Fun (and Freaky) Fridays: New Moon in Aries; Aries Energy is Fuel For Change

Major planets move into Aries this weekend, as the New Moon in Aries gears up for April 3. What's a New Moon? As I wrote in a previous post "

“ New Moons dedicate themselves to getting rid of the old and ushering in fresh starts. The sign tells us what area of life we’re being encouraged to restart.  What’s even more powerful here is that – as usual, the sign the New Moon is in, is also the sign that the Sun is in.”

Get ready for the  Sun Aries/Moon Aries on April 3!  Do you feel all that creative and independent "Let's Do It Now" energy? (However, remember that the New Moon is happening in a Retro....so Retro rules apply - you may want to hold tight on the BIG ideas, or at least know that it will become easier to put them in place after the Mercury Retro ends on 4/23). Still, this New Moon pushes us to manifest what

About.com astrologer Molly Hall calls "our own personal radiance."

This New Moon is a great time to manifest your own independence and sheer LIFE FORCE.

You may want to use this time to manifest in the following areas.

  • leadership roles

  • concepts and images about bravery and independence

  • what it means to do your own individual dance in your life

  • what it means to Live In the Moment

  • New identity or self-concept

Aries Key Words:

  • heart

  • bravery

  • self reliance

  • inner motivation

  • self-love or self-trust

  • uncovering your own self - who YOU are, as opposed to who others want you to be

What really gets me excited here is that we have several major planets in Aries right now.

Mercury (Retro) in Aries

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Sun in Aries

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Uranus in Aries and this New Moon (A reminder: New Moons only last for 2.5 days but New Moons open the monthly doorway to that planet's energy and potential). While the Retrograde may make us feel slightly held back, and the Saturn in Libra is still opposing these changes. Overall, despite the opposition, we're being ushered into a tremendous new era of change and chance. It's as if we are being given a karmic birthright - and a direct order, even if we don't like it - to rebuild our lives into what we really want. Fittingly, all of this Aries energy is going to push us through the door and both help us and *urge* us to create the kind of life we want.

In Tarot, the first card in the Major Arcana is the Fool, the spiritual everyman who walks through the Wonderland of images known as life. The Fool is creative, direct and innocent. In astrology, the Fool and the Aries sign are similar - they both begin either the Major Arcana or the Zodiac wheel. He, like us, is uniquely posed to reap the benefits of his inner movement and outward manifestation of what he finds.

While these astrological times may seem challenging, they are ultimately liberating. Now, we are directly being assisted to blaze ahead and create from our souls and ourselves the kind of life and truth in which we long to live.

However a reminder. With Aries energy, there's a danger of burnout, of doing too much, of losing our tempers. We can direct the fire of creativity or we can turn it on others. The choice is, as always, up to us.

I, for one, am very excited to see what the next year holds on both a personal and global level.

See you next week for Manifestation Mondays.

take care,

M

Wacky Wednesdays: What Uranus in Aries Means to YOU!

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I've been all atwitter about Uranus in Aries, that 8/9 year long change that will revolutionize everything. If you've missed your specific sign on the Facebook lists or the Twitter lists, please read below.

Missed the big update about Uranus in Aries? No prob. Go here.

[And why not take this opportunity to join the offical HG Facebook or Twitter pages...because who wants to miss more free personalized astrological updates? Not you. Not me. Not your dog or cat - they have  charts too...and you may have a cat who cares about that kind of thing. Kidding.]

How will these changes affect you?Read below. And...not sure what your Sun Sign or Rising Sign is? Your Sun Sign is your birth sign. Are you a Libra, Scorpio, or Gemini? Mostly that is the one everyone knows. The Rising Sign (also known as the Ascendant) is the sign that calculates your entire chart and life's purpose. To calculate your free Rising Sign, go here.

Your Sun and your Rising Sign will most likely be different - just read both entries below for a quick fix about what the next 8/9 years holds for you in the area of unexpected change!

 

For Aries Sun or Rising Signs, expect the unexpected in your 1st house of self.

For Taurus sun or Rising Signs, you'll be the most impacted by Uranus in Aries (and Jupiter in Aries) hitting your 12th house of secrets and dreams. Unexpected changes and luck in these areas.
Gemini Suns and Rising signs will be impacted by the Uranus in Aries in your 11th house of groups and friendships. Unexpected changes in these areas.

Cancer suns and Rising signs will be impacted by the Uranus in Aries in your 10th house of career and associations.

Leo suns and Rising signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries (unpredictability) in th 9th house of higher learning, philosophy and long distance travel. This is a good and unpredictable long term shakeup for the next 8/9 years.

Virgo Suns and Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 8th house of sex, death, and other people's money. Hot stuff!

Libra suns or Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 7th house of romantic or business partnerships. Expect the unexpected in these areas.

Scorpio suns or Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 6th house of work, healing, and editing. Expect the unexpected here!

Sagittarius Suns or Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 5th house of love, children, and creative events. Expect the unexpected here!

Capricorn Suns or Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 4th house of home and family (and mothers). Expect the unexpected here!

Aquarius Suns or Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 3rd house of writing, short-distance travel, and communication.

Pisces Suns or Rising Signs will be impacted by Uranus in Aries in the 2nd house of money, property and values. Expect the unexpected here!

 

Manifestation Mondays: New Moon in Aquarius on Feb. 2!

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As I said in a past blog about New Moons, " New Moons dedicate themselves to getting rid of the old and ushering in fresh starts. The sign tells us what area of life we’re being encouraged to restart.  What’s even more powerful here is that – as usual, the sign the New Moon is in, is also the sign that the Sun is in."

Get ready for the  Sun Aquarius/Moon Aquarius on February 2!  Do you feel all that quirky, go-your-own-way energy? This New Moon ushers in the perfect time to work on community issues. Relish your own individuality and quirkiness. Feminism, equal rights or any movement for the greater good and FREEDOM (Aquarian key word!) and TRUTH also falls under this New Moon. (Words like that have Aquarian types dancing in the streets.)

You may want to use this time to manifest in the following areas.

  • get cozy with technology

  • support your platonic friendships

  • Seeing possibility and the future

  • Seeing chance and change

  • Easily realign yourself with your true self

  • Defeating coldness or detachment in personal relationships

  • Manifest health in the lower half of your legs (ruled by Aquarius).


Aquarian Key Words:

  • Freedom

  • Truth

  • Feminism (or any other social "-ism" that works for the freedom of the people)

  • Friends

  • Community

  • Cool Logic

  • Detatchment

  • New Age Anything

  • Energy

  • Unconventional ways of acting


Working with Candle Manifestation or Prayer? Choose a white or a light blue candle.

And, here's the latest Bob's Blazing Tarot Blog, shot with the fabulous clinical hypnotist and card reader Bob Decker. I go into detail about the New Moon in Aquarius towards the end of the video. Enjoy!



Manifestation Fortune Cookie:

"I was changing trains and I said to the woman in front of me, "I'd really love to make my connection." The woman in front of me said, "You'll have to change trains. You can't make your connection!"...She's still in Dallas!

I think from the end. I see myself already connected to that which I want to attract in my life. Watch your resistance! If you think about what is missing in your life and you talk about what is missing and you talk a lot about what is missing, you are creating your connection to Source." As a man thinketh, so is he." If you think about what has always happened, that's what will always happen." - Dr. Wayne Dyer

Happy Manifestation Mondays!