With the cosmos bursting into Spring bloom, it’s prime time for channeling Ostara, says Rebecca Farrar. Find out where you’re ready for renewal, with her April Goddess Guide …
Ostara, aka Spring Equinox in the Pagan tradition, is named after the Germanic goddess of spring, fertility, and the dawn. Also spelled Eostre, which is where our words for “East” and “Easter” both come from, her name means “to shine.”
And while Ostara and the zodiac sign Aries come from different traditions, her symbolism has become intertwined with Spring renewal practices in the West, and both archetypes help us welcome the new season with gusto. One myth recounts that Ostara found a bird dying from the cold and changed it to a rabbit to keep it warm (Easter bunny anyone?)
Astrologically, Ostara is currently hanging out at one-degree Sagittarius, offering regrowth that expands our current sense of vision. She’ll be retrograding through July 9th back through Scorpio and joining Jupiter, reminding us that the shadow aspects of ourselves still need digging before our new story can fully emerge.
In our personal natal chart Ostara represents where and how we are renewed. In the shadow expression, she may represent the places we avoid darkness or shadow in favor of new beginnings.
As a harbinger of spring, she is a pioneer who welcomes us into the dawning of ourselves personally and collectively.
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Find out where you’re ready for personal renewal, rebirth, or even perhaps a full-blown reboot …
**To find Ostara in your chart, go to astro.com, enter your birth information, choose “Extended Chart Selection,” scroll down to “Additional Asteroids,” and type in 343.
PRO-TIP: If the asteroid is next to your Sun, Moon, Rising, or Midheaven, the archetypal energy of renewal and “dawning” will take on an even more potent, personal meaning for you.
1st house// Take time to explore or revisit your personal mission or create a new exercise/physical health routine.
2nd house// Finances, a sense of security, or earning power may require you to reshape your goals.
3rd house// Learning and education are emphasized- try out a new class, perhaps one related Spring themes.
4th house// Work with ancestors, heritage or emotional inner security as a way to revitalize your family connections.
5th house// Find a renewed desire towards your personal creativity or even performing in the spotlight.
6th house// Adjusting day-to-day habits and routines can help you find a personal sense of rebirth.
7th house// Be on the lookout for new business partnerships or perhaps revamp your love life by seeing it with new eyes.
8th house// During a season with fewer inward hours, vulnerability could offer a new way to access your depths.
9th house// Plan a trip, or explore other ways to find renewal by creating a sense of adventure.
10th house// Your “legacy” may take on a new meaning during this phase- explore it by finding common threads between all of your skills and talents.
11th house// Feeling stuck around a sense of community may invite you to dive into new groups or alternative networks.
12th house// Try a new meditation or explore playing instruments to access flow-state potential for a much needed rejuvenation.
And no matter where the asteroid is in your chart, here are ways to work with Ostara this Aries Season … (I for one will most likely be listening to Celene Dion’s “A New Day” on repeat while eating eggs!)
// Style // Go for flowy tops and skirts with sun rise, sherbet colors like corals or orangish hues.
// Food // Eat eggs dishes- quiches, frittatas, omelettes, etc.
// Workout // Yoga sun salutations facing East at sunrise.
// Home // Put flowers in the sunrise area of your home or add something bright to the Eastern-facing part of your space.
// Healing // Get enough Vitamin D from the sunshine, Light Therapy, or flower essences. And practice strong self-care and self-parenting by paying extra close attention to your inner child needs.
What’s this week’s cosmic symbol for your sign? Check out our Numinous weekly horoscopes from Sandy Sitron …
Aries // Aries Rising The petals of a sunflower are vibrant and connected. You are yearning to reach higher and have the brilliance of your yellow petals reflect the light of high noon. In the process of growth there are obstacles. Talk to your inner critic so that it doesn’t control the conversation. See the obstacles as friends. See the growth as expansive. You are reaching higher and you are seen. Focus on heart and hearth, especially when it comes to career. You have one path of growth and it reaches straight upwards.
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Taurus // Taurus Rising Wrinkles on an elephant’s trunk. Your wisdom runs deep. There are patterns being triggered that you have experienced before. Why not walk through those patterns slowly and create a detailed review? Think on the past. What are you ready to see that you haven’t seen? Choose the path of wisdom. Align to a higher vision of yourself and others. Be flexible when you can.
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Gemini // Gemini Rising Wolf fangs on a grey day. A great power is building within you. You may need some time alone to reflect. Don’t be afraid that the sun won’t come back. Although this is a short solitary moment of determining your truth in relationships, you are a wolf and a wolf has a pack. Your community gives you the vibrance that you need to make important decisions. Spend time alone reflecting. But remain connected with your community for inspiration.
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Cancer // Cancer Rising A heart throb. The heart beats automatically. If you keep moving automatically, you’ll find that what you’re doing eventually feels aligned. There are some diplomatic snags in the road that you can easily work past. Push yourself to open up in relationships. Love even more. Don’t hold back. You are putting yourself out there in more ways than usual. Take good care of yourself in the process and create healthy boundaries. Let your loving heart lead.
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Leo // Leo Rising A special recipe. Taking good care of yourself is crucial and fruitful. Health comes first. If you can, listen to the needs of your body. Tune in. You are allowed to be sensitive. Practice being receptive. If you change some health patterns, it will result in your feeling more inspired overall. Find your special recipe for health that can lead to inspired success. Pay attention.
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Virgo // Virgo Rising Whisper in the tall reeds. Let yourself be quiet. Listen for the whisper that you wouldn’t normally hear. You are learning to be more yourself. Your unabashed, unique self. But you have to be quiet, wait and listen to know exactly what that means. It’s time to forge new patterns through the tall reeds. You can’t keep tromping on the same old path. Listen closely for directions from your spirit.
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Libra // Libra Rising Cut flowers scattered on dirt. There’s only one way to grow a garden. You can’t pretend the garden is fertile by covering the soil with fresh cut flowers. You have to tend to your emotional garden closely and tenderly. Give yourself enough sunlight and water and the flowers will grow naturally. Rushing won’t help you feel better. Your relationships and/or emotional health are asking you to slow down. Nothing will be lost if you listen.
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Scorpio // Scorpio Rising A game of badminton. Get involved in your community, but don’t get too competitive. This is a friendly backyard sport. Push ideas around. Share. You will learn something if you can open your mind and let go of ego. Learning is the goal. Release your expectations for yourself and you’ll have more fun. And when necessary, make sure to move your body so that you get out of your head.
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Sagittarius // Sagittarius Rising Holding a door open. Chivalry of any kind will help your heart feel full. Be generous. The more giving you are, the more you will feel robust. And that is helpful if resources feel scarce. Take a load off your mind by remembering that abundance is within you and nothing external is the source of your supply.
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Capricorn // Capricorn Rising Handfuls of diamonds. This stone is incredibly resilient. Cut through whatever isn’t working. Show up for yourself. But don’t cut away carelessly. It’s important to show up, be firm and sparkle. Find a way for the shine to dazzle through the effort. Being extra tender with yourself will help when it seems like nothing else will. Your diamonds are currently being freshly polished.
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Aquarius // Aquarius Rising The elf tries to make the shoes. The world of imagination, emotions and fantasy is at the forefront. There is room for even more magic in your life. Your subconscious symbolism is ready to be reworked. One of the ways to get there is through meditation. Walk towards any challenging emotions. You have assistance that is there for you, as long as you don’t fight yourself and your own feelings. Look for new ways of thinking.
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Pisces // Pisces Rising Solving a rubik’s cube. You are ready to work on a puzzle. Issues with friends or community may feel unsolvable, but if you relax, inspiration will come through. Remember what your resources are, so that you feel comfortable putting yourself out there. The puzzle is solvable. The key is in your sense of internal safety and stability.
