I like to use the moment of a New Moon as a birth chart for the following month.My comments are intended to point towards attitudes
that maximize our ease and growth during that month.
Don’t worry about understanding the astrology - just go for the drift.
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ARIES - The first . . .?
Aries is a powerful sign - all the signs are powerful in their own way, of course - but the Fire signs express their power in very obvious ways, just as fire burns brightly. People are attracted to the Fire signs for warmth, company, reassurance that there is a positive side to life. Sagittarius attracts through enthusiasm and interest, Leo attracts through bright certainty and a big smile. Aries attracts through forthright energy, driving forward after presently held vision.
But Aries is not concerned with its power, or those it may attract, it is too concerned with its own movement to notice those coming along behind. In fact it moves most confidently when not under the scrutiny of others at all, preferring the freedom of movement when alone. It can become almost unconscious of itself except as a conduit for life’s energy, and the apparent courage can be wiped out when disapproval brings self-consciousness.
Aries ‘fired up’
The Sun entered Aries 20/21 March, but only now has the Moon caught up with it to give us that true sense of ‘new beginnings’ that fires up the Aries energy. This drive is likely to be focused on humanitarian/group projects (Sun/Moon sextile Neptune/Chiron in Aquarius), and the work required to put all that into effect is becoming clear (Saturn is back in Virgo again quincunx Neptune/Chiron). It is the practical aspects of the work which draw us together (Mercury and Venus well into Taurus) although the suggestion is that we don’t rush into things.
Shall I - shan’t I?
The most powerful aspect this month is Saturn opposite Uranus again. The first time, last September 09, set the scene, so that whatever was at the back of your experiences then, has now risen again and stays in focus until the last opposition at the end of this July 10. What you may be experiencing is a clarity as to what you need to do to either achieve your goals, or sort out your problems. And at the same time you see this, you also feel a reluctance to commit yourself to doing it.
When we are coming from the small self, we are like children rebelling against parents, or victims who disclaim any responsibility for our results. To shift any of this that might be going on, you might like to try just sitting with the situation quietly accepting how it is - Saturn delivers the facts, it doesn’t require that you judge them or yourself. From that quiet place, choose what you will do, taking care not to judge your choice - just agree with yourself to follow through in order to experience the results of that. To be able to make a choice and follow through IS freedom, so the Uranus end of the opposition is also satisfied.
Keep it positive
Aries has two styles of following through: one is to go for the goal as if there’s no tomorrow - end result is often burnout! The other is to be acutely alert to the moment of action, forgetting about time and direction, and ending up a bit lost. Ideally there one would first takes direction towards a chosen goal. Then take action moment by moment, making adjustments as one goes along. This could look like short bursts of activity, and breaks to re-align the direction.
This month Mars is in Leo, so we’ll find more energy for doing what we choose to do by make the tasks enjoyable, or at least have breaks for fun. To keep the energy flowing, a positive attitude is essential.
Social Enterprises.org.uk
Once again, it is appropriate to focus on the needs of the whole of society, the humanitarian approach (New Moon sextiles Chiron/Neptune, while Saturn forms a strong quincunx to them this month). I’ve been talking about this for months now (Chiron/Neptune in Aquarius) and I’ve just realized there is a wonderful body created in 2002 that is being more and more recognized as a political force. In the UK, each of the main three political parties is endeavoring to be seen to consult it for future policies.
In words from the above website:
Social enterprises are businesses trading for social and environmental purposes. Many commercial businesses would consider themselves to have social objectives, but social enterprises are distinctive because their social and/or environmental purpose is absolutely central to what they do - their profits are reinvested to sustain and further their mission for positive change. The Social Enterprise Coalition is the UK’s national body for social enterprise. Established in 2002, the Coalition represents a wide range of social enterprises, umbrella bodies and networks, with a combined membership reaching more than 10,000 social enterprises.
I’m just delighted to read about this body, which seems to me to be focused on exactly what is needed to begin the change to how we need to live to be in harmony with the principles of the Age of Aquarius.
Contemplation for this New Moon in Aries
Open your eyes
wide with wonder
a child in an unknown place
exploring the energy.
See the colors in your surroundings
some bright and clear with emotional messages for you
some subtle, merging, humming quietly.
See the shapes and lines, the joints and interfaces
of object to surrounding or background.
Hear the hum of your computer,
the throbbing of blood through your ears,
your breathing . . .
Beginner’s mind
in the moment.
Not strung out and dying between past and future
but immortal NOW,
a child in heaven
eyes open wide with wonder.
Margaret Koolman
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