TAURUS NEW MOON ECLIPSE 2022
We have a new Moon and Solar Eclipse onApril 30 10:28 AM EST at 10 degrees 28 minutes Taurus. There will be a Lunar eclipse at the Scorpio Full Moon on 15 May.
Eclipse cycles occur twice a year and they start in motion energies for at least the next six months. In this case the energy we kick off is…
Safety, security and beauty. Steadfastness. Decisions made and stuck to. Fixed signs can go the distance.
A delicious, familiar meal. A favorite pair of flannel pj bottoms. The view out the window of the flowers making their way up from the soil toward the Sun and my line of sight.
Taurus does like to rest and take in the view. It likes to identify the variety of fragrances wafting by on a breeze.
When a thorn sticks in its back side, however, Taurus will move quickly and decisively to remove it and dress the wound.
Taurus wants to protect the beauty, the fragrance, and even the thorn.
It values the taste of the familiar meal, the feel of the well worn flannel pj bottoms, the sting of the thorn.
While it may have its habits, Taurus knows what it likes and LOVES what it likes.
When love is expressed, the value is seen in the object, the relationship, the experience.
These are all part of the journey of existence. Seeing, feeling, enjoying.
With a new Moon in Venus-ruled Taurus we can be lead along on our path by taking the time to identify what is appreciated- in the world around us and very importantly in the Self.
At this Taurus New Moon Eclipse Venus is conjunct Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces. Neptune is the higher octave of Venus. Neptune is in its home sign of Pisces and is conjunct expansive and optimistic Jupiter. We are getting a MASSIVE supercharged new beginning booster rocket to the inner realms, to multidimensionality, and to the place where our dreams are so big and visible we can reach out and touch them. We connect through appreciation, beauty, the natural world, creativity and love in all of its expressions. Connecting and believing we are each a drop in the ocean and a flower in the field of blooms, experiencing the unity of being both our true Selves and One with everything. We go beyond duality to the dimension of spirit, led on the path by the heart. This is real and to be actively invited and experienced at this time.
Knowing what and how to Value – in the Self and in the experiences, substances, and relationships of life is a big part of the Taurean energy.
It is a fixed sign. It doesn’t move as fast as Cardinal Aries. It may not shift as fast a Mutable Gemini.
It uses its senses to tune into surroundings, ideas and plans. In a natural square to Leo it wants to continue creating itself. In the natural opposition to Scorpio it will consider the value in the Self and the Other and learn appreciation of both. In the natural square to Aquarius it can be open to wild ideas and shifts in consciousness. All are passed through the vibe check of the senses.
Taurus knows how to operate in survival mode. When the storm has passed, it may need to be coaxed out of its refuge. The best way to lure Taurus from its safe refuge is appealing to its senses: fragrant herbs and flowers, a roll down the grassy hill, a trip to a sculpture garden.
Food.
With the Taurus new Moon making an easeful Sextile to Mars in Pisces we may be lured out by a dreamy landscape or by the prospect of fulfilling a dream or vision.
Pluto, the power center, is starting a retrograde cycle on the day of this new Moon at 28 minute 36 degrees Capricorn.
Secrets about the structures of our own lives and the lives of our nations will be revealed in the coming months.
As we connect to beauty and the All that Is, we can connect with the depths of our own personal power centers in the quiet world of our innermost being.
It is time to connect with that unique power center each of us has, and to invite it to reveal what the best embodiment- first – and expression – second – of that power can be. For real. The time is now and each of us is the One.
To deepen the inner connection, Mercury embarks on a retrograde cycle from Gemini back into Taurus from May 10 to June 3. The inner voice will speak. The inner yearning for a convo about love, beauty and what matters most will grab our hearts and squeeze til we respond.
Hand on heart. Mind and heart. Love yourself.
It all begins. Again. Here. Now.
New Moon. New Beginning that eclipses all of the old beginnings. It’s all here for us to move into the experience.
Love ya!
Lydia💜
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LIBRA FULL MOON
Come Back to the Beauty
16 April 2022 2:55 PM EST.
The Libra full moon wants to help us to calibrate. The symbol of Libra is the balance. Libra Full Moon can highlight where we need to find our footing. Sun in Aries energy is exuberant and instinctual and may run head first into new experiences. When we leap before we look, we may land on a small stone that can give us a shaky landing.