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The 2018 Libra Full Moon asks us to reframe our storylines, look for creative solutions, and lovingly partner with others so we can really start fresh, says Sandy Sitron …
Full Moon :: March 31 2018 :: 8:37 am ET :: 10 degrees Libra
A bowling ball crushes down the lane and makes contact. The pins teeter back and forth before falling.
Although Libra is the sign of balance, this Full Moon may be the bowling ball hitting the pins. Sometimes, you have to shake things up in order to find a better equilibrium.
We think of balance as quiet steadiness. But in fact, balance is in constant motion. It requires activated muscles to hold steady in a tree pose. You must constantly adjust the steering wheel to keep a car on the road.
This Full Moon forms a T-square to the Sun and Mercury retrograde in Aries, and Mars and Saturn in Capricorn. This is a force of tension that requires creative solutions. It’s highly motivating energy and, in the cardinal signs, this is the modality of new beginnings.
We are starting fresh, but we have to work with tension so that we can make it happen.
The Aries—Libra axis is about relationships. Who am I in relation to you? How do I take care of myself? How do I honor you in the process? The puzzle is to take others into account without becoming overly concerned about what other people think.
Get clear about what you need. But become curious about another person’s feelings and needs. Find a way to compromise. Air it out. Talk it through. Challenge yourself to be objective and fair.
The only cardinal sign that’s not activated in this T-square is Cancer. Nurturance is the antidote. Look at what you are criticizing about yourself and others. Can you infuse more gentleness? Can you love up on yourself?
With Mercury in retrograde, review the past and come up with better solutions. Seek out reconciliation. Find ways to reframe what’s going on …
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Full Moon opposite Mercury The butterfly balances in the wind. While this moon may feel like a problem that needs to be solved, approach it like a butterfly. The butterfly doesn’t grip too tightly. The butterfly has already gone through the painful shock of transformation and has made it to the other side. She understands the full spectrum of possibility. She has walked with many legs on land, and now she can fly. You can cultivate this level of objectivity and awareness and it will help you understand yourself and others.
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Full Moon square Saturn and Mars Surveying a wall. The T-square to Mars and Saturn in Capricorn is the most challenging part of this picture. Mars conjunct Saturn is currently asking us to find a better way. Do it fast and do it now. There’s not a lot of wiggle room here as we try to build a better structure that really works, without coming up against a wall.
This Moon is clueing you into patterns that have been tense for some time and urging you to find creative resolution. Think about an area of your life where you have felt stuck. Can you get support in this area? Is there more space, more time, or attention that you can apply here? You have to initiate a new pattern.
Collectively, this moon asks us to find a way through that works for everyone. We can take leadership roles while also being gracious and diplomatic. These cardinal energies are asking us to start something new, but we are still working with the structures of the past. Create change within the system.
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The study questions below are to help you get deeper into what the 2018 Libra Full Moon means for you. Use them as journal prompts. For the most accurate reading, look to which house holds 10 degrees Libra in your chart and use the question for that house.
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Aries or Full Moon in the 7th house What would help a relationship you’re in to feel balanced?
Taurus or Full Moon in the 6th house What is something simple that would feel like self-care?
Gemini or Full Moon in the 5th house How would playfulness help you?
Cancer or Full Moon in the 4th house What feeling needs to be expressed?
Leo or Full Moon in the 3rd house What do you need to communicate?
Virgo or Full Moon in the 2nd house How can you feel more secure?
Libra or Full Moon in the 1st house How will balance change the way you think about yourself?
Scorpio or Full Moon in the 12th house What do you need to see that you’re not seeing?
Sagittarius or Full Moon in the 11th house What can your friendships offer you now?
Capricorn or Full Moon in the 10th house What can you tell yourself to help you trust in your own success?
Aquarius or Full Moon in the 9th house What’s the most optimistic way to describe what’s happening now?
Pisces or Full Moon in the 8th house What is ready to be released?
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With some big fire energies lighting up the cosmos right now, the watery Cancer Waxing Moon asks us to temper the urge to act out by embracing humility and coming home to our own divinity, says Jennifer Racioppi …
Waxing Quarter Moon // March 24 2018 // 11:35am EST // 3 degrees Cancer
With the Spring Equinox’s arrival, and a pack of Aries planets reigning in the cosmos right, the impulse towards new beginnings and fiery initiations is strong.
But before you burnout, tap into the waters of this Cancer Waxing Moon.
In sensitive, security-driven Cancer, it’s time to trust the invisible hand guiding your life without having to force a fresh start. With Mercury retrograde in the mix, patience goes a long way.
Embrace humility and trust that surrender and loving kindness are the absolute best medicine for this Waxing Moon …
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// The Cycle // This particular Waxing Moon harkens back to the last New Moon in Cancer, which happened on June 23, 2017.
So look back to see what you committed to at the time of the 2017 summer solstice: what’s blooming now based on intentions set then? Pause. Evaluate. Appreciate. As we step into this new season, remember seasons of the past. Everything is connected.
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// Transits // With four planets forming a stellium in Mars-ruled Aries, accentuating the need for change, momentum builds. Yet, with Mercury retrograde occurring in Aries until April 15th, temper this “me first” attitude.
With Venus squaring Pluto, and the Moon forming a cardinal T-square with Mars and the Sun, and soon to oppose Saturn, the universe serves up a whopping dose of tough love. Stay centered.
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// The Square // This Waxing Quarter Moon’s cardinal T-square presents a challenging crossroads; like gridlock traffic, the desire to do “something” meets a cosmic roadblock preventing from forwarding momentum.
With the Sun in Aries and the Moon in Cancer, the need for action battles the need for security. Trust in the Divine, and your higher self, rather than catering to the needs of your ego. The release point of this T-Square is in Libra, the sign of equanimity, justice, and balance. Tuning into these values supports your inner strength now, as does paying attention to what feels beautiful.
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// The Opportunity // How can you cultivate presence and look for the beauty despite the ensuing challenges at hand?
With the Moon traveling through nurturing Cancer, accept the invitation to come home to yourself. Feel into your body and your presence, and feel your emotions.
Trust in humility, surrender your issue to a higher power, and let go of the addiction to knowing your answer to the problem at hand.
This too shall pass. And it’s not always up to you. Stay humble and allow the invisible hand that guides your life reveal to you what you most need to know.
For more Moon wisdom or to book a coaching session with Jennifer visit Jenniferracioppi.com. And make sure to join her this Saturday, March 24th at Maha Rose for a Waxing Quarter Moon Ritual to celebrate rebirth & rejuvenation!
With Mercury retro offering fresh insights on old issues, the Five of Pentacles (Crystals in the Starchild Tarot) brings an opportunity to take action on our money and safety issues, says Melinda Lee Holm …
Get this week’s astro symbol for your sign in our Numinous weekly horoscopes by Sandy Sitron …
Aries :: Aries Rising Acrobats flying through the air. You are free. The ropes are meant to support you, not bind you. Don’t look at everything as if it’s a rope that needs to be cut. Some of these supports are keeping you in the air. So, be cautious about what you cut away. This is a time for fresh action, spontaneity and play. Be like a dash of light across the sky.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising The tide rolls in. The water’s edge grows gradually nearer to your toes. The waves are shy and tender. Allow yourself to be immersed. Emotions don’t have to be jarring. They can wash over you and be processed on levels of mind that you are not even aware of. This is a time for deep healing. Act like the waves and try to make emotional contact with yourself and others. Reach out.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A guide holds a staff. Go on a pilgrimage and seek better knowledge. Don’t take what’s happening in your life personally. Try to get above it all. You are here to be of service. In order to do that in an innovative way you need to ignore your perceived issues. If you seek the right kind of knowledge it will sustain and inspire you.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising A ballroom dancer twirls in her gown. Take a deep breath in. On the exhale, spin. Take over the floor. This is your time in the spotlight. You need to take action while maintaining your balance and pirouetting gracefully. This is what you’ve been practicing for. Don’t look at the audience. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. Just get in the flow.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A segment of the Earth’s crust. Are you ready to move mountains? Don’t stop yourself from the challenge. Even if it seems impossible. You can be your best coach. There’s a big push coming. Begin training for it and getting excited. If you build up enthusiasm now, it will be your best medicine later.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising A pearl forms in an oyster. Slowly and incrementally, changes have occurred. Now it’s up to you to break free of the shell so that you can see these changes in the light of day. Don’t be afraid of emotion. It’s in heightened emotion that you will become closer to knowing yourself and creating intimacy. Just don’t shut down. Remain open.
