TAURUS NEW MOON - 4 May 2019
This New Moon highlights our sense of self-worth and
survival instinct, and asks us to contemplate what we truly value and give
meaning to in our lives. It also calls into question our relationship with
Mother Earth herself. New Moons
represent a mini death and rebirth in the area of life symbolised by the sign they
are in, which is Taurus, and the house in which it is found. Something may need
to fall away in the dark of the Moon in order for new energy to come in as the
Moon starts to wax towards fullness again. This is an ideal time to plants
seeds and set intentions, as the soil is especially fertile now. Taurus asks us
to contemplate what we need to feel safe and secure, and how we are relating to
ourselves in terms of our self-worth, self-confidence, self-esteem and the
inner dialogue we have with ourselves. Our inner vibration, inner magnetism and
inner relationship with ourselves all have a direct relationship with what we
attract into our lives, physically, emotionally and materially. As within, so
without! This is a good time to be very mindful of the internal messages we we send
ourselves and to monitor any feelings of insecurity or self-doubt that might be
preventing us from attracting what we would wish for into our lives.
Taurus is that part of us that knows how to take care of our
own needs and become self-reliant, self-sufficient and self-sustaining, both
emotionally and physically. Rather than looking outside of ourselves to have our
needs met, we learn to look within and nurture our own innate capacities and
inner strength. Wherever Taurus is found in our chart shows were we have the
talents and abilities that help us to survive in the world. It also shows where
we are most resistant to change and may tend to get stuck in a rut. This New
Moon is an ideal time to work on our relationship with ourselves and to
recognise how our outer reality is a reflection of our inner vibration. What do
we need to feel safe and secure? Are we able to take care of our own needs or
do we rely too heavily on others? Do we truly feel like we deserve love and
abundance? Do we have fears around money and survival? What are our innate
abilities that help us survive in the world? What do we truly value most in
life? Where are we most resistant to change? Are we overly self-reliant or too
dependent on others? What might need to change internally in order to attract
what we need externally?
The Sun and Moon are forming a harmonious trine aspect with
Saturn and the South Node of the Moon, which are very prevalent right now in
the cosmos. These two joined forces in Capricorn on 30 April, but the energy is
still strong. This Moon could give us the capacity to see our old conditioning
for what it is and to recognise how it can still tend to run the show. We have
a chance to go backwards in order to move forwards, looking at our familiar
patterns with a critical, realistic eye and seeing how the past still governs
our behaviour in the present. Issues around control and suppression of emotions
could come up, as could material around societal or parental conditioning and
specifically the legacy of the dark side of fatherhood, the patriarchy or
authority figures. Any issues or difficulties from our past that we may have around
our relationship with our fathers or authority figures could come to the
surface now to be examined.
We are being asked to really see, with open eyes, the more
detrimental patterns of our own South Node and how is impacts our lives and
relationships. The South Node is our Achilles heel; our greatest vulnerability
and the set of habits and patterns that feel oh so familiar and oh so old at
this point! This Moon could really help us to recognise and work on this karmic
material and to see it for what it is, in a realistic, sensible light. It can
also help us to “grow up” somehow and take responsibility for the old patterns
that keep repeating through our lives; for that “old chestnut” that has come up
so many times at this point. Saturn also went retrograde on the 30 April, and
so Saturn and the South Node will meet again on 4 July and one last time on 28
September, so this is the beginning of a karmic maturation process that will
impact us both personally and collectively. We are being asked to really take responsibility
for our South Node issues now. On a collective level we are being made very
well aware of the dark side of Capricorn in terms of our societal structures, government
and the patriarchal system. It’s completely impossible not to see the flaws at
this point!
