Taurus New Moon April 2012: Magnetic Sensuality

“If any human being is to reach full maturity, both the masculine and feminine sides of the personality must be brought up into consciousness.”
Mary Esther Harding, Jungian Analyst (1888-1971)

Taurus New Moon arrives late on the 20th in Hawaii at 9:18 pm, and on the 21st, shortly after midnight on the West Coast, US, then east to the International Date Line. GMT is 7:18.

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This New Moon directs your attention to the creative energy and sensuality of the Earth. Can you feel the pulse of the planet? She is alive and speaking in ways unprecedented in our lifetimes.

The Taurus archetype, ruled by Venus, focuses on Earthly beauty and its natural expression, and life's comforts. These experiences can take place in the realm of nature, your physical body, culinary delights, art, farming/gardening, creative dance, and all things having intrinsic beauty and value.

At 2° Taurus, this lunation points to a new exploration and expression of one's creativity and expressive feminine qualities whether you are a woman or man. It also directs your attention to the pulse of the Planet and your relationship to her. I call it "magnetic sensuality".

New Moon periods are significant times for something new, refreshing, and expansive. Now that transiting Mars in Virgo has finally started to move in direct motion (4/13), progressive energy once again is available. Yet, Venus says "not

Scorpio Full Moon May 17: Magic, Mystery and Connection

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“I came here today to experience the energy of Hawaii. And what happened was I entered a magic world inside I never knew existed.”
Y Yamanakoa, Tokyo, Japan...Tsunami Charity Event participant, May 2011

May 17th 2011 the Full Moon shines in Scorpio at 26 degrees.  This is a time to illuminate magic and mystery in your life. How deeply are you connected to others? In what ways are you sharing your resources? Are you deeply feeling things you cannot explain? These are questions to contemplate and take action on in this season of the Scorpio Full Moon. Here we discuss some of May’s planet patterns and how it relates to our personal and professional experiences in Japan this month.

Full moon is a perfect time to explore the mystery of polarity in the zodiac and in our lives. The Sun is naturally positioned in the opposite zodiac sign of the Full Moon each month.  Taurus is earthy and sensual, it relates to personal property and what you really value. Tangible Taurus is everything we can touch, taste, see and smell. By contrast, the sensual Scorpio vibration

Taurus New Moon: Creating Heaven on Earth

“Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and eat and sleep with the earth.”

Walt Whitman, Poet (1819-1892)

“Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves, or whether it should be ours here and now on this Earth.”
Ayn Rand American Writer and Novelist (1905-1982)

“My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity."
—  Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut...returning from the Moon (1930- )

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New Moon arrives on May 2nd, a day after “May Day”, and coincides with the Celtic spring feast of Beltane. This Celtic cross-quarter day marks the midway point in the spring season between the Vernal Equinox and the Summer Solstice. Beltane is a fire ritual that focuses on purification and transformation; necessary rites to ensure a prolific harvest later in the Summer season. This is a poignant reminder to prepare (nurture/strengthen) your body for what is to come later this year. Also, a very productive time for gardeners out there to connect with the Earth in new, imaginative ways.

New Moon arrives at 8:51 in the evening in Hawaii, shortly before midnight on the West Coast, and on the 3rd in the Mountain States east to the International Date Line.

Of particular focus this New Moon is the continued presence of very strong Aries energy in the field: cardinal...raw...primal...uncensored...courageous.  Since the Vernal Equinox, this highly

Taurus Full Moon - Mastery Visits Sensuality

"When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."

R. Buckminster Fuller, (1895-1983) US Architect and Engineer

Full Moon today in the sensuous sign of Taurus. This Moon degree position continues the mastery theme initiated during the Libra Full Moon 2 months ago. At 29 degrees it represents the culmination of the Taurus earth mysteries, including beauty, artistry, and body sensuality.

Taurus New Moon - the Earth responds

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) Blind and Deaf Educator 

"Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death." James F. Byrnes (1879 - 1972) US Judge and Politician 

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Konnichiwa from Japan

We arrive at the New Moon point on May 13th at 3:06 pm Hawaiian Standard time (6:06 pm on the West Coast; 9:06 pm in the East. 1:06 am Greenwich Mean Time on the 14th and here in Japan 10:06 am on the 14th - this time change thing sure has my head spinning at times; i.e. am I in tomorrow or today???

The theme for this lunation shines the spotlight on stability versus change, and ways to navigate from one reality to another. 

What values (Taurus) are important to you as you ponder your place in the rapidly evolving shifts now taking place across the planet? How do you preserve your individuated sense of self while joining others in actualizing a more nurturing, sustainable reality? How do we preserve the natural world in a time of significant change?