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Libra :: Libra Rising Knocking on a concrete floor. You won’t get very far by knocking something that is solid. Instead of trying to find the problems in your relationships, look for the solidity that already exists. Let other people teach you something new. They can’t teach you if you’re not listening.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising Chewing grass with your teeth, just like a cow. Feign docility. Practice obedience. Take the steps that you know you are supposed to take in your daily routines. Be grounded and overly simplistic when it comes to how you take care of your body. Stop fighting against yourself. Go through the practices that will keep you in optimal health.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising A childhood game. It’s not the type of game that matters. but the process of playing to win. This is a time for you to kindle a true love for competition. Fantasize about victory. But make sure you also understand why you want it. Your relationship with competition is important now. It’s time for you to find something to go after and to become enthusiastic about the process.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising The leaves at the very top of the tree. Even these topmost leaves have a connection with the roots at the base. Neither could exist without the other. You have to get grounded and connected to your base if you want to succeed. Take time to go within and feel the feelings that flow in the depths of your being. It will replenish you.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Turning the pages of an ancient book. The mysteries can’t be revealed if you don’t understand the language. It’s time to get even more gradual in your decision making process. Skip the interpreter. Instead of going outside yourself for wisdom, learn to read in a new way. Hone a new language. Challenge yourself to understand things differently.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Pulling feathers out of a hat. There’s energy building now that you can use to build up resources, make money and achieve even more. Noice how far you’ve come. You aren’t starting from zero. You have some history with achievement. Trust yourself and then you can take action. That’s how you’ll feel truly secure.
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The 2018 Pisces New Moon asks us to drift way beyond the rational, surrender to the mystery, and savor the last bit of sleep before the Spring Equinox awakening, says Sandy Sitron …
New Moon :: March 17 2018 :: 9:14 am ET :: 26 degrees Pisces
It’s hard to put everything this New Moon has to say into words, because this moon has gone beyond verbal.
There are images that float by to describe what this New Moon is offering you…
Focus on your lungs. Focus on the beating of your heart. Imagine the blood moving through your veins. These movements of body are the basics. The basics of your life force are important to remember now.
Submerge your head underwater and watch the sea fronds wave gently.There’s another way of living than the way you are living now. Get yourself into a different headspace to feel it.
Constellations light up the night sky. You are connected and you are never alone. Sometimes it’s easiest to remember that through quiet mediation.
A baited hook tempts the hungry fish. Release old patterns of entrapment … what does it feel like to be ensnared in a pattern of passive aggressive behavior? How do you make yourself into a victim? What needs to be said out loud? Now is the time to let go of outdated patterns. The Pisces New Moon urges you to be more loving with yourself.
Pisces is the glittering fish that darts just out of sight. The fish is hard to grasp above the surface of the conscious mind. It’s easier to commune with Pisces energy just below consciousness— through emotions, intuition, creative expression and spiritual connection.
Set intentions that help you connect with your soul. This is the part of you that isn’t necessarily expressed through doing, striving or building. Rather, it’s the part of you that just is. Connect with who you are. Learn more about yourself by honoring the flow of your feelings and asking yourself deeper questions.
Over the past month we swam in a lot of Pisces energy. What is your take-away from the last month of emotional, intuitive, magical Pisces energy? What seed are you ready to plant?
This New Moon is the last dream before waking up. Soon, we are moving into more activated spring energy. Take some time this weekend to have a subtle experience. Listen. Grow quiet. Trust that you know more than you realize. Slow down. Open up space for yourself to just be. Be with yourself the way that you are now. Let yourself daydream and do nothing.
During this last moment of sleep, take note of what you learned from the dream.
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New Moon conjunct Chiron Curled up in a ball with a lover. Let yourself be quite vulnerable. Naked and exposed. And through this vulnerability there may be greater connection. That doesn’t mean that it’s always easy. The Pisces New Moon is dancing close to the wounded-healer asteroid Chiron, so we may be learning how to heal on deeper levels than we are used to. We have to make ourselves vulnerable in order to truly heal. We have walk toward the pain instead of away from it. This aspect is heightened by a nudge from change-agent Uranus and gently supported by expansive Jupiter.
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New Moon semi-sextile Uranus The dog pulls on the leash. We can’t try to control everything. There is surprising energy in the mix and it has the potential to help you connect with yourself in new ways. Look for the action that you can take to access deeper levels of emotional awareness. Look for a new place or experience that will shock you into becoming more comfortable with yourself. Don’t be afraid to follow the dog as it pulls on the leash. Let it show you something new.
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New Moon trine Jupiter A new color is discovered. Help yourself expand in some way that you didn’t know was possible. Once you encounter this new way of thinking about your world, it will seem crazy to imagine life without it. Follow the guidance of the Pisces New Moon: be quiet and inward. Listen to your heartbeat. Connect with your emotions, dream and recover. Through these quiet actions, something may heal. A new door may open. Supportive Jupiter can help you integrate it all in a way that may be familiar and exotic at the same time.
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The study questions below are to help you get deeper into what the 2018 Pisces New Moon means for you. Use them as journal prompts. For the most accurate reading, look to which house holds 26 degrees Pisces in your chart and use the question for that house.
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Aries or New Moon in the 12th house What will you do to honor your emotions even more?
Taurus or New Moon in the 11th house How can you feel supported by your friends?
Gemini or New Moon in the 10th house What makes you feel successful?
Cancer or New Moon in the 9th house How will you surprise yourself this week?
Leo or New Moon in the 8th house What is your favorite method for letting go?
Virgo or New Moon in the 7th house When do you feel most supported by another person?
Libra or New Moon in the 6th house What will you do to take care of your body?
Scorpio or New Moon in the 5th house When do you feel most creative?
Sagittarius or New Moon in the 4th house What age is the inner child who wants your attention now?
Capricorn or New Moon in the 3rd house What mindset shift are you ready for?
Aquarius or New Moon in the 2nd house How do you trust that you are secure?
Pisces or New Moon in the 1st house What helps you feel like yourself?
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising A half-shell. So much opportunity is available to you now. Notice the gifts that you’ve been given in this life. Wrap them up and present them on a half-shell. Re-give them to yourself. Honor yourself as the pearl that you are. Because this is the truth that lies inside each of us. Finding ways to prove to yourself that you are special will help you find the expansion that you are ready for. This is a dreamy time. So be dreamy— journal, meditate and look for the magic that exists in every moment. Each of these actions will help you remember that you are a gift.
