Thursday the 23rd of April, we have a New Moon falling in the Earth sign of Taurus. The Taurean New Moon is calling our attention to the simple things that need to be done in order to manifest our desires. Taurus is an Earth sign, and this grounded and practical energy wants us to put in the work when it comes to manifesting what we wish for. This can be anything from relationships to new projects or ideas.
While our lives may feel a little chaotic, we are being called to focus on what we wish to attract and to think about the seeds we wish to plant for our future.
Taurus energy is about slow, methodical building, so while we can set these intentions and plant seeds, we need to be patient and ensure that we are making progress day by day.
Taurus reminds us that we won’t achieve what we want by taking the easy way out or thinking that someone else will do it for us. This is our path. It’s up to us to step up and move forward. We are being reminded to follow our own paths and not worry about what others are doing.
This is a call to honor the truth of our spirit and not shadow the behavior of others.
The natural world is calling to us during this Taurus Moon, as it connects with Earth Day. We can find great healing in nature. Connect in some way with the Earth and honor the natural world. This is a time of rebirth for the Earth and the people on it. This is a time to focus on natural healing and connection with one another in ways that support the environment.
The Taurus New Moon is softly singing to reminds us that a grand new beginning is on the horizon. This grand new beginning has not yet arrived, but it is slowly drawing closer, and this New Moon is our steppingstone on the path towards it.
During the New Moon is a good time to create some space, hold an intention for the life that we wish to lead. This is a time to step out of our present situations for a moment and ask ourselves, what can we become? How does our journey progress from this point forward?
Even as you are reading this, perhaps take a pause to think about where you would like the direction of your life to go. Make a wish, hold it close. Don’t worry about how “real” it is, just put it out there for yourself and for the Universe.
The sky will be dark under the Taurus New Moon, but this darkness only serves to draw us within. We are being asked to fantasize about where we wish to head, but we are also being asked to sit with our shadows too.
When we sit with our shadows, what do they share with us?
They may feel dark and scary, they may trigger a flutter of the heart or a storm of butterflies deep within our bellies, but we need to keep reminding ourselves that we are safe.
Sitting with our shadows is about acknowledging our deepest fears. It is acknowledging what is behind our anxiety or behind that feeling of insecurity that floats up from time to time.
The thing with shadow work is that it can often feel overwhelming, but simply bringing what you find into the light is very often all it takes to begin our journey to greater healing.
On this New Moon, we should all try to identify our fears. Expose them, allow ourselves to hear them. Write them down so they are in the light, and then we may just find that they no longer have such a grip.
There are challenging energies that are being stirred in the world around us now. We don’t need astrology or Mother Moon to tell us that. But what we can understand and learn from the cosmos above, is that a new cycle is on the way.
Just like the Moon goes through its own phases, so do we all, and so does the state of the world. We all ebb and flow through cycles of change. It is inevitable and the only thing that is really predictable.
Uranus, the planet of change is very active under this New Moon. Uranus likes to shake things up in order to awaken us, but its presence can also feel upsetting and chaotic.
Along with Uranus being active, we also have Saturn active too. If Uranus is about shaking things up, Saturn is about keeping things the same and honoring the traditions of the past.
These two seemingly opposite energies are both going to be highlighted at this time. We may feel this duality within us, but we may also see it playing out on the world stage
Uranus wants the ways of the past to crumble so it can revolutionize and rebuild something new. Saturn wants the change to stop so we can just go back to the way things were.
Do we want to go back to the way things were or do we want something new, something different, something better? These two energies are not here to battle, rather they are here to work together.
This is an opportunity for all of us to acknowledge our past and the gifts it has shared, but to also start thinking about how we would like to move forward. We don’t need to forget our goals and dreams, but something has to change, something has to be different this time around.
Our past gives us guidance, but it is our job now to take this guidance and start using it to pave a way for a different future.
Under all the challenging vibrations this April New Moon offers, there is a vibration of hope too. We need to allow this vibration of hope to enter our beings, allow it to flood our entire minds, body, and soul, and give ourselves permission to start daydreaming about this new life we all wish to create.
On a global level, it may feel like we are in between two worlds and both Saturn and Uranus can amplify that, but we can soften this feeling by taking charge of what seeds we would like to start planting today.
The familiarity of the past can be our guide, but the hope and the promise of the future can guide us to think bigger and better.
There are chances here to upgrade and change our lives, and the Taurus New Moon represents a time where we can plant those seeds.
This is our invitation from the Universe, what seeds will we start planting?
♥♥♥ Love, Healing and Blessings xo CH