ARIES NEW MOON/SOLAR ECLIPSE - 8 April 2024
This is a
much talked about and much anticipated New Moon that brings the potential for a
fresh start, a clean slate and a new chapter beginning. It feels like a pivotal
moment, as we transition into a new way of being. Aries is the first sign of
the zodiac and brings to mind a seed that has been germinating and is now
beginning to shoot out of the ground in search of the sunlight. Aries is the
part of us that has the courage to start fresh, to explore new territory, and
to prioritise ourselves and our needs. Combine a New Moon in the first sign of
the zodiac with a total Eclipse, and we certainly have a recipe for a big
shift, especially in the realm of our relationships.
For the
past couple of weeks, since the last Eclipse on 25 March, we have been in the
“Eclipse window” which is an incredibly potent time energetically that has
given us the opportunity to clear away anything that is not serving our highest
good so that we are ready for whatever is to come next. For many of us, the
clear out has been quite brutal! It is quite likely that whatever is coming
next will be unlike anything we have experienced before, which is why it is so
important to clear the decks in order to open ourselves up for the new energy
to come in. Our relationships in particular have been tested in recent times,
and some have needed to end in order to make way for the new chapter.
Eclipses
activate the Nodal axis, and the Nodes of the Moon are currently in Libra and
Aries, the relationship axis. With the South Node in Libra and the North Node
in Aries, we are encouraged to let go of any tendency we may have to acquiesce,
or to compromise ourselves, or to avoid rocking the boat for the sake of
keeping the peace, or to turn a blind eye to issues because we are afraid of
losing a relationship. Aries is the part of us that knows that we are better
off being alone than in a toxic relationship or a relationship that doesn’t
serve our highest good and truly enhance our lives. Aries encourages us to be
brave, honest, direct, forthright and candid about our true feelings, even if
it is scary, unfamiliar and brings the risk of losing the relationship. Aries
asks for us to be true to ourselves and to honour our needs, and this Eclipse
window has been helping us to free ourselves from any unhealthy or unhelpful
patterns within our relationships.
With the
Eclipses occurring during Aries season, we have had the potential for really
putting the cards on the table, so that they are in full view and everyone
knows exactly where they stand. It is far better to be honest and clear about
our feelings and to leave no room for ambiguity or mixed signals. Chiron the
Wounded healer has also been a very big part of this Eclipse season, bringing
our core wounds to the surface to be examined, honoured and hopefully healed.
Chiron is in the exact same degree, as the Sun and Moon during this
eclipse, which could prove painful as it forces us to confront old wounds and
our deepest insecurities but can also bring a massive amount of healing and
help us to connect with our higher purpose. Again, honesty and courage are
being called for here, and we might have to call a spade a spade and to do what
is right for us, even if it does bring pain or discomfort.
Interestingly,
Venus, the planet of relating and the ruler of the Libra South Node, has
recently entered Aries as well, which also calls for an honest, direct kind of
relating which could even bring a good dose of tough love, whereby everybody
knows where they stand. Venus is forming a supportive sextile to Pluto during
this Moon, which makes perfect sense as it brings the potential for some
shedding and some real emotional honesty that truly penetrates to the heart of
the matter. Pluto can be ruthless and helps us to confront issues that we would
usually prefer to shy away from because it’s too hard. Combined with Venus can
help us to bare our souls to one another, exposing our tender, vulnerable
underbellies. It can also help us to let go of whatever, ultimately, is not
serving the highest good of all.
This Moon
does seem to be calling for radical honesty, starting with us being honest with
ourselves. It feels like we are somehow being prompted into a new way of being
in relationship. So much is being stripped away during this Eclipse season,
preparing us for this new chapter. This Venus Pluto sextile will be exact on
Saturday 6 April, preparing us for this Eclipse, but will still be strong on
the day of the New Moon. Anyone with personal planets or angles around 1 or 2°
of a sign will feel its energy most acutely, especially those in Aquarius or
Aries.