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Aries :: Aries Rising A stampede of horses. Gather your energy and drive forward. But don’t worry if you aren’t sure how or where to go. You are working out some kind of riddle, so don’t quit. Keep driving forward. Look for the small moments of harmony. Look for the beauty that already surrounds you. Don’t try to figure it all out right now, but continue directing your energy toward a goal. This is how you work through it.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Panning for gold. There is support all around you. You have to get focused and examine your resources. Resources come in unexpected forms— your friends, your partners, your community. You are wealthy. Do a thorough examination of your resources and support systems. To convince yourself that you are truly safe, old beliefs may need to be examined. Your dreams hold great meaning right now. Keep looking for the the answers on every level of mind.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A field filled with tiny yellow flowers. The flowers blend together and look like a streak of yellow splashed across the landscape. This is a good omen for your career. The yellow flowers are abundant and they symbolize happiness. Notice each individual flower. Take good care of all the details of your life— simple healthy routines will bring you great nourishment. But don’t lose sight of the big picture either. Notice how you can give back to your greater community. Acts of service on big and small levels will help you realize your career dreams.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Carving into a block of wood. Using the concentric circles in the woodgrain to create a work of art. You are centered in the middle of concentric circles. How can you use your awareness of the big wide world to help you feel centered and creative. Get out of your head and gain some perspective. Let yourself remember what is truly meaningful. Do something creative. These things will remind you that there’s more to life than just your current situation.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A herd of giraffes walk across the plain. Connecting with your family will help you feel like you know where you are going. Keep attending to feelings of love and harmony. Look for proof that you’re connected rather than separate. And notice that the more you get above it all by gaining perspective, the better you feel. Instead of being in reaction mode, focus on memories of love and hope for the future. Connect with these feelings through playfulness and enthusiasm.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising Calligraphy on the page. You can communicate in a way that is beautiful and harmonious. You’ve grown so much and your mind is expanding. The good news is that you’ve been healing outdated thought patterns. Find a way to express yourself that is lovely and loving. When you approach your communication with a desire to create more peace in the world, you are gifted in return. In this way, you will always win. Leave pettiness aside and strive for complete harmony while maintaining the appropriate boundaries.
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Libra :: Libra Rising Seagulls scatter. You can rest. Get to your version of the beach. Watch the life that is going on around you. There are a couple of key things to remember. The first is that you have the resources that you need to do what you want to do. Even if it doesn’t feel like it. The second is that you need to take care of yourself and setting up a daily routine is a good start. The last is that if you strive for complete honesty in your partnerships you will remember to be honest with yourself.
Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising The fortress stands on the edge of a peninsula. A fort is built to protect a treasure. In this story you are the treasure. You are the shining star and you need to protect yourself. Protect your enthusiasm, your heart and your special way of being in the world. Everyone else sees the magic that you share, but sometimes it’s hard for you to recognize it yourself. You don’t have to hide any of this behind walls, but you do need to nurture and protect these gifts that you are meant to share. And when the time is right, let them shine out into the world with brilliance. Spend time in silent meditation to access these gifts fully.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising A goat climbs the mountain. You continue to search for a way up. Your drive is strong and automatic. So let it be what it is— recognize that you are continuing to move forward and up. And meanwhile let yourself flow with your emotions. Take care of your inner child. Make sure she feels nurtured and safe. So that you can continue onward and upward. Don’t skip any steps, you need to tend to yourself on all levels of body and mind so that you can reach as high as you want to go.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Sledding through snow. Cut right to the point. Fly through your ideas like a sled through fresh powder. You are exactly where you need to be. Even if your mind is telling you otherwise, you are exactly on time. When you reach the bottom of the mountain you’ll want to run to the top and do it again. So enjoy this. Learn from what’s happening now. Let things be easier than you think they should be. See everything as a learning experience. Get your friends involved when necessary. And then fly forward quickly.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising A telescope turns into a kaleidoscope. You can zoom in on the details. And then you can shift the focus and transform your viewpoint into magic. First it’s necessary to get realistic and grounded. Attend to your money and physical needs. And when that becomes too much, shift your mind to hope and possibility. Make your earthly plans with a sense of otherworldly magic. Believe that you can go achieve anything your heart can dream up. It’s safe to dream big.
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As we prep for the Spring Equinox’s explosive fire, the Sagittarius Waning Quarter Moon wants us to sit with over-the-top emotions, and let the flames of feeling lead to powerful change, says Jennifer Racioppi …
Waning Quarter Moon // March 9 2018 // 6:18am EST // 18 degrees Sagittarius
As the Moon wanes back to new, we find ourselves at the halfway point between the most recent Full Moon in mutable Virgo and the upcoming New Moon in mutable Pisces.
Mutable signs correlate with a seasonal shift; they help us transition from stable and steady, fixed influences, into new beginnings. So as we embrace the Waning Quarter Moon in mutable fire sign Sagittarius—and with less than two weeks before the upcoming Equinox—lean into the winds of transformation!
Let the power of fire purify your soul. Let go of what you don’t need and burn, baby, burn.
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// The Cycle // The current Waning Quarter Moon harkens all the way back to December 11, 2015. This late 2015 Sagittarius New Moon seeded events coming to fruition now. What’s culminating in your life now based on intentions set or decisions made then?
Beyond the lunar cycle, Mercury and Jupiter’s retrograde cycles are at play right now too. On March 8, Jupiter, the planet of good luck and good fortune, begins his retrograde journey in Scorpio until July 10. Jupiter retrograde in Scorpio will expose lies, and superficial tendencies that serve ego at the expense of soul.
Mercury, also in his retrograde shadow at this time, brings things to light that will require work and reevaluation during his upcoming retrograde journey in Aries from March 22—April 15. With Mercury soon to station retrograde, use this Waning Quarter Moon to really get clear on what you need to let go of!
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// The Transits // As Mars in Sagittarius squares Chiron in Pisces, the masculinequalities of action come up against the influence of allowing. This may present as a healing crisis through which a wound becomes a teacher.
Yet with Mars in an angle of tremendous support to Uranus, breakthroughs abounds. Expect healing to redirect your path. And with Pluto sextile the Sun and Jupiter, this Sagittarius Waning Quarter Moon suggests that you can discern fact from fiction. Hear. Listen. Absorb. Integrate. And most importantly, trust yourself.
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// The Square// With the Moon traveling through go-big-or-go-home Sagittarius squaring the Sun in soft, sensitive Pisces, this Moon might come with over-the-top emotions.
While the Sun in dreamy Pisces might shy away from anything aggressive or assertive, the Sagittarius Moon is bold and blunt. This Waning Quarter Moon asks you to do two things: sit with uncomfortable emotions and then find an outlet for excess energy.
There’s power in those emotions. Letting energy move through you brings the magic you need.
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// The Opportunity // As we approach the upcoming Equinox and first Mercury retrograde journey of 2018, this Sagittarius Waning Quarter Moon is a preparatory crossroads. Take in where you are. Stay conscious of what’s surfacing now, as it will likely play into the emerging Mercury retrograde curriculum.
Learning how to sit with emotions (Pisces) and simultaneously move through them (Sagittarius) will prep you for these cosmic transitions. Magic becomes possible as you treat this Quarter Moon crossing with the respect of a shamanic initiation.
Discern lies and shadow, and move through the illusions that limit your potential. You’ll emerge with clarity and readiness for the changes ahead.
For more Moon wisdom or to book a coaching session with Jennifer visit Jenniferracioppi.com. And to learn more about how to work with each Moon phase, check out Moon Club, our community of lunar-loving cosmic change makers!
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising Brushing hair back from your face. Get ready. Try to see more clearly and move any obstacles from your way. You have a chance to bring your dreams into form. You are ready to take action on something that’s been building behind the scenes. Be spontaneous and playful with this full expression that you’re bringing out into the world.
