links directly to that NM inception. What results (South Node) is action driven by the past–so could be something prepared for, planned for, necessary or inevitable, or could involve attempts to rectify or build on previous circumstances.

CORRECTION: An astute Reader informed me that I used the wrong Sabian symbol–and she’s right! The actual symbol is, ‘A Large Audience Confronts The Performer Who Disappointed Its Expectations’. To my mind this image takes the energy and turns it outward, in a sense ‘blaming’ externals for what’s not working–a mob mentality focused on another pleasing them–and the other, ‘wrong’ symbol centers the energy on the Self, and self-responsibility, with a positive outcome (“experiences a new love”) rather than a negative one (“disappointed . . . expectations”). Somehow I think the incorrect symbol works better–and puts our attention in a much more useful place. Thank you, K, for letting me know, and I’ll be leaving the other analysis in place–you can be the judge, of which works better for you.

The Sabian symbol for the New Moon is, ‘A Woman, Past Her “Change Of Life”, Experiences A New Love’. This emphasizes the Chirotic potential for healing and renewal, and implies it may come through the Plutonic resurrection of the past (SN) related to the Finger. What’s obvious is that we won’t be choosing and acting in a vacuum; the symbology of the New Moon says that excavation of the past, and particularly of those things we may have avoided or denied, may be the key to utilizing the Chirotic nature of the Aries New Moon in its most beneficial forms. Be receptive, even as you own your aggressive or assertive energies, look for the ‘new love’, and be willing to act without guarantees or promises or certainty of what will be–I think another name for that is faith.

Full Moon in Libra 1 April 2026 Don’t Look Away

30 Monday Mar 2026

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The striking thing about this Full Moon (perfecting at 7:11 PM PDT at 12 Libra 21) is the way the Sun-Moon opposition forms a Cardinal T-square with Jupiter in Cancer. We’re hit with a tricky concept: an overabundance of opportunity, an onslaught of possibilities, more (even an unhealthy amount) of what we care about, that comforts us, that soothes, delivered through a problem, difficult circumstances, tough personal choices, or in conflict with others. The energy is compelling; we’re likely to feel we must do something, either individually or in concert with others, that recognizes some set of facts or potentials that could hold the keys to abundance, good fortune, and an expansion of our world. The Moon quincunxes Mercury in Pisces, bedeviling our minds with all manner of what could be, what we should do, augmented by our own imaginations as well as the Universal creative energy that can make us feel that anything is not just possible, but possibly in our ideal future–and this feeds the impetus of the T, perhaps sending us into action before we’ve gamed out where we’re going (or at least intending to go).

The reality, though, may be that we’re not seeing ourselves or our circumstances clearly. Saturn is still in range of Neptune, distorting or otherwise veiling the reality picture, and though the signal is stronger than in the recent past it’s not without interference; there are still things we misperceive, probably from deeply wounded sensibilities formed from past experience that we may not be entirely conscious of, but that permeates relationships and anything we are deeply invested in (Venus square Pluto, Pluto quincunx the South Node). These are intellectual takes rooted in sense and security issues, not fully processed and so not yet full understood (Venus in Taurus, Pluto in Aquarius).

This could make for difficulty comprehending this Libra Full Moon, as we are invited to draw conclusions around relationships, partnerships, artistic endeavors, matters of approach and negotiation (diplomacy and manners in all their forms), and aesthetics, and yet have a lot of subtle and unconscious material influencing our perceptions; we’d do well to remember that Libra carries a certain modicum of judgment inherent in its emphasis on interaction and assessment of that interaction. That is to say, we may be judging ourselves and others even though we think we’re dispassionate, assessing situations according to our accepted standards, not realizing that those benchmarks are deeply personal, based on our own ideas of what’s appropriate, rather than on some larger Universal measure–and that means we’ll be largely unaware of our own biases, our own shading applied to interpretation of what’s around us, which state inevitably leads us to at least some misunderstanding, some misperception, and so some choices we may later wish we’d done differently.

Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius sextiles the Libra Moon and trines the Aries Sun–and that may be our way out of the lingering fog. This suggests facts or information we’ve forgotten, ignored, hidden from ourselves, or denied, that can ease the way, both with our own choices and within partnerships. It’s in what we’ve willingly (or willfully) looked away from that we find the knowledge needed to make our choices (Aries Sun) about how we’ll interact and share (Libra Moon). Excavating and acknowledging this info is key overcoming the problems associated with the T-square and so accessing the opportunities and abundance we’re seeing.

The Full Moon Sabian is, ‘Children Blowing Soap Bubbles’. The Sun offers the light that makes the Full Moon phenomenon in the first place; the Sun’s Sabian is, ‘An Unexploded Bomb Reveals An Unsuccessful Social Protest’. This is what I’m seeing here: The Full Moon offers us pleasure, in some way, something light, a positive and enjoyable benefit (the potential of the Jupiter square), but we shouldn’t lose sight of a fundamental fact: that this positive interlude is necessary, even generated by, a genuine danger, a situation with potential energy as yet unreleased that represents something objectionable within the social fabric. It may be a situation where we take our benefits, our pluses, where we find them; we certainly can’t (and shouldn’t) stop living simply because problems exist–but we shouldn’t ignore them, either. We can prosper and expand, gain rewards and find new venues of expression, even as we remain focused on what must be fixed, what must change. Black Moon Lilith is instrumental to gaining the Jupiterian opportunity available with this Full Moon, and it may be that this is the Black Moon’s moment. BML is a well, our internal repository for what we can’t, at the moment, handle; using this Lunar energy successfully means willingly accessing what we’d rather not, what we normally hide even from ourselves. In essence, we’ll be practicing/ developing our courage to face what we find difficult–this Moon tells us it will definitely pay off.

Have a wonderful Full Moon!

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