Venus, the ruler of this Moon, is forming a square to
Saturn, Pluto and the South Node of the Moon. This energy will be building over
the next week, as Venus exactly squares the Node on May 6, Saturn on May 7 and
Pluto on May 9. Venus square the Nodes could have a profound effect on our
relationships, as we are forced to recognise how our old patterns and
conditioning govern the way we relate to those we hold dear. We all have habits
and tendencies that come from our childhood experiences and tend to have a
sabotaging effect on our relationships. This next week could definitely
highlight any control issues, or power struggles, emotional suppression or
inhibitions around intimacy and sharing that we may have within our relationships.
We may find ourselves going back over old material that we thought we has
already resolved, or recognising our more compulsive patterns of relating that
seem to come from a buried place deep within our subconscious. We may be forced
to look at how we put protective walls up, shutting people out instead of
allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and share how we are truly feeling. This next week could certainly bring a reality
check to the realm of our relationships.
Venus and Mercury are still in brave, honest and forthright
Aries for this Moon, combined with Mars in Gemini. This brings the potential
for open, honest discussions whereby we have the opportunity to lay the cards
out on the table and get any uncomfortable material out into the open. There is
no hiding where Aries is concerned, but rather we are asked to be brave and say
what we mean and mean what we say. Mars is forming a crisis inducing aspect to
Pluto and Saturn during this Moon, which could bring up some rather intense material.
Mars and Saturn are not very comfortable together with this aspect, so we may
feel held back somehow from acting or speaking, either through guilt,
inhibition, control, authority or our old conditioned habits. Saturn inhibits
our Martian capacity to act and assert ourselves, so this could be a bit frustrating.
With Mars in Gemini we may feel a strong urge to speak our minds, while Saturn
puts the breaks on and makes it difficult to do so. We may also have to deal
with boundary issues in some capacity. This aspect is exact on 1 May, but will
still be prevalent during the New Moon.
Mars and Pluto in aspect is an intense combo that holds the
potential for profound transformation and moving past our limitations, but not
without a bit of difficulty. There could be some kind of power struggle, or a
battle within ourselves. This combination could bring some uncomfortable,
thorny issues out into the open, although there is the potential for us saying
things that are a bit below the belt. Our more compulsive, conditioned habits and
behavioural patterns could cause us to act or speak in ways that we can’t control
very well. It could feel like we are on some kind of auto-pilot, with our behaviour
and actions at the mercy of our subconscious fears and desires. However, some
amazing insight into our psyches could come out of this process, uncomfortable
as it may be! This aspect is exact on May 5, and is very prevalent during the
New Moon.
The Sabian symbol for this New Moon is “Head covered with a
rakish silk hat, muffled against the cold, a man braves a storm”, which Dane
Rudyar describes as “The courage to meet the crisis precipitated by social
ambition. The man with the silk hat has seen some of his ambitious efforts
bring him social success; but he learns that often ‘nothing fails like success.’
The storm may be within him, or it may attack his social status. He is ready to
face it daringly. This shows a willingness to accept crises and to go on
through them – and therefore great character, the soil upon which a higher kind
of consciousness may develop.” This symbol shows the capacity to put on a brace
face when confronted with crisis and “weather the storm”, but the silk hat
could also point to a tendency to be so self-sufficient and dignified, “putting
up appearances” so that we don’t allow others to see that we might need help.
There is a lot of deep and karmic material being churned up
at the moment, and so this earthy Taurus Moon can help us to recognise how we can
strengthen our relationship with ourselves and Mother Earth. Neptune in Pisces is
also helping out with a nice sextile aspect to the Sun and Moon, imbuing this
Moon with the spirit of unconditional love, compassion and empathy. Combined
with Saturn’s dose of realism, common sense and clear boundaries, this Moon could
help us to navigate through some choppy waters as we are forced to confront
some ancient material that we have faced many times before. This is a great
opportunity to see our South Node patterns for what they are, but in order to
do so it is quite possible that we will find ourselves in their grips so that
they are so glaringly obvious that we can’t possibly avoid them. Neptune and
Saturn could help us, however, to be both grounded and accepting of ourselves
and others, and to take responsibility for whatever comes up. This is a
powerfully transformative time, on many levels.
Much Love
Amy
xoxo
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