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Aries :: Aries Rising A hard hat is needed at a construction site. Acquire the proper protection. There is some work to be done. It might be emotional work. There may be feelings coming up that confuse you. Not everything is as clear or conscious as you would like it to be. So find a practice that helps you feel safe while you journey through unknown emotional territory.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Rolling a pair of twos. Keep rolling the dice. You are taking risks and it’s a good thing. Put yourself out there. Try things you haven’t before. Get your friends involved and let them help you innovate. You need to shake things up and roll again. Keep trying so that you create a new way of life for yourself.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A glimmer of a flashing diamond. That glint of the diamond matches the glint in your eye. There is something that you can strive for. You can be determined. You can drive yourself forward and achieve. Now is a good time to take action in your career. Evaluate your goals and go after them.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Nine-foot waves roll in to shore. The roll of the waves evokes a feeling of grandeur, adventure and exhilaration. You are allowed to build yourself up, just like a cresting wave. Reach higher. Reach outside of yourself and search for fresh possibilities. What will inspire you now? Take a deep breath in and break out into a revitalizing adventure.
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Leo :: Leo Rising A hole in the trunk of a tree. Be honest with yourself. Is there something in your life that feels hollow? The only way to fill up this space is through openness, truthfulness and vulnerability. You don’t have to be strong all of the time. Now is a time to be exactly where you are and open up to others about how you feel. This is how you create a pathway to real connection.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising Swallowing air. Air is the element that represents communication and connection. This symbol represents holding back something that you need to say. Or somehow blocking your need for connection. Reach out to others right now. Truly listen and be present. Share your thoughts and say what you need to say. It will feel so fresh and illuminating.
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Libra :: Libra Rising Riding the river rapids. The ride is just beginning. You are in movement and all you can do is make adjustments as you ride the rapids. You can’t exactly turn around now. So keep yourself afloat with smart decisions and constant adjustments. Be present to movement and navigate gracefully.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising A golden ticket. This is when the fun begins. What will it take for you to feel like you’ve won the golden ticket? What will help you feel playful? Act like you are the child who lives in your heart. Remember her. Ask her what she would like to do for fun.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Leafing through an old book. Search the past. Find lost information that can help you feel inspired. It’s something that you already heard once, a long time ago. It’s something in your memory, or in your ancestors’ memories that you need to call forward. Go deep within. Retreat to find that gold from the past.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Choosing a flower for the bouquet. You are able to be logical and creative at the same time. First check out all of the options. Then start to make the arrangements. Move step-by-step, but allow your decisions to add up to beauty. Trust in the process. You know what you’re doing.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Chewing with gold teeth. You’ve got resources. You have enough. Try to see what is there and not what isn’t there. Remembering your resources will help you feel stabilized so that you take the necessary risks. You are solid as a rock. Solid gold. Now bite into life.
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Amidst the current Pisces planetary dream sea, the 2018 Virgo Full Moon cuts through the water and asks us to wake up to the practical supports in our lives. Build it better and you’ll be able to truly float, says Sandra Sitron …
Full Moon :: March 1 2018 :: 7:52 pm ET :: 11 degrees Virgo
Sliding gleefully down a waterslide. Full immersion when you reach the bottom. Once there, time stops. You sink and you soak. When you emerge you are exhilarated and joyful. You’ve taken the plunge. You have arrived and you are reconnected.
The watery plunge is a Pisces story of moving deep into a well of spiritual truth and self-discovery. It’s important to remember that none of it would be possible without the Virgo part of the symbol—the slide itself.
Virgo is in charge of the mundane, every-day aspects of life that allow us to be of service to ourselves and others. Pisces is what happens when we expand beyond the earth realm and dissolve into our psychic sensitivity, intuition, emotions and imagination.
To build a slide for yourself, you have to pay attention to the details. You have to stand with both feet on the ground and decide step-by-step what you are willing to accomplish. If you are going to step up to the Virgo challenge, you create healthy habits that will propel you along with a force as strong as gravity.
If you don’t do these things, the structure will fall apart and you won’t get to ascend. You won’t get to plunge and dissolve. You won’t transcend.
Energy runs high and big on a Full Moon and it’s easy to get ahead of yourself with overreactions, big emotions and powerful expression. But this Virgo Moon urges you to go small. Go in. Go for the detailed look. Survey your craftsmanship. Have you been attending to your vessel? Are your calculations working? Are you maintaining the daily structure?
With a mashup of planets Pisces planets currently murmuring a lullaby that soothes us into a technicolor dream scene, it’s hard to get your feet on the ground. Yet this Full Moon cuts in like a quick plunge into cold water. She shakes you awake and says, attend! Attend to the mechanics in your life that support you. Do it so that you can go even deeper into your reverie, because you will emerge assured that your spiritual journey serves on an earthly level.
If you are attending to these supports, then this Moon invites you to take a ride on the Pisces exhale. Use your physical earth-world alignment to propel you into a Piscean sea of soul-truth.
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Full Moon and a stellium of Pisces planets in a T-square with Mars Sanding down a table. You get an opportunity to mobilize yourself for some kind of improvement project. Put your effort in, but don’t expect the path to the finish line to be straight and easy. You may meander. You may make some progress and then take a step back to reassess. Keep plugging away.
Notice the moments when you’re working and your mind wanders. Hands busy, mind free to travel. There may be a special insight that comes through in these moments. Open your mind up to receiving new answers, but don’t just sit around and wait for them to float in. Keep busy and move yourself toward expansion.
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Full Moon trine Saturn Standing on a block of wood, waiting for your award. You have worked to get where you are. Let the accolades come in. Can you receive an award if you aren’t present for the experience? You have to accept that you have done something deserving. You have to convince that voice in your head that you are worthy. The good news is that this should feel easy to do right now. Soak it all in. On some level, you have been learning lessons and applying them. Even if everything isn’t Virgo-standard perfect, applaud yourself for lessons learned and accept the rewards that are being delivered.
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The study questions below are to help you get deeper into what the 2018 Virgo Full Moon means for you. Use them as journal prompts. For the most accurate reading, look to which house holds 11 degrees Virgo in your chart and use the question for that house.
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Aries or Full Moon in the 6th house What area of your life needs a detailed overhaul?
Taurus or Full Moon in the 5th house How can you revel in your senses today?
Gemini or Full Moon in the 4th house What lesson does your past have to teach you?
Cancer or Full Moon in the 3rd house What do you need to communicate more clearly?
Leo or Full Moon in the 2nd house Where does true security come from?
Virgo or Full Moon in the 1st house What can you attend to that will help you feel the most like yourself?
Libra or Full Moon in the 12th house What would Love have you believe?
Scorpio or Full Moon in the 11th house What helps you feel connected to your friends?
Sagittarius or Full Moon in the 10th house What’s your plan to reach your goals? Write it down.
Capricorn or Full Moon in the 9th house How do you need to be inspired right now?
Aquarius or Full Moon in the 8th house What are you ready to shed?
Pisces or Full Moon in the 7th house Which relationships require you to maintain better boundaries?
Your Numinous Tarotscopes March 2018 are here, cast by Melinda Lee Holm using the Starchild Tarot …
PISCES // PISCES RISING The Lovers Happy solar return, dear Pisces! You know I have your symbol tattooed on my finger, right? I have an absolute riches of Pisces in my life. We seem to be cosmically drawn together. This is surely due in part to your enviable ability to deeply empathize and identify with others. Sometimes, however, this gift can lead you to engage in some patterns of behavior that don’t serve your highest good or that of others. Therapists call these patterns co-dependency, but any pattern that has you consistently putting the needs of others before your own, leaving you feeling drained and unappreciated is one that could use a tune up. How are you staying small or silent to avoid conflict? Where are you leaking out personal power in the service of maintaining an uneasy peace?
