Art by Alex Eckman-Lawn Although gradual growth is typically what fertile and earthy Taurus time offers, the annual new Moon in the sign comes as a potent opportunity to take action in a shifting landscape of change. This is a window of power that allows one to further develop with devotion and harmony, our souls desires. In the chart of the event, Sun and Moon sit at 25 degrees and 57 minutes of Taurus, and conjoin with Mercury at 28 degrees. This reflects a moment where communications and...

New Moons are Astronomical, therefore Astrological cyclical events. Astrology is a way of measuring awareness and consciousness in time. Astrologers create charts of a given time, using the Primary motion of the Earth turning on its axis, and the Secondary motion of planets in Zodiacal movement around our Sun. Individual charts show points of awareness flowing through time, and Astrology’s events; planetary returns and aspects show how we can “stop time” if just for a moment, for reflection...

As the Earth in her beautiful turning, shadows the reflected light of the Sun on our night goddess Moon, a lunar eclipse is experienced. Our March 3 event is a total eclipse, called a “Blood Moon” as the darkening Moon becomes reddish in appearance. The Eclipse happens at 12 degrees and 53 minutes of Virgo, the Zodiac sign of discernment, crafting and tooling. Its own archetypal "shadow" being critical fault finding, intolerance, and inability to see beyond the imperfections. Virgo’s ruler is...