Libra asks us to take a moment to review… any scrapes, scratches, regrets?
Libra is an air sign. It observes. It sees where the grace is in a situation, where the beauty of the next move may lie.
In a few days the Sun will move from Aries into Taurus where we may take one step back after the two steps forward taken during Aries time.
Libra helps to review progress made, lumps taken, information acquired thus far.
Mars and Venus are in Pisces, so our physical wiring and the desire nature want to be soothed and reassured that engagements are good for the wholeness if the self. Venus, ruler of the Libra full moon, makes a Sextile to Uranus and Mercury in Taurus. Taurus is also ruled by Venus. Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury. Both concern communication. Here, we can tune into what the vibrations of the Earth are telling the physical body. The nervous system can make a link to the Universal Mind. In other words, we can use the body to link the universal and the physical to calibrate to new, more expansive and helpful vibrations that are coming through at this time. More energy, assistance and synergy are on hand than we have previously experienced.
This opportunity is elevated by the Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in Pisces that is gifting us with expansion, compassion, insight and the ability to connect in new and more dynamic ways.
It’s like the love and prayer and connection has increased exponentially.
One just needs to ask, invite, and plug in. This can be done by feeling the feet on the ground and the Sun on the hands stretched to the sky and the Sun. It can be done by following, instinctually, how we are guided when we ask “how can I expand?” How can I connect?” “How can I be of assistance?” Trust the answers will come and then we will be guided.
As the Libra full Moon invites beauty, we will be soothed by that which is found pleasing and comforting to the senses by the individual. Go toward the beauty, the birdsong, the fragrant blooms. Be immersed in the senses and allow the to inform the mind and the body.
There is a great opportunity here to help and to expand on all levels to the needs of our planet, all of its inhabitants, and beyond. Once again, as it bears saying twice: We simply need to ask, to invite, to plug in to that which knows us best— the universal Love and the Higher Mind.
Much love to us all on this Libra Full Moon.
Lydia
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ARIES NEW MOON 2022
The first new Moon of the month 2:24 AM EST 1st April at 11 degrees 30 minutes Aries. We’ll have the second on April 30th in Taurus.
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, so this is another chance for a new year and a new beginning. We are shifting seasons in both hemispheres, so it’s a good time for a bit of a cleanse… a bit of fasting, a bit of juicing, some salt baths, deep breathing, yelling, stomping around, what ever clears the dust, outmoded thoughts and ashes of what’s left behind.
A fresh start is called for. We don’t have to start from zero. We can build our new year on the shoulders of good results and strong foundations already in place.
Aries is the fire of barefaced initiation that gives us the guts to move ahead. It must get up and go.
The Sun Moon and Mercury are riding together at this new Moon, so it’s a great time to step into some of those dreams that have been waiting on a dose of daring. All planets are in forward motion to support the headlong, maybe headstrong burst of energy and power that is arising.
If you’ve wanted to take up a new craft, go get some of the materials and get cracking on it. Break the eggs for that previously daunting recipe. Send that text inviting a new friend for an adventure.
The initiatory energy of Aries wants to dare. It wants to explore. It wants the experience of the unknown.
Aries rules the head, so an mind open to new ideas and different ways of approaching things is key.
Shake off some old ways and walk into the day as if it is truly a new day. One way to refresh is to take a different route to your destination. Try writing with your non dominant hand. Eat something different for lunch. Speak up. Wear a new color. All of these small changes to routine will give the mind a jolt of newness that can invite inspiration and innovation to this time.
Mars, ruler of Aries is in Aquarius until 16 April, so taking action on new ideas and flashes of insight can ground the big energies coming in.
Venus moves from Aquarius to Pisces on 6 April. We can unite the excitement and ideas gifted by the higher mind to the wisdom of the Soul in the coming weeks – nurturing that which is new and necessary for our enrichment.
When in doubt, leap around like a spring lamb, allow for some head butts. Revel in any newness on offer. It all might just enliven the mind and the heart.
Aries energy is essentially instinctual, so breathe in the breezes and follow what smells best. 🐏🌑♈️
Love,
Lydia
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