This month, The Lovers is here to help you practice the art of being a great partner through being great on your own. The astrological correspondence of this card is Gemini, mutable Air sign ruled by Mercury, planet of communication. So The Lovers is not really about romance. Its teachings concern the art of being close to another, “twinned” even, while maintaining autonomy and individuality. When we diminish ourselves to make others comfortable, we are not serving anyone’s best interests. Our partners need us strong, healthy, and in posession of a unique perspective that can only be offered by a fully autonomous individual. They key here is communication. How can you open up to your partner to express your needs in a way that allows you both to maintain your sovereignty while affirming your dedication to your relationship?
Your stone for March: Sunstone
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ARIES // ARIES RISING Two of Swords If you liked the week of February 1st, I have great news for you, Aries! You get a whole month of it in March. The Two of Swords is back for you, giving you a great opportunity to deepen your understanding and mastery of this fundamental Air energy. And if the idea of reliving that week for an entire month makes you want to pull your hair out, fear not! You integrated the lessons you needed to learn from this card during that week (for a reminder, go back and re-watch the Tarotscope video for Feb.1). This month, the guidance is tailored to your firey nature and you have a whole month to soak it all in. Your tendency to speak and act quickly, sometimes impulsively, will be challenged by the contemplative demands of the Two of Swords.
March is your chance to take a step back. Get a good lay of the land. Your intellectual, rational, and communication abilities are heightened this month and you have a great opportunity to develop and master new techniques for decision making and conflict resolution that you can carry forward in your life. Indulge in intellectual exercises, practice bouncing ideas off of each other while you feel your physical and emotional body remain calm and collected. Branch it out and engage in some friendly debates. You’ll be pleased to find how much easier it is to reach agreement with others when you allow your Fire to be fed by the Air of thought and communication and not emotional conflict.
Your stone for March: Aquamarine
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TAURUS // TAURUS RISING Six of Crystals My dear Taurus, you have been digging in the dirt all year! March brings you yet another dose of Earth energy and this time you’ve come over the bell curve and back down the other side. Following February’s expansive push, we arrive now at the Six, the Tipharath of Beauty on the Tree of Life, the moment when we can see the fruits of our labor and begin to give back, to spread the spoils and see how our personal efforts can benefit the collective. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to expand your vision of what it means to live a comfortable life – and let’s face it, Taurus, being truly comfortable in all aspects of your life is all you’ve ever really wanted.
All month, I want to invite you to be a completely unapologetic optomist in terms of the material world that surrounds you. Tap into the beauty of the flow of resources and see how you can redirect them to where they can best be of service. Cook dinner for the homeless, drop off supplies at an animal shelter, treat a friend who has fallen on hard times. So often we get trapped in a loop of seeing the material need in the world as hopeless and dire. But when you choose to see the beauty in the material world instead of only the ugliness, you can begin to activate the profound power of the element of Earth to provide for you and those around you.
Your stone for March: Peridot
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GEMINI // GEMINI RISING The Hierophant Goodness, Gemini! We’ve had a couple of doses of Hierophant wisdom already this year, and now you are set for a whole month of it. Get ready to be filled with the gift of ancient wisdom, but also to be humbled. The Hierophant is the great teacher of the Tarot and often when we encounter great teachers, they challenge us to confront our beliefs in ways that can be uncomfortable. When you feel yourself resisting, that’s where you push further. This is a time when your ability to see and even embody both sides of a situation will be very useful. Get up close and personal with those places that get you thinking, questioning, pushing back, learning. Lean into discomfort.
Be sure to take time to digest and integrate what you are learning. Remember, The Hieropant is the spiritual teacher. These lessons will require meditation, reflection, and prayer to fully unfold and ripen. This would be a wonderful time to dedicate or deepen your spiritual practice to unlock levels of knowing and understanding not available to you before now. We start March with a Full Moon in Virgo on the 1st, so you have an excellent chance to dust off your witchery and put those crystals and candles to good work in a crown opening spell to kick off your month. Get out and get connected with nature, finish Autobiography of a Yogi, and most of all – listen. You cannot hear the lessons that are gifted to you if you are filling the space with your own voice.
Your stone for March: Lemurian Seed Crystal
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CANCER // CANCER RISING Nine of Wands We’ve got two planets headed into retrograde motion this month, Cancer, but that won’t stop you from striding forward in pursuit of your goals. With the power of Fire fueling you, your month will be supercharged with action, intuition, and magic. Get your to-do lists ready and your wish lists and vision boards polished up! Your ability to effortlessly tap into the cosmic stream of insight is amped. goals that have seemed overwhelming will suddenly become totally doable as the shortest distance between any two points magically appears before you. How will you know? Oh, you’ll KNOW, Cancer. The high practical wisdom of elemental Fire does not deal in subtlety. Intuitive hits will hit hard and lead you to places where you can accomplish a ton – if you’re willing to put in the work.
Let’s talk about it, Cancer. I have my Sun placed here too. We crabs can have a tendency to hide away in our shells where it is dark and cozy and safe. Even as we outgrow our shells we can resist coming out. (It just feels like a tighter hug, right? Right?… ) Now is the time to embrace the risk of vulnerability, to come out and face the tasks we’ve been avoiding, to really take advantage of this push. Yes, there is a chance of being hurt or disappointed, but the potential payoff is more than worth it. The numbered cards so often revolve around practical matters, and the Nine of Wands especially so. It’s time to take risks in the service of making major progress in our every day lives.
Your stone for March: Carnelian
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LEO // LEO RISING Oppression I’ve got a game for you, Leo. Treat this month like an Easter egg hunt or a spy novel or an epic video game. Always be looking for clues. Assume there is hidden meaning behind everything. Use your inherent connection to the Sun to shine a bright light into every metaphorical dark corner and find what’s been lurking there. March is your opportunity to discover and dig out ways you are holding yourself back, manifesting heaviness instead of expansion. We often think of oppresion as something that is put upon us from the outside world – and, yes, that is far too often the case in the world. But we also oppress ourselves in large and small ways every day. No more! Take this month to identify, correct, and reset.
The most common way we engage in self-oppression is through the story we tell about ourselves. What is in your story that keeps you small? Do you repeatedly say that you are bad at business, not good at finance, just not creative, not a very happy person, or inherently unlucky in love? Stop it. Right now. All words are magic words, Leo. The story you tell about yourself is a spell you weave that manifests the life that is possible for you. Get it right. And while you’re at it, get your house in order. Make sure that the physical container of your life is not sending subtle messages to you and the Universe that you are derserving of less materially, emotionally, intellectually, or spiritually.
Your stone for March: Herkimer Diamond Quartz
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VIRGO // VIRGO RISING Queen of Wands You did it, Virgo! You came through February, you did some tough work, and now you are rewarded with a blast of feminie Fire energy in March to expand into all that space you cleared out. Queens are the Water of their element, so in Wands we have the Water of Fire. You know how water has the ability to seep into every little crack and crevice, to soak in and become a part of what it touches? Think about what would happen if elemental Fire could do that. Envision that eternal flame of finely tuned intuition and instinctual action soaking its way into every tiny corner of your life, and then look up and see it happening all throughout your existence all month long.
How will you harness this molten magic, my dear Virgo? If I know you, you’ve got pen and paper at the ready to start making lists and checking them twice to find the exact right way. Take a step back, put down the pen, and take a moment to meditate on the intuitive aspect of Fire. Fire is magic, pure and simple. Just as our ancestors stared in astonishment at the first human-made flames, we too remain amazed at how Fire works to bring us intuitive hits, sparks of deep inner knowing, affirmations that seem to spring from thin air and let us know that our instincts were right all along. Keep your eye on that prize this month. Be guided by your gut and see what treasures lay in wait for you.
