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New Moon in Aquarius/Pisces Wed February 18th

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Though it is by mere minutes, today’s New Moon actually takes place in both Aquarius and in Pisces. By the time the Sun arrives in Pisces, the Moon is just ahead of it there, but at the exact time of their conjunction (which is what defines a New Moon)   they both were still in Aquarius. So this New Moon will have the combined influences of both of these signs, which according to Eric Francis at Planet waves, go together quite nicely “ What is this telling us? Well, the implication is a seamless union of Aquarius and Pisces, two signs that benefit from one another’s presence and mutual awareness. That is handy — Aquarius is the sign of the water bearer and Pisces is the sign of water. Pisces has the vessel that it needs and Aquarius has the water to fill that vessel. This is an image of fulfillment, of contact, of completion.” A New Moon is a seed time where the Sun and Moon enact what alchemists   the ‘conjunctio’… the sacred marriage of masculine Yang energy (Sun) and

Full Moon in Leo Candlemass/Imbolc (Come on baby light my fire)

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Did you see yesterday’s glorious Full Moon? It was snuggled up with Jupiter in Leo creating a warm, expansive, and dynamic  energy  intent on radiating into and expanding our deepest sense of self.   This is a call to tend the flame of the heart and celebrate our innate sovereignty and magnificence! This heart celebration brings a boost of confidence to help us move forward into another intense and transformative year.  This Full Moon is both celebratory and reflective,  coinciding with Imbolc/Candlemas/Groundhog Day, which mark the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. "In many [Celtic] or Wiccan traditions, Imbolc is celebrated as the point in the year when the Goddess recovers from giving Birth to the Sun [Winter Solstice]. The young Sun God grows from an infant to a child. It is a time when the growing light promises the return of springtime. The goddess, Brighid, is primarily worshiped because of her triple aspect