Mars, the
ruler of Aries, is in a strange place during this Moon, which could make direct
action somewhat difficult. Mars is in dreamy, sensitive Pisces and is also
sitting next to Saturn, which could have a bit of a delaying effect, asking us
to be patient. Mars in Pisces is not exactly a recipe for direct, motivated
action, and could bring a desire to somehow “numb out”, not to mention that our
sleep could be a bit disturbed and our dreams very active, making it a bit
harder to function! It can help us to act from a place of compassion, empathy
and sensitivity but could also mean that anger comes out in strange, indirect
ways. Mars and Saturn are good for disciplined, focused action and laying
foundations, but could also mean that we somehow feel blocked from acting.
However, maybe the time to act is not now. Maybe we are being asked to wait
until the time is right.
This
conjunction will be exact on Wednesday 10 April, and anyone with personal
planets or angles close to 14° of a sign, especially the mutable signs of
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces will feel its energy the strongest. On
another level, Mars and Saturn could involve force or aggression being used for
control by those in authority, which could have an impact on the collective.
Chiron in Aries has also been associated with war, historically.
Just to add
to the soup, Mercury is retrograde, also in Aries! As always, this is a time
for going back over old ground, checking nothing has been missed, reflecting,
rewriting, reviewing and revisiting if need be. Mercury joined up with Chiron
on 20 March and now is working its way back towards its second conjunction of
15 April, with the third and final pass occurring on 7 May. We have a chance,
with this conjunction, to consciously understand our core wounds and any
sabotaging patterns these wounds bring with them, in a way that we have not
been able to before. It can bring some very honest, direct and potentially
painful conversations that can ultimately help us to be more aware of ourselves
and can help us to heal. We all have our blind spots, and sometimes it can be
really helpful for someone else to point them out to us, even if it is
uncomfortable!
The 2nd
Mercury Chiron conjunction will occur on 15 April, and those of us with
personal planets or angles around 20° of the cardinal signs Aries, Cancer,
Libra and Capricorn will feel its impact most strongly. Lucky me, my natal
Chiron is 20° Aries!
The Sabian
symbol for this New Moon/Eclipse, at 20° Aries, is an interesting one: “A young
girl feeding birds in winter”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “Overcoming
crises through compassion. Nature’s seasonal rhythms imply an oscillation
between living and dying. Through creative imagination man can “fly over” the
cycle and discover means not only to escape from the fatality of seasonal decay
or deprivation, but to assist other living entities to survive through crises.
Migrating birds fly south (symbol of Aries 12), but by establishing a
partnership with other creatures unable to escape wintry deprivation or death,
man can maintain the life of the spirit (symbolised by birds) steady through
all cries if, like a “young girl,” he is widely open to the promptings
of love and sympathy. With this symbol we witness human activity motivated by
sympathy overcoming the seasonal phase of impotency. Life potency in nature
spirits reaches a higher level in the human being. The theme is THE
TRANSMUTATION OF LIFE INTO LOVE”.
Love is the
answer! This symbol brings to mind Mars in Pisces, which really does bring the
potential for acting from a place of love and compassion. I am sure there is a
good reason why the ruling planet of this New Moon happens to be in such a
sensitive, gentle, empathetic sign, rather than a more forceful, direct one! It
is as if our actions are being guided by something much bigger than ourselves.
There is no
doubt that this is an incredibly powerful Eclipse season. The past couple of
weeks have been very intense, and much has been cleared away and stripped back
in preparation for new growth and this new chapter. We are called to be brave,
curious, honest and open to what might come next. It feels like we are going
through an upgrade, and on 21 April we also have the long-awaited Jupiter
Uranus conjunction, which also has the potential for bringing an expansion of
consciousness, so these are exciting times! The New Earth is forming, which is
unlike anything we have known before, so we must simply let go of the past and
any preconceived notions of what might be coming, opening ourselves up to new
possibilities and asking to be shown the way forward. And don’t look back!
Much Love
Amy
xoxo
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Artwork:
New Life by Amy Bird
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