Your stone for March: Blue Kyanite
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LIBRA // LIBRA RISING Four of Wands Your project for March, Libra, is to actively create the stability you crave in life. After spending last month getting in tune with what you truly want to manifest, now you have the energetic support to actively create a base of stability to build on moving forward. This is a first level, so try not to be too precious about it. As with most things in life, this is a work in progress. Think solid outlines, business plans, and a budget and living situation that supports your vision. Grand schemes for building your legacy will come later. For now, take a good critical look at your life and see where there are patterns that are not in support of – or even in direct contradiction to – your vision of your Best Life and take action accordingly.
I wouldn’t be your friend if I didn’t come out and say this directly, Libra – your love of beauty is a GREAT place to start with this project. Yes, being surrounded by beauty makes you happy, and I support that. Draw it in! Just be sure that you are not undermining your own goals by living in the service of aesthetics. Could you maintain the same or better quality of life in a way that better serves your goals by reframing your ideas around beauty? To achieve the stability you want, everything in your life must be judged by whether it supports your broader vision. Your surroundings are a mirror of yourself. Be sure the reflection is accurate.
Your stone for March: Ametrine
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SCORPIO // SCORPIO RISING Page of Cups Oh, Scorpio, this makes me very happy. You are being coaxed out of the deepest emotional depths you feel so at home in to get a little emotional freshness and sweetness this month. The Pages ask us to forget what we think we know, what we’ve been taught, and – in the case of the Page of Cups – how we’ve been hurt. They beckon us to come explore their element with new eyes and open heart, to start over and build a new understanding. Does that mean that we lose all of the hard earned wisdom we’ve gathered? Not at all! It is simply time to set it aside and go back to square one to see if there’s anything we dropped along the way that we’d be best served by picking back up.
March is set to be a great emotional reset for you. Relax your tail, disarm your stinger, and allow your emotional programming to be washed and refreshed by elemental Water. Venture out of your safe zone, open up your heart and try like hell to trust in the power of vulnerability. In matters of the heart, make no assumptions, take things as the come, and accept all persons and situations as the unique entities they are. If something doesn’t go well, simply walk away. This is a time of exploration and experimentation. Think of the world as a vast open classrom or art studio, not a battle ground. Open your heart to your fellow students and collaborators.
Your stone for March: Kunzite
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SAGITTARIUS // SAGITTARIUS RISING Starseed Well it appears you really took my advice about digging in and getting serious about your life’s work, Sagittarius! You are now stepping into a completely new world, energetically speaking. Trust in yourself, trust in all the hard work you’ve done, in the wisdom you’ve gathered, and in the Universe itself to bring you what you need exactly when you need it. This month is offering you an invitation to begin a new level of existence and a great push forward in your personal evolution. The trick for you is going to be that this big, profound, high spiritual energy requires a good measure of wandering. You are not traditionally comfortable with being directionless, but if you want to make the most of this month, start cozying up to the idea.
If you frame it right, this can be a VERY welcome departure from last month’s seriousness. Trust in the work you did and allow yourself to play in this new space you’ve created. Babies grow and learn and develop through play. It can get a bad rap in the adult world as being a frivilous waste of time, but it’s how every single one of us formed our relationship to ourselves and the world around us. Take this month to play, Sagittarius. Really play. Head out into nature, read a decadent novel, take a class in something you’re a complete novice at, try new foods. Explore! We so rarely get a chance to reconnect with that spark of discovery we came into the world with. Drink it in.
Your stone for March: Moldavite
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CAPRICORN // CAPRICORN RISING Three of Wands After a year filled with deep inner searching and swimming around in the intuitive depths of the psyche, you are ready to step into the practical world this month, Capricorn. You are ready to make some moves, and with the power of elemental Fire at your side, what these moves are will come to you intuitively. Aren’t you glad you spent the past two months getting so deeply in touch your inner voice? You will have options presented to you this month, likely through collaborative efforts. This should be a welcome relief to your steady and perseverent nature. It can be frustrating for you to stay in the mystical realm too long, feeling like you are not making progress toward your goals, but it was necessary to prepare you for this moment.
March is all about action and opportunity, often created or stimulated by you. Do not be afraid to speak up and ask for what you want. Like the TSA tells us – if you see something, say something. If you see an opportunity in a situation, a place where you could be helpful while also benefitting, shout it out! Let people know when they are your ideal collaborators or when you have skills or perspectives that could serve their cause and your own. It can be scary to put yourself out there like this, I know. But you have done so much work on sharpening your intuitive powers AND you have Fire on your side. Trust your gut and go for broke.
Your stone for March: Malachite
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AQUARIUS // AQUARIUS RISING Four of Cups This month is going to be an interesting one for you, Aquarius. With your constant desire to live outside the box, the idea of stability – especially emotional stability – can be deeply unattractive if seen in the wrong light. I want to present to you a view of stability in the realm of Water that may be different from what you have been presented with in the past. Most of us were taught that emotional stability means making ourselves palatable enough to another person to stay in a long term relationshiop, ideally for life. Essentially, that we needed to learn to compromise. Now, compromise is not inherently bad, it’s actually very useful and necessary to living a full life. However, it is not the only requirement for emotional stability.
What is required is patience, kindness, tolerance, and understanding. And we cannot offer those wonderful gifts out to anyone else until we have offered and accepted them to ourselves. This month, I want you to work on getting your relationship with yourself into the best shape it’s ever been. Reach for new heights of intimacy and acceptance. Revisit old stories about your origin, your path, and your future and retell them in a way that is more supportive, more loving. Go get your annual check up, feed your body with care, take a look at your mental health. When you love yourself completely, you don’t even have to try to show that love and kindness to others, it just oozes out of you. Thus is your path to true emotional stability.
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Pisces :: Pisces Rising A bumble bee buzzes. Look outside of yourself for answers. You need to move and search every flower. Be consistent. Don’t stay stuck in your hive. Go out and connect with others. Ask questions, listen for the answers, and be very clear in your responses. Make sure your desired message is being delivered.
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Aries :: Aries Rising Your patchwork quilt. Discover the pattern that works for you. Piece by piece, stitch by stitch. Make your day work for you by paying attention to your schedule and habits. Don’t get flustered. Pay attention to the specific pattern you are creating.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Making pancakes. You must create something. It can be simple. It can be practical. It just has to come from you. Let creative process take up all of your attention. If you don’t embrace the playfulness of creativity, you might feel like you’re going to explode. Circumvent frustration with an attitude of lightness and joy.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising A caterpillar creeps along the ground. Move slowly. There’s a review process to attend to. Don’t worry so much about the future. Revisit the past and determine what needs to be wrapped up before your next transformation. The moment of the butterfly is coming.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising Moving the puzzle pieces into their proper places. Study. Make adjustments. Take time to reorganize and move things around. The energy this week is helping you build a basic mental framework so that you can be more creative in the future. Pay attention to each detail. You’re getting things sorted out.
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Leo :: Leo Rising Hunched forward on a galloping horse. Keep your seat. Stay steady while nothing else is. There is fun and adventure available to you, but the way to approach it is through your own grounded steadiness. The more determined and diligent that you can be, the more you’ll have space to be creative and playful.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising An elephant lifts up its trunk and makes a loud sound. Now it’s time to take up space. You have something to say. Say it clearly. Don’t hesitate. You must speak from your heart and speak your truth. You get to trust yourself. Be gentle and generous with other people, but put yourself first.
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Libra :: Libra Rising Dancing a waltz. Get in time with the music. There’s no reason to fight against the flow. You need to feel that you’re in alignment. Stop being so hard on yourself and embody gracefulness. Open up to an intuitive new way of thinking.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising Setting the table. Get the group together. Create space to connect with your people. Let it be lovely and enjoyable. Your friends can help you get out of your head so that you can plan for the future. Let yourself be jolted awake with a clear vision of where you want to go. Let your community support you.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Playing golf. You’ve got business to take care of. Try to have a little fun while doing it. Organizing a game or an experience can actually help you move forward in your career. Shaking up your routine with new things may actually help you develop your career goals. Whether or not it’s obvious, you are expanding.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Flying a kite. Get yourself upon the clouds. Take on a broader perspective. Find words or meaning that inspires you, so that you know exactly what you need to do next. You can actually plan from up here, because when you elevate your mind, you remember what’s important.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Walking through tall reeds. Look within and take some time alone. Go on a nature walk to appreciate sounds and smells that are otherwise taken for granted. Remember who you are and where you came from. Slow way down. Then notice that you are ready to find a fresh path. When you are finished remembering the past, it will be time to move on.
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This week’s Gemini Waxing Quarter Moon reminds us to identify our needs, honor our boundaries, and use our voice to draw the line, says Jennifer Racioppi …
Waning Quarter Moon // February 23 2018 // 3:09am EST // 4 degrees Gemini
Pisces, a sign all about inclusivity, dreams, oneness, and transcendence, tends in the direction of empathy. At times, this can mean prioritizing the other at the expense of the self.
With the Sun, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, and Chiron all in the sign of the fish right now, the urge to step into another’s shoes and feel all their feelings may sweep over you like a giant wave.
But as this mystical Sun squares the Gemini Moon, now’s not the time to exclusively feel and take care of other’s needs.
As you find yourself surfing the sensitive Pisces waves, it’s essential to identify your needs, honor your boundaries, and use your voice to articulate them …
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// The Cycle // Following the recent Solar Eclipse in Aquarius, the Moon’s opening square wants us to notice any unforeseen obstacles on the path to creating the intentions you set then.
Consider what’s coming up now that relates to intentions set a week ago. Where do you need to set a boundary to honor your desired intentions? Where are you being called to speak your truth in an even bigger way as it relates to creating what you say you want? Doing so now will support your desires coming to fruition.
Want to go even deeper? Think back to the New Moon in Gemini on May 25, 2017, that happened at the same degree as this Moon. What seeds did you plant then that are coming to fruition now? How can you further cultivate those opportunities as they arrive? Where do you need to set a boundary to honor your hard work?
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// The Transits // With five planets in sensitive Pisces making a supportive angle to Saturn, you can make serious headway on your goals now. As Venus, Mercury and the Sun also partner with Jupiter over the next few weeks, your efforts become extra blessed, especially as the Moon waxes toward full.
At the same time, the Moon’s challenging angle to Saturn encourages us to eliminate what’s not working as we speak our boundaries into existence. While this may feel awkward, it’s all in service of a much bigger picture.
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// The Square // With the Sun in Pisces, it’s imperative to notice where you jump in to rescue others at your own expense. Gemini energy reminds us to use our voice to draw a line, even if doing so feels weird or bitchy. Get in touch with, and seek to fully understand, anything that holds you back from trusting and integrating your own, intuitive voice.
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// The Opportunity // How to balance your sensitivity with the need to establish clear boundaries? Stay on the lookout for these 3 patterns ….
Overdoing for others, to make you more lovable.You know, the voice that tells you, “If I give my all to others, I’ll finally be worthy to receive myself.” Ouch! Remember: we don’t earn our worth. It’s an inherent part of who we are.
Aligning with others to feel safe. Being agreeable to the point of dysfunction to stay loyal, friendly, keep up, and belong. This behavior is the kryptonite of authenticity and bravery in interpersonal relationships. And authenticity and bravery are actually key to intimacy and bonding—critical values of Pisces season!
The need to be liked. This stems from sourcing our worth from external validation rather than internal sources, and simultaneously avoiding conflict. Even with so much emphasis on oneness in the sky, fearing conflict may keep you from reaping the rewards available during this Gemini Waxing Quarter Moon.
Despite all the highly sensitive, empathetic vibes in the sky right now, identify your needs, articulate them, and risk drawing strong boundaries. Laying down your law will help you to stay true to your desires.
By working with this cycle, and leaning into conflict as a growth opportunity (rather than avoiding it out of fear), you stand to make incredible long-term gains.
For more Moon wisdom or to book a coaching session with Jennifer visit Jenniferracioppi.com. And to learn more about how to work with each Moon phase, check out Moon Club, our community of lunar-loving cosmic change makers!
Get this week’s astro symbol for your sign in our Numinous weekly horoscopes by Sandra Sitron …
Pisces :: Pisces Rising Rose petals. They look and smell delicious. Savor the moment. Allow your senses to be heightened. Touch, taste, hear, and see everything around you. By slowing down and becoming aware of your environment you will enjoy yourself more. Find the beauty that is all around you. It’s a mindset shift.
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Aries :: Aries Rising Taking a bite out of a sandwich. Get what you need. Bite into it. There is no reason to do this halfway. You need to feel like you can live. Like you can take action. This is about moving forward instinctually. You might not be 100% clear that it’s the right decision, but you just have to decide.
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Taurus :: Taurus Rising Looking at the concentric circles in a tree stump. You are connected to everyone around you. You are connected to these people in ways that you might not even be able to fathom. Don’t look for the things that make you feel separate. Look for the things that help you feel connected. We are all more similar than we know. Judging other people less will help you love yourself more.
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Gemini :: Gemini Rising Shimmy up a palm tree to the top. You can climb so easily if you want to. This is a high time for your career. Help yourself get higher up using your strength, but also by having fun. Bring in a sense of lightness. Bring in a sense of possibility and adventure. Don’t stay tethered to the past.
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Cancer :: Cancer Rising A flying squirrel. It’s time to travel and see more. Get a higher perspective. Get inspired. Find meaning in everything. This is a very unique and different kind of adventure that you are on now. Help yourself feel different than you were before so that you find fresh possibilities.
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Leo :: Leo Rising Cotton balls. Put some cottony padding around yourself. You need to buffer so that you have space to heal and rest. Shake off the past, Let it go. Forgive where you need to. It’s time to give yourself heartfelt blessings. Don’t skip over that line— read it again. You need to bless yourself so that you feel healed and can begin fresh in the next phase.
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Virgo :: Virgo Rising Needle and thread. Make the repairs that need to be made in your relationships. You are whole. Feel whole so that you can love wholeheartedly. Nothing to hide. Nothing to be ashamed of. Completely trusting yourself. Let down your barriers so that you can let yourself love and be loved.
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Libra :: Libra Rising The butterfly trying to break free of the cocoon. Rest up. This is time for refinement and alignment. You can’t race forward without paying attention to the details. The details won’t just disappear if you ignore them. So get really settled into a practice of taking better care of yourself. It’s the small steps that matter now.
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Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising A beating heart. Your heart is all you need. Your heart is your center. What motivation will help you love even more fully? What will help you remember that you are creative? You are powerful and you can inspire. Stay steady and don’t second guess yourself now.
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Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising Playing tic tac toe. What is fun? What is a game that you enjoyed when you were a child? Why did you enjoy it? Get connected to that old sense of playfulness. Nothing is as serious as it seems and time is your most precious commodity. Take time to simply enjoy yourself. Play games and restore yourself.
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Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising Pulling back the curtains. A new way of thinking about things is being revealed to you. It’s time to open your eyes to fresh possibilities. Change your beliefs and patterns. Accept that the old way of thinking wasn’t working. You are allowed to change. Trust in the process.
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Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising Pounding in nails. You are getting more and more stabilized. You are progressing. Build a strong foundation. Be very practical and take solid steps to strengthen yourself. Slow and steady wins. You need to be consistent and keep working.
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